UAE vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For 1st T20I

Afghanistan have won four of their last five T20I matches against United Arab Emirates.

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Updated - 21 Nov 2024, 07:30 IST

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) will clash against Afghanistan (AFG) in the first T20I match of the three-match home series at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on February 16. UAE, who rank 13th in ICC T20I Team rankings, will be playing their first game of 2023. They last played against Nepal in November 2022, where they lost by 1-2 in an away ODI series. 

Afghanistan are also playing in their first game of 2023 after drawing a three-match away ODI series against Sri Lanka in November 2022. They have dropped seven players from their T20 World Cup 2023 squad after their abysmal performances, including the former captain and legendary all-rounder Mohammad Nabi. Afghanistan are clear favorites to win this match, having won four of their last five T20I encounters against UAE.

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Match Information

United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan, Match 1

Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, 16 Feb 2023, Thur, 7:30 PM IST ,Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Weather Report

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Clear

29.1Ā°C

60% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

United Arab Emirates

L
L
W
W
L

Afghanistan

L
T
W
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

199 Runs

3Ā Matches

2

Karim Janat

AFG - all

116 Runs

3Ā Matches

3

Vritiya Aravind

UAE - wk

114 Runs

3Ā Matches

4

Afsar Zazai

AFG - wk

79 Runs

3Ā Matches

5

69 Runs

3Ā Matches

6

Chundangapoyil Rizwan

UAE - bat

60 Runs

3Ā Matches

1

Karim Janat

AFG - all

173.13

3Ā Matches

2

Rashid Khan

AFG - bowl

170.00

3Ā Matches

3

147.41

3Ā Matches

4

Alishan Sharafu

UAE - bat

140.00

2Ā Matches

5

Rohan Mustafa

UAE - all

137.50

3Ā Matches

6

Aayan Afzal Khan

UAE - bowl

135.71

3Ā Matches

1

Zahoor Khan

UAE - bowl

5 Wkts

3Ā Matches

2

Rashid Khan

AFG - bowl

4 Wkts

3Ā Matches

3

Zawar Farid

UAE - all

4 Wkts

3Ā Matches

4

Junaid Siddique

UAE - bowl

3 Wkts

3Ā Matches

5

Gulbadin Naib

AFG - all

2 Wkts

1Ā Match

6

Raja Akifullah Khan

UAE - bowl

2 Wkts

2Ā Matches

1

Rashid Khan

AFG - bowl

5.50

3Ā Matches

2

Gulbadin Naib

AFG - all

6.50

1Ā Match

3

Karim Janat

AFG - all

6.86

3Ā Matches

4

Muhammad Jawad Ullah

UAE - bat

8.50

1Ā Match

8.57

3Ā Matches

6

Zahoor Khan

UAE - bowl

10.25

3Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

United Arab Emirates

Rohan Mustafa, Zahoor Khan, A Sharafu, CP Rizwan (C), Sanchit Sharma, Junaid Siddique, Basil Hameed, K Meiyappan, Waseem Muhammad, Aayan Afzal Khan, Vritiya Aravind (wk)

Bench : Fahad Nawaz, Ansh Tandon, Zawar Farid, Raja Akifullah Khan, Muhammad Jawad Ullah

Afghanistan

Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan (C), Naveen-ul-Haq, R Shah, Ibrahim Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Noor Ahmad

Bench : Afsar Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Zahir Khan, Nijat Masood, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Farid Malik, Abdul Rahman, Nangeyalia kharote, Shahidullah Kamal, Sediqullah Atal, Bilal Sami

Injury and availability news

It will be added here if there is any injury update for this fixture.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Stadium offers a balanced surface for both batters and bowlers in T20 cricket. The average first innings score here is 161 with a good amount of help for the spin bowlers.

161

Average Score

Player Picks

7.5
C

Ibrahim Zadran AFG | BAT

The star Afghan batter was the leading run-scorer on the Sri Lanka tour with 278 runs from just three innings with two centuries. Zadran also scored 215 runs from just eight innings for Fortune Barishal in the BPL 2023.

9
C

Rashid Khan AFG | BOWL

The world no.1 T20I bowler has been in red-hot form across formats lately. Rashid took five wickets from just two innings on the Sri Lanka tour and took four wickets from two innings for MI Emirates in SA20 2023 in his latest T20I outings.

8.5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman AFG | BOWL

The young spin all-rounder failed to get any wickets on the Sri Lanka ODI tour but has impressive numbers in T20Is. He has taken 49 wickets from just 36 T20Is and should be in your Dream11 Team at any cost.

8.5

Waseem Muhammad UAE | BAT

The experienced UAE opener top-scored 105 runs from just three innings against Nepal in last ODI series. He scored 367 runs from just 11 innings for MI Emirates in the recent ILT20 2023 series and will be a key batter for his team in this series.

8.5

Rohan Mustafa UAE | ALL

The experienced UAE batting all-rounder scored 81 runs and also took four wickets against Nepal in the last ODI series. He scored 188 runs and took three wickets for Desert Vipers in the OLT20 2023 as well.

7.5

Azmatullah Omarzai AFG | ALL

The young Afghan pace all-rounder has been sensational form lately with 15 wickets and 98 runs for Rangpur Riders in BPL 2023 and costs only 7.5 credits on the Dream11 Team.

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8

Chundangapoyil Rizwan

UAE | BAT

The veteran batting all-rounder has struggled for consistency with both bat and ball lately. He has scored 30-plus knocks just once and taken two wickets from his last five innings.

8.5

Noor Ahmad

AFG | BOWL

The 18-year-old left-arm spinner made his ODI debut on the Sri Lanka tour but is yet to make a big impact in T20 cricket.

Last Updated On - Nov 21 2024 7:30 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

UAE

5 : 6

AFG

Credits Left
10/100

Head To Head
Vritiya Aravind

7

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

9

Alishan Sharafu

7.5

Waseem Muhammad

8.5

Najibullah Zadran

8.5

Ibrahim Zadran
C

7.5

Rohan Mustafa

8.5

Azmatullah Omarzai
VC

7.5

Karthik Meiyappan

8.5

Rashid Khan

9

Fazalhaq Farooqi

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

UAE

4 : 7

AFG

Credits Left
10.5/100

Grand League
Rahmanullah Gurbaz

9

Waseem Muhammad

8.5

Ibrahim Zadran

7.5

Hazratullah Zazai

8

Rohan Mustafa

8.5

Aayan Afzal Khan

9

Rahmat Shah
VC

6

Azmatullah Omarzai

7.5

Junaid Siddique

8

Rashid Khan
C

9

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

8.5

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