AFG vs CAN, Match 39, Cricket Tips: Afghanistan have had chances thrown at them, but poor decision-making and tactics cost them a place in the Super 8 stage. They were to beat South Africa and failed. That has broken their chances, and they have been eliminated. Afghanistan will be in action for the last time in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
They will face Canada on Thursday at MA Chidambaram Stadium at 7 PM IST. Afghanistan will aim to finish the tournament with consecutive tournament wins. Canada have been below par, and they have lost all three games played so far. Yuvraj Samra made history in the previous game, and he scored a century to become the youngest batter to do so.
AFG vs CAN: Match Details
Date: February 19, 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
AFG vs CAN Live Streaming Details
The live action of the AFG vs CAN will be available on the Star Sports Networks. Fans can expect the live stream of the game on the Jio Hotstar streaming platform.
AFG vs CAN Head-to-Head in T20Is
Total Matches: 2
Afghanistan: 2
Canada: 0
No-Result: 0
AFG vs CAN: Ground Pitch Report
Chepauk Stadium has been a good bowling wicket, but in this tournament, the wicket has played better for the batting side. Batters have dominated in the recent matches, and already we have seen the highest total and highest chase at Chepauk in this tournament only.
AFG vs CAN Possible XIs
Afghanistan: Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Darwish Rasooli, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (c), Md. Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
Canada: Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Navneet Dhaliwal, Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (wk), Shivam Sharma, Saad Zafar, Dilon Heyliger, Jaskaran Singh, Ansh Patel
AFG vs CAN: Player to Watch Out For
Probable Best Batter
Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be the biggest wicket in this game, and he can singlehandedly take the game away. For Canada, Yuvraj Samra is coming off a century in the last game, and he will be confident to do so.
Probable Best Bowler
Rashid Khan will be the key bowler and will be the biggest threat in this game. For Canada, Ansh Patel has been the pick of the bowlers this edition.
Today Match Prediction: Afghanistan are better in both aspects of the game, and we predict them to win this game.
Disclaimer: The prediction or cricket tips are purely based on the understanding and research of the writer. So kindly make sure to consider the points above while making your predictions.
