Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 1st Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

That ends game one of this tri-series. Pakistan are scheduled to play UAE later on today. We will be there for that one. Do join us then. For now it's bye bye.

Salman Ali Agha | Player of the Match: I saw the first 7-8 overs, it was holding when they bowl slower and I knew if I get in, I am good enough to hit a few sixes against any spinner. I'm not as good as I used to be, we have played so much spin, we came here 10 days early, we know there will be lots of spin and we are up to the challenge. Bowling was outstanding, whoever comes, they bowled really well. Haris and Shaheen are one of the best fast bowlers in the world. The pick of the bowlers for me was Nawaz, he bowled outstandingly well. Not easy for a fingerspinner, he always bowls the tough overs and I'm so happy for him. Scoring above-par and it was 150-160 kind of wicket and knew when we scored 180 it was going to be challenging. Always in team meetings we talk about going above-par. We have lots of batting. We have Faheem at 8 and he is a good enough batter to win a game on his own.

Rashid Khan: Was needed at the end, thought even if we don't win, we needed to get close to the target. Run-rate matters in a tri-series and I tried my best, luckily I got some runs there. This is a wicket of 190-200, we were happy to chase 175-180. The less we restrict them it's an advantage. We started well but we lost wickets during the 13th-15th over and then needed 50 off the last 3 overs. If we had got good overs during 11-16 we could have chased it but that's how T20 cricket is. You need to give yourself time in T20 and not play risky shots. To rotate the strike and not dot up had to be done. Dot balls kills you and it's more effective than wickets. That time rotate the strike was key.

22:31 Local Time, 18:31 GMT, 00:01 IST: Good bowling performance by Pakistan. Helped by the slow Sharjah track. Haris Rauf was the gamechanger with that double-wicket maiden in the 12th over. That turned the game and from there Afghanistan were facing an uphill task. Rashid Khan entertained and gave faint hopes of a miracle with his 16-ball 39 but it was not to be. Gurbaz earlier on attacked in the powerplay and looked dangerous but fell to Nawaz. From 93/2, Afghanistan slipped to 97/7 and that collapse cost them the game. The Pakistan skipper smartly used his spinners including Nawaz to open and then Muqeem through the middle overs. Also he got in himself and Saim Ayub. With the pitch getting slower as the game goes on, it would seem that batting first and getting runs on the board is the way to go here. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation...

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad, out Caught by Saim Ayub!! Caught at mid-wicket and that's the game done. A slower-ball off-cutter on a back of a length on off, Fareed Ahmad gets forward to loft and miscues it, simple catch and Haris Rauf ends with four. Pakistan win this easily by 39 runs. Fareed Ahmad c Saim Ayub b Haris Rauf 1(6)

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad, no run, slower-ball and full well wide outside off, Fareed Ahmad makes room outside the leg-stump and can't reach for it outside off to lay bat on ball

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad, no run, and again. Fareed Ahmad is beaten for pace. Short and at him, the extra pace of Haris Rauf beats Fareed on the pull

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad, no run, short at Fareed Ahmad and pacy, Fareed Ahmad pulls and is beaten for pace, flies over the edge

Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad, no run, short outside off, Fareed Ahmad slashes and misses

Shaheen Afridi to Fareed Ahmad, 1 run, full outside off, Fareed Ahmad slogs and the thick outside-edge goes to third man for one

Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, 1 run, fingertipper? or not? A low full-toss outside off, Fazalhaq Farooqi slices the loft, Nawaz at extra-cover runs back and goes with an outstretched left hand, but the ball just is out of his reach, full marks to the effort though

Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run, another quick bouncer and at Fazalhaq Farooqi who again goes down, is on the floor as he sits with a smile on his face, Farooqi did well to avoid that

Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run, quick bouncer and at Fazalhaq Farooqi who is quick to go down, a stare from Shaheen Afridi at Farooqi who smiles in return

Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run, short and at pace at Fazalhaq Farooqi who pulls and misses, flies over the top-edge

Fazalhaq Farooqi, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Shaheen Afridi to Mujeeb, out Bowled!! Shaheen Afridi gets Mujeeb. A slower-ball off-cutter on a length on middle, Mujeeb swipes hard and gets a tiny feather on it, the inside-edge takes it back on. Mujeeb b Shaheen Afridi 4(9)

Shaheen Afridi to Mujeeb, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Shaheen Afridi [3.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack

Fareed Ahmad Malik, left handed bat, comes to the crease