Pakistan vs Afghanistan Match Stats

OUT! CAUGHT! That's a soft dismissal. Short ball at the batter, holding on the surface a bit. Afsar Zazai looks to pull the ball over mid-wicket but only manages to get a top edge to long on. Afghanistan in trouble now.

Wide! Wayward outside the legstump. Wide called.

just short at the batter, pushes away towards the fielder.

SIX! Thats a huge one over deep mid-wicket. Full toss at the batter and Gulbadin Naib heaves one over the deep mid-wicket fielder for a massive six. Afghanistan still need 38 runs to win.

Tossed up and missed by the batter. Gulbadin Naib looks to play the cover drive but is beaten by the spin on the ball.

Short ball at the batter, flicked away for a run.

Tossed up outside the off stump. Karim Janat looks to play the cover drive but is beaten with the spin. The wicketkeeper takes the bails off and appeals for stumping. in the end turns out to be not out.

Pitched up at the stumps. Flicked towards long on for a single.

Tossed up in middle, Karim Janat defends this off the front foot.

Fuller one on off, Karim Janat looks for the sweep but gets a top edge landing in front of Haider Ali at short fine leg and spinning away from him as the batters run a couple.

Fuller one on off, Karim Janat pushes this to short cover for no run.

Wide! Fuller one wide of off, Karim Janat leaves it all alone.

Fuller one around off, Karim Janat smashes this to long on for a single.

Full and wide outside off, Gulbadin Naib looks for the slog sweep but misses out.

OUT! CAUGHT! Thats a blunder. Short ball on the leg stump and Karim Janat goes back into his crease and pulls the ball straight down the throat of Asif Ali standing at widish long on. Afghanistan lose another one.

FOUR! Short and wide, cut away in great fashion to find the boundary. Much needed for Afghanistan.

Tossed up outside the off stump. Sharafuddin Ashraf plays it straight to point. No run.

Just short outside the off stump. Sharafuddin Ashraf plays it towards point.

Short ball at the batter. Sharafuddin Ashraf blocks it back to the bowler from the crease.

Wide! Wayward outside the leg stump. Wide called.

 Floated ball turning sharply outside off from back of a length and beats the batter all ends up to end the over.

Fuller one on off, Gulbadin Naib pushes this towards cover for no run.

Tossed up in middle, Gulbadin Naib tucks this towards the on side for a single.

Fuller one outside off, Sharafuddin Ashraf gets beaten all ends up but ths turned away from him.

Fuller one around off, Sharafuddin Ashraf looks to block but gets beaten.

Tossed up on off, Sharafuddin Ashraf smashes this towards deep square leg for a single.

Tossed up wide of off, Gulbadin Naib looks to block this one but the spin takes it further away from the batter and he gets beaten.

Tossed up on off, Sharafuddin Ashraf looks to cut but edges this towards first slip bouncing just in front of him.

Fuller one on off, Sharafuddin Ashraf lofts this towards deep point for a single.

Tossed up outside off, Gulbadin Naib has no idea on how it will turn as he gets beaten.

Fuller one wide of off, Gulbadin Naib looks for the wild slog but misses out.

Tossed up in middle, Gulbadin Naib reverse sweep this one with no timing at al towards cover for no run.

Tossed up on off, Gulbadin Naib drives this towards sweeper cover for a single.

Back of a length body bound, Gulbadin Naib looks to pull this one but gets hit on the grill of his helmet. He looks fine to continue.

Four leg byes. On a length around the pads, Gulbadin Naib misses out on a wild swing but a deflection of his pads takes this away from the keeper for a boundary behind the wicket.

No ball and SIX! Aamer Jamal has overstepped and this has travelled over the fence for a maximum. Short-pitched delivery in middle, Gulbadin Naib pulls this out of the park and a Free Hit to follow.

Wide! Free-hit continues as Aamer Jamal has bend hi back and bowled a short one way too high for the umpire's liking.

On a length outside off, Gulbadin Naib looks for the slog but misses out.

SIX! On a length in the middle, Gulbadin Naib slogs this and connects well as the ball travels over the fence for a maximum towards the deep square leg region.

Wide! Fuller one way too wide of off, Gulbadin Naib leaves ti all alone

FOUR! This sums up the evening for Pakistan as Mirza Tahir Baig has misfielded this for a boundary that takes Afghanistan into the final for a Gold Medal game against India. On a length in middle, Gulbadin Naib pulls this flat and hard towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.