West Indies won by 15 runs
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match Shamar Springer
Afghanistan vs West Indies finished West Indies won by 15 runs. The match is part of the Afghanistan v West Indies in UAE - 3rd T20I. It was played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. Date: Thursday, 22 January 2026. Player of the match: Shamar Springer. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl
West Indies Innings 151/7 (20 ov). Top scorer: Brandon King 47 (35). Best bowling: Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 2/45.
Afghanistan Innings 136/8 (20 ov). Top scorer: Rahmanullah Gurbaz 71 (58). Best bowling: Shamar Springer 4/20.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon King(RHB) | c Sharifi b Khan | 47 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 134 |
| Johnson Charles(RHB) | b Kamal | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Keacy Carty(RHB) | c Sharifi b Ahmadzai | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Justin Greaves(RHB) | c Sharifi b Ahmadzai | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Shimron Hetmyer(LHB) | b Khan | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 217 |
| Quentin Sampson(RHB) | c Atal b Sharifi | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Matthew Forde(RHB) | c Naib b Sharifi | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 245 |
| Shamar Springer(RHB) | not out | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 178 |
| Gudakesh Motie(LHB) | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 1, nb 1) | 4 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 151 | ||||
1-27 (Johnson Charles, 4.1 ov), 2-62 (Keacy Carty, 9.3 ov), 3-85 (Justin Greaves, 13.3 ov), 4-102 (Brandon King, 15.1 ov), 5-103 (Shimron Hetmyer, 15.5 ov), 6-122 (Quentin Sampson, 17.4 ov), 7-147 (Matthew Forde, 19.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 11.25 | 0 | 1 |
| Shahidullah Kamal | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz(RHB) | c Forde b Springer | 71 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 122 |
| Ibrahim Zadran(RHB) | c Springer b Forde | 28 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 104 |
| Sediqullah Atal(LHB) | c Charles b Springer | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Darwish Rasooli(RHB) | c Pierre b Pierre | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Mohammad Nabi(RHB) | c Springer b Simmonds | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
| Gulbadin Naib(RHB) | not out | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Rashid Khan(RHB) | c Pierre b Springer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahidullah Kamal(LHB) | b Springer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman(RHB) | run out (Simmonds) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133 |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai(RHB) | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 7) | 9 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 136 | ||||
1-72 (Ibrahim Zadran, 10.1 ov), 2-94 (Sediqullah Atal, 14.1 ov), 3-107 (Darwish Rasooli, 15.6 ov), 4-114 (Mohammad Nabi, 16.5 ov), 5-127 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 18.1 ov), 6-127 (Rashid Khan, 18.2 ov), 7-127 (Shahidullah Kamal, 18.3 ov), 8-133 (Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 19.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Forde | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | 4 | 0 |
| Khary Pierre | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Simmonds | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamar Springer | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Justin Greaves | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Gudakesh Motie | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |
