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

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sohaib Khan, out Caught by Mujeeb Ur Rahman!! A loopy slower short ball that was bowled into the pitch - Sohaib Khan shuffles across and then looks to flap it onto the on-side, but the ball climbs onto him, no pace to work with and the top-edge lobs into the hands of Mujeeb at square leg. Fourth wicket for Azmatullah Omarzai and he's on a roll. Sohaib Khan c Mujeeb Ur Rahman b Azmatullah Omarzai 68(48) [4s-6 6s-4]

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sohaib Khan, FOUR, beautifully played, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Sohaib Khan leans across and scythes the drive point, the fielder in the deep gets across, slides and the ball bounces off his hand

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sohaib Khan, no run, full and wide of off - Sohaib throws his bat on the drive and missed

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

Gulbadin Naib to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, tad fuller and at the stumps, pushed down to long-on for a single

Gulbadin Naib to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - pushed into the gap wide of cover for a single

Gulbadin Naib to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, loopy full-toss outside off and Sohaib has carved it down to deep cover for a single

Gulbadin Naib to Sohaib Khan, wide, Gulbadin keeps it full and well wide of off, past the tramlines and has been wided

Gulbadin Naib to Sohaib Khan, no ball, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, past the tramlines and has been wided. But he has overstepped first and it's a no-ball

Rashid Khan to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, the wrong 'un from Rashid, tucked backward of square on the on-side for a single

Rashid Khan to Sohaib Khan, SIX, crunched, tossed up well wide of off - Sohaib leans forward and then lifts it nonchalantly over the bowler's head, sails into the sightscreen and brings up his fifty

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, short of a good length and at the pads, tucked backward of square on the on-side for a single

Noor Ahmad to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg - nudged behind square on the on-side for a single

Noor Ahmad to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, full-toss on the pads, swiped over backward square leg - on the bounce to the fielder in the deep

Noor Ahmad to Sohaib Khan, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Sohaib works it to the on-side

Rashid Khan to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, full and on the leg stump, Sohaib glances to backward square leg

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sohaib Khan, no run, nice and straight, Sohaib gives the full face of the bat on the defence

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sohaib Khan, no run, full delivery on the stumps, Sohaib leans forward to defend

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sohaib Khan, no run, flatter and just around off stump, Sohaib defends off the back foot

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 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

Noor Ahmad to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, nudged down to long-on for a single. Another expensive over, 16 came off it

Noor Ahmad to Sohaib Khan, SIX, smashed, tossed up and drifting into the right-hander - Sohaib bends down low, picks the length early and then shovels the slog-sweep over mid-wicket for a maximum

Rashid Khan to Sohaib Khan, no run, the wrong 'un fronm Rashid - spins back into the right-hander and it's pushed onto the off-side

Rashid Khan to Sohaib Khan, no run, slower and just outside off - Sohaib stays back on the steer to cover-point

Rashid Khan to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, pushed into the gap wide of cover-point for a run

Rashid Khan to Sohaib Khan, no run, very full and at the stumps - drilled back at the bowler and the ball ricochets to cover off the stumps at the bowler's end

Rashid Khan to Sohaib Khan, no run, beaten, tossed up just outside off and going straight on - Sohaib plays for the spin and is beaten on the forward block

Noor Ahmad to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, tossed up from round the wicket - worked into the gap past mid-wicket for a single

Noor Ahmad to Sohaib Khan, FOUR, edged and four, the leg-break from Noor - Sohaib didn't read it, was looking to work it onto the on-side, closed the face of the bat and the leading edge flies to the right of slip

Noor Ahmad to Sohaib Khan, FOUR, nicely played, poor ball from Noor - full and down leg, Sohaib gets down low, rolled his wrists and then swept it backward of square on the on-side for a boundary

Noor Ahmad to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, tossed up just outside off - driven down to long-on for a single

Rashid Khan to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, a soft leading edge as Sohaib was shaping to drive it onto the on-side - a single to long-off

Rashid Khan to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, the wrong 'un from Rashid, spins into the pads and it's tucked past square leg for a single

Rashid Khan to Sohaib Khan, no run, tossed up just outside off - Sohaib leans well forward in defence

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, tucked backward of square on the on-side 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 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

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sohaib Khan, no run, flighted delivery on off, defended back at the bowler

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sohaib Khan, no run, a big appeal for LBW and umpire Roly Black raises the dreaded finger, but is it sliding down leg? Was the wrong'un and Sohaib played all around it, gets beaten on the inside edge and the impact seems to be in front of leg-stump - No bat and UltraEdge confirms the same. Onto ball-tracking: It's sliding down leg and it's a successful review from UAE. Did seem to be heading down leg to the naked eye and Mujeeb's celebrations has been cut short

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sohaib Khan, SIX, hammered, too full from Mujeeb, it's right in the slot and Sohaib hammers the drive over long-off, struck it sweetly and over long-off for a maximum

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sohaib Khan, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, dabbed off the back-foot to cover-point

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sohaib Khan, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - pushed off the back-foot to cover-point

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, Omarzai shortens the length and the line is well wide of off, dabbed backward of square on the off-side for a single