Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates Live Score and Commentary, 30th Match, Super Sixes, ICC World Cup Qualifiers, 20 March, 2018

COMPLETED / 30th Match, Super Sixes / Old Hararians

Afghanistan

178/5 (34.3 ov)

United Arab Emirates

177/10 (43 ov)

Afghanistan won by 5 wkts (93b rem)

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Player of the match

Gulbadin Naib, Afghanistan

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Gulbadin Naib	74	97	4	2	76.28
Najibullah Zadran	63	64	5	2	98.43
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECO
Rohan Mustafa	8.3	0	41	0	4.82
Imran Haider	5	1	27	0	5.40

Afghanistan won by 5 wkts (93b rem)

Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates, Live Cricket Commentary

1

30.2

Imran Haider to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run,
0

30.3

Imran Haider to Najibullah Zadran, no run,
0

30.4

Imran Haider to Najibullah Zadran, no run,
4

30.5

Imran Haider to Najibullah Zadran, Four,
1

30.6

Imran Haider to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run,
End of over 31 (6 runs)
1. Najibullah Zadran 49 (52)
2. Gulbadin Naib 51 (86)
3. Imran Haider 4-1-20-0
4. Rohan Mustafa 7-0-22-0
5. Afghanistan 137/5
1

31.1

Rohan Mustafa to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run,
5nb

31.2

Rohan Mustafa to Gulbadin Naib, 5 no ball,
4

31.2

Rohan Mustafa to Gulbadin Naib, Four,
1

31.3

Rohan Mustafa to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run,
1

31.4

Rohan Mustafa to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run,
0

31.5

Rohan Mustafa to Gulbadin Naib, no run,
0

31.6

Rohan Mustafa to Gulbadin Naib, no run,
End of over 32 (12 runs)
1. Gulbadin Naib 60 (91)
2. Najibullah Zadran 51 (54)
3. Rohan Mustafa 8-0-34-0
4. Imran Haider 4-1-20-0
5. Afghanistan 149/5
4

32.1

Mohammad Naveed to Najibullah Zadran, Four,
0

32.2

Mohammad Naveed to Najibullah Zadran, no run,
0

32.3

Mohammad Naveed to Najibullah Zadran, no run,
1

32.4

Mohammad Naveed to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run,
6

32.5

Mohammad Naveed to Gulbadin Naib, Six,
0

32.6

Mohammad Naveed to Gulbadin Naib, no run,
End of over 33 (11 runs)
1. Gulbadin Naib 66 (93)
2. Najibullah Zadran 56 (58)
3. Mohammad Naveed 7.5-0-37-2
4. Rohan Mustafa 8-0-34-0
5. Afghanistan 160/5
0

33.1

Imran Haider to Najibullah Zadran, no run,
3lb

33.2

Imran Haider to Najibullah Zadran, 3 leg bye,
1

33.3

Imran Haider to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run,
4

33.4

Imran Haider to Najibullah Zadran, Four,
0

33.5

Imran Haider to Najibullah Zadran, no run,
2

33.6

Imran Haider to Najibullah Zadran, 2 runs,
End of over 34 (10 runs)
1. Najibullah Zadran 62 (63)
2. Gulbadin Naib 67 (94)
3. Imran Haider 5-1-27-0
4. Mohammad Naveed 7.5-0-37-2
5. Afghanistan 170/5
0

34.1

Rohan Mustafa to Gulbadin Naib, no run,
6

34.2

Rohan Mustafa to Gulbadin Naib, Six,
1

34.3

Rohan Mustafa to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run,

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Key Stats

Partnership: 123 run (19.2 ov): Najibullah Zadran: 62 (63), Gulbadin Naib: 57 (53)
Last Bat: Mohammad Nabi 6(11) - c Ghulam Shabber b A Raza Ahmed Raza
Fall of Wickets: 3 - 1 Mohammad Shahzad, 36 - 2 Rahmat Shah, 38 - 3 Samiullah Shenwari, 43 - 4 Asghar Afghan, 54 - 5 Mohammad Nabi
Reviews Remaining: Afghanistan - 0 of 0, United Arab Emirates - 0 of 0
Toss: United Arab Emirates elected to bat