Afghanistan Vs United Arab Emirates 30Th Match Super Sixes
Cricket WC Qualifier in Zimbabwe - 2018 (2017/18) · Old Hararians, Harare · 20 March 2018
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 93 balls remaining)
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 93 balls remaining). Gulbadin Naib top-scored with 74* for Afghanistan. Rashid Khan took 5/41.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Old Hararians, Harare
- Date
- 20 March 2018
- Toss
- U.A.E., chose to bat
- Result
- Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 93 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Gulbadin Naib
- Captains
- Rohan Mustafa (U.A.E.), Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- AT Holdstock and GO Brathwaite
- Match referee
- DT Jukes
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
U.A.E. won the toss and chose to bat.
U.A.E. batted first and made 177 all out. Shaiman Anwar top-scored with 64 off 87 balls, and Mohammad Naveed made 45. Rashid Khan took 5 for 41 for Afghanistan. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Old Hararians, 249 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 178, Afghanistan made 178 for 5. Gulbadin Naib top-scored with 74 not out off 97 balls, and Najibullah Zadran made 63. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the sixth wicket between Gulbadin Naib and Najibullah Zadran, 70% of the total.
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 93 balls remaining).
U.A.E.: 177 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Mustafa | c Rashid Khan b Dawlat Zadran | 4 | 17 |
| Chirag Suri | c Mohammad Shahzad b Rashid Khan | 22 | 72 |
| Ghulam Shabber | c Mohammad Nabi b Dawlat Zadran | 6 | 7 |
| Mohammad Boota | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 3 | 5 |
| Shaiman Anwar | c Mohammad Nabi b Rashid Khan | 64 | 87 |
| Muhammad Usman | lbw b Rashid Khan | 13 | 18 |
| Adnan Mufti | c Rashid Khan b Mohammad Nabi | 2 | 11 |
| Ahmed Raza | c Mohammad Shahzad b Dawlat Zadran | 4 | 12 |
| Mohammad Naveed | c Najibullah Zadran b Rashid Khan | 45 | 20 |
| Imran Haider | not out | 1 | 6 |
| Qadeer Ahmed | b Rashid Khan | 4 | 3 |
Extras 9 · Total 177 all out
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawlat Zadran | 8 | 1 | 45 | 3 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 9 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | 9 | 0 | 41 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Rohan Mustafa, 4.6 ov), 2-15 (Ghulam Shabber, 8.2 ov), 3-18 (Mohammad Boota, 9.4 ov), 4-59 (Chirag Suri, 22.5 ov), 5-84 (Muhammad Usman, 28.2 ov), 6-112 (Adnan Mufti, 33.5 ov), 7-124 (Ahmed Raza, 37.3 ov), 8-156 (Shaiman Anwar, 40.2 ov), 9-173 (Mohammad Naveed, 42.3 ov), 10-177 (Qadeer Ahmed, 42.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rohan Mustafa (4) and Chirag Suri (2) | 7 | 30 |
| second | Chirag Suri (1) and Ghulam Shabber (6) | 8 | 20 |
| third | Chirag Suri (0) and Mohammad Boota (3) | 3 | 8 |
| fourth | Shaiman Anwar (21) and Chirag Suri (19) | 41 | 79 |
| fifth | Shaiman Anwar (11) and Muhammad Usman (13) | 25 | 33 |
| sixth | Shaiman Anwar (23) and Adnan Mufti (2) | 28 | 33 |
| seventh | Shaiman Anwar (8) and Ahmed Raza (4) | 12 | 22 |
| eighth | Shaiman Anwar (1) and Mohammad Naveed (29) | 32 | 17 |
| ninth | Mohammad Naveed (16) and Imran Haider (1) | 17 | 13 |
| tenth | Qadeer Ahmed (4) and Imran Haider (0) | 4 | 3 |
AFGHANISTAN: 178 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulbadin Naib | not out | 74 | 97 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | lbw b Qadeer Ahmed | 3 | 11 |
| Rahmat Shah | b Mohammad Naveed | 16 | 20 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | lbw b Mohammad Naveed | 2 | 3 |
| Asghar Afghan | c Ghulam Shabber b Qadeer Ahmed | 4 | 2 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Ghulam Shabber b Ahmed Raza | 6 | 11 |
| Najibullah Zadran | not out | 63 | 64 |
Did not bat: Rashid Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Extras 10 · Total 178 for 5
| Bowler (U.A.E.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Naveed | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Qadeer Ahmed | 8 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Ahmed Raza | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 8.3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Imran Haider | 5 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Mohammad Shahzad, 1.5 ov), 2-36 (Rahmat Shah, 10.1 ov), 3-38 (Samiullah Shinwari, 10.4 ov), 4-43 (Asghar Afghan, 11.2 ov), 5-54 (Mohammad Nabi, 15.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gulbadin Naib (0) and Mohammad Shahzad (3) | 3 | 11 |
| second | Gulbadin Naib (12) and Rahmat Shah (16) | 33 | 51 |
| third | Samiullah Shinwari (2) and Gulbadin Naib (0) | 2 | 3 |
| fourth | Asghar Afghan (4) and Gulbadin Naib (1) | 5 | 3 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (6) and Gulbadin Naib (4) | 11 | 23 |
| sixth | Gulbadin Naib (57) and Najibullah Zadran (62) | 124 | 116 |
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