Afghanistan v Pakistan, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 1, United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Series, 2025

United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Series Match 1: Afghanistan v Pakistan at Sharjah, August 29, 2025

Afghanistan

AFG

143/10 (19.5)

Pakistan

PAK

182/7 (20)

Finished

PAK won by 39 runs

BATSMEN	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Fareed Ahmad Malik	1	6	0	0	16.67
Fazalhaq Farooqi	1	4	0	0	25.00

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Haris Rauf	3.5	1	31	4	8.09
Shaheen Afridi	4	0	21	2	5.25

Current Partnership: 2 run (1.4 ov) | Last Wicket: Fareed Ahmad Malik 1 (6) | Fall of Wicket: 143/10 (19.5 ov)

CRR: 7.21 | Last Ten Overs: 58/8 5.61

Recent: W····11···WW·6·166

Commentary

19.5

Fareed Ahmad Malik c S Ayub b H Rauf 1 (6) Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad Malik, no run, c S Ayub b H Rauf, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the stumps, Fareed Ahmad Malik hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards long on, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Saim Ayub. Leading to a soft dismissal.

19.4

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad Malik, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Fareed Ahmad Malik hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

19.3

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad Malik, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, short length, on the stumps, Fareed Ahmad Malik hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

19.2

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad Malik, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Fareed Ahmad Malik hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

19.1

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad Malik, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Fareed Ahmad Malik hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

End of over 19 (2 runs)

Fareed Ahmad Malik 1 (1)

Fazalhaq Farooqi 1 (4)

Afghanistan 143/9

Shaheen Afridi 4-0-21-2

Haris Rauf 3-1-31-3

18.6

Shaheen Afridi to Fareed Ahmad Malik, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Fareed Ahmad Malik hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards third man for 1 run.

18.5

Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

18.4

Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Fazalhaq Farooqi hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

18.3

Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, good length, on the stumps, Fazalhaq Farooqi hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

18.2

Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, good length, on the stumps, Fazalhaq Farooqi hangs in the crease and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

18.1

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman b S Afridi 4 (9) Shaheen Afridi to Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, no run, b S Afridi, Bowled out !! inswinger, yorker, on the stumps, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.

End of over 18 (19 runs)

Rashid Khan 39 (16)

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman 4 (8)

Afghanistan 141/8

Haris Rauf 3-1-31-3

Sufiyan Muqeem 4-0-25-2

17.6

Rashid Khan c H Nawaz b H Rauf 39 (16) Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, no run, c H Nawaz b H Rauf, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the off stump, Rashid Khan hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep square leg, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Hasan Nawaz. Leading to a soft dismissal.

17.5

Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, short length, on the off stump, Rashid Khan hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.

17.4

Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Rashid Khan hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular cut to deep point for a colossal Maximum!

17.3

Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Rashid Khan hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

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17.3

Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Rashid Khan no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.

17.2

17.1

Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Rashid Khan hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!

End of over 17 (14 runs)

Rashid Khan 21 (10)

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman 4 (8)

Afghanistan 122/7

Sufiyan Muqeem 4-0-25-2

Shaheen Afridi 3-0-19-1

16.6

Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, 1 run, Rashid Khan hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.

16.5

Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, Four, Four !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Rashid Khan goes back, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.

16.4

Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the off stump, Rashid Khan hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!

16.3

Sufiyan Muqeem to Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the stumps, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.

16.2

Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the stumps, Rashid Khan hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.

16.1

End of over 16 (9 runs)

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman 2 (6)

Rashid Khan 9 (6)

Afghanistan 108/7

Shaheen Afridi 3-0-19-1

Sufiyan Muqeem 3-0-11-2

15.6

Shaheen Afridi to Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, 1 run, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.

15.5

Shaheen Afridi to Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.

15.4

Shaheen Afridi to Rashid Khan, 1 run, Rashid Khan hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a fulltoss by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

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