- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 over the wicket, drama straightaway. Gurbaz is walking off. A direct hit at non-striker's end. Waiting for a clearer view. On a length just outside off, clipped to mid-on and was rushing to the other end, risky call for a single even though he was very quick between wickets. There was a little bit of contact with Seales as he was sprinting down and that might have slowed him down fractionally but nothing too obstructive 0/12.2 Around the wicket, wow, what a spellbinding catch. Banged in short on a teasing off-stump line, flings his bat out and tries to punch it on the rise, King instinctively flicks his right hand out at first slip above his head and the ball sticks in, made it look so nonchalant and heroic, stunning grab! 19/219.6 Slackens his pace, lands it short in the channel, he was ready for a pull, deep midwicket didn't have to move much to gobble it up, not much oomph behind this shot. Afghanistan would be happy with this score 181/3Extras8 (w 8)TOTAL181/3 (20 Overs, RR: 9.05)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.1 ov), 2-19 (Sediqullah Atal, 2.2 ov), 3-181 (Darwish Rasooli, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JNT Seales 4 0 30 1 7.5 7 3 0 0 0 MW Forde 4 0 51 1 12.75 4 2 4 2 0 K Pierre 4 0 42 0 10.5 7 5 1 2 0 S Joseph 4 0 40 0 10 6 5 0 3 0 G Motie 4 0 18 0 4.5 10 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.4 How often we see that happen when Mujeeb takes the new ball? Absolute pearler! Came back in extravagantly from a fuller length, and clatters the stumps at middle, brilliant nut 5/14.5 Miscued the skier! Landed short on middle, got big on him and he is stuck on the backfoot, tugs it in the air and it hit the top-edge or nearby part of the blade, taken in the deep my Rassoli who ran from midwicket 38/25.2 Zips it quicker on middle, tries to take him on with a slog sweep behind square, late on it, always risky to take that option against Mujeeb is super quick through the air, hits him on the pads and it looks pretty adjacent, umpire raises the finger in agreement, sent upstairs by Charles for another look. Oh, he inverses his stance for a switch hit. looks really close, only thing that can save him is bat but there ultra-edge shows no spike as the ball passes the bat. Backfoot was going across so he could generate the power and access gaps at leg-side, pitching outside off, impact in line and hitting leg-stump so that's that, he has to go! 42/38.4 Floated fuller on middle, jams the bat down in a bid to sweep, misses it and it looks stone dead, too risky trying to sweep, flatter, released on a lower quicker arc, going quickly towards the better, less loop and dips at him, does well to not review it because nothing going in his favor, Rashid strikes again, natural wicket-taker, master of his craft and racing to 700 wickets milestone 50/56.5 Sent up in the air, and Hetymer departs, looks into the heavens and admonishes himself for the miscued slog, cannot just afford to let the game drag with the asking rate creeping up, quicker delivery, tighter on the stumps, wanted to get going and found Rasooli at deep square, taking the long walk back into the pavilion, that's what Rashid does, quick through the air, very hard to dominate him, comes at a stage when the field is spread, seldom gives room to break free 47/414.2 Hits a good length or thereabouts, given plenty of room on the off-side, tries to smash him downtown and gets a tickle through to the keeper 95/617.4 Dragged shorter on leg-stump, good catch from Rasooli at midwicket. Looked to hit the ball the rope, ball rushed towards him and it just lobs up, fielder took a smooth running catch 132/717.6 Rattles the stumps! Good length googly came back in from off-stump, Motie tries to slog sweep it leg-side and misses the line. His ebullience comes to an end 133/819.3 Pitched up and gun-barrel straight, straightening down the line middle, tries to hoist it over midwicket and fail to connect, trapped lbw 140/9Extras9 (lb 2, w 7)TOTAL143/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.15)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Brandon King, 0.4 ov), 2-38 (Evin Lewis, 4.5 ov), 3-42 (Johnson Charles, 5.2 ov), 4-47 (Shimron Hetmyer, 6.5 ov), 5-50 (Amir Jangoo, 8.4 ov), 6-95 (Quentin Sampson, 14.2 ov), 7-132 (Matthew Forde, 17.4 ov), 8-133 (Gudakesh Motie, 17.6 ov), 9-140 (Khary Pierre, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 29 2 7.25 13 3 1 3 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 3 0 12 0 4 12 0 0 2 0 Ziaur Rahman 4 0 36 3 9 9 4 1 1 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 19 2 4.75 15 0 2 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 Noor Ahmad 3 0 34 2 11.33 5 2 3 0 0 Gulbadin Naib 1 0 9 0 9 2 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Afghanistan led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
19 January 2026 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 2 wickets)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (Ibrahim Zadran 23, Darwish Rasooli 24, Ex 3)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 81/2 in 10.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 42, Darwish Rasooli 34)
- Ibrahim Zadran: 50 off 37 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 3
- Darwish Rasooli: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 74 balls (Ibrahim Zadran 38, Darwish Rasooli 63, Ex 4)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 6
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 101 balls (Ibrahim Zadran 62, Darwish Rasooli 83, Ex 7)
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 181/3 in 20.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 87)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 5.2: Review by West Indies (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Izatullah Safi, Batter - J Charles (Struck down)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: West Indies - 57/5 in 10.0 overs (Q Sampson 7, MW Forde 2)
- Over 11.2: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Izatullah Safi, Batter - MW Forde (Struck down)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 7
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