Defeat in Sharjah for Afghanistan in 2nd T20I against UAE
Defeat in Sharjah for Afghanistan in 2nd T20I against UAE today. Led by Mohammad Nabi (47), in the run chase, Afghanistan fought hard but were all out for 155 runs and fell 11 runs short of the target.
The decider is scheduled to be played on Tuesday at the same venue.
United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates 166/7 (20 ov)
Afghanistan 155/10 (19.5 ov)
Result - United Arab Emirates won by 11 runs
What a PERFORMANCE UAE!??????
— UAE Cricket Official (@EmiratesCricket) December 31, 2023
Ali Naseer (4 for 24) and Jawadullah (4 for 26) star with the ball as UAE defeat Afghanistan by 11 runs to level the three-match T20I series 1-1 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
UAE: 166/7 - 20 overs
Afghanistan 155 all out - 19.5 overs#UAEvAFG pic.twitter.com/3EERaCsMtW
Match Stats
UAE Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Waseem Muhammad - 8.3 ov), 2-76 (Vritiya Aravind - 10.1 ov), 3-99 (Basil Hameed - 13.4 ov), 4-110 (Tanish Suri - 14.4 ov), 5-118 (Ali Naseer - 15.4 ov), 6-127 (Aayan Khan - 16.4 ov), 7-127 (Dhruv Parashar - 16.5 ov)
Afghanistan Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 5.2 ov), 2-63 (Ibrahim Zadran - 7.5 ov), 3-72 (Hazratullah Zazai - 9.4 ov), 4-98 (Najibullah Zadran - 13.3 ov), 5-98 (Darwish Rasooli - 13.5 ov), 6-99 (Azmatullah Omarzai - 14.1 ov), 7-119 (Qais Ahmad - 16.5 ov), 8-128 (Noor Ahmad - 17.4 ov), 9-128 (Naveen-ul-Haq - 17.5 ov), 10-155 (Mohammad Nabi - 19.5 ov)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tanish Suri(WK), Waseem Muhammad(C), Vritiya Aravind, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Ali Naseer, Aayan Khan, Muhammad Jawad Ullah, Raja Akifullah Khan, Junaid Siddique, Aryan Lakra
AFGHANISTAN - Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Ibrahim Zadran(C), Hazratullah Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Darwish Rasooli, Qais Ahmad, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Match Details
Date - 2023-12-31 14:00:00
Venue - Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Toss - United Arab Emirates elected to bat
Umpires - Akbar Ali (United Arab Emirates), Shiju Sam (United Arab Emirates), Aasif Iqbal (United Arab Emirates TV)
Match Referee - Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
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