Afghanistan v United Arab Emirates

At Fatullah, February 19, 2016. United Arab Emirates won by 16 runs. ‡United Arab Emirates 176-4 (20 overs) (R. Mustafa 77; Rashid Khan 3-25); Afghanistan 160 (19.5 overs) (Karim Sadiq 72; R. Mustafa 3-19). A spirited all-round performance from Rohan Mustafa - who followed a 50-ball 77 with three cheap wickets for his off-spin - brought an upset. With just one team progressing to the competition proper, Afghanistan, for whom Karim Sadiq bashed 72 from 48 deliveries, now had to rely on the UAE slipping up.