A hugely dramatic end to a T20 cricket match has been tarnished by a huge outbreak in violence following Pakistan's one-wicket victory over Afghanistan.
A number of videos have emerged in the aftermath following the tight Pakistani victory. Footage from Twitter shows Afghanistan fans ripping seats out of the grandstand and launching them at Pakistan supporters.
The violence first kicked off on the actual field. Afghanistan's Fareed Ahmed and Pakistan's Asif Ali got into a heated confrontation during the match.
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Ahmed celebrated in Ali's face, and the latter shoved him in the chest before holding up his bat.
The founder of the Afghanistan Premier League and former CEO of the Afghanistan Cricket Board Shafiq Stanikzai condemned Ali's actions on Twitter.
"This is stupidity at extreme level by Asif Ali and should be ban from the rest of the tournament, any bowler has the right to celebrate but being physical is not acceptable at all," he said.
However, as reported by The Daily Mail, the game's laws actually state that you do not have the right to celebrate in an unsportsmanlike manner.
In the viral video, which has gained more than 140,000 views, one Afghan fan is seen pounding a Pakistani man over the head with a seat, before being caught in the head again by another flying seat. A flurry of blue and white can be observed as projectiles are launched across the stands.
It is chaos.
More fighting ensued outside the ground after the match, with tensions still running high among supporters.
Afghanistan Premier League founder Stanikzai also had an explanation for the violence shown by fans at the end of the game.
"You can't control the emotions of the crowd and such incidents (have) happened in the world of cricket multiple (times)".
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