United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan Highlights, 1st T20I, 29 December, 2023
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Sharjah Cricket Stadium

131/4 (20 ov)

203/3 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 72 runs.
Recent

Player of the match
Rahmanullah Gurbaz,
Afghanistan
Khalid Shah b F Farooqi 0 (3) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Khalid Shah, no run, b F Farooqi, Bowled out !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Khalid Shah tries to be aggressive, hangs in the crease and swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Waseem Muhammad c H Zazai b N Haq 4 (5) Naveen-ul-Haq to Waseem Muhammad, no run, c H Zazai b N Haq, Caught out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Waseem Muhammad hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards mid on, edged!! and flies straight to Hazratullah Zazai, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Waseem Muhammad.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Vritiya Aravind, 1 run, Vritiya Aravind goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards slip for 1 run. Dropped catch
Samal Udawaththa c Q Ahmad b F Farooqi 4 (10) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Samal Udawaththa, no run, c Q Ahmad b F Farooqi, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Samal Udawaththa hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Qais Ahmad, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Samal Udawaththa.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Basil Hameed, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Basil Hameed hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Basil Hameed, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Basil Hameed hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Qais Ahmad to Basil Hameed, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the off stump, Basil Hameed goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to deep cover for a colossal Maximum!
Basil Hameed lbw b Q Ahmad 18 (14) Qais Ahmad to Basil Hameed, no run, lbw b Q Ahmad, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Basil Hameed hangs in the crease, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Qais Ahmad appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Basil Hameed has to go back.
Noor Ahmad to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! , good length, on the off stump, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Qais Ahmad to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! doosra, good length, on the stumps, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Qais Ahmad to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Qais Ahmad to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, plays ramp shot in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tanish Suri, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tanish Suri hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Vritiya Aravind, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Khalid Shah b F Farooqi 0 (3) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Khalid Shah, no run, b F Farooqi, Bowled out !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Khalid Shah tries to be aggressive, hangs in the crease and swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Waseem Muhammad c H Zazai b N Haq 4 (5) Naveen-ul-Haq to Waseem Muhammad, no run, c H Zazai b N Haq, Caught out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Waseem Muhammad hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards mid on, edged!! and flies straight to Hazratullah Zazai, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Waseem Muhammad.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Vritiya Aravind, 1 run, Vritiya Aravind goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards slip for 1 run. Dropped catch
Samal Udawaththa c Q Ahmad b F Farooqi 4 (10) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Samal Udawaththa, no run, c Q Ahmad b F Farooqi, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Samal Udawaththa hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Qais Ahmad, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Samal Udawaththa.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Basil Hameed, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Basil Hameed hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Basil Hameed, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Basil Hameed hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Qais Ahmad to Basil Hameed, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the off stump, Basil Hameed goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to deep cover for a colossal Maximum!
Basil Hameed lbw b Q Ahmad 18 (14) Qais Ahmad to Basil Hameed, no run, lbw b Q Ahmad, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Basil Hameed hangs in the crease, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Qais Ahmad appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Basil Hameed has to go back.
Noor Ahmad to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! , good length, on the off stump, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Qais Ahmad to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! doosra, good length, on the stumps, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Qais Ahmad to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Qais Ahmad to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, plays ramp shot in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tanish Suri, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tanish Suri hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Vritiya Aravind, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Vritiya Aravind, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Vritiya Aravind hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!