Airstrike In Afghanistan Irfan Pathan Reaction: Pakistan has conducted airstrike in Paktika province of Afghanistan. Three cricketers including Afghan nationals also lost their lives in this attack. This attack took place late night on 17 October. Indian cricket legend Irfan Pathan has also condemned this attack on Afghanistan. Irfan has paid tribute to those killed in this attack.

Irfan Pathan’s reaction on airstrike

8 people lost their lives in the airstrike on Afghanistan. Seven people have also been injured. Three local cricketers are among those who lost their lives in this attack. Irfan Pathan wrote on social media platform X regarding this attack that ‘My prayers are with the innocent people of Afghanistan. You guys stay safe.

My prayers are with the innocent ppl of Afghanistan. Stay safe

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 18, 2025

Afghanistan cricket breaks ties

Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has also condemned this attack. Along with this, grief has also been expressed over the death of the players. Afghanistan Cricket Board has also refused to play tri-series with Pakistan. A tri-series was to be played between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi and Lahore in the month of November, but now the Afghan team has refused to play with Pakistan in this series. Rashid Khan has also agreed to the decision of the Cricket Board. Along with this, Rashid Khan has also removed the name of Pakistan Super League team Lahore Qalandars from the account of social media platform

Statement of Condolences

The Afghanistan Cricket Board expresses its deepest sorrow and grief over the tragic martyrdom of the brave cricketers from Urgun District in Paktika Province, who were targeted this evening in a cowardly attack carried out by the Pakistani regime.

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— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 17, 2025

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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.

Afg vs pak t20 match: The fourth match of the ongoing Tri -series between Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is being played on Tuesday, September 2. This match is being held between Afghanistan and Pakistan at the UAE’s Sharjah Stadium. In this match, Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. At the same time, Pakistan’s team will come down to bowl first. The playing XI of both teams has also come out in this match.

Afghanistan’s playing XI

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sedikullah Atal, Ibrahim Jadaran, Darvish Rasuli, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (Captain), AM Gajanfar, Noor Ahmed and Fazal Faruki.

Pakistan’s playing XI

Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Aga (captain), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Sufiyan Mukim.

AFG vs Pak Match Pitch Report

Talking about the pitch of Sharjah, Rameez Raja and America Sohail said that the secret of spin bowlers was seen on Sharjah’s pitch at one time. At the same time, this pitch also helps fast bowlers. In today’s match, there can be more speed and jump on this pitch. Because of this, the batsmen can score run with independence. There is a lot of dew on the pitch, due to which sixes and flocks can be seen on the field.

What happened in the tri-series so far?

The first match of the tri -series was played between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistan won this match for 39 runs. In the second match, Pakistan defeated the UAE team by 31 runs. In the third match, Afghanistan won the first win of this tri -series and defeated the UAE by 38 runs. Pakistan would like to register the third win of this series by repeating the first match in today’s match. At the same time, Afghanistan’s team will take revenge for the previous defeat from Pakistan.

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