2025 United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Nation Series

2025 United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Nation Series
Date29 August–7 September 2025
LocationUnited Arab Emirates
Result Pakistan won the series
Player of the seriesMohammad Nawaz (Pak)
Teams
 Afghanistan  Pakistan  United Arab Emirates
Captains
Rashid Khan[a] Salman Ali Agha Muhammad Waseem
Most runs
Ibrahim Zadran (194) Fakhar Zaman (155) Muhammad Waseem (163)
Most wickets
Rashid Khan (9) Mohammad Nawaz (10) Haider Ali (6)

The 2025 United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Nation Series was a ⁣⁣cricket⁣⁣ tournament which was held from 29 August to 7 September 2025 in the United Arab Emirates.[1][2][3] The participating teams were the hosts United Arab Emirates, along with the men's national teams of Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the matches played in Twenty20 International (T20I) format.[4][5][6] The tournament was played in a double round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing for the final. The tri-series formed part of the preparation of all participating teams for the 2025 Asia Cup.[7] All the matches were played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.[8]

Squads

 Afghanistan[9]  Pakistan[10]  United Arab Emirates[11]

Round-robin

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Pakistan 4 3 1 0 6 1.037 Advanced to the final
2  Afghanistan 4 3 1 0 6 0.262
3  United Arab Emirates (H) 4 0 4 0 0 −1.300
Source: ESPNcricinfo[12]
(H) Host

Fixtures

29 August 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
182/7 (20 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
143 (19.5 overs)
Salman Ali Agha 53* (36)
Fareed Ahmad 2/47 (4 overs)
Rashid Khan 39 (16)
Haris Rauf 4/31 (3.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 39 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Salman Ali Agha (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

30 August 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
207 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
176/8 (20 overs)
Saim Ayub 69 (38)
Saghir Khan 3/44 (4 overs)
Asif Khan 77 (35)
Hasan Ali 3/47 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 31 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Saim Ayub (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

1 September 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
188/4 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
150/8 (20 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 63 (40)
Muhammad Rohid 2/34 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 67 (37)
Rashid Khan 3/21 (4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 38 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Aasif Iqbal (UAE)
Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Afg)

2 September 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
169/5 (20 overs)
v
 Pakistan
151/9 (20 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 65 (45)
Faheem Ashraf 4/27 (4 overs)
Haris Rauf 34* (16)
Noor Ahmad 2/20 (4 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 2/20 (4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 18 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Aasif Iqbal (UAE)
Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Afg)

4 September 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
171/5 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
140/7 (20 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 77* (44)
Haider Ali 2/17 (4 overs)
Alishan Sharafu 68 (51)
Abrar Ahmed 4/9 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 31 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Abrar Ahmed (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Junaid Siddique became the first player to take 100 wickets for UAE in men's T20Is.[16][17]

5 September 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
170/4 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
166/5 (20 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 48 (35)
Haider Ali 2/23 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 44 (29)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 1/20 (4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 4 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Afg)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Abdullah Ahmadzai (Afg) made his T20I debut.

Final

7 September 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
141/8 (20 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
66 (15.5 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 27 (26)
Rashid Khan 3/38 (4 overs)
Rashid Khan 17 (18)
Mohammad Nawaz 5/19 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 75 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz (Pak)

Notes

  1. ^ Ibrahim Zadran captained Afghanistan in the 6th T20I.

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