Afghan cricket team in the UAE in 2022–23
 
  United Arab Emirates Afghanistan
Dates 16 – 19 February 2023
Captains Chundangapoyil Rizwan Rashid Khan
Twenty20 International series
Results Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Muhammad Waseem (199) Karim Janat (116)
Most wickets Zahoor Khan (5) Rashid Khan (4)

The Afghanistan men's cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in February 2023 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The dates for the tour were confirmed in January 2023.[2] In November 2022, the Afghanistan Cricket Board signed a five-year agreement with the Emirates Cricket Board to play their home matches in the UAE.[3] This was the first annual series between the two sides to be arranged as part of the agreement.[4]

Squads

 United Arab Emirates[5]  Afghanistan[6]

On 28 January 2023, Afghanistan named a preliminary squad of 23 players for a training camp in the UAE.[7]

T20I series

1st T20I

16 February 2023
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
142/5 (20 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
146/5 (19.1 overs)
Chundangapoyil Rizwan 48 (41)
Rashid Khan 2/34 (4 overs)
Karim Janat 53 (38)
Junaid Siddique 2/30 (4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Aasif Iqbal (UAE)
Player of the match: Karim Janat (Afg)

2nd T20I

18 February 2023
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
137/6 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
138/1 (18.2 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 37* (29)
Zahoor Khan 2/25 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 91 (50)
Karim Janat 1/13 (2 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 9 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (UAE)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd T20I

19 February 2023
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
163/6 (20 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
166/4 (19.1 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 75 (50)
Gulbadin Naib 2/13 (2 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 60* (51)
Zahoor Khan 2/28 (4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 6 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Karim Janat (Afg)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Zahir Khan (Afg) made his T20I debut.

References

  1. ↑ "Afghanistan to tour UAE for three T20Is in February". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Afghanistan and Emirates Cricket announce February dates for UAE T20I Tour". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "UAE to host Afghanistan home matches after agreeing five-year deal". The Cricketer. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Afghanistan to play annual T20I series against UAE as part of new deal". The National. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "ECB announce the team to represent the UAE in the upcoming 'Abu Dhabi Friendship Series' against Afghanistan". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Nabi left out of Afghanistan squad for UAE T20Is; Zahir Khan, Rahmat Shah included". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "ACB, ECB announce Itinerary for T20I series". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 January 2023.


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