| 0.3 : 0.3: Trent Boult to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! That is some shot! Excellent from Gurbaz! A length ball, outside off, enough width for Rahmanullah Gurbaz to hammer it past covers for a boundary. |
| 1.3: Matt Henry to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Off the edge! Third time lucky you reckon here. Touch fuller and comes with the angle on leg. Ibrahim Zadran opens his stance to heave but inside edges it well past the keeper and to fine leg. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Matt Henry to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Much more in control! This will help his confidence a lot. Pitches it up on middle, Ibrahim Zadran flicks on the up and over mid-wicket for a boundary. Afghanistan off to a bright start. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Matt Henry to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Expensive over from Matt Henry but he has the Afghani openers on their toes all through. A good length delivery, around off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz looks to defend but outside edges it just to the right of short third man and it races away. |
| 3.6: Mitchell Santner to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four! |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Mitchell Santner to Ibrahim Zadran, Four! |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Michael Bracewell to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Welcome boundary! Expect one of these two to go aggressive from here on. Flatter and on middle, not that shoRt but Rahmanullah Gurbaz played well as he went back to tonk it over square leg. Again, half-a-chance as Glenn Phillips got his hands on this one in the deep but fails to hold on to his left. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Michael Bracewell to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX! Clean from Ibrahim Zadran and 13 runs of three balls! Too full and on middle, Ibrahim Zadran hits it with the turn over long on for a maximum. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Michael Bracewell to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Massive over! Bad from our side as we thought one of them will go aggressive but Afghanistan have opted for both to go bang, bang! Tad short and on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hammers it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Lockie Ferguson to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX! That is best of the lot so far! Such a good looking shot! Length ball on middle, flick of the wrists from Ibrahim Zadran and he deposits it over square leg for a biggie. |
| 12.2: Trent Boult to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six! |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Matt Henry to Ibrahim Zadran, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Finally, somethings goes New Zealand's way! |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Mitchell Santner to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR! That is a shot and a half! A bit quicker and fuller, on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai backs away and opens his shoulders up. Carves it over cover for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Matt Henry to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX! High and handsome! |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Matt Henry to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Azmatullah Omarzai is keeping the momentum going for Afghanistan. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Matt Henry to Azmatullah Omarzai, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Matt Henry has the last laugh but it was a useful hand from Omarzai. Rolls his fingers over the ball and lands it full, on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai moves leg side and shapes up to go big on the off side. He does not have any pace to work with and ends up slicing it in the air towards deep cover where Lockie Ferguson takes it. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Lockie Ferguson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Lockie Ferguson gets greeted back into the attack with a boundary. This is on a hard length, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz shimmies down the track and hits it back over the bowler's head. Daryl Mitchell at long on, slides to his left but fails to cut it off. Should have done better there Mitchell. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Lockie Ferguson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Up and over and it almost went the distance! Ferguson goes for the change up but slips out a low full toss, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz holds his shape and spanks it over mid off for four more runs. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! TAKEN! Golden duck for Mohammad Nabi and finally, Lockie Ferguson gets the reward. Ferguson misses his mark again as he dishes out a full toss, on off, Mohammad Nabi was better off playing this one straight but closes the bat face to work it across the line. Gets a leading edge that lobs tamely towards mid off where Kane Williamson does the rest. A soft dismissal. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Lockie Ferguson to Rashid Khan, FOUR! Streaky but Rashid Khan is away! Hurls it on a back of a length, outside off, Rashid Khan throws the kitchen sink at it but gets beaten for pace. Gets an outside edge that races down to deep third for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Daryl Mitchell to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! The gamble to give Daryl Mitchell the penultimate over has not started well for New Zealand. Mitchell serves it right in the slot, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is deep in his crease and he does not miss out. Tonks it over long on for a biggie. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Daryl Mitchell to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Thumped down the ground! A maximum to the start the over and a maximum to end it too from Gurbaz. Width on offer on off and it is a slot-ball, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays low to make the connection and swings through the line. Smokes it back over the bowler's head for six more. 16 runs off the over. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Trent Boult to Rashid Khan, OUT! RUN OUT! Rahmanullah Gurbaz needs the strike and Rashid Khan has to sacrifice! Digs it out on a fullish length, angling away, on off, Rashid Khan jams his bat down but fials to dig it out. Rahmanullah Gurbaz sets off but Rashid is late to react. Devon Conway releases the throw back to Boult who does the rest by taking the bails off at the bowling end. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Trent Boult to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! CASTLED! Cracking yorker and it had to take something special to get rid of Gurbaz. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Trent Boult to Gulbadin Naib, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! It has been all New Zealand in this last over! Second wicket of the night for Boult! |
| 0.1 : 0.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Finn Allen, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! What a start for Fazalhaq Farooqi and Afghanistan! |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Devon Conway, FOUR! Flayed away and New Zealand have the first boundary of their chase. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Devon Conway, OUT! c Ibrahim Zadran b Fazalhaq Farooqi. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Edged away! Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Daryl Mitchell uses his feet to play it with a straight bat. Gets an inside edge as the ball comes back in and it races wide of short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Naveen-ul-Haq to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Kane Williamson cuts and cuts well! Naveen-ul-Haq varies his pace again as this is slower but too wide, short as well, Kane Williamson latches on it and slaps it over point for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Fazalhaq Farooqi gets the third over in his opening spell and he makes it count! New Zealand in all sorts of trouble. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: Rashid Khan to Kane Williamson, OUT! TAKEN! One skipper gets another one! Rashid Khan, the magician has arrived and with a bang! |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Rashid Khan to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Releases a bit of pressure! Full and sliding down the leg side, was the googly as well. Glenn Phillips whips it down past short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Rashid Khan to Mark Chapman, OUT! b Rashid Khan. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Rashid Khan to Michael Bracewell, OUT! LBW! Rashid Khan is on a hat-trick! Michael Bracewell looked bamboozled here. He has taken it upstairs though! No bat involced clearly. Ball Tracking shows THREE REDS! It is all Afghanistan at the moment! Flatter delivery, around off, again it skids through the surface. Michael Bracewell was clearly not ready here, he goes back to flick but misses and gets wrapped on the pads. Takes the review but more in hope. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: Rashid Khan to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Welcome boundary! A half-tracker from Khan on middle and Glenn Phillips pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 9.4: Mohammad Nabi to Glenn Phillips, OUT! TAKEN! This is the wicket Afghanistan needed! They have one foot over the line. Two points closer are the Afghan boys! Too full and on middle, Glenn Phillips looks to go downtown but toe ends his shot to long on where Rashid Khan judges it well near the ropes at long on. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Mohammad Nabi to Mitchell Santner, OUT! STRAIGHT THROUGH THE GATE! Mohammad Nabi has his second and the Kiwis slip further. |
| 12.6: Rashid Khan to Lockie Ferguson, OUT! c & b Rashid Khan. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Noor Ahmad to Matt Henry, SIX! First six of the game comes from batter number 9! Tossed up on off. Henry slogs it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Matt Henry, OUT! TAKEN! Fazalhaq Farooqi ends with a four-fer. Short of a length and on top of off. Henry looks to pull but top edges it to deep backward square leg. Karim Janat runs in and holds onto it. Afghanistan win by 84 runs and close to 5 overs to spare. Huge boost to their net run-rate. |
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