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Afghanistan vs Pakistan,1st MatchT20I Tri-Series

Narper 8/29/25, 4:08:52 PM
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debut: 1/4/03
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Series: United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Series 2025

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Afghanistan (Playing XI):
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik

Pakistan (Playing XI):
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris(w), Salman Agha(c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat
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Narper 8/29/25, 4:10:14 PM
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PAK 12/0 (1.1) CRR: 10.29
Narper 8/29/25, 4:13:51 PM
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2.1
Azmatullah to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
2.3
Azmatullah to Sahibzada Farhan, out Caught by Mujeeb!!

Sahibzada Farhan c Mujeeb b Azmatullah 21(10) [4s-1 6s-2]
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Narper 8/29/25, 4:17:42 PM
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PAK 32/1 (3) CRR: 10.67

Saim Ayub 7(7)
Fakhar Zaman 3(1
Narper 8/29/25, 4:29:07 PM
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PAK 50/1 (5.3) CRR: 9.09
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6.5
Rashid Khan to Saim Ayub, out Caught by Fareed Ahmad!! There's the wicket for Rashid - a dragdown and Ayub has punched it straight down depe point's throat - was dropped short and wide of off, was the attempted wrong 'un and it was there to be put away, but Ayub went too hard on the shot, lost his poise and slapped it to Fareed in the deep - he ran in, settled and completed a fine reverse cupped chance.

Saim Ayub c Fareed Ahmad b Rashid Khan 14(16) [4s-2]
Narper 8/29/25, 4:36:14 PM
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PAK 57/2 (7.1) CRR: 7.95
Narper 8/29/25, 4:39:50 PM
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7.3
Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Ibrahim Zadran!! Six and OUT for Fakhar and Afghanistan are dragging themselves back into the contest. One shot too many from the left-hander, came down the pitch, got too close to the ball and hence couldn't get the elevation needed on the lofted on-drive, hit flat and hard, and straight down to Ibrahim Zadran.

Fakhar Zaman c Ibrahim Zadran b Nabi 20(17) [4s-1 6s-1]
Narper 8/29/25, 4:40:25 PM
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PAK 63/3 (cool CRR: 7.88

Hasan Nawaz 0(3)
Salman Agha 2(2)

Mohammad Nabi
2-0-13-1
Narper 8/29/25, 4:57:05 PM
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11.1
Fareed Ahmad to Hasan Nawaz, out Caught by Sediqullah Atal!! That's an excellent catch in the deep, on a good length and at the stumps - Hasan Nawaz cleared his front leg on the lofted drive, but the slowness of the pitch means he's through with the shot a fraction too early, it goes off the inner half, high and towards long-on, Atal settled under it, kept his eyes on the ball, opened up his body and completed a safe catch.


Hasan Nawaz c Sediqullah Atal b Fareed Ahmad 9(13) [4s-1]
Narper 8/29/25, 4:57:23 PM
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PAK 90/4 (11.4) CRR:
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In reply to Narper

Saim Ayub should ah been playing for guyana amazon lol
Narper 8/29/25, 5:30:07 PM
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17.5
Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, 1 run, fifty for Salman Agha, has been a fine innings from the captain - his 4th in T20Is, was the wrong 'un, but it's dragged short and it's pulled behind square on the on-side
Narper 8/29/25, 5:37:12 PM
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19.2
Mohammad Haris c Sediqullah Atal b Fareed Ahmad 15(13) [4s-1
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PAK 182/7 (20) CRR: 9.1
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2.6
Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, out Bowled!! There's the Shaheen Afridi special. Dipping yorker on leg-stump, inswinging, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to drive, misses, the dip on the ball gets under the bat, lands on the base of leg-stump. Had the ball missed the leg-stump it would have hit the back toe. Fantastic delivery. Pakistan get the wicket they need early on.

Ibrahim Zadran b Shaheen Afridi 9(11) [4s-2]
Narper 8/29/25, 6:09:46 PM
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PAK 182/7 (20)
AFG 23/1 (4) CRR: 5.75 REQ: 10
Afghanistan need 160 runs
Narper 8/29/25, 6:42:51 PM
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AFG 85/2 (10) CRR: 8.5 REQ: 9.8
Afghanistan need 98 runs in 60 balls

Sediqullah Atal22(14)
Darwish Rasooli14(cool
Narper 8/29/25, 6:49:12 PM
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PAK 182/7 (20)
AFG 93/3 (11.3) CRR: 8.09 REQ: 10.59
Afghanistan need 90 runs in 51 balls
Narper 8/29/25, 6:52:53 PM
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11.6
Haris Rauf to Karim Janat, out Caught by Hasan Nawaz!! Straight to deep backward square-leg. A double-wicket maiden this. What an over. Could be a match-winning one.

Karim Janat c Hasan Nawaz b Haris Rauf 0(3)

AFG 93/4 (12) CRR: 7.75 REQ: 11.25
Afghanistan need 90 runs in 48 balls
Narper 8/29/25, 6:54:06 PM
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12.1
Sufiyan Muqeem to Darwish Rasooli, out Caught&Bowled!! Now Darwish Rasooli goes. He can't believe Sufiyan Muqeem has taken that. Full outside off, smashed back at the bowler and he reverse-cups with ease and throws it away.

Darwish Rasooli c and b Sufiyan Muqeem 21(13) [4s-1 6s-1]

AFG 93/5 (12.1) CRR: 7.64 REQ: 11.49
Afghanistan need 90 runs in 47 balls
Narper 8/29/25, 7:00:50 PM
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13.3
. Azmatullah st Mohammad Haris b Nawaz 0(5)
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AFG 97/6 (14) CRR: 6.93 REQ: 14.33
Afghanistan need 86 runs in 36 balls)

Mohammad Nabi 3(5)
Rashid Khan 1(1
Narper 8/29/25, 7:54:10 PM
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PAK 182/7 (20)
AFG 143 (19.5)

Pakistan won by 39 runs

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Salman Agha