Afghan cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2016–17
International cricket tour
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) |
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]
Squads
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T20I series
1st T20I
14 December 2016 13:00 Scorecard |
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Mohammad Shahzad 38 (29) Mohammad Shahzad 3/34 (4 overs) |
Afghanistan won by 11 runs ICC Academy Ground, Dubai Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE) Player of the match: Karim Janat (Afg) |
- 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
16 December 2016 14:00 Scorecard |
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Shaiman Anwar 60 (50) Fareed Ahmad 2/39 (4 overs) |
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Akbar Ali (UAE) Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (Afg) |
- 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
18 December 2016 13:00 Scorecard |
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Afghanistan won by 44 runs ICC Academy Ground, Dubai Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Afg) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Imran Haider and Muhammed Shanil (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.
References
- ^ "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
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Preceding season: International cricket in 2016
- New Zealand in Australia
- Afghanistan in United Arab Emirates
- Sri Lanka in South Africa
- Pakistan in Australia
- ACC Under-19 Asia Cup
- Bangladesh in New Zealand
Following season: International cricket in 2017