The United Arab Emirates hosted a fast-paced T20I tri-series between Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the UAE at Sharjah Cricket Stadium from August 29 to September 7, 2025, serving as a tune-up for the Asia Cup. The event followed a double round-robin format with six league games and a final under lights. Pakistan lifted the trophy after defeating Afghanistan in the final.
Tri-Series Schedule: Pakistan, Afghanistan and UAE — Full Schedule and Squads
Schedule and results
- Friday, Aug 29 — Afghanistan vs Pakistan, Sharjah, 7:00 PM local (8:30 PM IST): Pakistan won by 39 runs.
- Saturday, Aug 30 — UAE vs Pakistan, Sharjah, 7:00 PM local: Pakistan won by 31 runs.
- Monday, Sep 1 — Afghanistan vs UAE, Sharjah, 7:00 PM local: Afghanistan won by 38 runs.
- Tuesday, Sep 2 — Afghanistan vs Pakistan, Sharjah, 7:00 PM local: Afghanistan won by 18 runs.
- Thursday, Sep 4 — Pakistan vs UAE, Sharjah, 7:00 PM local: Pakistan won by 31 runs.
- Friday, Sep 5 — Afghanistan vs UAE, Sharjah, 7:00 PM local: Afghanistan won by 4 runs.
- Sunday, Sep 7 — Final: Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Sharjah, 7:00 PM local: Pakistan won by 75 runs (AFG 66 all out in 15.5 overs chasing 142).
Format and Venue
Venue: All matches were played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE.
Format: Double round-robin (each team plays the others twice), top two qualify for the final.
Squads for Tri-Series
Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (C), Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Hussain Talat, Sufyan Mokim.
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Umarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Allah Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik.
UAE: Muhammad Wasim (C), Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wk), Ethan D’Souza, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddiqui, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Zohaib, Muhammad Jawadullah, Rahul Chopra (wk), Rohid Khan, Saghir Khan.
