Afghanistan vs Pakistan 2025 Match 1 Full Commentary

Result · Aug 29 2025, Fri - 08:30 PM (IST)

Match 1, - Sharjah Cricket Stadium

PAKISTAN

182/7

AFGHANISTAN

143

Pakistan won by 39 runs

CRR:7.21

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Agha Salman

19.6

OUT! Run Out. Fareed Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Gurbaz, by Malik, run save by Rasooli, fielded by Ur Rahman. Pakistan have finished their innings, posting a total of 182 and losing seven wickets. Opener Sahibzada Farhan started well and made a good start while captain Salman Ali Agha played a responsible knock, scoring 53 runs off 36 balls. Faheem Ashraf finished the innings with a flurry, smashing a four and a six in the final over. For Afghanistan, Fareed Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers, claiming two wickets. Join us for the run chase shortly.
19.5

SIX! Fareed Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf. Full toss, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs, dropped catch by Arman.
19.4

NEW BALL. Fareed Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf. Half volley, off stump deep in crease Slog, in the air under control to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Ur Rahman.
19.4

No ball Fareed Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf. Slower ball beamer, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed and it was a no ball, fielded by Gurbaz.
19.3

FOUR! Fareed Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf. Half volley, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
19.2

OUT! Caught. Fareed Ahmad to Muhammad Haris. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Atal. Big blow for Pakistan.
19.1

Fareed Ahmad to Salman Ali Agha. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump deep in crease driving, in the air under control to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Rasooli.
അവസാന Over 19

Over 19. 2 runs. Bowler: Shaheen Afridi. Afghanistan: 143/9 (rr 7.53)
18.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Salman Ali Agha. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Janat.
18.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Muhammad Haris. Off cutter short, wide down leg side backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control to deep extra cover for 3 runs, run save by Arman, fielded by Janat.
18.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Salman Ali Agha. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, inside edge to silly point for 1 run, shy attempt by Farooqi, fielded by Gurbaz.
18.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Muhammad Haris. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run.
18.2

FOUR! Fazalhaq Farooqi to Muhammad Haris. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
18.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Muhammad Haris. Off cutter short, to leg moves in front pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
അവസാന Over 18

Over 18. 19 runs. Bowler: Haris Rauf. Afghanistan: 141/8 (rr 7.83)
17.6

Rashid Khan to Muhammad Haris. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Malik.
17.5

Rashid Khan to Salman Ali Agha. Googly length ball, outside off stump moves in front pulling, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Janat.
17.4

Rashid Khan to Muhammad Haris. Googly length ball, outside off stump backing away Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
17.3

Rashid Khan to Muhammad Haris. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Zadran.
17.2

Rashid Khan to Muhammad Haris. Googly length ball, outside off stump backing away pushing, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
17.1

FOUR! Rashid Khan to Muhammad Haris. Googly length ball, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, missed past fine leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Gurbaz.
അവസാന Over 17

Over 17. 14 runs. Bowler: Sufiyan Muqeem. Afghanistan: 122/7 (rr 7.18)
16.6

SIX! Fareed Ahmad to Salman Ali Agha. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
16.6

Wide Fareed Ahmad to Salman Ali Agha. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Slog, missed for 1 run, fielded by Gurbaz.
16.5

Fareed Ahmad to Salman Ali Agha. Off cutter half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
16.4

Fareed Ahmad to Muhammad Haris. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Ur Rahman.
16.3

Fareed Ahmad to Salman Ali Agha. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Ur Rahman.
16.2

APPEAL! Fareed Ahmad to Salman Ali Agha. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz, appeal made for Caught. The umpire is unmoved.
16.1

Fareed Ahmad to Muhammad Haris. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, mis-timed to short leg for 1 run.
അവസാന Over 16

Over 16. 9 runs. Bowler: Shaheen Afridi. Afghanistan: 108/7 (rr 6.75)
15.6

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Salman Ali Agha. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
15.5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Muhammad Haris. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
15.4

OUT! Caught. Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mohammad Nawaz. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Rasooli. Mohammad Nawaz lost his wicket.
15.3

FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mohammad Nawaz. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.

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19.5

ഫരീദ് അഹമ്മദ് c Saim Ayub b Haris Rauf 1 (6)

OUT! Caught. Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Ayub. Pakistan secure a 39-run victory in the opening match of the Tri-series. Rahmanullah Gurbaz contributed 38 runs, while Sediqullah Atal and Darwish Rasooli built a decent partnership but fell without converting it into a big one. Rashid Khan added some late fireworks with a quickfire 39 off just 16 balls, but it wasn't enough. For Pakistan, Haris Rauf was the standout bowler, claiming four vital wickets, while Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Nawaz, and Sufiyan Muqeem chipped in with two wickets each to seal the win. Salman Ali Agha is the Player of the Match.
19.4

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad. Off cutter half volley, wide outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Haris.
19.3

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Haris.
19.2

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Haris.
19.1

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Haris.
അവസാന Over 19

Over 19. 2 runs. Bowler: Shaheen Afridi. Afghanistan: 143/9 (rr 7.53)
18.6

Shaheen Afridi to Fareed Ahmad. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Rauf.
18.5

Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for 1 run, dropped catch by Nawaz, fielded by Nawaz.
18.4

Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Haris.
18.3

Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Haris.
18.2

Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Haris.
18.1

മുജീബ് സദ്രാന്‍ b Shaheen Afridi 4 (9)

OUT! Bowled. Shaheen Afridi to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Knocked him over!

അവസാന Over 18

Over 18. 19 runs. Bowler: Haris Rauf. Afghanistan: 141/8 (rr 7.83)
17.6

റഷിദ് ഖാൻ c Hassan Nawaz b Haris Rauf 39 (16)

OUT! Caught. Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Nawaz. Rashid Khan's late enetertainment comes to an end.
17.5

Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan. Short, wide outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Haris.
17.4

SIX! Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep backward point for 6 runs.
17.3

Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Haris.
17.3

Wide Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Haris.
17.2

SIX! Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep backward point for 6 runs.
17.1

SIX! Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
അവസാന Over 17

Over 17. 14 runs. Bowler: Sufiyan Muqeem. Afghanistan: 122/7 (rr 7.18)
16.6

APPEAL! Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving, to point for 1 run, fielded by Farhan, appeal made for Run Out. The replays indicate that Mujeeb successfully brought his bat into the crease just in time.
16.5

FOUR! Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, down leg side backing away cutting, well timed past deep point for 4 runs.
16.4

SIX! Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

16.3

Sufiyan Muqeem to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, to leg on the back foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Ashraf.
16.2

Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan. Left-Arm Leg Spin full toss, middle stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Ashraf.
16.1

Sufiyan Muqeem to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run.
അവസാന Over 16

Over 16. 9 runs. Bowler: Shaheen Afridi. Afghanistan: 108/7 (rr 6.75)
15.6

Shaheen Afridi to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ayub.
15.5

Shaheen Afridi to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Half volley, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
15.4

Shaheen Afridi to Rashid Khan. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to deep backward point for 1 run, run save by Ayub.
15.3

Shaheen Afridi to Rashid Khan. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Haris.
15.3

Wide Shaheen Afridi to Rashid Khan. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, missed for 1 run, fielded by Haris.
15.2

SIX! Shaheen Afridi to Rashid Khan. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.