The mysterious spinner Mujib Ur Rahman He created a sensational spell to headline Afghanistan 39-run win over West Indies in a row at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Mujeeb’s four-wicket haul, highlighted by a memorable hat-trick, shattered West Indies’ chase as they were bowled out for 150 in 18.5 overs.
With the win, Afghanistan secured an unassailable lead in the three-match T20I series, underscoring their growing dominance in the shortest format.
Mujeeb ur Rahman joins the elite Afghanistan club with a stunning hat-trick
Mujeeb finished with figures of 4 for 21, becoming only the third Afghan bowler to complete a T20I hat-trick. Rashid Khan and Karim Janat. His magic began after he trapped Evin Lewis leg-side early on – before Johnson deceived Charles with a sharp floater, leaving Evin Lewis reeling at 38 for 3 after eight overs.
The spinner had to wait until the final to complete the hat-trick. West Indian captain Brandon KingBattling for a half-century, it was long on and Mujeeb followed it up with a clean bowling Quentin Sampson to seal a remarkable spell.
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Darvish Rasooli and Sediqullah Atal have created a solid batting platform for Afghanistan
Earlier, West Indies posted a challenging 189 for 4 after Afghanistan won the toss and dominated the field. The match was built around another composed knock by Darvish Rasooli, who smashed just 39 balls off 68 runs. Rasooli showed his growing maturity, mixing timing with pure power to keep the scoreboard ticking.
After losing Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadra inside Afghanistan’s power play, Rasooli found an ideal partner in Sediqullah Atal. The pair added a decisive 115-run stand, favoring both pace and spin during the medium overs.
Atal contributed an aggressive 53, falling to Matthew Forde, who finished with respectable figures of 2 for 25, hitting three sixes and two fours.
Afghanistan finished strongly as Azmatullah Omarzai made an unbeaten 26 off just 13 balls.
Despite Shimron Hetmyer’s blitz, West Indies’ innings ends in short order
Chasing 190, West Indies threatened briefly through Shimron Hetmyer, who played a breathtaking cameo of 46 off 17 balls, conceding six powerful sixes. However, his dismissal backfired decisively in Afghanistan’s favor as Fazalhaq attempted another big blow against Farooqui.
Omarzai took 2 for 20 and Farooq’s 2 for 28 included the last wicket as he dismissed Ramon Simmonds to end the match in seven balls.
The final T20I between the two teams will be played on Thursday, with Afghanistan now aiming to complete a clean sweep while West Indies look for a consolation win.
