Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Seats torn up in Sharjah stadium amid trouble on and off pitch

Player and fan behaviour criticised as Afghanistan narrowly lose T20 clash

Pakistan's Asif Ali has his wicket taken by Afghanistan's Fareed Ahmad in the Asia Cup 2022. Ahmad celebrates in Ali's face. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The two then square up to one another as Ali raises his bat at Ahmad. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Several players intervene to break up the fracas. Francois Nel / Getty Images

Pakistan's Asif Ali, right, and Afghanistan's Fareed Ahmad clashed at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. AFP

Pakistan's Naseem Shah celebrates after he hit the winning six to beat Afghanistan in Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Afghanistan's players react after losing the Asia Cup match to Pakistan. AFP

Seats were torn up and there were sporadic clashes between fans after Afghanistan narrrowly lost to Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Wednesday night.

Footage captured fans flinging chairs at one another in a section of Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

The trouble began when Afghanistan bowler Fareed Ahmad celebrated in Pakistan batsman Asif Ali's face after he was caught out.

Ali then shoved his glove into Ahmad's face before raising his bat in a threat captured by television cameras around the stadium.

Both Afghan and Pakistani players, including Azmatullah Umarzai and Hasan Ali, stepped in to bring an end to the argument.

But the encounter stoked already tense fans, with dozens in one section of the stadium filmed tearing up seats and flinging them at one another.

Sharjah Police told The National that no arrests have been made at this stage.