England vs Afghanistan
Super 12 - Match 2, Perth Stadium, Perth
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England beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets
Match Ended - England beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets
Over 
13th 
4
0
1
0
W
0
  = 5     | 
Over 
14th 
4
4
1
2
2
1
  = 14     | 
Over 
15th 
2
W
0
1
1
1
  = 5     | 
Over 
16th 
1
1
1
0
1
0
  = 4     | 
Over 
17th 
2
1
2
0
0
2
  = 7     | 
Over 
18th 
1
0
  = 1     | 
Sam Curran

Sam Curran

Player Of
The Match

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13.1
4
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Liam Livingstone
FOUR! A real giveaway by Mujeeb and that will release all the pressure. Shorter and around the hips, Liam Livingstone just guides it fine and the ball runs away into the fine leg fence.
13.2
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Liam Livingstone
NOT OUT! Worth a shout but Liam Livingstone survives. This is on a fuller length from Mujeeb Ur Rahman and sliding into the pads. Livingstone leans on and looks to flick it away. Livingstone ends up playing all over it and gets pinged on the pads. There is an appeal for lbw but it is turned down. The decision is reviewed but Ball Tracking confirms that the ball is missing the stumps.
13.3
1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Liam Livingstone
Short and around the pads, tucked away towards square leg for a run.
13.4
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dawid Malan
Quicker one, short and angling across. Dawid Malan plays it out off the back foot.
13.5
W
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dawid Malan
OUT! TAKEN! My word, Mohammad Nabi has taken a blinder of a catch and Afghanistan pick up their fourth wicket. This is tossed up, around off, Dawid Malan sees and opportunity and goes for the booming drive. Malan connects it well but plays it uppishly. Nabi at short cover has almost no time to react but manages to go for it with both hands to his right and the ball just sticks. Malan goes after a slow knock and England have to re-build once again.
13.6
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Harry Brook
Flatter delivery, on leg, angling in, Harry Brook looks to flick it away but misses and the ball loops off his pads to the off side.
14.1
4
Fareed Ahmad to Liam Livingstone
MISFIELD AND FOUR! Around off, Liam Livingstone strokes it away towards extra cover but the fielder over there lets it through his hands and the ball speeds away to the fence.
14.2
4
Fareed Ahmad to Liam Livingstone
FOUR! Thrashed away! Short and wide, a real loosener from Fareed Ahmad. Livingstone hangs back and just slaps it behind point for a boundary.
14.3
1
Fareed Ahmad to Liam Livingstone
Back of a length, over middle, Liam Livingstone manages to guide it away to the right of third man  for a single.
14.4
2
Fareed Ahmad to Harry Brook
Good length, around off, this is punched on the up and wide of the fielder at third man for a couple of runs.
14.5
2
Fareed Ahmad to Harry Brook
A slight fumble and two runs are taken. This is short and over middle and leg, Harry Brook pulls it away towards the backward square leg fence for another brace.
14.6
1
Fareed Ahmad to Harry Brook
Short and around off, this is guided down to third man for a run. Just 18 needed now off 30 balls.
15.1
2
Rashid Khan to Harry Brook
Short and on middle, Harry Brook pulls it wide of long on for a brace.
15.2
W
Rashid Khan to Harry Brook
OUT! TAKEN! Harry Brook tries to take on Rashid but holes out! Rashid Khan tosses it up, full and on leg, Harry Brook looks to heave it across the line but hits it with the toe end of his bat and it goes straight in the air and towards long on where Ibrahim Zadran takes a comfortable catch. England five down now!
15.3
0
Rashid Khan to Moeen Ali
Full and on the pads, flicked away towards square leg.
15.4
1
Rashid Khan to Moeen Ali
Flatter one, outside off, this is cut away behind point for just a single.
15.5
1
Rashid Khan to Liam Livingstone
On middle, eased down to long on for one more by Liam Livingstone.
15.6
1
Rashid Khan to Moeen Ali
Quicker, short and on off, Moeen Ali cuts it to deep point for a single. With that, 100 comes up for England and they need 14 runs to win now.
16.1
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Moeen Ali
Short of a length and on middle, Moeen Ali pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.
16.2
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Liam Livingstone
A slower one, on a length and on middle, Liam Livingstone works it with the inner half towards square leg for a run.
16.3
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Moeen Ali
Fazalhaq Farooqi lands this short and on middle, Moeen Ali pulls it through square leg for another run.
16.4
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Liam Livingstone
An off-cutter now, on a length and on off, turning away, Liam Livingstone taps it towards backward point.
16.5
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Liam Livingstone
This is pitched up, on leg, Liam Livingstone tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
16.6
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Moeen Ali
Sharp bouncer! Fazalhaq Farooqi bangs in a bouncer, on leg, Moeen Ali ducks under it. England need 9 more runs to win now in 18 balls.
17.1
2
Mohammad Nabi to Liam Livingstone
Flatter delivery, touch fuller and on off, Liam Livingstone drives it uppishly towards cover but it falls short of the fielder and he lets it through too. Two runs taken!
17.2
1
Mohammad Nabi to Liam Livingstone
Another seam-up delivery, on middle, skids through, Liam Livingstone looks to cut it but gets an inside edge towards square leg for a single.
17.3
2
Mohammad Nabi to Moeen Ali
Short and on off, Moeen Ali cuts it wide of deep point for a brace. England now one hit away from victory.
17.4
0
Mohammad Nabi to Moeen Ali
Darts this one full and on leg, Moeen Ali misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.
17.5
0
Mohammad Nabi to Moeen Ali
Short and on off, angling in, Moeen Ali pushes it towards cover.
17.6
2
Mohammad Nabi to Moeen Ali
Floated, full and on leg, Moeen Ali slogs it with the inner half towards deep square leg for a couple of runs.
18.1
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Liam Livingstone
SCORES LEVEL! This is short and on middle, Liam Livingstone skips down the track and pulls it towards deep square leg for a run.
18.2
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Moeen Ali
A bit of an anticlimax but England will take it! Azmatullah Omarzai bangs in a bouncer, on middle and on off, Moeen Ali lets it through to the keeper. The umpire calls it a wide for height and that is the winning run. ENGLAND WIN BY 5 WICKETS!