| 0.2 : 0.2: Tim Southee to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR! Up and over! Mohammad Shahzad is off the mark in style and he also holds his pose for the cameras. Lovely stroke! Fuller and on off, Shahzad lofts it over the bowler's head. Boundary. |
| 2.2: Adam Milne to Mohammad Shahzad, OUT! TAKEN, DROPPED? NO, THAT IS TAKEN! A really good catch by Devon Conway who just about hangs onto it! The move to get Milne on works wonders as he strikes. This is short and just outside off. Shahzad looks to arch back, tries to make room and cut. It goes more off the toe-end to the right of Conway who seems to have been wrong-footed. He sticks his right hand out, it hits the glove but then pops out, then hits his wrist as he is falling onto the ground an |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Adam Milne to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Length again, on middle. Rahmanullah Gurbaz just walks across his stumps and flicks it really fine. The ball races away into the fine leg boundary. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Trent Boult to Hazratullah Zazai, OUT! TAKEN! That is one of the most simple chances for Santner and he does not make a mistake! Zazai now walks back and both the openers fall quickly. Not the start Afghanistan wanted but the perfect one for New Zealand. On middle, Zazai looks to flick, he closes the face of the bat quite early. It goes off the leading edge and lobs towards mid-wicket where Santner runs in and takes it. We saw Zazai take quite a cautious approach till the time he was out th |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Trent Boult to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! TOP EDGE BUT A BOUNDARY! Afghanistan won't mind how they come as long as they do! A good short one. On middle, Naib takes his eyes off the ball and looks to pull. It goes off the top edge and over the keeper. Boundary. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Tim Southee to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! LBW! That is as plumb as it gets! Good Gurbaz did not review that as his side would have lost one. Southee now comes on and he strikes. Whatever Williamson has done so far in this game has been on point. Outstanding from the Kiwis. Gurbaz was walking across a lot and you are always inviting problems while doing so against a quality bowling line-up. He does so again. Southee goes wide of the crease and spears this full and on middle, Gurbaz looks to fl |
| 7.4 : 7.4: Mitchell Santner to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! Around off and Najibullah Zadran just swats it back past the bowler. The ball races away into the long on fence. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: James Neesham to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! Lovely shot from Najibullah Zadran. On middle and lofted nicely over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: James Neesham to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! Back-to-back now from Najibullah Zadran! A slice of luck in this one but Zadran won't care. Width on offer and edged down to the third man fence. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Ish Sodhi to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! It's raining boundaries from the bat of Najibullah Zadran now. On the pads and clipped aerially into the deep square leg fence. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Ish Sodhi to Gulbadin Naib, OUT! Chopped on! Just when it was all going Afghanistan's way, they lose their fourth. This one was short and wide and it was spinning further away. Gulbadin Naib goes after it but ends up getting an inside edge. The ball goes on to hit the off stump and Naib can't believe it. Ish Sodhi provides the breakthrough for New Zealand. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Mitchell Santner to Najibullah Zadran, SIX! BOOM! Flatter ball, around off. Najibullah Zadran clears his front leg and smacks it over long on for a biggie! |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Mitchell Santner to Najibullah Zadran, SIX! BANG! Najibullah Zadran is in the mood! Tossed up, outside off. Najibullah Zadran reaches out and smokes it over Glenn Phillips at deep mid-wicket who leaps in the air to catch that but the ball goes well over him! |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Tim Southee to Najibullah Zadran, SIX! BANG! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Najibullah Zadran stays back and smokes it over long off to collect a biggie! |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Tim Southee to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! Najibullah Zadran deserves that bit of luck to be honest. A good short ball, outside off stump. Zadran looks to hook it across but get a top edge and the ball flies into the vacant fine leg fence. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Tim Southee to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Tim Southee takes a ripper of a return catch to send Mohammad Nabi packing. Back of a length, around off and Nabi looks to flat-bat it back past the bowler. It is coming back at a rapid pace towards Southee who somehow manages to hang onto it. Nabi can't believe it and this is a good wicket at this point as Nabi can be dangerous towards the end. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Trent Boult to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! On the pads and whipped into the deep square leg fence by Najibullah Zadran. He's flying now. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Trent Boult to Najibullah Zadran, OUT! TAKEN! What a brilliant catch from James Neesham and Najibullah Zadran has to depart after a blsitering knock. A length ball, on off and Zadran looks to smoke it over the long off fence but toe-ends it. The ball goes high, towards the long off fence and James Neesham dives in and takes the catch. Trent Boult with another wicket. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Trent Boult to Karim Janat, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. This is on the pads and Karim Janat rightly looks to deposit this one over the square leg fence. Janat doesn't get any timing on it as the ball goes flat towards the square leg fence. Ish Sodhi takes a smart low catch and Trent Boult gets his third wicket. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: James Neesham to Rashid Khan, OUT! TAKEN! A fitting end to a fantastic final over from James Neesham. Wide full toss this time and Rashid Khan does manage to get bat on this one. Khan slices this one in the air and towards cover-point. Kane Williamson dives in from covers and manages to hold on to the catch. Afghanistan END WITH 124/8! |
| 0.6 : 0.6: Mohammad Nabi to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Finds the gap this time! This is even shorter and outside off, Daryl hangs back and places it between cover and mid off for a boundary. The last ball spoils the over. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Nice and fine! Second boundary for Mitchell! Shorter in length and outside off, Daryl plays it late, it goes more off the underedge down to the third man fence. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Naveen-ul-Haq to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Up and over! That is a lovely shot and Daryl Mitchell is in a hurry to end this one! Fuller and on middle, DM shows the maker's name and lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Naveen-ul-Haq to Martin Guptill, FOUR! That is smashed! Right in the slot this one. Full and outside off, it is powered through mid off. Boundary. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! There is the first wicket for Afghanistan and it is Mujeeb who strikes on his return into the team. Welcome wicket as this guy was taking the game away from them. They though need a couple more quickly. Just the 99 more needed. This lands on off, Mitchell looks to defend but it spins away. Takes a faint outside edge and Shahzad does the rest. |
| 4.1: Hamid Hassan to Martin Guptill, FOUR! Hamid Hassan starts with a gift for the batter! A full toss on off, it is driven down to the long off fence. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Martin Guptill, FOUR! Pulled away hard! This is way too short and Guptill latches onto it. He smashes it through mid-wicket. Boundary. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Martin Guptill, FOUR! Consectuive boundaries to end the Powerplay and it is a solid one for the Kiwis. Just another 80 needed! Fuller and outside off, this is smashed past mid off. Boundary. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Rashid Khan to Martin Guptill, OUT! BOWLED! Huge wicket this for Afghanistan as their main man, Rashid Khan strikes! A googly, around off. Martin Guptill gets down on his knee and looks for a slog-sweep but he misses and the ball crashes onto his stumps. It is also Rashid Khan's 400th T20 wicket! Can he turn things around for the Afghans? |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Rashid Khan to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Kane Williamson with a trademark shot and this will release a bit of pressure. On middle and leg, Kane Williamson gently nudges it through mid-wicket and the timing is so good that the ball ends up in the fence. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Gulbadin Naib to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Glorious! Full ball, outside off. Kane Williamson drives it through covers and collects a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Mohammad Nabi to Devon Conway, FOUR! Top shot! Floated, around leg. Devon Conway gets down on his knee and sweeps it towards deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Mohammad Nabi to Devon Conway, FOUR! And again! Tossed up, around middle. Devon Conway gets down yet again and sweeps it to wide of deep mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Rashid Khan to Devon Conway, FOUR! Devon Conway nails it this time! Loopy ball, outside off. Devon Conway gets low and reverse sweeps it towards deep point to collect a boundary. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Hamid Hassan to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Easy pickings! A juicy full toss, around off. Kane Williamson carves it past mid off and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Tossed up, around off. Devon Conway skips down and smacks it back past the bowler to collect a boundary. |
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