T20I Series Match 3: Afghanistan beat United Arab Emirates by 6 wickets

After yesterday's shock defeat to UAE, Afghanistan came back today to beat their hosts by 6 wickets and take the series 2-1, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

 

Match Summary

United Arab Emirates 163/6 (20 ov)

Afghanistan 166/4 (19.1 ov)

Result - Afghanistan won by 6 wickets

SCORECARD

These Two ??

Unbeaten half-centuries from @IZadran18 (60*) and @Karimjanat_11 (56*) have taken AfghanAtalan to a memorable 6-wicket victory and a series win in Abu Dhabi. ??#AfghanAtalan | #UAEvAFG | #SuperCola | #KamAir pic.twitter.com/cQT3g2Fvde

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) February 19, 2023

Match Stats

United Arab Emirates Fall of wickets: 1-129 (Waseem Muhammad - 15.4 ov), 2-142 (Basil Hameed - 16.3 ov), 3-142 (Rohan Mustafa - 16.4 ov), 4-153 (Vritiya Aravind - 18.4 ov), 5-153 (Zawar Farid - 18.5 ov), 6-158 (CP Rizwan - 19.1 ov)

Afghanistan Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 4.4 ov), 2-44 (Gulbadin Naib - 5.5 ov), 3-83 (Afsar Zazai - 12.4 ov), 4-86 (Najibullah Zadran - 13.1 ov)

Playing XIs

United Arab Emirates: Vritiya Aravind, Waseem Muhammad, CP Rizwan, Alishan Sharafu, Zawar Farid, Basil Hameed, Aayan Afzal Khan, Rohan Mustafa, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Raja Akifullah Khan

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Afsar Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Zahir Khan

 

Match Details:

Date: Sunday, February 19, 2023 14:00

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Toss: Afghanistan won the toss & elected to field