LIVE: UAE consolidate after early wickets against Afghanistan
Another big day at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Monday with three group games in total across India and Sri Lanka.
The action gets underway in Delhi when Afghanistan take on UAE and both teams will be searching for a victory to stay in the race for the Super Eights.
It's a similar situation in Kolkata, with England and Italy locking horns in an intriguing Group C encounter that may well shape the Super Eights phase.
Finally it is Sri Lanka that host Australia in Kandy and the Aussies need to win here to stay in contention for the next stage.
Afghanistan v UAE | Feel The Thrill | T20WC 2026
Afghanistan take on UAE in Delhi to keep their ICC Men's T20 World Cup campaign alive. Crystal Arnold breaks down an all-important clash in Group D.
Afghanistan v UAE
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and elected to field in their contest against UAE in Delhi. Pushing for a Super Eight spot, Afghanistan have made the perfect start, claiming to early wickets to reduce UAE to 13/2.
Alishan Sharafu and Sohaib Khan led the fightback with an 80-run stand to push UAE too 93/2 at the halfway mark.
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
United Arab Emirates: Muhammad Waseem (c), Aryansh Sharma (wk), Alishan Sharafu, Sohaib Khan, Syed Haider, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Arfan, Haider Ali, Simranjeet Singh, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah
