AFG vs PAK Highlights: Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan squared off against Salman Agha-led Pakistan in the 1st match of the UAE T20I Tri-Series 2025 on August 29 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
| Tournament | United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Nation Series |
| Team | Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 1st Match |
| Date | Friday, August 29, 2025 |
| Toss | Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat |
| Venue | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Result | Pakistan Won by 39 Runs |
AFG vs PAK 1st Match Playing 11
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik
Pakistan
AFG vs PAK 1st Match Scoreboard
| Team | Score |
| Pakistan | 182-7 (20 Ov) |
| Afghanistan | 143-10 (19.5 Ov) |
AFG vs PAK 1st Match Scorecard
Pakistan Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Sahibzada Farhan | c Mujeeb Ur Rahman b Azmatullah Omarzai | 21 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 210 |
| Saim Ayub | c Fareed Ahmad b Rashid Khan | 14 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Fakhar Zaman | c Ibrahim Zadran b Mohammad Nabi | 20 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 117.64 |
| Salman Agha (c) | not out | 53 | 36 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 147.22 |
| Hasan Nawaz | c Sediqullah Atal b Fareed Ahmad | 9 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Darwish Rasooli b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 21 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 190.9 |
| Mohammad Haris † | c Sediqullah Atal b Fareed Ahmad | 15 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 115.38 |
| Faheem Ashraf | run out (Mujeeb Ur Rahman/†Rahmanullah Gurbaz/Fareed Ahmad) | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 280 |
Afghanistan Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fareed Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 11.75 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Afghanistan Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | b Mohammad Nawaz | 38 | 27 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 140.74 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 9 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 81.81 |
| Sediqullah Atal | c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Haris Rauf | 23 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 121.05 |
| Darwish Rasooli | c & b Sufiyan Muqeem | 21 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 161.53 |
| Karim Janat | c Hasan Nawaz b Haris Rauf | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | st †Mohammad Haris b Mohammad Nawaz | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Faheem Ashraf b Sufiyan Muqeem | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Rashid Khan (c) | c Hasan Nawaz b Haris Rauf | 39 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 243.75 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 4 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Fareed Ahmad | c Saim Ayub b Haris Rauf | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | not out | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Pakistan Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Haris Rauf | 3.5 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 8.08 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Saim Ayub | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Salman Agha | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
AFG vs PAK Highlights
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Player of the Match
Salman Agha | Pakistan
I saw the first 7-8 overs, it was holding when they bowl slower and I knew if I get in, I am good enough to hit a few sixes against any spinner. I’m not as good as I used to be, we have played so much spin, we came here 10 days early, we know there will be lots of spin and we are up to the challenge.
Bowling was outstanding, whoever comes, they bowled really well. Haris and Shaheen are one of the best fast bowlers in the world. The pick of the bowlers for me was Nawaz, he bowled outstandingly well.
Not easy for a fingerspinner, he always bowls the tough overs and I’m so happy for him. Scoring above-par and it was 150-160 kind of wicket and knew when we scored 180 it was going to be challenging.
Always in team meetings we talk about going above-par. We have lots of batting. We have Faheem at 8 and he is a good enough batter to win a game on his own.
