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Najibullah, bowlers seal Afghanistan’s 11-run win
- Updated: December 14, 2016
Afghanistan 161 for 6 (Shahzad 38, Najibullah 31*, Shahzad 3-34) beat United Arab Emirates 150 for 7 (Rameez 49, Janat 3-31, Fareed 2-21, Rashid 2-27) by 11 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details
A quickfire opening knock from Mohammad Shahzad and late wickets from Fareed Ahmad and Rashid Khan sealed Afghanistan’s 11-run win against United Arab Emirates in the first of the three T20Is in Dubai. Chasing 162, UAE were threatening at one point at 106 for 3 in the 15th over before Fareed and Rashid struck twice each to dent the hosts’ lower order.
Opting to bat, Afghanistan were steady till the 10th over with Shahzad’s 29-ball 38 but he was dismissed by his namesake, UAE’s seamer, who was on a hat-trick as he had Samiullah Shenwari caught behind on the next ball. They …
