| 0.2 : 0.2: Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Wow, what a classy shot to get the game underway! |
| 1.2: Cosmas Kyewuta to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Rahmanullah Gurbaz has put away the full toss with utmost ease here. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Cosmas Kyewuta to Ibrahim Zadran, Four! |
| 2.5: Dinesh Nakrani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Up and over! |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Hammered away! Short of a length and offering some width as well, Ibrahim Zadran takes a step to the leg side and thrashes the ball past the man at covers for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Another one and this has been some start for Afghanistan here. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six! |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, Four! |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR MORE! No need to run for that. Pitched full, on off. Zadran drills it through the mid-off region and it races away to the fence in flash. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Make that three in a row! Slower length ball, around off. Zadran waits and steers it between the short third and the backward point fielder for a hat-trick of boundaries. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, Four! |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Henry Ssenyondo to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Pitched full, on the middle and leg. Gurbaz shimmies down the pitch and hammers it over the long-on boundary for a huge 92-metre hit. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Henry Ssenyondo to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! BOOM! Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes big and long! Tosses it full at the stumps. Gurbaz clears the front leg and hammers it back over the bowler and down the ground for a gigantic six. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Dinesh Nakrani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! DISMISSIVE FROM GURBAZ! Low full toss, on off. Gurbaz makes room and thrashes it over the extra cover and toward wide long off region for a thumping boundary. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Riazat Ali Shah to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Riazat Ali Shah is welcomed into the attack with a boundary. Poor start from Shah as he strays onto the pads, Ibrahim Zadran flicks it away over short fine leg and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 13.1: Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, No ball and Four! That was a fine effort on the fence from Cosmas Kyewuta but it wouldn't have mattered as Bilal Hassan has overstepped and it will be a Free Hit for Afghanistan. Bowled on a good length and around off, Ibrahim Zadran just stays put and lofts it wide of long off where Cosmos runs across and catches the ball but falls over the ropes and flicks the ball in which then rolls back onto the ropes. 10 already off the over without a single legal b |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX! Smashed away brilliantly by Ibrahim Zadran and 18 off the over with three balls remaining. Slower one, on a good length and angling at the stumps. This one sits up nicely and Zadran just whacks it across the line and thumps it well over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Bilal Hassan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! 25 off the over and the 150 is already up Afghanistan. Banged in short biut angling down leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz whips it off his hips and gets it well over backward square leg for yet another boundary. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Brian Masaba to Ibrahim Zadran, OUT! b Brian Masaba. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! CAUGHT! One wicket brings another and both the openers are back in the hut now. Ramjani tosses it full, outside off. Gurbaz gets across and slog-sweeps it aerially but straight to the throat of Riazat Ali Shah at the deep backward square leg boundary. He makes no mistake and both the set batters are dismissed in the space of few balls. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Brian Masaba to Najibullah Zadran, OUT! c Dinesh Nakrani b Brian Masaba. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Cosmas Kyewuta to Gulbadin Naib, OUT! c Brian Masaba b Cosmas Kyewuta. |
| 19.5: Cosmas Kyewuta to Azmatullah Omarzai, OUT! CAUGHT! Cosmas Kyewuta gets his second of the night! Pace-off, on a length, around off. Azmatullah Omarzai swings across the line and gets an outside edge that flies toward the cover point region. Alpesh Ramjani comes under it and takes a dolly. |
| 0.1 : 0.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ronak Patel, Four! |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ronak Patel, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Fazalhaq Farooqi comes back in style! A yorker-length delivery, swinging back into the middle and leg stump line. Ronak Patel plays all around it and the stumps are castled. Uganda are rocked early. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Roger Mukasa, OUT! LBW! Appeal and given by the umpire. Fazalhaq Farooqi gets two in two! Full and on the middle and leg stump line. Roger Mukasa plays across the line and misses. He is pinned in front. The umpire raises the finger and Roger Mukasa departs for a golden duck.  Afghanistan are on top. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Simon Ssesazi, FOUR! Simon Ssesazi is off the mark with a boundary! Tad short, outside off. Ssesazi goes back and cuts it through the short third region for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Simon Ssesazi, OUT! In the air and caught! Soft dismissal for Simon Ssesazi. This was tossed up, outside off. Simon Ssesazi looks to sweep but gets a top edge that goes toward the short fine leg region. Fazalhaq Farooqi goes back and takes a simple catch. Uganda ae three down and in all sorts of trouble. |
| 3.4: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dinesh Nakrani, FOUR! Punished! Short and wide outside off. Dinesh Nakrani hangs back and cuts it through the backward point region for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Naveen-ul-Haq to Dinesh Nakrani, OUT! b Naveen-ul-Haq. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Naveen-ul-Haq to Alpesh Ramjani, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Naveen-ul-Haq gets his second and Uganda are in trouble. Pitched full, around off. Alpesh Ramjani goes for the drive and gets a thick outside edge that goes toward the first slip fielder. Gulbadin Naib takes the catch and Uganda have lost half their side now. Afghanistan are on top. |
| 9.4: Mohammad Nabi to Robinson Obuya, SIX! The first maximum for Uganda in the T20 World Cup and it comes off the bat of Robinson Obuya. This is floated up on off stump, Robinson Obuya stays deep in the crease and makes room before going hard at it. The ball gets lifted up high and travels over the cover fence for a maximum. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Riazat Ali Shah, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Fazalhaq Farooqi gets his third! Off-cutter, on a length and at the stumps. Riazat Ali Shah looks to hack it across the line but is deceived by the lack of pace. He is early into the shot and misses it completely. The ball rattles into the stumps and another one bites the dust. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brian Masaba, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Fazalhaq Farooqi is on a hat-trick yet again. Farooqi comes from round the wicket and bowls it full, outside off. Masaba goes for the drive and gets a thick edge to the keeper. Rahmanullah Gurbaz takes a sitter and Uganda are seven down. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Robinson Obuya, OUT! c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fazalhaq Farooqi. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassan, Four! |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassan, OUT! LBW! Bilal Hassan is hit on the pads for the upteenth time and the finger goes up for LBW. Rashid Khan just drags the length back, bowling it flatter around off and gets the googly to turn back in. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Rashid Khan to Henry Ssenyondo, OUT! TIMBER! Rashid Khan wraps up proceedings with a double whammy and Uganda are bundled out for just 58 runs here. Quicker through the air, floated up a bit fuller and around off stump. It is another googly from Rashid and the ball turns back in sharply. Henry Ssenyondo looks to defend off the front foot but the ball goes between bat and pad to castle into the stumps and Afghanistan beat Uganda by a massive 125 runs. |
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