Afghanistan beat Pakistan by seven wickets

Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi both smashed a six off pace bowler Naseem Shah in the penultimate over to lower the goal to five runs. They needed 30 from the final three overs and 22 off the final two. Zadran then scored the winning run off Zaman Khan's final over to help his team reach their goal of 131 runs with one ball remaining. Rashid Khan, the captain of Afghanistan, remarked, "It's a huge honour and joy to lead this beautiful squad."

Imad Wasim, an all-rounder, scored his first T20I half-century with a calm 57-ball 64 that left him unbeaten as Pakistan scored 130-6 in 20 overs. Afghanistan's first bilateral T20I matchup with one of the top six teams—India, England, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, or Australia—took place in this series.