Pakistan vs Afghanistan highlights
Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 75 runs in the final of the UAE T20 Tri-Series in Sharjah on September 7, 2025.
Pakistan successfully defended their target of 142 runs, dismissing Afghanistan for just 66 runs in 15.5 overs.
Mohammad Nawaz had a stellar performance,
taking a hat-trick and finishing with 5 wickets for 19 runs – his best figures in T20 cricket.
Abrar Ahmed and Shoaib Maqsood also took two wickets each.
This victory will significantly boost Pakistan’s confidence ahead of the Asia Cup, which begins next week.
The spin-friendly conditions in Sharjah were well exploited by the Pakistani bowlers, particularly Mohammad Nawaz.
Head-to-head record
Here are the details of the head-to-head records between Pakistan and Afghanistan
in One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I):
Overall ODI and T20I international records
Format Matches played Pakistan won Afghanistan won
ODI 8 7 1
T20I 9 5 4
Total 17 12 5
Matches Pakistan Afghanistan
2 1 1
Recent ODI matches
October 23, 2023: Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
August 26, 2023: Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 59 runs.
Recent T20 matches
- Oct 6, 2023: Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets.
- Mar 27, 2023: Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 66 runs.
- Mar 26, 2023: Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets.
- Mar 24, 2023: Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets.