UAE T20I Tri-Series 2025: Pakistan vs Afghanistan, 4th T20I Match Preview

Pakistan will lock horns with Afghanistan in the fourth match of the UAE T20I Tri-Series 2025 on Tuesday, September 2, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Pakistan have made an excellent start to the tournament, winning their first two matches comfortably to sit at the top of the points table. A win in this clash would all but confirm their place in the final. Notably, Pakistan have already defeated Afghanistan by 39 runs in the series opener, and they will look to replicate that performance.

Meanwhile, Afghanistan find themselves under some pressure, as they lost their opening encounter and now face a challenging schedule with two games in as many days. After playing UAE on September 1, they will return to the field within 24 hours to take on Pakistan. The win in both matches is crucial for Afghanistan if they are to strengthen their position in the race to the final.

Match Details

Pitch Report

The Sharjah Cricket Stadium surface has mostly supported the batters, and conditions are expected to get even better as the match progresses. In the opening two fixtures of the tri-series, batting played a decisive role in determining the outcome.

Head-to-Head record in T20Is

Predicted Playing XIs

Pakistan (PAK):

Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Salman Mirza, Sufiyan Muqeem

Afghanistan (AFG):

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik