Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan (second from left) and UAE captain Muhammad Waseem (third from left) in the course of the toss for the T20I tri-nation sequence match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. — Emirates Cricket Board/File
Afghanistan determined to bat first after successful the toss in opposition to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) within the sixth match of the T20I tri-nation sequence on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Squads
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan(c), Darwish Rasooli, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Gulbadin Naib
United Arab Emirates: Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Waseem(c), Ethan DSouza, Rahul Chopra(w), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, Aryansh Sharma, Saghir Khan, Muhammad Zohaib
Head-to-head
Afghanistan and UAE have come face-to-face 13 instances in T20Is, with the previous boasting a dominant file with 10 victories, in comparison with the Gulf nation’s three.
Matches: 13Afghanistan: 10UAE: 3Form Information
The 2 groups enter the low-context fixture with contrasting momentum of their favour. Afghanistan have 4 victories, together with in opposition to Pakistan, of their final 5 accomplished T20Is, whereas UAE are on a four-match shedding streak.
Afghanistan, alongside Pakistan, have certified for the T20I tri-series last, whereas hosts UAE knocked out of rivalry.
Afghanistan: W, W, L, W, W (most up-to-date first)
UAE: L, L, L, L, W