Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Match Stats

Slightly short and on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai goes back and forces it down to long on for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Najibullah Zadran exits the scene and that has to be the final nail in the coffin. Shakib serves this one on the pads, getting it to skid down at 86.1 kph, Najibullah turns inside the crease to work it away off his pads but gets a top edge straight up in the air towards deep square leg. Munim Shahriar, unlike the last time, takes the skier safely. 

Fuller and on off, defended back.

Skidding down, it's clipped behind square leg for a run.

Wide! Sliding down the leg side, Azmatullah Omarzai tries to flick but misses.

Outside off, pushed to covers for one.

Arm ball, around off and a bit on the shorter side, Rashid Khan punches it from the back foot to covers.

Fuller and around off, Azmatullah Omarzai drives it to covers.

A low full toss on off, bunted down to mid off for a quick run.

Goes short and around off, angling away, Rashid Khan rocks back to pull but misses.

Sharp bouncer, around leg, Rashid takes his eyes off the ball as he attempts to pull. Misses. 

Play and a miss! Shoriful keeps his length short, around leg, Rashid walks down the track to heave it across the line but gets beaten.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and the end is nigh for Afghanistan. Shoriful delivers it short and wide outside off at 137.9 kph, Rashid tries to dominate the bowler there. Sits back and slaps it over cover-point but doesn't have enough power to clear the fence. Yasir Ali takes the catch safely.

Full and around off, driven to covers.

Fullish and around off, forced to sweeper cover for a run.

On middle, worked on the leg side but not in the gap.

Short and wide, outside off, cut to point for one.

The batter has just watchfully blocked this out.

FOUR! Good shot! Too full in length and around off, Azmatullah Omarzai drills his drive past the bowler and it races down to long off for a boundary. Shakib is done with his spell, 4-0-18-2 are his figures.

Angling away from the batter, Qais Ahmad throws his bat at it but fails to connect.

Digs it in short, on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Slower one, a bit short and around leg, Azmatullah Omarzai opens up the on-side field, goes back and hoicks it to the deep mid-wicket fence.

Swing and a miss! Short and around off at 135.1 kph, Azmatullah Omarzai steps back to swing his bat at it but fails to connect.

Wide called for height! A bumper around leg, the batter tries to pull but it goes over his head.

SIX! Dispatched! Azmatullah Omarzai is putting up some resistance. Short and around middle, Omarzai rides the bounce and muscles it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Shoriful switches to 'round the wicket and delivers it full and outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai is beaten on the drive.

A widish yorker outside off, slower in pace, Qais digs it out back to the bowler.

Around middle, Qais helps it away in front of square leg for a single.

OUT! Wicket number 8 goes down! The Fizz delivers his trademark slower one, at 113.3 kph, it's a bit short and around middle and off, Azmatullah Omarzai tries to heave it over the leg side but is way too early into his shot. Ends up mistiming it high in the air at extra cover and Mahmudullah takes the catch safely at the edge of the circle.

On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

Shorter and outside off, Mujeeb slashes but misses.

Another swing but another miss! Fuller and outside off, Mujeeb looks to go downtown but does not connect. 

FOUR! Beats the fielder! Shorter and outside off, this is flat-batted past the diving mid off fielder and into the fence.

OUT! CAUGHT! Number 9 down and Islam gets his man. He sees the batter come down and bangs it short. Qais looks to pull, it goes off the top edge to the right of the pitch and Shoriful Islam takes an easy return catch. He gets his revenge. 

FOUR! Finds the gap! On middle, this is whipped through mid-wicket and into the fence. Islam followed the boundary with a wicket last time, can he do the same again? 

OUT! TAKEN! The boundary is yet again followed by a wicket. Shoriful Islam has another one and BANGLADESH WIN BY 61 RUNS! A short one. Mujeeb pulls, it is more of the splice and Afif takes it at deep mid-wicket.