AFG vs UAE Prediction, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 28, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

Afghanistan vs UAE ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Match 28 prediction at Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi: Afghanistan favorites (11-3 H2H) despite 2 losses (NRR -0.555), UAE 1-1 (beat CAN); Rashid Khan-Mujeeb spin duo key on Delhi's spin-friendly pitch avg 1st inns 165, Gurbaz 111 runs top batter.

15 Feb 2026 16:05 IST

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Afghanistan will go head-to-head with the United Arab Emirates in the 28th game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday, February 16.

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Afghanistan, led by Rashid Khan, suffered two back-to-back losses to New Zealand and South Africa in the ongoing campaign. On the other hand, the Muhammad Waseem-led UAE lost to New Zealand in their campaign opener. Later, they secured a five-wicket win over Canada in their second group stage clash.

AFG vs UAE, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 28 Details

Match: Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 28

Time & Date: 11:00 AM IST, Monday, February 16

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

AFG vs UAE, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 28 Pitch Report

The average first-innings score in the ongoing season is 171 in the three games played here. Two out of three games saw the team chasing side coming out on top quite comfortably. Any score above 180 would be a tough ask for the second innings team.

AFG vs UAE, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 28 Probable XIs

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

United Arab Emirates

Aryansh Sharma (wk), Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Mayank Kumar, Sohaib Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farooq, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadulla.

AFG vs UAE, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 28 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Afghanistan.

These two sides have played against each other in 14 T20Is. Interestingly, Afghanistan came out on top on 11 occasions while the UAE secured three wins. With the Afghanistan team relatively having a better experience in their line-up, we can expect them to come out on top quite comfortably, bagging their first consecutive victory of the campaign.

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