Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Scorecard

OUT! LBW! Nasum Ahmed strikes again, or does he? YES HE DOES! The umpire raises his finger for a LBW appeal, but Ibrahim Zadran takes a review here. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved, and Ball Tracking comes up with two reds and umpire's call on wickets. Coming to the delivery, this is an arm ball, which is a lethal weapon for Nasum. On middle and angles in too. Zadran, just like Atal, tries to play from the crease but misses as the ball hurries through to hit the pads. Afghanistan are 18/2 now, still needing 137 runs in 95 balls!

Flighted, full and on off, Gulbadin Naib knocks it down the pitch.

Flatter, full and on leg, Gulbadin Naib fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads.

Short and on middle, Gulbadin Naib punches it to long on for a single.

Low full toss, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz drills it down the pitch, where Nasum Ahmed tries to stop it on the follow-through but it hits his thumb and parries to his right. Gurbaz wants the run but he is sent back, and rightly so. Nasum looks in a bit of discomfort here.

Flighted, full and on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz tucks it through mid-wicket for a run. Just 2 runs and a big wicket from the over!

Pitches outside leg, on a length. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets behind it and stabs it back to the bowler.

Back of a length, angling across middle. Rahmanullah Gurbaz walks forward and steers it behind square on the off side for a single.

BEATEN! An absolute peach by 'The Fizz'! Angled across the batter, on a good length. Gulbadin Naib has a tentative poke at it and misses. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR! Helped away! Much-needed for Afghanistan! A rare loosener from Rahman. This is on the leg stump line, on a good length. Gulbadin Naib moves across and just uses the pace to tickle it behind to deep fine leg for a boundary.

Fuller and slanted outside off, Gulbadin Naib drives it through the cover and point gap for a couple of runs.

Fuller and around off. Gulbadin Naib draws the front foot out and forces it down to mid off. Just 7 off the over! Afghanistan end their Powerplay with just 27/2 on the board, versus Bangladesh's 59/0 at the same stage. They need another 128 runs to win.

Risky running and could have been a better throw. Pushed through, full and just outside off, Gurbaz gets on the front foot and drives past the vacant mid off region and calls Naib for the second. The fielder from long off moves to his left and throws it wayward towards the keeper. Litton Das has to hop to collect the ball and flicks the ball into the stumps at the striker's end. An appeal for run out, and it is sent upstairs. The replays show that Gurbaz is comfortably in.

Nice and full on the stumps, Gurbaz blocks it out.

Another hasty run! Drags the length back, around off, tapped to the off side for a quick run.

Pulls the length back, does Rishad, on middle and drifting in. Gulbadin Naib rocks back and pulls it to the left of deep square leg for a single.

Outside off, slower through the air, on a length. Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes deep in the crease and cuts it to deep backward point for a couple of runs.

Not too full and not that short either. Turns away from off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz plays it late on the back foot, and cuts it away, but fails to get it through the gap. Hits it straight to the man at cover-point. 6 off Rishad Hossain's first over. Afghanistan need 122 runs to win from 78 balls!

Dropped short and on off. Naib hangs back and tucks it to the mid-wicket region for one.

Flatter, round-arm delivery, outside off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays deep in the crease and cuts it to deep point for a single. 10 balls since the last boundary for Afghanistan. Uh, oh! The siren blows as Shamim Hossain has overstepped. No Ball called and Free Hit to follow. Huge ball coming up...

FOUR! Makes the most out of it, does Naib! Pushed on the leg stump line by Shamim, on a length. Gulbadin Naib whips it across and muscles it over square leg for a cracking boundary.

Outside off, full in length, Naib cuts it to the right of point and takes a quick single.

On off and full, Rahmanullah Gurbaz runs it down to long on for a single.

Fuller delivery, on off, Gulbadin Naib drives it to long off for a single.

SIX! The gamble to bring Shamim into the attack did not go well for Bangladesh! 16 runs off it! Just the over Afghanistan were looking to find the momentum! Coming to the delivery, this is pushed through, full and into the slot, around off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets the bat under the ball and tonks it cleanly over long off for half a dozen. Afghanistan need 106 runs to win off 72 balls. 

Tossed full and around off, Gulbadin Naib drags it across to deep mid-wicket for a single. 50 UP FOR AFGHANISTAN!

Flighted delivery, full and around off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz creates room and chips it over mid off. 'Catch it' is the cry from the bowler, but it lands on the bounce ahead of the incoming Tawhid Hridoy from long off.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A soft, soft dismissal and Rishad Hossain has struck at a very important time for Bangladesh! He bowls it fuller and on a lower trajectory this time around, on the off stump line. Gulbadin Naib gets on the front foot and tries to work it to the leg side, but closes the bat face a bit early in the process. Hence, a leading edge is found and the ball travels flat and straight into the hands of Rishad Hossain who takes a simple return catch. Gulbadin Naib departs for 16 (14) and Afghanistan are 51/3, needing another 104 runs to win off 69 balls.

Drag-downer, onto the pads, Nabi nudges it to deep square leg for a single. Gets off the mark, does Nabi.

Fuller and on middle. Rahmanullah Gurbaz lunges forward with a giant stride and clips it with soft hands to the vacant mid-wicket region. Rishad Hossain himself runs across to pick the ball. Releases the throw at the bowler's end but misses his shy. Gurbaz gets home with a dive. Even if there was a direct hit, he would have been saved.

Excellent line and length! Spins sharply away from off, on a fuller length. Mohammad Nabi tries to work that across on the leg side, and just does not pick the variation off the bowler's wrist. It is the leg break and spins past the outside edge. A successful over for Bangladesh and Rishad Hossain. Just 4 runs and a wicket of Naib from it. Afghanistan need 102 runs off 66 balls!

Goes with the arm, on the stumps, Gurbaz tries to clip that to the leg side, but gets a leading edge back to the bowler.

SIX! Goes all the way! A round-arm delivery, sliding across the right-hander, full in length. Rahmanullah Gurbaz makes room for himself and hoists it over the leaping long off fielder for a huge six.

Coming across the umpire, full and on middle. Rahmanullah Gurbaz clips it to mid-wicket for a single.

No run.