This UAE T20I Tri-Series 2025 is witnessing some great matches. Afghanistan registered a sensational win against Pakistan yesterday by 18 runs. After losing the first match of the series, Afghanistan has made a great comeback by winning two consecutive matches. After Afghanistan’s win over Pakistan, this series has become very interesting. Afghanistan’s win has set an exciting climax for the race to the final.

Batting first, Afghanistan lost their first wicket early. Saim Ayub dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the second over. Afghanistan managed to score only 18 runs in the first 4 overs. After that, Sediqullah Atal and Ibrahim Zadran batted brilliantly. In the fifth over, Ibrahim hit a six and a four to Rauf. From here, Atal and Ibrahim took the innings forward with not only a controllable but also an aggressive approach. In the seventh over, Atal hit a six to Mohammad Nawaz, and then on the next ball, Afghanistan got 5 runs due to an overthrow, due to which a total of 15 runs were scored in this over. The duo reached their 50-run partnership when Ibrahim hit a four to Nawaz in the ninth over. At the end of 10 overs, Afghanistan reached 73 runs at the loss of one wicket.

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Saim Ayub bowled really well and took 1 wicket for 18 runs in his 4 overs. But in the 13th over, the duo hit 20 runs off Sufiyan, which led to Sediqullah Atal completing his half century. Faheem Ashraf dismissed Sediqullah Atal in the 16th over, who batted brilliantly and scored 65 runs off 45 balls, which included 3 fours and 3 sixes. But in this over itself, Ibrahim Zadran completed his half century with a single. Ibrahim hit 3 fours off Rauf in the 17th over, which led to Afghanistan scoring 143 runs in 17 overs at the loss of 2 wickets. Faheem Ashraf bowled really well and dismissed Azmatullah Omarzai and Ibrahim Zadran in the 18th over. Ibrahim was out after playing a good innings of 65 runs in 45 balls.

Faheem Ashraf bowled well in the 20th over and got Mohammad Nabi out,, but Rashid hit a six off Ashraf on the fourth ball of the 20th over, and Afghanistan’s score reached 169/5 in 20 overs. Ashraf bowled very well for Pakistan and took 4 wickets for 26 runs in his 4 overs.

AM Ghazanfar made his T20I debut and bowled the first over for Afghanistan, in which Sahibzada Farhan hit a six. Fazalhaq Farooqi dismissed Saim Ayub on the first ball of the next over. Fakhar Zaman hit 2 fours as soon as he came. Sahibzada Farhan continued his form and hit a six and a four in the third over. But Farhan could not stay for long, and Fazalhaq Farooqi bowled him in the 4th over. When Pakistan’s captain, Salman Agha, came to bat, he looked in good form and played shots without wasting much time. In AM Ghazanfar’s over, Salman hit a six on the offside. Salman and Fakhar each hit a six off Azmatullah, who came to bowl the 6th over, due to which Pakistan’s score in the powerplay became 52 at the loss of 2 wickets.

After this, Pakistan’s wickets began to fall. In the 8th over, Mohammad Nabi dismissed Fakhar. And in the next over, Salman was run out. Pakistan scored 75 runs in 10 overs at the loss of 4 wickets. Noor, who came to bowl his first over of the match, dismissed Hasan on the first ball of the 11th over. Mohammad Nabi dismissed Mohammad Haris in the 12th over, and Pakistan was reduced to 82/6 from 62/2. Pakistan’s innings progressed a little, but then Rashid Khan, who came to bowl the 16th over, took two wickets in two consecutive balls, dismissing Nawaz and Shaheen. Ashraf also could not last long and was bowled on the last ball of the 17th over. After this, although Rauf tried and hit 4 sixes, it was too late.

Pakistan will now play their next match against UAE on 4 September. Pakistan has to win their last match to reach the final.

Match summary

Afghanistan 169/5 (Ibrahim Zadran 65, Sediqullah Atal 64, Faheem Ashraf 27-4) beat Pakistan (Haris Rauf 34, Fakhar Zaman 25, Mohammad Nabi 20-2)