Live Cricket Scorecard - AFG vs CAN Match 39, Afghanistan tour of ICC MT20 WC, 2026

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Afghanistan vs Canada MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

CRICKET MATCH TEAMS

Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)
Ibrahim Zadran
Sediqullah Atal
Darwish Rasooli
Gulbadin Naib
Azmatullah Omarzai
Mohammad Nabi
Rashid Khan (C)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman
Abdullah Ahmadzai

Canada
Yuvraj Samra
Dilpreet Bajwa (C)
Navneet Dhaliwal
Harsh Thaker
Nicholas Kirton
Shreyas Movva (W)
Saad Bin Zafar
Dilon Heyliger
Jaskarandeep Singh
Kaleem Sana
Ansh Patel

Afghanistan vs Canada MATCH INFO

Toss:Canada, who chose to field
Umpires:Gazi Sohel (BAN), Nitin Menon (IND) and Sharfuddoula Saikat (BAN)
Match Referee:Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Match Date:Thu, 19th Feb 2026

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MANHATTAN

AFG - INN CAN - INN

End of over 20
CAN118/8
CAN Batting J Singh 7(13) A Patel 2(5)

0
19.6: Ziaur Rahman to Jaskarandeep Singh, CANADA OVERTURN AN LBW DECISION! These two teams have to be playing each other in backyard cricket. Haven't seen such sportsmanship in international cricket. Everyone is smiling. Bowler, batter, keeper and even the umpire. Full and straight, almost a yorker, around off and middle, Jaskarandeep Singh looked to clear his front leg out of the way and swing the ball over the leg side. But he was beaten for pace this time, as the ball was quick. It thumped into his front pad and the bowler appealed for LBW. Up went the umpire's finger in a flash. Now, the batter immediately took the review and immediately, the bowler burst out laughing, also shaking hands and embracing the batter. However, on the review, the Ball Tracking showed the ball to be missing leg stump! Great scenes all around. AFGHANISTAN WIN BY 82 RUNS!

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19.5: Ziaur Rahman to Jaskarandeep Singh, Pace off again, this time on a fuller length. On leg stump, angling down, Singh is early into his swing and nearly goes through with the shot, but at the last moment, manages to stab it down the deck.

0
19.4: Ziaur Rahman to Jaskarandeep Singh, Pace off, short in length outside off, Jaskarandeep Singh looks to cut but is early into his shot and misses.

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19.3: Ziaur Rahman to Ansh Patel, A run out chance, missed! Slower one, fuller on the pads, Patel works it to short mid-wicket and sets off for the single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

0
19.2: Ziaur Rahman to Ansh Patel, Oh, that's right on the money from Rahman. A straight yorker, lands it right on the popping crease around middle stump, Ansh Patel does well to dig it out towards cover.

0
19.1: Ziaur Rahman to Ansh Patel, Just back of a length, over off and middle, Patel camps back and just nudges it down to point.

End of over 19
CAN117/8
CAN Batting J Singh 7(10) A Patel 1(2)

0
18.6: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Jaskarandeep Singh, Almost a yorker, following the batter down the leg side, Singh looks to swing hard but misses. The ball goes beneath his legs through to the keeper.

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18.5: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Jaskarandeep Singh, SIX! SPANKED! And that is why Jaskarandeep Singh refused the single on the previous ball. On a length, around off, Jaskarandeep Singh gets deep in his crease and swings it powerfully over mid-wicket. The ball travels flat but crosses the ropes.

0
18.4: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Jaskarandeep Singh, Around off, swung down towards long on and this is interesting. Number 9 denies the strike to a number 10!

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18.3: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Jaskarandeep Singh, FOUR LEG BYES! Oh, unlucky for the bowler. Another yorker, tailing back into the legs. Jaskarandeep Singh gets the front leg out of the way and squeezes it past the keeper, into the fine leg fence. Hang on, Afghanistan have reviewed this one for LBW. There wasn't much of an appeal to begin with, but the third umpire is called in. Initial replays suggest that the ball missed the inside edge and came right off the pads. Ball Tracking shows that the ball actually pitched outside the line of leg stump. It stays Not Out and it will be leg byes instead of runs.

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18.2: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Jaskarandeep Singh, Another one from Ahmadzai, right around the toes. Jaskarandeep Singh fails to dig it out again and gets nutmegged as well.

0
18.1: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Jaskarandeep Singh, A yorker aimed in at the toes, Jaskarandeep Singh gives the charge but fails to dig it out and the ball goes through to the keeper.

End of over 18
CAN107/8
CAN Batting J Singh 1(4) A Patel 1(2)

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17.6: Mohammad Nabi to Jaskarandeep Singh, Short, around middle, Singh gets down and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 2 runs and a wicket from the over and Jaskarandeep Singh goes across to congratulate Nabi for his outstanding bowling spell - 4-0-7-4! Excellent spirit of cricket. Also, these are the best bowling figures in a T20 World Cup for Nabi.

0
17.5: Mohammad Nabi to Jaskarandeep Singh, On middle and leg, holds on the surface, Jaskarandeep looks to flick, but gets a leading edge towards cover.

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17.4: Mohammad Nabi to Jaskarandeep Singh, DROPPED! Rahmanullah Gurbaz, of all the people, has denied the President a fifer. And everyone is seeing the funny side of it, except Gurbaz. In fact, he is so furious that he has taken his helmet off and flung it onto the ground! Full, around middle and leg, Jaskarandeep Singh looked to play the slog sweep but was early into the shot. The ball came on slowly and took the top edge. Went straight up and behind the sticks. The keeper, Gurbaz charged back towards the ball, while short fine leg got across to his right for the catch as well. In the end, Gurbaz called for the catch and the short fine leg fielder backed off. However, despite getting to the ball, Gurbaz could not hang on!

1
17.3: Mohammad Nabi to Ansh Patel, Slightly short on middle, worked away from inside the crease and through backward square leg for a single.

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17.2: Mohammad Nabi to Ansh Patel, Flatter one on the pads, tapped across to mid-wicket.

0
17.1: Mohammad Nabi to Dilon Heyliger, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh dear... nearly a big collision but all's well that ends well. Mohammad Nabi stays around the wicket to the right-hander and floats it up on a nagging length on leg. Dilon Heyliger stays deep in the crease, looks for the slog but miscues it badly. The ball gets sliced up high towards backward point where Abdullah Ahmadzai seems to be settling under it. However, the keeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz calls for it and runs after it. Ahmadzai doesn't hear his call, or didn't want to hear it and snatches the catch just before Gurbaz can pouch it in his gloves. Gurbaz is down on the deck and Ahmadzai is looking perplexed at him. Nabi has his fourth and everyone else can see the funny side of Gurbaz's fall.

End of over 20
AFG200/4
AFG Batting I Zadran 95(56) D Rasooli 4(4)

4
19.6: Jaskarandeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR MORE! Full, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran reaches out and drills it through the covers! 79 runs in the last 6 overs and AFGHANISTAN FINISH ON EXACTLY 200, WITH 4 WICKETS DOWN!

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19.5: Jaskarandeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! UP AND OVER! A short ball, wide outside off, Ibrahim stays back and throwing his bat at it, gets it over point for a boundary!

0
19.4: Jaskarandeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, Quicker ball, a full toss, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran swings but misses the ball!

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19.3: Jaskarandeep Singh to Darwish Rasooli, For all those kids who grew up in the 90s, we used to see an advert on TV, which said, 'Goes on and on and on'. This is something similar to that. Full and outside off, excellent change of pace, Darwish swings wildly but misses. The batters go for a bye and the keeper has a shy at the striker's end. Ibrahim is well in, but the ball deflects towards mid-wicket. So the batters go for the overthrow. Now, the fielder charges in from long on and fires a throw at the bowling end and hits the stumps there too! Guess what, even that deflects away to the sweeper at cover and the batters take the third! This time, there is no direct hit.

1WD
19.3: Jaskarandeep Singh to Darwish Rasooli, WIDE. Full and miles outside off, left alone.

2
19.2: Jaskarandeep Singh to Darwish Rasooli, Mistimed, but safe. A short ball, outside off, pace off, Darwish Rasooli jumps down the track and throws his bat at it. Is early and skews it off the top edge in the air. The ball lands in vacant space beyond cover and the batters return for a second.

1
19.1: Jaskarandeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, On a length, outside off, drilled through the covers for a single.

End of over 19
AFG185/4
AFG Batting I Zadran 86(52) D Rasooli 2(2)

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18.6: Dilon Heyliger to Ibrahim Zadran, On a length, outside off, pace off, Zadran pulls it through mid-wicket for one. 10 from the over, 64 in the last 5!

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18.5: Dilon Heyliger to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX! My word. This guy is a real treat to watch. How has that gone all the way? Full and wide outside off, Ibrahim Zadran reaches out and uses all his wrists to carve it over cover. The ball goes flat but with full power to clear the ropes!

1
18.4: Dilon Heyliger to Darwish Rasooli, Another short ball, outside off, Rasooli pulls it through mid-wicket for one.

1
18.3: Dilon Heyliger to Ibrahim Zadran, Excellent yorker, at the toes, Ibrahim Zadran manages to dig it out through square leg for a run.

1
18.2: Dilon Heyliger to Darwish Rasooli, A short ball, outside off, Darwish Rasooli pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.

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18.1: Dilon Heyliger to Azmatullah Omarzai, OUT! CAUGHT! Another catch is taken. Azmat falls for an unlucky 13. A short ball, outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai goes for the pull and swings it pretty well. But the ball is at a good height and hence, he cannot find enough elevation. The ball goes flat towards long on and Harsh Thaker actually takes a smart catch near the ropes. A quickfire 31-run stand is broken.

End of over 18
AFG175/3
AFG Batting I Zadran 78(49) A Omarzai 13(6)

2
17.6: Jaskarandeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, On a length, outside off, Zadran has a hack and the ball goes off the inner half of the bat through mid-wicket. Two more runs to the total. 15 from the over, 54 in the last 4!

1
17.5: Jaskarandeep Singh to Azmatullah Omarzai, Outside off, pushed through the covers for a run.

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17.4: Jaskarandeep Singh to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX! SMASH! Straight back down the ground! Full, outside off, Omarzai gets down on a knee and swings it cleanly over the bowler, for a biggie near the sightscreen!

2
17.3: Jaskarandeep Singh to Azmatullah Omarzai, On a length, outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai reaches out and slices it over point for a couple.

1WD
17.3: Jaskarandeep Singh to Azmatullah Omarzai, ANOTHER WIDE. Jaskaran goes fuller, but this is way too far outside off. Is left alone.

1WD
17.3: Jaskarandeep Singh to Azmatullah Omarzai, WIDE. A bumper outside off, too high and it is left alone.

1
17.2: Jaskarandeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, A bit too straight, on the pads, Ibrahim Zadran flicks it behind square leg for a run.

1
17.1: Jaskarandeep Singh to Azmatullah Omarzai, On a good length, outside off, punched through the covers for a single.

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