3rd T20I

Afghanistan beat United Arab Emirates by 4 wickets in the 3rd T20I

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 2 Jan 2024. United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to bat.

Afghanistan won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Match report

From the scorecard

United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to bat. United Arab Emirates made 126 for 9 in 20 overs, Waseem Muhammad 27 from 25 balls. Naveen-ul-Haq took 4 for 20.

Afghanistan reached 128 for 6 in 18.3 overs, Hazratullah 36 from 32 balls and Najibullah Zadran 28 not out from 13 balls. Junaid Siddique took 2 for 32.

Afghanistan won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining).

Key performers

HA36HazratullahAfghanistan. 32 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes NU4/20Naveen-ul-HaqAfghanistan. 4 oversPlayer of the match WM27Waseem MuhammadUnited Arab Emirates. 25 balls, 4 fours JS2/32Junaid SiddiqueUnited Arab Emirates. 3.3 overs

United Arab Emirates innings

126/9(20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Waseem Muhammad (c)st †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Qais Ahmad	st †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Qais Ahmad	27	25	4	0	108.00
Aryan Lakrab Naveen-ul-Haq	b Naveen-ul-Haq	1	2	0	0	50.00
Vriitya Aravindlbw b Naveen-ul-Haq	lbw b Naveen-ul-Haq	0	1	0	0	0.00
T Suri †c Azmatullah Omarzai b Naveen-ul-Haq	c Azmatullah Omarzai b Naveen-ul-Haq	7	12	1	0	58.33
D Parasharb Azmatullah Omarzai	b Azmatullah Omarzai	0	2	0	0	0.00
Basil Hameedb Qais Ahmad	b Qais Ahmad	12	17	0	1	70.59
Ali Naseerc †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai	c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai	21	22	2	0	95.45
Aayan Afzal Khanb Qais Ahmad	b Qais Ahmad	10	10	0	1	100.00
Akif Rajac Hazratullah b Naveen-ul-Haq	c Hazratullah b Naveen-ul-Haq	10	12	0	1	83.33
Muhammad Jawadullahnot out	not out	13*	11	1	0	118.18
Junaid Siddiquenot out	not out	6*	7	0	0	85.71
Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 16, nb 1)	(b 1, lb 1, w 16, nb 1)	19
Total20 Ov (RR 6.30)	20 Ov (RR 6.30)	126/9

Fall of wickets: 15-1 (Aryan Lakra, 1.1 ov), 15-2 (V Aravind, 1.2 ov), 35-3 (T Suri, 4.5 ov), 38-4 (D Parashar, 5.4 ov), 56-5 (Waseem Muhammad, 8.5 ov), 61-6 (Basil Hameed, 10.4 ov), 75-7 (Aayan Afzal Khan, 12.5 ov), 105-8 (Ali Naseer, 16.4 ov), 107-9 (Akif Raja, 17.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Fazalhaq Farooqi	2	1	14	0	7.00	-	-	-	1	0
Naveen-ul-Haq	4	0	20	4	5.00	-	-	-	0	0
Azmatullah Omarzai	4	0	32	2	8.00	-	-	-	2	0
Qais Ahmad	4	0	24	3	6.00	-	-	-	0	0
Sharafuddin Ashraf	4	0	21	0	5.25	-	-	-	0	1
Mohammad Nabi	2	0	13	0	6.50	-	-	-	1	0

Afghanistan innings

128/6(18.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Hazratullahc Aryan Lakra b D Parashar	c Aryan Lakra b D Parashar	36	32	2	2	112.50
Rahmanullah Gurbaz †c Aryan Lakra b Junaid Siddique	c Aryan Lakra b Junaid Siddique	20	14	1	2	142.86
Ibrahim Zadran (c)c Muhammad Jawadullah b Ali Naseer	c Muhammad Jawadullah b Ali Naseer	23	30	2	0	76.67
Azmatullah Omarzaic Muhammad Jawadullah b Aayan Afzal Khan	c Muhammad Jawadullah b Aayan Afzal Khan	16	13	0	1	123.08
Darwish Rasoolib Junaid Siddique	b Junaid Siddique	2	5	0	0	40.00
Najibullah Zadrannot out	not out	28*	13	2	2	215.38
Mohammad Nabic D Parashar b Muhammad Jawadullah	c D Parashar b Muhammad Jawadullah	1	2	0	0	50.00
Sharafuddin Ashrafnot out	not out	0*	2	0	0	0.00
Extras(b 1, lb 1)	(b 1, lb 1)	2
Total18.3 Ov (RR 6.92)	18.3 Ov (RR 6.92) · Target 127	128/6

Did not bat: Qais Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Fall of wickets: 30-1 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 3.2 ov), 67-2 (Ibrahim Zadran, 10.3 ov), 85-3 (Hazratullah, 13.4 ov), 90-4 (Darwish Rasooli, 14.5 ov), 100-5 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 16 ov), 103-6 (Mohammad Nabi, 16.5 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
Aayan Afzal Khan	4	26	1	6.50	-	-	-
Muhammad Jawadullah	4	30	1	7.50	-	-	-
Junaid Siddique	3.3	32	2	9.14	-	-	-
Ali Naseer	4	24	1	6.00	-	-	-
D Parashar	3	14	1	4.67	-	-	-