Afghanistan vs West Indies 3rd T20I 2026 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Afghanistan vs West Indies 3rd T20I 2026 - West Indies - Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates (UAE) 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 3rd T20I match played between West Indies and Afghanistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on 22nd January 2026.

Shamar Springer celebrates after taking a hat-trick © ICC / X

All-rounder Shamar Springer's career-best 4-wickets including a stunning hat-trick as West Indies consolation win against Afghanistan by a hard-fought 15-runs, despite a opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz's fighting 71 and avoid the series whitewash in the third & final T20I.

Match Stats :

West Indies' 151 was their third highest score against Afghanistan in T20 international, The highest is 218 at Gros Islet in the 2024 T20 World Cup. 72 : Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran set up the record first-wicket partnership for Afghanistan against West Indies in T20 international, previously held by the 42-run stand between Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz at Lucknow in 2019. Shamar Springer became the third West Indies bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 international after Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd and the first West Indies player to take a hat-trick against Afghanistan in T20Is. Shamar Springer's 4 for 20 was his best bowling performance for West Indies in T20 international and the best-bowling-figures by an West Indies bowler against Afghanistan in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 3 for 11 jointly held by Sunil Narine at Basseterre on 02nd June 2017 and Kesrick Williams also at Basseterre on 03rd June 2017. Afghanistan's 136 was their sixth lowest score against West Indies in T20 internationals. The lowest is 93 at Basseterre in 2017.

West Indies scored 151-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Brandon King blasted a 47 off 35-balls including 3-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 134.28.

Matthew Forde hammered a 27 off 11-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 245.45, Johnson Charles hit a run-a-ball 17-runs included one-six & a four and Shamar Springer blasted a unbeaten 16 off 9-balls contained 3-fours with strike rate of 177.77.

Afghanistan best bowler by Rashid Khan, Abdollah Ahmadzai, Ziaur Rahman each took 2-wickets and one for Shahidullah.

Afghanistan scored 136-8 in the allotted 20 overs with top scorer by Rahmanullah Gurbaz cracked a 71 off 58-balls including 8-fours & a six.

Ibrahim Zadran struck 28 off 27-balls including 4-fours, Gulbadin Naib and Sediqullah each scored 7-runs.

West Indies best bowler by Shamar Springer claimed a 4-wickets, Ramon Simmons, Matthew Forde and Khary Pierre each took one-wickets.

Shamar Springer named Player of the match for his pace bowling attack to claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 20-runs in 4-overs including a stunning hat-trick after removing of Rahmanullah Gurbaz (71), Rashid Khan (0) and Shahidullah (0).

Darwish Rasooli earned player of the series for contributing 156 runs with average of 52 in the three-match series.

                   

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