PAK v AFG HIGHLIGHTS T20 Tri-series: Atal-Ibrahim help Afghanistan secure thumping win over Pakistan
PAK vs AFG T20 TRI-SERIES Highlights: Ibrahim Zadran (65) was Afghanistan's top scorer for the second match in a row
Pakistan vs Afghanistan full scorecard
A brilliant spin show after a crucial batting display from Sediquallah Atal and Ibrahim Zadran helped Afghanistan beat Pakistan by 18 runs in Match 4 of the UAE T20 Tri-series, taking them one step closer to the finals. Afghanistan now just need Pakistan to win their next game or beat Afghanistan in their last game to confirm their place in the final without hassle.
Earlier, Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan won the toss and opted to bat first. His decision backfired as Saim Ayub removed Rahmanullah Gurbaz (8) in the second over to hand Pakistan their first success. But Sediq Atal and Ibrahim Zadran once again stood up for their team and added a fifty-run stand for the second wicket to help Afghanistan recover.
Sediquallah Atal (64) continued his form from last night and scored his second consecutive T20I fifty to trigger Afghanistan’s gear change in the match before losing his wicket to Faheem Ashraf. Ibrahim Zadran followed in Sediq’s footsteps and completed his second consecutive half-century to keep Afghanistan going.
Faheem then got his second wicket of the night as Azmat Omarzai fell for just 4 before also removing Ibrahim Zadran (65) in the same over to get Pakistan back in the game. He continued his great run with the ball and dismissed Mohammad Nabi (6) to deny Afghanistan a late flurry, as they ended their innings at 169 for 5 after 20 overs.
In reply, Pakistan lost their first wicket early as Saim Ayub (0) was dismissed by Fazalhaq Farooqi, who then removed his opening partner Sahibzada Farhan (18) in his next over to put Pakistan on the back foot early.
Mohammad Nabi then removed Fakhar Zaman (25) before Salman Agha (20) ran himself out as Afghanistan continued to dominate the match. Hasan Nawaz (9) was the next batter to depart after losing his wicket to Noor Ahmad.
Mohammad Haris (1) also couldn’t do much and was dismissed by Mohammad Nabi as Pakistan continued to slump. Mohammad Nawaz (12) was the next batter to fall after being dismissed by Rashid Khan, who on the very next ball cleaned up Shaheen Afridi (0) to push Pakistan to the verge of a big loss.
Noor Ahmad then removed Faheem Ashraf (14) as Pakistan collapsed to 111 for 9. Haris Rauf (34 not out) played some entertaining shots to become Pakistan’s top scorer in the innings, but it was not enough as he could only take his team’s total to 151 for 9, giving Afghanistan an 18-run win.
Scorecard:
Afghanistan:
| Afghanistan (20 ovs maximum) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Hasan Nawaz b Saim Ayub | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| Sediqullah Atal | c Hasan Nawaz b Faheem Ashraf | 64 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 142.22 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Mohammad Nawaz b Faheem Ashraf | 65 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 144.44 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c & b Faheem Ashraf | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Karim Janat | not out | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Fakhar Zaman b Faheem Ashraf | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Rashid Khan (c) | not out | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 4) 6 | |||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 8.45) | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | 10 |
| Saim Ayub | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 | 13 |
| Haris Rauf | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.66 | 5 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 | 10 |
Pakistan:
| Pakistan (T: 170 runs from 20 ovs) | |||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Sahibzada Farhan | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 18 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 138.46 |
| Saim Ayub | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhar Zaman | c Fazalhaq Farooqi b Mohammad Nabi | 25 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 138.88 |
| Salman Agha (c) | run out (Ibrahim Zadran/Rashid Khan) | 20 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Hasan Nawaz | c Karim Janat b Noor Ahmad | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Sediqullah Atal b Rashid Khan | 12 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Mohammad Haris † | c Darwish Rasooli b Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Faheem Ashraf | b Noor Ahmad | 14 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 77.77 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | b Rashid Khan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haris Rauf | not out | 34 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 212.5 |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | not out | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 116.66 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, w 5) 11 | ||||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 7.55) 151/9 | ||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s |
| AM Ghazanfar | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
12:16 AM
00:07:27 PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan scorecard
| Pakistan (T: 170 runs from 20 ovs) | |||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Sahibzada Farhan | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 18 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 138.46 |
| Saim Ayub | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhar Zaman | c Fazalhaq Farooqi b Mohammad Nabi | 25 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 138.88 |
| Salman Agha (c) | run out (Ibrahim Zadran/Rashid Khan) | 20 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Hasan Nawaz | c Karim Janat b Noor Ahmad | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Sediqullah Atal b Rashid Khan | 12 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Mohammad Haris † | c Darwish Rasooli b Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Faheem Ashraf | b Noor Ahmad | 14 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 77.77 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | b Rashid Khan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haris Rauf | not out | 34 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 212.5 |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | not out | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 116.66 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, w 5) 11 | ||||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 7.55) 151/9 | ||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s |
| AM Ghazanfar | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
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12:13 AM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Afghanistan beat Pakistan
Over summary: 0 6 2 0 6 0; Pakistan 151/9 after 20 overs; Haris Rauf 34 (16), Sufiyaan Muqeem 7 (6).
Azmat Omarzai comes back in the attack. He gives away 15 runs from the over. But Afghanistan win the match by 18 runs.
12:07 AM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 34 runs to win in 6 balls
Over summary: 4 0 Wd 1 1 L1 1; Pakistan 136/9 after 19 overs; Haris Rauf 19 (10), Sufiyaan Muqeem 7 (6).
Farooqi comes back in the attack. He gives away 9 runs from the over.
12:02 AM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 43 runs to win in 12 balls
Over summary: 6 1 1 1 1 6; Pakistan 127/9 after 18 overs; Haris Rauf 17 (8), Sufiyaan Muqeem 2 (2).
Rashid continues the attack. He gives away 16 runs from the over.
11:58 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 59 runs to win in 18 balls
Over summary: 1 2 0 2 0 W; Pakistan 111/9 after 17 overs; Haris Rauf 3 (4), Sufiyaan Muqeem 0 (0).
Noor continues the attack. He gives away 5 runs from the over and takes thw wicket of faheem Ashraf (14).
11:52 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 64 runs to win in 24 balls
Over summary: W W 0 1 1 1; Pakistan 106/8 after 16 overs; Haris Rauf 2 (3), Faheem Ashraf 10 (13)
Rashid comes back in the attack. He gives away 3 runs from the over and takes the wickets of Md Nawaz (12) and Shaheen Afridi 0 (0).
11:42 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 73 runs to win in 36 balls
Over summary: 1 1 1 0 0 1; Pakistan 97/6 after 14 overs; Mohammad Nawaz 10 (12), Faheem Ashraf 5 (9)
Nabi continues the attack. He gives away 4 runs from the over.
11:38 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 77 runs to win in 42 balls
Over summary: 0 Wd 0 Wd2 2 0 1 1; Pakistan 93/6 after 13 overs; Mohammad Nawaz 8 (10), Faheem Ashraf 3 (5)
Noor continues the attack. He gives away 7 runs from the over.
11:32 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 84 runs to win in 48 balls
Over summary: 0 1 W 1LB 3 0; Pakistan 86/6 after 12 overs; Mohammad Nawaz 7 (7), Faheem Ashraf 0 (2)
Md Nabi continues the attack. He gives away 5 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Md Haris (1).
11:27 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 89 runs to win in 54 balls
Over summary: W 4B 1 0 1 0; Pakistan 81/5 after 11 overs; Mohammad Nawaz 3 (4), Mohammad Haris 1 (3)
Noor Ahmad comes in the attack. He gives away 6 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Hasan Nawaz (25)
11:19 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 95 runs to win in 60 balls
Over summary: 2 1 1 0 0 1; Pakistan 75/4 after 10 overs; Mohammad Nawaz 2 (2), Hasan Nawaz 9 (11)
Md Nabi continues the attack. He gives away 5 runs from the over.
11:15 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 100 runs to win in 66 balls
Over summary: 1 1 W1 1 1 1; Pakistan 70/4 after 9 overs; Mohammad Nawaz 1 (1), Hasan Nawaz 5 (6)
Rashid Khan continues the attack. He gives away 6 runs from the over. Salman Agha (20) ran himself out on the third ball of the over.
11:12 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 106 runs to win in 72 balls
Over summary: 1 0 4 W Wd 0 1; Pakistan 64/3 after 8 overs; Salman Agha 19 (15), Hasan Nawaz 1 (2)
Md Nabi comes in the attack. He gives away 7 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Fakhar Zaman (25)
11:11 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 113 runs to win in 78 balls
Over summary: 1 0 1 1 1 1; Pakistan 57/2 after 7 overs; Salman Agha 18 (13), Fakhar Zaman 21 (15)
Azmat Omarzai comes in the attack. He gives away 5 runs from the over
11:01 PM
PAK vs AFG T20 Tri-series LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pakistan need 118 runs to win in 84 balls
Over summary: 0 6 2 1 6 0; Pakistan 52/2 after 6 overs; Salman Agha 15 (10), Fakhar Zaman 19 (12)
Azmat Omarzai comes in the attack. He gives away 5 runs from the over
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First Published: Sep 02 2025 | 7:11 PM IST
