- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras8 (b 5, lb 1, w 2)TOTAL203/3 (20 Overs, RR: 10.15)Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Hazratullah Zazai, 4.1 ov), 2-168 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 16.6 ov), 3-199 (Ibrahim Zadran, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Muhammad Jawadullah 4 0 36 1 9.00 8 5 1 0 0 Junaid Siddique 4 0 42 1 10.50 8 2 3 2 0 Aayan Afzal Khan 4 0 26 1 6.50 12 2 1 0 0 Nilansh Keswani 3 0 44 0 14.66 2 3 3 0 0 Ali Naseer 4 0 32 0 8.00 9 1 2 0 0 Basil Hameed 1 0 17 0 17.00 0 2 1 0 0
29/12Result
1st T20I (D/N), Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Dec 29 2023
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![United Arab Emirates]( "United Arab Emirates")
131/4 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
29/12Result
1st T20I (D/N), Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Dec 29 2023
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![United Arab Emirates]( "United Arab Emirates")
131/4 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras15 (lb 4, nb 1, w 10)TOTAL131/4 (20 Overs, RR: 6.55)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Khalid Shah, 0.5 ov), 2-6 (Muhammad Waseem, 1.4 ov), 3-23 (Samal Udawaththa, 4.3 ov), 4-56 (Basil Hameed, 9.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 4 0 19 2 4.75 15 2 0 2 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 4 0 25 1 6.25 11 1 0 2 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 4 0 32 0 8.00 10 3 1 2 0 Noor Ahmad 3 0 14 0 4.66 10 1 0 0 1 Qais Ahmad 3 0 28 1 9.33 4 3 1 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 2 0 9 0 4.50 4 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
United Arab Emirates , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Afghanistan led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days
29 December 2023 - day/night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 1 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 2
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 50 off 24 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 44, Ibrahim Zadran 9, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 91/1 in 10.0 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 65, Ibrahim Zadran 10)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 59 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 72, Ibrahim Zadran 23, Ex 5)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 7
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 100 off 50 balls (7 x 4, 7 x 6)
- Ibrahim Zadran: 50 off 37 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 200 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 203/3 in 20.0 overs (Azmatullah Omarzai 19, Mohammad Nabi 4)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 28 runs, 3 wickets)
- United Arab Emirates: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 12
- Drinks: United Arab Emirates - 56/4 in 10.0 overs (V Aravind 18)
- United Arab Emirates: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (99 balls), Extras 14
- V Aravind: 50 off 53 balls (6 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (V Aravind 35, T Suri 12, Ex 3)
Match Coverage
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