Defeat in Sharjah for Afghanistan in 2nd T20I against UAE

Defeat in Sharjah for Afghanistan in 2^nd 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. 

Match Summary

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

Scorecard

 

What a PERFORMANCE UAE!??????
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

— UAE Cricket Official (@EmiratesCricket) December 31, 2023

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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