The Afghanistan cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates to play the United Arab Emirates cricket team in December 2016. The tour consisted of three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The first two matches were close contests. Afghanistan won the series 3–0.[2]
| Afghan cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2016–17 | |||
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| United Arab Emirates | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 14 – 18 December 2016 | ||
| Captains |
Amjad Javed (1st & 2nd T20I) Rohan Mustafa (3rd T20I) | Asghar Stanikzai | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shaiman Anwar (150) | Mohammad Shahzad (113) | |
| Most wickets |
Amjad Javed (4) Mohammad Shahzad (4) | Rashid Khan (6) | |
Squads
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T20I series
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Fareed Ahmad, Karim Janat (Afg) Ghulam Shabber, Mohammed Qasim and Rameez Shahzad (UAE) all made their T20I debuts.
- Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) stood in his first T20I as an umpire.
2nd T20I
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hazratullah Zazai (Afg) and Atif Ali Khan (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.
- This was Afghanistan's 50th T20I match.[5]
3rd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Imran Haider and Muhammed Shanil (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.
References
edit- ^ "Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Rashid, Nabi help Afghanistan sweep series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announces team to represent the UAE against Afghanistan". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Afghanistan T20 International Squad against United Arab Emirates". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I- Facts". CricBuzz. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
External links
edit- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo