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Afghanistan Qualification Scenario For Super-8: The 28th league match of T20 World Cup 2026 was played between Afghanistan and UAE at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In the match, Afghanistan under the captaincy of Rashid Khan defeated UAE by 5 wickets. However, even after this match, it seems very difficult for Afghanistan to reach the Super-8. The Afghan team will have to hope for a big upset to move into the next stage.
Let us tell you that Afghanistan team is present in Group-D. This was Afghanistan’s first win in the tournament. Now Rashid’s army will have to depend on the result of the match between New Zealand and Canada tomorrow i.e. Tuesday, February 17, to keep the hopes of Super-8 alive.
Afghanistan hopes for a big upset
If the Canadian team pulls a big upset and defeats New Zealand, then Afghanistan will have a hope of reaching the next stage of the tournament. If New Zealand wins the match, then they will qualify for the next stage. At present, South Africa has qualified for Super-8 from Group-D.
Afghanistan trumps past UAE in a gripping contest at the #T20WorldCup motiv
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— ICC (@ICC) February 16, 2026
New Zealand has won 2 out of 3 matches. If the Kiwi team wins against Canada, it will be their third win. With this, New Zealand will become the second team to get the third win in the group and qualify for the Super-8. Apart from New Zealand (except Africa, which has qualified earlier), no other team in the group has a chance of getting 3 wins.
Group D points table
| position | Team | match | Victory | Garland | no result | points | net run rate |
| 1 | South Africa (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.477 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +0.701 |
| 3 | afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.215 |
| 4 | uae | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.797 |
| 5 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.526 |
Afghanistan vs UAE match status
Talking about the match, the Afghanistan team, which came to bat, was all out for 162 runs in 19.2 overs. Ibrahim Zadran played the biggest innings for the team and scored 53 runs. Then the UAE team, which came out for run chase, could reach only 160/2 runs in 20 overs. Shoaib Khan played the biggest innings for the team and scored 68 runs, but his innings could not help the team cross the victory line.