| 0.3 : 0.3: K Ahmed to M Shahzad, FOUR! Did not intend to do that at all. Shahzad actually wanted to leave this shortish ball, but was a little late in doing so and as a result, the ball went off the top half of the bat and over the gap between the keeper and first slip for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: D Chahar to M Shahzad, FOUR! This is how he bats. There's enough room with the swing away from him. Walks down the track and lofts it over cover-point to find the fence. Nicely played, Shahzad. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: K Ahmed to M Shahzad, FOUR! Full and right in the slot, Mohammad Shahzad has no second thoughts about putting this away. With a nice extension of the arms he lifts it over mid on and sends it across the boundary line. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: D Chahar to M Shahzad, SIX! Keeps it full and straight this time and Shahzad dispatches that. Was ready for it. Cleared his front leg and slogged it well over the cow corner for the first maximum of the innings. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: D Chahar to M Shahzad, FOUR! 17 runs off this over. Not exactly the ideal start for Deepak Chahar's ODI career. He pitches this short and on off, Shahzad takes a step across to move inside the line and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: S Kaul to M Shahzad, FOUR! Finds the gap this time. A boundary after 8 dot balls. The pressure was mounting and this will certainly help. That's a good shot. Kaul offers too much room outside off, Shahzad can free his arms and he does so. Cracks it through extra cover and sends it across the boundary line. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: K Ahmed to M Shahzad, SIX! Big shot from the big man! They're playing to his strengths for now. This time, Ahmed fires it full around off, Shahzad stays firm in the crease and clears the long on fence with a mighty swing of his bat. Khaleel concedes a boundary after 9 balls, been bowling well so far. Hit for a big one first up, can he come back well? |
| 8.2 : 8.2: S Kaul to M Shahzad, FOUR! That made a cracking sound as the ball went off the bat. Short ball and Shahzad picks it up early. Stands tall and muscles the pull over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: S Kaul to M Shahzad, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for the attacking opener. Moves to 49 with that. It's full and wide outside off, Shahzad hammers it with a lot of power over the covers to find the fence. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: R Jadeja to M Shahzad, SIX! Sweet, sweet connection off the middle. Shahzad doesn't care who comes at him, he's just murdering everything that's coming his way. Gets low to this tossed up delivery and slogs it high and handsome over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: R Jadeja to J Ahmadi, OUT! MS Dhoni is rarely wrong. Ahmadi has to depart. He contributed just 5 runs in the 65-run opening stand. But credit to him for hanging in with Shahzad. Coming to the wicket, Jadeja serves it full and on middle, Ahmadi runs down the track to play a big shot probably but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It deflects behind to Dhoni, who collects it and does the rest with ease. He appeals before going to celebrate with his players and the square leg umpire signals f |
| 13.4: K Jadhav to M Shahzad, SIX! BANG! That's outta here. A little bit of air and Shahzad pummels this. In his slot as he clears his front leg and smokes it straight back over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: R Jadeja to M Shahzad, FOUR! Thrashed! As soon as Jadeja drops it short, Shahzad goes deep inside the crease and cracks it via a pull shot to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: R Jadeja to R Shah, OUT! Jadeja bowls a beauty to get rid of Rahmat Shah. Second wicket for him and he has struck in consecutive overs to provide India some relief. He tosses it up in the air and lands it around middle. Shah is forward to defend, probably, playing for the away spin but to his bad luck, it turns out to be an arm ball. It kisses the deck, beats his bat and sneaks past his pads to disturb the sticks. One of Afghanistan's premier batsman departs cheaply. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: K Yadav to H Shahidi, OUT! Superb stumping by MS Dhoni. He is lightning quick we all know and just proves it again. Really master of quick reflexes. We have to give credit to Kuldeep here as well. It's beautifully tossed up in the air and Shahidi is lured into the shot. He shimmies down the track but then quickly realizes that he's beaten in flight. Tries to defend after that but it turns away to beat his bat. Hashmatullah tries to get back in but Dhoni is ultra-quick in collecting the bal |
| 15.3 : 15.3: K Yadav to A Afghan, OUT! Bowled 'em! KULDEEP ON A HAT-TRICK! He dishes out his stock ball again which lands around off and turns back in. Afghan should have been forward to this but decides to play it from the back foot. His attempt is to flick but misses the ball completely. The ball is not missing the sticks. The Indians are ecstatic as Afghan with a dejected look walks back. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: R Jadeja to M Shahzad, FOUR! Shahzad is not bothered at all. Receives a full toss and muscles it over short fine leg for a boundary. Fine connection. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: R Jadeja to M Shahzad, SIX! Bang! This is even better. Jadeja allows the batsman to get under this delivery and smokes it over mid-wicket for a maximum. Massive effort this by MS, has scored 85 runs out of the 99 put on the board. |
| 20.1 : 20.1: K Ahmed to M Shahzad, SIX! Nails it! Pace on the ball and Shahzad loves it. He rocks back and across to a length ball and launches it over mid-wicket for a maximum. Welcome into the attack, Khaleel. |
| 25.3 : 25.3: S Kaul to G Naib, FOUR! Top edge and away! Bumper angling in on leg, hurries Naib into the pull shot and he gets a top edge as a result. The ball runs down to fine leg and a boundary results. Well, what do you know? This is the first boundary of the innings which hasn't been scored by Mohammad Shahzad. Unreal stuff. |
| 28.1 : 28.1: D Chahar to M Shahzad, FOUR! 5th ODI ton for Mohammad Shahzad! Well-deserved for the big man. Thoroughly deserves it. And you can see just how much it means to him too, he's really pumped. He's excelled when all the other batsmen have failed. Superb batting. It's a freebie really. He gets it on the pads and tickles it fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 28.4 : 28.4: D Chahar to G Naib, OUT! He's gone! A budding partnership for Afghanistan comes to an end. Chahar gets his first wicket in ODI cricket. Full and coming in on the pads, Naib flicks it over mid-wicket. No elevation on it and the placement is so good that Gulbadin finds Jadhav out in the deep. He moves a couple of steps to his right and takes it safely. |
| 30.1 : 30.1: D Chahar to M Shahzad, SIX! Right in the slot and he puts it away too. What a hit. Full ball on middle and leg, Shahzad walks a step across and whips it over mid-wicket. Gets right under the ball and deposits it over the cow corner for half a dozen. |
| 33.5 : 33.5: K Jadhav to M Nabi, FOUR! Excellent shot! The length is a bit too full this time by Jadhav and Nabi goes down on one knee to play the sweep shot. Gets it away from the middle of his blade and sends it whistling to the backward square leg fence. |
| 34.5: S Kaul to M Nabi, SIX! That has gone all the way! Kaul digs in a short ball and angles it into the batsman, Nabi shimmies down the track a bit and pulls it clinically over mid-wicket. There is a fielder in the deep but he can do nothing about it as the ball flies to his left. |
| 35.2 : 35.2: K Jadhav to M Shahzad, FOUR! Takes a calculative risk and fetches a boundary. Flatter and fuller outside off, Shahzad steps back to make room and rockets it inside-out over cover-point. It's wide of the sweeper cover fielder and crosses the fence. |
| 36.5 : 36.5: S Kaul to M Nabi, SIX! High and handsome! This one is served right in the slot for the batsman. Full and around off, Nabi attacks it with all his might and sends it packing over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 37.5: K Jadhav to M Shahzad, OUT! Shahzad holes out! The fun is over. But what a great knock by the wicketkeeper batsman. He walks back to a standing ovation from his teammates. Coming to the delivery, Jadhav probably senses the charge from the batsman. Hence, he serves it full and wide outside off. MS is down the track looking for a big shot but it's too wide of him and he has to reach out for it. As a result, it flies off the bottom half of the bat and Karthik moves across to his right from l |
| 39.4 : 39.4: K Yadav to N Zadran, FOUR! Misfield! Poor by Khaleel there. But a fine shot by Zadran. He brings out the reverse sweep and goes with the spin. Gets it from the middle of the bat and it races towards short fine leg where Khaleel makes a complete mess. Afghanistan won't mind this at all. |
| 40.4: K Ahmed to M Nabi, FOUR! Around the wicket again and it's a boundary. Khaleel bowls it full on off, it's angling in but Nabi is well on top of this one. Stays right behind the line and drives it ever so well through the gap in the covers for a boundary. |
| 41.4: K Yadav to M Nabi, SIX! 12 off the over already. A big one for Afghanistan and it can become bigger with 2 balls to spare. Kuldeep loops it up outside off and Nabi doesn't hold anything back. Gives it the full swing of his bat and clears mid-wicket with absolute ease. |
| 41.6 : 41.6: K Yadav to N Zadran, FOUR! 17 off the over. A super expensive one from Kuldeep. Zadran does well to get forward and across. Kneels down and sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 42.6: R Jadeja to M Nabi, FOUR! Moves to 49 with this. Excellent knock so far from Mohammad Nabi. He hangs back to this shorter delivery and punches it hard wide of sweeper cover to find the fence. |
| 44.1 : 44.1: R Jadeja to N Zadran, OUT! A 3-fer for Jadeja! The on-field call stays. He comes from over the wicket and it spins in from around off, Zadran brings out the reverse sweep but fails to connect. Is caught around the hips but since he's got low to play, height isn't an issue. The appeal goes up and so does the finger. The southpaw reviews and replays show that he's dead plumb. Nothing saves him. A good stand though, was worth 46 off 38. |
| 46.1: S Kaul to M Nabi, SIX! Right out of the screws, that one. Wow! What a phenomenal hit. Kaul goes full and attacks the stumps, Nabi throws his front leg out of the way, gets right under the ball and smokes it high into the night sky. Has the distance on it too as it sails deep into the mid-wicket stands. |
| 47.3 : 47.3: K Ahmed to M Nabi, OUT! Good bowling brings an end to a very good knock from Mohammad Nabi. Khaleel continues from around the wicket and bowls a slower one full in length on the stumps. Nabi doesn't pick it up and ends up playing the lofted shot too early. Chips it in the extra cover region and two fielders converge to take this - Kuldeep from cover and Karthik from mid off. No calling whatsoever and the former takes it as they both collide. Could have just as easily dropped it, but nicely |
| 0.1 : 0.1: A Alam to L Rahul, FOUR! Starts off in the best possible starts. Carrying on from where he left off at The Oval. Short and wide outside off, Rahul rises on his toes and cuts this perfectly past point. No chance of stopping that, it's hit so well. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: A Alam to A Rayudu, SIX! Take a bow, Ambati Rayudu! That's a terrific shot. Has enough of the blocks and decides to give the charge. There's width available outside off, so he uses the pace and carves it over the infield on the off side. Clears the cover boundary and that's a maximum. |
| 5.4: Ur Rahman to A Rayudu, FOUR! Once again Rayudu picks up a boundary. It's full around off, he gives it the full swing of the bat and clears mid off with ease. Then, it's just a mere formality as the ball races to the boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: A Alam to A Rayudu, FOUR! On the leg side this time but the result is the same. Full ball attacking the stumps, angling in, Rayudu slogs it between mid-wicket and mid on and finds the gap well. It's hit well and goes to the boundary in a jiffy. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: A Alam to A Rayudu, FOUR! Room on offer and Rayudu makes Alam pay. Length ball wide outside off, he flays it through point. In the gap and that's another one which has gone to the fence like a rocket. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: G Naib to L Rahul, FOUR! Shot. Timing from KL Rahul. That'll make him feel a lot better. Angling in on middle and leg, full length ball, Rahul flicks it well through the right of the mid on fielder. The man there doesn't even bother trying to chase it down. Super shot. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: G Naib to L Rahul, FOUR! Missed out on the previous freebie he got, doesn't do so this time. Full toss outside off, Rahul drives it neatly through the gap in the covers. A boundary results. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: G Naib to A Rayudu, SIX! And the 50 is up for India. Brought up in some style too. Just ahead of a length on the stumps, Rayudu stays leg side of this and throws the kitchen sink at it. Connects well and clears long on without any trouble. 15 off the over, a big one for India. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Ur Rahman to L Rahul, SIX! Wow! Quite smart from KL. Anticipated the ball to land full, so opened his body up and went inside out over covers. Got enough on it to clear the cover fence with ease. Well played. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: G Naib to A Rayudu, SIX! A connection as sweet as a Rasgulla from Kolkata. Rayudu jumps out of the crease to this full ball on the stumps and with a simple extension of the arms, lofts it cleanly over long off for a maximum. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: G Naib to L Rahul, FOUR! Lovely. One for the cameras, that. Rahul holds the pose after playing the shot. Full on middle and off, it's lofted ever so well over wide long off and it goes across the fence on the bounce. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: G Naib to A Rayudu, SIX! BANG! Out of here! Rayudu may not be a big fella, but he can sure generate a lot of power. Short ball in line of the stumps, Ambati muscles the pull over mid-wicket and sends it into the 2nd tier over mid-wicket. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: R Khan to A Rayudu, FOUR! Picks up the googly to perfection. Full on off, Rayudu gets low and brings out the big slog sweep. Lifts it over mid-wicket and finds the fence. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: M Nabi to A Rayudu, OUT! GONE! Afghanistan have their first breakthrough of the evening. Nabi comes from around the wicket and floats it up on the stumps, Rayudu gives the charge and tries to clear long on. Gets a lot of height but not enough elevation and as a result, it goes straight down Najibullah's throat. He takes it well and that's the end for Rayudu. He departs, but not before playing a superb knock. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: R Khan to D Karthik, FOUR! Dragged short, on middle, Karthik rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 19.2 : 19.2: M Nabi to L Rahul, FOUR! He will play plenty of these shots. Full and outside off, Rahul gets his broom out and reverse sweeps it past short third man. The stand is worth 12 from 13 balls. |
| 20.3 : 20.3: R Khan to L Rahul, OUT! Plumb as it gets and Rahul is gone. The leg spinner this time, Rahul goes for the reverse sweep but misses and is hit right in front. Seems dead and is ruled out by the onfield umpire. But for some reason, Rahul wants to have it reviewed. The replays roll in. First the no ball check. Safe. Second, the presence of wood or glove. None. Third, Hawk Eye. Pitched outside off, hitting line and going on to hit the stumps. India exhaust or rather, waste their only review. F |
| 25.5 : 25.5: J Ahmadi to MS Dhoni, OUT! LBW! This is a bonus wicket for Afghanistan. Ahmadi has got rid of the Indian captain. But he has also hurt himself in the process. Full and outside off, Dhoni gets a good stride forward and looks to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. Ahmadi appeals, the umpire thinks for a while and then raises his finger. Dhoni is not happy and neither is Ahmadi. Let us get to the bowler first. While celebrating after the decision, the fielder from short fine leg has thr |
| 26.6 : 26.6: R Shah to D Karthik, FOUR! CREAMED! Full and outside off, Karthik leans and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a boundary! 150 UP FOR INDIA. 101 more needed from 138 balls. |
| 27.4 : 27.4: J Ahmadi to D Karthik, FOUR! FEROCIOUS! Karthik jumps down the track and on seeing that, the bowler bowls a high full toss. But the batsman is unperturbed and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary! Moves to 23 from 30 balls, with his third boundary. 96 more needed to win from 134 deliveries. |
| 30.3 : 30.3: A Alam to M Pandey, OUT! Caught behind! Afghanistan are getting some quick wickets here. This is full and outside off, a touch wide, Pandey looks to drive when it is not on a driveable length. But there is no feet movement and it results in an outside edge. Shahzad collects but neither the keeper nor the bowler appeal. Pandey stays over there but then the umpire sends him on his way. If my memory serves me correct, when Australia toured India in 2017 for the ODIs, Nathan Coulter-Nile got h |
| 30.4 : 30.4: A Alam to K Jadhav, FOUR! That's lucky! Outside off, Jadhav plays a loose drive and gets a thick outside edge which flies through the vacant slip cordon to the third man fence! |
| 34.5 : 34.5: R Khan to D Karthik, FOUR! Very well played. The quicker ball, outside off, Karthik waits till the last moment and then plays the flashy cut. The ball does take a bit of an outside edge but is very wide of the fielder at short third man. The stand is worth 23 from 26 balls. |
| 36.2 : 36.2: R Khan to K Jadhav, FOUR! Nicely played. Outside off, Jadhav opens the face of the bat and guides it past short third man for a boundary! |
| 38.5 : 38.5: Ur Rahman to D Karthik, OUT! What a freakish dismissal! Kedar is short. Has to go now. Full and around off, Karthik drives it straight back. Now, Mujeeb gets across to his right and should have fielded it. But he misfields it, the ball brushes his hands and hits the stumps behind! Now, Kedar is backing a long way and has to turn behind and slide his bat in. Mujeeb appeals and runs around in celebratory fashion. The umpire refers it upstairs and replays show that Jadhav has not quite made i |
| 39.4 : 39.4: M Nabi to D Karthik, OUT! Adjudged LBW! Boy, is the game turning now? Karthik is not happy. Full and around middle and leg, Karthik misses his flick and is hit on the pads as the ball spins in. Nabi appeals, the umpire takes his time and eventually raises his finger! DK has a long look at the heavens and then trudges back. To the naked eye, that looked like missing leg. Hawk Eye confirms it. Sadly, India do not have any review left. 48 more needed from 62 balls. Getting close. |
| 43.5 : 43.5: Ur Rahman to D Chahar, FOUR! Crucial boundary for India! Short and wide outside off, Chahar pounces on that and crunches it behind point for a boundary! Moves to 11 from 11 balls with his first boundary. |
| 44.5: A Alam to D Chahar, OUT! BOWLED! Aftab has struck! Chahar is beaten by pace. A length ball, on middle, Deepak looks to flick but the ball hits his pads and then deflects onto the off stump. The Afghan supporters go wild in the crowd. Aftab is excited and runs all around the park. This match well... seems to be heading down to the wire. 27 more needed from 31 balls. |
| 48.1 : 48.1: A Alam to K Yadav, OUT! Kuldeep is gone. What a brilliant piece of fielding. India are 8 down now but Jadeja is on strike. Full and around off, Kuldeep backs away and drives it through the covers. Gulbadin Naib covers good ground to his left and dives to stop the boundary. Jadeja calls for the third but Kuldeep is a bit slow in taking off. Naib returns a wayward throw to the bowler, way away from the stumps. But he takes the throw, turns back and then fires his own throw at the stumps. Bul |
| 48.5 : 48.5: A Alam to S Kaul, OUT! It is wicket number 9! The Afghans are hitting the stumps alright. Full on middle, Kaul pushes it towards mid on and hares across. Hashmatullah Shahidi charges to the ball, picks it up and then fires a direct hit the bowler's end! It is referred upstairs and replays show that Kaul is gone! |
| 49.2 : 49.2: R Khan to R Jadeja, FOUR! FETCH THAT! What a hit by Jadeja. The wrong 'un, outside off, Jaddu gets down and plays the slog sweep. The ball is aerial and flat and goes towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder there rushes to his right, puts in a dive but cannot get to the ball! Initially, it seems like it has hit the ropes on the full but replays confirm that the ball has bounced just before. |
| 49.5 : 49.5: R Khan to R Jadeja, OUT! THE MATCH IS TIED! Unbelievable scenes. Rashid Khan is flying around, like an aeroplane. Shikhar Dhawan is smiling in the dressing room. How did India goof it up? A short ball, Jadeja rocked back and pulled it uppishly. He could have hit it anywhere he liked but he chose the only man in the deep on the leg side - mid-wicket. Najibullah Zadran comes running in and takes a terrific catch. Oh boy, what a game. Does not matter to either team but what a match we have ha |
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