UAE beat Afghanistan by 16 runs in the Asia Cup Qualifier opener on a flat Fatullah track on Friday.
UAE vs Afghanistan Match Report
Toss: United Arab Emirates, who chose to bat
Venue: Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah
Umpires: Sharfuddoula, Sarika Prasad
Referee: RB Richardson
Brief Scorecard
UAE (1st Innings): 176/4 in 20 overs (Rohan Mustafa - 77, Mohammad Shahzad - 25*, Muhammad Kaleem - 25, Rashid Khan - 3/25)
Afghanistan (2nd Innings) - 160/10 in 19.5 overs (K Sadiq - 72, M Nabi - 23, R Mustafa - 3/19)
Teams (Playing XI)
Afghanistan
Mohammad Nabi, Shapoor Zadran, Karim Sadiq, Asghar Stanikzai (C), Gulbadin Naib, Amir Hamza, Mohammad Shahzad (W), Dawlat Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Usman Ghani, Rashid Khan
UAE
Shaiman Anwar, Usman Mushtaq, Amjad Javed (C), Ahmed Raza, Rohan Mustafa, SP Patil (W), Mohammad Naveed, Mohammad Shahzad, Mohammad Usman, Muhammad Kaleem, Farhan Ahmed