| 0.1 : 0.1: Oshane Thomas to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! PUT AWAY! Short in length and wide outside off, Zazai stays on the back foot and slaps it through point for a boundary. A good start for Afghanistan. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Oshane Thomas to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! Edgy! Short again, outside off and angling away, Hazratullah Zazai stays back to pull but gets a thick outside edge. It doesn't carry to the keeper who dives across to his left and deflects it past first slip for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: Oshane Thomas to Mohammad Shahzad, SIX! Mohammad Shahzad is away with a streaky biggie. Short in length and outside off, Shahzad flashes his bat at it and the top edge takes the ball over third man for a maximum. 16 from the first over, a good start for Afghanistan. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Obed McCoy to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! Brute power! Obed McCoy misses to nail his yorker by a fraction and it turns out to be a very full ball in the slot for the batsman, Hazratullah Zazai brings his bottom hand into the play and plays a short-arm jab over mid-wicket. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Obed McCoy to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR! Two shots from the edge of the bat and Mohammad Shahzad moves to 10. Short and wide outside off, Shahzad rocks back to slap it through the line but edges it past the diving keeper for a boundary at third man. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Roston Chase to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! Chase drags his length short and delivers it on middle and leg, Hazratullah Zazai kneels down and pulls it powerfully behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Roston Chase to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! Hammered away! Another long hop from Chase, around middle, this time Hazratullah Zazai stands tall inside the crease and muscles it over square leg. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Roston Chase to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! Up and over the infield. Short and outside off, Zazai rocks back to play a full-blooded square cut. It takes the top half of his bat and flies behind backward point for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Roston Chase to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! Fine footwork! Chase hurls it short and on middle, Hazratullah Zazai hops back to make room and whacks it through covers for a boundary. 50 up! |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Akeal Hosein to Hazratullah Zazai, SIX! High and handsome! Akeal Hosein gives this delivery some extra airtime, full and around off, Hazratullah Zazai gets down on one knee, manages to align himself and sends it rocketing it over the bowler's head for a maximum. At the end of the Powerplay, Afghanistan are 62/0. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: Ravi Rampaul to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR! Little drama there! Back of a length ball, outside off, Mohammad Shahzad first looks to back away but then sees the ball outside the off stump line and cuts. The fielder at deep point misfields and the ball goes past the boundary line. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Obed McCoy to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR! Lucky boundary for Mohammad Shahzad. Fuller again, outside off, Mohammad Shahzad goes chasing for that without any foot movement. Gets an outside edge wide of short third man for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Obed McCoy to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! Fifty for Hazratullah Zazai in just 31 balls! Shorter length, around leg, Hazratullah Zazai looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball goes over the head of the wicketkeeper for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Hayden Walsh to Hazratullah Zazai, SIX! KABOOM! Zazai takes the attack straightaway on the new bowler. Full and on off, Zazai gets low and slog-sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence. It clears the man in the deep. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Hayden Walsh to Hazratullah Zazai, OUT! CAUGHT! Hayden Walsh has the last laugh here. Zazai's brilliant knock of 56 runs comes to an end. He has built a solid foundation for his side. Floated, full and on off. Zazai gets low and looks to slog-sweep it. The ball takes the top edge and flies high in the air towards deep square leg. Evin Lewis keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a good catch. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Akeal Hosein to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR! Streaky! It does not matter, as long as the runs keep coming. Full and on middle, Shahzad moves back and has a go at it. The ball takes the inside edge, scoots past the stumps and runs into the boundary at fine leg. |
| 10.4: Hayden Walsh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Clean strike! Tossed up, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz skips down the track and launches it over long on for a biggie. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Andre Russell to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR! The senior pro is playing a good knock here! Andre Russell delivers this short and outside the off stump, Mohammad Shahzad gets back and cuts it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 13.3: Ravi Rampaul to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR! Classy! Mohammad Shahzad is going to free his arms now. A full-length ball, on middle and off. Shahzad moves back and lifts it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Ravi Rampaul to Mohammad Shahzad, OUT! CAUGHT! Ravi Rampaul gets his first wicket of the game. Shahzad has done his job and he departs on 54. A length ball, outside off. Shahzad looks to guide it above the short third man fielder, but he had no pace to play with. The ball lobs straight to the fielder and Akeal Hosein pouches it safely. West Indies would look to create more inroads from hereon. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Hayden Walsh to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! Najibullah Zadran reverse-sweeps this time and gets it over backward point. Kieron Pollard runs across to his right in the deep, puts in a dive but fails to cut it off. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Obed McCoy to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! All the way! This time Gurbaz connects well. Full and on off. Gurbaz coves the stumps, gets under it and powers it over the wide long on fence for a maximum. |
| 17.4: Ravi Rampaul to Najibullah Zadran, SIX! BANG! A cracking sound comes off the bat. A full-length ball, on off. Zadran hangs back and muscles it over the long off fence. 15 runs off the over so far. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Obed McCoy to Najibullah Zadran, OUT! CAUGHT! Akeal Hosein makes no mistake in the deep. McCoy gets his first wicket of the game. A short ball, on middle and leg. Zadran hangs back and pulls it towards deep square leg. Akeal Hosein settles under it and takes a good catch. A good knock from Zadran comes to an end. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Obed McCoy to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! CAUGHT! Obed McCoy gets two wickets in two deliveries. He has sent back both the set batters. A full-length ball, on off. Gurbaz stays inside the crease and looks to clear the cover fence. He lifts the ball over covers but does not find the distance on it. Hayden Walsh runs to his left from long off and takes a very good catch. He is the most reliable fielder in the West Indies camp at the moment. Has shown intensity in every game. The hat-trick ba |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Obed McCoy to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! Nabi gets off the mark with a boundary and spoils the opportunity of a hat-trick. Short ball, on middle and leg. Nabi walks across the stumps and tickles it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Andre Russell to Asghar Afghan, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Afghan's stay was rather a short one. Short ball, outside off, off-pace delivery this one. Afghan stays inside the crease and looks to heave it across the line. All he manages to get is an inside edge and the ball goes on to disturb the furniture. It's been a struggling end here for Afghanistan. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Mohammad Nabi to Lendl Simmons, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammad Nabi, the skipper rises to the occasion and sents back Lendl Simmons on a 2-ball duck. Floated, full and on off. Simmons gets low and slog-sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket. There is a fielder stationed in the deep. Najibullah Zadran comes forward and takes a sharp low catch. Early success for Afghanistan. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Roston Chase, FOUR! Nicely played. Chase gets off the mark with a boundary. Full and outside off. Chase leans in and lifts it to the left of mid off. Nabi there dives to his left but the ball goes past him into the boundary. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Roston Chase, FOUR! Top shot. Short and outside off. Chase hangs back and pushes it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 4.1: Mohammad Nabi to Evin Lewis, OUT! TIMBER! Nabi is working his magic with the ball here. He redeems himself of the dropped catch earlier. Tossed up, around off. The ball grips and turns away. Lewis looks to defend it out but misses. The ball goes through to come in contact with the off stump. West Indies are two down in no time. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Mohammad Nabi to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Mohammad Nabi gets another one! Fuller, on off, Shimron Hetmyer goes for a drive but is early on the shot. Hits it in the air straight to Nabi. He dropped a one earlier but not this one. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: Rashid Khan to Roston Chase, FOUR! That's a very good hit. Fuller, tossed up, around off, Roston Chase slams this one over the bowler and bags a boundary. 151 more needed in 66 balls! |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Karim Janat to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq completely misjudges this one and makes a meal of it. Around middle, on a length, Nicholas Pooran walks forward and hits this towards long on. Naveen-ul-Haq runs in, realizes he should have stayed back, tries to leap to take it but misses and the ball goes past the ropes on the bounce. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Karim Janat to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! A poor delivery and it has been dispatched. Brings up the 50 for the Windies as well. A half-volley on the pads, nicely flicked away by Pooran to the fine leg fence. 140 more needed in 60 balls! |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Gulbadin Naib to Roston Chase, FOUR! Roston Chase finally gets one away! Short ball, on off, Roston Chase pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Hamid Hassan to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Shorter length and pulled away! Short ball, around leg. Nicholas Pooran gets back and pulls it to backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Hamid Hassan to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Dispatched! Length ball, on the pads, Nicholas Pooran whips this off his pads over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Hamid Hassan to Roston Chase, FOUR! Roston Chase gets a lucky boundary this time! On a length, outside off, Chase looks to cut it hard but gets an outside edge towards third man for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Karim Janat to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Short ball and Nicholas Pooran rocks back quickly to pull this away towards the mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Karim Janat to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! Gone this time! Full, on the stumps, Nicholas Pooran looks to get under it and smash it over long on. But fails to get the elevation and hits it straight to Mohammad Nabi at long on. He takes a fine catch. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Hamid Hassan to Roston Chase, SIX! Good hit! Short, around off, at a decent height and Roston Chase latches onto this by smacking it well over deep mid-wicket. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Hamid Hassan to Roston Chase, OUT! b Hamid Hassan. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Gulbadin Naib to Roston Chase, FOUR! Fifty for Roston Chase! It has taken him a while but he has batted with some patience out in the middle. Short and wide outside off, Roston Chase frees his arms and slams this one over the cover region for a boundary. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Karim Janat to Andre Russell, FOUR! Around off, on a length, Andre Russell looks to heave this to the leg side but he gets the inside edge and the ball runs away to the fine leg fence. |
| 19.2: Naveen-ul-Haq to Andre Russell, OUT! CAUGHT! Andre Russell's struggle comes to a close. Good-length delivery, around off, Andre Russell stays deep in the crease and looks to clear the long on fence, but he does not quite time it well. An easy take for Gulbadin Naib in the deep. |
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