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SHARJAH: Leg-spinner Shahid Afridi took his eighth five-wicket booty in one-day candid but Afghanistan still managed 195 in their first-ever day-night all-embracing at Sharjah Stadium actuality on Friday.

The 31-year-old leg-spinner took four wickets in his aboriginal spell to derail Afghanistan -- who won the bung and batted -- from 54-1 to 101-5 afore finishing with 5-36 in his 10 overs.

Afridi additionally became the additional spinner with the accomplished one-day wickets (338) abaft Muttiah Muralitharan (534), afore India's Anil Kumble who had 333 wickets.

But admitting Afridi's brilliance, the Afghan batsmen put up an accomplished appearance and had they not lacked acquaintance -- arena their aboriginal one-day all-embracing adjoin a top nation -- they would accept denticulate more.

There was affluence of fireworks on and off the acreage as Afghan batsmen hit six sixes during their innings which captivated the bonanza 15,000-strong weekend army -- mostly Pakistan and Afghan expats.

Paceman Umar Gul provided Pakistan with the aboriginal advance back he bent Noor Ali (nine) off his own bowling afore Afridi absolved Mohammad Shahzad (20), Nawroz Mangal (11), Gulbadin Naib (seven) and Karim Sadiq (40) in his aboriginal spell.

Sadiq hit two boundaries and two sixes during his advancing 47-ball knock.

Mohammad Nabi, who denticulate 37 with two sixes, added 46 for the sixth wicket with Samiullah Shinwari who accomplished with 32 brindled with four boundaries.

Gul and Wahab Riaz took two wickets each.