Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates, 28th Match, Group D, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Junaid Siddique, out Junaid Siddique Run Out!! 1 run completed. A run-out to end the innings - yorker length delivery on off, Junaid backs away and drives it through cover. They were always coming back for the second, but it isn't on - Rashid runs in from long-off, the throw is accurate and the keeper does the rest, catching Junaid well short. Junaid Siddique run out (Rashid Khan/Rahmanullah Gurbaz) 3(2)

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Junaid Siddique, 2 runs, full and at the stumps, driven wide of long-on and they stroll back for the second

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Haider Ali, out Haider Ali Run Out!!They're finding ways to get themselves dismissed - yorker length delivery and following Haider Ali as he backed away, it's gone right through his legs and through to Rahmanullah Gurbaz - Haider somehow thinks there's a single there, but his partner isn't moving - Rahmanullah Gurbaz under-arms the shy and finds the stumps with Haider stranded out of the crease. He isn't happy with his partner, but there was no run there. Haider Ali run out (Rahmanullah Gurbaz) 13(12) [4s-2]

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Haider Ali, wide, the slower bouncer, but it's dug in short and down leg, called as a wide

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Simranjeet Singh, 1 run, full-toss and Simranjeet mistimes the drive to cover - they look for a single and a direct hit at the striker's end would've been curtains for Haider Ali

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Haider Ali, 1 run, full and following Haider as he backed away, he squeezes an inside edge onto the pad and the ball rolled to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Simranjeet Singh, 1 run, slower short ball from round the wicket - tapped down to backward point for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Haider Ali, FOUR, cheeky and four, short and just outside off - Haider Ali backs away, opens the face of the bat and then runs it past the keeper for a boundary, 18 off the over

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Haider Ali, wide, Ziaur tries to follow Haider Ali and spears it down leg, called as a wide

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Haider Ali, FOUR, beautifully played, on a good length and just outside off - Haider Ali backs away, opens up the off-side and then creams the drive past cover for a boundary

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - pushed in front of cover for a quick single. Sloppy fielding from AFG as the ball is rolled back to the bowler, he's caught unaware and they sneak in a second run, but the umpires reckon that the ball is dead and the run doesn't count

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sohaib Khan, SIX, lovely, back of a length and at the stumps - Sohaib swivels across, gets on top of the bounce and helps it on its way with the pull over long leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Haider Ali, 1 run, on a good length and at the stumps, Haider skews an inside edge behind square on the on-side for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, slower short ball from Ziaur - nurdled over square leg for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Alishan Sharafu, leg byes, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Sohaib was looking to whip and missed, off the pad and behind square on the on-side for a leg-bye

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sohaib Khan, leg byes, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, comes off the thigh-pad and rolls onto the off-side for a leg-bye

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - dabbed behind square on the off-side for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Alishan Sharafu, no run, short and wide of off, Sharafu throws his bat on the cut and missed

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, back of a length and at the pads, tucked backward of square on the on-side for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sohaib Khan, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - a miscued pull down to long-off for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sohaib Khan, FOUR, top-edge and four, banged in short by Ziaur - Sohaib Khan swivels across on the pull, doesn't get on top of the bounce and the edge flies over short fine for a boundary. 16 off the over

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - Sharafu comes down the wicket and gets a thick edge on the drive, behind square on the off-side for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Alishan Sharafu, no run, back of a length and well wide of off - steered off the back-foot to backward point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, short of a good length and angling back into the right-hander, tucked wide of mid-wicket for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sohaib Khan, FOUR, edged and four, back of a length and nipping away from outside off - slip was removed just before this ball and the genuine edge flies right through the gap

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sohaib Khan, FOUR, Sohaib Khan makes most of the free-hit, fuller length delivery and shaping away from off - the right-hander goes hard on the drive and slices a thick outside edge over backward point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Alishan Sharafu, no ball, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - stabbed square on the off-side for a single. It's a front-foot no-ball though and Sohaib Khan will get to face the free-hit