Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea Match Stats

Tosses it up, full and turning away, on middle, Kipling Doriga goes for the sweep but gets a top edge that lands safely to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Shorter and quicker, on middle, punched down the ground to long on for a run.

Oh, just missed the off-stump! Bowls it on a length and gives the ball a bit of air, on off, Alei Nao sits for the sweep but misses as a bit of extra bounce results in the ball going over the bat.

Dishes out a googly, full and on middle, Alei Nao backs away and hacks it to long on for one.

FOUR! Nicely hit! Rashid Khan slips in a googly, full and at the stumps, Kipling Doriga picks the googly well and drills it to the left of long on for a boundary.

Lands it on a nagging length, on off, Kipling Doriga punches it wide of point and retains the strike with a single.

Full and on the middle and leg, Kipling Doriga strides out to play at it but gets it off the pads as the ball rolls towards square leg. The two batters sneak in a leg bye. The fielder at square leg hits bull's eye at the non-striker's end but Doriga is well inside as the replays confirm.

Good length, outside off, Alei Nao looks for a cut shot and opts out eventually.

Full and on the leg stump line, Alei Nao drives it back to the bowler.

A wrong'un that deceives the willow's edge, full and outside off, Alei Nao looks to slog it down the ground but misses. Rahmanullah Gurbaz collects it cleanly behind the wickets and flashes off the bails in the blink of an eye. The off-side replay shows that Alei Nao's feet is grounded when the stumps are broken. Not Out then.

Around the wicket, full and tossed up on middle and leg, Alei Nao drives it down the ground for one.

Touch fuller and it is outside off, Kipling Doriga pats it in front of cover-point for a quick single.

Drops it full and on the middle, closer to the body, Kipling Doriga sits on the knee and sweeps it with no real timing towards deep backward square leg for a single.

In the air...but safe! Floats it up, full and on the middle again, Alei Nao clears his front leg and mistimes it up in the air off the toe end, and the ball lands behind mid on for a single.

A googly on the pads, Kipling Doriga rocks back but the ball pings his back thigh pad.

Fuller in length, on the stumps, Kipling Doriga slogs it across towards the leg side for one.

Googly again, turning in from middle on the pads, Alei Nao gets totally deceived by it, tries to hoick it over the leg side but gets a thud on the front thigh pad.

Drags his length this time, outside off, Alei Nao mistimes the shot back to Rashid Khan.

Provides some revs on the ball, and drops it outside off, on a length, Kipling Doriga rocks back and punches it towards deep point for one.

DROPPED! Across the wickets on a fuller length, quicker on off, Alei Nao skips down the track and looks to swipe it across the line but gets a leading edge that flies towards backward point where Gulbadin Naib shells an easy one.

FOUR! These are important runs for PNG! Tossed up on off, Kipling Doriga walks down a couple of steps and spanks it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Full and outside off, Kipling Doriga goes to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

OUT! LBW! Noor breaks a brewing partnership here and gets his first wicket. A gem of a delivery! Bowls a googly on a fuller length, pitches on the middle and off channel, Kipling Doriga is drawn forward and goes to play a defensive shot but the ball beats his outside edge as he plays inside the line and the ball pings on the front pad. A huge confident appeal for LBW and no hesitation from the umpire who raises his finger as it is plumb in front of the stumps.

WIDE! Good length, down the leg. John Kariko misses to clip it down. Wided.

Googly on a length, John Kariko leaves it alone.

Over the wicket, on a length, Alei Nao gets beaten by the pace off and the ball goes over the top of off.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Fazalhaq Farooqi gets his third and he is on a roll here. Pitches it short of a good length, and skids through quickly as well on the bodyline on off and middle. Alei Nao attempts to pull it but plays it way too closer and gets cramped up for room. Hence, the ball slices off the willow's bottom half, and spoons up in the air towards long on where Rashid Khan takes a good catch. PNG are 9 down now.

Back of a length, outside off, Semo Kamea guides it towards deep third for one.

Good length, angling on the middle, John Kariko blocks it off to the leg side.

Stretches his length a bit this time and lands it very full, on the middle, John Kariko clears his front leg and digs it out to mid off.

FOUR! Nicely placed! First boundary conceded by Fazalhaq Farooqi in this game. Pitches it on the back of a length, angling in on off, John Kariko moves leg side of the ball to open up the off side, and simply places the ball through the vacant backward point region for a boundary.

Beaten! An off-cutter on the top of off, on a good length. Semo Kamea goes to poke at it and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Sees the batter shuffling across the leg stump, Naveen-ul-Haq follows him and lands it outside the leg stump line, full in length. Semo Kamea gets an inside edge that runs down to deep fine and the batters cross for one.

Naveen-ul-Haq lands it on the leg stump line again, just closer to the stump on a fuller length. John Kariko moves way across the off stump and tries to scoop it over short fine but misses.

And again! A slower one on the leg stump line, John Kariko again tries to ramp it over the short fine but fails to get any connection.

OUT! RUN OUT! That's the fourth run out for PNG and they get bundled up just before the triple figures. Naveen-ul-Haq follows the batter who shuffles across the leg stump line, and bowls it on the back of a length, angling down the leg side. John Kariko swipes it across the line but only meets thin air and Rahmanullah Gurbaz collects the ball on a couple of bounces behind the wickets. John Kariko goes for a bye but Gurbaz removes his gloves and underarms a direct hit at the striker's end. The TV replay shows that Semo Kamea is short of the popping crease. OUT appears on the giant screen.