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Later, when a six and a wicket appeared, the equation changed to 17 needed from 12 balls. A few singles later, the tension could be seen in the basement and a place where several Afghan flags were visible.Muhammad Jawadullah, who had just produced three valuable dots, flew in and sent one out, to the fourth row of off-stump, and Azmatullah Omarzai got under it and smashed it into the crowd.Next ball, backside delivery, luck comes to the rescue for Omarzai and Afghanistan with a thick inside edge that runs away to the boundary rope.With just four off the last over, the 25-year-old all-rounder kept Afghanistan’s slim hopes of a Super Eight revival alive with a boundary that went through cover.Afghanistan, who have Canada’s turn, are no longer in control of their own destiny in the competition. If New Zealand beat Canada on Tuesday, last year’s semi-finalists will be eliminated.
UAE after 160/9, suffering in the last two overs
Sohaib Khan produced a fine half-century but Azmatullah Omarzai’s four-wicket haul helped keep UAE to 160/9.After electing to bowl, Afghanistan struck early and left the UAE reeling at 13 for 2 before Sohaib anchored the innings with a composed 68 off 48 balls, studded with six fours and four sixes.He put on a 57-ball 84-run stand for the third wicket alongside Alishan Sharaf (40 off 29), helping the side recover from early knocks.However, Afghanistan fought back in the middle overs with a flurry of wickets to reduce the UAE to 121 for 6 in the 16th over.Sohaib then added another 31 runs with Haider Ali but Omarzai came back in the 19th over to remove him for the fourth wicket.
Sohaib Khan of the United Arab Emirates (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Earlier, UAE suffered an early setback when previous match hero Aryansh Sharma was dismissed for a four-ball duck that undermined Omarzai wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Captain Muhammad Waseem (10) hit two boundaries before being trapped lbw by Mujeeb Ur Rahman as UAE slumped to 13 for 2. Afghanistan stand-in Ziaur Rahman, who came in for left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi, and spinner Noor Ahmad, proved to be the goods.Rahman conceded 16 runs in his first over, with Sohaib hitting three boundaries.The UAE batsmen dealt well with the Afghanistan spinners in the power bowl and cashed in on whatever was lost. Sharafu hit two boundaries off Mujeeb as UAE moved to 55 for 2, before taking on Rashid Khan for a six to bring up a half-century.Noor endured a difficult outing, Sohaib hitting him for two sixes over cover and mid-wicket as UAE reached 93 for 2 in 10 overs.Mujeeb eventually broke the stand, with Sharafu finding Ibrahim Zadran at long break. Omarzai then struck twice in his third, dismissing Syed Haider (13) and forcing the advantage of Harshit Kaushik (0).Sohaib reached his 50 off 37 balls with a six but Muhammad Arfan (0) attempted a reverse strike and knocked down his own stumps. Omarzai, the man of the match, finally ended Sohaib’s resistance in the 19th over to complete an impressive spell.