Zadran’s storm-Nabi’s spin, Afghanistan beats Canada by 82 runs, ends T20 WC beautifully with victory

Afghanistan beat Canada by 82 Runs: The third match of the day in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 was played between Afghanistan and Canada on 19 February at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In this match, Afghanistan performed brilliantly and registered a one-sided victory by 82 runs and concluded their campaign in the tournament in a memorable manner.

Clinical Afghanistan finish their #T20WorldCup 2026 campaign on a high in Chennai 😊

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— ICC (@ICC) February 19, 2026

Stormy innings of Ibrahim Zadran

Canadian captain Dilpreet Bajwa won the toss and decided to bowl first, but this decision did not go in favor of the team. Afghanistan team, who came to bat first, scored 200 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Opener Ibrahim Zadran played a brilliant innings for the team. He scored unbeaten 95 runs in 56 balls, which included 7 fours and 5 sixes.

A clinical knock from Ibrahim Zadran sees Afghanistan sign off from #T20WorldCup on a high

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— ICC (@ICC) February 19, 2026

Apart from him, Sadiqullah Atal contributed 44 runs, while Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 30 runs. For Canada, Jaskaran Singh took three wickets for 52 runs in 4 overs. Dilon Heyliger got a breakthrough, but the rest of the bowlers could not make an impact.

Canada’s poor start while chasing the target

The Canadian team, which set out to chase the target of 201 runs, had a very disappointing start. The team lost its first wicket at the score of 25 runs. Captain Dilpreet Bajwa was out after scoring 13 runs. After this, the process of falling wickets continued and by the time 48 runs were reached, half the team had returned to the pavilion. Saad Bin Zafar did put up some fight by scoring 28 runs and took the team’s score beyond 100, but the hopes of victory were over long ago. Canada scored 118 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs.

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Amazing work of bowlers

Mohammad Nabi performed brilliantly in bowling for Afghanistan. He took four wickets giving just 7 runs in 4 overs. Captain Rashid Khan took two wickets, while Mujeeb ur Rehman and Azmatullah Omarzai got one wicket each. With this spectacular win, Afghanistan ended their journey in the tournament with strength and confidence.