Full details of today’s match prediction
The cricket fans are ready to witness another great battle of World Cup T20. The 28th match of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be played between Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates on Monday February 16, 2026 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. We post safely, accurately and securely match prediction for today of ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
AFG vs UAE match overview
Afghanistan had failed to deliver the best performance in this edition of the T20 World Cup. They had played two games and are still looking for a win. They had lost both their matches played and are in second place at the bottom of the Group D points table. We expect them to make some changes to their playing squad for this match. The performance of the United Arab Emirates was average in this tournament. They had played two games with one win to their name. They had lost one match and are holding the third position on the points table of Group D. The key players of this team are in good form and we are sure that they will perform well in this match as well.
Afghanistan reviews
Afghanistan had lost the previous match of this tournament against South Africa. That match was a draw and was decided in the second super over. They won the toss and decided to field first, but the performance of their bowling unit was not very impressive and they leaked 187 runs in their 20 overs. Azmatullah Omarzai was their side’s most successful and highest wicket-taker with three wickets to his name in four overs at 41 runs. The skipper, Rashid Khan, also performed well in the previous match and picked up two wickets while conceding 28 runs in four overs.
Fazalhaq Farooqi also performed well in the previous match and picked one wicket while Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad were the bowlers who failed to pick a wicket. Afghanistan’s batting order performed well in the previous match but failed to chase the target of 188 runs. They managed to score 187 runs in their 20 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz was their side’s most successful and highest run-scorer with 84 runs to his name off 42 balls with the help of four boundaries and seven huge sixes. Azmatullah Omarzai also performed well in the previous match and scored 22 runs off 17 balls with the help of three boundaries. The skipper, Rashid Khan scored 20 points while Darwish Rasooli and Noor Ahmad scored 15 points each.
United Arab Emirates reviews
The United Arab Emirates had won their most recent match of this tournament against Canada by a margin of five wickets. They lost the toss and had to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was good and they leaked 150 runs in their 20 overs. Junaid Siddique was their side’s most successful and highest wicket-taker with five wickets to his name in four overs at 35 runs. Muhammad Jawadullah also performed well in the previous match and picked up one wicket while conceding 16 runs in four overs.
Haider Ali, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farooq and Harshit Kaushik were the bowlers who failed to pick a wicket. The UAE batting order performed well in the previous match, chasing the target of 151 runs in 19.4 overs. Aryansh Sharma was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side, who didn’t fail to score 74 runs off 53 balls with the help of six boundaries and three huge sixes. Sohaib Khan also performed well in the previous match, scoring 51 runs off 29 balls with the help of four boundaries and the same huge sixes. Alishan Sharafu and Harshit Kaushik scored five points each, while Mayank Kumar and skipper Muhammad Waseem scored four points each.
Head-to-Head matches record between Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates
Afghanistan had faced UAE in 14 T20 cricket matches, winning 11 matches, while UAE had won three matches against Afghanistan.
Favorite team in today’s match prediction
Afghanistan is generally a strong team compared to the United Arab Emirates, at least on paper. According to our T20 World Cup match prediction, Afghanistan is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Afghanistan a favorite team to win this match. Some of the most important factors are mentioned under:
- Afghanistan is a strong and experienced team
- Afghanistan’s batting order is strong
- Afghanistan’s bowling unit is also strong
- United Arab Emirates is also a strong team
- The United Arab Emirates bowling unit is strong
Winning odds of today’s match for both teams
Afghanistan is full of experienced and young players from the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known batsmen of the t20 format are part of this team’s squad, so the chances of winning today’s match against Afghanistan have been increased. The comparison of who will win the cricket match today and who will win the cricket match today is stated as below.
Afghanistan has a 58% chance of winning this match
United Arab Emirates has a 42% chance of winning this match
Toss prediction in today’s match prediction
The toss plays an important role in deciding all matches of the T20 World Cup. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these types of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team that wins the toss can choose to bat first. Recall that a total of six matches of the ICC T20 World Cup were played at this venue and all the matches were won by the first team.
Pitch report and conditions for today’s match
The 28th match of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. We had noted in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this location is good for batting. The pitch is bouncy and fast and scoring runs is not that easy in ealy and middle overs. We hope that the surface will become slower and a bit more difficult for hitting in this match. A score of 180 will be difficult to achieve.
Weather forecast for today’s match
The weather forecast for today’s match in Delhi predicts some cloud cover on the match day and the weather forecast also predicts some chance of rain, but we are hoping for a full and uninterrupted match.
Who will win Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates, 28th World Cup match 2026
Who will win the 28th World Cup match between Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates in 2026? Toss-AFG
Who will win the 28th World Cup match between Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates in 2026? Match AFG
Loading…Possible playing XI of both teams for this match
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 Jawadullah.
Key players to keep an eye on
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aryansh Sharma and Junaid Siddique are key players to watch in this match.
Dream 11 predictions for today’s match
Dream11 Prediction for Afghanistan vs UAE 28th Match ICC T20 World Cup 2026. After checking the availability of the latest player, the Dream 11 team for this match of Afghanistan vs UAE is listed below.
AFG vs UAE Dream11 Fantasy Team
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Today’s competition time and date
Date: Monday February 16, 2026
Time: 05:30 GMT / 11:00 LOCAL / 11:00 IST
Match today’s location details, facts and history
Stadium: Arun Jaitley Stadium
Location: Delhi, India
Opened: 1883
Capacity: 48000
Known as: Feroz Shah Kotla, Willingdon Pavilion
Ends: Stadium End, Pavilion End
Time zone: UTC +05:30
Home base: Delhi, capitals of Delhi
Spotlight: Yes
Venue scoring pattern in T20s
Total number of matches: 17
Matches won batting first: 6
Matches won first in bowling: 11
Average score in the first innings: 149
Average score in the second innings: 134
Highest total recorded: 221/9 (20 Ovs) By IND versus BAN
Lowest total recorded: 116/10 (18.2 Ovs) By NAM vs IND
Highest score chased: 212/3 (19.1 Ovs) By RSA vs IND
Lowest score defended: 96/7 (20 Ovs) By INDW vs PAKW
Afghanistan T20 World Cup squad
Rashid Khan (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Ishaq, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi.
United Arab Emirates T20 World Cup team
Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan, Simranjeet Singh.
Disclaimer
We have given you the above mentioned match prediction for today based on our research, insight and analysis. You can consider the point we had given you and the 28th and the decision will be yours.
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