| Afghan cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2016–17 | |||
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| United Arab Emirates | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 14 – 18 December 2016 | ||
| Captains |
Amjad Javed (1st & 2nd T20I) Rohan Mustafa (3rd T20I) | Asghar Stanikzai | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shaiman Anwar (150) | Mohammad Shahzad (113) | |
| Most wickets |
Amjad Javed (4) Mohammad Shahzad (4) | Rashid Khan (6) | |
The Afghanistan cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates to play the United Arab Emirates cricket team in December 2016. The tour consisted of three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The first two matches were close contests. Afghanistan won the series 3–0.
Squads
 United Arab Emirates
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 Afghanistan
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T20I series
1st T20I
| 14 December 2016 13:00 Scorecard |
| Afghanistan 161/6 (20 overs) |
v | United Arab Emirates 150/7 (20 overs) |
| Mohammad Shahzad 38 (29) Mohammad Shahzad 3/34 (4 overs) |
Rameez Shahzad 49 (32) Karim Janat 3/31 (4 overs) |
| Afghanistan won by 11 runs ICC Academy Ground, Dubai Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE) Player of the match: Karim Janat (Afg) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Fareed Ahmad, Karim Janat (Afg) Ghulam Shabber, Mohammed Qasim and Rameez Shahzad (UAE) all made their T20I debuts.
- Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) stood in his first T20I as an umpire.
2nd T20I
| 16 December 2016 14:00 Scorecard |
| United Arab Emirates 179/4 (20 overs) |
v | Afghanistan 183/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Shaiman Anwar 60 (50) Fareed Ahmad 2/39 (4 overs) |
Najibullah Zadran 55* (24) Amjad Javed 3/40 (4 overs) |
| Afghanistan won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Akbar Ali (UAE) Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (Afg) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hazratullah Zazai (Afg) and Atif Ali Khan (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.
- This was Afghanistan's 50th T20I match.
3rd T20I
| 18 December 2016 13:00 Scorecard |
| Afghanistan 189/5 (20 overs) |
v | United Arab Emirates 145/8 (20 overs) |
| Mohammad Shahzad 44 (30) Rohan Mustafa 2/27 (3 overs) |
Rohan Mustafa 58 (35) Rashid Khan 3/14 (4 overs) |
| Afghanistan won by 44 runs ICC Academy Ground, Dubai Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Afg) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Imran Haider and Muhammed Shanil (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.
References
- "Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- "Rashid, Nabi help Afghanistan sweep series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- "Emirates Cricket Board announces team to represent the UAE against Afghanistan". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- "Afghanistan T20 International Squad against United Arab Emirates". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- "United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I- Facts". CricBuzz. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
External links
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
| International cricket in 2016–17 | |
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| Preceding season: International cricket in 2016 | |
| September 2016 | |
| October 2016 | |
| November 2016 | |
| December 2016 | |
| January 2017 | |
| February 2017 | |
| March 2017 | |
| Ongoing | |
| Following season: International cricket in 2017 | |