Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    0.1 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 0/1
    not out
    87
    56
    84
    8
    3
    155.35
    2.2 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! 19/2
    19.6 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 181/3
    Extras
    8 (w 8)
    TOTAL
    181/3 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JNT Seales403017.573000
    MW Forde4051112.7542420
    K Pierre4042010.575120
    S Joseph404001065030
    G Motie401804.5101000
  • BATSMEN
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    0.4 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 5/1
    4.5 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 38/2
    5.2 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! 42/3
    8.4 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 50/5
    6.5 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 47/4
    14.2 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 95/6
    17.4 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 132/7
    28
    15
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    186.66
    17.6 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 133/8
    19.3 Pitched up and gun-barrel straight, straightening down the line middle, tries to hoist it over midwicket and fail to connect, trapped lbw 140/9
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    150
    Extras
    9 (lb 2, w 7)
    TOTAL
    143/9 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Mujeeb Ur Rahman402927.25133130
    Azmatullah Omarzai301204120020
    Ziaur Rahman40363994110
    Rashid Khan401924.75150200
    Mohammad Nabi1020240000
    Noor Ahmad3034211.3352300
    Gulbadin Naib1090921000

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

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5E LewisBA King
2nd33J CharlesE Lewis
3rd4J CharlesAA Jangoo
4th5SO HetmyerAA Jangoo
5th3AA JangooQ Sampson
6th45MW FordeQ Sampson
7th37G MotieMW Forde
8th1K PierreG Motie
9th7K PierreS Joseph
10th3JNT SealesS Joseph