AFG vs UAE Match Prediction : 6th Match, United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Series, 2025

The United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan will face off in the 6th match of the UAE T20I Tri-Series 2025 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on September 5. Afghanistan sit on top of the table with two convincing wins, including a dominant display against the hosts earlier in the week.

UAE, on the other hand, are still searching for their first victory and will need a collective batting effort to challenge Afghanistan’s spin-heavy attack.

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Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates Head-to-Head Record

Last 5 Matches

While the UAE has managed to put up a fight in some of the recent matches, it has been Afghanistan that has dominated and it is easy to see why they are the favorites here also.

Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates Live-streaming and Broadcast

The UAE Tri-Series will be broadcast live on Fancode, Ten Sports, and Sky Sports. Live streaming will be available on Fancode and Willow TV.

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AFG vs UAE Team Previews

Afghanistan

Afghanistan have been the form team of the tri-series so far — back-to-back strong performances that highlight both batting depth and spin potency. In successive wins they built solid foundations through Sediqullah Atal and Ibrahim Zadran (Atal 54 and 64; Ibrahim 63 and 65 across the two matches you provided), putting opponents on the back foot before the spinners tightened the screws.

The 188 set against UAE (Ibrahim 63, Atal 54) and the composed 169 against Pakistan (Ibrahim 65, Atal 64) show a consistent top-order partnership that can adapt tempo across powerplay and middle overs.

Afghanistan’s bowling is the real difference-maker in Sharjah: Rashid Khan and Sharafuddin Ashraf have produced game-defining spells (Rashid’s 3-21 vs UAE; Ashraf 4-27 vs Pakistan), while Noor Ahmad and Mohammad Nabi have offered control and wicket-taking in the middle.

Fazalhaq Farooqi and other seam options give the side the ability to strike early. Given Sharjah’s tendency to aid spin and Afghanistan’s recent dominance in both batting partnerships and spin breakthroughs, they arrive as clear favourites with momentum and balance on their side.

Afghanistan Expected Playing 11

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (c), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, Sharafuddin Ashraf

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United Arab Emirates

UAE comes into this match under clear pressure after a 38-run defeat to Afghanistan at Sharjah on September 1.

The chase of 189 highlighted the gulf between one or two individual performances and the collective effort needed: Muhammad Waseem again produced a powerful innings (67 off 37) and Rahul Chopra’s unbeaten 52 showed there is middle-order temperament, but beyond those two contributions the batting faded. No other UAE batter made a meaningful score when the required rate climbed.

Their powerplay was strong in patches, but once Rashid and the Afghan spinners applied pressure in the middle overs the rhythm was lost. On the bowling side, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Rashid (for Afghanistan) exposed weaknesses at the death, while seamers like Muhammad Rohid and Saghir Khan have bowled disciplined spells but lacked consistent penetration.

In Sharjah’s slow, spin-friendly conditions the hosts will need greater contributions from the middle order (Chopra, D’Souza, Asif Khan) and a more disciplined death-over plan if they are to post or chase a par total. The margins for error are tiny against Afghanistan’s balanced line-up.

United Arab Emirates Expected Playing 11

Muhammad Waseem (c), Muhammad Zohaib, Ethan D’Souza, Rahul Chopra (wk), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Saghir Khan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid

AFG vs UAE Toss Prediction

The captain winning the toss should bat first. Sharjah has shown a tendency for the surface to slow under lights; batting first lets teams post a competitive total and then use spinners to squeeze the chase.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

Sharjah’s pitch is slow and assists spin through the middle overs. Short boundaries reward aggressive hitting late, but runs are often hard to come by mid-innings when the spinners settle in.

Expect dry weather and typical Sharjah night conditions . Dew may arrive late but has not nullified quality spin bowling in the earlier games of this series.

AFG vs UAE: Who Will Win?

Afghanistan are firm favourites. Their top order has repeatedly provided strong platforms, and their spinners have been match-winners in the tournament so far. If Afghanistan’s spinners operate as they have in earlier matches, UAE will struggle to maintain required run rates.

Bet on Afghanistan to win.

AFG vs UAE win percentage stands at 90% in favor of AFG.

Todays Match Prediction: Afghanistan to Win.