AFG vs WI Match 8 Commentary - Bengaluru (04 February 2026)

A full ball outside off, Forde shuffles right across to lap but ends up cue-ending it behind square leg for a single

FOUR! Up and over. Length ball around off, Jason Holder holds his shape and slaps it over covers for a boundary. West Indies showing what they are capable of but unfortunately for them, it won't be enough.

WIDE. A slower bumper, flirting with the tramline outside off. Holder leaves it alone for a wide.

A straight yorker, Holder can only jam it down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Poor delivery and Forde is just two runs away from a half-century. Full toss on leg stump, Forde picks it up and flicks it high and to the right of deep backward square leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Sensational hitting and Matthew Forde brings up his FIFTY. Full and outside off, in the slot again. Forde hangs deep and drills it through extra cover for another boundary.

Ziaur Rahman finishes things off with a perfect yorker and Afghanistan trump West Indies. Very full and tailing back into the toes. Matthew Forde looks to dig it out but ends up getting nutmegged. West Indies finish with 159/7 and Afghanistan win the game by 23 runs.

FOUR! Jason Holder is looking to finish with a flourish here. Pitched up, full and on leg stump, Holder clears the front leg and heaves it wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Another full ball, wide outside off, and Holder fails to jam it out.

Short of a length and wide outside off, Holder reaches out andsmacks it to deep cover for a single.

WIDE. That's flown through. A heavy short ball from Omarzai, dug in over middle and the ball sails just over Forde's head.

SIX! Oh, that's been belted away. Overpitched on middle, angling in. Matthew Forde hangs deep, gets low and clobbers it over long on for a huge six.

SIX! That's raw muscle from Forde. Back of a length and around off, Forde presses back in the crease and lifts it over wide long off for another biggie.

Full and wide outside off, dug out through covers for a single. 19 off the over.

Pitched up, fuller and around off. Holder goes deep in the crease and drives it down to long on for a run.

Full and outside off, Forde leans back and laces the drive but hits it straight to sweeper cover for one more.

Shorter in length, slower too. Holder pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

That's well bowled. A straight yorker, nailed around middle and leg. Forde jams it out to mid on for a single.

FOUR! Holder finally gets one away. Full and straight, in the slot this time. Holder hangs back and swings through the line, hammering it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Very full and around off, jammed down to long off for a single.

Very full, o off stump, Holder stays deep in the crease and swats it down to long on for a single.

Too hot to handle! Dug in short and outside off, hurries through as well. Forde leans back to pull but is well beaten.

WIDE. Slower length ball, spilled down the leg side for a wide.

Full again and outside off, Forde hangs back and slashes it up and over cover-point for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Barely a catching opportunity for the keeper and Matthew Forde picks up a boundary. Hard length outside off, Forde shuffles across and gets inside the lie, lapping it off the cue end of the blade. Rahmanullah Gurbaz springs to his left but the ball kisses the left glove and races through to the fine leg fence.

Extra bounce! Back of a length and outside off, Forde throws his hands at it but is comprehensively beaten.

Another swing and a miss from Forde. Dug in a bit shorter and outside off, Forde looks to fetch and pull but misses.

A skiddy short ball on leg, Forde misses the flick and the ball goes off the hips down to short fine leg for a leg bye.

That's a peach from Farooqi. A vicious bumper now, over middle, comes in around helmet height. Jason Holder looks to take it on but is well beaten.

Full and straight, right in the blockhole, Holder toe-ends the drive down to long on and picks up a single.

Another full-length delivery around off, Forde drills it to the left of long on but it will just be a single.

Full and wide outside off, slower too, Holder reaches out but only gets an inside edge that rolls down to the keeper.

Short of a good length and over off, Holder hangs back and hoicks it away to the right of deep mid-wicket and picks up a single. 

SIX! Plays it effortlessly! Slightly full, a slider, around off, Matthew Forde gets on his knee and lofts it over long on for a six. 

SIX! Same result! Carbon copy of the previous ball! Tossed up, fuller and around off, angled across the batter. Matthew Forde gets underneath the ball and launches it over long on for a biggie.

Changes the angle and bowls it short, wide of off. Matthew Forde slaps it wide of sweeper cover for a brace.

FOUR! 100 up for West Indies and Matthew Forde has ignited a fightback through this over. Too short and too wide, Forde carves it to point where the fielder lets it through his hands and it rolls to the fence.

Looped up, on a length and around off, MF taps it to point.

Slides it full and on middle and leg, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. 19 runs off the over.

Wide! Starts with a slider, down leg, Powell fails to flick it away.

OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Mohammad Nabi gets a wicket now. Flatter trajectory from around the wicket, bowls in line of the stumps and gets it to straighten up. Powell clears his front leg to push it away but misses and it goes through the gate and hits the stumps. Quality bowling from Nabi. Rovman Powell goes for a well made 32 (27).

Floats a slower delivery on the pads. Matthew Forde turns it to mid-wicket.

Touch too full and on leg, Matthew Forde leans forward and nudges it to mid-wicket for one more.

Straighter delivery, full and on off, driven to long off for a single.

What happened there? Nabi bowls it touch fuller and on middle, pings off the surface. Matthew Forde gets on his knee to sweep but the ball hits him on the helmet and rolls away to fine leg. Forde goes through a quick concussion test and passes it.

A half tracker on middle and leg. Matthew Forde pulls it off his knee to deep square leg for a single.

Bangs it short and bowls it outside off, Powell rides the bounce and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Gives a bit of width, outside off. Jason Holder rocks back and punches it straight to point.

Pitches it up, around off, Jason Holder leans and nicely drives but finds the cover fielder. 

Shorter delivery, onto the body, Jason Holder pulls it in front of square leg for a single.

Azmatullah Omarzai keeps it short again, outside off, Powell gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. A single.

Hard length delivery, pings into the surface. Jason Holder swings it across but mistimes his shot wide of deep mid-wicket. The fielder runs to his right and gets a hand on it. Two runs.

Tossed up, around off, Powell nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Floats it fuller and around off, Jason Holder hangs back and drops it to cover.

Quicker and fuller in line of the stumps. Jason Holder opens up his body and makes a solid block.

Looped up, fuller and on middle, Jason Holder tucks it to square leg. Slight misfield there but no run is taken.

A bit too full and on middle, drilled to long on for one more.

Slightly short, around off, angled away. Powell cuts it to deep point for a run.

A good length delivery, around off, Powell stays back and taps it to Rahman.

Short of a length, around off, Powell pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket. The fielder slides across and keeps it down to two.

A pinpoint yorker, around off, Powell can only dig it out back. Rovman Powell has broken the cue end of his blade in the process and needs to change it.

Hard length delivery, touch short and around off, Powell pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A bouncer with some extra bounce behind it, outside off, Quentin Sampson flashes his blade and misses.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Ziaur Rahman comes back into the attack and strikes in the final delivery. Bowls it shorter and keeps it close to the off pole. Quentin Sampson is squeezed for room as he tries to pull it, gets a thick top edge which flies behind to the keeper, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who makes no mistake.

SIX! That's a clean strike from Rovman Powell. Fired in, full and around off. Powell goes on one knee and swings through the line, lifting it back over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Slower and shorter on miiddle, pushed down to long on for a single.

Quicker one at the stumps, nudged away through mid-wicket for a single.

Two is the call and two is what they get. Shortish length around off, worked off the back foot and wide of long on for a couple of runs by Powell.

Floated up on a length and around off, Powell pushes it out to covers.

Shortish length on the pads, tucked away neatly down to fine leg for a single by Powell.

Tossed up, full and on leg, Powell wrists it away through square leg for a single.

Shorter in length, angled across off, Sampson stays back and guides it through short third for one more.

Risky running but the batters make it. Flatter one on middle, Powell rocks back and works it wide of long on. The batters race back for the second and the fielder fires in a rocket throw at the bowler's end, but misses, allowing Sampson to get back home.

Noor comes around the wicket now and bowls it fuller around off. Rovman pushes it through mid on for one.

Nagging length, in and around off, Sampson tentatively pushes it out towards point.

Short of a length and outside off, Sampson hangs back and taps it down to backward point.

Mujeeb spears this one in towards the toes. Powell manages to dig it out past square leg and picks up a single.

Mujeeb comes around the wicket to the left-hander. This is bowled a touch fuller and slides back into the batter. Rutherford gets pegged back and gets an inside edge down to short fine leg for a single.

Nagging length again, sliding back on from outside off. Powell backs away and taps it to the right of point.

Dragged length on the pads, worked away off the back foot and in front of square leg for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sherfane Rutherford has thrown it away and West Indies have lost half their side inside the first 8 overs. Mujeeb Ur Rahman pulls the length back by a few inches and keeps the line straight. Rutherford rocks back and forces the pull shot wide of long on. Azmatullah Omarzai moves swiftly to his left and snaffles it nicely. 

Beaten! Quicker one outside off, sliding straight on. The ball is through to the keeper even before Quentin Sampson has a swoosh at it.

On the money! On a good length around off, turns a touch. Rutherford rocks back and pushes it wide of point for a single.

Bowled flatter and pushed outside off, Powell leans across to get inside the line. He sweeps it off the top edge and over the vacant short fine leg region for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Another cheeky shot from Rovman Powell and that brings up the 50 for West Indies. Full and on the stumps, Powel lunges across and laps it back over the keeper's head and the ball trickles away into the fence.

Fuller one on middle and leg, clipped away through mid-wicket for one.

Nagging length on middle, skids back into the left-hander and Rutherford plays all around it.

Quick and flat outside off, cut away straight to the fielder at point.

OUT! CAUGHT! West Indies are self-imploding here. Mujeeb Ur Rahman begins with a fuller-length ball outside off. Johnson Charles sits down to play a cheeky flick over short fine leg but ends up chipping it straight to the man over there. Fazalhaq Farooqi holds onto a simple catch and West Indies are 38/4 as Charles departs for 8 (9).

West Indies aren't backing down even after losing so many wickets early on. A full toss on middle and leg, Rutherford lofts it over mid on and picks up a couple of runs.

Tossed up around off, lifted wide of long off by Sherfane Rutherford for a single.

Dragged length targeting the stumps, Powell hangs back and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Flatter delivery, darted in at the stumps, Powell gets an inside edge through backward square leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Flat and full, around off, Rovman Powell opts to block it off. West Indies are 43/4 at the end of the Powerplay.

Hard length, outside off, tapped to point.

FOUR! Streaky! On a good length on top of off, slanting in. Roston Chase is stuck inside his crease as he tries to heave it away. Gets a thick outside edge over short third and it rolls to the fence. 

DROPPED AGAIN! It would have been a great catch. Shorter and outside off, offers room. Chase flashes his blade and edges it to the right of the keeper. Rahmanullah Gurbaz puts in a full stretched dive but palms it away for a single. Roston Chase has survived twice now.

Wide! Fuller delivery, down the leg side, Charles looks to flick but misses.

Serves it full and drifting on middle, Charles drills it to mid on or a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Third time asking, Afghanistan hold onto it! Pitches it up, around off, Roston Chase plays a nothing shot, he skies it up to mid off where Ibrahim Zadran safely takes it. Afghanistan on fire with the ball. Roston Chase goes for just 6 runs.

Top nut to end the over! Serves it slightly short, around off, shoots up the deck. Rovman Powell defends close off his gloves and lobs it onto the deck. 

Short in length and on middle, good carry off the deck. Brandon King comes down the track to pull but misses.

OUT! CASTLED! The off stump is uprooted! A nothing shot by King! On a nagging length, around off, seaming in. Brandon King is pegged back as he tries to work it across the line but misses and the ball hits the off stump. Brandon King goes for just 11 runs to his name. West Indies lose both the openers.

Serves it full and in line of the stumps, Chase plays with the angle and eases it to mid on.

Fractionally full and sliding down leg. Chase fails to flick and it rolls off the pads to the keeper. A good stop diving to his left.

Holds a bit into the surface, touch short and just outside off, Chase keeps it out on the deck.

DROPPED! A straight forward catch goes down! Short of a good length, around off, Chase tries to punch it over the mid off fielder but plays off the sticker on the blade. Ibrahim Zadran tracks back and covers the required ground only to spill it out at the last moment. 

Length delivery, attacking the stumps, Johnson Charles drops it to cover.

Short in length, outside off, Charles clears his front leg to pull but cue ends his shot over mid off. Rashid Khan runs back and keeps it down to two.

Keeps it wide, a bit shorter. Charles slashes his blade and misses.

In-angler, length delivery on middle, Charles stays back to defend.

Into the surface, shorter, outside off, Charles bends his knees to cut but finds the man at point.

Wide! A slower bouncer sliding on leg, Charles lets it go for a wide.

FIVE WIDES! Ziaur Rahman gets triggered as he tries to follow Charles on the leg side, dishes out past his leg and behind to the fence. No chance for the keeper to stop it.

FOUR! Powered! Back of a length, outside off, a slower delivery. Charles slashes his blade with force and hits it past cover for a boundary. 

Azmatullah Omarzai serves it full and around off, Brandon King gets across and eases it to mid on.

Touch too full and on middle, drilled to mid on for a quick single.

Peach of a delivery from Omarzai. A skiddy length delivery on middle, comes with an angle. Shai Hope half-presses down to defend but gets beaten on the inside edge and somehow the ball rolls over the stumps. Good carry for the keeper as he dives to his left to collect it.

OUT! GONE! Shai Hope holes out in the deep! Shai Hope takes charge and Azmatullah Omarzai serves it full, outside off, Hope throws his blade and slices it away to deep backward point where Mohammad Nabi holds onto it.

On a good length, outside off, tapped to point for a single.

SIX! Ruins what was turning out to be a good over! Overpitches it up, around off, Brandon King leans into his lofted shot and hits it over long off for a six.

Wide! West Indies are underway courtesy a wide delivery down leg. King fails to flick it away.

Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls the hard length, swinging in a little on the hips. King clips it to square leg for a single. 

FOUR! Fortunate boundary! Serves a wide yorker, outside off and it shapes back in late. Shai Hope leans across to drive but gets a thick inside edge, past the stumps and to the fine leg fence. 

Back of a length, outside off, Hope cuts it to third man for a single.

Angles away a length ball, seaming back in a little, outside off. King presses across to punch it but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Short of a good length and on middle, King clips it to deep square leg for a brace.

Pitches it up, looking for some swing. Brandon King whips it aerially and to the right of deep square leg for a run.