AFG vs WI : Rahmanullah Gurbaz falls to the ground after being hit by the ball, narrowly saved by the player! Video Viral

By Samira Vishwas On Jan 23, 2026

Rahmanullah Gurbaz suffers serious injury AFG vs WI match: A three-match T20 series was being played between West Indies and Afghanistan. The Afghan team won the series 2-1. However, West Indies won the third T20 match. A video of this match is going viral on social media. In this video, Afghanistan’s star batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz is hit by a ball on the field, causing him to collapse. Later, the on-field umpires helped him.

The ball hit Rahmanullah Gurbaz and fell to the ground

Rahmanullah Gurbaz was batting on 53 runs in the 15th over of the match. Darwesh Rasool was on strike. Shamar Springer was bowling for West Indies. Rasooli hits the ball and takes a run but then refuses to take a run. As Gurbaz ran towards his end, Gudkesh Moti bowled and the ball hit him straight. After being hit, Gurbaz fell to the ground. Umpire and fielder rushed to his side.

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The umpires took care of him and the medical team arrived immediately. According to ESPNcricinfo, the ball hit Rahmanullah in the jaw, causing him a slight injury, but he decided not to leave the field. After that Gurbaz continued to play. In the third T20 match, West Indies scored 151 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Brandon King top scored with 47 runs. In the end, Matthew Ford scored 27 runs off 11 balls.

Gurbaz was struck on the face while backing up for a quick single. A throw at the bowler’s end missed, the ball deflected off the pitch and hit him on the face. He fell to the ground in pain as his helmet came off.
Thank God he’s fine and up on his feet again.#AFGvWI… pic.twitter.com/HTk47AtPqG
— Bashir Gharwal (@bashir_gharwall) January 22, 2026

Shamar Springer also scored an unbeaten knock of 16 runs off 9 balls. Rashid Khan took 2 wickets. In reply, Afghanistan could score only 136 runs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 71 runs off 58 balls. He hit 8 fours and 1 six in this innings. Gurbaz did not get support from the other batsmen at the other end, which is why his team could not complete a clean sweep.