Overview
- Pakistan chased 227 to reach 230 for 9 with three balls left in the U19 tri-series match at Harare Sports Club.
- Usman Khan led the bowling with 4 for 37 as Afghanistan were dismissed for 226, with Mohammad Sayyam and Daniyal Ali Khan taking two wickets each.
- Captain Farhan Yousaf scored 65 and added 89 with Ahmed Hussain, laying the platform for the decisive late charge.
- Hamza Zahoor finished unbeaten on 68 from 51 balls and shared an unbroken 29-run last-wicket stand with Niqab Shafiq to close out the chase.
- The Zimbabwe-hosted tri-series serves as World Cup tune-up, with the final on January 6 and an earlier Afghanistan–Zimbabwe match washed out by rain.