WATCH| Mujeeb becomes third Afghan bowler to take T20I hat-trick:Afghanistan defeat West Indies in 2nd T20I, win series 2-0

Afghanistan defeated West Indies by 39 runs in the second T20 played in Dubai. With this win, Afghanistan took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman took the first hat-trick of his T20 career, while Sediqullah Atal and Darwish Rasooli scored half-centuries. West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first. Afghanistan scored 189 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. The West Indies team was all out for 150 runs in 18.5 overs. The Afghan team had won the first match by 38 runs. The third and final match of the series will be played this evening in Dubai. Mujeeb Ur Rahman becomes third Afghan bowler to take T20I hat-trick Mujeeb Ur Rahman became the third Afghanistan bowler to take a hat-trick in T20Is after Rashid Khan and Karim Janat. The 24-year-old dismissed Evin Lewis (13) and Johnson Charles (0) with the last two balls of the eighth over and then returned to scalp Brandon King’s wicket (50) with the first ball of the 15th over. 115-run partnership between Atal and Rasooli
Batting first, Afghanistan had a poor start and the team’s score was 37/2 in 4.5 overs. After this, Sediqullah Atal and Darwish Rasooli steadied the team with a 115-run partnership for the third wicket. Atal scored 53 runs off 42 balls, which included 2 fours and 3 sixes. Rasooli played an innings of 68 runs off 39 balls, hitting 5 fours and 3 sixes. Finally, all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai played a quick, unbeaten innings of 26 runs off 13 balls. His innings included one four and two sixes. For West Indies, Matthew Forde took 2 wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs. Shamar Joseph and Ramon Simmonds got one wicket each. Mujeeb was chosen as Player of the Match
Chasing a target of 190 runs, the West Indies team lost 3 wickets for just 38 runs in 8 overs. Mujeeb Ur Rahman dismissed Evin Lewis and Johnson Charles on consecutive balls. Captain Brandon King and Shimron Hetmyer added 68 runs for the fourth wicket. King scored 50 runs off 41 balls. While Hetmyer smashed 46 runs off just 17 balls, which included one four and six sixes. Brandon King’s wicket was Mujeeb’s hat-trick wicket. With this, Mujeeb became the third Afghan bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 Internationals, after Rashid Khan and Karim Janat. For Afghanistan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 4 wickets, Azmatullah Omarzai and Fazalhaq Farooqi took 2 wickets each. For his excellent performance, Mujeeb Ur Rahman was chosen as the Player of the Match.