Pakistan vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I Highlights: Rauf takes four wickets as PAK beat AFG by 39 runs

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Highlights: PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Haris Rauf took four wickets wickets as Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 39 runs, in Sharjah.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Highlights: PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Haris Rauf celebrates a wicket. (AFP)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Highlights: PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 39 runs in the first T20I, in Sharjah. Chasing 183 runs, Afghanistan were bowled out for 143 in 19.5 overs, despite a late fightback from Rashid Khan, who smacked 39 off 16 balls, clattering a four and five sixes. Meanwhile, Rahmanullah Gurbaz gave the Afghans a strong start. The opener departed for 38 off 27 balls, and after his dismissal it all went downhill for Afghanistan. For Pakistan, Haris Rauf took four wickets. Pakistan reached 182/7 in 20 overs in the first innings. Salman Agha's 53* was key for a PAK batting side which lacked a cutting edge. The Afghans were in good bowling form until Agha's arrival, as he took on them with three fours and three sixes. For the Afghans, Fareed Ahmed struck twice.

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• 30 Aug 2025, 12:02:57 AM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: OUT! PAK WIN!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: OUT! AFG WIN! Fareed gets caught by Ayub as PAK wrap up the win! Fareed leaves for one run off six balls!

  AFG - 143 (19.5), TARGET - 183

• 29 Aug 2025, 11:55:03 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Shaheen removes Mujeeb

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Shaheen strikes again! Removes Mujeeb, who inside edges it onto his stumps!

  Mujeeb b Shaheen 4 (9)

• 29 Aug 2025, 11:51:18 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: RASHID LOSES HIS WICKET!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: OH NO! THE INNINGS COMES TO AN END FOR RASHID! TRIES TO GO BIG AGAIN AND RAUF HAS THE LAST LAUGH!

  Rashid c Nawaz b Rauf 39 (16)

  AFG: 141/8 (18), Target - 183

• 29 Aug 2025, 11:48:15 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Back-to-back sixes!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: A slow off-cutter from Rauf and outside off. Rashid sweeps it over deep backward square leg for a six! Then he slices him over deep point for another!

• 29 Aug 2025, 11:41:56 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: AFG - 108/7 (12), Target - 183

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: In the slot from Shaheen in the second derlivery and Rashid smacks him for a six, over midwicket! Then it is a wide, followed by a dot and then a single. Ends the over with a dot and then a single.

  AFG: 108/7 (12), Target - 183

• 29 Aug 2025, 11:25:10 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: BIG OVER BY RAUF! 2 WICKETS!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Two wickets in the 12th over! Rauf removes Atal in the third ball! Caycht at square third man! Then he gets Janat in the final ball! Janat leaves for a three-ball duck! BIG OVER!

  AFG: 93/4 (12), Target - 183

• 29 Aug 2025, 11:15:25 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: 10 overs done

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: 10 overs are done and AFG reach 85/2. Atal (22*) and Rasooli (14*) are unbeaten and building a partnership here!

  AFG: 85/2 (10), Target - 183

• 29 Aug 2025, 11:03:27 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: OUT!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: That's it! Nawaz sends it on middle, leg and full. Gurbaz sweeps, misses. It hits the stumps! Nawaz runs to celebrate! BIG WICKET!

  Gurbaz b Nawaz 38 (27)

  AFG: 68/2 (8), Target - 183

• 29 Aug 2025, 10:58:59 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: AFG - 60/1 (7), Target - 183

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: A length delivery by Ayub, on the stumps. Atal reverse sweeps it over deep backward point for a six! SHOT!

  AFG: 60/1 (7), Target - 183

• 29 Aug 2025, 10:53:59 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: SIX! SHOT! Gurbaz is in good form!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: A full delivery by Rauf, on off. Gurbaz goes flat over deep backward square leg boundar for a six! SHOT!

  AFG: 50/1 (6), Target - 183

• 29 Aug 2025, 10:50:45 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: 15 runs from this over now!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: 15 runs from the fifth over and Ashraf also gets smacked for two fours by Gurbaz. Gurbaz (25*) is looking good and will eye a partnership with Atal now (2*).

  PAK - 38/1 (5)

• 29 Aug 2025, 10:36:29 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Shaheen strikes!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: WHAT A DELIVERY! SHAHEEN SENDS IT INTO THE BLOCKHOLE! IT SWINGS IN AND ZADRAN DOES NOT READ THE LENGTH WELL! MIDDLE STUMP KNOCKED! OUT!

  Zadran b Shaheen 9 (11)

• 29 Aug 2025, 10:29:26 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: The action resumes!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: The action resumes! Zadran and Gurbaz begin the run-chase for AFG. Shaheen to bowl the opening over for PAK.

  PAK - 5/0 (1)

• 29 Aug 2025, 10:11:27 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: PAK - 182/7 (20), TARGET - 183

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: The over starts with a single and then a slow length delivery by Fareed, on middle. Haris lofts it high and no distance, goes to Atal at deep midwicket for a catch!

  The new batter Ashraf begins with a four, drilled over the bowler's head. Then it is a no ball. Free-hit. Ashraf takes a double, to deep square leg. Then he clubs him for a six, to long-off. Ashraf is run out in the final delivery. He leaves for 14 off 5 balls and PAK reach 182/7.

  PAK - 182/7 (20)

• 29 Aug 2025, 10:03:50 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: PAK eye strong finish

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Haris (15*) gets a four in the 19th over, manages to add 10 runs with Agha (52*). They will eye a strong finish.

  PAK - 166/5 (19)

• 29 Aug 2025, 09:58:09 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Fifty for Agha

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Nine runs conceded in the 18th over as Haris (7*) and Agha (50*) look for a strong finish. Agha also gets his fifty in this over!

  PAK - 156/5 (18)

• 29 Aug 2025, 09:47:29 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Mujeeb removes Nawaz

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: A good delivery by Mujeeb, and Nawaz goes for the slog sweep, but doesn't middle it. It goes to Rasooli at deep midwicket!

  Nawaz c Rasooli b Mujeeb 21 (11)

• 29 Aug 2025, 09:44:43 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: 14 runs in the 15th over

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: A good length delivery by Omarzai, around off. Nawaz skies it over the bowler's head for a six! Then it is back-to-back singles, followed by a dot. Then Nawaz pulls him square leg for a six, ends the over with a dot.

  PAK - 131/4 (15)

• 29 Aug 2025, 09:34:09 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: BACK-TO-BACK SIXES!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: A straight delivery by Rashid, down leg. Agha sweeps it over deep backward square leg for a six! Then he hammers him over deep backward square leg for another six!

• 29 Aug 2025, 09:28:26 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: OUT! FAREED GETS NAWAZ!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: A good length delivery by Fareed, at the stumps. Nawaz goes for the lofted drive, but is late. Ends up sending it high to long-on for a catch!

  Nawaz c Atal b Fareed 9 (13)

• 29 Aug 2025, 09:24:01 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: PAK - 83/3 (11)

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: The 11th over begins with back-to-back dots, and then Nawaz takes a single. Mujeeb sends it outside off and Afgha drives it wide of backward point for a four! The over ends with a double and then a single.

  PAK - 83/3 (11)

• 29 Aug 2025, 09:17:37 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: FOUR!!!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: A full length delivery by Fareed, and wide of off. Nawaz edges it past the wicketkeeper for a four! SHOT!

• 29 Aug 2025, 09:08:37 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: Nabi removes Zaman

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, PAK vs AFG 1st T20I Tri Series: A quick delivery by Nabi, and flat on middle. Fakhar ends up sending it straight to Zadran for a catch at long-on.

  Zaman c Zadran b Nabi 20 (17)

  PAK - 63/3 (7.3)

• 29 Aug 2025, 09:06:06 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Rashid strikes!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Rashid sends it in length, around off. Ayub goes back and does not get over it, goes under it and slices it to Fareed at deep point.

  Ayub c Fareed b Rashid 14 (16)

• 29 Aug 2025, 09:00:26 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: PAK - 48/1 (5)

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: The fifth over begins with a single, followed by a dot and then a double. Then Farooqi sends it short, Fakhar misses, and it goes wide fo the wicketkeeper, four leg byes. Then Farooqi sends it in length and Zaman smacks it left of mid-off for a four! The over ends with a double!

  PAK - 48/1 (5)

• 29 Aug 2025, 08:49:35 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: PAK - 32/1 (3)

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: 14 runs in this over, Ayub will be looking for a partnership with Zaman.

  PAK - 32/1 (3)

• 29 Aug 2025, 08:46:04 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: OUTTT!!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: OUT!!!! A length delivery by Azmatullah, and on the pad. Farhan places it poorly, flicks it to short fine for a catch!

  Farhan c Mujeeb b Omarzai 21 (10)

• 29 Aug 2025, 08:38:14 PM IST

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: 12 runs in the opening over! PAK - 12/0 (1)

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: 10 from the opening over! It begins with a dot and then Farhan takes a double. Another dot and then Farhan smacks him for a six, over the bowler's head. Then it is a dot, followed by Farhan edging it for another four!

  PAK - 12/0 (1)

• 29 Aug 2025, 08:32:40 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Action begins!

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: The action begins! Farooqi to bowl the opening over for AFG! Farhan and Ayub will open for PAK!

• 29 Aug 2025, 08:10:07 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: AFG playing XI

  Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik

• 29 Aug 2025, 08:08:40 PM IST

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: PAK playing XI

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris(w), Salman Agha(c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem

• 29 Aug 2025, 08:03:54 PM IST

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: PAK win the toss and opt to bat!

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Pakistan captain Agha wins the toss and opts to bat!

• 29 Aug 2025, 07:46:37 PM IST

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: What did the PAK captain say?

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Speaking ahead of the match, PAK skipper Agha said, "We are trying to build a team, and this tri-series and then the Asia Cup will be a good opportunity to achieve that."

  "We know both these events will be challenging but we are ready."

• 29 Aug 2025, 07:23:26 PM IST

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Rashid Khan on AFG's 'brand of cricket'

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Speaking ahead of the match, AFG skipper Rashid said, "We do not have specific targets, and we do not want to put extra pressure on our players."

  "Our target is to play the brand of cricket we have played over the years. For us, the main target is to put in 200 per cent effort on the ground. I think we have been doing well in the ICC events, and although we haven’t played T20I cricket over the last few months, the guys have been playing in T20 leagues around the world and that has helped."

• 29 Aug 2025, 07:17:36 PM IST

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Head-to-head

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: In T20Is, both sides have faced each other in seven matches so far, with Pakistan winning four fixtures. Meanwhile, the Afghans have won thrice.

• 29 Aug 2025, 07:00:04 PM IST

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: PAK squad

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris(w), Salman Agha(c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Hussain Talat, Abrar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza

• 29 Aug 2025, 06:43:37 PM IST

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: AFG squad

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Karim Janat, Mohammad Ishaq, AM Ghazanfar, Abdullah Ahmadzai

• 29 Aug 2025, 06:37:02 PM IST

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Hello and good evening everyone!

  Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score: AFG vs PAK 1st T20I Tri Series: Hello and welcome everyone, to our live coverage of today's first T20I between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Both teams are arch-rivals and it is expected to be a blockbuster showdown in Sharjah. Stay tuned!