India, Feb. 16 -- Surely, not again. That's perhaps what the Afghanistan dugout must have thought when the equation required 17 off the last two overs against UAE at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground here on Monday.

In the thick of action was Azmatullah Omarzai, who was still carrying the pain of the double Super Over loss to South Africa in the last game in Ahmedabad that has all but eliminated Afghanistan. But the 25-year-old was determined to turn things around for this team against familiar opponents.

The pace-bowling all-rounder put in a vital all-round performance to deliver the first win for Afghanistan, by five wickets. UAE posted 160/9 after Omarzai's 4/15 and his 40 not out off 21 balls took Afghanistan to 162/5 with four balls to s...