mystery spinner mujeeb ur rehman Produced a sensational spell to bring Afghanistan into the limelight Series-series win over West Indies by 39 runs At the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Thanks to Mujeeb’s memorable hat-trick and four wickets, West Indies were all out for 150 runs in 18.5 overs.
With this win, Afghanistan took an unassailable lead in the three-match T20 series, underscoring their growing dominance in the shortest format.
Mujeeb ur Rahman joins elite Afghan club with spectacular hat-trick
Mujeeb took 4 wickets for 21 runs, after which he became the third Afghan bowler to take a T20I hat-trick. Rashid Khan And Kareem Janat. His magic started early when he trapped Evin Lewis LBW with a fast ball and then deceived Johnson Charles with a fast inbound ball, leaving West Indies at 38 for 3 after eight overs.
The spinner had to wait till his last over to complete the hat-trick. captain of west indies brandon kingJoe, who had struggled for a half-century, was holed out to long-on, and Mujeeb then produced a remarkable spell by clean bowling Quentin Sampson.
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Brandon King ✅Mujeeb takes his first T20I hat-trick, becoming the third Afghan to do so 🙌
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Darwish Rasouli and Sediqullah Atal set a solid batting platform for Afghanistan
Earlier, Afghanistan posted a challenging score of 189 runs for 4 wickets after West Indies won the toss and chose to field. This innings was built around another composed innings from Darwish Rasooli, who scored 68 runs in just 39 balls. Rasuli demonstrated his growing maturity and mixed in clean power at times to keep the scoreboard ticking.
After losing Afghanistan’s openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran in the powerplay, Rasooli found the ideal partner in Sediqullah Atal. The pair stitched a decisive 115-run partnership, dominating both pace and spin during the middle overs.
Atal contributed an aggressive 53 runs with the help of three sixes and two fours before becoming the victim of Matthew Forde, who finished with a respectable performance of 2 wickets for 25 runs.
Afghanistan finished strongly, thanks to Azmatullah Omarzai as he scored an unbeaten 26 off just 13 balls.
Despite Shimron Hetmyer’s attack, West Indies’ comeback was weak
Chasing 190, West Indies were given a brief scare by Shimron Hetmyer, who played a breathtaking inning of 46 runs in 17 balls and hit six sky-high sixes. However, his dismissal while attempting another big hit against Fazalhaq Faruqi turned the tables decisively in Afghanistan’s favour.
Umarzai took 2 for 20, while Farooqui’s 2 for 28 included the final wicket as he dismissed Raymon Symonds, ending the match with seven balls to spare.
The final T20 match between the two teams will be played on Thursday, with Afghanistan now aiming for a clean sweep and West Indies looking for a consolation win.