By Admin 
In the match played in Sharjah on Tuesday, Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by 18 runs and avenged their previous defeat. In the fourth match of the UAE TRAI-Nation Series 2025, Afghanistan batted first and gave Pakistan a target of 170 runs. In response, Pakistan reached 151 only in 20 overs. This is the first defeat of this tournament of the Pakistan team, captained by Salman Ali Aga, after which it fell down in the points table.
Chasing 170 runs, both Pakistan’s openers returned to the pavilion in the powerplay. Sahibzada Farhan was dismissed for 18 runs, so Saim Ayub could not even open an account, both of them made their victims. Fakhar Jaman was dismissed by Mohammad Nabi, he scored 25 runs in 18 balls. Captain Salman Ali Aga was run out after scoring 20 runs.
In the end, Haris Rauf struggled a little but he was not enough to win, he scored an unbeaten 34 runs in 16 balls with the help of 4 sixes. Afghanistan won the match by 18 runs and topped the points table.
Pakistan cricket team rolled in points table
This is Pakistan’s first defeat in the UAE Tri-Series 2025, now it has already slipped second in the 3 teams points table. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan have played 3-3 matches, out of which 2-2 have lost. Both teams have 4-4 points, but Afghanistan are ahead on the basis of net run rate. Afghanistan’s net run rate is 1.400, Pakistan’s net run rate is 0.325.
The third number is the UAE, which has lost both their matches. Now if he has to play the title match, then in the next two matches, Pakistan and Afghanistan have to be defeated, although it is very difficult. The UAE match with Pakistan is on Thursday and Afghanistan on Friday. After this, the final between the top 2 teams of the points table will be final on 7 September.
Ibrahim Jadaran gets the Best Player Award
In this match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to bat first. Afghanistan got the first blow as Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the second over when the team’s score was 10 runs. After this, Sedikullah Atal and Ibrahim Jadaran formed a century partnership.
Atal scored 64 runs in 45 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 3 fours. Ibrahim Jadaran scored 65 runs in 45 balls at a strike rate of 144.44, in this innings he hit 1 six and 8 fours. Jadaran was voted the best player of the match.