Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan, talks as United Arab Emirates’ captain Muhammad Waseem looks on during the toss before the start of their T20 World Cup cricket match in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and elected to bowl in their T20 World Cup match against the United Arab Emirates here on Monday (February 16, 2026).
Afghanistan made one change from their previous playing XI with Ziaur Rahman Sharifi coming in for Fazalhaq Farooqi.
U.A.E., meanwhile, made two changes to their playing XI with Simranjeet Singh and Syed Haider replacing Muhammad Farooq and Mayank Kumar.
Teams:
United Arab Emirates: Muhammad Waseem (c), Aryansh Sharma (w), Alishan Sharafu, Sohaib Khan, Syed Haider, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Arfan, Haider Ali, Simranjeet Singh, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah.
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi.
Published – February 16, 2026 11:20 am IST
