Sharjah: Captain Salman Agha hit an undefeated half -century player and the rapid player Haris Rauf grabbed four WICKETS when Pakistan eclipsed Afghanistan for 39 races at the inaugurator of the Triple International Series of Twenty20 in Sharjah on Friday.
Salman Diestro hit a 53 of 36 balls not with three six and so many limits that raised Pakistan to a solid 182-7 in his 20 overs.
Haris took 4-31, while the palace fellow Shaheen Aphridi said 2-21, while the Mohammad Nawaz (2-23) spinning and Sufiyan Muqeem (2-25) dismissed Afghanistan by 143 in 19.5 overs before a noisy crowd of 16,000 in the Sharjah Cricket stadium.
Afghanistan combined Pakistan with the opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 27-Ball 38 with a limit of six and three, adding 51 for the second Wickt with Sediqullah Atal, which made 23.
It was the right shipowner Haris who changed the game with a 12th of two WICKET about sending Atal and Karim Janat back without granting a race.
The captain of Afghanistan, Rashid Khan, broke five six and four in his 16 -ball tingel 39, but fell against Haris to end the fight of his team.
Salman, who was appointed man of the game for his fighting blow, said that staying in the Wickt helped him score solidly later.
“I saw the first seven eight, I was holding [for the spinners when they bowled slow and for the change-ups of pacers]. I knew that if I could enter, I could hit six against any bowling player, and that is what I did, “Salman said in his talk after the game.
When commenting on Pakistan’s batting against rotating bowling, the employer said the team was ready for the challenge.
“I am not as good as it used to be, but we arrived here ten days before, and we know that there will be a lot of turn and we are up to that challenge,” he said.
In his team’s players program, he said: “[Our] The bowling were exceptional. Who entered, launched hard lengths. We knew there were going to be many slower balls. They [Haris and Shaheen] They are some of the best rapid bowling players in the world.
“Even [Sufiyan] Muqeem was also impressive. The selection of bowling players for me was [Mohammad] Nawaz It is always more difficult. It is not easy for a finger spinner and he is going very well, I am very happy for him. Annotation above the pair [today]It was a type of 150-160 wickt, we wrote down 180 -od and we knew it would be a challenge for them [Afghanistan]. “
Previously, Pakistan chose to hit first and was lifted by the fourth half century T20i in Salman.
He anchored the tickets admirably well after the Sahibzada Farhan opener broke two six and a limit on his 10 balls 21 when Pakistan finished the batting power game with 54-1.
Salman added 53 for the fifth Wickt with Mohammad Nawaz Zurdo whose 11-box 21 had two six and one limit since the duo helped Pakistan obtain 51 races in the last five overs.
Rashid, in the action of his rear with the bat, said: “It was necessary in the end. We had it in mind … that execution rate is something that matters. While I can do everything possible to approach the goal, and fortunately we obtained some races there.
“I feel that this is a 190-200 wickt.”
Pakistan in his next Tri-Series match is hosted by the United Arab Emirates on Saturday.
The three teams face each other twice with the first two playing the final of September 7.
The event is an accumulation of the Asia Cup that begins on September 9.
MARKER
PAKISTAN:
Sahibzada Farhan C Womenb B Omarzai 21
Saim Ayub C Fareed B Rashid 14
Fakhar Zaman C Ibrahim B Nabi 20
Salman Ali Agha did not come out 53
Hasan Nawaz C Sediqullah B Fareed 9
Mohammad Nawaz C Rasooli B Womenb 21
Mohammad Haris C Sediqullah B Fareed 15
Faheem Ashraf runs out 14
Extras (B-4, LB-6, NB-1, W-4) 15
Total (for seven Wickts, 20 overs) 182
They did not hit: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem
Fall of Wickts: 1-26 (sahibzada), 2-55 (SAIM), 3-63 (Fakhar), 4-83 (Hasan), 5-136 (Nawaz), 6-167 (Haris), 7-182 (Faheem)
Bowling: Farooqi 3-0-31-0, Womenb 4-0-22-1 (1W), Omarzai 2-0-28-1 (1W), Nabi 3-0-18-1 (1W), Rashid 4-0-26-1, Rate 4-0-47-2 (1W, 1NB)
AFGHANISTAN:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz B Nawaz 38
Ibrahim Zadran B Shaheen 9
Sediqullah Atal C Shaheen B Haris 23
Darwish Rasooli C&B Sufiyan 21
Karim Janat C Hasan B Haris 0
Azmatullah Omarzai St M. Haris B Nawaz 0
Mohammad Nabi C Faheem B Sufiyan 3
Rashid Khan C Hasan B Haris 39
WOMENAB UR RAHMAN B SHAHEEN 4
Fareed Ahmad C Saim B Haris 1
Fazalhaq Farooqi was not 1
Extras (LB-1, W-3) 4
Total (all outside, 19.4 overs)
Fall of Wickts: 1-17 (Ibrahim), 2-68 (Gurbaz), 3-93 (Sediqullah), 4-93 (Karim), 5-93 (Darwish), 6-95 (Omarzai), 7-97 (Nabi), 8-141 (rashid), 9-141 (Manjeeb)
Bowling: Shaheen 4-0-21-2 (1W), Nawaz 4-0-23-2, Faheem 1-0-15-0 (1W), Haris 3.5-1-31-4 (1W), SAIM 2-0-21-0, Salman 1-0-6-0, Sufiyan 4-0-25-25-2
Result: Pakistan won by 39 races.
Party player: Salman Ali Agha
Posted in Dawn, August 30, 2025
