Afghanistan defeated Pakistan Shaheens by four wickets on Friday in the semi-final of the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
The defeat means that the Shaheens are now out of the race for gold medal in the event.
Chasing a target of 116 runs, Afghanistan reached home in 17.5 overs for the loss of six wickets.
Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib played an unbeaten cameo of 26 runs in 19 balls, which included four and three sixes, to help his side get over the line.
Noor Ali Zadran was the highest scorer for the winning side with 39 runs in 33 balls.
For Pakistan, Arafat Minhas and Usman Qadir claimed two wickets each.
Earlier, Afghanistan restricted Pakistan to 115 in 18 overs after winning the toss and electing to field first.
Opener Omair Yousuf was the top run-scorer for Pakistan with 24 runs, however the rest of the batters could not impress.
Fareed Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan with figures of 3-15 in three overs.
Pakistan will now face Bangladesh for the bronze medal tomorrow, meanwhile India will face Afghanistan in the final on the same day.
Pakistan Shaheens squad
Qasim Akram (captain), Omair Bin Yousuf (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Arshad Iqbal, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Rohail Nazir (wk), Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Muqeem and Usman Qadir
Player support personnel
Shahid Aslam (head coach-cum-manager), Umar Rasheed (bowling coach), Hanif Malik (batting and fielding coach) and Hafiz Naeem ul Rasool (physiotherapist)