Afghanistan off to a cautious start

Thu, 19 February 2026
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Afghanistan 14-0 (2 ovs) vs CanadaScorecard

Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are out in the middle. 

Gurbaz is on strike. Kaleem Sana will open the attack for Canada and he starts off with a good length delivery which Gurbaz tucks into the gap at mid-wicket and opens his account with a couple. 

A single through short third brings Zadran on strike. Two dots later Zadran tries to flick a length delivery on leg but misses. The ball rolls down into the off-side after hitting his pads. A single (leg byes) taken. 

A single through square on the leg-side to end the over. Five runs came off it. 


Dilon Heyliger to bowl from the other end he starts off with a wide outside off. 

A dot later, Gurbaz makes room and slashes a length delivery outside off through the fine leg for a boundary. 

Dropped! Gurbaz goes for a big hit but top-edges it to behind the stumps but the 'keeper fails to grab it. Two runs taken. 

A dot later, Gurbaz cuts one through deep backward point and picks up a single. 

Zadran then opens his account with a single through mid-wicket. 

9 runs came off the over.