Afghanistan vs West Indies, 3rd T20I, Afghanistan v West Indies in UAE, 2026 - Player Highlights

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, out Caught by Forde!! That's a superb catch at deep mid-wicket - Matthew Forde the fielder and he's confident - Gurbaz will wait though, but this did look like a clean catch. Was a full ball outside off and Gurbaz shuffled across on the slog-sweep, struck it crisply and it looked like going over Forde's head at deep mid-wicket - he though had it covered, ran to his right, completed the overhead catch, took one step and then lobbed the ball up - went over the cushions and then came back to grab the rebound. A clean catch and the 3rd umpire sends Gurbaz on his way. Gurbaz c Forde b Shamar Springer 71(58) [4s-8 6s-1]

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, 1 run, a low full-toss as Gurbaz came down the pitch, he drags it down towards long-on - on the bounce to the fielder and it's just a single

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, 1 run, much better from Pierre - very full and at the stumps, Gurbaz backs away and drives it to long-off

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Gurbaz and he's on the move - slower and just outside off - he shuffles across, gets underneath the ball on the sweep and lifts it over backward square leg, bounces away to the ropes

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, FOUR, a high full-toss and Gurbaz helps it on its way over short fine - went down low, bent down and then elevated the sweep over the infield, bounces away toi the the ropes and he asks for a no-ball, nothing is given

Simmonds to Gurbaz, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, squeezed wide of cover for a single

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, 1 run, Pierre slows down the pace and drags the length back as Gurbaz came down the pitch, a miscued drive to long-off

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, no run, slower and drifting across the right-hander - Gurbaz shapes for the reverse hit and misses

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, FOUR, beautifully played, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Gurbaz reaches out on the drive and carves it over cover, one bounce and over the ropes

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off - Gurbaz has a wild swing and is disgusted at having missed it

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, wide, another slower ball from Springer, but it's past the tramlines and has been wided

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off - Gurbaz moves right across and squeezes it through mid-wicket for a couple

Motie to Gurbaz, 1 run, the slider from Motie - Gurbaz makes room and pushes it wide of cover for a single

Motie to Gurbaz, no run, Motie tosses one on the leg-stump line - Gurbaz is early into the tuck and the leading edge lobs up to the right of the non-striker

Motie to Gurbaz, 1 run, Motie tosses one around off - Gurbaz backs away and punches it wide of cover for a single

Motie to Gurbaz, 2 runs, flatter and at the stumps, worked wide of mid-wicket and Gurbaz comes back for the second, raises his 12th T20I fifty

Forde to Gurbaz, 1 run, another slower ball, this is a full-toss and Gurbaz drives it to cover for a single

Forde to Gurbaz, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - driven hard and down to long-off for a single

Forde to Gurbaz, FOUR, cheeky and four, Forde keeps it full and follows Gurbaz as he shuffled across - the right-hander bends down low, rolled his wrists and then swept it fine, beating short fine's dive to his right

Forde to Gurbaz, 1 run, slower ball outside off - Gurbaz reaches out and carves it square past cover for a single

Motie to Gurbaz, 1 run, fraction short and a hint of extra bounce, stabbed wide of point for a single

Motie to Gurbaz, 1 run, pushed through around off - chopped down to long-off for a single

Motie to Gurbaz, no run, flatter and at the stumps - Gurbaz backs away and went hard on the cut, mistimes it to cover

Forde to Gurbaz, 1 run, full and wide of off - Gurbaz throws his hands on the drive, the bottom-hand comes off and carves it over point for a single

Forde to Gurbaz, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off, chopped down to deep third man for a single

Motie to Gurbaz, 1 run, length ball, knocked down to long-off

Motie to Gurbaz, 2 runs, drifting in towards leg and that's been clipped through square leg for a couple of runs

Motie to Gurbaz, no run, slower through the air, Gurbaz pokes it to cover-point off the front foot

Motie to Gurbaz, no run, despite backing away, Gurbaz can't manufacture enough room and he pushes this length ball to cover

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, 1 run, yorker length outside off, squeezed towards the mid-off region

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, 2 runs, two men in the deep converge and the ball falls in between them. Full and just outside off, Gurbaz makes room to carve it over backward point

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, leg byes, 1 run, full on leg and Gurbaz is late on the flick. The ball rolls towards midwicket off his pad

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, no run, yorker length, jammed back at the bowler

Motie to Gurbaz, 1 run, tossed up and full, driven along the ground to long-off

Justin Greaves to Gurbaz, FOUR, shortish outside off, Gurbaz nicely late-cuts it behind square on the off-side. The man in the deep too square and has no chance of cutting it off. Third boundary off the over - 14 runs off it

Justin Greaves to Gurbaz, no run, slower ball outside off, Gurbaz walks across and gets low to swipe across the line, doesn't connect

Justin Greaves to Gurbaz, no run, full outside off, driven straight to cover

Justin Greaves to Gurbaz, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! Width on offer, Gurbaz waits and cuts it well behind square on the off-side. The man in the deep runs to his left and is late to bend down and the ball hits the rope

Justin Greaves to Gurbaz, FOUR, full and outside off, Gurbaz shuffles across and beautifully drives off the front foot. Beats extra cover to his right and then the sprinting long-off fielder comfortably to his left. Afghanistan go past 50 with that boundary

Justin Greaves to Gurbaz, 2 runs, on a length and wide of off, chopped to deep backward point for a couple of runs

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, 1 run, walks down the pitch and dabs this short of length ball to short third man

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, leg byes, 1 run, angling in towards leg, a nothing shot from Gurbaz and the ball rolls to square leg off his pad. A run taken via leg-byes. The umpire reckons that a shot was attempted

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, no run, short of length, Gurbaz comes down the track and moves leg-side to heave across the line. Doesn't connect as he's beaten on the inside edge now

Shamar Springer to Gurbaz, no run, fullish ball that shapes away outside off, Gurbaz drives away from his body and the ball goes past his outside edge

Simmonds to Gurbaz, 1 run, 130.6kph, stays leg-side, clears his front leg and dabs this away-angler to third man

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, 1 run, darted in on a length, middle-stump line, punched to long-on

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, SIX, 91.4kph, arm ball from Pierre, Gurbaz stays leg-side of the ball and throws his arms to loft it over deep extra cover. The bottom hand comes off the bat handle but only afater making good contact

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, no run, 84.5kph, slower and fraction short, Gurbaz goes back to clip it to mid-on

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, no run, flighted ball, dips on the batter and Gurbaz clips it to midwicket

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, no run, 82.6kph, moves leg-side to cut and misses as the ball scoots under his blade

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, no run, cut hard but straight to cover

Simmonds to Gurbaz, 1 run, Simmonds pulls his length back and Gurbaz pokes it to point

Simmonds to Gurbaz, no run, slashes at this fullish ball but can't find the gap through the covers

Simmonds to Gurbaz, FOUR, shot! Gurbaz walks down the track, converts it into a half-volley and plays a good-looking lofted on-drive. Hits over mid-on for a one-bounce four. High elbow and poses for the photographs

Simmonds to Gurbaz, no run, fullish ball, Gurbaz defends

Khary Pierre to Gurbaz, 1 run, full ball, driven to mid-off

Forde to Gurbaz, no run, Forde pulls his length back and Gurbaz stands tall in his defence. 16 runs off the over

Forde to Gurbaz, 2 runs, full ball, Gurbaz push-drives to the left of mid-off and gets off the mark. Hetmyer gives the chase, slides and flicks it back to save a run

Forde to Gurbaz, 2 wides, Gurbaz skips down the track to clip and misses as the line is down leg. The keeper can only half-stop with a dive

Forde to Gurbaz, no run, inswinger from Forde, Gurbaz misses the clip to get hit high on the pad, The lbw appeal dies down quickly as the bowler says that it's heading down leg