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United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan Match Stats

2nd T20I, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Match Details

Afghanistan tour of UAE, 2023

Sat 18 February, 19:30:00 IST

Afghanistan, who chose to bat

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Team Details

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Head To Head ( Last 5 Matches )

Afghanistan in UAE, 3 T20I Series, 2023/24 On Jan 02

UAE
126/9 (20.0 ov)

AFG
128/6 (18.3 ov)

Afghanistan beat United Arab Emirates by 4 wickets

Afghanistan in UAE, 3 T20I Series, 2023/24 On Dec 31

UAE
166/7 (20.0 ov)

AFG
155 (19.5 ov)

United Arab Emirates beat Afghanistan by 11 runs

Afghanistan in UAE, 3 T20I Series, 2023/24 On Dec 29

UAE
131/4 (20.0 ov)

AFG
203/3 (20.0 ov)

Afghanistan beat United Arab Emirates by 72 runs

Umpires

Umpire
Akbar Ali (UAE), Shiju Sam (UAE) and Asif Iqbal (UAE)

Referee
Graeme Labrooy (SL)