Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Match Stats

 SIX! BANG! Nicely tossed up on middle, into the hitting arc as well. Mehidy Hasan skips down the pitch and keeps a solid base before hammering it straight back down the ground for a biggie.

Full and drifting into the pads, Tanzid Hasan squeezes it off the outer half of the bat and past covers for a single.

Tossed up at the stumps, a hint of turn there as well, Hasan manages to block it on the off side.

Flighted down leg, Mehidy Hasan fails to clip it away and the ball goes off the pads down to short fine leg for a leg bye.

Full and straight at the stumps, Hridoy plays it straight back to the bowler.

Flatter one on middle and leg, skidding on with the arm, Towhid Hridoy manages to jam it out past square leg for a single.

Nicely tossed up, full and on middle, Hasan drives it back to the bowler once again.

Beaten! AM Ghazanfar comes back in and pushes it through quick and around off, Towhid Hridoy backs away to cut but is beaten past the outside edge. Hald a shout for caught behind as well and there was a noise.

Flat again and on off, Hridoy pushes the ball away wide of covers and turns the strike over.

Slides this one well wide of the off stump line, Mehidy Hasan opens the face of the blade and guides it straight to short third.

OUT! CAUGHT That is a stunning catch from Azmatullah Omarzai and the return of AM Ghazanfar has proved a masterstroke from Hashmatullah Shahidi. Ghaznafar tosses the ball up, a bit full and angles it into the pads. Mehidy Hasan goes down on one knee to sweep but gets a top edge that flies away wide of fine leg. Azmatullah Omarzai from short fine leg runs towards the ball and keeps his eyes on the prize before putting in a big dive and holding on with both hands. Both set batters now dismissed while looking to sweep.

This is darted in at the stumps, Mahmudullah backs away and pushes it out to mid off.

Marginally short and around off, Mahmudullah latches onto the width and cuts it through cover-point for a run.

Nice and full on off, Mahmudullah plays the cover drive wide of long off and picks up a single.

Drops the length short around leg, Towhid Hridoy goes deep in his crease and works it with an open stance past square leg for another single.

Tad short and turning into middle, Mahmudullah rocks back and jams it down to mid on.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! You can't keep Rashid Khan out of the game for too long and it is that signature googly that does the trick once again for him. Rashid tosses the ball up and gives it a nice rip, landing it full and outside off. Mahmudullah is forced to reach for it but doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and it turns it sharply to beat bat and pad and hammer into the stumps. Afghanistan in the ascendancy now as Bangladesh have now lost half their side.

 Bowled flatter and on a dragged length around off, Rahim nudges it down to short third.

 On the shorter side and angled into the pads, Rahim works it off the back foot to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! STUMPED! That is a ripper of a delivery from AM Ghazanfar and you can see jubilation as he brings out 'Cristiano Ronaldo' signature celebration. Another carrom ball from Ghaznafar but this one lands perfectly, full on off, angling in and then just leaves the batter. Mushfiqur Rahim leans on to flick it away but plays all around it and is drawn out of his crease as well. The substitute keeper, Ikram Alikhil dislodges the bails in a flash and Rahim has a bewildered look on his face.

A tad bit short at the stumps, turned away towards square leg for a run.

Darted in just a tad short and on the stumps, Towhid Hridoy backs away and keeps it out on the off side.

On a length and angled into the pads, Towhid Hridoy flicks it off the inner edge and the ball lobs up off the pads on the leg side. They scamper through for a run.

OUT! LBW! Nicely bowled and the appeal has been listened to as the umpire raises his finger. Seemed like yet another carrom ball from AM Ghazanfar, this one on a dragged length and sliding it into middle and leg stump. Rishad Hossain gets pegged back and looks to flick it away but the ball holds its line and beats the bat to hit the pads. It is reviewed but there's nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows that it would have just clipped the top of the stumps which means the onfield decision stands and Bangladesh lose their seventh wicket.

OUT! TIMBER! A stellar five-wicket haul for Afghan sensation AM Ghazanfar and Afghanistan just a couple of wickets away from victory here. Comes from around the wicket to the left-hander and bowls another flicker which is the carrom ball, landing it a touch full around off. Taskin Ahmed strides across to block but the ball turns in and beats the inside edge to crash into the stumps. What a turnaround from the Afghan spinners!

Snort and down the leg side. Hridoy looks to pull but misses. 

On middle. Defended. 

OUT! TIMBER! That should be the game if it wasn't obvious before! This is tosssed up outside off. It's the googly. It spins back in. Hridoy looks to play the slog sweep but misses and it hits the stumps. 

A tad bit short and outside off, Mustafizur Rahman makes room and cuts it through point for a single.

Dragged down over middle and leg, Shoriful Islam stands tall and launches it down to long on but doesn't time it well at all. Just a single then.

Flatter delivery outside off, Mustafizur Rahman makes room to cut but gets an under edge down to short third for a single.

Tossed up full on middle and leg, Shoriful Islam takes the front leg out and flicks it towards mid-wicket.

No hat-trick for AM Ghazanfar! Tossed up around off, a bit too full, Mustafizur Rahman looks to drive but gets it off the inner edge towards square leg for one.

Oh, Shoriful Islam looked to send that one into orbit! Slows it up a bit and tosses it on off, Shoriful with a big slog across the line but only manages an inside edge onto the pads.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! AM Ghazanfar deservedly wraps things up and Afghanistan come back from the brink to snatch a comfortable win. This is nicely tossed up, a tad full and around off, it is the carrom ball yet again. This one pitches and turns in, Shoriful Islam goes down on one knee looking for the big slog but misses and the ball crashes into the stumps. Ghaznafar finishes off with 6 wickets and Afghanistan win by 92 runs.