Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha (second from proper) and Afghanistan captain Rashid Ali (second from left) through the toss for the T20I tri-nation sequence ultimate at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, September 2, 2025. — Emirates Cricket Board
Pakistan determined to bat first after profitable toss towards Afghanistan within the ultimate match of the T20I tri-series on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Enjoying XIs
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Sufiyan Muqeem.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (c), Mohammad Nabi, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Head-to-head
Pakistan and Afghanistan have confronted one another 9 instances in T20Is, with Pakistan holding a slim lead with 5 wins, whereas Afghanistan have claimed 4 victories.
The 2 groups have performed just one bilateral sequence in 2023, which Afghanistan received 2-1.
Matches: 9Pakistan: 5Afghanistan: 4Form Information
Pakistan and Afghanistan enter the high-stakes fixture with contrasting momentum. The Inexperienced Shirts have misplaced solely as soon as of their final 5 accomplished T20Is, whereas Afghanistan have received three of their final three video games.
The 2 sides additionally met within the opening match of the tri-series on Friday, which Pakistan received convincingly by 39 runs.
Batting first, Pakistan posted 182/7 of their allotted 20 overs, courtesy of skipper Salman Ali Agha’s brisk half-century. Agha top-scored with a 36-ball 53, laced with three fours and three sixes.
In reply, Afghanistan’s batting lineup managed solely 143 runs earlier than being bowled out in 19.5 overs. Skipper Rashid Khan top-scored with a blistering 39 off 16 deliveries.
Nonetheless, when either side met once more within the sequence on the similar venue, Afghanistan bounced again strongly to defeat Pakistan by 18 runs.
Batting first, Afghanistan posted 169/5 in 20 overs, with Ibrahim Zadran scoring 65 off 45 balls and Sediqullah Atal including 64 off 45.
In response, Pakistan had been restricted to 151/9. Haris Rauf’s late cameo of 34 off 16 balls was the best rating, whereas Fakhar Zaman and skipper Salman Ali Agha contributed 25 and 20 runs respectively.
Pakistan: W, L, W, W, W (Most Current First)
Afghanistan: W, W, W, L, W
