Afghanistan win the toss and batpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 25 October 2021Breaking
Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi, one of their big stars, has won the toss and has opted to bat.
Scotland slip from 28-0 to 60 all out
Joint fourth lowest World Cup total
Mujeeb 5-20; Rashid 4-9
Nine wickets bowled or lbw
Afghanistan 190-4, including 11 sixes
Zadran 59 (34) - falls off final ball
Gurbaz 46 (37), Zazai 44 (30)
Group 2, Super 12s, Sharjah
Matthew Henry and Amy Lofthouse
Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi, one of their big stars, has won the toss and has opted to bat.
Good afternoon. Scotland's 10 days in the UAE and Oman could have hardly gone better.
Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea and Oman were dispatched in the preliminary stage and now they are in amongst the big boys at a T20 World Cup for the very first time.
India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Namibia will come later. Up first is the exciting Afghanistan in Sharjah.
Scotland have already made history.
How long can this story rumble on?
Today they play in the main stage at a T20 World Cup for the first time...