Nawaz’s Hat-Trick Powers Pakistan to T20 Tri-Series Victory

Chasing 142, Afghanistan was bowled out for just 66 in 15.5 overs. Nawaz took his first-ever T20I hat-trick and finished with five wickets.

Shaheen Afridi struck early, dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the opening over. Spinner Abrar Ahmed removed Sediqullah Atal, leaving Afghanistan at 28/2 in the fifth.

Nawaz then changed the game in the sixth and eighth overs. He dismissed Darwish Rasooli and Azmatullah Omarzai with consecutive balls, and on the first ball of his next over, completed a hat-trick by bowling Ibrahim Zadran. Nawaz snared Karim Jannat two balls later, reducing Afghanistan to 32/6.

Abrar and Sufiyan Muqeem supported Nawaz with two wickets each, while Shaheen Afridi added one. Afghanistan was all out for 66.

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Earlier, Pakistan reached 141/8 in their 20 overs. Rashid Khan led Afghanistan’s attack with three wickets.

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Sahibzada Farhan fell in the first over, but Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman rebuilt with a solid 48-run stand. Fakhar scored 27, and Saim made 17. Salman Agha contributed 24, while Hasan Nawaz hit a quick 15. Mohammad Nawaz, key with the ball, also scored an important 25 runs.

• Pakistan: 141/8 in 20 overs
• Afghanistan: 66 all out in 15.5 overs
• Result: Pakistan won by 75 runs

Notable Performers

• Mohammad Nawaz: 5 wickets, hat-trick, 25 runs
• Abrar Ahmed & Sufiyan Muqeem: 2 wickets each
• Rashid Khan (Afghanistan): 3 wickets

Pakistan:  Salman Ali Agha (c) Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed.

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.