Gurbaz 100 powers Afghanistan to big win in first T20I against UAE

Rahmanullah Gurbaz cracked his maiden T20I century, helping Afghanistan to 203 and eventually a 72-run win in the first T20I against UAE in Sharjah. The hosts were never quite in the chase after being reduced to 56 for 4 in the first ten overs. Gurbaz's knock of 100 fell off only 52 conveyances, with seven fours and as a huge number. He overwhelmed a second-wicket stand of 137 off 77 balls with Ibrahim Zadran, who was named the substitute chief for the series. The limits continued to stream consistently from the bat of Gurbaz, who got to his fifty off 24 balls with a six off Ali Naseer in the 10th over. He went 4, 6, 4 against Basil Hameed in the sixteenth, arriving at his hundred off 50 balls - likewise with a six - in the accompanying over. Afghanistan scored 62 in the last five overs, with the final details given by Azmatullah Omarzai's unbeaten appearance of 19 from eight conveyances. Pursuing a difficult score, UAE lost Khalid Shah in the first finished. Fazalhaq Farooqi, back in Afghanistan's crew alongside Naveen-ul-Haq subsequent to being endorsed by the ACB recently for communicating a longing to be avoided with regard to the focal agreements list for 2024, got Khalid and furthermore Samal Udawaththa in the fifth over. In the middle between, Naveen eliminated Muhammad Waseem, before Qais Ahmad got the fourth wicket to leave UAE requiring another 148 in the last ten overs. Vriitya Aravind retaliated with 70 not out yet his work just diminished the edge of rout for the host group. The enormous success gave Afghanistan a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, with the subsequent match likewise occurring in Sharjah on Sunday.