Afghanistan 178 for 5 (Naib 74*, Najibullah 63*, Naveed 2-37, Qadeer 2-38) beat United Arab Emirates 177 (Anwar 64, Naveed 45, Rashid 5-41, Dawlat 3-45) by five wickets
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Afghanistan overcame a plucky United Arab Emirates in their Super Six match at Old Hararians to win by five wickets. Rashid Khan‘s 5 for 41 helped to bowl UAE out for just 177 in 43 overs, but Afghanistan slipped to 54 for 5 in their chase, and were put under serious pressure by UAE’s new-ball bowlers, Mohammad Naveed and Qadeer Ahmed. A 124-run partnership between Gulbadin Naib and Najibullah Zadran repaired Afghanistan’s chase, as UAE lost their appetite for a fight on a stiflingly hot afternoon. Both men passed fifty before guiding their team home with more than 15 overs to spare.
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Liam Brickhill is a freelance journalist based in Cape Town
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