RESULT
39th Match, Group D (N), Chennai, February 19, 2026, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
AFG 200/4
CAN (20 ov, T:201) 118/8
Afghanistan won by 82 runs
Afghanistan (20 ovs maximum)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Rahmanullah Gurbaz †
30 20 5 0 150.00
c Samra b Jaskaran Singh
Ibrahim Zadran
95 56 7 5 169.64
not out
Gulbadin Naib
1 2 0 0 50.00
lbw b Jaskaran Singh
Sediqullah Atal
44 32 2 2 137.50
c Heyliger b Jaskaran Singh
Azmatullah Omarzai
13 7 0 1 185.71
c Thaker b Heyliger
Darwish Rasooli
4 4 0 0 100.00
not out
Extras 13 (b 6, lb 1, nb 1, w 5)
Total 200/4
20 Ov (RR: 10.00)
Did not bat
Mohammad Nabi,
Rashid Khan (c),
Mujeeb Ur Rahman,
Ziaur Rahman,
Abdollah Ahmadzai
Fall of wickets
DRS
1-47 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 5.3 ov), 2-49 (Gulbadin Naib, 5.6 ov), 3-144 (Sediqullah Atal, 15.5 ov), 4-175 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 18.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
Kaleem Sana
3 0 23 0 7.66 1 0
Dilon Heyliger
4 0 41
1
10.25 1 0
Dilpreet Bajwa
3 0 18 0 6.00 0 0
Jaskaran Singh
4 0 52
3
13.00 3 1
Saad Bin Zafar
3 0 35 0 11.66 0 0
Ansh Patel
3 0 24 0 8.00 0 0
Canada (T: 201 runs from 20 ovs)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Yuvraj Samra
17 14 3 0 121.42
c Azmatullah Omarzai b Mohammad Nabi
Dilpreet Bajwa (c)
13 7 0 2 185.71
b Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Navneet Dhaliwal
0 5 0 0 0.00
c Darwish Rasooli b Azmatullah Omarzai
Harsh Thaker
30 24 3 1 125.00
c Mujeeb Ur Rahman b Mohammad Nabi
Nicholas Kirton
10 12 2 0 83.33
c Ibrahim Zadran b Mohammad Nabi
Shreyas Movva †
2 6 0 0 33.33
c Ziaur Rahman b Rashid Khan
Saad Bin Zafar
28 26 3 1 107.69
b Rashid Khan
Dilon Heyliger
3 8 0 0 37.50
c Abdollah Ahmadzai b Mohammad Nabi
Jaskaran Singh
7 13 0 1 53.84
not out
Ansh Patel
2 5 0 0 40.00
not out
Extras 6 (lb 5, w 1)
Total 118/8
20 Ov (RR: 5.90)
Did not bat
Kaleem Sana
Fall of wickets
DRS
1-25 (Dilpreet Bajwa, 2.2 ov), 2-30 (Navneet Dhaliwal, 3.5 ov), 3-33 (Yuvraj Samra, 5.2 ov), 4-43 (Nicholas Kirton, 7.2 ov), 5-48 (Shreyas Movva, 8.6 ov), 6-101 (Harsh Thaker, 15.1 ov), 7-105 (Saad Bin Zafar, 16.5 ov), 8-105 (Dilon Heyliger, 17.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
4 0 23
1
5.75 0 0
Azmatullah Omarzai
2 0 18
1
9.00 0 0
Mohammad Nabi
4 0 7
4
1.75 0 0
Abdollah Ahmadzai
3 0 22 0 7.33 0 0
Rashid Khan
4 0 19
2
4.75 0 0
Ziaur Rahman
3 0 24 0 8.00 1 0
Match Flow
Afghanistan innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 2 wickets)
Drinks: Afghanistan - 47/1 in 5.3 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 13)
Over 5.6: Review by Canada (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - Gulbadin Naib (Upheld)
Afghanistan: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 4
Over 9.4: Review by Canada (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - Ibrahim Zadran (Struck down)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (Ibrahim Zadran 30, Sediqullah Atal 20, Ex 0)
Afghanistan: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 4
Ibrahim Zadran: 50 off 33 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
Drinks: Afghanistan - 121/2 in 14.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 54, Sediqullah Atal 32)
Afghanistan: 150 runs in 16.1 overs (98 balls), Extras 5
Afghanistan: 200 runs in 19.6 overs (121 balls), Extras 13
Innings Break: Afghanistan - 200/4 in 20.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 95, Darwish Rasooli 4)
Canada innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 3 wickets)
Drinks: Canada - 33/3 in 5.2 overs (H Thaker 2)
Canada: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 1
Over 10.4: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - Saad Bin Zafar (Struck down - Umpires Call)
Over 12.1: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - Saad Bin Zafar (Struck down)
Drinks: Canada - 91/5 in 14.0 overs (H Thaker 28, Saad Bin Zafar 19)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (H Thaker 24, Saad Bin Zafar 25, Ex 1)
Canada: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 2
Over 18.3: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - Jaskaran Singh (Struck down)
Over 19.6: Review by Canada (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - Jaskaran Singh (Upheld)
Match Details
Ground
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Toss
Canada, elected to field first
Series
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Season
2025/26
Player Of The Match
Afghanistan
Ibrahim Zadran
Match number
T20I no. 3726
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
19 February 2026 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
Bangladesh
Gazi Sohel
DRS
India
Nitin Menon
DRS
TV Umpire
Bangladesh
Sharfuddoula
Reserve Umpire
India
Jayaraman Madanagopal
Match Referee
Zimbabwe
Andy Pycroft
Points
Afghanistan 2, Canada 0