PAK v AFG HIGHLIGHTS T20 Tri-Series Final: All-round Nawaz helps PAK beat AFG by 75 runs
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-Series Final highlights: Md Nawaz's hat-trick today is only the third instance of a Pakistani player taking a T20I hat-trick after Faheem Ashraf (2018) and Md Hasnain (2020)
Mohammad Nawaz
Md Nawaz stole the spotlight in the final of the UAE T20 Tri-Series against Afghanistan in Sharjah as, after a gritty 25 with the bat, he wreaked havoc with his bowling spell of 5 for 19, including a T20I hat-trick, to help Pakistan win the final match by 77 runs and head into the Asia Cup 2025 later this week in the best possible form.
Earlier, Pakistan’s skipper Salman Agha won the toss and opted to bat first. However, his decision backfired when Pakistan lost in-form opener Sahibzada Farhan for a duck off Fazalhaq Farooqi on just the third ball of the match. Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub then took charge and added a crucial 49-run stand for the second wicket to get Pakistan out of trouble before Noor Ahmad struck to remove Saim Ayub (17) in the eighth over.
Fakhar Zaman (27) also lost his wicket in the next over to Rashid Khan, who also removed Hasan Nawaz (15) in his following over as Afghanistan regained control. Md Haris (2) then fell to Noor Ahmad as Pakistan lost their fifth wicket with just 72 on the board.
Skipper Salman Agha and Md Nawaz then stitched a slow but crucial partnership to finally take Pakistan’s total past 100 in the 17th over. But Salman Agha (24) also lost his wicket in the same over to Rashid Khan as Pakistan’s troubles grew in the match.
Faheem Ashraf (15) tried to accelerate the Pakistani innings but lost his wicket to AM Ghazanfar in the 19th over. Md Nawaz (25) then lost his wicket to Farooqi in the final over of the innings as Pakistan finished at 141 for 8 after 20 overs.
In reply, Afghanistan also lost their first wicket in the opening over after Rahmanullah Gurbaz (5) edged Shaheen Afridi to Sahibzada Farhan in the slips. Sediqullah Atal (13) tried to accelerate the innings but lost his wicket to Abrar Ahmed. Darwish Rasooli was then dismissed by Md Nawaz for a duck, who, on the very next ball, dismissed Azmatullah Omarzai (0) as Afghanistan finished the powerplay at 29 for 4.
Md Nawaz continued his onslaught as he first removed Ibrahim Zadran (9) to complete his T20I hat-trick before removing Karim Janat (0) to push Afghanistan under pressure. Md Nabi (3) was the next batter to depart, losing his wicket to Abrar Ahmed.
Md Nawaz then removed Rashid Khan (17) to complete his five-for. Sufiyan Muqeem then dismissed Noor Ahmad (3) and AM Ghazanfar (7) to end Afghanistan’s innings on just 66, as Pakistan won the match by 75 runs.
Scorecard:
Pakistan:
| Pakistan (20 ovs maximum) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Sahibzada Farhan | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saim Ayub | c Rashid Khan b Noor Ahmad | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 89.47 |
| Fakhar Zaman | lbw b Rashid Khan | 27 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 103.84 |
| Salman Agha (c) | c Ghazanfar b Rashid Khan | 24 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 88.88 |
| Hasan Nawaz | c Darwish Rasooli b Rashid Khan | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 187.5 |
| Mohammad Haris † | b Noor Ahmad | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Ibrahim Zadran b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 25 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 119.04 |
| Faheem Ashraf | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Ghazanfar | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 187.5 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 5, w 7) 14 | |||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 7.05) 141/8 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6.33 | 10 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 13 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | 11 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 9.5 | 7 |
Afghanistan:
| Afghanistan (T: 142 runs from 20 ovs) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Sahibzada Farhan b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Sediqullah Atal | c Faheem Ashraf b Abrar Ahmed | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 86.66 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | st †Mohammad Haris b Mohammad Nawaz | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Darwish Rasooli | lbw b Mohammad Nawaz | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c †Mohammad Haris b Mohammad Nawaz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Agha Salman b Abrar Ahmed | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Karim Janat | lbw b Mohammad Nawaz | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan (c) | c Agha Salman b Mohammad Nawaz | 17 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 94.44 |
| Noor Ahmad | c Abrar Ahmed b Sufiyan Muqeem | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| AM Ghazanfar | c Abrar Ahmed b Sufiyan Muqeem | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | not out | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, w 3) 7 | |||||
| Total | 15.5 Ov (RR: 4.16) 66/10 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.5 | 9 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | 16 |
| Saim Ayub | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | 11 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4.75 | 16 |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | 2.5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3.17 | 13 |
11:56 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan scorecard
| Afghanistan (T: 142 runs from 20 ovs) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Sahibzada Farhan b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Sediqullah Atal | c Faheem Ashraf b Abrar Ahmed | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 86.66 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | st †Mohammad Haris b Mohammad Nawaz | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Darwish Rasooli | lbw b Mohammad Nawaz | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c †Mohammad Haris b Mohammad Nawaz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Agha Salman b Abrar Ahmed | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Karim Janat | lbw b Mohammad Nawaz | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan (c) | c Agha Salman b Mohammad Nawaz | 17 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 94.44 |
| Noor Ahmad | c Abrar Ahmed b Sufiyan Muqeem | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| AM Ghazanfar | c Abrar Ahmed b Sufiyan Muqeem | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | not out | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, w 3) 7 | |||||
| Total | 15.5 Ov (RR: 4.16) 66/10 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.5 | 9 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | 16 |
| Saim Ayub | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | 11 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4.75 | 16 |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | 2.5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3.17 | 13 |
11:51 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan beat Afghanistan
Over summary: 0 0 B1 0 W; Afghanistan 66/10 after 15.5 overs; Fazalhaq Farooqi 2 (11)
Sufiyaan Muqeem continues the attack. He gives away 7 runs from the over and takes the wicket of AM Ghazanfar (7) as Pakistan won the match by 75 runs.
11:49 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 77 runs to win in 30 balls
Over summary: 0 0 0 0 0 1; Afghanistan 65/9 after 15 overs; AM Ghazanfar 7 (5), Fazalhaq Farooqi 1 (2)
Abrar Ahmed comes back in the attack. He gives away 1 runs from the over.
11:48 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 78 runs to win in 36 balls
Over summary: W 0 1 0 6 0; Afghanistan 64/8 after 14 overs; AM Ghazanfar 7 (5), Fazalhaq Farooqi 1 (2)
Sufiyaan Muqeem continues the attack. He gives away 7 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Noor Ahmed (3)
11:41 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 85 runs to win in 42 balls
Over summary: 6 W 1 0 1 0; Afghanistan 57/8 after 13 overs; AM Ghazanfar 1 (2), Noor Ahmed 3 (5)
Md Nawaz comes back in the attack. He gives away 8 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Rashid Khan (17).
11:35 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 93 runs to win in 48 balls
Over summary: 1 0 0 0 0 1; Afghanistan 47/7 after 12 overs; Rashid Khan 11 (16), Noor Ahmed 2 (3)
Sufiyaan Muqeem comes in the attack. He gives away 2 runs from the over
11:33 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 95 runs to win in 54 balls
Over summary: 0 L2 0 W 0 1; Afghanistan 47/7 after 11 overs; Rashid Khan 10 (11), Noor Ahmed 1 (2)
Abrar Ahmed comes back in the attack. He gives away 3 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Md Nabi (3).
11:24 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 98 runs to win in 60 balls
Over summary: 0 6 1 1 0 2; Afghanistan 44/6 after 10 overs; Rashid Khan 10 (11), Md Nabi 3 (6)
Md Nawaz continues the attack. He gives away 10 runs from the over
11:21 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 108 runs to win in 66 balls
Over summary: 1 0 0 0 1 0; Afghanistan 34/6 after 8 overs; Rashid Khan 1 (6), Md Nabi 2 (5)
Saim Ayub continues the attack. He gives away 2 runs from the over
Saim Ayub continues the attack. He gives away 2 runs from the over
11:19 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 110 runs to win in 72 balls
Over summary: W 0 0 W 0 0; Afghanistan 32/6 after 8 overs; Rashid Khan 0 (2), Md Nabi 1 (3)
Md Nawaz continues the attack. He bowls a maiden over and takes the wicket of Ibrahim Zadran to become the third pakistani player to record a T20I hat-trick. He then got the wicket of Karim Jannat (0) to end the over with two more wickets.
11:11 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 110 runs to win in 78 balls
Over summary: 0 1 0 0 1 1; Afghanistan 32/4 after 7 overs; Ibrahim Zadran 9 (14), Md Nabi 1 (3)
Saim Ayub comes back in the attack. He gives away 3 runs from the over
11:07 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 113 runs to win in 84 balls
Over summary: 0 1 0 0 W W; Afghanistan 29/4 after 6 overs; Ibrahim Zadran 7 (11),
Md Nawaz comes in the attack. He gives away 1 run from the over and takes the wickets of Darwish Rasooli (0) and Azmat Omarzai (0).
11:02 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 114 runs to win in 90 balls
Over summary: 0 Wd 1 4 W 0 0; Afghanistan 28/2 after 5 overs; Ibrahim Zadran 6 (9), Darwish Rasooli 0 (2)
Abrar Ahmed comes back in the attack. He gives away 6 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Sediquallah Atal (13).
10:56 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 120 runs to win in 96 balls
Over summary: 0 0 1 0 4 0; Afghanistan 22/1 after 4 overs; Ibrahim Zadran 5 (7), Sediquallah Atal 9 (13)
Saim Ayub comes in the attack. He gives away 5 runs from the over.
10:52 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series Final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan need 125 runs to win in 102 balls
Over summary: 1 0 0 0 0 0; Afghanistan 17/1 after 3 overs; Ibrahim Zadran 4 (4), Sediquallah Atal 5 (10)
Afridi continues the attack. He gives away 1 run from the over.
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First Published: Sep 07 2025 | 7:12 PM IST
