Afghanistan vs Pakistan Match Stats

A full toss, outside off. Nabi slashes it to sweeper cover for a single.

Azmatullah Omarzai prods and defends this full ball watchfully.

Flighted and full, on off. Azmatullah Omarzai drives it through covers for a single.

Another single now as Nabi pushes this full ball down to long off.

FOUR! Azmatullah Omarzai picks up his second boundary in no time. Short ball, on middle and leg. Azmatullah Omarzai pulls it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. 

Azmatullah Omarzai knocks this full ball down to long off for a single.

Short, outside off. It is cut to deep point for a single.

An inswinging full-length delivery, on off. Nabi blocks it out from inside the crease.

OUT! CAUGHT! Haris Rauf picks up his third wicket and Afghanistan are in trouble here. It is a good-length ball, outside off. Nabi tries to hit it on the up, but does not time his shot to perfection. The ball pops up into covers. Agha Salman there takes a sharp catch. Rashid Khan now join Azmatullah Omarzai at the crease here.

Swing and a miss! Back of a length, in the channel. It jags away. Khan tries to hit it through the line but misses.

OUT! TIMBER! Haris Rauf is on fire. He is elated with this wicket and rightly so. It is a peach of a delivery. Rashid Khan walks back on a 2-ball duck. It is pitched up, on off. The ball hits the deck and jags away just a bit. Rashid Khan tries to defend it through the line but gets beaten on the outside edge. The ball goes on to crash into the off pole. The bails come off and Pakistan can certainly sniff a win here.

On a length, outside off. Rahman tries to go after it but gets beaten. Two wickets and just a run from this over. Afghanistan are way, way behind in this run chase now.

Slower one, on off. Azmatullah Omarzai pushes it through extra covers for one.

Flighted and full, on leg. Rahman blocks it from inside the crease.

A full toss, on off. Rahman pushes it to long off for a single.

Azmatullah Omarzai gets forward and defends this full ball back to the bowler.

Another dot now as this is just driven into covers.

FOUR! Spoils a good over for Usama Mir. It is pitched up, on off. Omarzai slaps it down the park. It is hit straight as an arrow and the fielders have no chance to get a hold of this one.

A length ball, on the pads. Rahman tucks it into mid-wicket.

Two dots in a row start the 6th over! It is fuller, in the channel. Rahman catches the outside edge as he tries to defend it out, as it is played with soft hands, the ball does not carry.

Around off, blocked.

Back of a length, on off. Rahman goes for the pull shot. It flies off the top-edge, but does not carry to the man at fine leg.

Back of a length, outside off. Rahman taps it to point for one.

An appeal for caught behind but turned down! It is a length ball, that is drifted in and holds its line after hitting the deck. Mujeeb Ur Rahman tries to slap it through the line but misses. The ball goes past the outside edge. Mohammad Rizwan thinks that he has nicked it and convinces the skipper to take the review, but the UltraEdge confirms that no bat is involved.

On off, blocked.

Goes full, on off. Rahman defends it on his front foot.

A googly around off. Rahman gets it off the inner half.

Abdul Rahman tries to flick this full ball into mid-wicket but it goes into covers off the leading edge.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shadab Khan strikes in his very first over. Afghanistan lose their eighth wicket inside 20 overs. A day to forget with the bat for them. It is tossed up, full and on off. Abdul Rahman gets low and goes for the slog sweep. The ball catches the top-edge and goes high in the air. It goes straight up and Fakhar Zaman takes a solid catch at mid-wicket.

Outside off, left alone.

FOUR! Nicely played. Mujeeb Ur Rahman opens his account. It is very full, on off. Mujeeb Ur Rahman stands tall and smashes this downtown for a cracking boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Haris Rauf picks up his fi-fer and gets an end to this Afghanistan innings. It is a short ball, on off. Mujeeb Ur Rahman tries to heave it across the line but does not time it well. The ball catches the outside edge and flies towards mid on. Naseem Shah settles under it and takes an easy catch.