4s
6s
Total 4's :
0
Total 6's :
0
Wickets :
7
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fours
sixes
wickets
4
0.2
Mohammed Shami to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! A little bit of width on offer and Hazratullah Zazai is underway is style. Good-length ball, around off and tapped through point for a boundary.
6
1.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Hazratullah Zazai, SIX! Whipped away! What a shot that is! Strong wrists! Fuller and on middle, Zazai whips it and this one goes over the mid-wicket fence. Not a lot of followthrough but it goes well over the fence.
W
2.6
Mohammed Shami to Mohammad Shahzad, OUT! TAKEN! Shahzad falls for a duck! This is probably because of the dots by Zazai at the other end. Shahzad looks to break the shackles. He moves around in his crease. Shami bowls this onto his pads. Shahzad is not a still position while playing the flick. He plays it early. It goes off the leading edge and Ashwin at mid off takes an easy catch. Early wicket, just what India wanted.
W
3.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Hazratullah Zazai, OUT! TAKEN! Number two goes down and Bumrah has his first! Zazai's struggle comes to an end! A short one, it is on middle. Zazai looks to pull, this goes more off the top edge towards mid on. Thakur moves to his right and takes it. Two wickets in two balls.
4
4.2
Mohammed Shami to Gulbadin Naib, EDGY FOUR! Afghanistan won't mind how they come as long as they do but they need it to keep coming! Length and on off, Naib looks to push at it, this goes more off the outer half past the fielder at short third man and into the fence.
6
4.4
Mohammed Shami to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Smack! This is right in the slot. Fuller and on middle, Gurbaz lofts it straight down the ground, it goes over the long on fence.
6
4.5
Mohammed Shami to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Back-to-back biggies! That blow on the head has probably woken Gurbaz up! Shami this time drags his length back and bowls it on middle, this is heaved all the way, over the mid-wicket fence. 17 from the over with a ball to go.
4
4.6
Mohammed Shami to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Make that 21 from the over! Short and wide outside off, Gurbaz stands tall and slaps it over covers. This one races away to the fence. Just the kind of over they needed.
4
5.1
Hardik Pandya to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! All of a sudden, it is raining boundaries now! On the pads, a hit-me ball. This is flicked through square leg for a boundary.
4
5.4
Hardik Pandya to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! Easy pickings yet again! On the pads, it is quite full. Naib clips it behind square on the leg side. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Second boundary in the over. Afghanistan ending the Powerplay on a high here.
W
6.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! That is a sensational catch by Pandya! Wow! It had gone so high and he also had to keep an eye on the ropes but has made it look so easy! On middle, Gurbaz looks to drag it over the leg side, gets a top edge. It goes between deep mid-wicket and long on. Hardik Pandya in the latter position, runs to his right and takes a superb catch. Gurbaz was looking good till the time he was out there but fails to get most of the start he got.
6
8.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Najibullah Zadran, SIX! Powerful shot by Zadran! In the arc this time, around off, Najibullah Zadran stands tall, swings his arms at this and tonks this one over deep mid-wicket.
W
9.3
Ravichandran Ashwin to Gulbadin Naib, OUT! LBW! Ravichandran Ashwin strikes and Gulbadin Naib has been sent packing. Naib has a chat with his partner but they decide that this one was plumb and hence, do not go for the review. The fourth one falls and Afghanistan are not able to stitch meaningful stands. Ravichandran Ashwin floats this one up, lands it fuller around off, angling down, Gulbadin Naib gets low and looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pad. An appeal and the finger goes up in no time. 152 needed in 63 balls!
W
11.5
Ravichandran Ashwin to Najibullah Zadran, OUT! BOWLED! Ravichandran Ashwin is turning back the clock right now! Najibullah Zadran pre-meditates the reverse sweep and Ravichandran Ashwin reads it. Ashwin fires it in, full and straight. Zadran doesn't manage to make a connection as the ball is just too full and sneaks beneath his willow. The ball crashes into middle stump and Afghanistan are going down quickly here.
4
12.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Karim Janat, FOUR! Cheeky but effective from Karim Janat. Flatter one, on off. Janat just goes down on one knee and paddles it off the stumps really fine. The ball ends up in the fine leg fence. A rare boundary for Afghanistan.
6
15.2
Shardul Thakur to Karim Janat, SIX! WOW! That has been smashed! On a length, around off and middle, Karim Janat whips this one delightfully over the fine leg fence for a massive hit!
4
16.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Karim Janat, FOUR! It is in the gap and a boundary results! A well directed short ball, around off, Karim Janat camps back and powers this one in between Virat Kohli at long on and Ravindra Jadeja at deep mid-wicket. Jadeja runs to his left, overruns actually, and that results in the ball going past the ropes. 100 up for Afghanistan!
4
16.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! This is put away by the Afghanistan skipper! A pacy full toss this time, width offered too outside off, Mohammad Nabi opens up the face of the blade and slices this behind point. Boundary.
6
17.2
Shardul Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, SIX! A slower ball this time, around off, Mohammad Nabi waits for it and then thumps this one over the long off region for a biggie. Ishan Kishan is just a spectator this time as the ball sails over him!
4
17.3
Shardul Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! Nabi is on the charge now! A touch shorter this time, around off, Mohammad Nabi whacks this one hard to the deep mid-wicket region and bags a boundary.
W
18.1
Mohammed Shami to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! TAKEN! After a long struggle and a fighting knock, Mohammad Nabi departs. Shami bowls a slower ball, around off stump. Mohammad Nabi winds up for the big shot and launches this one a mile up in the air, towards the cow corner fence. This one doesn't have the distance and Ravindra Jadeja takes a simple catch, well inside the ropes.
W
18.3
Mohammed Shami to Rashid Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Well, Rashid Khan just had to go for the big shots and he ends up getting out for a golden duck. Mohammed Shami looks for the yorker, but delivers it in the slot. Rashid Khan clears his front leg and clubs it flat towards the long on fence. Hardik Pandya is stationed over there and takes a comfortable catch. Mohammed Shami gets his third.
4
19.1
Hardik Pandya to Karim Janat, FOUR! Pandya does not start the last over well. On top of off, Janat makes a bit of room for himself and slashes it into the point fence for a consolation boundary.
6
19.6
Hardik Pandya to Karim Janat, SIX! A maximum to end proceedings from Karim Janat but it's India who pick up the win! Pandya bowls a slower one, this is short and wide as well. Janat slaps it over the point fence for a biggie and finishes on 42. INDIA WIN BY 66 RUNS!