In the final match of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-hosted tri-nation T20 series in Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Muhammad Nawaz outclassed Afghanistan batters with five wickets as Pakistan clinched the title.

Chasing the 142-run target, the Afghanistan side crumbled against Pakistan on just 66 runs, as the Green Shirts won the series title by 75 runs.

Pakistani spinner Muhammad Nawaz grabbed five wickets, crushing the Afghan batting lineup. Other spinners, Abrar Ahmed and Sufiyan Muqeem, also took two wickets apiece.

For Afghanistan, Captain Rashid Khan scored 17 runs, while Sediqullah Atal added only 13 runs to the total. None of the other Afghan batters could enter the double figures.

Winning the toss, Pakistan Captain Salman Agha won the toss and elected to bat first.

Fakhar Zaman scored 27 runs, while all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz managed to add 25 runs to the team total as the Pakistan team put 141 runs on the board.

Afghanistan Captain Rashid Khan took three wickets. Noor Ahmed grabbed two, while pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi also got a couple of wickets.

Pakistan All-rounder Muhammad Nawaz won the title of the man of the match for his blistering performance, taking five wickets and scoring 25 runs.

With this win, the Pakistan team lifted the title of T20 Tri-series 2025, strengthening their skills and reinforcing their confidence for the upcoming Asia Cup in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from September 9.

In their back-to-back face-offs in the series’ round robin matches, Pakistan first beat Afghanistan by 39 runs. In the second encounter, Afghanistan struck back with a 19-run victory against the Green Shirts.

At the end of the round stage, Pakistan and Afghanistan had six points, after winning three out of their four matches.

The host UAE couldn’t manage to secure a single win to clinch any points, hence the other two teams qualified for the final.

Mike Hesson fortifies confidence in national team

In his latest statement ahead of final, the Pakistan national team’s head coach Mike Hesson praised the performances of the national team by saying that, “Pakistan are growing nicely as a team”.

“Certainly not perfect,” he said, but he appraised his performance, too, as the Pakistan team have won 9 out of 12 T20 matches since he came on board.

He termed this “a big improvement” from the time when he took charge.