Afghanistan vs India Full Commentary, 3rd Match, 17 September, 2026
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Abhishek Sharma,
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India
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 run, An accurately pitched outswinger on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards point for 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ibrahim Zadran, Six, Six !! What a delivery! inswinger lands right on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers flick shot sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease and slash drive towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 1 (15 runs)
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 run, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease to take inswinger of fulltoss aimed on the stumps, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards short fine leg for 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes back, tucks cut toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
End of over 2 (6 runs)
Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, delivers pull in the gap to the deep mid wicket for four.
Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! inswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease, aims to slam it, but deflect off the pads. Batter steals a leg bye for 1 run.
Yash Thakur to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.
Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Zadran finds the gap and the ball races away to the fence. Afghanistan are 31 for no loss, keeping the chase ticking.
Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Yash Thakur drops it back of a length on off stump, Ibrahim Zadran can't get it away. Dot ball.
Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
End of over 3 (10 runs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Axar Patel 15 (11) Axar Patel to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, b Axar Patel, Bowled out !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Axar Patel to Sediqullah Atal, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Sediqullah Atal hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
Axar Patel to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run, off break ball, back of length, on the stumps, Sediqullah Atal hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Axar Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid on.
Axar Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, Axar Patel drops it on a good length on off stump, and Ibrahim Zadran works it away for a single. Afghanistan need 189 off 97 balls at 11.69 an over, and the pressure is firmly on.
Sediqullah Atal c A Sharma b Axar Patel 1 (3) Axar Patel to Sediqullah Atal, no run, c A Sharma b Axar Patel, Caught out !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Sediqullah Atal hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Abhishek Sharma, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Sediqullah Atal.
End of over 4 (2 runs)
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease and caresses pull to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! inswinger good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Ibrahim Zadran with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
Darwish Rasooli b J Bumrah 0 (1) Jasprit Bumrah to Darwish Rasooli, no run, b J Bumrah, Bowled out !! inswinger, yorker, on the stumps, A bold move from Darwish Rasooli as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Jasprit Bumrah to Azmatullah Omarzai, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease and caresses drive to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
End of over 5 (10 runs)
Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
Ibrahim Zadran c I Kishan b YS Thakur 25 (16) Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, c I Kishan b YS Thakur, Caught out!! inswinger good length on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease to take the gamble with flick shot towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Ishan Kishan. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Yash Thakur to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Yash Thakur to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
Yash Thakur to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Yash Thakur to Noor ul Rahman, no run. Thakur keeps it on a good length on off stump, and Noor ul Rahman can only defend. Afghanistan are 47 for 4, needing 175 more off 85 balls at 12.35 an over.
Yash Thakur to Noor ul Rahman, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease and caresses flick shot to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
End of over 6 (8 runs)
Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, googly, back of length, on the stumps, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep square leg for 1 run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! googly good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Noor Ul Rahman with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, 1 run, Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, one run. Afghanistan need 168 off 82 balls, the required rate climbing to 12.29.
Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the square leg.
Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, one run. Good length on off stump, worked away for a single. Afghanistan need 167 off 80 balls at 12.52 an over.
Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! googly good length on the leg stump, Ravi Bishnoi has sent that one, way down the leg side. The umpire signals it wide.
Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Noor Ul Rahman goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, 1 run, Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, one run to end the over. Afghanistan reach 57 for 4, needing plenty more against a required rate climbing past twelve and a half.
End of over 7 (6 runs)
Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays drive to the long off.
Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Noor Ul Rahman goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, no run. Good length, on off stump, no run.
Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Full length from Axar Patel on off stump, no run. Afghanistan reach 61 for 4 after eight overs, chasing 222.
End of over 8 (4 runs)
Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, Six, Six !! What a delivery! googly lands right on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the off stump, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards square leg for 1 run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Ravi Bishnoi delivers googly at good length, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
Noor ul Rahman c N K Reddy b R Bishnoi 11 (15) Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, no run, c N K Reddy b R Bishnoi, Caught out!! legbreak full length on the off stump, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease to take the gamble with drive towards long off, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by N. Tilak Varma. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Nabi, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump. Mohammad Nabi goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 9 (13 runs)
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook pull, edged!! and the ball sails towards point for 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease and slash drive towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
End of over 10 (4 runs)
Axar Patel to Mohammad Nabi, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease, tucks push toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
Axar Patel to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Axar Patel delivers off break ball at good length, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Azmatullah Omarzai goes back and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Axar Patel to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards mid on for 1 run.
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Azmatullah Omarzai goes back, tucks cut toward the fielder at slip, who halts the ball.
End of over 11 (3 runs)
Mohammad Nabi b N K Reddy 8 (9) Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, no run, b N K Reddy, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Mohammad Nabi goes back, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rashid Khan, 1 run, Rashid Khan goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
Azmatullah Omarzai c R Bishnoi b N K Reddy 17 (13) Nitish Kumar Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, c R Bishnoi b N K Reddy, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Ravi Bishnoi, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Azmatullah Omarzai is out.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, goes forward, but decided to leave the ball at last.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman b N K Reddy 0 (2) Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, no run, b N K Reddy, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Mujeeb Ur Rahman as batter goes forward, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Abdullah Ahmadzai goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
End of over 12 (1 runs)
Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Rashid Khan goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Rashid Khan goes forward and caresses defensive shot to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Rashid Khan no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, 1 run, Rashid Khan goes forward to take legbreak of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abdullah Ahmadzai, 1 run, legbreak, full length, on the off stump, goes back, plays drive, towards the deep cover for 1 run.
Rashid Khan b R Bishnoi 6 (5) Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, no run, b R Bishnoi, Bowled out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Rashid Khan as batter goes forward, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Ravi Bishnoi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Fazalhaq Farooqi goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
End of over 13 (7 runs)
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, goes forward, played it to the long on.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Abdullah Ahmadzai goes back and slash drive towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Abdullah Ahmadzai elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Abdullah Ahmadzai goes forward to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, 1 run, Abdullah Ahmadzai goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident chip shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
End of over 14 (5 runs)
Abdullah Ahmadzai c Axar Patel b R Bishnoi 6 (8) Ravi Bishnoi to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run, c Axar Patel b R Bishnoi, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Abdullah Ahmadzai as the batter goes forward to strike it towards deep mid wicket, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Axar Patel for a soft dismissal.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 run, An accurately pitched outswinger on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards point for 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ibrahim Zadran, Six, Six !! What a delivery! inswinger lands right on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers flick shot sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease and slash drive towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 1 (15 runs)
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 run, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease to take inswinger of fulltoss aimed on the stumps, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards short fine leg for 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes back, tucks cut toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
End of over 2 (6 runs)
Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, delivers pull in the gap to the deep mid wicket for four.
Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! inswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease, aims to slam it, but deflect off the pads. Batter steals a leg bye for 1 run.
Yash Thakur to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.
Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Zadran finds the gap and the ball races away to the fence. Afghanistan are 31 for no loss, keeping the chase ticking.
Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Yash Thakur drops it back of a length on off stump, Ibrahim Zadran can't get it away. Dot ball.
Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
End of over 3 (10 runs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Axar Patel 15 (11) Axar Patel to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, b Axar Patel, Bowled out !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Axar Patel to Sediqullah Atal, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Sediqullah Atal hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
Axar Patel to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run, off break ball, back of length, on the stumps, Sediqullah Atal hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Axar Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid on.
Axar Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, Axar Patel drops it on a good length on off stump, and Ibrahim Zadran works it away for a single. Afghanistan need 189 off 97 balls at 11.69 an over, and the pressure is firmly on.
Sediqullah Atal c A Sharma b Axar Patel 1 (3) Axar Patel to Sediqullah Atal, no run, c A Sharma b Axar Patel, Caught out !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Sediqullah Atal hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Abhishek Sharma, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Sediqullah Atal.
End of over 4 (2 runs)
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease and caresses pull to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! inswinger good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Ibrahim Zadran with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
Darwish Rasooli b J Bumrah 0 (1) Jasprit Bumrah to Darwish Rasooli, no run, b J Bumrah, Bowled out !! inswinger, yorker, on the stumps, A bold move from Darwish Rasooli as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Jasprit Bumrah to Azmatullah Omarzai, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease and caresses drive to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
End of over 5 (10 runs)
Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
Ibrahim Zadran c I Kishan b YS Thakur 25 (16) Yash Thakur to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, c I Kishan b YS Thakur, Caught out!! inswinger good length on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease to take the gamble with flick shot towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Ishan Kishan. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Yash Thakur to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Yash Thakur to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
Yash Thakur to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Yash Thakur to Noor ul Rahman, no run. Thakur keeps it on a good length on off stump, and Noor ul Rahman can only defend. Afghanistan are 47 for 4, needing 175 more off 85 balls at 12.35 an over.
Yash Thakur to Noor ul Rahman, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease and caresses flick shot to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
End of over 6 (8 runs)
Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, googly, back of length, on the stumps, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep square leg for 1 run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! googly good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Noor Ul Rahman with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, 1 run, Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, one run. Afghanistan need 168 off 82 balls, the required rate climbing to 12.29.
Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the square leg.
Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, one run. Good length on off stump, worked away for a single. Afghanistan need 167 off 80 balls at 12.52 an over.
Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! googly good length on the leg stump, Ravi Bishnoi has sent that one, way down the leg side. The umpire signals it wide.
Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Noor Ul Rahman goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, 1 run, Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, one run to end the over. Afghanistan reach 57 for 4, needing plenty more against a required rate climbing past twelve and a half.
End of over 7 (6 runs)
Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays drive to the long off.
Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Noor Ul Rahman goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, no run. Good length, on off stump, no run.
Axar Patel to Noor ul Rahman, no run, Full length from Axar Patel on off stump, no run. Afghanistan reach 61 for 4 after eight overs, chasing 222.
End of over 8 (4 runs)
Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, Six, Six !! What a delivery! googly lands right on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the off stump, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards square leg for 1 run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Ravi Bishnoi delivers googly at good length, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
Noor ul Rahman c N K Reddy b R Bishnoi 11 (15) Ravi Bishnoi to Noor ul Rahman, no run, c N K Reddy b R Bishnoi, Caught out!! legbreak full length on the off stump, Noor Ul Rahman hangs in the crease to take the gamble with drive towards long off, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by N. Tilak Varma. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Nabi, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump. Mohammad Nabi goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 9 (13 runs)
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook pull, edged!! and the ball sails towards point for 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease and slash drive towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
End of over 10 (4 runs)
Axar Patel to Mohammad Nabi, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease, tucks push toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
Axar Patel to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Axar Patel delivers off break ball at good length, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Azmatullah Omarzai goes back and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Axar Patel to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards mid on for 1 run.
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Azmatullah Omarzai goes back, tucks cut toward the fielder at slip, who halts the ball.
End of over 11 (3 runs)
Mohammad Nabi b N K Reddy 8 (9) Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, no run, b N K Reddy, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Mohammad Nabi goes back, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rashid Khan, 1 run, Rashid Khan goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
Azmatullah Omarzai c R Bishnoi b N K Reddy 17 (13) Nitish Kumar Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, c R Bishnoi b N K Reddy, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Ravi Bishnoi, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Azmatullah Omarzai is out.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, goes forward, but decided to leave the ball at last.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman b N K Reddy 0 (2) Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, no run, b N K Reddy, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Mujeeb Ur Rahman as batter goes forward, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Abdullah Ahmadzai goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
End of over 12 (1 runs)
Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Rashid Khan goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Rashid Khan goes forward and caresses defensive shot to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Rashid Khan no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, 1 run, Rashid Khan goes forward to take legbreak of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abdullah Ahmadzai, 1 run, legbreak, full length, on the off stump, goes back, plays drive, towards the deep cover for 1 run.
Rashid Khan b R Bishnoi 6 (5) Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, no run, b R Bishnoi, Bowled out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Rashid Khan as batter goes forward, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Ravi Bishnoi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Fazalhaq Farooqi goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
End of over 13 (7 runs)
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, goes forward, played it to the long on.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Abdullah Ahmadzai goes back and slash drive towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Abdullah Ahmadzai elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Abdullah Ahmadzai goes forward to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, 1 run, Abdullah Ahmadzai goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident chip shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
End of over 14 (5 runs)
Abdullah Ahmadzai c Axar Patel b R Bishnoi 6 (8) Ravi Bishnoi to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run, c Axar Patel b R Bishnoi, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Abdullah Ahmadzai as the batter goes forward to strike it towards deep mid wicket, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Axar Patel for a soft dismissal.