Afghanistan on Tuesday defeated Pakistan by 18 runs in the fourth match of the T20 Tri-Series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first. They scored 169 runs for the loss of five wickets in their 20 overs. Ibrahim Zadran played a brilliant innings of 65 runs while Sediqullah added 64 to the board.
For Pakistan, Faheem Ashraf impressed with the ball, taking four wickets. Saim Ayub bowled tightly and picked up one wicket for just 18 runs in his four overs.
In response, Pakistan fell short of the target and managed to only score 151 runs for the loss of nine wickets. Haris Rauf top-scored with 34 runs, followed by Fakhar Zaman with 25, Salman Ali Agha with 20 and Sahibzada Farhan with 18.
Afghan bowlers kept Pakistan under pressure. Fazal Haq Farooqi, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad took two wickets each to seal the win.
The loss comes days after Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 39 runs in the opening match of the series.
Pakistan will now face the UAE in their fourth match on September 4 — just days before Asia Cup.