- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 Got 'I'm! Jaskaran holds his nerve, Gurbaz goes for another sprint down but ends up slashing high into the Chennai night sky... out to deep point tracking that from the boundary, taken a few feet out from the 30-yard circle 47/15.6 Pinned on the front pad, fullest of the lot... huge appeal but not out on the field... reviewed... and given! Amazed that wasn't given out immediately, but Canada have their second in four deliveries! Ploughing into leg stump, an excellent end to the powerplay 49/215.5 Sediqullah holes out! Hard length and he doesn't get hold of this one, skewing a slog down to long-on. No danger of this one being dropped by Heyliger. Decent knock from Sediq, but he had to try and kick on. Third wicket of the night for Jaskaran, meanwhile 144/318.1 hoicked into the hands of long-on! Full and straight, looked like a slot ball, to be fair... but Omarzai doesn't get the connection on his mow down the ground and it's a comfortable catch for the man back 175/4Extras13 (b 6, lb 1, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL200/4 (20 Overs, RR: 10)Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 5.3 ov), 2-49 (Gulbadin Naib, 5.6 ov), 3-144 (Sediqullah Atal, 15.5 ov), 4-175 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 18.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Kaleem Sana 3 0 23 0 7.66 8 1 1 1 0 D Heyliger 4 0 41 1 10.25 4 4 1 1 0 DS Bajwa 3 0 18 0 6 6 2 0 0 0 Jaskaran Singh 4 0 52 3 13 5 4 2 3 1 Saad Bin Zafar 3 0 35 0 11.66 2 1 3 0 0 AP Patel 3 0 24 0 8 6 2 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.2 Samra goes! Nabi around the wicket, entices a big shot down the ground but enough turn brings a big leading edge, comfortably taken by Azmatullah at point 33/32.2 Two belting shots... but he's out now! Gives himself room and has an agricultural swipe, attempting to get through the off side, but there's turn out the back of the hand, and leg stump is rocked! 25/13.5 Straight to backward point! The 37-year old goes without trouble the scorers. A poor innings, all told, but lovely scenes as Rashid Khan shakes Dhaliwal's hand and gives him a hug as he departs, going after width and paying for it this time. Canada's leading T20I runscorer walks off for the final time 30/215.1 top-edged to the edge of the ring! This wicket of the night for the President! Harsh falls after a dogged knock. Tossed up from round the wicket and he went for the big mow across the line. Well held by Mujeeb from on high at short fine leg 101/67.2 Launched Hugh... and caught by Ibrahim Zadran! Easy as you like, shuffling in front long on 43/48.6 Brilliantly taken at backward square leg! Delivered from a foot behind the stumps, full-ish in front of off, Movva gets low and sweeps this flat to Zia Ur Rahman, who charges in and lunges forward to make a tricky catch look simply. Sharp work from both bowler and fielder 48/516.5 bowled 'im! Rashid goes round the wicket and defeats the hoick from Bin Zafar. Think it was a googly, or topspinner, zipped on to clip the top of the stumps as he swung all around it 105/717.1 skied to point... taken by
GurbazAhmadzai! He was almost wiped out by Gurbaz in the process. Both players wearing smiles in the end. Not sure about the calling, but Abdollah is much the taller, and plucked it from just above the keeper's gloves. Gurbaz ends up on his back, with his team-mates casting him a bemused look 105/8Extras6 (lb 5, w 1)TOTAL118/8 (20 Overs, RR: 5.9)Did not bat: Kaleem SanaFall of wickets: 1-25 (Dilpreet Bajwa, 2.2 ov), 2-30 (Navneet Dhaliwal, 3.5 ov), 3-33 (Yuvraj Samra, 5.2 ov), 4-43 (Nicholas Kirton, 7.2 ov), 5-48 (Shreyas Movva, 8.6 ov), 6-101 (Harsh Thaker, 15.1 ov), 7-105 (Saad Bin Zafar, 16.5 ov), 8-105 (Dilon Heyliger, 17.1 ov)Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 23 1 5.75 11 3 0 0 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 2 0 18 1 9 7 1 2 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 4 0 7 4 1.75 17 0 0 0 0 Abdollah Ahmadzai 3 0 22 0 7.33 10 3 1 0 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 19 2 4.75 14 1 1 0 0 Ziaur Rahman 3 0 24 0 8 9 3 1 1 0
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)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Afghanistan 2, Canada 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 2 wickets)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 47/1 in 5.3 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 13)
- Over 5.6: Review by Canada (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - Gulbadin Naib (Upheld)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 4
- Over 9.4: Review by Canada (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - Ibrahim Zadran (Struck down)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (Ibrahim Zadran 30, Sediqullah Atal 20, Ex 0)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 4
- Ibrahim Zadran: 50 off 33 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 121/2 in 14.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 54, Sediqullah Atal 32)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 16.1 overs (98 balls), Extras 5
- Afghanistan: 200 runs in 19.6 overs (121 balls), Extras 13
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 200/4 in 20.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 95, Darwish Rasooli 4)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 3 wickets)
- Drinks: Canada - 33/3 in 5.2 overs (H Thaker 2)
- Canada: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 1
- Over 10.4: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - Saad Bin Zafar (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 12.1: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - Saad Bin Zafar (Struck down)
- Drinks: Canada - 91/5 in 14.0 overs (H Thaker 28, Saad Bin Zafar 19)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (H Thaker 24, Saad Bin Zafar 25, Ex 1)
- Canada: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 2
- Over 18.3: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - Jaskaran Singh (Struck down)
- Over 19.6: Review by Canada (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - Jaskaran Singh (Upheld)
Match Coverage
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Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |





