AFG vs CAN Live Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Afghanistan beat Canada by 82 runs

Ansh Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, Excellent googly now. Outside off, Zadran is early into his inside-out drive and misses. The keeper collects the ball and looks to take the bails off but Ibrahim is back in by then.

Ansh Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX! Rub salt, pepper, piri piri and whatever you want on that wound. Floated, outside off, Ibrahim leans and lofts this inside out over cover for a massive hit!

Ansh Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, DROPPED! Oh dear. Second drop of the match. This time, by Kaleem Sana. Tossed up, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran gets down and looks to play the slog sweep. He connects well but this is the longer part of the ground and he seems to have got more height than distance. Sana gets across to his right from long on and gets to the ball but somehow, spills it down! The batters pick up a couple. Massive moment.

DRINKS BREAK. A decent platform has been laid by Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal. Their 72-run stand has put the team on course for a 190, and possibly even 200, if it flexes its muscles. Canada have not bowled too badly, but there has been nothing on the pitch to support them yet. Additionally, if the boundaries are not being scored, Afghanistan are ensuring that they don't allow too many dot balls. Out of 84 balls, only 24 balls have not resulted in any run being scored. That's under 30 percent.

Dilon Heyliger to Sediqullah Atal, First dot ball after 17 run-scoring deliveries. A short ball, down the leg side, SA misses out, pulling it straight to short fine leg.

Dilon Heyliger to Sediqullah Atal, Fuller, around middle and off, coming in, Sediqullah works it through mid-wicket. Once again, the call for two is made pretty early and despite the fielder charging in from the deep, the second is completed with ease.

Dilon Heyliger to Ibrahim Zadran, Full, outside off, Ibrahim punches it past the left hand of the bowler down to long off for one. The stand moves to 70 (46).

Dilon Heyliger to Sediqullah Atal, On a length, outside off, 129.3 kph, Atal waits for the ball to arrive, opens the face of his bat and guides it towards Dilpreet Bajwa at point for a run.

Dilon Heyliger to Sediqullah Atal, On middle and leg, Sediqullah Atal clips it through mid-wicket with soft hands and charges back for the second.

Dilon Heyliger to Ibrahim Zadran, Dilpreet Bajwa changes the pace now. Brings back Dilon Heyliger. 2-0-24-0 so far. On a length, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran punches it through the covers for a single.

Ansh Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, Outside off, punched through the covers for one more.

Ansh Patel to Sediqullah Atal, Another long hop, Atal goes back and drags the pull through square leg for another single.

Ansh Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, On middle, a touch short, pulled towards long on for one.

Ansh Patel to Sediqullah Atal, Landed outside off, Sediqullah Atal waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it towards short third for a quick run.

Ansh Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, 33-BALL 50 FOR IBRAHIM ZADRAN! Back-to-back half centuries for the stylish batter. He continues to do well for his side. Maintains a decent strike rate, despite not playing cross-batted shots. A clean batter, giving absolutely joy to watch him play. Gets there with a punch through the covers for a run.

Ansh Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! All timing. A full toss, around leg stump, Ibrahim Zadran leans and flicks it through mid-wicket. There are two fielders running in opposite directions, to try and save the ball, but it goes right between them, meeting the ropes!

42 runs in the last 4 overs. Bajwa is forced to get his thinking cap on. Does not react as of now. Sticks with the same bowlers.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR! Asking to be hit and Sediqullah Atal obliges. Dragged well short and drifted down leg, Sediqullah Atal hoicks it off the hips and dispatches it to the left of deep backward square leg for a boundary. 14 off the over.

Saad Bin Zafar to Ibrahim Zadran, On middle, Ibrahim Zadran works it through mid on for a run.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sediqullah Atal, Did that carry? No, just short! Saad Bin Zafar slows it right up, drags the length back and throws it wide outside off. Sediqullah Atal goes after it again and charges down the pitch but toe ends the lofted shot over mid off. Jaskarandeep Singh runs in from the deep and dives forward but collects the ball on the half volley. Atal picks up a single as well.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sediqullah Atal, SIX! BRILLIANT! Tossed up, outside off, from a bit wide of his crease, from over the wicket, Atal spots that and is ready. Jumps down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and swings it as clean as a whistle, straight back over the sightscreen! 50-RUN STAND IS UP, IN 33 BALLS!

Saad Bin Zafar to Ibrahim Zadran, Lobbed up, on a nagging length and outside off, this one skids on. Zadran backs away and slaps it through point for a run.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sediqullah Atal, Short, outside off, 91.8 kph, Sediqullah Atal swings it away, but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat through square leg. A single taken.

Ansh Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, Dragged length on off, Zadran rocks back and punches it away to extra cover.

Ansh Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Outstanding batting. The googly, landed outside off, delivered with the seam upright, Ibrahim Zadran goes back, waits for the ball to arrive and uses the extra pace to guide it to the left of short third, for a boundary. Moves to 43 (28) and this stand is worth 42 (29).

Ansh Patel to Sediqullah Atal, Fuller one outside off, stroked away through mid off for a single.

Ansh Patel to Sediqullah Atal, Excellent piece of bowling again. Seems to be a carbon copy of Afghanistan's very own, Noor Ahmad. Hustles through with his action and it is tricky to understand what is a googly and what is the leg spin. This one is the wrong 'un and Sediqullah Atal looks to play the reverse sweep but misses and is hit on the pads. The bowler starts to go up in an appeal for LBW but realizes that the impact was outside off.

We go upstairs again! This time, it is for a stumping referral. The keeper seems very confident. Ahh... the foot seems to be in the air, but did it get down in time before the bails were dislodged? 'Grounded' says the TV umpire.

Ansh Patel to Sediqullah Atal, Oh, that's a very close call but it's gone in favour of the batter, again. Ansh Patel tosses this one up, fuller and around off. Gets the batter to go for the drive and gets the ball to turn away as well. Sediqullah Atal is beaten in flight and by the turn off the pitch as the ball moves past the outside edge. Shreyas Movva whips off the bails in a flash but replays show that just as the bails came off, at that exact moment Atal lands his back leg inside the crease. NOT OUT!

Ansh Patel to Sediqullah Atal, Outside off, short in length, Sediqullah Atal punches it through the covers for a single.

Halfway mark reached. At 86/2, it is hard to say right now who is on top. The overs post the Powerplay have yielded 37 runs. Spin has gone for 39 runs in 5 overs thus far. Here is another spinner, Ansh Patel.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sediqullah Atal, Full and wide outside off, driven to the left of long off for a single.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sediqullah Atal, Around off, a touch short, coming in, 96.1 kph, Sediqullah Atal punches it towards long on. He is probably thinking that this will be just a single but Ibrahim pushes him into the second, assuming that the throw will come at the bowling end. But the fielder at long on spots that Atal is very slow in turning for the second. Sends the throw to the keeper but Sediqullah just about puts on his skates at the right time to make it in.

DRS time again! Once again, this looked close in real time. And once again, the umpire has not raised his finger. And yet again, Bajwa has taken it upstairs. But this time, his wish will not be granted. Review lost.

Saad Bin Zafar to Ibrahim Zadran, NOT OUT! A bit of glove has saved Ibrahim Zadran here and Canada lose a review as well. The arm ball from Saad Bin Zafar, on a length and sliding back in from around off. Ibrahim Zadran attempts the reverse sweep but misses and the ball goes off the arm towards point. There is a huge appeal for LBW, but it is turned down and the batters cross for a run as well. It is reviewed but replays quickly confirm that the ball hit Zadran's glove. The on-field decision stands.

Saad Bin Zafar to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX! Didn't quite sound so sweet, but the ball has enough to clear the ropes. Fuller in length, outside off, angling away, Ibrahim Zadran gets down on a knee and attempts the massive slog sweep. He does not get to the pitch of the ball and gets it off the bottom part. Hence, there is not much elevation but the ball still flies past the ropes, beating deep mid-wicket to his left.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sediqullah Atal, Bowled full and wide outside off, Atal takes a couple of steps ahead and hammers it to wide long off but just for a single.

Saad Bin Zafar to Ibrahim Zadran, Outside off, punched through the covers for a single.

Dilpreet Bajwa to Ibrahim Zadran, Another quicker one at 102.2 kph, full and outside off. Zadran drills it to long off for a single.

Dilpreet Bajwa to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Second of this over. In his first 14 balls, Bajwa had not conceded a single boundary. Now, he has gone for 2 in the last 3. Full, around off, Ibrahim Zadran gets down and sweeps it powerfully through backward square leg, beating short fine leg to his left. Ibrahim moves to 30 (23).

Dilpreet Bajwa to Sediqullah Atal, Shorter on off, drifted in. This one grips and turns away. Atal presses back and taps it across in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Dilpreet Bajwa to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR! Punishment asked and meted. Short and outside off, Sediqullah Atal goes back, opens the face of his bat and cuts it to the right of short third for a boundary. and with that, the official boundary meter (boundary fours) ticks along the 4-figure mark, meaning that it is the 1000TH FOUR OF THE 2026 WORLD CUP!

Dilpreet Bajwa to Sediqullah Atal, High-arm action, lobbing it just outside the off stump. Atal leans on to defend.

Dilpreet Bajwa to Ibrahim Zadran, Very full outside off, 111.2 kph, Ibrahim Zadran makes some room for himself, to the leg side and drives it through cover for a single.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sediqullah Atal, Flat and full, on off, Sediqullah Atal just steps across and defends it into the on side. 9 runs off the over.

Saad Bin Zafar to Ibrahim Zadran, Excellent fielding. Short, outside off, Zadran cuts it through point, but skipper Dilpreet Bajwa dives to his right from backward point and makes a stunning stop. However, he cannot stop the single.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sediqullah Atal, Quick and full, sliding it across the left-hander. Atal rocks back and snatches at it, playing it towards cover-point for one more.

Saad Bin Zafar to Ibrahim Zadran, Full and around middle and off, Ibrahim eases this down to long off for a single.

Saad Bin Zafar to Ibrahim Zadran, Good length, in and around off, patted back to the bowler.

Saad Bin Zafar to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX! Saad Bin Zafar has been given the ball now. Slow left-arm spin. And he is welcomed in style! Tossed up, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran leans into the shot and lofts it inside out over covers. The ball travels a decent 80 metres!