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T20 WC: Farooqi out as Afghanistan elect to bowl first against UAE in a must-win clash

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T20 WC: Farooqi Out As Afghanistan Elect To Bowl First Against UAE In A Must-win Clash

By IANS News February 16, 2026 • 10:46 AM View: 279

United Arab Emirates: Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan has elected to field first after winning the toss against United Arab Emirates in their crucial Group D game of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday.

The match will be played on the pitch used before for the Namibia-Netherlands clash held last week.

Afghanistan, the semi-finalists in 2024 edition, are winless in the competition after losing to New Zealand and South Africa. They have an 11-3 win-loss record against the UAE.

TAGS T20 WC Rashid Khan United Arab Emirates T20 World Cup Arun Jaitley Stadium South Africa Super Eights Fazalhaq Farooqi Ziaur Rahman Sharifi Muhammad Waseem Muhammad Farooq Mayank Kumar Simranjeet Singh Syed Haider

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