1st T20I
Afghanistan beat United Arab Emirates by 11 runs in the 1st T20I
ICC Academy, Dubai, . Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Afghanistan161/620 ov
United Arab Emirates150/720 ov
Afghanistan won by 11 runs
Match report
From the scorecardAfghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. Afghanistan made 161 for 6 in 20 overs, Mohammad Shahzad 38 from 29 balls and Najibullah Zadran 31 not out from 10 balls. Mohammad Shahzad took 3 for 34.
United Arab Emirates made 150 for 7 in 20 overs, Rameez Shahzad 49 from 32 balls and Shaiman Anwar 34 from 27 balls. Karim Janat took 3 for 31.
Afghanistan won by 11 runs.
Key performers
Afghanistan innings
161/6(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najeeb Tarakaic Rameez Shahzad b Amjad Javed | c Rameez Shahzad b Amjad Javed | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 64.71 |
| Mohammad Shahzad †c Amjad Gul b Mohammad Shahzad | c Amjad Gul b Mohammad Shahzad | 38 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 131.03 |
| Asghar Afghan (c)b Mohammad Naveed | b Mohammad Naveed | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Samiullah Shenwaric †Ghulam Shabber b Mohammad Shahzad | c †Ghulam Shabber b Mohammad Shahzad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mohammad Nabic Muhammad Usman b Mohammad Shahzad | c Muhammad Usman b Mohammad Shahzad | 26 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 113.04 |
| Karim Janatrun out (Amjad Gul/†Ghulam Shabber) | run out (Amjad Gul/†Ghulam Shabber) | 25 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 104.17 |
| Najibullah Zadrannot out | not out | 31* | 10 | 2 | 3 | 310.00 |
| Rashid Khannot out | not out | 14* | 4 | 2 | 1 | 350.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 1, nb 1) | (b 1, lb 1, nb 1) | 3 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 6.04) | 20 Ov (RR 6.04) | 161/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 46-1 (Najeeb Tarakai, 6.4 ov), 63-2 (Mohammad Shahzad, 9.1 ov), 63-3 (Samiullah Shenwari, 9.2 ov), 65-4 (Asghar Stanikzai, 10.2 ov), 105-5 (Karim Janat, 16.5 ov), 146-6 (Mohammad Nabi, 19.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Raza | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Naveed | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Amjad Javed | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 8.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 6.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Qasim | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
United Arab Emirates innings
150/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Mustafac Fareed Ahmad b Karim Janat | c Fareed Ahmad b Karim Janat | 25 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 108.70 |
| Mohammed Qasimc Mohammad Nabi b Karim Janat | c Mohammad Nabi b Karim Janat | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Mohammad Shahzadc Mohammad Nabi b Karim Janat | c Mohammad Nabi b Karim Janat | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Shaiman Anwarc Najibullah Zadran b Rashid Khan | c Najibullah Zadran b Rashid Khan | 34 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 125.93 |
| Rameez Shahzadst †Mohammad Shahzad b Rashid Khan | st †Mohammad Shahzad b Rashid Khan | 49 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 153.13 |
| Amjad Gulc Karim Janat b Fareed Ahmad | c Karim Janat b Fareed Ahmad | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Amjad Javed (c)b Fareed Ahmad | b Fareed Ahmad | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Muhammad Usmannot out | not out | 18* | 8 | 0 | 2 | 225.00 |
| Mohammad Naveednot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 4) | (lb 4) | 4 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 5.63) | 20 Ov (RR 5.63) · Target 162 | 150/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (Mohammed Qasim, 3.5 ov), 41-2 (Rohan Mustafa, 6.4 ov), 41-3 (Mohammad Shahzad, 6.6 ov), 106-4 (Shaiman Anwar, 14.2 ov), 114-5 (Amjad Gul, 15.4 ov), 131-6 (Amjad Javed, 17.2 ov), 135-7 (Rameez Shahzad, 18.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fareed Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3.94 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Aftab Alam | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Janat | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 5.81 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Amir Hamza | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 5.06 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |