Match 1, 29-Aug-2025
| 2 | 19.7 | 19.6: Fareed Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, OUT! FAHEEM ASHRAF IS RUN OUT! Fareed Ahmad bowls this one a bit shorter and into the batter, Faheem Ashraf hangs back and pulls it high towards deep square leg but the ball lands just inside the ropes. The fielder from deep mid-wicket runs around and palms it back in and the on-rushing fielder from long leg mops things up and throws it at the keeper's end. The batters complete two runs and try to sneak in the third run. Rahmanullah Gurbaz does well to collect the high ball and throws it back to the bowler who whips off the bails with Ashraf nowhere to be seen. Pakistan finish with 182/7 on the board! |
| 6 | 19.6 | 19.5: Fareed Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, DROPPED AND SIX! Just over the fence! A low full toss, on off, Faheem Ashraf lofts it towards long on. Rashid Khan settles near the fence and looks to take the catch, but parries it over the fence. |
| 2 | 19.5 | 19.4: Fareed Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, A yorker, on leg, Faheem Ashraf digs it through square leg for a brace. Excellent running between the wickets. |
| 0 | 19.4 | 19.4: Fareed Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, No ball! An attempted slower delivery that ends up being a moon ball outside off. Faheem Ashraf hops and looks to play an uppercut but misses. FREE HIT coming up!!! |
| 4 | 19.3 | 19.3: Fareed Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR! Excellent from Faheem Ashraf! A fuller ball, on leg, Faheem Ashraf stays back and drills it powerfully through mid on for a boundary. |
| 0 | 19.2 | 19.2: Fareed Ahmad to Mohammad Haris, OUT! TAKEN! Fareed Ahmad strikes! Slower ball does the trick here! A slower bouncer, outside off, Mohammad Haris hangs back and looks to pull it but cannot adjust with the lack of pace. The ball goes in the air towards deep mid-wicket, where Sediqullah Atal takes a good catch near his head. |
| 1 | 19.1 | 19.1: Fareed Ahmad to Salman Agha, Slower one, outside off, Salman Agha pushes it towards point for a single. |
| 1 | 18.6 | 18.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Salman Agha, Too full, outside off, Salman Agha steers it to point for one. |
| 3 | 18.5 | 18.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mohammad Haris, Three runs! Short and wide, slower too. Mohammad Haris waits for the ball and slaps it over extra covers. Rashid Khan has a long chase from deep point as the batters collect three runs. |
| 1 | 18.4 | 18.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Salman Agha, On a length, on off, Salman Agha looks to loft it but the ball hits his glove and rolls on the deck. They scamper across and a single. |
| 1 | 18.3 | 18.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mohammad Haris, Back of a length slower ball, on leg, Mohammad Haris shuffles across and steers it to backward point for one. |
| 4 | 18.2 | 18.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mohammad Haris, FOUR! That's a poor delivery! A high full toss, outside off, Mohammad Haris hangs back and slashes it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 0 | 18.1 | 18.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mohammad Haris, Jumps up to beat the bat. Back of length outside off, Mohammad Haris has a fiddle and cannot adjust with the bounce. |
| 1 | 17.6 | 17.6: Rashid Khan to Mohammad Haris, In the air... and safe! Flatter, on off, Mohammad Haris scoops it. The ball lands just short of the fielder at short fine leg. They collect a single. |
| 1 | 17.5 | 17.5: Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, Fifty up for the skipper! Short, on off, Salman Agha pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. His fourth T20I fifty! |
| 1 | 17.4 | 17.4: Rashid Khan to Mohammad Haris, Short, on off, Mohammad Haris drills it on the bounce towards long on for one. |
| 2 | 17.3 | 17.3: Rashid Khan to Mohammad Haris, Much fuller, on off, Mohammad Haris looks to slog it but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls towards fine leg. They collect two runs. |
| 0 | 17.2 | 17.2: Rashid Khan to Mohammad Haris, Short, on off, Mohammad Haris pushes it to mid off. |
| 0 | 17.1 | 17.1: Rashid Khan to Mohammad Haris, FOUR BYES! Lucky! Flatter, just outside off, Mohammad Haris moves to his right and looks to pull it. Misses it completely. The ball misses the top of off and goes past the keeper, who has already moved to his right but cannot change his angle as he is blinded by the batter. The ball finds the fence. |
| 6 | 16.7 | 16.6: Fareed Ahmad to Salman Agha, SIX! Right out of the screws! Half-tracker outside off that sits up to be hit. Salman Agha gets low and slogs it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. He moves to 49! |
| 0 | 16.6 | 16.6: Fareed Ahmad to Salman Agha, Wide! Width, way outside off, Salman Agha tries to sweep it but misses. Wided. |
| 0 | 16.5 | 16.5: Fareed Ahmad to Salman Agha, This is excellent bowling from Faheem Ashraf! Slower one, outside off, Salman Agha tries to loft it but gets beaten. |
| 1 | 16.4 | 16.4: Fareed Ahmad to Mohammad Haris, Hard length, outside off, shaping away. Mohammad Haris looks to heave it but edges it to third for one more. |
| 1 | 16.3 | 16.3: Fareed Ahmad to Salman Agha, Much fuller, outside off, Salman Agha looks to loft it but edges it to third man for a single. |
| 0 | 16.2 | 16.2: Fareed Ahmad to Salman Agha, Length again, outside off, Salman Agha tries to scoop it but gets beaten. |
| 1 | 16.1 | 16.1: Fareed Ahmad to Mohammad Haris, On a length, on middle and leg, Mohammad Haris flicks it to the right of the bowler and scampers across for a single. |
| 0 | 15.6 | 15.6: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Salman Agha, Loopy, outside off, with a hint of turn. Salman Agha looks to block it but gets beaten. |
| 1 | 15.5 | 15.5: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mohammad Haris, Much fuller, outside off, Mohammad Haris pushes it to covers for one. |
| 0 | 15.4 | 15.4: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT! TAKEN! Mujeeb Ur Rahman has the last laugh! Flatter, on middle and leg, Mohammad Nawaz gets low for another big stroke. Mistimes this one as the ball carries towards deep mid-wicket. Darwish Rasooli settles under it and takes a sitter. Mohammad Nawaz' cameo comes to an end! |
| 4 | 15.3 | 15.3: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR! Mohammad Nawaz is playing some strokes here! Fuller, on middle, Mohammad Nawaz gets low and powers it over the bowler's head for a one-bounce boundary. |
| 1 | 15.2 | 15.2: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Salman Agha, Flatter, on middle and leg, Salman Agha slogs it over mid on for a single. |
| 0 | 15.1 | 15.1: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Salman Agha, Quicker one, on leg, Salman Agha shuffles across and punches it to the backward point fielder. |
| 0 | 14.6 | 14.6: Azmatullah Omarzai to Mohammad Nawaz, Short ball, on leg, Mohammad Nawaz tries to play an uppercut but misses. |
| 6 | 14.5 | 14.5: Azmatullah Omarzai to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX! In the zone, and it has been dismissed! Short and around off, Mohammad Nawaz stays in his crease and plunders it all the way over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 0 | 14.4 | 14.4: Azmatullah Omarzai to Mohammad Nawaz, Shorter, slower, and on leg. Mohammad Nawaz moves to his right and taps it to the point fielder. Dot. |
| 1 | 14.3 | 14.3: Azmatullah Omarzai to Salman Agha, Much fuller, on middle and leg, Salman Agha turns it through square leg for one. |
| 1 | 14.2 | 14.2: Azmatullah Omarzai to Mohammad Nawaz, A slower bouncer, on off, Mohammad Nawaz fends it to the left of the bowler for a single. |
| 6 | 14.1 | 14.1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX! Mohammad Nawaz goes down the ground and all the way! Slower one, in the slot, Mohammad Nawaz stands his ground and plunders it downtown for a biggie. |
| 1 | 13.7 | 13.6: Mohammad Nabi to Mohammad Nawaz, Much fuller this time, outside off, Mohammad Nawaz dabs it to cover point for a single. |
| 1 | 13.6 | 13.5: Mohammad Nabi to Salman Agha, Short, on off, Salman Agha punches it to cover for one. |
| 0 | 13.5 | 13.4: Mohammad Nabi to Salman Agha, Past the edge! Looped up outside off, and then it dips and turns with extra bounce. Salman Agha looks to block it but misses. |
| 1 | 13.4 | 13.3: Mohammad Nabi to Mohammad Nawaz, Short, outside off, Mohammad Nawaz punches it to wide mid off for one. |
| 0 | 13.3 | 13.3: Mohammad Nabi to Mohammad Nawaz, Wide! Down the leg side, Mohammad Nawaz looks to block it but misses. |
| 1 | 13.2 | 13.2: Mohammad Nabi to Salman Agha, Quicker one, outside off, Salman Agha looks to flick it but miscues it to short third. They run for a single. The fielder throws it towards the keeper who whips the bails off. The umpire checks and it shows that Mohammad Nawaz has just made in. |
| 0 | 13.1 | 13.1: Mohammad Nabi to Salman Agha, Flatter, shorter, and on off. Salman Agha pushes it to the fielder at mid on. |
| 0 | 12.6 | 12.6: Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, Some turn again, outside off, Salman Agha lunges and looks to drive it but gets a blow on his pads as the ball goes towards short mid-wicket. They collect a leg bye. |
| 2 | 12.5 | 12.5: Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, A googly, outside off, Salman Agha looks to push it but gets an inside edge as the ball goes towards fine leg. They collect two runs. |
| 6 | 12.4 | 12.4: Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, SIX MORE! Back to back from Salman Agha! Rashid Khan again errs his line down leg, Salman Agha gets down on one knee and clatters it over fine leg for another biggie. |
| 6 | 12.3 | 12.3: Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, SIX! Up and over! Flatter, down the leg side, Salman Agha gets low and helps it all the way over fine leg for a biggie. |
| 1 | 12.2 | 12.2: Rashid Khan to Mohammad Nawaz, Short and wide, Mohammad Nawaz cuts it towards point for one. |
| 0 | 12.1 | 12.1: Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, Googly, and a huge appeal, but the finger stays down! Rashid Khan bowls a googly, perhaps sliding down leg, Salman Agha looks to flick it but wears it on his pads as the ball rolls towards mid on. An appeal but turned down. The batters collect a leg bye. |
| 1 | 11.6 | 11.6: Fareed Ahmad to Salman Agha, Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single. A wicket to start the over but it ends up with 12 runs. 2-0-21-1 so far for Fareed Ahmad. |
| 4 | 11.5 | 11.5: Fareed Ahmad to Salman Agha, FOUR! Up and over! A short ball, around off, Agha helps it over short fine leg for a boundary! |
| 2 | 11.4 | 11.4: Fareed Ahmad to Salman Agha, Around off, nudged through square leg for a couple. |
| 4 | 11.3 | 11.3: Fareed Ahmad to Salman Agha, FOUR! Sweet timing! Short and wide outside off, Salman Agha waits in his crease and steers it behind point for a boundary! |
| 1 | 11.2 | 11.2: Fareed Ahmad to Mohammad Nawaz, Down the leg side, Mohammad Nawaz tucks it through square leg for a single to get off the mark. |
| 0 | 11.1 | 11.1: Fareed Ahmad to Hasan Nawaz, OUT! CAUGHT! A wicket for Fareed now. A slower ball, on a length, around off, Hasan Nawaz goes for the big booming drive down the ground, but like his predecessors, hits it way too early. Skews it off the inner half of the bat and the ball goes towards long on instead, where Sediqullah Atal initially misjudges it but recovers well to take it behind his head. Hasan Nawaz departs for 9 (13) and Pakistan are 83/4 after 11.1 overs! |
| 0 | 10.6 | 10.6: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Salman Agha, DROPPED! MISSED STUMPING TOO! Mujeeb is really unlucky. Flighted, outside off, Salman Agha comes down the track and slashes hard but gets a thick outside edge. The keeper, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is ready for the catch but cannot quite take it within his mitts. Additionally, Salman is way down the track and there is a stumping opportunity too, but Gurbaz just cannot gather the ball cleanly. |
| 2 | 10.5 | 10.5: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Salman Agha, Innovation now. Landed outside off, Agha gets down and sweeps it over short fine leg for a couple. |
| 4 | 10.4 | 10.4: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Salman Agha, FOUR! Nicely done. Landed outside off, Salman Agha backs away to the leg side and slices it over backward point for a boundary! |
| 1 | 10.3 | 10.3: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hasan Nawaz, Tucked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 10.2 | 10.2: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hasan Nawaz, Outside off, pushed towards cover point. |
| 0 | 10.1 | 10.1: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hasan Nawaz, Around off, Hasan Nawaz looks to push but misses. |
| 1 | 9.6 | 9.6: Fareed Ahmad to Hasan Nawaz, A short ball now, around off, Hasan tucks it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 1 | 9.5 | 9.5: Fareed Ahmad to Salman Agha, A short ball now, around off, Salman backs away and pulls it towards long on for a run. |
| 1 | 9.4 | 9.4: Fareed Ahmad to Hasan Nawaz, Around off, Nawaz works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4 | 9.3 | 9.3: Fareed Ahmad to Hasan Nawaz, EDGED, FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Hasan Nawaz throws his bat at it, aiming to go over cover but the ball comes very slow off the surface and hence, takes the toe end of the bat. Escapes through the vacant slip cordon to the deep third fence! |
| 1 | 9.2 | 9.2: Fareed Ahmad to Salman Agha, Back of a length, outside off, Salman Agha arches back and steers it behind point for a single. |
| 1 | 9.1 | 9.1: Fareed Ahmad to Hasan Nawaz, On a length, outside off, Hasan Nawaz pushes it towards cover. |
| 0 | 8.6 | 8.6: Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, Around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 2 | 8.5 | 8.5: Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, Full, outside off, Salman Agha gets down and gently paddles it through fine leg for a couple. |
| 1 | 8.4 | 8.4: Rashid Khan to Hasan Nawaz, Fractionally short now, outside off, Nawaz pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 0 | 8.3 | 8.3: Rashid Khan to Hasan Nawaz, Full, outside off, the googly, Hasan Nawaz plays for the leg spinner and hence misses it. Gets hit on the pads. Going down leg. |
| 1 | 8.2 | 8.2: Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, Outside off, punched through the covers for a single. |
| 0 | 8.1 | 8.1: Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, A short ball, around off, Salman Agha goes for the pull but misses and is hit on the body. |
| 0 | 7.6 | 7.6: Mohammad Nabi to Hasan Nawaz, Around off, pushed back to the bowler. 7 runs from the first 2 balls, but four consecutive dots post that, with a wicket! 2-0-13-1 for Mohammad Nabi so far. |
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Mohammad Nabi to Hasan Nawaz, Tossed up, around off, Nawaz lunges to play straight but the ball pitches and spins away past the outside edge! |
| 0 | 7.4 | 7.4: Mohammad Nabi to Hasan Nawaz, Around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, OUT! CAUGHT! Catching practice again! Either the fielding placements from Afghanistan are terrific or Pakistan batters are giving good adverts to apply for a job as a fielding coach. Like the previous ball, once again, Zaman charges out. But this time, Nabi fires it on the pads, meaning that there is no room to swing. Fakhar goes through with the shot, but because of the lack of room, his intended shot towards mid-wicket goes towards wide long on. Straight to Ibrahim Zadran. Zaman departs for 20 (17) and Pakistan are 63/3 after 7.3 overs! |
| 6 | 7.2 | 7.2: Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, SIX! SLAM! Tossed up, around off, Fakhar Zaman comes down the track and slaps it over long off for half a dozen! |
| 1 | 7.1 | 7.1: Mohammad Nabi to Salman Agha, A touch short, around middle, Salman Agha goes back and nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 6.6 | 6.6: Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, Full, down the leg sid,e Salman Agha tickles it behind square leg for a single to get off the mark. |
| 0 | 6.5 | 6.5: Rashid Khan to Saim Ayub, OUT! CAUGHT! And King Khan strikes! But not with the best of deliveries. It is short outside off and begging to be hit. Saim Ayub does exactly that and goes back, punching it hard through his off side. But to his dismay, there is a fielder in the deep exactly for that shot and Fareed Ahmad takes a dolly at deep point! Another lucky wicket for the Afghans. Ayub departs for 14 (16) and Pakistan are 55/2 after 6.5 ovrers! |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Rashid Khan to Saim Ayub, Around off, punched back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 6.3 | 6.3: Rashid Khan to Fakhar Zaman, On middle and off, worked through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.2: Rashid Khan to Fakhar Zaman, Landed outside off, spinning in, Zaman goes for a massive hoick across the line but misses and is hit on the body. Rashid appeals for LBW but the umpire shakes his head. Probably spinning down the leg side. |
| 0 | 6.1 | 6.1: Rashid Khan to Fakhar Zaman, Around off, Fakhar Zaman looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 0 | 5.6 | 5.6: Mohammad Nabi to Saim Ayub, Full and straight again, well defended. 54/1 IN THE POWERPLAY! |
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Mohammad Nabi to Saim Ayub, Full, straight and fast, Saim defends it towards cover. |
| 4 | 5.4 | 5.4: Mohammad Nabi to Saim Ayub, FOUR! Not well timed but it will do for Pakistan! Short in length, but way too slow. Ayub is ready for the pull but has to wait for an age. Eventually, manages to drag it over mid-wicket and finds the gap and the boundary. |
| 1 | 5.3 | 5.3: Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, Outside off, steered towards Mujeeb Ur Rahman at short third who fumbles and concedes a single. |
| 0 | 5.2 | 5.2: Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, Full and straight, Fakhar Zaman gets down for the sweep but misses and is hit on the body. Too high, hence no LBW appeal. |
| 1 | 5.1 | 5.1: Mohammad Nabi to Saim Ayub, Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single. |
| 2 | 4.6 | 4.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, Hard length, on middle and leg, Fakhar Zaman drags it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 4 | 4.5 | 4.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR! Just over mid on! But that is good batting! Slower one from Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Fakhar Zaman rocks back. He plays it late over a leaping mid on fielder for a boundary. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR LEG BYES! That was streaky! Short, on leg, and pace on. Fakhar Zaman moves down the track to pull it, but gets a blow on his helmet. The ball balloons over short third and races away to the fence. |
| 2 | 4.3 | 4.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, Mistimed shot. Along with turn, this surface looks very sluggish. And if this is the case with the new ball, imagine what might happen post the Powerplay. On a length, around off, Zaman looks to heave it over the off side but he neds up playing way too early. Miscues it over cover and luckily for him, with no one in the deep, the ball lands safely. Plugs in the outfield and it will be a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, Nicely bowled. Similar ball to the previous one, Fakhar Zaman looks to steer it towards deep third but the ball pitches and then moves away, beating the outside edge. |
| 1 | 4.1 | 4.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Saim Ayub, On a good length, around off, Saim Ayub waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it behind point for a single. |
| 0 | 3.7 | 3.6: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman, Short again, down the leg side, Fakhar Zaman looks to play a slog sweep but gets pinged on the back leg. Mujeeb Ur Rahman ends with a dot ball. |
| 0 | 3.6 | 3.5: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman, Bottom edge again! Short, outside off, Fakhar Zaman tries to slap it but gets a bottom edgea s the ball bounces towards the fielder at slips. |
| 1 | 3.5 | 3.4: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Saim Ayub, Catch is the call, but it doesn't carry! Flatter, on middle and leg, Saim Ayub chips it over mid on for one. |
| 0 | 3.4 | 3.4: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Saim Ayub, Wide! Mujeeb Ur Rahman lands it down the leg side, Saim Ayub looks to sweep it but misses. |
| 0 | 3.3 | 3.3: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Saim Ayub, Almost a drag on! Slower through the air, a bit of flight, around off, short of full, Saim Ayub goes for the cut but gets a bottom edge which nearly rolls back onto the stumps! |
| 1 | 3.2 | 3.2: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman, A touch short, around middle and leg, Zaman nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 3.1 | 3.1: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman, Turn! Full, around middle, Fakhar Zaman comes forward to launch but the ball spins away and he adjusts well, pushing the ball towards short third. |
| 0 | 2.7 | 2.6: Azmatullah Omarzai to Saim Ayub, Slower one, outside off, Saim Ayub has a fiddle but misses. |
| 2 | 2.6 | 2.5: Azmatullah Omarzai to Saim Ayub, Another one on leg, Saim Ayub helps it through short fine for a brae. Good fielding in the deep again. |
| 3 | 2.5 | 2.4: Azmatullah Omarzai to Fakhar Zaman, Three runs! Much fuller, on middle and leg, Fakhar Zaman flicks it through square leg. The fielder dives to his right near the fence and saves a run for his side. Three runs take. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Azmatullah Omarzai to Fakhar Zaman, Wide! A little bit of swing, but down the leg side. Fakhar Zaman looks to flick it but misses. An appeal from Rahmanullah Gurbaz from behind the sticks, but the umpire is unmoved. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Azmatullah Omarzai to Sahibzada Farhan, OUT! CAUGHT! 'Unlucky', says Aamer Sohail on air. But really? Fine leg is up and Omarzai dishes out a juicy half volley around the leg stump. When is Christmas? Right now, isn't it? Farhan accepts the gift and flicks it away but cannot steer it properly. Flicks it straight to short fine leg where Mujeeb Ur Rahman does not have to move an inch! It can in fact, be called as a lucky scalp for Omarzai. Sahibzada Farhan departs for 21 (10) and Pakistan are 26/1 after 2.3 overs! |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2.2: Azmatullah Omarzai to Sahibzada Farhan, Around off, much fuller, clipped through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 6 | 2.1 | 2.1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX! PUMMELED! He likes pace, does Farhan. A gentle medium pace delivery, straight and short of full, Sahibzada Farhan stands his ground and swings it with aplomb over mid-wicket! |
| 1 | 1.6 | 1.6: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sahibzada Farhan, A decent over from Mujeeb Ur Rahman! Flatter, on middle and leg, Sahibzada Farhan moves to his left and knocks it towards long on for a single. |
| 1 | 1.5 | 1.5: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Saim Ayub, Keeps it full again, on middle and leg, Saim Ayub turns it to square leg for a single. |
| 4 | 1.4 | 1.4: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Saim Ayub, FOUR! Well played! Fired in quicker, much fuller in length. Saim Ayub gets low and whips it powerfully through square leg for a boundary. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Saim Ayub, Ayub backs away to the leg side way too early and seeing that, Mujeeb bowls it slower through the air, outside off. Ayub is too far from the ball and his wild swing cannot meet the ball. |
| 0 | 1.2 | 1.2: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Saim Ayub, No broadcast from the stadium for this ball. All we know that it was a dot. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Saim Ayub, A full toss, outside off, Saim Ayub looks to hammer it away but mistimes it towards cover. |
| 4 | 0.6 | 0.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR! Streaky! That was an eventful over from Fazalhaq Farooqi! On a length and outside off, shaping away. Sahibzada Farhan looks to punch it but gets an outside edge as the ball goes past short third for a boundary. |
| 0 | 0.5 | 0.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sahibzada Farhan, Oh, that's a beauty from Fazalhaq Farooqi! Full enough to lure Sahibzada Farhan for a drive and then decking away past the outside edge. So close to the breakthrough! |
| 6 | 0.4 | 0.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX! In the zone, and it has been dismissed! Much fuller and around off, Sahibzada Farhan stands his ground and plunders it all the way over long off for a biggie. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sahibzada Farhan, This one jags back now. On a good length, pitched around middle and leg, Sahibzada looks to tuck it towards the leg side, but is late, as he is thinking that the ball will move away. But it comes back in, beats him for pace and goes off something to the keeper. The keeper appeals for the catch but the bowler is not too keen. That one hit the inner thigh. |
| 2 | 0.2 | 0.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sahibzada Farhan, Up and over this time. Landed around off, a touch shorter than full, Farhan walks into the shot again and looks to go over mid off, but mistimes it. Hence, does not quite find the boundary and takes a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sahibzada Farhan, Lovely ball, nicely played. Full, outside off, swinging away, Sahibzada Farhan walks into the shot and drives it towards mid off. |
| 0 | 19.5 | 19.5: Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad, OUT! CAUGHT! Slower ball does the trick again for Haris Rauf! On a length, just outside off, Fareed Ahmad tries to loft it but the ball hits the upper part of his bat. It carries towards mid-wicket. Saim Ayub moves to his left and completes the catch. Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 39 runs! |
| 0 | 19.4 | 19.4: Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad, Goes fuller this time, outside off, Fareed Ahmad moves away too early to his right. He tries to slap it but misses. |
| 0 | 19.3 | 19.3: Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad, And again! It seems like Pakistan want to bounce Afghanistan out rather than bowl them out. Another quick short ball, right at the batter and this one gets extra lift off the deck as well. Fareed Ahmad backs away to pull but fails to lay a bat on it. |
| 0 | 19.2 | 19.2: Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad, That's flown off the deck! Haris Rauf bangs it in on a shorter length around off, gets the ball to angle back with extra lift. Fareed Ahmad looks to pull but is well beaten. |
| 0 | 19.1 | 19.1: Haris Rauf to Fareed Ahmad, Banged in short and wide from around the wicket, Fareed Ahmad looks to hammer it over covers but misses. |
| 1 | 18.6 | 18.6: Shaheen Afridi to Fareed Ahmad, Too full, outside off, Fareed Ahmad looks to block it but edges it to deep third for a single. |
| 1 | 18.5 | 18.5: Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, A full toss, outside off, Fazalhaq Farooqi looks to loft it but mistimes his stroke. The ball goes in the air over covers. The fielder runs behind and tries to take the catch but just manages to get his fingertips to it. The batters collect a single. |
| 0 | 18.4 | 18.4: Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Yet another short ball, on leg, Fazalhaq Farooqi ducks under it again. |
| 0 | 18.3 | 18.3: Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Another bouncer, this is aimed right around the batter's helmet. Fazalhaq Farooqi backs away past leg and manages to duck underneath the ball. |
| 0 | 18.2 | 18.2: Shaheen Afridi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, A sharp bumper now, angling in at the batter. Fazalhaq Farooqi goes after it but is hurried and misses it completely. |
| 0 | 18.1 | 18.1: Shaheen Afridi to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, OUT! TIMBER! Bullseye from Shaheen Afridi and he picks up his second wicket of the game. Comes from around the wicket and hones in at the stumps. This is a bit fuller and slower too, angling back in. Mujeeb Ur Rahman backs away and exposes the stumps but fails to get bat on ball and sees the stumps behind him get shattered. Pakistan are just one wicket away from victory now. |
| 0 | 17.7 | 17.6: Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Haris Rauf has the last laugh! Slower ball does the trick here. On a length, outside off, and slower too. Rashid Khan winds up for a big slog sweep, but is early with the swing of his bat. The ball arrives late to take the toe end of his willow. Hasan Nawaz settles near the fence at deep sqaure leg and takes a good catch to his left. |
| 0 | 17.6 | 17.5: Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, A bouncer, on leg, Rashid Khan ducks underneath it. |
| 6 | 17.5 | 17.4: Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, SIX! This is magical stuff from Rashid Khan! Much fuller, outside off, Rashid Khan swings hard and sends the ball over deep backward point for a biggie. |
| 0 | 17.4 | 17.3: Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, Swing and a miss! Pace on from Rauf, bowled a bit full and well outside off. Rashid goes hard at it but fails to make a connection and doesn't get the wide call either. |
| 0 | 17.3 | 17.3: Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, Wide! Slower one, a bit short and well outside off, left alone by Rashid for a wide. |
| 6 | 17.2 | 17.2: Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, SIX! Rashid Khan is playing a blinder here! Rauf looks to go full and wide but Rashid has the answer to it. He gets down on one knee, reaches out and opens the bat face to slice it over the deep third fence for another six. |
| 6 | 17.1 | 17.1: Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, SIX! Wow, swung away without a fuss! A length ball, sliding into the batter, Rashid Khan gets low and gets inside the line, picking it up and over deep backward square leg for a biggie. |
| 1 | 16.6 | 16.6: Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman has just made in! Short, on off, with a hint of turn. Rashid Khan steers itt o backawrd point and calls for a quick single. The fielder makes a direct hit at the batters end. The umpire checks, and it shows that Mujeeb Ur Rahman had just made it in. |
| 4 | 16.5 | 16.5: Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, FOUR! That's a good shot again! Sufiyan Muqeem follows Rashid Khan down leg, Rashid Khan goes to his left and punches it in the gap through covers for a boundary. |
| 6 | 16.4 | 16.4: Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, SIX! That has gone all the way! Much fuller from Sufiyan Muqeem, on off, Rashid Khan gets low and clatters it over long on for a biggie. |
| 1 | 16.3 | 16.3: Sufiyan Muqeem to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darted in full and straight, Mujeeb Ur Rahman stays deep in the crease and firmly jams it down to long off for another single. |
| 1 | 16.2 | 16.2: Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, Tossed up, full and outside off, Rashid hangs back and flat-bats it down to long off for just one more. |
| 1 | 16.1 | 16.1: Sufiyan Muqeem to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Lobbed up, full and on the pads, clipped away through square leg for a single by Mujeeb. |
| 1 | 15.7 | 15.6: Shaheen Afridi to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, On a length, outside off, Mujeeb Ur Rahman punches it gently towards deep backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 15.6 | 15.5: Shaheen Afridi to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, A yorker, right into the blockhole, Mujeeb Ur Rahman hangs back and digs it towards the bowler. |
| 1 | 15.5 | 15.4: Shaheen Afridi to Rashid Khan, A full toss, outside off, Rashid Khan gets low and steers it over backward point. The ball bounces in front of the fielder and turns a bit, but the fielder does well to stop it to his right. The batters collect a single. |
| 0 | 15.4 | 15.3: Shaheen Afridi to Rashid Khan, Back of a length and outside off, Rashid Khan throws his hands at it but fails to make a connection. |
| 0 | 15.3 | 15.3: Shaheen Afridi to Rashid Khan, Wide! Oh, a no-look shot attempted by Rashid here. Quicker one, on a length and sliding down the leg side. Rashid swings and misses. |
| 6 | 15.2 | 15.2: Shaheen Afridi to Rashid Khan, SIX! CLUBBED! Shorter one, into the pitch and this one just sits up for the batter. Rashid Khan waits back well and then just lays into it, pummeling it high and in front of mid-wicket for a biggie. The 100 is up for Afghanistan now. |
| 0 | 15.1 | 15.1: Shaheen Afridi to Rashid Khan, Variation in both length and pace from Shaheen! Drags the length back, taking pace off and gets it to grip and turn away off the deck. Rashid looks to have a poke but lets it through to the keeper. |
| 1 | 14.6 | 14.6: Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, A high full toss, Rashid Khan stays in his crease and tucks it towards mid-wicket for one. Singles won't bother Pakistan at all. |
| 1 | 14.5 | 14.5: Sufiyan Muqeem to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Short, just outside off, Mujeeb Ur Rahman rocks back and punches it through covers for one. |
| 0 | 14.4 | 14.4: Sufiyan Muqeem to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Flatter, outside off, Mujeeb Ur Rahman looks to drive it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball goes towards the right of the keeper. Dot. |
| 0 | 14.3 | 14.3: Sufiyan Muqeem to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Tossed up at the stumps, not all that full and Mujeeb Ur Rahman flicks it uppishly to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 14.2 | 14.2: Sufiyan Muqeem to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Floated up, very full and around off, this is jammed out towards cover. |
| 0 | 14.1 | 14.1: Sufiyan Muqeem to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man in the deep and Mohammad Nabi cannot believe it! Sufiyan Muqeem tosses the ball up, full and outside off, inviting the big shot. Nabi stays put and just chips the ball with minimal followthrough. The timing is sweet but the elevation just isn't there. The ball flies down to long off where Faheem Ashraf takes a well-judged catch just inside the ropes. Nabi departs for 3 (6) and Afghanistan are going down in a hurry here. |
| 1 | 13.6 | 13.6: Mohammad Nawaz to Mohammad Nabi, Full, on middle, Nabi works it through mid-wicket for a single. 3 runs and a wicket from that over, 4/4 in the last 3 overs! |
| 0 | 13.5 | 13.5: Mohammad Nawaz to Mohammad Nabi, Landed outside off, spinning away, pushed into the covers. |
| 1 | 13.4 | 13.4: Mohammad Nawaz to Rashid Khan, Outside off, punched through backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 13.3 | 13.3: Mohammad Nawaz to Azmatullah Omarzai, OUT! STUMPED! Things are falling apart for the Afghan side! Mohammad Nawaz bowls it slower through the air and tempts the batter. Azmatullah Omarzai dances down the track but fails to reach the pitch of the delivery. The ball also turns away from him after landing and beats the bat of the batter. Mohammad Haris does the rest. Afghanistan continue to crumble. |
| 0 | 13.2 | 13.2: Mohammad Nawaz to Azmatullah Omarzai, Short and outside off again, Azmatullah Omarzai punches it away as well, but cannot get it past point. |
| 1 | 13.1 | 13.1: Mohammad Nawaz to Mohammad Nabi, Short, outside off, Mohammad Nabi slaps it through point for a single. |
| 0 | 12.6 | 12.6: Sufiyan Muqeem to Azmatullah Omarzai, Slower through the air, the googly, around off, Abdullah Ahmadzai presses forward and dabs it behind point. Just a run and a wicket from the over, 1/3 in the last 2! |
| 0 | 12.5 | 12.5: Sufiyan Muqeem to Azmatullah Omarzai, Full, outside off, Omarzai looks to drive but misses. |
| 0 | 12.4 | 12.4: Sufiyan Muqeem to Azmatullah Omarzai, A touch shorter in length, around middle and off, punched back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 12.3 | 12.3: Sufiyan Muqeem to Mohammad Nabi, Around off, punched through the covers for a single to get off the mark. 89 more needed from 45 balls. |
| 0 | 12.2 | 12.2: Sufiyan Muqeem to Mohammad Nabi, Full, on middle, Mohammad Nabi clips it straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 12.1 | 12.1: Sufiyan Muqeem to Darwish Rasooli, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Another one bites the dust and Afghanistan are in a spot of bother now! Much fuller in length, outside off, Darwish Rasooli looks to loft it but gets it off the toe end of his bat. The ball goes straight back towards Sufiyan Muqeem who takes an excellent catch near his head. |
| 0 | 11.6 | 11.6: Haris Rauf to Karim Janat, OUT! CAUGHT! Haris Rauf bowls a double-wicket maiden! On a length and on middle and leg, Karim Janat skies a flick. It looked like he wanted to go finer. The ball goes in the air towards deep square leg. Hasan Nawaz, stationed in the deep, takes a good catch. |
| 0 | 11.5 | 11.5: Haris Rauf to Karim Janat, Another terrific nut! On a good length, around off, pace off, Janat is very late to pick it and just dangles his bat at it, missing it comprehensively. |
| 0 | 11.4 | 11.4: Haris Rauf to Karim Janat, On a length, outside off, another slowie, Karim Janat slashes but misses. |
| 0 | 11.3 | 11.3: Haris Rauf to Sediqullah Atal, OUT! CAUGHT! Slow, slower, slowest? Haris Rauf breaks the gritty stand! Another slower ball from Haris Rauf, outside off. Sediqullah Atal looks to loft it but gets a splice as he was early in the swing of his bat. The ball goes in the air towards deep third. Shaheen Afridi settles under it and takes a sitter. |
| 0 | 11.2 | 11.2: Haris Rauf to Sediqullah Atal, Another lovely slower ball. The cutter, on a length, outside off, Atal is through his punch early, aiming the off side but meets thin air. The bottom hand comes off the bat as well. |
| 0 | 11.1 | 11.1: Haris Rauf to Sediqullah Atal, Excellent slower ball, on a fuller length, outside off, Sediqullah Atal walks down the track and looks to steer it behind point but misses. Rauf appeals for a caught behind but no one else supports him. |
| 1 | 10.6 | 10.6: Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, Tossed up, outside off, Atal jumps down the track. Gets to the pitch of the ball and bunts it through the covers for one. |
| 0 | 10.5 | 10.5: Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, Short, outside off, Sediqullah Atal punches it straight to point. |
| 1 | 10.4 | 10.4: Sufiyan Muqeem to Darwish Rasooli, Landed outside off, punched through the covers for a run. |
| 4 | 10.3 | 10.3: Sufiyan Muqeem to Darwish Rasooli, FOUR! Sufiyan Muqeem will feel unfortunate here! This one lands on middle and takes a huge turn. Darwish Rasooli looks to pull it but misses. The ball just misses the top of leg. The keeper fails to stop it as the ball races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 2 | 10.2 | 10.2: Sufiyan Muqeem to Darwish Rasooli, That's unlucky for the fielding side. Outside off, Rasooli punches it towards deep point. The batters take the single while the fielder from the deep returns a very good throw, which hits the stumps direct! However, as luck would have it, the ball deflects past the keeper and the batters return for the second. The fielder smiles but keeper Mohammad Haris is clearly not happy, instructing the fielder to throw it in front of him and not the stumps! Little did we know that we would be penalized even for a good throw! |
| 0 | 10.1 | 10.1: Sufiyan Muqeem to Darwish Rasooli, Landed outside off, a touch short, spinning in, Darwish Rasooli backs away and punches it towards mid off. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.6: Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, Full, outside off, Sediqullah Atal comes forward to defend but the ball pitches and spins away sharply, beating the outside edge. 11 from that over. |
| 1 | 9.5 | 9.5: Saim Ayub to Darwish Rasooli, Direct hit, but it looks like Sediqullah Atal is safe! Short, outside off, Darwish Rasooli looks to loft it but edges it to short third for a single. The fielder makes a direct hit at the batter's end. The umpire checks and confirms that Sediqullah Atal had made it in comfortably. |
| 2 | 9.4 | 9.4: Saim Ayub to Darwish Rasooli, In the air... just wide! A touch short, outside off, Rasooli goes back and punches it uppishly through the covers. The fielder at cover dives to his right but it evades him. Impressive running from the batters to get back for the second. 99 more needed from 62 balls. |
| 6 | 9.3 | 9.3: Saim Ayub to Darwish Rasooli, SIX! That is some shot! Slower one, on middle, Darwish Rasooli goes inside out and clatters it all the way over deep extra cover for a biggie. |
| 1 | 9.2 | 9.2: Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, Around middle, nudged through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 1 | 9.1 | 9.1: Saim Ayub to Darwish Rasooli, Carrom ball, outside off, punched off the back foot, through mid on, for a single. |
| 1 | 8.6 | 8.6: Salman Agha to Darwish Rasooli, Just short! Flatter, shorter, and on leg. Darwish Rasooli tries to flick it but gets an edge. The ball lobs back towards Salman Agha and lands just short as he attempts a dive to take it. He is unable to stop it cleanly and the ball goes back behind, as the batters take a single. |
| 0 | 8.5 | 8.5: Salman Agha to Darwish Rasooli, Short, outside off, Darwish Rasooli backs away and slaps, but finds cover. |
| 1 | 8.4 | 8.4: Salman Agha to Sediqullah Atal, Outside off, driven through the covers for one. |
| 1 | 8.3 | 8.3: Salman Agha to Darwish Rasooli, Tossed up, outside off, driven down the ground for a run. |
| 2 | 8.2 | 8.2: Salman Agha to Darwish Rasooli, Tossed up, outside off, chipped over cover for a couple. |
| 1 | 8.1 | 8.1: Salman Agha to Sediqullah Atal, On middle and leg, nudged through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 7.6 | 7.6: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! BOWLED! Nawaz is off running! Full and straight, Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets far too across his stumps and goes for the sweep. Misses it totally and the furniture is disturbed. He admonishes himself, as he walks off furiously, but that is the way he plays. He could have got out multiple times earlier on, but has laid down a strong base with 38 (27). The 51-run stand is broken and Afghanistan are 68/2, needing another 115 from 72 balls. |
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Flighted ball, slow and full, Rahmanullah Gurbaz lunges and nearly ends up chipping it straight back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 7.4 | 7.4: Mohammad Nawaz to Sediqullah Atal, A bit shorter, bowled into the pitch and angled across middle and leg, Sediq presses back and taps it across to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6 | 7.3 | 7.3: Mohammad Nawaz to Sediqullah Atal, SIX! SLAUGHTERED! New ball please! Tossed up, around off, Sediqullah Atal gets down on a knee and slog sweeps this massively over deep mid-wicket. It goes over the stands, over the stadium, over the roof and onto the road! 50-RUN STAND IS UP as well, in 27 balls! |
| 0 | 7.2 | 7.2: Mohammad Nawaz to Sediqullah Atal, A swing and a miss! Fires it in now and pushes it across the left-hander, Sediqullah Atal goes for the slog sweep but is well beaten. |
| 1 | 7.1 | 7.1: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Flighted ball, slower and fuller on off, turning away. Gurbaz waits and then just angles it wide of short third for an easy single. |
| 6 | 6.6 | 6.6: Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, SIX! Improvisation, oh yeah! Fractionally short of full, around middle and off, Sediqullah Atal brings out the reverse and hits it over backward point for half a dozen! 10 from the over, 37 in the last 3! |
| 1 | 6.5 | 6.5: Saim Ayub to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Flatter one, angled in towards the stumps, Gurbaz punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Saim Ayub to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Oh, that seemed close! Flighted ball, on a nagging length and on off. This one seemed like the carrom ball from Ayub. Rahmanullah Gurbaz sits down to sweep but the ball shapes away and hits the back leg. There is an appeal for LBW but it is turned down. Probably the impact was outside the line. |
| 1 | 6.3 | 6.3: Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, Dropped short and wide, cut away off the back foot and just behind point for one more. |
| 1 | 6.2 | 6.2: Saim Ayub to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, A tad shorter, Gurbaz nudges it across towards mid-wicket and sets off for the single. Gurbaz wants the second run but the bowler is quick to chase the ball down and Sediqullah Atal rightly denies the second run. |
| 1 | 6.1 | 6.1: Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, Comes from around the wicket to the left-hander and bowls it in line with the stumps. Atal presses back and works it in front of square leg for a single. |
| 6 | 5.6 | 5.6: Haris Rauf to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! What a way to end the Powerplay! Full, around off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets down and across and swings it over backward square leg for half a dozen! 12 from the over, 27 in the last 2 and Afghanistan finish their Powerplay on 50/1! |
| 1 | 5.5 | 5.5: Haris Rauf to Sediqullah Atal, Back of a length and outside off, cut away through backward point for another single. |
| 1 | 5.4 | 5.4: Haris Rauf to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sees the batter advancing and takes pace off the ball. Gurbaz has to adjust and he just bunts it across into the leg side for an easy single. |
| 1 | 5.3 | 5.3: Haris Rauf to Sediqullah Atal, Length ball, angled across off, Sediqullah Atal lets the ball slide on and then he just dabs it down to deep third and rotates the strike. |
| 1 | 5.2 | 5.2: Haris Rauf to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hard length again, in and around off, punched away towards extra cover for a quick single. |
| 2 | 5.1 | 5.1: Haris Rauf to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gurbaz is playing too many shots here! A quick delivery, on a hard length around off and angling in. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets past the off stump, sits down and looks to scoop, but he gets rushed and miscues it up and just over short fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 4.7 | 4.6: Faheem Ashraf to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Short ball, angled into the batter, Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down along the carpet to deep square leg for one. 15 runs off that over! |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Faheem Ashraf to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Wide! Dug in short but angled down leg, Gurbaz swivels and looks to pull but misses and a wide is called. |
| 2 | 4.5 | 4.5: Faheem Ashraf to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Two is the call from Gurbaz and they get it with ease. A slower, back of a length delivery over middle and leg, Gurbaz hangs back and tucks it down through the mid-wicket region for a brace. |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4.4: Faheem Ashraf to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR MORE! SLAP! Another short ball, outside off, this time Gurbaz jumps out of his crease, gets to the pitch of the ball and plays a forehand slap over the bowler for a boundary! Yes yes, thanks for the reminder, Gurbaz, we know that the US Open is into the third round... 149 more needed from 92 balls. |
| 4 | 4.3 | 4.3: Faheem Ashraf to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Intelligent batting. Short, outside off, gripping onto the surface. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets across, gets inside the line and pulls it with the angle over square leg, for a boundary. |
| 2 | 4.2 | 4.2: Faheem Ashraf to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Good effort in the field! This is dug into the deck, and a bit slower too. Rahmanullah Gurbaz skips down the pitch and slaps it high over mid on. Shaheen Afridi chases after it and puts in a dive to flick the ball back and saves a couple of runs for his side as well. |
| 1 | 4.1 | 4.1: Faheem Ashraf to Sediqullah Atal, Starts off with a slower one, a bit shorter and on leg. Atal walks down the track and nudges it past square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 3.6 | 3.6: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Flatter delivery, pushed through on off, punched away in front of covers. |
| 2 | 3.5 | 3.5: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Oh, that's a bit lazy in the deep! Floated up, full and outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz shuffles across and sits down before sweeping it behind square leg. The batters pick up a single but Gurbaz pushes for it as the fielder at deep square leg is a bit slow to get to it. Sediqullah Atal is also sluggish to get back for the second run but manages to get home safely. |
| 2 | 3.4 | 3.4: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, DROPPED! Tough chance, but should have been taken. Tossed up, around off, spinning away, Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets down to play the slog but drags it off the inner half of the bat. The ball flies towards mid on where Shaheen Afridi dives to his right, but cannot hold on, as the ball bursts through his fingers and goes behind. Two runs taken. |
| 1 | 3.3 | 3.3: Mohammad Nawaz to Sediqullah Atal, More spin for Nawaz! Dragged length, turns into the pads from over the wicket. Sediqullah Atal hangs back and dabs it around the corner on the leg side for a single. |
| 1 | 3.2 | 3.2: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nagging length, sliding on with the arm, Gurbaz nudges it down to square leg and picks up a single. |
| 0 | 3.1 | 3.1: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gurbaz showed his cards too early there! Gurbaz walks well past the off stump and Nawaz flights it even wider, getting the ball to spin away as Gurbaz attempts the sweep and misses. No wide called. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.6: Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, OUT! BOWLED! What a corker of a delivery. Not out LBW on the previous ball? No problem. I shall take the pads out of the way, says Shaheen. Actually, he does not. He does go for the stumps, targetting a perfect yorker but it lands just short of the pads and swings in. Hits the front pad but so sheer is the pace that it deflects onto the stumps! Ibrahim departs for 9 (11) and Afghanistan are 17/1, needing another 167 from 102 balls! |
| 1 | 2.5 | 2.5: Shaheen Afridi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Half an appeal for LBW but that's gone off the bat. Bowls it a tad fuller on off and gets it to skid on. Gurbaz tries to stay back and run it down to deep third but gets an inside edge off the pads and then the ball goes to deep third. They get a single. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, Hard length on middle, this one nips back in sharply. Zadran looks to flick but misses and gets pinged on the pads. The ball rolls away to the off side and they collect a leg bye. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, Excellent change up! Slower one, Shaheen rolls his finger over the ball and gets it to grip off the surface. Zadran looks to play at it but the ball angles away past the blade. |
| 0 | 2.2 | 2.2: Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, Aggression from Shaheen! A quick bumper, right on the money as this one flies over middle and leg and whizzes past the helmet of the batter. |
| 4 | 2.1 | 2.1: Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Cool as a cucumber! Banged in short, around middle, Ibrahim Zadran picks the length in a trice and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary! 169 more needed from 107 balls. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Oh, that's turned prodigiously! Flighted up, on a length, drifting in as well. Gurbaz looks to play down the line but this one grips and turns away sharply past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Quicker one, around off and darting back in, Rahmanullah Gurbaz backs away and stabs it into the off side. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.4: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Tossed up around middle, Gurbaz presses forward and nudges it towards mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 1.3 | 1.3: Mohammad Nawaz to Ibrahim Zadran, Dragged length, bowled at the stumps, Zadran pushes it down towards mid on and collects a quick single. |
| 1 | 1.2 | 1.2: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Oh, close but not close enough! Bowled into the pitch and angled into the batter, Rahmanullah Gurbaz rocks back to pull but miscues it badly and to the right of mid on. Gurbaz sets off for the single and Shaheen Afridi throws the ball back to the bowler who dislodges the bails but Gurbaz makes it back in time. |
| 4 | 1.1 | 1.1: Mohammad Nawaz to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Starts off with a loosener and Rahmanullah Gurbaz takes full advantage of it! A full toss from Nawaz, angling into the stumps, Gurbaz gets inside the line and sweeps it flat over backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, Back of a length over leg, blocked off. |
| 0 | 0.5 | 0.5: Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, Shaheen serves the ball fuller an pushes it across the off stump, Zadran looks to drive it through covers but mistimes it to the felder inside the ring. |
| 0 | 0.4 | 0.4: Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, Back of a length, angled across off, Zadran stays upright and dabs it down to backward point. |
| 4 | 0.3 | 0.3: Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Streaky but will do nicely for Ibrahim Zadran! Good-length delivery, angling across off, Zadran slashes and slashes hard, getting a thick outside edge over short third and he picks up a boundary. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, Short of a good length, hitting the deck more than just bowling it up there. Ibrahim Zadran gets right behind the line of the ball and blocks it off. |
| 1 | 0.1 | 0.1: Shaheen Afridi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Off the mark right away! Gurbaz gives the charge and Shaheen pulls the length back, attacking the body of the batter. Gurbaz adjusts and dabs it into the off side for a quick single. |