UAE vs Afghanistan 2nd T20I: Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

30.12.2023 - 18:31 sports.ndtv.com

The United Arab Emirates will be up against Afghanistan in the second T20I of Afghanistan's tour of the UAE, 3 T20I Series 2023/24 on Sunday, December 31, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST. The UAE and Afghanistan have played one match in the series, with Afghanistan winning the game by 72 runs.

In the first game of this series, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the Man of the Match and Vriitya Aravind scored the highest fantasy points for the United Arab Emirates with 99 match fantasy points while Rahmanullah Gurbaz topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Afghanistan with 147 match fantasy points. UAE vs AFG, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Pitch Report The pitch at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah is a balanced track.

The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 133 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 65 per cent of the matches.

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