AFG vs WI 2nd T20I Commentary - Dubai (21 January 2026)

Very full, around off, driven to deep cover for a single.

A low full toss on middle, Ramon Simmonds punches it past Fazalhaq Farooqi and to mid off for one.

FOUR! HIT AWAY! A slower length delivery, outside off, Motie hangs back, picks the slower delivery and slaps it past point for a boundary.

This is full and on leg, Motie makes room and punches it to long off for a single.

OUT! GONE! Fazalhaq Farooqi picks the last wicket. Pace off, length ball, outside off, Simmonds swings across and manages a top edge to mid-wicket. Ibrahim Zadran settles under it and takes it. Afghanistan win by 39 runs and seal the series.

Wide! Too full and too wide, easily left alone.

Short in length, outside off, Motie cuts it to deep cover for a single.

A slower bumper, into the surface, outside off, Pierre looks to pull it away but misses.

SIX! Picks it up well! A bumper pace on, around off, Pierre pulls it over mid-wicket for a six. 

FOUR! A good length delivery, attacking the stumps on the leg side, Pierre opens up his body and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary. 

OUT! TAKEN! Azmatullah Omarzai has the last laugh! Short of a good length, around off, gets just big on Pierre, who again goes for the hoick across, he top edges it to deep mid-wicket where Darwish Rasooli takes it.

OUT! TAKEN! Back-to-back for Omarzai! Pushed through, fuller and around off, Shamar Joseph tries to work across the angle but gets a thick edge to point. Rashid Khan runs behind and takes it over his shoulder. Brilliant catch. 

OUT! TAKEN! The magician gets a wicket now! Not too short, this is on middle, Forde goes back and tries to loft it away but plays off the higher part of the blade to long on where Mohammad Nabi takes a simple catch. 

Very full and outside off, driven to cover.

Appeal for LBW, up goes the finger. Pierre takes it upstairs. Flights it very full and on leg, turning a bit onto the pads. Pierre leans to defend forward but misses and gets hit on the pads. Pierre takes it upstairs as he feels it is pitching down leg. UltraEdge shows a SPIKE off the inside edge. 

Length and outside off, Pierre punches it to cover for a single.

Touch short, wide of off, Motie cuts it uppishly and to deep point for a single.

Sliding onto the pads from around the wicket, on a length. Pierre goes back to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. 

OUT! TAKEN! HAT TRICK for Mujeeb Ur Rahman! He gets the big wicket of King! Slower shorter delivery, around leg, King comes down and gets cramped as he tries to loft it on the leg side. He mistimes and Darwish Rasooli runs in from the deep take the catch. 

Looped up, fuller and around off, Forde sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

OUT! BOWLED! Mujeeb Ur Rahman strikes again! He is on a roll today! A half tracker, bowls into the surface and angles it on leg, stays really low. Sampson clears his front leg to punch it away but misses and it crashes the stumps. 

Tossed up on middle, Motie flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Well played! Touch short and outside off, Forde gets inside his crease and punches it square on the off side for a boundary. 

Floated on middle, Forde clips it to mid-wicket for a single. Mujeeb Ur Rahman ends his spell with four wickets.

A slower fuller delivery, outside off, Sampson punches it to Khan at point for a quick single.

SIX! FLAT SIX! A slower fuller delivery, outside off. King crashes his back knee and thumps it flat over mid-wicket for a six.

A wide yorker, King looks to dig it out but misses it.

FOUR! A leg cutter, on a length, outside off, King cuts it late past point, no one in the deep for a boundary.

Wide! Flirts with the tramline as Naib bowls it very full. King swings his blade and misses.

Short of a good length, outside off, King slaps it through point for a couple of runs.

Gulbadin Naib bowls it slow, full and outside off, King looks to loft it away but slices his shot to deep cover where it lands safely. A single. Also, fifty up for King. He has shifted the gears effortlessly. 

SIX! Even the pacers are going for runs now! West Indies have gone full throttle! On a good length, around off, nothing wrong with the delivery. King gets in line of the delivery and powers it over mid-wicket for a six.

Slower short ball, outside off, tapped to point for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Picks the fielder! Fazalhaq Farooqi bangs it short and bowls it outside off, touch wide. Hetmyer makes room and flat bats it to deep point where Ibrahim Zadran takes a solid catch. End of a wonderful innings from Hetmyer.

A slower good length delivery, around off, Sampson is beaten for the lack of bounce and gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Short in length, outside off, Sampson drops it to cover for a single. He is off the mark.

Oh, King has missed out. A juicy full toss, outside off, King bends his back and slashes but misses.

This is full and around off, turning away. King rocks back and low to push it away but misses it.

Touch short, outside off, King slaps but straight to point.

Too short and too wide, King, without any foot movement hits it to long off for a single.

SIX! MUSCLES! Hetmyer moves to 40 in 14 balls. Overpitched, as Ahmad bowls the wrong 'un, around off, Hetmyer picks up and slogs it over long on and it goes the distance.

FOUR! First boundary after six sixes by Hetmyer! Too full and on middle, straighter line and Hetmyer muscles it down the ground for a boundary.

Flatter and outside off, Hetmyer nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 

Nabi serves it very full and around off, Hetmyer plays it down to long on for a single.

Flighted, very full and on leg, King drills it down to long on for a single.

Spills it full and onto the pads, angled in. Hetmyer gets on his knee to sweep but misses and it rolls off the pads to short fine leg.

SIX! This time straight! Nabi floats itin the slot, fuller and around off, Hetmyer takes a step down and launches it down the ground for a six.

Very full and darted on the pads, Hetmyer looks to sweep but misses. He is livid with himself as the fielder was stationed inside the ring. 

SIX! Almost a freebie! A full toss onto the body, Hetmyer greets with open hands, he pumps this over mid-wicket for a six. 

Tossed up, fuller and on leg, Hetmyer nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Just turning away, slightly short, outside off, King looks to cut it away but misses.

Skiddy length delivery on leg, spinning in. King opes up his body to heave but misses it.

Pitched up, outside off, King drags his sweep-shot to mid-wicket. 

SIX! Finally, King gets one off the middle. Fractionally short, outside off, King bends his back knee and pulls it flat over mid-wicket for a six.

SIX! AND AGAIN! This is pure power! Touch fuller and on middle, spinning on the pads, King rocks back, picks off the pads and thumps it behind square leg for a six.

Flights it full and slanting around off, Hetmyer leans and taps it back.

SIX! BANG! Easy pickings for Hetmyer! In theslot, fuller and around off, Hetmyer gets on his knee and slog-sweeps it high over square leg for a six.

SIX! Same result! Noor Ahmad drops his length short and bowls it around off, Hetmyer clears his front leg and powers it over mid-wicket for a six.

Slids it full and on the pads, Hetmyer tickles it fine but Afghanistan place a fielder at short fine leg.

SIX! MORE! Same place, same result! Pitched up, outside off, bit of width but was angled in. Hetmyer slogs it high over mid-wicket for a six. 

Hetmyer keeps the strike as he drills this full ball to long on. 19 runs off the over. 

Shorter and outside off. King looks to cut it away but misses.

Looped up on a length, around off, King half presses to defend it on the off side.

Oh, just turning down! A googly, very full and on leg, King looks to slog-sweeps but misses and wears it on the pads. 

Khan pushes it wide outside off, flat and spinning in. King goes back to cut but misses again. Fourth dot in a row.

Touch short, outside off, King pulls it flat and hard to deep mid-wicket for a single.

From around the wicket, across the umpire and angling on the pads, Hetmyer clips it to square leg for a single.

Drops it full and around off, King taps it in front of point for a quick single. The fielder throws at the batter's end and the keeper removes the bails but Lewis was quick.

FOUR! Welcome boundary! Touch too full, around off, Lewis gets underneath and hammers it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Slanting onto the pads, flicked to square leg for a single.

Pushed through, full and outside off, driven to long off for a single.

OUT! LBW! Lewis plays all over it! He knows it and walks without even thinking about reviewing it. Slightly short and angling on middle, stays low off the deck. Lewis clears his front leg to work it across but misses and gets hit on the pads. Right in front. An appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. Excellent start by Afghanistan.

OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Beauty from Mujeeb Ur Rahman and he is off in his celebration! A wrong 'un, bowls it outside off on the fuller side, Johnson Charles plants his front foot out to defend across but the ball rolls through the gap and hits the stumps. 

Fires it full and in line of the stumps, nudged to square leg for a single.

A googly, comes in a long way on leg, King steps across to paddle it but misses nd gets hit on the outside part of the gloves. An appeal for LBW but clearly going down.

Shorter and around off, turning in, punched to cover for a single.

Flatter and around off, spinning away, Lewis punches to the right of Khan. 

Khan drops it short and bowls it on leg, turning in. Lewis opens up his body to hoick it but misses and gets hit on the box. 

Flatter and around off, turning in. Lewis plants his front foot out to defend but manages an inside edge onto the pads.

Afghanistan are celebrating but the umpire shakes his head. A good length delivery, around off and seams away off the deck. Lewis has a poke at it but seems to miss it. He was cramped for room there. 

Closer to the off pole, on a good length, nipping away. Lewis looks to punch it away but misses.

Length ball on middle and leg, Lewis nudges it to square leg for a single.

A bumper, into the surface on middle, King comes down and pulls it to mid on for a single. 

Overpitches and bowls it around off, Lewis hits it well but straight to cover.

This is full and on middle, eased to long on for a single. West Indies end the Powerplay at 29/1.

A good length delivery, around off, King drops it to third man for a single.

Length ball, attacking the stumps, Lewis gets across and clips off his pads to square leg for a single.

Follows King on the leg side with a slower length delivery, King turns it to mid on for a quick single.

FOUR! Not off the middle but Lewis will take it. Digs it short and bowls it on leg, Lewis pulls but it goes off the gloves to the left of short fine leg but the ball loops past him for four runs.

A length ball, shaping on middle and leg, Lewis looks to tuck it away but misses and it rolls away for a quick single. Afghanistan appeal for LBW but maybe just going down. A leg bye.

Short of a length, slower and on leg, King pulls it to long on, a bit straight. The fielder dives to his left, gets a big hand on it and saves a couple. Azmatullah Omarzai it was.

Touch fuller and around off, turning in. King punches it to cover.

FOUR! Quality shot! Pitches it up, a bit wide of off. King leans and lofts it over cover for a boundary.

Wide! Flat and sliding down the leg side, King looks to whip it away but misses. A muted appeal for LBW but turned down.

Lovely delivery! Shorter and skidding on leg, drifts in. King is squared up as he tries to flick it away but misses.

This is full and outside off, King drives it to mid off for a single.

Length delivery, on leg, Lewis looks to bunt it away but might have brushed its pads. A quick stumping review but Lewis was inside his crease.

Tossed up, fuller and around off, Lewis taps it back.

FOUR! Excellent shot from Athanaze! A length ball, swinging around off, Athanaze shuffles across and scoops it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Azmatullah Omarzai digs it short and attacks the body. Athanaze hops and blocks it out.

Touch fuller, just outside off, and swinging away. Athanaze makes a bit of room and comes down to swing it hard but misses.

 Athanaze tries to be innovative again, steps across to scoop but Omarzai bowls it very full and around off, Athanaze miscues it on the off side for no run.

OUT! RUN OUT! Athanaze goes! This is full and on middle and leg, Athanaze clips it to mid-wicket and looks for a quick single which was always risky as it was hit straight to the fielder. Ibrahim Zadran picks up and hits the target at the bowler' end. The replay shows Athanaze is well short. Top effort from Ibrahim Zadran.

Shorter and on the hips, King turns it to square leg for a single.

Slightly short, outside off, Athanaze rocks back and cuts it to cover.

Pushes it full and swinging a touch away, around off, Athanaze knocks it to cover.

Tossed up, fuller and on middle, Athanaze looks to drive but gets a thick inside edge to mid-wicket.

Too full and on middle, drilled to long on for a single.

Floats it very full and around off, King leans and pushes it to cover.

Touch short, drifting in, around off, King knocks it to point.

Pushes it full and outside off. King taps it late to third man for a single. West Indies are underway.

Fazalhaq Farooqi serves it on the fuller side, angling on the pads. Alick Athanaze helps it straight to short fine leg.

Swings it full and onto the pads, Athanaze flicks it nicely to deep square leg and gets off the mark with a couple.

Fazalhaq Farooqi again gets to swing in, pings it on the pads. Athanaze tucks it to square leg for a single.

Bowls a fuller length, around off and seams in late. King punches it to mid off.

Keeps it full, looking for some swing, this is around off, King pushes it to mid off.