Overview

• Afghanistan defended 170 to hand Pakistan an 18-run defeat in the Sharjah tri-series, their second straight win of the tournament.
• Faheem Ashraf led Pakistan's bowling with four wickets before facing questions about missing senior batters in the chase.
• A clip of Ashraf saying players do not think about colleagues during a match went viral after he was asked about Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
• Haris Rauf's late hitting trimmed the margin, yet Pakistan still suffered their first loss of the tri-series.
• Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been left out of both the tri-series and the announced Asia Cup 2025 squads, with Pakistan next playing UAE on September 4 and opening the Asia Cup against Oman on September 12.