Afghanistan vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Afghanistan v West Indies in UAE, 2026 - Player Highlights

Noor Ahmad to Motie, out Bowled!! TImber! The googly on a fuller length around off, pitches and turns in sharply, Motie tries to heave it across but gets beaten and the ball crashes into the off-stump. An entertaining cameo from Motie comes to an end. Motie b Noor Ahmad 28(15) [4s-2 6s-2]

Noor Ahmad to Khary Pierre, 1 run, quick and flat, the googly, tapped against the spin to cover-point for a quick single

Noor Ahmad to Forde, out Caught by Darwish Rasooli!! Forde holes out! Was a half-tracker around leg-stump to be honest but it was quick through the air. Forde tried to pull it across but miscued it towards deep mid-wicket. Rasooli in the deep moved to his left and took his third catch of the night, Forde c Darwish Rasooli b Noor Ahmad 25(21) [4s-2 6s-1]

Noor Ahmad to Motie, 1 run, the googly on the shorter side around off, Motie chops it against the spin to covers and the batters set off. Forde plonked his bat inside the crease before Gurbaz took the bails off

Noor Ahmad to Motie, SIX, back-to-back maximums! Noor Ahmad gives this one a lot of air and it's in the arc for Motie. He clears his front leg and smokes it over long-on. Away she goes into the stands...

Noor Ahmad to Motie, SIX, a gift and duly accepted! A friendly full-toss drifting into Motie's arc from over the wicket. He lines it up and clubs it over cow corner for a maximum

Noor Ahmad to Forde, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, Forde reaches out and cuts it straight to Rashid at extra cover. The batters set off for a risky run. The throw is a bit wide and Gurbaz can't collect it properly. If the throw was better, Sampson might have been in trouble

Noor Ahmad to Forde, SIX, smashed! A slot delivery around leg-stump and Noor Ahmad has given this one a lot of air, Forde lines it up, gets low in his stance and heaves it powefully over cow corner for a flat maximum

Noor Ahmad to Quentin Sampson, 1 run, on the shorter side on off, flat-batted with the spin to long-off

Noor Ahmad to Forde, 1 run, quicker and flatter outside off, it's the googly, chopped with the spin to covers

Noor Ahmad to Quentin Sampson, 1 run, full delivery on middle and leg, Quentin Sampson drags the slog-sweep to deep square leg

Noor Ahmad to Forde, 1 run, Forde uses his feet and drags the heave to deep mid-wicket

Noor Ahmad to Forde, no run, quick and flat outside off, it's the googly again and it's turning away, Forde looks to cut through covers but misses

Noor Ahmad to Forde, no run, 92.1kph full delivery around off, tapped with an open bat-face towards point

Noor Ahmad to Forde, FOUR, floated full delivery around leg-stump, Forde crouches in his stance and slog-sweeps it nicely over square leg for a one-bounce boundary

Noor Ahmad to Quentin Sampson, 1 run, the googly on a back of a length, turning away, Sampson chops it through point

Noor Ahmad to Quentin Sampson, no run, on a back of a length around off, quicker and flatter, chopped to backward point

Noor Ahmad to Quentin Sampson, FOUR, hit powerfully! Floated delivery outside off, turning away, Quentin Sampson reaches out and smashes it straight back. The umpire has to take evasive action. The ball reaches the fence at the rate of knots