Afghanistan 203 for 3 (Gurbaz 100, Ibrahim 59, Aayan 1-26) beat UAE 131 for 4 (Aravind 70*, Farooqi 2-19, Naveen-ul-Haq 1-25) by 72 runs

The boundaries saved flowing commonly from the bat of Gurbaz, who obtained to his fifty off 24 balls with a six off Ali Naseer within the ninth over. He went 4, 6, 4 in opposition to Basil Hameed within the sixteenth, reaching his hundred off 50 balls - additionally with a six - within the following over. Afghanistan scored 62 within the final 5 overs, with the ending touches supplied by Azmatullah Omarzai's unbeaten cameo of 19 from eight deliveries.

The huge win gave Afghanistan a 1-0 lead within the three-match collection, with the second match additionally happening in Sharjah on Sunday.