2023 UAE vs AFG 1st T20I highlights: Muhammad Waseem-led UAE is scheduled to play in the 1st T20I match of the Afghanistan tour of UAE 2023 against Ibrahim Zadran-led Afghanistan.
| Match No | Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates 2023, 1st T20I |
| Match | Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates |
| Date | December 29, 2023 |
| Toss | UAE won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Result | Afghanistan won by 72 runs |
United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan 1st T20I playing 11
United Arab Emirates
Muhammad Waseem (c), Khalid Shah, Vriitya Aravind, Tanish Suri (wk), Basil Hameed, Samal Udawaththa, Ali Naseer, Aayan Afzal Khan, Nilansh Keswani, Muhammad Jawadullah, Junaid Siddique
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Qais Ahmad, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan 1st T20I Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Afghanistan | 203/2 (20 ov) |
| United Arab Emirates | 131/4 (20 ov) |
2023 UAE vs AFG 1st T20I highlights
Afghanistan innings
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Hazratullah Zazai | c Aravind b Aayan Afzal Khan | 13 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 81.25 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Basil Hameed b Junaid Siddique | 100 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 192.3 |
| Ibrahim Zadran (c) | c Khalid Shah b Muhammad Jawadullah | 59 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 137.2 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | not out | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 237.5 |
| Mohammad Nabi | not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junaid Siddique | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nilansh Keswani | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 14.66 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Naseer | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Basil Hameed | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
UAE innings
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Muhammad Waseem (c) | c Hazratullah Zazai b Naveen-ul-Haq | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Khalid Shah | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vriitya Aravind | not out | 70 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 109.37 |
| Samal Udawaththa | c Qais Ahmad b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Basil Hameed | lbw b Qais Ahmad | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 128.57 |
| Tanish Suri † | not out | 20 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Noor Ahmad | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.66 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qais Ahmad | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 UAE vs AFG 1st T20I highlights
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Player of the Match
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan
Feel really excited. Dreamt of a 100 in a T20I so excited. My plan was to give strike to Hazrat and whenever I got a loose ball, my plan was to be in as wicket was not easy.
The crowd supports us everywhere, they support both teams and that is an amazing thing. Thanks to them and I hope they come for the next game. I have played good knocks but in T20s I can say this one is a special one.
