AFG vs WI : W,W,W… Mujeeb ur Rahman’s name in the pages of history! Joined the club of legends with a hat trick

Mujeeb ur Rahman statistics : In the second T20 International between Afghanistan and West Indies, 24-year-old Afghan spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman is more talked about than the result. Rahman took a hat-trick against the West Indies and was instrumental in his team’s second straight victory. Afghanistan beat West Indies by 39 runs in the second T20I to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Spinner Mujeeb ur Rehman registered his first T20 hat-trick to enter an exclusive club. In fact, in the second T20 match played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the Afghan team proved that they are in great form ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup and fully capable of challenging the big cricketing nations.

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In the second T20 match, Afghanistan’s spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman took a special hat-trick. This was the first hat-trick of his T20 career. Rahman took four wickets giving away 21 runs in four overs. He completed the hat-trick on the very first ball of the third over. He dismissed Evin Lewis in the 7.5th over of the innings and then Johnson Charles off the next ball. After that, the captain did not give him a chance to bowl. He completed his hat-trick by dismissing Brandon King on the first ball of the 16th over.

Mujeeb ur Rahman thus became the third player from Afghanistan to take a hat-trick in a T20 International, with Rashid Khan and Karim Janat being the first.

𝐇𝐀𝐓-𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐔𝐉𝐄𝐄𝐁 𝐔𝐑 𝐑𝐀𝐇𝐌𝐀𝐍! @Mujeeb_R88 Returns and strikes on the very first ball of his third over to complete his first-ever T20I hat-trick!

He is now the 3rd Afghan, after @rashidkhan_19 and Karim Janat, to pick up a hat-trick in T20Is. pic.twitter.com/s22XT3GFim

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) January 21, 2026

Afghanistan defeated West Indies

In the second T20, West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Afghanistan (Afghanistan vs West Indies T20 2026) got off to a good start. Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz was dismissed cheaply for just 1 run.

In the middle order, Darwish Abdul Rasooli and Sediqullah Atal put the team in a strong position with brilliant half-centuries. Rasooli scored 68 runs off 39 balls, while Sediqullah Atal scored 53 runs. Azmatullah Omarzai scored an unbeaten 26 and the team managed to post 189 for 4 in the allotted 20 overs.

In reply, the West Indies, chasing the target, never looked in rhythm. Right from the start, the Afghan bowlers gave them a big blow. While the fast bowlers gave the wickets initially, it was the spinners who made the real innings. Mujeeb-ur-Rehman completely baffled the Caribbean batsmen with his perfect line and length and brilliance. Windies were bowled out for 150 runs in 18.5 overs. Brandon King scored 50 and Shimron Hetmyer scored 46 off 17 balls, but they could not lead the team to victory.