UAE beat Afghanistan in the Asia Cup Qualifier opener

UAE beat Afghanistan by 16 runs in the Asia Cup Qualifier opener on a flat Fatullah track on Friday.

UAE vs Afghanistan Match Report

Toss: United Arab Emirates, who chose to bat

Venue: Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah

Umpires: Sharfuddoula, Sarika Prasad

Referee: RB Richardson

Brief Scorecard

UAE (1st Innings): 176/4 in 20 overs (Rohan Mustafa - 77, Mohammad Shahzad - 25*, Muhammad Kaleem - 25, Rashid Khan - 3/25)

Afghanistan (2nd Innings) - 160/10 in 19.5 overs (K Sadiq - 72, M Nabi - 23, R Mustafa - 3/19)

Teams (Playing XI)

Afghanistan

Mohammad Nabi, Shapoor Zadran, Karim Sadiq, Asghar Stanikzai (C), Gulbadin Naib, Amir Hamza, Mohammad Shahzad (W), Dawlat Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Usman Ghani, Rashid Khan

UAE

Shaiman Anwar, Usman Mushtaq, Amjad Javed (C), Ahmed Raza, Rohan Mustafa, SP Patil (W), Mohammad Naveed, Mohammad Shahzad, Mohammad Usman, Muhammad Kaleem, Farhan Ahmed