Mohammad Amir Takes 2-6 off 4 Overs as Pakistan Beat UAE in Asia Cup

Mohammad Amir recorded sensational figures of 2-6 from his four overs as Pakistan beat the United Arab Emirates in their Asia Cup Twenty20 international match.

The fast bowler, who only returned to international cricket in January after a five-year ban for spot fixing, bowled 21 dot balls as Pakistan restricted their opponents to 129/6 off 20 overs. 

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Muhammad Amir still on fire, what a ball. #AsiaCupT20 #PakvUAE #PakvsUae pic.twitter.com/wguesaOmop

— Zeeshan Haider Magsi (@ZHaider514) February 29, 2016"

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Mohammad Amir now shares the world record of bowling most (21) dot balls in a T20I,with Chris Mpofu (Zim) & Mudassar Bukhari (Net)#PakvsUAE

— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) February 29, 2016"

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21 of 24 balls delivered by M Amir today were dot-balls, conceded only 6 runs, best economy rate in T20Is by a Pakistani (bowling 4 overs).

— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) February 29, 2016"

Pakistan struggled initially in their reply, slipping to 17/3 from 3.1 overs, before Umar Akmal (50*) and Shoaib Malik (63*) steadied the ship and provided a late acceleration to reach the target from 18.4 overs.

Amir's figures were the 16th most economical ever recorded in a T20I, per ESPNcricinfo, as Pakistan recorded their first win of the 2016 Asia Cup. 

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