END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | AFG: 142/7 (1 run required, RR: 7.10)
- Rashid Khan14 (6b)
- Qais Ahmad0 (0b)
- Josh Little4-0-33-1
- Craig Young4-0-29-1
5.20pm At one stage it looked an easy win for Afghanistan but Simi Singh brought them back with two strikes in two balls. However, with 16 needed from the last over, Rashid Khan helped Afghanistan tie the score. Stay tuned for the Super Over.
19.6
4
Little to Rashid Khan, FOUR, fuller outside off, slices it over covers, deep backward point cannot cut it off. That's four. We have a Super Over on our hands
Five from one. Four for a Super Over
19.5
0
Little to Rashid Khan, no run, brilliant this time. A wide yorker and Rashid fails to get his bat on it
19.5
1w
Little to Rashid Khan, 1 wide, another wide outside off, that plan is backfiring for Ireland
Six needed from two
19.4
6
Little to Rashid Khan, SIX, bowls the length ball and Rashid just smokes it over long-on, a huge hit
19.4
1w
Little to Rashid Khan, 1 wide, fuller and wider outside off, goes for the drive but too wide
13 needed from three
19.3
W
Little to Asghar Afghan, OUT, fuller and wider again, looks to go over cover once again but fails to middle. Balbirnie back-pedals and takes it comfortably this time. But the batsmen have crossed, so it will be Rashid on strike
Asghar Afghan c Balbirnie b Little 32 (30b 2x4 1x6) SR: 106.66
19.2
2
Little to Asghar Afghan, 2 runs, dropped. Fuller and wider, Asghar goes aerial over covers. Extra cover and sweeper cover converging, they collide and spill it in the end. Balbirnie isn't happy
19.1
1
Little to Rashid Khan, 1 run, fuller outside off, Rashid goes down on one knee and hits it towards sweeper cover, only a single
16 needed from the final over. Josh Little to bowl, Rashid on strike
END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | AFG: 127/6 (16 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.68, RRR: 16.00)
- Rashid Khan3 (2b)
- Asghar Afghan30 (28b)
- Craig Young4-0-29-1
- Josh Little3-0-18-0
18.6
1
Young to Rashid Khan, 1 run, length outside off, clears the front leg but ends up dragging it towards long-on
18.5
2
Young to Rashid Khan, 2 runs, length ball around off, goes deep and looks to target leg side but ends up slicing it over mid-off, the fielder runs backwards but cannot reach there
Rashid walks in. Afghanistan need 19 from eight balls
18.4
W
Young to Gulbadin Naib, OUT, Naib goes for a slog to a length ball, misses and the stumps are disturbed
Gulbadin Naib b Young 10 (11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 90.90
18.3
1
Young to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, slower one. Fuller outside off, moves across and target deep midwicket. Not from the middle of the bat, one more to deep midwicket
18.2
1
Young to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run, length ball around off, goes for the pull but doesn't get the timing right. Another single, this time to deep midwicket
18.1
1
Young to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, length wide outside off, throws hit bat at it and gets it over cover. Sweeper keeps it to one
22 required from two overs
END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs | AFG: 121/5 (22 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.72, RRR: 11.00)
- Gulbadin Naib9 (9b)
- Asghar Afghan28 (26b)
- Josh Little3-0-18-0
- Craig Young3-0-23-0
17.6
0
Little to Gulbadin Naib, no run, another one bowled full and wide, Naib fails to get bat on this
17.6
1w
Little to Gulbadin Naib, 1 wide, fuller and wider but too far away this time, called a wide
17.5
1
Little to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, length outside off, goes for the cut but mistimes it towards extra cover
17.4
0
Little to Asghar Afghan, no run, fuller and wider, Asghar looks to reach out but it just sneaks under his bat. Wasn't far away from being a wide
17.3
0
Little to Asghar Afghan, no run, fuller outside off, driven but straight towards extra cover
17.2
1
Little to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run, length outside off, pulled towards midwicket
17.2
1w
Little to Gulbadin Naib, 1 wide, length but down the leg side, a wide
17.1
4
Little to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR, fuller and wider, throws his bat at it, more from the outer half of the bat but in the gap, sweeper cover cannot cut it off
30 needed from last three overs
END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs | AFG: 113/5 (30 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.64, RRR: 10.00)
- Gulbadin Naib4 (6b)
- Asghar Afghan27 (23b)
- Craig Young3-0-23-0
- Barry McCarthy4-0-21-1
16.6
1
Young to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run, fuller around off, driven towards long-off
16.5
1
Young to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, short of length and another pull, only a single to midwicket
