The UAE vs AFG second T20I will be played in Sharjah on December 31, Sunday. This is a must-win game for the United Arab Emirates if they want to keep the series alive. Afghanistan won the first T20I by 72 runs. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST which is 6 pm local time.
The Afghans posted a mammoth 203/3 on the back of Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s maiden T20I ton. he scored 100 off just 52 balls to power Afghanistan to that huge score. He added a 137-run stand with his skipper Ibrahim Zadran (59 off 43). Azmatullah Omarzai (19 off 8) played an important came in the end.
UAE got nowhere with the change finishing with just 131 /4 in their 20 overs. They lost their skipper Muhammad Waseem (4) early in the chase and since then it was a single-handed effort from Vriitya Aravind who scored 70 off 64 deliveries. Cameos from Basil Hamid (18) and Tanish Suri (20) came a bit too late. The UAE lost just two wickets but did not have any momentum throughout the chase.
For Afghanistan, Fazalhaq Farooqi took two wickets, Naveen-Ul-Haq took two and Qais Ahmad took one. Noor Ahmad and Mohammad Nabi were the other two bowlers. The likes of Rashid Khan, and Hasmatullah Shahidi have been rested from this series. Both are expected to be back for the T20I series against India. Meanwhile, Mujeeb Ur Rahman is currently playing in the BBL for Melbourne Renegades.
He along with Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen ul-Haq denied signing the central contracts with the national cricket team after which the ACB sanctioned their NOCs. No more NOCs will be given to any of the national players with the current ones to be revoked as per reports.
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This lands IPL franchises like LSG, SRH, and KKR in trouble ahead of IPL 2024. While Lucknow and Hyderabad retained Farooqi and Naveen respectively, KKR bought Mujeeb for his base price of 2 crores.
Afghanistan are slated to play a three-match T20I series against India next year in January and hence this UAE vs AFG series serves up as the perfect dress rehearsal for the Asian side.
UAE, on the other hand, did not have a good year in international cricket in 2023. They did not qualify for the T20 World Cup last year. At the start of the year, they lost to Afghanistan2-1. They played a series against New Zealand and lost that 2-1 as well. They won the Tri-Nation series in Nepal but failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup as they had a bad outing in the tournament.
Recent Venue Records (Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah)
STATS – T20
Total matches 43
Matches won batting first 24
Matches won bowling first 19
Average 1st Inns scores 143
Average 2nd Inns scores 119
Highest total recorded 215/6 (20 Ov) by AFG vs ZIM
Lowest total recorded 38/10 (10.4 Ov) by HK vs PAK
Highest score chased 179/6 (19.1 Ov) by SL vs AFG
Lowest score defended 142/7 (20 Ov) by WI vs BAN
Who Will Score Most Runs For UAE: Mumahhad Waseem / Basil Hameed
Who Will Take Most Wickets For UAE: Ayan Khan / Junaid Siddiqui
Who Will Score Most Runs For Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz / Ibrahim Zadran
Who Will Take Most Wickets For Afghanistan: NaveenUl Haq / Noor Ahmad
UAE vs AFG Today Match Prediction- 2nd T20I, Who Will Win Today’s T20I Match? 2023
Afghanistan dominated UAE and won the first T20I by 72 runs. They are favorites to win the T20I series. So far in 10 T20Is between the two sides, Afghanistan has won 8 matches while UAE just 2.
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The UAE vs AFG second T20I will be played in Sharjah on December 31, Sunday. This is a must-win game for the United Arab Emirates if they want to keep the series alive. Afghanistan won the first T20I by 72 runs. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST which is 6 pm local time. The
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