United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I: Afghanistan win decider and take series 2-1

Naveen-ul-Haq restricted UAE to 126 before Hazratullah Zazai top scored as Afghanistan won by 4 wickets in the 3rd T20I.

In the 3rd T20I between United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan, Afghanistan emerged victorious by 4 wickets with 9 balls remaining.

United Arab Emirates chose to bat first but had a rough start, losing 4 early wickets and being reduced to 38/4. Muhammad Waseem top-scored with 28 runs.

Naveen-ul-Haq was Afghanistan's most effective bowler, taking 4 wickets for 21.

In the second innings, Afghanistan had a strong start, scoring 47 runs in the powerplay with Rahmanullah Gurbaz leading the charge with 20 runs. Hazratullah Zazai was the key player in the chase, scoring 36 runs.

The game-changing moments came in the 18th and 19th over, where Afghanistan hit 4 boundaries, shifting the momentum in their favor. Ultimately, Afghanistan sealed the win with 4 wickets in hand and 9 balls remaining.

Match Summary

United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 126/9 (20 ov)

Afghanistan 128/6 (18.3 ov)

Result - Afghanistan won by 4 wickets

SCORECARD

United Arab Emirates Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Aryan Lakra - 1.1 ov), 2-15 (Vritiya Aravind - 1.2 ov), 3-35 (Tanish Suri - 4.5 ov), 4-38 (Dhruv Parashar - 5.4 ov), 5-56 (Waseem Muhammad - 8.5 ov), 6-61 (Basil Hameed - 10.4 ov), 7-75 (Aayan Khan - 12.5 ov), 8-105 (Ali Naseer - 16.4 ov), 9-107 (Raja Akifullah Khan - 17.3 ov)

Afghanistan Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 3.2 ov), 2-67 (Ibrahim Zadran - 10.3 ov), 3-85 (Hazratullah Zazai - 13.4 ov), 4-90 (Darwish Rasooli - 14.5 ov), 5-100 (Azmatullah Omarzai - 15.6 ov), 6-103 (Mohammad Nabi - 16.5 ov)

Playing XI

United Arab Emirates

Afghanistan

Match Details

Date - Tuesday, January 2, 2024 14:00

Venue - Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Toss - United Arab Emirates elected to bat

Umpires- Asif Iqbal (United Arab Emirates), Akbar Ali (United Arab Emirates), Shiju Sam (United Arab Emirates TV)

Match Referee - Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

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