UAE captain Waseem: We were 15-20 runs short, gave away too many boundaries

• UAE captain Muhammad Waseem attributed their five-wicket defeat to Afghanistan to being 15-20 runs short and conceding too many boundaries.
• UAE posted 160 for nine, with Sohaib Khan scoring his second consecutive half-century (68 off 48 balls).
• Waseem believes Alishan Sharafu's dismissal in the 12th over disrupted their momentum, costing them crucial runs.
• He praised Sohaib Khan's performance, calling his back-to-back fifties in the World Cup a significant achievement.
• Waseem echoed Rashid Khan's call for more opportunities for associate nations to play against Test nations to foster growth and confidence.