Over 19.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shaheen Afridi, byes

1 run, slower short ball, Shaheen is early through the pull, gets beaten and they go through for the bye. Gurbaz wasn't far off from hitting the stumps with his throw. Misses by a whisker and they get the single

Over 19.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shaheen Afridi, 2 runs

on-pace delivery that's quite full on off, Shaheen fails to get under it as he drills it down the ground and long-off manages to cut it off. There's a fumble and Shaheen is back for an easy two

Over 19.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shaheen Afridi, wide

slower bouncer again, Shaheen tries to pull but misses. This time it's called a for height

Over 19.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shaheen Afridi, no run

completely deceived by the slower one! It's short, turns in sharply and Shaheen is way too early through the pull and ends up getting hit on the glove

Over 19.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sufiyan Muqeem, leg byes

1 run, slower ball down leg, goes off the thigh pad as Muqeem misses

Over 19.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nawaz, out Caught by Ibrahim Zadran!! Slower ball works for Farooqi! It's an off-cutter that grips and turns sharply

Nawaz looks to slog but doesn't get enough. Well taken by Zadran in the deep at the square leg boundary.

Over 19.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nawaz, SIX

right in the slot and he launches it down the ground! Full on off, Nawaz swings hard and strikes it cleanly

Over 18.6

AM Ghazanfar to Shaheen Afridi, no run

fired in well wide outside off, Shaheen has a swing and mistimes it off the toe-end down the pitch

Over 18.5

AM Ghazanfar to Faheem Ashraf, out Caught by Gurbaz!! Edged and taken! Flat length ball outside off

Ashraf isn't sure which way it's turning, pokes at it from the crease and nicks it to Gurbaz who hangs on.

Over 18.4

AM Ghazanfar to Faheem Ashraf, SIX

comes dancing down, the ball is well wide outside off, but he still manages to reach it and slaps it over deep point

Over 18.3

AM Ghazanfar to Nawaz, 1 run

swiped away to deep midwicket, no timing

Over 18.2

AM Ghazanfar to Faheem Ashraf, leg byes

1 run, pushed through flat on a good length, he tries a reverse but misses. Deflects off his pad

Over 18.1

AM Ghazanfar to Faheem Ashraf, no run

goes back to cut but is deceived by the ball turning in. It cramps him up and he chops it off the inside edge onto pad

Over 17.6

Nabi to Nawaz, no run

flat on off, back of a length, Nawaz punches gently off the back foot to short cover. Strange end to the over from Nawaz

Over 17.5

Nabi to Nawaz, no run

strange forward defence at this stage. Fired in full, he blocks it down the pitch

Over 17.4

Nabi to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run

to deep mid-wicket

Over 17.3

Nabi to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR

Flat length ball outside off, Ashraf is in position quickly for the premeditated shot and executes it nicely, making good contact

Over 17.2

Nabi to Faheem Ashraf, no run

length ball that grips and turns from off, Ashraf tries working it through the on-side but it pops up off the leading edge in front of cover

Over 17.1

Nabi to Nawaz, 1 run

to backward square leg

Over 16.6

Rashid Khan to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR

overpitched and hammered. Expensive over from Rashid. He errs in length, lands it right in the slot for Ashraf who gets off the mark in style, smashing it straight back down the ground

Over 16.5

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, out Caught by AM Ghazanfar!! Rashid has the last laugh. After getting hit for a couple of sixes

he removes the Pakistan captain and gives him a stare. Pushed through flat, kicks up off a length and gets big on him as he goes for the pull. It takes the top-edge and Ghazanfar makes no mistake going back from short third.

Over 16.4

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, SIX

not quite off the middle but will still clear the boundary! Rashid has a smile on his face. It's a googly, Salman Agha dances down, isn't to the pitch but goes through with the leg-side swipe. Seemed to get it off the bottom of his bat but goes over deep midwicket

Over 16.3

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, no run

flat length ball just outside off as Rashid pulls the length back, Salman Agha defends

Over 16.2

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, SIX

finally he cuts loose! Drifting in on leg, full ball, Salman Agha bends low and nails the sweep shot behind square to clear the ropes

Over 16.1

Rashid Khan to Nawaz, 1 run

flat on the pads, tucked through square leg

Over 15.6

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, 1 run

turning away outside off, Nawaz knocks it into the off-side

Over 15.5

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, no run

my word, what a ripper! Pushed through flat on a good length, turns away sharply from off and Nawaz is squared up in defence. It goes past the outside edge and nearly beats the keeper too. Gurbaz fumbles, Agha tries to nab a single but is sent back. Direct hit would've had him

Over 15.4

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, 1 run

another googly, turns away off a good length outside off, Salman Agha opens the face and steers it wide of backward point

Over 15.3

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, no run

flat googly outside off, zips through off a good length and beats Salman Agha on the cut. He's struggling out there, 11 off 22 balls now

Over 15.2

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, no run

googly wide of off, Salman Agha looks to drive but drags it off a thick inside edge. It bounces over the stumps to the keeper

Over 15.2

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, wide

flat and down the leg-side, called

Over 15.1

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, 1 run

drifting into the pads, flicked to deep backward square

Over 14.6

AM Ghazanfar to Nawaz, 1 run

darted in on middle and leg, back of a length, he bunts it from the crease down to long-on

Over 14.5

AM Ghazanfar to Nawaz, SIX

Nawaz finally gets hold of one to break the shackles! Turning in from round the wicket, he gets down on one knee and smashes the slog-sweep over square leg. Goes flat and clears the ropes

Over 14.4

AM Ghazanfar to Salman Agha, 1 run

good length just outside off, legbreak perhaps, Salman Agha knocks it in front of short cover for a quick single

Over 14.3

AM Ghazanfar to Salman Agha, no run

soft leading edge as he looks to work across the line into the on-side. The ball turns away slightly, takes the edge and pops back down the pitch, well short of Ghazanfar

Over 14.2

AM Ghazanfar to Salman Agha, no run

makes room but Ghazanfar follows him with a flat leggie that skids on and hits the pad

Over 14.1

AM Ghazanfar to Nawaz, 1 run

tossed up outside off, full ball, Nawaz drives to sweeper cover

Over 13.6

Nabi to Nawaz, leg byes

1 run, appeal for LBW as it slides in with the arm off a good length, but it's missing leg

Over 13.6

Nabi to Nawaz, wide

sliding down leg, Nawaz doesn't get bat and it's a

Over 13.5

Nabi to Nawaz, 2 runs

full on off, he gets forward and pushes it to the right of long-off

Over 13.4

Nabi to Nawaz, no run

good length on off, pushed through flat, Nawaz defends on the back foot

Over 13.3

Nabi to Salman Agha, 1 run

dragged down short, Salman Agha mistimes the pull behind square

Over 13.2

Nabi to Nawaz, 1 run

hangs back this time and clips it through midwicket

Over 13.1

Nabi to Nawaz, no run

arm-ball on off, sliding in from a good length, Nawaz gets forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto pad

Over 12.6

Rashid Khan to Nawaz, 1 run

good length just outside off, Nawaz knocks it wide of cover

Over 12.5

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, 1 run

bowls this from behind the stumps and floats it up, Salman Agha sweeps it in the air and it lands wide of deep midwicket. Fielder cuts it off on the bounce

Over 12.4

Rashid Khan to Nawaz, 1 run

full at the stumps, Nawaz works it through midwicket

Over 12.3

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, 1 run

flat at the stumps, tucked to deep midwicket

Over 12.2

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, no run

Rashid is on the floor in disbelief as the LBW appeal is turned down! Tossed up on middle, grips and turns away sharply to beat the edge before hitting the back pad. Probably might've missed off stump because of the turn. Really good decision

Over 12.1

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, no run

defended back to Rashid

Over 11.6

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, 1 run

flat and turning in on leg, Salman Agha doesn't seem to pick it and gets into a tangle. Ends up gloving it into the on-side

Over 11.6

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, wide

down the leg-side and called

Over 11.5

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, no run

outside edge and Gurbaz fails to hold on! Googly outside off, skids on from a good length as Salman Agha looks to cut and he nicks it behind. Down it goes!

Over 11.4

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, 1 run

full outside off, Nawaz knocks it into the off-side

Over 11.4

Noor Ahmad to Nawaz, wide

googly down leg, Nawaz misses

Over 11.3

Noor Ahmad to Mohammad Haris, out Bowled!! Misses the slog-sweep and the off stump is pegged back! Tossed up from over the wicket

Haris gets low and goes hard on the shot. Only connects thin air and Noor has another. Pakistan losing wickets in a hurry in this final.

Over 11.2

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, 1 run

googly outside off, cut away to deep point

Over 11.1

Noor Ahmad to Mohammad Haris, 1 run

direct hit would've probably had him! Good length outside off, he looks to sweep but gets an under-edge past the keeper. It's a risky run with the ball going to short fine. Throw comes in and Agha would've probably been short

Over 10.6

Rashid Khan to Mohammad Haris, 1 run

full outside off, driven to sweeper cover

Over 10.5

Rashid Khan to Hasan Nawaz, out Caught by Darwish Rasooli!! This time it goes to hand. Third time lucky for Rashid against Nawaz. He was living dangerously

looking to take on Afghanistan's premier spinner and he perishes in doing so. Tossed up just outside off, googly, he looks to smoke it across the line over midwicket but only manages a thick leading edge that goes high in the air. Safely taken by Rasooli coming in from long-off.

Over 10.4

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, 1 run

flat length ball, swept to deep square leg

Over 10.3

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, no run

leading edge back down the pitch, Rashid dives across and stops it

Over 10.2

Rashid Khan to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run

now a thick edge falls safely! Full and turning away outside off, Nawaz tries launching down the ground but it loops off the edge and lands behind backward point

Over 10.1

Rashid Khan to Hasan Nawaz, SIX

Rashid is staring at the fielder in frustration. Dragged down short, Nawaz looks to pull, doesn't middle it but still clears deep midwicket. Fielder was standing a couple of yards inside the ropes and had to backpedal. He did that, even leaped up but it still went over him

Over 9.6

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, no run

big shout for LBW from Noor as he foxes Salman Agha with the legbreak! Previous two were googlies that went away, this one turns in off a good length and traps the Pakistan captain on the crease. But it's too high

Over 9.5

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, no run

another googly outside off and this time he leaves it alone

Over 9.4

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, no run

googly outside off, turns away off a good length, Salman Agha pokes at it and is beaten

Over 9.3

Noor Ahmad to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run

overpitched outside off, driven to long-off

Over 9.2

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, 1 run

googly across off, good length ball, Agha knocks it through point

Over 9.1

Noor Ahmad to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run

Nawaz was taking it easy and had to eventually put in the dive. Good length around off, defends into the off-side and tries ambling across. But Gurbaz makes him sweat with his agility

Over 8.6

Rashid Khan to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run

googly just outside off, Nawaz pushes it through point

Over 8.5

Rashid Khan to Hasan Nawaz, FOUR

oh lovely late cut! He goes back to the googly and takes it from off stump, playing late and beating backward point to his left

Over 8.4

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, 1 run

good length ball around off, Salman Agha works it through midwicket

Over 8.3

Rashid Khan to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run

nudges it into the on-side to get off the mark

Over 8.2

Rashid Khan to Fakhar Zaman, out Lbw!! Oh that's right in front and Rashid has got rid of the dangerous Fakhar with his very first delivery to him. Fired in around middle

pitches, turns in slightly and beats the inside edge from over the wicket and it would've crashed into the stumps. Trouble for Pakistan with Ayub and Fakhar departing back to back.

Over 8.1

Rashid Khan to Salman Agha, 1 run

Rashid is right on the money straightaway. Good length around off, googly probably, Salman Agha knocks it into the on-side

Over 7.6

Noor Ahmad to Salman Agha, 1 run

works it off the pads through midwicket

Over 7.5

Noor Ahmad to Saim Ayub, out Caught by Rashid Khan!! Chipped in the air and straight to short cover! That must've stopped on him. It's a full ball just outside off

turns away while also stopping and kicking up a touch. Ayub is committed to the push on the front foot and is probably early through the shot as a result of the ball holding in the surface. Offers a dolly to Rashid and Noor is up and running in celebration.

Over 7.4

Noor Ahmad to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

Noor was taking evasive action but the ball looped over him in slow motion! Down the pitch comes Fakhar, goes for a big shot and miscues it off the toe-end

Over 7.3

Noor Ahmad to Fakhar Zaman, no run

beaten again! Full and wide, Fakhar goes for a big drive but it turns away past the bat

Over 7.2

Noor Ahmad to Fakhar Zaman, no run

beaten on the edge! Flat on a length outside off, Fakhar is caught in the crease in defence and it goes past the outside edge

Over 7.1

Noor Ahmad to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs

good length outside off, might've been the googly, Fakhar waits on it and dabs it late past slip. Fielder chases it down and they're back for two

Over 6.6

Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

flat outside off, back of a length, Fakhar taps it in front of point for a quick single

Over 6.5

Nabi to Saim Ayub, 1 run

tossed up outside off, Ayub nails the sweep to deep midwicket

Over 6.4

Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, leg byes

1 run, appeal for LBW as Fakhar misses the reverse-sweep! Gurbaz seemed convinced. However, there might've been some glove

Over 6.3

Nabi to Saim Ayub, 1 run

thick edge rolls past the slip fielder. Good length around off, slower through the air and he gets some purchase to bring about the error in defence

Over 6.2

Nabi to Saim Ayub, no run

oh sharp turn! Fired in on a good length just outside off, Ayub pushes forward but the ball grips and turns past the edge

Over 6.1

Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

flat on off, back of a length, Fakhar tucks it through midwicket

Over 5.6

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

flat and turning in on leg, Fakhar tucks it through midwicket

Over 5.5

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, no run

appeal for caught-behind is turned down! Good length ball outside off, Fakhar waits in the crease and tries a late dab but is beaten as the ball skids past the edge

Over 5.5

AM Ghazanfar to Saim Ayub, 2 wides

down the leg-side, Ayub looks to sweep but misses. Keeper fails to gather it as well

Over 5.4

AM Ghazanfar to Saim Ayub, no run

turning in from outside off, cramps Ayub for room on the cut and he mistimes it to backward point. He hasn't picked Ghazanfar so far

Over 5.3

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

slightly short, stops in the pitch and Fakhar toe-ends his pull shot in the air. It falls short of deep square leg

Over 5.2

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR

Tossed up outside off, Fakhar reaches out for the sweep, his top-hand comes off but he still gets it away through the gap

Over 5.1

AM Ghazanfar to Saim Ayub, 1 run

round the wicket, lands in the blockhole on leg, Ayub squeezes it to long-on

Over 4.6

Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, SIX

Superb use of the feet, skips down to the pitch of the ball and launches it over wide long-on

Over 4.5

Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, no run

fired in on middle and leg, Fakhar knocks it back to Nabi from the crease

Over 4.4

Nabi to Saim Ayub, 1 run

lands it on a good length around off, gets some purchase, Ayub waits on the back foot and clips it through midwicket

Over 4.3

Nabi to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

good length on off, Fakhar tucks it through square leg

Over 4.2

Nabi to Saim Ayub, 1 run

flat on off, punched off the back foot to long-off

Over 4.1

Nabi to Saim Ayub, FOUR

dragged down short and Ayub . His heart would've been in his mouth for a while as he didn't middle it. Deep midwicket ran across but it landed wide of him

Over 3.6

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, no run

now Fakhar's turn to be deceived by the ball turning in. Round the wicket, hits a good length and comes back in as he looks to make room. Idea is to punch through the covers but he's cramped up and drags it off a thick inside edge onto pad

Over 3.5

AM Ghazanfar to Saim Ayub, byes

1 run, the carrom ball nearly knocks him over! Goes back to cut, gets surprised by the ball turning in and is beaten! It bounces over off stump and beats the keeper too

Over 3.4

AM Ghazanfar to Saim Ayub, no run

full outside off, Ayub gets forward and pushes to mid-off

Over 3.3

AM Ghazanfar to Saim Ayub, 2 runs

miscued in the air but safe! On a good length just outside off, Ayub tries to hoick it away but drags it off the inside half over short midwicket

Over 3.2

AM Ghazanfar to Saim Ayub, no run

floated up on a length just outside off, Ayub works it to short midwicket

Over 3.1

AM Ghazanfar to Saim Ayub, no run

arm-ball swinging in on off, good length, Ayub tries to cut but is cramped for room. Ends up chopping it down the pitch

Over 2.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, no run

width outside off, good length ball, Fakhar reaches out and mistimes the drive to point

Over 2.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Saim Ayub, 1 run

slower ball in the channel, on a good length, Ayub dabs it in front of backward point

Over 2.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

slower dipping full toss that swings back in, Fakhar bunts it to the right of mid-on and makes it safely even as there's a direct hit from Rashid

Over 2.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Saim Ayub, 1 run

inswinging yorker down leg, Ayub looks to flick it away, closes the bat face too early and it loops off the leading edge through square leg

Over 2.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Saim Ayub, FOUR

pure timing! Fuller than a good length outside off and swinging away, far from being a half-volley, but Ayub leans into the shot and punches it beautifully through the covers

Over 2.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

full outside off, swinging away, Fakhar drives it to the right of mid-off who manages to cut it off

Over 1.6

Azmatullah to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

Fakhar advances and gets a cracking yorker swinging in at the stumps. He does well to squeeze it out

Over 1.5

Azmatullah to Fakhar Zaman, no run

direct hit and Fakhar was gone! Overpitched outside off, driven firmly but there's a diving stop at cover. There's a big mix-up between the two batters. Fakhar came charging down for the single but Ayub hardly moved. He had to turn back from more than halfway down. Luckily for him, the fielder was on the ground and he threw off balance and it was nowhere close to the stumps

Over 1.4

Azmatullah to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR

frees the arms! Width outside off, short of length and Fakhar slaps it over cover

Over 1.3

Azmatullah to Fakhar Zaman, no run

back of a length on off, Fakhar blocks from the crease

Over 1.2

Azmatullah to Saim Ayub, leg byes

1 run, down the leg-side, back of a length, Ayub looks to clip it away but is struck on the thigh pad

Over 1.1

Azmatullah to Saim Ayub, no run

good length ball across off, Ayub drives on the up to short cover

Over 0.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, no run

short of length delivery around off, shaping back in, Fakhar blocks from the crease

Over 0.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, no run

struck on the pad by an inswinger, big appeal, but it's missing leg stump. Lovely stuff from Farooqi. Moving it this way and that and keeping the batter guessing

Over 0.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs

Fakhar off the mark in style. Full ball in the channel, he drives crisply through the covers, and should be a couple of runs. Oh he's looking for a third and is sent back. Has to put in the dive as the throw comes in

Over 0.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sahibzada Farhan, out Bowled!! Slogs across the line and is castled! Farooqi leaps

roars and punches the air in delight. Good length ball shaping back in, goes past the inside edge as Farhan has a big hack across the line and crashes into the top of middle and off.

Over 0.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

gets away with a loosener. Straying down leg, swinging in, Farhan misses out and is hit on the thigh pad. Fine leg was in the ring and he just needed to get some bat on it

Over 0.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

some swing straightaway. Full and swinging in on middle, almost in the blockhole, Farhan squeezes it out

Over 15.5

Sufiyan Muqeem to AM Ghazanfar, out Caught by Abrar Ahmed!! Game. Set. Match! Short and wide outside off

AM Ghazanfar plays a late-cut and finds the fielder stationed at backward point.<br/>

Over 15.4

Sufiyan Muqeem to AM Ghazanfar, no run

drilled back to the bowler as Sufiyan Muqeem goes full

Over 15.3

Sufiyan Muqeem to Fazalhaq Farooqi, byes

1 run, full and straight outside offf, Fazalhaq Farooqi gets beaten again, the keeper fails to gather it as well, a bye taken

Over 15.2

Sufiyan Muqeem to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run

googly outside off, Fazalhaq Farooqi gets beaten

Over 15.1

Sufiyan Muqeem to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run

dips in front the batter as Fazalhaq Farooqi squeezes this down the pitch

Over 14.6

Abrar Ahmed to Fazalhaq Farooqi, 1 run

short ball on middle and leg, slapped to wide long-on for a single

Over 14.5

Abrar Ahmed to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run

tossed up delivery around middle and leg, pushed down the pitch

Over 14.4

Abrar Ahmed to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run

googly around off, Fazalhaq Farooqi gets an inside edge on to the pads

Over 14.3

Abrar Ahmed to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run

tad short outside off,

Over 14.2

Abrar Ahmed to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run

spinning away from the batter outside off, Fazalhaq Farooqi shoulders arms

Over 14.1

Abrar Ahmed to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run

tossed up delivery around off, Fazalhaq Farooqi gets an inside edge on to the pads

Over 13.6

Sufiyan Muqeem to AM Ghazanfar, no run

googly outside off, AM Ghazanfar has a poke at it, misses

Over 13.5

Sufiyan Muqeem to AM Ghazanfar, SIX

short and punished! AM Ghazanfar rocks back in the crease and pulls this over deep backward square leg for half-a-dozen

Over 13.4

Sufiyan Muqeem to AM Ghazanfar, no run

miscues this short ball back to the bowler

Over 13.3

Sufiyan Muqeem to Fazalhaq Farooqi, 1 run

clipped towards short fine leg by Fazalhaq Farooqi for a single

Over 13.2

Sufiyan Muqeem to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run

tad short outside off, Fazalhaq Farooqi steers it to backward point

Over 13.1

Sufiyan Muqeem to Noor Ahmad, out Caught by Abrar Ahmed!! Nine down and they are just a wicket away from an emphatic win. A tossed up delivery outside off

Noor Ahmad slashes away from his body and gets an outside edge towards backward point. Abrar Ahmed stationed there charges to his right and completes a good running catch.

Over 12.6

Nawaz to AM Ghazanfar, no run

loopy delivery outside off, AM Ghazanfar swings and misses

Over 12.5

Nawaz to Noor Ahmad, 1 run

punched through covers for a single by Noor Ahmad

Over 12.4

Nawaz to Noor Ahmad, no run

tad short outside off, sliced towards point by Noor Ahmad

Over 12.3

Nawaz to AM Ghazanfar, 1 run

miscued towards wide long-off for a single

Over 12.2

Nawaz to Rashid Khan, out Caught by Salman Agha!! A collision between Salman Agha and the keeper

but the captain latches on to the catch. This was full and wide outside off, Rashid Khan went hard it and miscued it towards cover. The keeper charges towards the ball, but it was always a straightforward chance for Agha.

Over 12.1

Nawaz to Rashid Khan, SIX

50 up for Afganistan! Thumps the short ball over long-on for half-a-dozen

Over 11.6

Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, 1 run

a single through mid-wicket as Rashid Khan will retain the strike

Over 11.5

Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, no run

short and wide outside off, Rashid Khan slashes hard at it, gets beaten on the outside edge

Over 11.4

Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, no run

sharp turn again, Rashid Khan gets hit on the pads as he fails to read the spin

Over 11.3

Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, no run

on the batter's pads,

Over 11.2

Sufiyan Muqeem to Rashid Khan, no run

sharp turn on offer, Rashid Khan carves it towards backward point

Over 11.1

Sufiyan Muqeem to Noor Ahmad, 1 run

on the batter's pads as Noor Ahmad works it through the on-side for one

Over 10.6

Abrar Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, 1 run

a googly outside off, Noor Ahmad carved through point for one

Over 10.5

Abrar Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, no run

tad short outside off,

Over 10.4

Abrar Ahmed to Nabi, out Caught by Salman Agha!! Afghanistan sink further. Nothing going right for them in this run chase. This was a poor delivery

short and wide, but it's not Afghanistan's day. Nabi slaps it hard, but straight to the fielder at covers. Agha makes no mistake as Pakistan inch closer to victory.

Over 10.3

Abrar Ahmed to Nabi, no run

flatter through the air on leg, Nabi looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the pads

Over 10.2

Abrar Ahmed to Nabi, leg byes

2 runs, drifting down the leg-side, clips the batter's pads and they take a couple of towards fine leg

Over 10.1

Abrar Ahmed to Nabi, no run

loopy delivery around off, Nabi defends it into the off-side

Over 9.6

Nawaz to Rashid Khan, 2 runs

fraction short outside off, Rashid Khan slices it towards point and calls for a single. An overthrow at the bowler's end results in the second run

Over 9.5

Nawaz to Rashid Khan, no run

full and wide outside off, Rashid Khan throws his hands at it but mistimes it towards cover

Over 9.4

Nawaz to Nabi, 1 run

tad short on middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for one

Over 9.3

Nawaz to Rashid Khan, 1 run

down the wicket again to work this through the on-side for one

Over 9.2

Nawaz to Rashid Khan, SIX

Rashid Khan finally connects one. Advances down the wicket and thumps this loopy delivery over wide long-off for a much needed six

Over 9.1

Nawaz to Rashid Khan, no run

fraction short outside off, carved in front of point

Over 8.6

Saim Ayub to Nabi, no run

tad short outside off, carved into the off-side, but straight to the fielder

Over 8.5

Saim Ayub to Rashid Khan, 1 run

in the air but safe! Swings early, miscues it over mid-off and manages to elude the fielder who was charging back

Over 8.4

Saim Ayub to Rashid Khan, no run

played down the pitch by Rashid Khan

Over 8.3

Saim Ayub to Rashid Khan, no run

loopy delivery outside off,

Over 8.2

Saim Ayub to Rashid Khan, no run

gets hit on the glove as he fails to read that one

Over 8.1

Saim Ayub to Nabi, 1 run

played through covers for a single

Over 7.6

Nawaz to Rashid Khan, no run

double-wicket maiden by Nawaz. Flatter through the air on middle and leg, Rashid Khan looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the pads. Was sliding down the leg-side

Over 7.5

Nawaz to Rashid Khan, no run

tosses it up outside off, spinning past Rashid Khan's outside edge

Over 7.4

Nawaz to Karim Janat, out Lbw!! Another one bites the dust! The Pakistani fans are absolutely loving every moment of this. Four wickets within 10 deliveries for Nawaz

he's on a roll. Nicely tossed up delivery around middle and off, Karim Janat goes for a sweep and gets rapped on the pads. It's a celebrappeal from Nawaz and the umpire doesn't disappoint him. Up goes the dreaded finger and the procession of wickets continues.

Over 7.3

Nawaz to Karim Janat, no run

flighted at the stumps, Karim Janat squeezes it out

Over 7.2

Nawaz to Karim Janat, no run

tossed up delivery around middle and leg, clipped in front of mid-wicket

Over 7.1

Nawaz to Ibrahim Zadran, out Stumped!! Afghanistan are on their knees. A sharp delivery the spinner and Ibrahim Zadran gets drawn forward to play it. He's beaten on the outside edge and Mohammad Haris whips off the bails in a jiffy. Ibrahim Zadran's backfoot was outside his crease and Pakistan are in a commanding position with Afghanistan five down. The spectators are having a ball in the stands. B2$

Over 6.6

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

pushed towards cover-point for a quick single to end the over

Over 6.5

Saim Ayub to Nabi, 1 run

nicely tossed up delivery outside off, pushed into the pocket at cover-point for a single

Over 6.4

Saim Ayub to Nabi, no run

flighted delivery outside off, Nabi steers it towards backward point

Over 6.3

Saim Ayub to Nabi, no run

knocked next to the pitch with soft hands

Over 6.2

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

tad short on middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran knocks it to long-on for one

Over 6.1

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

flatter delivery on off, punched into the off-side by Ibrahim Zadran

Over 5.6

Nawaz to Azmatullah, out Caught by Mohammad Haris!! Two in two for Nawaz and he's on a hat-trick. This was pitched up by the spinner around off and Azmatullah went for a cut straightaway. Gets a regulation outside edge and Mohammad Haris completes a sharp catch behind the wickets. The nick was loud and clear as the umpire raised his finger. Pakistan on top as Afghanistan have lost four wickets within the powerplay. Afghanistan have a mountain to climb with the Pakistani spinners running riot.

Over 5.5

Nawaz to Darwish Rasooli, out Lbw!! A loud lbw shout by Nawaz and the umpire has given it. Did it pitch in line though? Not sure. Was a tossed up delivery around middle and leg as Darwish Rasooli tried to work it across the line. Struck on the pads and the bowler's appeal is convincing enough. Up goes the umpire's finger and Darwish Rasooli departs without troubling the scorers. Three down within the powerplay.

Over 5.4

Nawaz to Darwish Rasooli, no run

flighted delivery on middle and leg, clipped back to the bowler by Darwish Rasooli

Over 5.3

Nawaz to Darwish Rasooli, no run

spinning away from the batter outside off, Darwish Rasooli pushes away from his body, gets beaten due to the sharp turn

Over 5.2

Nawaz to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

edged but safe! Full and straight around off, Ibrahim Zadran goes for a cut and gets a thick outside edge. Was a chance for the keeper who got his gloves to it, but he hardly had any time to react. Will go down as a dropped catch

Over 5.1

Nawaz to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

full and straight at the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran looks to push it with a straight bat, gets an inside edge next to the pitch

Over 4.6

Abrar Ahmed to Darwish Rasooli, no run

fraction short on middle and leg, Darwish Rasooli whips it towards wide mid-on

Over 4.5

Abrar Ahmed to Darwish Rasooli, no run

a lot slower through the air on off, probably the googly as Darwish Rasooli defends it

Over 4.4

Abrar Ahmed to Sediqullah Atal, out Caught by Faheem Ashraf!! Abrar Ahmed has the last laugh! Concedes a boundary and bounces back on the next ball to remove the opener. Was a tossed up delivery outside off and it kept slightly straight. Sediqullah Atal goes for the aerial route and miscues this towards cover. A straightforward chance for Faheem stationed there and with that wicket

both the Afghanistan openers are back to the pavilion within the powerplay.

Over 4.3

Abrar Ahmed to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR

Sediqullah Atal getting the occasional boundaries. Advances down the wicket and heaves this floated delivery towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder near the boundary puts in dive, but fails to stop the ball. Abrar Ahmed isn't pleased with that effort

Over 4.2

Abrar Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

steered to gully with soft hands for a quick single

Over 4.2

Abrar Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, wide

slower through the air, but down the leg-side for a ball

Over 4.1

Abrar Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

nicely tossed up delivery around off, Ibrahim Zadran swings and misses

Over 3.6

Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, no run

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

Over 3.5

Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR

In the air but safe! Was a short ball by the bowler and Atal pulled it towards deep square leg. The fielder charges in from the deep and tries to grab it, but the ball lands in front of him. He got hits hands to it, but failed to stop it completely, eventually conceding a boundary

Over 3.4

Saim Ayub to Sediqullah Atal, no run

width on offer as the batter slaps it towards cover, good stop by the fielder stationed there

Over 3.3

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

tad short on middle and leg, clipped in front of mid-wicket by Ibrahim Zadran

Over 3.2

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

tossed up by Saim Ayub around off, Ibrahim Zadran pushes it in front of point

Over 3.1

Saim Ayub to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

on a length around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-wicket by Ibrahim Zadran

Over 2.6

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, no run

big appeal! Afridi thinks he’s got the edge, the keeper joins in, but the umpire remains unmoved. Pitched up outside off, swinging away late and beating Atal’s flashy drive

Over 2.5

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, no run

slower delivery by the batter, Sediqullah Atal pushes at it with soft hands, but Shaheen Afridi stops it in his followthrough

Over 2.4

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, no run

yorker length delivery at the stumps, Sediqullah Atal squeezes it next to the pitch

Over 2.3

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, no run

banged in short by Afridi outside off, the ball shapes away as Sediqullah Atal swings and misses

Over 2.2

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, no run

pitched up by the bowler around off, pushed in front of covers by the batter

Over 2.1

Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run

tad short on middle and leg, tucked towards the on-side with soft hands for one

Over 1.6

Abrar Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, 3 runs

Short and wide outside off, Ibrahim Zadran cracks it through the covers and they push hard to come back for three. Excellent running between the wickets

Over 1.5

Abrar Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

loopy delivery around off, pushed towards point by the batter

Over 1.4

Abrar Ahmed to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run

on the batter's pads as Sediqullah Atal clips it towards short fine leg for one

Over 1.3

Abrar Ahmed to Sediqullah Atal, 2 runs

pulled towards deep mid-wicket where a fumble by Hasan Nawaz results in the second run. His knee got stuck in the turf while stopping that ball

Over 1.2

Abrar Ahmed to Sediqullah Atal, 2 runs

tad short on middle and leg, Sediqullah Atal pulls this in front of square leg for a couple of runs

Over 1.2

Abrar Ahmed to Sediqullah Atal, wide

sprays a ball down the leg-side

Over 1.1

Abrar Ahmed to Sediqullah Atal, no run

on the shorter side around middle and leg, Sediqullah Atal looks to nudge this away, gets hit on the pads though

Over 0.6

Shaheen Afridi to Ibrahim Zadran, no run

tad short around off, Ibrahim Zadran knocks it in front of cover

Over 0.5

Shaheen Afridi to Gurbaz, out Caught by Sahibzada Farhan!! Edged and gone! Afridi does it again in the very first over. Back of a length outside off

Gurbaz tries the late cut but only manages an edge - safely pouched at wide slip. He looked in good touch with a neat flick earlier, but his stay is cut short.

Over 0.4

Shaheen Afridi to Gurbaz, no run

better from Shaheen Afridi. Short of a length delivery outside off, shaping away slightly as Gurbaz lets it through to the keeper

Over 0.3

Shaheen Afridi to Gurbaz, FOUR

sublime timing! Drifting on the pads, hint of swing and Gurbaz times his flick through square leg. The fielder in the deep sprints to his left and puts in a slide, however, fails to stop the ball. First boundary of the run chase

Over 0.2

Shaheen Afridi to Sediqullah Atal, leg byes

1 run, short of a length around middle and leg, Sediqullah Atal looks to work it away, the ball clips his pads and rolls towards square leg

Over 0.1

Shaheen Afridi to Gurbaz, 1 run

short of a length around off, Gurbaz pats it in front of point and scampers across to the other end

Over 0.1

Shaheen Afridi to Gurbaz, wide

starts off with a ball down the leg-side. Hint of swing as Haris takes it with a dive to his left