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Afghanistan defeated the United Arab Emirates by five wickets. Given 161 to win Ibrahim Zadran top scored with 53 to get his team to the total with four balls to spare.
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00:00The United Arab Emirates taking on Afghanistan and no one likes to lose a wicket without
00:05a run on the board, UAE has to stomach it, especially Ayant Sharma.
00:10They were two down for 13 runs.
00:16Alishan Sharafu and Soheb Khan settled in and began to play some strokes.
00:21They put together an 84 run partnership.
00:26With the score 97, Sharafu was gone for 40, Mujib Uraman taking his second wicket.
00:34Khan took the innings on his shoulders thereafter.
00:39He lost batting partners frequently, hitting their own wicket at times.
00:47Omar Zai was a thorn in their side.
00:50He grabbed four wickets, including the wicket of Khan who topscored with a 68.
00:54They were eventually restricted to 160 for 9 from their 20 overs.
00:59In reply, Afghanistan started the same way as their opponents by losing a wicket without
01:04a run on the board.
01:06Goodbye, Ramanullah Gurbaz.
01:08Down the wicket, out a portion of the bat, exceptional field positioning.
01:14Ibrahim Zadran anchored the innings.
01:16He played well for 53.
01:18They knew their target and despite losing a few wickets in the chase, they kept close to
01:23the asking rate.
01:24Mohamed Arfan taking two wickets in the middle for 30 runs.
01:33Darwish Razoli and Omar Zai slapped the ball around in the final overs to get them across
01:38the line.
01:44Razoli eventually got out for 33 before Omar Zai saw them home with 14 not out.
01:50They reached 162 for the loss of five wickets in 19.2 overs and win the match by five wickets.
01:57Sir Jodufor TV's Expo.
01:59Afghanistan, South Africa officially become the third team.
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