Afghanistan vs UAE Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Afghanistan beat UAE by 5 wickets to clinch first win

Muhammad Arfan to Darwish Rasooli, Bangs this into the pitch, gives no pace at all, Darwish Rasooli waits for it and heaves it to deep square leg for a run.

Muhammad Arfan to Azmatullah Omarzai, Short of a length and on off, takes pace off, Azmatullah Omarzai pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Muhammad Arfan to Azmatullah Omarzai, Play and a miss! Back of a length and just outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai has a lazy slash at it but misses.

DRINKS! Time for a breather. This game is on a knife-edge right now as Afghanistan need 64 runs off 41 balls. The required runs might seem very gettable in 41 balls but with the set batter out, United Arab Emirates will feel they can build pressure on the new batter. Afghanistan do have a bit more firepower to come, but they need to keep wickets in hand whilst keeping the required rate in check. This could very well end up going to the final over. So, let's sit back and watch the action unfold. With that said, Azmatullah Omarzai walks out to bat now.

Muhammad Arfan to Ibrahim Zadran, OUT! TAKEN! An inspired bowling change and Muhammad Arfan gets the key wicket here. He bangs this hard into the pitch, on middle, gets some extra bounce. Ibrahim Zadran backs away and looks to pull it away but the ball just gets big on him. He fails to get the timing as the ball flies towards deep mid-wicket, where Muhammad Waseem runs forward and takes a fantastic catch under pressure. Zadran departs after scoring a fine half-century but it is game on here in Delhi now.

Muhammad Arfan (2-0-13-1) is back on.

Haider Ali to Ibrahim Zadran, Quicker and shorter, on middle, Ibrahim Zadran forces it to wide long on for a run. 64 needed off 42 balls.

Haider Ali to Darwish Rasooli, Tossed up, full and on off, Darwish Rasooli drives it to long off for one more.

Haider Ali to Ibrahim Zadran, Flighted, full and on off, Ibrahim Zadran eases it to long off for one.

Haider Ali to Ibrahim Zadran, WIDE! Flatter, full but outside off again. Ibrahim Zadran tries the reverse sweep but gets nowhere near the ball. Called a wide but Ali is not happy.

Haider Ali to Darwish Rasooli, Goes short and around off, Darwish Rasooli punches it to long off for another run.

Haider Ali to Ibrahim Zadran, Fires this one full and on off, Ibrahim Zadran drills it to long off for a run.

Haider Ali to Ibrahim Zadran, WIDE! Floated, full but way outside off, Ibrahim Zadran lets it go. Wided.

Haider Ali to Darwish Rasooli, Shorter in length, on middle, Darwish Rasooli heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Simranjeet Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, FIFTY FOR ZADRAN! A fine knock under pressure and this is his 4th T20I half-century against UAE. This is another short delivery, on middle, Ibrahim Zadran nudges it with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. Excellent running. 72 needed off 48 balls.

Simranjeet Singh to Darwish Rasooli, Shortish and on off, Darwish Rasooli dabs it wide of extra cover for one.

Simranjeet Singh to Darwish Rasooli, Flighted, full and on off, Darwish Rasooli pushes it to short cover.

Simranjeet Singh to Darwish Rasooli, FOUR! Put away! Dragged down by Simranjeet Singh, outside off. Darwish Rasooli makes room and slaps it powerfully through covers for another boundary.

Simranjeet Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, Floated, short again, on middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran punches it to long on for a single.

Simranjeet Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Excellent shot! Shorter in length and around middle. Ibrahim Zadran picks up the length early, rocks back and swats it away, finding the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary.

Haider Ali to Ibrahim Zadran, Flatter, full and on middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran works it through mid-wicket for one more.

Haider Ali to Darwish Rasooli, Arm ball, short and angling into leg, Darwish Rasooli clips it through square leg for one.

Haider Ali to Darwish Rasooli, Pushed through quicker, shortish and on middle, Darwish Rasooli pats it to short cover.

Haider Ali to Ibrahim Zadran, Flighted, full and on middle, Ibrahim Zadran uses his feet and heaves it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for another run.

Haider Ali to Darwish Rasooli, Short again and on off, Darwish Rasooli punches it towards long off for a run.

Haider Ali to Ibrahim Zadran, Floated, short and on middle, Ibrahim Zadran stabs it past the bowler towards long off for a single.

Muhammad Jawadullah to Darwish Rasooli, Full-pitched delivery on the pads, clipped away between long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs by Darwish Rasooli. Afghanistan are 72/3 after 10 overs, needing 89 more off 60 balls.

A timely wicket for the United Arab Emirates. Darwish Rasooli is the next man in.

Muhammad Jawadullah to Sediqullah Atal, OUT! TIMBER! A corker of a yorker from Muhammad Jawadullah and that has come like a bolt out of the blue. Jawadullah comes over the wicket with his classic hop and skip run up and fires in a yorker right at the base of the off stump and this one just tails back in a bit. Sediqullah Atal isn't expecting the length at all and is late in jamming his bat down. The ball sneaks under the willow and makes a mess of the stumps behind. Another brewing stand for Afghanistan is cut short by UAE.

Muhammad Jawadullah to Ibrahim Zadran, On a hard length over middle, Zadran backs away and punches it through covers for one more.

Muhammad Jawadullah to Sediqullah Atal, A full toss now, on the sixth stump line. Atal reaches out and punches it firmly. The ball goes flat and to deep point for just a single.

Muhammad Jawadullah to Sediqullah Atal, Shortish length over off, angled in. Atal tries to get inside the line and pull but ends up wearing it on the body.

Muhammad Jawadullah to Ibrahim Zadran, Back of a length and angled across off, Zadran looks to cut close to the body and slashes it away down to deep third for a single.

Simranjeet Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, That's good running. Dragged length outside off, tapped away down to backward point and the batters pinch the single in a flash. 11 off the over, again.

Simranjeet Singh to Sediqullah Atal, A bit of indecision between the batters but the misfield allows them to make the single with ease. Flatter and on the pads, nudged away firmly to short mid-wicket where the fielder fumbles and concedes a single.

Simranjeet Singh to Sediqullah Atal, SIX! Picks the right ball to go big, does Sediqullah Atal. Flighted again, on a length and around middle. Atal steps down the pitch, holds his shapes and clobbers it over long on for a biggie.

Simranjeet Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, Shorter one down leg, tucked down to short fine leg for a single.

Simranjeet Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, This is flighted up, bowled on off, Ibrahim Zadran opts to block it off.

Simranjeet Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, Oh, that's risky running and a better throw would have been curtains for Zadran. Round-armer from Singh, angled into middle and leg, Zadran hangs back and works it away to the left of deep square leg. The batters push for two as Alishan Sharafu picks up the ball and fires in a throw at the keeper's end. The keeper gets a steep bounce and that allows Zadran to dive in and make his ground.

Muhammad Arfan to Ibrahim Zadran, Back of a length and around off, edged down to the right of deep third for one. The batters look for two but won't get it. 11 off the over.

Muhammad Arfan to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Blazed away! On a good length and around off, not overpitched by any means. Ibrahim Zadran just stands tall and laces the cover drive through the gap and the ball rockets to the fence.

Muhammad Arfan to Sediqullah Atal, A bit slower and into the pitch, Atal waits back and half-pulls it down towards mid-wicket for a boundary.

Muhammad Arfan to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR! Such a well-timed shot and up comes the 50 for Afghanistan. Short of a good length and around leg, Atal presses up on his toes and tucks it off the hips, placing it well wide of short fine leg for a welcome boundary.

Muhammad Arfan to Ibrahim Zadran, Short ball over middle, pulled down through the mid-wicket region for a single.

Muhammad Arfan to Ibrahim Zadran, Play and a miss! Good length, angled wide outside off. Ibrahim Zadran sets base on the leg stump line and has to really reach for it, but fails to get a bat on it.

Simranjeet Singh to Sediqullah Atal, A dot to end, tidy start from Simranjeet Singh as well, just four runs off it. Pushed through at the pads, Atal hops onto the back foot and keeps it out to the left of the bowler.

Simranjeet Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, Good length around middle, hit away down to long on for a fourth single in a row.

Simranjeet Singh to Sediqullah Atal, Slightly short on leg, Atal presses back and dabs it to the right of square leg for an easy single.

Simranjeet Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, A bit more round arm and angled into middle and leg, Zadran works it wide of square leg for one. The batters think about the second but opt against it.

Simranjeet Singh to Sediqullah Atal, Pushed through on a length around middle, Sediqullah Atal rocks back and jams it down to long on for a single.