Live Cricket Scorecard - AFG vs UAE Match 28, Afghanistan tour of ICC MT20 WC, 2026

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Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

CRICKET MATCH TEAMS

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

United Arab Emirates
Aryansh Sharma (W)
Muhammad Waseem (C)
Alishan Sharafu
Sohaib Khan
Syed Haider
Harshit Kaushik
Muhammad Arfan
Haider Ali
Simranjeet Singh
Junaid Siddique
Muhammad Jawadullah

Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates MATCH INFO

Toss:Afghanistan, who chose to field
Umpires:Leslie Reifer (WI), Roland Black (IRE) and Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match Referee:Javagal Srinath (IND)
Match Date:Mon, 16th Feb 2026

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MANHATTAN

UAE - INN AFG - INN

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19.2: Junaid Siddique to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR! Azmatullah Omarzai ends proceedings in style and brings up Afghanistan's first win of the campaign. Dug in short and outside off, Omarzai stands tall and slaps the ball like a tennis forehand, powering it over extra cover for a boundary. AFGHANISTAN WIN BY 5 WICKETS!

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19.1: Junaid Siddique to Mohammad Nabi, Back of a length and outside off, Nabi goes for the flat-batted shot but toe-ends it towards mid off. The fielder is at the edge of the circle and they pinch a single with ease. 3 needed off 5, UAE need wickets to make things interesting.

End of over 19
AFG157/5
AFG Batting A Omarzai 36(20) M Nabi 2(2)

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18.6: Muhammad Jawadullah to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR! Oh, that's a bit cruel on the bowler but that should be the game sealed for Afghanistan. A full ball targeting the leg stump, Azmatullah Omarzai clears the front leg to heave but gets an inside edge past leg stump and the ball rolls away into the fine leg fence. Just 4 needed now off 6 balls.

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18.5: Muhammad Jawadullah to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX! Azmatullah Omarzai has recovered the last two dots and he is coming up clutch for his team. Hard length, angled across off and there's just too much width on it. Omarzai reaches out and gets a hold of the lofted shot, nailing it over deep cover for a biggie. The 150 is now up for Afghanistan.

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18.4: Muhammad Jawadullah to Azmatullah Omarzai, Oh, unlucky for the bowler but the keeper does well here. Slower delivery, full and slanted well across off. Azmatullah Omarzai has another wild swing at it and gets a big outside edge that falls well short of the keeper. Aryansh Sharma does well to lunge and get his body behind the line of the ball. Another dot ball.

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18.3: Muhammad Jawadullah to Azmatullah Omarzai, Good change-up from Jawadullah. Goes seam-up and slips in a fuller delivery just across the off stump. Azmatullah Omarzai swings and misses.

1WD
18.3: Muhammad Jawadullah to Azmatullah Omarzai, WIDE! Marginal but seems like the right call. Slower one, bowled very full and well outside off, Omarzai fails to get any bat on it.

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18.2: Muhammad Jawadullah to Mohammad Nabi, Slightly fuller and outside off, dabbed away wide of short third for a quick single.

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18.1: Muhammad Jawadullah to Azmatullah Omarzai, Goes for the wide yorker, does Jawadullah and gets it pretty spot-on. Omarzai extends the arms and slashes it to deep backward point for just a single.

End of over 18
AFG144/5
AFG Batting A Omarzai 25(15) M Nabi 1(1)

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17.6: Junaid Siddique to Azmatullah Omarzai, Junaid closes the over out decently after that six off the first ball, and Afghanistan now need 17 runs off 12 balls. Back of a length, slower and wider of the off stump, Omarzai pats it through cover-point for a run.

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17.5: Junaid Siddique to Azmatullah Omarzai, Oh, uppish but in the gap as well. Pitched up, full and outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai lunges and lofts the cover drive wide of long off for a couple of handy runs.

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17.4: Junaid Siddique to Mohammad Nabi, A bit slower, back of a length and outside off, tapped away wide of point for a single by Nabi.

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17.3: Junaid Siddique to Darwish Rasooli, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Junaid Siddique strikes back and uproots one of the set batters. Junaid goes searching for the straight yorker, doesn't quite land it perfectly but it is relatively full and dead straight. It tails in a hint as well, Darwish Rasooli hangs back and has a swoosh across the line but ends up playing all around it. The ball zips through and castles into the stumps, ending Rasooli's knock of 33 (23). 21 needed off 15 now.

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17.2: Junaid Siddique to Azmatullah Omarzai, Fullish length, in and around off, Omarzai shows the full face of the blade and pushes it down to long off for a single.

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17.1: Junaid Siddique to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX! Again, the over starts with a big hit and Afghanistan are cantering towards the finish line at the moment. A back-of-the-hand slower ball from Junaid, shortish length and around off. Azmatullah Omarzai picks it well, waits a bit and then belts it over long off for a biggie. 22 needed now off 17 balls.

End of over 20
UAE160/9
UAE Batting J Siddique 3(2) S Singh 3(4)

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19.6: Ziaur Rahman to Junaid Siddique, OUT! SIDDIQUE IS RUN OUT! Ziaur Rahman nails the yorker again, on off, Junaid Siddique forces it down to long off for a run. He is very late to turn around for the second run, and Rashid Khan is quick to throw it to the keeper's end, where Rahmanullah Gurbaz does the rest. Junaid is nowhere near the crease. United Arab Emirates finish on 160/9.

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19.5: Ziaur Rahman to Junaid Siddique, In the blockhole, on middle, Junaid Siddique jams it out to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

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19.4: Ziaur Rahman to Haider Ali, OUT! HAIDER ALI IS RUN OUT! After coming close on a few occasions, Afghanistan have finally managed to get a run out. Ziaur Rahman bowls a good yorker, on middle and leg, angling in. Haider Ali backs away to dig it out but misses as it goes between his legs to the keeper. He sets off for the run but is sent back. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the keeper, rolls it with an underarm throw and hits the stumps at the striker's end with Ali short of his crease. United Arab Emirates are 157/8 now.

1WD
19.4: Ziaur Rahman to Haider Ali, WIDE! Back of a length but way down the leg side, slower too, Haider Ali leaves it alone. Another wide.

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19.3: Ziaur Rahman to Simranjeet Singh, A full toss, on middle, Simranjeet Singh drills it towards short extra cover for another run. The fielder throws it at the batter's end but misses the stumps.

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19.2: Ziaur Rahman to Haider Ali, Gets the yorker in, on middle, Haider Ali jams it out onto his foot as the ball drops to the off side. They cross.

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19.1: Ziaur Rahman to Simranjeet Singh, Slower one, on a length and on off, Simranjeet Singh steers it towards point for a single.

End of over 19
UAE153/7
UAE Batting H Ali 12(10) S Singh 1(2)

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18.6: Azmatullah Omarzai to Haider Ali, Play and a miss! Fuller delivery, around off, angling away. Haider Ali takes a couple of steps forward to push it away but misses. Azmatullah Omarzai finishes an incredible spell of bowling with figures of 4-0-15-4.

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18.5: Azmatullah Omarzai to Simranjeet Singh, Run out chance...missed! A low full toss, on off, Simranjeet Singh jams it out towards extra cover and sets off for the run. Rashid Khan picks up, takes aim but misses his shy at the bowler's end. Singh did not drag his bat in and was well short of his crease.

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18.4: Azmatullah Omarzai to Simranjeet Singh, Hard length and on middle, Simranjeet Singh pats it back to the bowler.

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18.3: Azmatullah Omarzai to Sohaib Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Azmatullah Omarzai gets his fourth and this is a big one as well. He bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes pace off. Sohaib Khan hops up and looks to swat it across the line, but fails to ride the bounce. It takes the top edge and lobs straight into the hands of Mujeeb Ur Rahman at square leg. Khan walks back after a fine knock of 68 off 48 balls.

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18.2: Azmatullah Omarzai to Sohaib Khan, FOUR! Connects this time! Just misses the wide yorker, pitches it up, outside off. Sohaib Khan reaches out and squeezes it away through backward point. The fielder from sweeper cover runs to his left and dives but only manages to parry it over the fence for a boundary. That brings up the 150 for the UAE.

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18.1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Sohaib Khan, Swing and a miss! Back of a length and outside off, there to be hit. Sohaib Khan throws his hands at it but fails to connect.

End of over 18
UAE148/6
UAE Batting H Ali 12(9) S Khan 64(45)

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17.6: Ziaur Rahman to Haider Ali, FOUR! The extra ball costs Ziaur Rahman here! Short of a length and around off. Haider Ali backs away and slashes hard at it. Gets an outside edge that flies over short third for a boundary. 18 runs off the over.

1WD
17.6: Ziaur Rahman to Haider Ali, WIDE! Fuller but down the leg side, Haider Ali lets it go. Called a wide.

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17.5: Ziaur Rahman to Haider Ali, FOUR! Gets it away! Overpitched delivery and around off. Haider Ali gets his hands through the shot and slams it past mid off for a boundary.

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17.4: Ziaur Rahman to Sohaib Khan, Really sloppy from the bowler. Pitched up and on off, Sohaib Khan drills it towards extra cover for a single. Mohammad Nabi collects the ball and just rolls it towards the bowler, but Ziaur Rahman is not aware of that. The batters take this opportunity to get an extra run. However, Rashid Khan is not happy and the umpire rules out the extra run, deeming the ball as dead once the first run was completed.

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17.3: Ziaur Rahman to Sohaib Khan, SIX! Into the stands! Ziaur Rahman bangs this into the surface, takes pace off again but this time it sits up nicely for the batter. Sohaib Khan waits for it, swivels and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for half a dozen more.

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17.2: Ziaur Rahman to Haider Ali, Goes fuller and on leg, pace on this time. Haider Ali backs away to play at it but gets an inside edge towards deep fine leg for a run.

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17.1: Ziaur Rahman to Sohaib Khan, Back of length, on middle, takes all the pace off, Sohaib Khan pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

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ICC MT20 WC, 2026 Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

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