The United Arab Emirates (UAE) decided to bowl first after winning the toss against Afghanistan in the third match of the T20I tri-series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Playing XIs
UAE: Muhammad Waseem (capt), Muhammad Zohaib, Asif Khan, Rahul Chopra (wk), Ethan D’Souza, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Saghir Khan, Haider Ali, Muhammad Rohid, Junaid Siddique
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (capt), Mohammad Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Head-to-head
Afghanistan and UAE have come face-to-face 12 times in T20Is, with the former boasting a dominant record with nine victories, compared to the Gulf nation’s three.
- Matches: 12
- Afghanistan: 9
- UAE: 3
Form guide
Both Afghanistan and UAE enter the fixture with similar momentum, having suffered defeat in their respective campaign openers against Pakistan.
Afghanistan: L, W, W, L, L (most recent first)
UAE: L, L, W, W, W
