Afghanistan vs Canada, 39th Match
Group D 2026 · T20I · · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Afghanistan won by 82 runs (Afghanistan 200/4, Canada 118/8).
- Afghanistan: 200/4 (20 ov)
- Canada: 118/8 (20 ov)
Match report
Afghanistan (AFG) faced Canada (CAN) in the 39th Match of Group D 2026, a T20I match, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Play began on Thursday, 19 February 2026 at 13:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Canada won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Gazi Sohel and Nitin Menon, with Andy Pycroft as match referee.
Afghanistan made 200/4 in 20 overs, with Ibrahim Zadran top-scoring on 95 not out from 56 balls. Jaskaran Singh Buttar was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 52. Canada made 118/8 in 20 overs, with Harsh Thaker top-scoring on 30 from 24 balls. Mohammad Nabi was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 7.
Result: Afghanistan won by 82 runs. Ibrahim Zadran was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Afghanistan · 1st innings: 200/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c Yuvraj Samra b Jaskaran Singh Buttar | 30 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 150 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | not out | 95 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 169.64 |
| Gulbadin Naib | lbw b Jaskaran Singh Buttar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Sediqullah Atal | c Dillon Heyliger b Jaskaran Singh Buttar | 44 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 137.5 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c Harsh Thaker b Dillon Heyliger | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 185.71 |
| Darwish Rasooli | not out | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Abdullah Ahmadzai
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleem Sana | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 |
| Dillon Heyliger | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Dilpreet Singh Bajwa | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Jaskaran Singh Buttar | 4 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 13 |
| Saad Bin Zafar | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 |
| Ansh Patel | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
Canada · 1st innings: 118/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuvraj Samra | c Azmatullah Omarzai b Mohammad Nabi | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 121.43 |
| Dilpreet Singh Bajwa | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 185.71 |
| Navneet Dhaliwal | c Darwish Rasooli b Azmatullah Omarzai | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harsh Thaker | c Mujeeb Ur Rahman b Mohammad Nabi | 30 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 125 |
| Nicholas Kirton | c Ibrahim Zadran b Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Shreyas Movva | c Abdullah Ahmadzai b Rashid Khan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Saad Bin Zafar | b Rashid Khan | 28 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 107.69 |
| Dillon Heyliger | c Abdullah Ahmadzai b Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Jaskaran Singh Buttar | not out | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 53.85 |
| Ansh Patel | not out | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Kaleem Sana
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1.75 |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (CAN, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi): 1 runs, 113/8 – • • • 1 • •
- Over 19 (CAN, Abdullah Ahmadzai): 6 runs, 112/8 – • 6 • 0lb • •
- Over 18 (CAN, Mohammad Nabi): 2 runs, 106/8 – 1 • • 1 • W
- Over 17 (CAN, Rashid Khan): 3 runs, 104/7 – • W 1 1 1 •
- Over 16 (CAN, Mohammad Nabi): 1 runs, 101/6 – • 1 • • • W
- Over 15 (CAN, Mujeeb Ur Rahman): 10 runs, 100/5 – 2 1 1 1 1 4