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

Azmatullah Omarzai to Haider Ali, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Haider shuffles across and looks to run it down to third man, was the slower ball and he's undone by the lack of pace

Azmatullah Omarzai to Simranjeet Singh, 1 run, low full-toss on off, pushed in front of cover and they scamper across for a quick single

Azmatullah Omarzai to Simranjeet Singh, no run, on a length and angling into the left-hander - Simranjeet prods across and gets an inside edge back at the bowler

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

Azmatullah Omarzai to Muhammad Arfan, no run, on a length and just outside off - pushed into the gap wide of cover-point for a single

Azmatullah Omarzai to Harshit Kaushik, out Caught by Rahmanullah Gurbaz!! Is there an edge? Afghanistan think so, so does umpire Leslie Reifer and Harshit Kaushik has reviewed it. Was full and wide of off, the left-hander went chasing after that and there was a sound when the ball went past the bat. Onto Ultra-Edge and it's clearly come off the outside edge - OUT will stay and UAE have lost a review. Was full and wide of off, Kaushik went chasing after that and the edge went through to Gurbaz - two wickets in the over and UAE are in trouble. Harshit Kaushik c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai 0(3)

Azmatullah Omarzai to Harshit Kaushik, no run, another play and a miss - short of a good length and holding its line outside off, draws Kaushik into a loose waft and goes past the outside edge

Azmatullah Omarzai to Harshit Kaushik, no run, beaten, short of a good length and holding its line from round the wicket - has Harshit Kaushik poking and beats him on the outside edge

Azmatullah Omarzai to Syed Haider, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! On a length and angling back into the right-hander - Haider was staying leg-sided and doesn't cover for the movement, plays away from his body and watches the ball clip the top of off-stump. UAE lose a wicket just after the drinks break. Syed Haider b Azmatullah Omarzai 13(10) [4s-1 6s-1]

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

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 Alishan Sharafu, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - steered backward of square on the off-side for a single

Azmatullah Omarzai to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, lovely shot, banged in short and just outside off - Sharafu swivels across, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it over square leg for a boundary

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

Azmatullah Omarzai to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, chopped to the left of backward point - the fielder dives and gets a good hand to prevent a run

Azmatullah Omarzai to Muhammad Waseem, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - steered backward of square on the off-side for a single

Azmatullah Omarzai to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run, a strange shot to get going - back of a length and angling into the right-hander, Alishan awkwardly stabs it down to third man for a single, played as though as an afterthought

Azmatullah Omarzai to Aryansh Sharma, out Caught by Rahmanullah Gurbaz!! Another massive appeal for caught behind, umpire Leslie Reifer is unmoved, but he then wants to then check for a fair catch. There's an obvious underedge and UltraEdge confirms the same. We're now checking for a fair catch. The ball was dipping onto the keeper, but did Rahmanullah Gurbaz manage to get his glove under it this time around? More checks from umpire Paul Reiffel, but the front-on angle isn't very convincing - will Aryansh get away with the benefit of doubt once again? The third umpire feels that the ball might've gone off the edge of the fingers and he's convinced - OUT is the call. Aryansh's stay out in the middle comes to an end, banged in short and just outside off, the right-hander swivelled onto the pull and the under-edge barely carried through to the keeper. 50th T20I wicket for Azmatullah Omarzai. Aryansh Sharma c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai 0(4)

Azmatullah Omarzai to Aryansh Sharma, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Sharma gets right behind the line and pushes it to cover

Azmatullah Omarzai to Aryansh Sharma, no run, beaten, fuller length delivery and swinging away from outside off - draws Aryansh forward and goes past the outside edge

Azmatullah Omarzai to Aryansh Sharma, no run, on a good length and slanting across the right-hander - brings him into the poke and goes past the outside edge. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is convinced that there's an edge though, so does Omarzai and they've reviewed. Was the awayswinger and the bat is close to the ball - Onto UltraEdge and there's indeed a big spike. Now, did it carry to the keeper? Looks like it's bounced, will the batter get the benefit of doubt? Umpire Paul Reiffel is having several looks at this - don't think the fingers are underneath the ball and it's given as NOT OUT