| 0.6 : 0.6: Mohammad Nabi to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Rohit Sharma goes up and over and it's the first boundary of the game. Tossed up, around off and Sharma lifts it over extra cover and the ball runs away into the fence. 7 from the first over. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Rohit Sharma is looking to be the aggressor from the word go. Outside off and Sharma plays a cheeky paddle sweep past the short fine leg fielder and into the fence. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Sharafuddin Ashraf to KL Rahul, SIX! Wow! Ashraf looks to york KL Rahul but bowls it into the slot. Rahul hits through the line nicely and clears the long on fence with utmost ease. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Sharafuddin Ashraf to KL Rahul, FOUR! And again Ashraf misses his mark and KL Rahul doesn't spare him. Rahul lofts it easily over mid on and the ball trickles into the long on fence for another boundary. 16 off the over, a good one for India. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Naveen-ul-Haq to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! This delivery deserved to be punished. Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a slower length ball, around off. Rohit Sharma just hangs back and then pulls it away in front of square on the leg side for another boundary. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Naveen-ul-Haq to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Rohit Sharma looks to be in good touch out there. Naveen-ul-Haq offers width and Rohit gladly accepts it. Sharma frees his arms and carves it over point and the ball races away into the boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Naveen-ul-Haq to Rohit Sharma, SIX! Naveen-ul-Haq isn't enjoying his bowling today. This is in the slot, around the off stump. Rohit Sharma hangs back and looks to lift it over the long off fence and that is he what he does. A 90m six, that one. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Naveen-ul-Haq to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Magnificent shot to end the over from Rohit Sharma. A length ball, outside off, Sharma skips down the track and creams this one over covers and the ball takes a couple of bounces before ending in the fence yet again. 17 off the over and India are motoring along. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: Sharafuddin Ashraf to KL Rahul, FOUR! Nice shot from Rahul! A boundary to release some pressure! Slightly short, around off and middle, skidding on, KL Rahul gets low and sweeps this one over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, FOUR! Finds the gap, does KL! Good batting from the stylish player! Rashid Khan bowls a fuller delivery, pacy too, on the pads, KL Rahul gets low and sweeps this past short fine leg. Boundary. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Gulbadin Naib to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Cheeky and brilliantly played! Shorter and on off, Sharma makes room and at the end, opens the face of the bat and guides it past short third man for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Naveen-ul-Haq to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! That fielder should have done better there! Rohit Sharma won't care though as he gets a boundary and reaches his half ton. A crucial knock in a crucial game. He though needs to bat longer here. This is short and outside off, Sharma cuts, it goes through point. The fielder in the deep runs to his left and looks to stop it but it bursts through his hands and goes behind into the fence. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Naveen-ul-Haq to KL Rahul, SIX! The 100 is up in style for India! Still a little more than 8 overs to go, they can get to 200 if the two hang in there. This is another hit-me ball, it is short and on the body, this is pulled and it goes well over the square leg fence. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Naveen-ul-Haq to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Up and over! Short and wide, asking to be hit! Rohit carves it over short third man for yet another boundary. Naveen has taken a real pounding today. 40 from his three. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Gulbadin Naib to KL Rahul, FOUR! Up and over! Raining boundaries at the moment! Rahul now gets to his half ton. Another sublime knock from him. This is right in his slot. Full and outside off, Rahul stands tall and lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Gulbadin Naib to KL Rahul, FOUR! Nice and fine! This is on the pads, Rahul pulls, it goes off the inner half, fine on the leg side. Races away to the fence. A boundary to start the over and one to end it. India batting Afghanistan out of the game at the moment. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, SIX! That is over the fence! Rohit was beaten in the flight there but still manages to clear the fence. Skips down the track, does not get to the pitch of the ball but still goes ahead with the shot. Connects well and it sails over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Karim Janat to KL Rahul, FOUR! That has gone to the fence like a tracer bullet! What a shot! There is no stopping KL Rahul tonight! Short and wide outside off, it is cut through point. This one races away to the fence. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, SIX! This time he nails it! The last two balls turns it into yet another huge over! On middle, the googly, Sharma goes down one one knee and slog-sweeps it over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Karim Janat to Rohit Sharma, OUT! TAKEN! Finally, Afghanistan manage to get a wicket and it is that of Rohit Sharma! Jannat strikes in his first over. End of a magnificent innings from Rohit Sharma. This is way too full and outside off, Rohit fails to get under it, he tries to loft it over covers but does not get the right elevation. He holes out to the fielder there, where Mohammad Nabi holds on. Can Afghanistan build on this? Can they now keep India under 190 or so? |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Gulbadin Naib to KL Rahul, OUT! Cleaned him up! KL Rahul tries to get funky but pays the price. Gulbadin Naib sees Rahul walking right across his stumps and fires in a full and quick delivery, on middle stump. Rahul looks to scoop it over short fine leg but gets undone by the pace and the ball sneaks underneath the willow and crashes into middle stump. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Gulbadin Naib to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Wow! Rishabh Pant and one-handed sixes have been a common thing now. In the slot and Pant looks to lift this one over long off. The hand comes off the handle but the ball goes high and handsome over the bowler for a biggie. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Gulbadin Naib to Rishabh Pant, SIX! And again! A length ball, on off stump. This time Pant gets an even better connection and hits another one-handed maximum, right back over the bowler's head. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Hamid Hassan to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Perfectly placed from Hardik Pandya. Full and straight, Pandya, with a flick of the wrist, works this through mid-wicket and beats the chasing long on fielder for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Hamid Hassan to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Hardik Pandya looks like a man on a mission. Hassan bowls a slower length ball, around off. This one sits up nicely and Pandya pulls it with authority and into the mid-wicket fence. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Hamid Hassan to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Top shot from Hardik Pandya as he picks up the third boundary in the over. On the pads and whipped across, splitting long on and deep mid-wicket yet again. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Naveen-ul-Haq to Hardik Pandya, SIX! RAW PANDYA POWER! That has been forced past the ropes by Hardik! Slightly short, slower this time, outside off, Hardik Pandya makes room, anticipates this well, waits, and then smokes this one well over extra cover. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Naveen-ul-Haq to Hardik Pandya, SIX! HO HO HO! This is now the highest total in the tournament this year. Pandya is looking very menacing at the moment! Around off, in the slot, Hardik Pandya stands tall and spanks this one over the bowler for a biggie. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Hamid Hassan to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Funky batting! Starts the final over with a boundary, does Rishabh! A full toss, way outside off, Rishabh Pant shuffles across and paddle scoops this over short fine leg. One bounce and boundary. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Hamid Hassan to Rishabh Pant, SIX! That is magical hitting! 200 up for India too! The slower ball, on a length around off, Rishabh Pant just smacks this one over the long off fence. Incredible batting from the Men in Blue! |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Hamid Hassan to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Streaky but it still goes to the ropes. Everything going the way of the Indians! A yorker, around middle and leg, Hardik Pandya looks to whip this to the leg side but the ball takes the inside edge and runs away to the fine leg fence. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Mohammed Shami to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! A little bit of width on offer and Hazratullah Zazai is underway is style. Good-length ball, around off and tapped through point for a boundary. |
| 1.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Hazratullah Zazai, SIX! Whipped away! What a shot that is! Strong wrists! Fuller and on middle, Zazai whips it and this one goes over the mid-wicket fence. Not a lot of followthrough but it goes well over the fence. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Mohammed Shami to Mohammad Shahzad, OUT! TAKEN! Shahzad falls for a duck! This is probably because of the dots by Zazai at the other end. Shahzad looks to break the shackles. He moves around in his crease. Shami bowls this onto his pads. Shahzad is not a still position while playing the flick. He plays it early. It goes off the leading edge and Ashwin at mid off takes an easy catch. Early wicket, just what India wanted. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Hazratullah Zazai, OUT! TAKEN! Number two goes down and Bumrah has his first! Zazai's struggle comes to an end! A short one, it is on middle. Zazai looks to pull, this goes more off the top edge towards mid on. Thakur moves to his right and takes it. Two wickets in two balls. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Mohammed Shami to Gulbadin Naib, EDGY FOUR! Afghanistan won't mind how they come as long as they do but they need it to keep coming! Length and on off, Naib looks to push at it, this goes more off the outer half past the fielder at short third man and into the fence. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Mohammed Shami to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Smack! This is right in the slot. Fuller and on middle, Gurbaz lofts it straight down the ground, it goes over the long on fence. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Mohammed Shami to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Back-to-back biggies! That blow on the head has probably woken Gurbaz up! Shami this time drags his length back and bowls it on middle, this is heaved all the way, over the mid-wicket fence. 17 from the over with a ball to go. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Mohammed Shami to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Make that 21 from the over! Short and wide outside off, Gurbaz stands tall and slaps it over covers. This one races away to the fence. Just the kind of over they needed. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Hardik Pandya to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! All of a sudden, it is raining boundaries now! On the pads, a hit-me ball. This is flicked through square leg for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Hardik Pandya to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! Easy pickings yet again! On the pads, it is quite full. Naib clips it behind square on the leg side. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Second boundary in the over. Afghanistan ending the Powerplay on a high here. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! That is a sensational catch by Pandya! Wow! It had gone so high and he also had to keep an eye on the ropes but has made it look so easy! On middle, Gurbaz looks to drag it over the leg side, gets a top edge. It goes between deep mid-wicket and long on. Hardik Pandya in the latter position, runs to his right and takes a superb catch. Gurbaz was looking good till the time he was out there but fails to get most of the start he got. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Najibullah Zadran, SIX! Powerful shot by Zadran! In the arc this time, around off, Najibullah Zadran stands tall, swings his arms at this and tonks this one over deep mid-wicket. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Gulbadin Naib, OUT! LBW! Ravichandran Ashwin strikes and Gulbadin Naib has been sent packing. Naib has a chat with his partner but they decide that this one was plumb and hence, do not go for the review. The fourth one falls and Afghanistan are not able to stitch meaningful stands. Ravichandran Ashwin floats this one up, lands it fuller around off, angling down, Gulbadin Naib gets low and looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pad. An appeal and the finger |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Ravichandran Ashwin to Najibullah Zadran, OUT! BOWLED! Ravichandran Ashwin is turning back the clock right now! Najibullah Zadran pre-meditates the reverse sweep and Ravichandran Ashwin reads it. Ashwin fires it in, full and straight. Zadran doesn't manage to make a connection as the ball is just too full and sneaks beneath his willow. The ball crashes into middle stump and Afghanistan are going down quickly here. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Karim Janat, FOUR! Cheeky but effective from Karim Janat. Flatter one, on off. Janat just goes down on one knee and paddles it off the stumps really fine. The ball ends up in the fine leg fence. A rare boundary for Afghanistan. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Shardul Thakur to Karim Janat, SIX! WOW! That has been smashed! On a length, around off and middle, Karim Janat whips this one delightfully over the fine leg fence for a massive hit! |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Karim Janat, FOUR! It is in the gap and a boundary results! A well directed short ball, around off, Karim Janat camps back and powers this one in between Virat Kohli at long on and Ravindra Jadeja at deep mid-wicket. Jadeja runs to his left, overruns actually, and that results in the ball going past the ropes. 100 up for Afghanistan! |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! This is put away by the Afghanistan skipper! A pacy full toss this time, width offered too outside off, Mohammad Nabi opens up the face of the blade and slices this behind point. Boundary. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Shardul Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, SIX! A slower ball this time, around off, Mohammad Nabi waits for it and then thumps this one over the long off region for a biggie. Ishan Kishan is just a spectator this time as the ball sails over him! |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Shardul Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! Nabi is on the charge now! A touch shorter this time, around off, Mohammad Nabi whacks this one hard to the deep mid-wicket region and bags a boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Mohammed Shami to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! TAKEN! After a long struggle and a fighting knock, Mohammad Nabi departs. Shami bowls a slower ball, around off stump. Mohammad Nabi winds up for the big shot and launches this one a mile up in the air, towards the cow corner fence. This one doesn't have the distance and Ravindra Jadeja takes a simple catch, well inside the ropes. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Mohammed Shami to Rashid Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Well, Rashid Khan just had to go for the big shots and he ends up getting out for a golden duck. Mohammed Shami looks for the yorker, but delivers it in the slot. Rashid Khan clears his front leg and clubs it flat towards the long on fence. Hardik Pandya is stationed over there and takes a comfortable catch. Mohammed Shami gets his third. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Shardul Thakur to Karim Janat, Four! |
| 19.1: Hardik Pandya to Karim Janat, FOUR! Pandya does not start the last over well. On top of off, Janat makes a bit of room for himself and slashes it into the point fence for a consolation boundary. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Hardik Pandya to Karim Janat, SIX! A maximum to end proceedings from Karim Janat but it's India who pick up the win! Pandya bowls a slower one, this is short and wide as well. Janat slaps it over the point fence for a biggie and finishes on 42. INDIA WIN BY 66 RUNS! |
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