Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Ibrahim Zadran
Ibrahim Zadran
95(56) 7x4 - 5x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 24 runs
  • 2x4 - 2x6
8 5 7 6 21 21 9 18
Sediqullah Atal
44(32) 2x4 - 2x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 12 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
0 0 6 5 12 13 4 4

Best performances - Bowlers

Mohammad Nabi
Mohammad Nabi
O4
M0
R7
W4
Eco1.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
Jaskaran Singh
O4
M0
R52
W3
Eco13
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Canada , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20

Match days

19 February 2026 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Afghanistan 2, Canada 0

Scorer: Thilak Ram | Commentator: Alan Gardner

END OF OVER:
20 | 1 Run | CAN: 118/8 (83 runs required, RR: 5.90)

  • Jaskaran Singh7 (13b)
  • Ansh Patel2 (5b)
  • Ziaur Rahman3-0-24-0
  • Abdollah Ahmadzai3-0-22-0

10.40pm: Time to hear from the captains, starting with Dilpreet Bajwa: [Noor] "We played franchise cricket together, all the players know each other. We started well, we had a problem finishing with the ball. That's something we need to improve. They bowled well, the spinners they have it was challenging. We lost early wickets and it was hard for us. Good tournament, Samra and Ansh Patel showed the talent we have. As a unit we didn't do well, but this was a good opportunity and we look forward to do well in future. Chennai always comes out to support, it was good, the players enjoyed it."

Rashid Khan: [Trott leaving] "I think we had some wonderful times with him. Where we are now, he played a main role. It's emotional to see him leave us, but that's how life is. We wish him all the best and somewhere down the line we see him again. [Disappointment] We were well-prepared, we played some unbelievable cricket. The game against South Africa, that really hurt everyone. We had to win one of those [first two] games and see how the tournament unfolded. We'll take some positive things from this World Cup and look forward. Couple of areas to improve, with the batting, the middle order got a bit stuck against the big teams, and then with the bowling the death overs. That comes when you play the bigger teams in bilateral series. We have great spinners, good batters at the top, but that's where we need to improve. Thank you so much to everyone who came to support us, it gave us the feeling of being back home. We have got so much love and support."

That's a wrap from Group D. Vish's report will document what went down in Chennai, and then it's almost on to the Super Eight stage - just one more group game tomorrow, featuring Oman and Australia (and nothing at stake, whodathunkit?)... Thanks for all your comments, see you for the next round. Bye! 10.30pm: Handshakes all round, even as the review was being conducted. Jonathan Trott is heading out on to the field, he is of course in his final game as Afganistan's head coach. They've disappointed, certainly compared to their semi-final appearance at the last World Cup, but gave us glimpses of their talent - and were far too good for Canada today. Mohammad Nabi claimed career-best T20I figures, whether that's in his final appearance or not we must wait to find out

Ibrahim Zadran is Player of the Match for his 95 not out from 56 balls: "I enjoyed it, didn't play better cricket in first two innings, which I expect. Wanted to back my skills, really enjoyed it. Pressure was there, it's there all the time. I want to put myself in pressure situations and enjoy it. Wanted to play positive cricket, rotate strike and punish bad ball, create partnerships and this is what I have done. Want to dedicate this to coach Jonathan [Trott], he has supported me, he has encouraged us all a lot. We have achieved things in ICC events. It's his last day with us, he taught me lots of things. I wish him all the best, we will all miss him a lot."

19.6
0
Ziaur Rahman to Jaskaran Singh, no run, full, straight and given! Jaskaran misses and up goes the finger... there's a review, however academic, and ball-tracking confirms it would have missed leg stump! So Nitin Menon has to overturn his decision, Jaskaran gets some red ink and Afghanistan win by 82 runs to sign off from the T20 WC!
19.5
0
Ziaur Rahman to Jaskaran Singh, no run, slower ball, dipping towards leg stump. Blocked into the leg side
19.4
0
Ziaur Rahman to Jaskaran Singh, no run, short with pace off, wide line and Jaskaran doesn't know what to do with it
19.3
1
Ziaur Rahman to Patel, 1 run, slower ball, tucked off leg stump to short midwicket

Ahmed: "Still 0.01 chances of Canada's win." Well, you can never rule out 84 consecutive wides, I suppose

19.2
0
Ziaur Rahman to Patel, no run, slips in the yorker, 138kph on off stump. Ansh drops the bat on it in time
19.1
0
Ziaur Rahman to Patel, no run, shortish outside off, dabbed down behind point

Ziaur Rahman to finish

Canada 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st25DS BajwaYS Samra
2nd5NS DhaliwalYS Samra
3rd3H ThakerYS Samra
4th10NR KirtonH Thaker
5th5H ThakerS Movva
6th53Saad Bin ZafarH Thaker
7th4Saad Bin ZafarD Heyliger
8th0Jaskaran SinghD Heyliger
9th13Jaskaran SinghAP Patel

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33062.259
IND32140.106
WI31220.993
ZIM3030-3.415
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.096
NZ31131.39
PAK3113-0.123
SL3030-1.95
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44082.5
PAK43160.976
USA42240.788
NED4132-1.217
NAM4040-3.108
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM43071.506
SL43161.741
AUS42241.523
IRE41230.15
OMA4040-4.845
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44081.874
ENG43160.201
SCOT41320.184
ITA4132-1.02
NEP4132-1.349
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44081.943
NZ43161.227
AFG42240.889
UAE4132-1.364
CAN4040-2.426