Overview
- Pakistan chased 227 to finish 230 for 9 in 49.3 overs, sealing victory with three balls to spare at Harare Sports Club.
- Hamza Zahoor top-scored with an unbeaten 68 off 51 balls after captain Farhan Yousaf made 65, with Ahmed Hussain adding 31 in an 89-run fourth-wicket stand.
- Usman Khan led Pakistan’s attack with 4 for 37, while Afghanistan’s Salam Khan returned 4 for 44 in a tight contest.
- The series began under unsettled weather, as the Afghanistan–Zimbabwe opener was abandoned due to persistent rain.
- Pakistan next face Zimbabwe on December 29 before fixtures on January 2 and January 4, using the schedule to settle combinations ahead of their Harare-based World Cup group games.