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UAE vs Afghanistan: Azmatullah Omarzai's Heroics Push National Team to Brink of T20 World Cup Exit
- On Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss in New Delhi and elected to bowl against United Arab Emirates.
- Both teams enter the match virtually out of contention for the Super Eights, with the loser mathematically eliminated and the winner relying on upsets by New Zealand and South Africa.
- Afghanistan made a like-for-like swap before the match, bringing pacer Ziaur Rahman Sharifi in for Fazalhaq Farooqi, while U.A.E. countered with two changes including Simranjeet Singh and Syed Haider.
- Reading the pitch, Rashid Khan said it was a `fresh wicket` that would soften and batting would improve later, with day games showing early moisture helping bowlers in sunny, 25-degree conditions.
- Tactically, Afghanistan fields four spinners—Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi, and Noor Ahmad—and pre-match coverage included an AP photo plus a note that Fazalhaq Farooqi 'channels his inner John Cena'.
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T20 World Cup: Omarzai helps Afghanistan edge past UAE to keep slim Super Eight hopes alive, SA through
Azmatullah Omarzai starred with stellar all-round efforts as Afghanistan edged past an impressive UAE challenge in the T20 World Cup Group D clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, to keep their slim Super Eight hopes alive. This was Afghanistan's first win of the tournament after having lost a close game to New Zealand and a heart-stopper two Super-Over clash to South Africa. Omarzai was the star of the match as he first struck deadly blows …
Omarzai's All-Round Heroics Earn Afg 1st Win, Confirm SA's Super 8 Spot
All-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai delivered a match-winning performance, claiming four wickets before smashing an unbeaten 40 to guide Afghanistan to a five-wicket victory over United Arab Emirates in...
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Afghanistan finally registers victory at T20 World Cup, England wins toss and bats first vs Italy
DELHI, India (AP) — Afghanistan shrugged off back-to-back defeats in its first two games to finally register a first win at cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup, beating the United Arab Emirates by five wickets on Monday.
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