Over 19.6

Faheem Ashraf to Rashid Khan, 2 runs

short ball, Rashid pulls towards midwicket and the batters come back for the second. Afghanistan finish on 169

Over 19.5

Faheem Ashraf to Rashid Khan, no run

slower and shorter, Rashid heaves and is early into his shot. Fails to make contact. A livid Rashid hits the turf with his bat

Over 19.4

Faheem Ashraf to Rashid Khan, SIX

fullish outside off, right in the slot for Rashid Khan to free his arms. Thumped over the bowler's head and Rashid gets off the mark with a maximum

Over 19.3

Faheem Ashraf to Rashid Khan, no run

right in the blockhole outside off, Rashid tries to squeeze it behind square but gets beaten

Over 19.2

Faheem Ashraf to Nabi, out Caught by Fakhar Zaman!! Length ball outside off

Nabi shuffles and loses his shape as he tries to muscle it away. No timing as it's a slower ball. Fakhar backpedals from extra cover and makes a tough catch look easy with outstretched hands.

Over 19.1

Faheem Ashraf to Nabi, no run

off-speed back of a length outside off, Nabi swings and misses

Over 18.6

Shaheen Afridi to Karim Janat, FOUR

stylish! Full and angling in, Janat brings his wrists into play and uses the bowler's angle to his advantage by helicoptering it between long-on and deep midwicket

Over 18.5

Shaheen Afridi to Nabi, 1 run

slow, full and outside off, Nabi chips it over cover

Over 18.4

Shaheen Afridi to Karim Janat, leg byes

1 run, run-out chance missed! Back of a length angling in, Janat misses the pull to get hit on the body and the dies down in front of the batter. Nabi calls for the single and Janat is a bit late to react. Afridi runs to the ball, picks it up, turns around and has a shy at the stumps. Misses the target and Janat survives. Replay shows that the ball hit the thigh pad and deflected onto the helmet grille

Over 18.3

Shaheen Afridi to Karim Janat, 2 runs

gets down on one leg to slogsweep and inside-halves to deep backward square leg

Over 18.2

Shaheen Afridi to Nabi, 1 run

very full and outside off, may have been pace-off as well, Nabi swings to try and go over extra cover, loses his shape and ends up inside-edging it to backward square leg

Over 18.1

Shaheen Afridi to Karim Janat, 1 run

very full and on the stumps, flicked through midwicket

Over 18.1

Shaheen Afridi to Karim Janat, wide

round the wicket, length ball well outside off, Janat shuffles and throws his arms at it but doesn't connect

Over 17.6

Faheem Ashraf to Nabi, FOUR

pace on and short outside off, Nabi hops and throws his bat at it to waft it away. One bounce and into the third man fence. The boundary brings up

Over 17.5

Faheem Ashraf to Ibrahim Zadran, out Caught by Nawaz!! Third wicket for Faheem Ashraf. Mohammad Nawaz doesn't err on this occasion. Another slower delivery outside off

Zadran fetches it from there to swing it across the line. Doesn't go full throttle and holes out. Nawaz comes in from deep midwicket to take the catch.

Over 17.4

Faheem Ashraf to Karim Janat, 1 run

short of length outside off, cut to extra cover for a single. A direct-hit would have been curtains for Janat

Over 17.3

Faheem Ashraf to Azmatullah, out Caught&Bowled!! In the air and taken! Good catch off his own bowling. Fuller than a length

pace off, Omarzai clears his front leg to loft it downtown. The bat turns at the point of impact and he ends up hitting a mile up in the air. Faheem Ashraf runs back, calls for it and catches it safely even as Fakhar was converging from extra cover.

Over 17.2

Faheem Ashraf to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

off-speed full ball outside the tramline, Zadran shuffles and reaches for it to drive it along the ground to deep extra cover

Over 17.1

Faheem Ashraf to Azmatullah, 1 run

slower ball into the deck, Omarzai chops it to mid-off for a single

Over 16.6

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR

another boundary! Ibrahim Zadran shuffles early, Rauf tries to target the leg-stump and ends up bowling a full toss onto the pads. The batter gets inside the line and flicks it fine of the short fine leg fielder.

Over 16.5

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR

edged and four! Low full toss outside off, meant to be the yorker, Zadran shuffles across to drive and gets a thick outside edge that beats the diving short third man fielder to his left

Over 16.5

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, wide

Haris Rauf spills this full delivery of the tramline outside off, ignored by Zadran

Over 16.4

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR

much-needed boundary for Afghanistan. Pacy short ball, Ibrahim Zadran doesn't see that coming. He's hurried by the pace and takes his eyes off the ball as he pulls. However, he's made very good contact and the ball speeds away to the long leg fence

Over 16.3

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

length ball, Zadran swings across the line and gets an inside edge that goes to the keeper on the bounce

Over 16.2

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs

would have probably been another wide had the batter let it go. Zadran shuffles and reaches out to chip this very full and wide ball over extra cover

Over 16.2

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, wide

tries to bowl the yorker but ends up bowling it too , left alone by the batter

Over 16.1

Haris Rauf to Azmatullah, 1 run

full outside off, sliced over backward point for a single

Over 15.6

Faheem Ashraf to Azmatullah, 1 run

dropped! Off-speed full delivery, Omarzai is early to swing his bat and the ball goes a lot squarer than he aims. Mohammad Nawaz comes in from deep midwicket and settles under it but fails to catch it

Over 15.5

Faheem Ashraf to Azmatullah, no run

full outside off, Omarzai looks to swing it downtown and connects with thin air

Over 15.4

Faheem Ashraf to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

full and wide of off, driven to sweeper cover. 10th T20I fifty for Ibrahim Zadran and second in as many days

Over 15.3

Faheem Ashraf to Azmatullah, 1 run

back of a length, tapped to backward point for a sharp single

Over 15.2

Faheem Ashraf to Sediqullah Atal, out Caught by Hasan Nawaz!! The 113-run stand has been broken. Slower ball on a short of length outside off

Atal looks to loft it over long-on but doesn't generate enough power behind it. Hasan Nawaz comes in from long-on and slides to hold onto the catch safely. Back-to-back half-centuries for Atal and he's set a good foundation for his team.

Over 15.1

Faheem Ashraf to Ibrahim Zadran, leg byes

1 run, pace off on a short of length, Zadran is early to swing across the line and the ball rolls to short third man off his elbow

Over 14.6

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, no run

full ball, Atal walks across a long way to sweep/scoop and misses. The ball is down leg, not wided and Atal isn't happy with that call. Just 6 runs off the over after conceding a boundary off the first ball

Over 14.5

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, no run

another yorker, Atal digs it out. Gets an inside edge onto his pad and the ball rolls back to the bowler. Afridi throws the ball, misses the stumps and the keeper stops it

Over 14.4

Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

round the wicket, yorker length, Zadran jams it to deep backward point

Over 14.3

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

another wide yorker, Atal backs away and somehow reaches for it as he squeezes it towards third man

Over 14.2

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, no run

wide-ish yorker, Atal stays leg-side and tries to reach for it, no contact

Over 14.1

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR

width on offer, Atal hangs back for this slower ball and neatly cuts it behind square on the off-side. In the gap and the ball runs away to the fence

Over 13.6

Sufiyan Muqeem to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR

Probably under pressure, Muqeem bowls a half-tracker and gets punished. Zadran is quick to trek back and hammer the pull right into the gap between long-on and deep midwicket

Over 13.5

Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

shorter and wider, stabbed to sweeper cover

Over 13.4

Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, SIX

Full and in the slot, Atal gets down low to nail the slogsweep. Dispatched over cow corner. Powerful hit from the left-hander

Over 13.3

Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR

Fullish delivery and the left-hander reverse-sweeps it backward of square on the off-side. Premeditated but effective as he hits it into the gap

Over 13.2

Sufiyan Muqeem to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

length ball on middle, turned to midwicket off the back foot

Over 13.1

Sufiyan Muqeem to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR

full outside off, probably the googly, Zadran shapes to slog across the line and gets an outside edge that goes fine of the short third man fielder. Streaky boundary

Over 12.6

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

short of length outside off, cut hard to deep extra cover. Saim Ayub finishes with 1/18 off his 4 overs

Over 12.5

Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

very full and no room on offer, Atal flicks to deep midwicket

Over 12.4

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

full outside off, Zadran drives hard and mishits it to long-off

Over 12.3

Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

follows a backing away batter with a flat ball and Atal tucks it through midwicket

Over 12.2

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

darted in on middle-leg, Zadran stays back to nudge it towards midwicket

Over 12.1

Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

full toss from round the wicket, Atal advances and drives along the ground to long-on. Atal is angry that he missed out

Over 11.6

Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

goes for the drive and ends up slicing it over cover-point off the outer edge. Luckily for the batter, it didn't go straight to any fielder

Over 11.5

Sufiyan Muqeem to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

shortish delivery, heaved to deep midwicket

Over 11.4

Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

googly, Atal looks to flick and gets an inside edge onto his pad. The ball dies down on the pitch and needless flick of the ball from the keeper results in the batters taking a single. Muqeem isn't a happy man

Over 11.4

Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, leg byes

1 run

Over 11.3

Sufiyan Muqeem to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

very full, almost in the blockhole, Zadran jams it through cover-point

Over 11.2

Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

full outside off, driven to sweeper cover

Over 11.1

Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, 2 runs

full on the stumps, driven hard straight down the ground. The long-on fielder runs across and slides to save a couple of runs. Was his foot touching the rope while the ball was in his hand? The TV umpire is looking at it and rules it in favour of the fielder

Over 10.6

Haris Rauf to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

on a length and outside off, eased to deep point

Over 10.5

Haris Rauf to Sediqullah Atal, no run

round the wicket, length ball around off, Atal defends it into off

Over 10.4

Haris Rauf to Sediqullah Atal, SIX

pitched up outside off, Atal shuffles across, gets under the ball and lofts it downtown. Pace off, picked by the batter before hoisting it over long-off. Makes it look so effortless

Over 10.3

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

skiddy short of length ball on off, Zadran stays back and plays late to tap it towards short third man

Over 10.2

Haris Rauf to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

full on leg, flicked to deep midwicket

Over 10.1

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

back of a length, guided to third man

Over 9.6

Faheem Ashraf to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

pace off, Zadran allows the ball to come to him and tucks it to deep midwicket

Over 9.5

Faheem Ashraf to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

away-angler, Atal stays back to cut it to deep point

Over 9.3

Faheem Ashraf to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs

leg-lined and that's been tucked through square leg. The call was for two immediately after making contact

Over 9.2

Faheem Ashraf to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR

handsome shot. On a length and outside off, Ibrahim Zadran plays a cracking cover drive on the rise off the front foot. Authoritative stroke and the placement is spot-on

Over 9.1

Faheem Ashraf to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

back of a length outside off, Zadran shoulders arms. Just inside the tramline

Over 8.6

Nawaz to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

chopped towards point for a sharp single and Zadran will keep the strike

Over 8.5

Nawaz to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR

full and outside off from wide of the crease. Ibrahim Zadran gets down on one leg to sweep and somehow manages to hit it over the umpire's head. Goes straight and no one can stop that. The bottom hand came into play on that occasion. The boundary brings up the

Over 8.4

Nawaz to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

full around off, Zadran pushes it to point

Over 8.3

Nawaz to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

Atal comes down the track and flicks to deep backward square leg off the inner half of the bat

Over 8.2

Nawaz to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

looped up, full in length and Zadran hammers it over the non-striker. Long-on takes it on the bounce

Over 8.1

Nawaz to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs

short of length outside off, slapped to the right of long-off off the back foot

Over 7.6

Sufiyan Muqeem to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

turned to backward square leg for a single

Over 7.5

Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

leggie outside off, Atal cuts through point

Over 7.4

Sufiyan Muqeem to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

shortish ball, Zadran goes back and pulls to deep midwicket

Over 7.3

Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

cut with the spin to sweeper cover off the back foot

Over 7.2

Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, 2 runs

shorter in length, Atal turns it to midwicket. Ayub attacks the ball but fails to pick it up cleanly and that allows the batters to come back for the second easily

Over 7.1

Sufiyan Muqeem to Sediqullah Atal, no run

spin and decent bounce from a length outside off, Atal stays back to force it through the off-side and gets beaten on the outside edge

Over 6.6

Nawaz to Sediqullah Atal, 5 runs

quicker one, full in length, Atal eases the drive to long-off for a single. Oh, overthrows results in four more. Afridi's throw came to the keeper and the latter was probably blinded by the batter. 1 off the over

Over 6.6

Nawaz to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

to long-off

Over 6.5

Nawaz to Sediqullah Atal, SIX

shot! Loopy ball, Atal shimmies down and slightly moves leg-side, doesn't overhit and beautifully times the lofted off-drive. High elbow and he poses for the photographs

Over 6.4

Nawaz to Sediqullah Atal, no run

flighted and full around off, Atal drives straight to cover

Over 6.3

Nawaz to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

darted in on middle, Zadran punches it to deep cover off the back foot

Over 6.2

Nawaz to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

comes down the track, gets too close to the pitch of the ball and knocks it down to long-on

Over 6.1

Nawaz to Sediqullah Atal, 2 runs

round the wicket, short of length, worked into the midwicket pocket for a brace

Over 5.6

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

very full outside off, Zadran fails to make contact as he attempts the cover drive. Pakistan will be the happier side at the end of the powerplay

Over 5.5

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

on a length and just outside off, chopped to cover

Over 5.4

Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

short of length, turned to midwicket off the back foot

Over 5.3

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, 3 runs

full and angling in, Zadran gets low to sweep it over midwicket. Not quite off the middle of the bat. Hussain runs to his left in the deep and stops the ball from hitting the boundary rope

Over 5.2

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

turning away from a length, Zadran rocks back to cut but he can't beat cover who makes a diving stop

Over 5.1

Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

flighted delivery drifting into the pads, Atal shimmies down to flick it through square leg

Over 4.6

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

back of a length, Zadran makes room and punches to cover

Over 4.5

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

length ball angling in towards off, Zadran punches to cover

Over 4.4

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX

even better! Shorter and hence more bounce, Ibrahim Zadran picks the length early, swivels and pulls over midwicket. Doesn't bother to keep it down and the ball has the wings to go all the way

Over 4.3

Haris Rauf to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR

short ball angling in, Zadran uses the bowler's pace and angle to pull it over midwicket. Doesn't overhit and times it well. Deep square leg runs across but can't stop the boundary

Over 4.2

Haris Rauf to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

back of a length, Atal makes room to punch and inside-edges to midwicket for a quick single

Over 4.1

Haris Rauf to Sediqullah Atal, no run

pitched up outside off, Atal leans forward and drives to mid-off

Over 3.6

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

quicker and shorter, punched straight back at the bowler. Just 1 run off the over

Over 3.5

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

full on leg, clipped to midwicket

Over 3.4

Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

flat ball on a length, knocked to mid-on for a quick single

Over 3.3

Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, no run

more air and gets it to drift in, Atal shimmies out and defensively pushes it to cover

Over 3.2

Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, no run

quicker and flatter outside off, chopped to cover-point

Over 3.1

Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, no run

round the wicket, good length and sliding on, Atal turns it to midwicket

Over 2.6

Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

fuller ball, may have swung in a bit, Zadran pushes at it and gets an inside edge onto his pad

Over 2.5

Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

good length delivery marginally outside off, Zadran shuffles and defends

Over 2.4

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

shortish down leg, Atal pulls and gloves to the right of the keeper who dives and gets a hand on it to half-stop it

Over 2.3

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, no run

full on middle-leg, flicked straight to midwicket

Over 2.2

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, 2 runs

Afridi pulls his length back and that's been tucked in front of square on the leg-side

Over 2.1

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR

shot! Pitched up by Afridi and Sediqullah Atal plays a lovely drive by offering the maker's name. Excellent contact and the ball goes over the non-striker

Over 1.6

Saim Ayub to Gurbaz, out Caught by Hasan Nawaz!! Gurbaz tries to go big and holes out. It's a drag down from Ayub and Gurbaz rocks back to pull. Correct shot selection but the execution isn't right. Comes off the lower part of the bat and hence the timing goes awry. More height than distance. Hasan Nawaz at deep square leg slightly misjudges but dives forward in the end to hold onto the catch. B2$

Over 1.5

Saim Ayub to Gurbaz, no run

fullish delivery, drifts away and Gurbaz defends it to cover

Over 1.4

Saim Ayub to Gurbaz, SIX

Gurbaz moves leg-side, Ayub follows him and that's been dispatched into the stands. The length is slightly on the shorter side and the right-hander muscles the pull over deep midwicket

Over 1.3

Saim Ayub to Gurbaz, no run

slightly fuller and angling in, Gurbaz defends into the off-side

Over 1.2

Saim Ayub to Gurbaz, no run

spins away from a length, pushed to cover

Over 1.1

Saim Ayub to Gurbaz, no run

in the air and safe! Short of length that holds a bit, Gurbaz pushes early at it and the ball goes to short cover on the bounce

Over 0.6

Shaheen Afridi to Gurbaz, 1 run

Gurbaz walks forward, almost yorks himself, jams it towards extra cover and sets off for a sharp single

Over 0.6

Shaheen Afridi to Gurbaz, wide

slower ball and down the leg-side, goes past Gurbaz's glance

Over 0.5

Shaheen Afridi to Gurbaz, no run

Gurbaz shimmies down the track and moves leg-side to access the off-side. Throws his bat to try and blast one over the covers. Afridi pulls his length back and slants it across the right-hander. No contact made

Over 0.4

Shaheen Afridi to Gurbaz, no run

inswinger, pad-lined and Afridi is lucky to get away with it. Gurbaz flicks and finds the man at short fine leg

Over 0.3

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

pitched up, hint of late outswing, Atal push-drives it past the bowler. A quick single to mid-off

Over 0.2

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, no run

beaten! Fuller than a length, Atal is half-forward to defend. He thinks he has the line covered but the ball seams away to go past the outside edge

Over 0.1

Shaheen Afridi to Gurbaz, 1 run

over the wicket, shortish ball, Gurbaz hops and tucks it to fine leg's left to get off the mark

Over 19.5

Azmatullah to Haris Rauf, SIX

to deep mid-wicket

Over 19.4

Azmatullah to Haris Rauf, no run

banged in short by the bowler as Haris Rauf gets beaten on the upper cut. Was also a slower delivery

Over 19.3

Azmatullah to Haris Rauf, 2 runs

run-out chance missed at the bowler's end as Azmatullah fails to gather the throw. Was a short ball and Haris Rauf pulled it towards deep mid-wicket. The call was two and they get it eventually

Over 19.2

Azmatullah to Haris Rauf, SIX

smoked into the stands! Pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Haris Rauf sends it sailing over wide long-on for half-a-dozen. Right on the roof of Sharjah

Over 19.1

Azmatullah to Haris Rauf, no run

short and wide outside off, Haris Rauf has a swing and a miss. 'Wide' was the call, but not by the umpire. It was by Haris Rauf

Over 18.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Haris Rauf, 1 run

short of a length outside off, steered to backward point for a single

Over 18.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sufiyan Muqeem, leg byes

1 run, looks to nudge this across the line, gets hit on the thigh pad

Over 18.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Haris Rauf, 1 run

tad slow outside off, Haris Rauf swings hard, gets it off the cue end towards short third man

Over 18.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sufiyan Muqeem, 1 run

tad short outside off, Sufiyan Muqeem carves it through point for one

Over 18.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sufiyan Muqeem, wide

short ball down the leg-side, called

Over 18.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sufiyan Muqeem, no run

slower bouncer outside off, Sufiyan Muqeem gets beaten due to the lack of pace and bounce

Over 18.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sufiyan Muqeem, FOUR

pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Sufiyan Muqeem lofts it over the non-striker for a boundary. One bounce and over the fence

Over 17.6

Rashid Khan to Haris Rauf, SIX

into the slot and Haris Rauf swings this towards wide long-on. Hits the cushions on the full and that's half-a-dozen to end Rashid Khan's spell

Over 17.6

Rashid Khan to Haris Rauf, FOUR

to deep mid-wicket

Over 17.5

Rashid Khan to Sufiyan Muqeem, 1 run

played through mid-wicket by Sufiyan Muqeem for a single

Over 17.4

Rashid Khan to Haris Rauf, 1 run

dropped by the fielder at deep mid-wicket! Ghazanfar - the culprit. Not a great debut for him. Haris Rauf had swung it hard, but gets away with it. Could have been the third wicket of the innings for Rashid Khan

Over 17.3

Rashid Khan to Sufiyan Muqeem, 1 run

worked through the leg-side for a single

Over 17.2

Rashid Khan to Haris Rauf, 1 run

googly around middle and leg, knocked to long-on for one

Over 17.1

Rashid Khan to Haris Rauf, SIX

Goes down on his knee and smokes this over deep square leg for a massive six. Impressive blow

Over 16.6

Noor Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, out Bowled!! Noor Ahmad ends his spell with a wicket. Faheem Ashraf swings across the line

but gets undone as the ball turns away slightly. The off stump has been disturbed and Pakistan are nine down.

Over 16.5

Noor Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, no run

googly around middle and leg, Faheem Ashraf swings and gets hit on the pads

Over 16.4

Noor Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs

reverse swept through the off-side for a couple of runs, good stop by the fielder in the deep

Over 16.3

Noor Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, no run

tad short on middle and leg, Faheem Ashraf looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the pads

Over 16.2

Noor Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs

dropped by Rashid Khan! This wasn't his catch though as he was running across from long-off. This was a straightforward chance for the fielder charging in from long-on. Faheem Ashraf went for the lofted shot as he couldn't get the timing right

Over 16.1

Noor Ahmad to Haris Rauf, 1 run

touch short outside off, Haris Rauf knocks it towards the off-side for a single

Over 15.6

Rashid Khan to Haris Rauf, 1 run

clipped towards wide long-on by Haris Rauf for a single

Over 15.5

Rashid Khan to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run

dragged through the on-side for a single by Faheem Ashraf

Over 15.4

Rashid Khan to Haris Rauf, 1 run

a half-hearted lofted chip over the bowler's head, drops in no man's land

Over 15.3

Rashid Khan to Haris Rauf, no run

googly on off and Haris Rauf safely negotiates it

Over 15.2

Rashid Khan to Shaheen Afridi, out Bowled!! Goes full and straight on middle and Shaheen Afridi gets beaten as he attempts a slogsweep. The stumps have been rattled and Shaheen Afridi is gone for a golden duck. The Pakistan supporters have started to leave the the stadium with Afghanistan in firm control of this match. B2$

Over 15.1

Rashid Khan to Nawaz, out Caught by Sediqullah Atal!! Nawaz's struggle comes to an end. Fraction short outside off

Nawaz throws the kitchen sink at it, swings hard and the top edge has been taken by the fielder at backward point. Afghanistan inching closer to an emphatic win.

Over 14.6

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, 1 run

nudged through the leg-side by Nawaz for a single

Over 14.5

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, no run

makes room, tries to slash this away, gets beaten on the outside edge

Over 14.4

Noor Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run

thumps this over the bowler's head, but Rashid gathers it on the bounce in the deep

Over 14.3

Noor Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs

reverse swept towards short third man where Karim Janat misfields, allowing the batters to take a couple of runs

Over 14.2

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, 1 run

slogs this googly towards deep mid-wicket on the bounce. Zadran was charging in, but the ball landed just in front of him

Over 14.1

Noor Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run

on a length around middle and leg, worked through the on-side by Faheem Ashraf for a single

Over 13.6

Nabi to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run

end of a fine spell by Nabi. This was tad short and Faheem Ashraf clipped it through the on-side for one

Over 13.5

Nabi to Faheem Ashraf, no run

driven towards cover by Faheem Ashraf

Over 13.4

Nabi to Faheem Ashraf, no run

pushed towards cover as the bowler goes full and straight

Over 13.3

Nabi to Nawaz, 1 run

on the shorter side outside off, Nawaz slices it through point for a single

Over 13.2

Nabi to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run

nudged in front of short fine leg by Faheem Ashraf for a quick run. A direct-hit at the keeper's end might have made things interesting

Over 13.1

Nabi to Nawaz, 1 run

knocked to long-on as the bowler goes short

Over 12.1

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, no run

keeps straight and quick outside off, Nawaz gets beaten on the outside edge

Over 12.6

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, 1 run

chipped to long-on for a single by Nawaz

Over 12.5

Noor Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run

flicked through square leg for a single by Faheem Ashraf

Over 12.4

Noor Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, no run

fraction short on leg, Faheem Ashraf tries to work it away, gets hit on the pads though

Over 12.3

Noor Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs

drilled straight down the ground by Faheem Ashraf for a couple of runs

Over 12.3

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, 2 wides

sprays this down the leg-side and those are two wides as the keeper fails to collect it

Over 12.2

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, no run

looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the pads though

Over 12.2

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, wide

fired down the leg-side and it's a ball

Over 12.1

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, no run

keeps straight and quick outside off, Nawaz gets beaten on the outside edge

Over 11.6

Nabi to Faheem Ashraf, no run

loud appeal for an lbw turned down! Nabi is not pleased with the umpire's decision, he thinks this was a goner. Faheem Ashraf got rapped on the pads as he tried to defend this, but this was probably sliding down the leg-side

Over 11.5

Nabi to Nawaz, 3 runs

full and wide outside off, Nawaz throws his hands at it and the outside edge flies past the fielder at slip. The fielder in the deep does well to stop the ball though

Over 11.4

Nabi to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run

fired on middle and leg, Faheem Ashraf looks to nudge it away, gets an inside edge on to the pads. A single taken as the ball rolls towards the on-side

Over 11.3

Nabi to Mohammad Haris, out Caught by Darwish Rasooli!! Pakistan getting choked by Afghan spinners. Nabi takes another wicket. He goes short on middle and leg

Mohammad Haris pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and finds the fielder stationed there. Darwish Rasooli completes the formalities as Pakistan lose their sixth wicket.

Over 11.2

Nabi to Nawaz, 1 run

flatter through the air on middle and leg, worked through the on-side for a single

Over 11.1

Nabi to Nawaz, no run

tad short at the stumps, knocked down the pitch

Over 10.6

Noor Ahmad to Mohammad Haris, no run

googly to end the over, Mohammad Haris goes for a reverse sweep and gets beaten outside off

Over 10.5

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, 1 run

on the batter's pads who works this towards backward square leg

Over 10.4

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, no run

spinning away from the batter outside off, Nawaz gets beaten on the outside edge

Over 10.3

Noor Ahmad to Mohammad Haris, 1 run

appeal for an lbw turned down! Pitched up by the spinner around leg, Mohammad Haris goes for a sweep and the ball flicks his gloves before it hits the pads. A single taken as the ball rolls towards the on-side

Over 10.2

Noor Ahmad to Mohammad Haris, byes

FOUR, excellent ball to welcome the new batsman. This spun in sharply to go through his defence and it missed the stumps as well. The keeper fails to gather it and that's four

Over 10.2

Noor Ahmad to Mohammad Haris, FOUR

very fine

Over 10.1

Noor Ahmad to Hasan Nawaz, out Caught by Karim Janat!! Another one bites the dust. Noor Ahmad strikes on his first ball. A low full toss down the leg-side

Hasan Nawaz goes for a sweep and the top edge has been taken by the fielder at short fine leg. Easy catch and Pakistan have lost half their side.

Over 9.6

Nabi to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run

flatter through the air as Hasan Nawaz bunts it to long-on for a single

Over 9.5

Nabi to Hasan Nawaz, no run

clipped towards mid-wicket by Hasan Nawaz as he is cramped for room

Over 9.4

Nabi to Hasan Nawaz, no run

tad short outside off, Hasan Nawaz carves it towards short third man

Over 9.3

Nabi to Nawaz, 1 run

drifting on the pads, clipped towards the on-side by Nawaz for a single

Over 9.2

Nabi to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run

knocked to long-on by Hasan Nawaz for a single

Over 9.1

Nabi to Hasan Nawaz, 2 runs

on the short side on leg, worked through mid-wicket for a couple of runs

Over 8.6

Rashid Khan to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run

dragged through the leg-side by Hasan Nawaz for a single

Over 8.5

Rashid Khan to Nawaz, 1 run

tossed up delivery on middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a single

Over 8.4

Rashid Khan to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run

swung across the line as the inside edge ricochets towards square leg

Over 8.3

Rashid Khan to Hasan Nawaz, out Salman Agha Run Out!! 1 run completed. Full and straight outside off

driven towards wide long-off as the batter calls for two. The fielder from the deep fires in a flat throw at Rashid Khan's end and he does a good job by deflecting the ball on to the stumps. Salman Agha is short of the crease and Pakistan have lost their fourth wicket.

Over 8.2

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, 1 run

straighter delivery outside off, Salman Agha steers it towards backward point

Over 8.1

Rashid Khan to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run

flicked through mid-wicket by Hasan Nawaz for a single

Over 7.6

Nabi to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run

on the shorter side around middle and leg, worked through square leg for a single to open his account

Over 7.5

Nabi to Hasan Nawaz, no run

tossed up delivery on middle and leg, nudged to mid-wicket by Hasan Nawaz

Over 7.5

Nabi to Hasan Nawaz, wide

a ball by Nabi down the leg-side

Over 7.4

Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Fazalhaq Farooqi!! Nabi has the last laugh! Concedes a boundary

but bounces back right on the next ball to dismiss Fakhar Zaman. This was on the shorter side outside off, Fakhar Zaman slashes hard, but the outside edge flies straight to the fielder at short third man. Taken comfortably and the set batter is gone after playing a brisk cameo.

Over 7.3

Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR

Right into the slot and Fakhar Zaman has smashed it straight back over the bowler's head, almost goes the distance

Over 7.2

Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, no run

nudged down the pitch by Fakhar Zaman, mistimed back to the bowler

Over 7.1

Nabi to Salman Agha, 1 run

clipped through mid-wicket for a single by Salman Agha

Over 6.6

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, 1 run

tossed up delivery on middle and leg, worked through the on-side with soft hands, a single taken

Over 6.5

Rashid Khan to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

on the shorter side around middle and leg, clipped through the on-side for a single

Over 6.4

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, 1 run

fraction short on middle and leg, Salman Agha pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single

Over 6.3

Rashid Khan to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

run-out chance missed! Fakhar Zaman nudges this next to Rashid on the leg-side and sets off for a single. The bowler was quick to move across and gather the ball, but he missed to score a direct-hit. Fakhar Zaman was miles outside his crease

Over 6.2

Rashid Khan to Fakhar Zaman, no run

googly on off, Fakhar Zaman looks to defend, gets beaten on the outside edge

Over 6.1

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, 1 run

starts off with a short ball on middle and leg, Salman Agha swipes it through the on-side for a single

Over 5.6

Azmatullah to Fakhar Zaman, no run

full and quick at the stumps, Fakhar Zaman squeezes it towards backward point

Over 5.5

Azmatullah to Fakhar Zaman, SIX

Fakhar Zaman advances down the wicket and smokes the length delivery over long-on for half-a-dozen. That was a towering six, right off the meat of his willow

Over 5.4

Azmatullah to Salman Agha, 1 run

on the shorter side again, Salman Agha works it through mid-wicket for one

Over 5.3

Azmatullah to Salman Agha, 2 runs

back of a length around middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a couple of runs

Over 5.2

Azmatullah to Salman Agha, SIX

on the shorter side around middle and leg, Salman Agha goes for a pull and the top edge flies over third man for half-a-dozen. Didn't intend to hit it there, but he will take it

Over 5.1

Azmatullah to Salman Agha, no run

tad short around off, Salman Agha defends it into the off-side

Over 4.6

AM Ghazanfar to Salman Agha, 1 run

on the fuller side as Salman Agha squeezes it towards long-on for a single

Over 4.5

AM Ghazanfar to Salman Agha, FOUR

tossed up delivery outside off, Salman Agha takes the aerial route and thumps it over extra cover as the ball almost goes the distance. Landed just in front of the boundary ropes

Over 4.5

AM Ghazanfar to Salman Agha, SIX

to deep extra cover

Over 4.4

AM Ghazanfar to Salman Agha, no run

tad short outside off, Salman Agha pats it in front of point

Over 4.3

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

makes room and whips this towards long-on for a single

Over 4.2

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, no run

fired down the leg-side, Fakhar Zaman looks to flick it away, but it brushes the pads on its way to the keeper

Over 4.1

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, no run

spinning into the batter around middle and off, Fakhar Zaman knocks it down the pitch

Over 3.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Salman Agha, no run

almost chopped on! Looks to punch this shortish delivery away, ends up getting an inside edge past the stumps, straight towards the fielder at short fine leg

Over 3.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

slower delivery on off, on the fuller side as Fakhar Zaman pushes it towards mid-off for one

Over 3.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Salman Agha, 1 run

back of a length delivery around off, on the slower side as Salman Agha steers it towards short third man

Over 3.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Salman Agha, no run

pitched up by the bowler around off, Salman Agha goes for a drive, gets an inside edge on to the pads

Over 3.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sahibzada Farhan, out Bowled!! Short of a length from round the wicket and the ball shapes in sharply. Goes through his defence and the off pole goes for a toss. Fazalhaq Farooqi on song as he has removed both the openers within the powerplay. Sahibzada Farhan got off to a brisk start but fails to convert it into a formidable score.

Over 3.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

short of a length around middle and leg, Fakhar Zaman tucks it towards short fine leg

Over 2.6

AM Ghazanfar to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

tad fuller around off, nice loop as Sahibzada Farhan pushes it towards cover

Over 2.5

AM Ghazanfar to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR

on the shorter side outside off, Sahibzada Farhan rocks back in the crease and punches it through covers for four runs. Sahibzada Farhan looking in good touch

Over 2.4

AM Ghazanfar to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

nicely tossed up delivery outside off, Sahibzada Farhan goes for a slog and misses

Over 2.3

AM Ghazanfar to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX

fraction short on middle and leg, Sahibzada Farhan stays put and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a flat six. Ghazanfar proving to be slightly expensive on his T20I debut

Over 2.2

AM Ghazanfar to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

tries to make room, but the bowler follows him on leg, nudged in front of mid-on once again

Over 2.1

AM Ghazanfar to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

fraction short on middle and leg, Sahibzada Farhan nudges this back to the bowler

Over 1.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, no run

on the shorter side, Fakhar Zaman looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the glove

Over 1.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, no run

back of a length outside off, Fakhar Zaman shimmies down the wicket, swings and misses as the ball shapes away. Fazalhaq Farooqi exchanges a few words with the batter who was out of his crease to have a go at him

Over 1.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR

width on offer outside off, a short ball and Fakhar Zaman has slashed it over point as it's a one-bounce boundary

Over 1.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs

short and wide outside off, Fakhar Zaman slashes it through cover-point for a couple of runs

Over 1.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR

Pitched up by the bowler outside off, Fakhar Zaman goes for a drive and the outside edge flies between the fielder at slip and the keeper. Lucky way to get going

Over 1.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Saim Ayub, out Caught by Gurbaz!! Farooqi strikes in his first over! Ayub is gone for a first-ball duck! Goes short and quick on middle and leg

Ayub goes for a pull and gets a top edge. The keeper takes a regulation catch behind the wickets and Pakistan lose their first wicket. The Afghan players are delighted and it's pretty evident in their celebrations.

Over 0.6

AM Ghazanfar to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

googly on middle and leg, Sahibzada Farhan nudges it towards mid-wicket

Over 0.5

AM Ghazanfar to Sahibzada Farhan, 2 runs

edged but safe! On the fuller side outside off, Sahibzada Farhan swings across the line and the outside edge eludes the fielder at slip. Think the fielder stationed there got his hands to it, but hardly had any time to react. A couple of runs taken. The physio is out in the middle to have a check on Sahibzada Farhan.

Over 0.4

AM Ghazanfar to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX

tossed up delivery around middle and leg, the batter goes down on his knee and slogsweeps it over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen

Over 0.3

AM Ghazanfar to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

tad short around off, punched to the fielder at cover by Farhan

Over 0.2

AM Ghazanfar to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

pushed through on a fuller length, blocked into the off-side by Farhan

Over 0.1

AM Ghazanfar to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

low full toss on middle and leg, driven to mid-on by Sahibzada Farhan