T20WC 2026 AFG vs UAE Highlights: Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan secured a 5-wicket victory against Muhammad Waseem-led United Arab Emirates in the 28th match of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on February 16 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
| Tournament | Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 |
| Team | Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates, 28th match |
| Date | Monday, February 16, 2026 |
| Toss | Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bowl |
| Venue | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Result | AFghanistan won by 5 wickets |
| Points Table | Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Points Table, Team Standing, NRR and Points |
T20WC 2026 AFG vs UAE Playing 11
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan(c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
United Arab Emirates
Aryansh Sharma(w), Muhammad Waseem(c), Alishan Sharafu, Sohaib Khan, Syed Haider, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Arfan, Haider Ali, Simranjeet Singh, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah
T20WC 2026 AFG vs UAE Scoreboard
| Team | Score |
| United Arab Emirates | 160-9 (20 ov) |
| Afghanistan | 162-5 (19.2 ov) |
T20WC 2026 AFG vs UAE Scorecard
United Arab Emirates Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Aryansh Sharma † | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Waseem (c) | lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 166.66 |
| Alishan Sharafu | c Ibrahim Zadran b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 40 | 31 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 129.03 |
| Sohaib Khan | c Mujeeb Ur Rahman b Azmatullah Omarzai | 68 | 48 | 79 | 6 | 4 | 141.66 |
| Syed Haider | b Azmatullah Omarzai | 13 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 130 |
| Harshit Kaushik | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Arfan | hit wicket b Rashid Khan | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haider Ali | run out (†Rahmanullah Gurbaz) | 13 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 108.33 |
| Simranjeet Singh | not out | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Junaid Siddique | run out (Rashid Khan/†Rahmanullah Gurbaz) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Afghanistan Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Ziaur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10.75 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Noor Ahmad | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.66 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Afghanistan Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Sohaib Khan b Junaid Siddique | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Muhammad Waseem b Muhammad Arfan | 53 | 41 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 129.26 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c Kaushik b Muhammad Arfan | 13 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 108.33 |
| Sediqullah Atal | b Muhammad Jawadullah | 16 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 114.28 |
| Darwish Rasooli | b Junaid Siddique | 33 | 23 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 143.47 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | not out | 40 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 190.47 |
| Mohammad Nabi | not out | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
United Arab Emirates Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
| Junaid Siddique | 3.2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 6.9 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Haider Ali | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Muhammad Arfan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Simranjeet Singh | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the Match
Azmatullah Omarzai | Afghanistan
I’m very happy with my performance. I was trying to bowl in the hard length and hit the pitch hard. It was funny for us (on the first ball non-wicket). First ball was a wicket, but the ball didn’t didn’t carry and I took four wickets again.
That first wicket got the momentum for us. When I went to bat, I looked at the scoreboard. There were a lot of balls for us. We needed to play straight and rotate the strike.
And I was speaking to my partner, just play straight and we were waiting for the bad ball. It was a good game where everyone did really well and everyone did hard work (on the South Africa game), but the result did not work our way, but we came back really well and hope we will do it again in the next match.
