Electing to bat first, Afghanistan put huge score of 257 runs in 50 overs. Hashmatullah Shahidi's unbeaten 97 and Asghar Afghan 67 of 56 balls were main attractions of Afghanistan inning. Mohammad Nawaz took 3 wickets for Pakistan. Pakistan in reply with Imam-ul-Haq' 80, Babar Azam's 66 and Shoaib Malik's unbeaten 51 runs finished the given chase with 3 balls spare and won the match by 3 wickets. Shoaib Malik declared man of the match for his 51 runs.