Afghanistan rotate squad, bowl first vs UAE; Ibrahim Zadran steps in as skipper

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Afghanistan rotate squad, bowl first vs UAE; Ibrahim Zadran steps in as skipper Afghanistan opt to bat first in Sharjah; Zadran captains rotated XI

Afghanistan opt to bat first in Sharjah; Ibrahim Zadran leads rotated XI

Sharjah — · By Your Name

Match summary

Afghanistan opted to bat first after winning the toss in Sharjah on Friday in what is essentially a warm-up, since both finalists of this tri-nation event are already confirmed. Afghanistan will meet Pakistan in Sunday’s title clash, and with that in mind they’ve rotated heavily, resting skipper Rashid Khan along with five other first-choice players.

Team changes & tactical setup

Spin unit and bowling mix

Mujeeb Ur Rahman joins Noor Ahmad and Sharafuddin Ashraf to form a three-pronged spin unit. Left-arm seamer Fareed Ahmad and pacer Abdollah Ahmadzai provide seam options.

Batting & middle order

Gulbadin Naib strengthens the middle order, while young keeper Mohammad Ishaq makes a comeback to T20Is after last featuring in December 2024.

Leadership & rotation

Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, AM Ghazanfar and Fazalhaq Farooqi were rested for the match. Ibrahim Zadran captains Afghanistan for the tenth time.

UAE focus

The hosts, having lost each of their tri-series matches and fallen out of contention, are using this game as Asia Cup preparation. Left-arm spinner Simranjeet Singh — part of the Asia Cup squad — was included to get match practice, alongside allrounders Muhammad Zohaib and Muhammad Farooq.

Playing XIs

Afghanistan

  • Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
  • Ibrahim Zadran (c)
  • Karim Janat
  • Azmatullah Omarzai
  • Noor Ahmad
  • Gulbadin Naib
  • Sharafuddin Ashraf
  • Mohammad Ishaq
  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman
  • Fareed Ahmad Malik
  • Abdullah Ahmadzai

UAE

  • Muhammad Waseem (c)
  • Muhammad Zohaib
  • Asif Khan
  • Alishan Sharafu
  • Rahul Chopra (wk)
  • Harshit Kaushik
  • Haider Ali
  • Muhammad Farooq
  • Muhammad Rohid
  • Junaid Siddique
  • Simranjeet Singh

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