Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan, talks as United Arab Emirates’ captain Muhammad Waseem looks on during the toss before the start of their T20 World Cup cricket match in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and elected to bowl in their T20 World Cup match against the United Arab Emirates here on Monday (February 16, 2026). Afghanistan made one change from their previous playing XI with Ziaur Rahman Sharifi coming in for Fazalhaq Farooqi. U.A.E., meanwhile, made two changes to their playing XI with Simranjeet Singh and Syed Haider replacing Muhammad Farooq and Mayank Kumar. Teams: United Arab Emirates: Muhammad Waseem (c), Aryansh Sharma (w), Alishan Sharafu, Sohaib Khan, Syed Haider, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Arfan, Haider Ali, Simranjeet Singh, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah. Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi. Published – February 16, 2026 11:20 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Sinclair Daniel and Mark O’Brien on ‘The Copenhagen Test’: ‘The show is propulsive’ Rahul Gandhi uninterested in Parliament; ‘tutored by NGOs’ on revival of Congress: Kiren Rijiju