Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, 3rd Match, Group B

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 127/7 | RR: 6.35

Mosaddek Hossain48 (31b)
Mohammad Saifuddin0 (0b)

Azmatullah Omarzai1-0-7-0
Fazalhaq Farooqi4-0-25-0

Madushka will be back with the chase shortly. Stay tuned.

Rashid Khan: It's all about keeping it simple and hitting the right areas. The ball isn't coming onto the bat, is keeping low as well, so it's difficult to play the back-foot shots. So we had that in mind and adjusted our lengths accordingly. We just need to play positive cricket. As a team, we want to express ourselves and enjoy the game.

7.40pm So Bangladesh finish with 127 for 7, which was a good recovery from 53 for 5 in the 11th over, and 89 for 6 in the 16th. Mosaddek Hossain was the main man responsible for that, scoring an unbeaten 48 off 31 balls. While almost all the Afghanistan bowlers bowled well, only Mujeeb and Rashid were picked up the wickets - three each. Mujeeb ran through the top order in the powerplay and then Rashid chipped in once the field restrictions were lifted.

19.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, full outside off, Mosaddek was backing away and can only watch the ball go through to the keeper. He looks at the umpire hoping for a wide but it's not

19.5

Azmatullah Omarzai to Mahedi Hasan, OUT, a bouncer on the stumps, Mahedi goes for the pull but fails to connect. Mosaddek charges in for a bye but looks like Mahedi wasn't informed. He was still in his crease when Mosaddek is almost next to him. Gurbaz lobs the ball to the bowler who breaks the stumps. Mahedi sacrifices his wicket

Mahedi Hasan run out 14 (22m 12b 2x4 0x6) SR: 116.66

19.4

Azmatullah Omarzai to Mahedi Hasan, FOUR, a length ball outside off, 140kph. Mahedi uses that pace and scoops it between the keeper and short third for four

19.3

Azmatullah Omarzai to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, a slower one, full outside off, opens the face of the bat to dig it out towards the left of short third who makes a partial stop and that's enough to keep it to one

Deep: "Mosaddek playing a gem of an innings here. "

19.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run, a low full toss around off, pushes it to the left of mid-off where the fielder makes a tumbling stop

19.1

Azmatullah Omarzai to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, a length ball on the stumps, backs away and hits it towards long-off

Omarzai will bowl the final over - his first of the innings

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | BAN: 120/6 | RR: 6.31

Mahedi Hasan9 (9b)
Mosaddek Hossain46 (28b)

Fazalhaq Farooqi4-0-25-0
Naveen-ul-Haq4-0-31-0

18.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mahedi Hasan, FOUR, Farooqi hasn't got his length right for the yorker tonight. Another full toss on the stumps, Mahedi moves across and paddles it over short fine leg for four

18.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, goes for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss on the stumps. Worked towards extra cover where Nabi fields it and has a shy at the bowler's end. Misses. A direct hit would have been out

18.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run, a slower one into the pitch, pitching outside leg and spinning in. Helped towards short fine leg

18.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, another full toss outside off, slashed towards deep third

18.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run, full outside off, attempts to go over extra cover but mistimes it towards sweeper cover

18.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, a slower length ball around off, steered towards sweeper cover

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | BAN: 111/6 | RR: 6.16

Mahedi Hasan3 (6b)
Mosaddek Hossain43 (25b)

Naveen-ul-Haq4-0-31-0
Fazalhaq Farooqi3-0-16-0

17.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Mahedi Hasan, no run, length ball around off, moves across and looks to paddle it over short fine leg but fails to connect

17.5

Naveen-ul-Haq to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, a yorker on the middle stump. Jams his bat at it, gets a bottom edge behind the stumps. Gurbaz sprints in and breaks the stumps with an underarm throw but Mahedi was in by then

17.4

Naveen-ul-Haq to Mosaddek Hossain, FOUR, full and wide. Moves across a touch and opens the face of the bat to steer it to the right of the diving short third

17.3

Naveen-ul-Haq to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run, a slower ball. Full and way outside off. Hits it aerially towards deep extra cover

17.3

Naveen-ul-Haq to Mahedi Hasan, 1 wide, another wide yorker. Mahedi throws his bat at it but it's too far away

17.2

Naveen-ul-Haq to Mahedi Hasan, no run, a wide yorker. Jams his bat at it but fails to connect

Sarkar: "BD is missing the presence of Litan Das. No one can replace his position now. He is a good asset for the BD team. "

17.1

Naveen-ul-Haq to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, length ball outside off, worked towards deep midwicket

Naveen-ul-Haq

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | BAN: 103/6 | RR: 6.05

Mahedi Hasan2 (3b)
Mosaddek Hossain37 (22b)

Fazalhaq Farooqi3-0-16-0
Rashid Khan4-0-22-3

16.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mahedi Hasan, no run, almost a yorker on the middle stump. Jams his bat at it

16.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, another full toss outside off. Slashes at it but this time there's a deep backward point in place. Only a single

16.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run, another slower one. This time slightly fuller and wider. Dabbed to the right of short third. Zazai there

Afghanistan INNINGS		R	B
Hazratullah Zazai	lbw	23	26
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	stumped	11	18
Ibrahim Zadran	not out	42	41
Mohammad Nabi	lbw	8	9
Najibullah Zadran	not out	43	17
Karim Janat
Rashid Khan
Azmatullah Omarzai
Naveen-ul-Haq
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Fazalhaq Farooqi
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 3)
TOTAL	131 (3 wkts; 18.3 ovs)

Bangladesh BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
Shakib Al Hasan	4.0	13	1	3.25
Mustafizur Rahman	3.0	30	0	10.00	(2w)
Mahedi Hasan	4.0	26	0	6.50
Taskin Ahmed	3.0	22	0	7.33
Mosaddek Hossain	2.3	12	1	4.80
Mohammad Saifuddin	2.0	27	1	13.50	(1w)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	15	Hazratullah Zazai	Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd	30	Hazratullah Zazai	Ibrahim Zadran
3rd	17	Mohammad Nabi	Ibrahim Zadran
4th	69	Najibullah Zadran	Ibrahim Zadran

Super Four
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	3	3	0	6	0.701
PAK	3	2	1	4	-0.279
IND	3	1	2	2	1.607
AFG	3	0	3	0	-2.006
Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	2	2	0	4	1.096
PAK	2	1	1	2	3.811
HKG	2	0	2	0	-4.875
Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AFG	2	2	0	4	2.467
SL	2	1	1	2	-2.233
BAN	2	0	2	0	-0.576

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 127/7 | RR: 6.35

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | BAN: 120/6 | RR: 6.31

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | BAN: 111/6 | RR: 6.16

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | BAN: 103/6 | RR: 6.05

Match Coverage

Najibullah Zadran, the pressure-handler in Afghanistan's line-up of power-hitters

Mosaddek defends Bangladesh bowlers and one-dimensional spin attack

Afghanistan fight back to storm into the next round

Bangladesh turn to Shakib and Mushfiqur, again, as Farooqi threat looms large

Rashid: Since we play a lot of T20 leagues, we get to learn from the best

Videos

Jaffer: Najibullah Zadran was spectacular

Are Afghanistan a T20 powerhouse now?

Nafees: Mossdek understood the pitch the best among all batters

Afghanistan 2nd innings Partnerships

Men's T20 Asia Cup

END OF OVER:20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 127/7 | RR: 6.35

END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs | BAN: 120/6 | RR: 6.31

END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs | BAN: 111/6 | RR: 6.16

END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs | BAN: 103/6 | RR: 6.05

Najibullah Zadran, the pressure-handler in Afghanistan's line-up of power-hitters

Mosaddek defends Bangladesh bowlers and one-dimensional spin attack

Afghanistan fight back to storm into the next round

Bangladesh turn to Shakib and Mushfiqur, again, as Farooqi threat looms large

Rashid: Since we play a lot of T20 leagues, we get to learn from the best

Jaffer: Najibullah Zadran was spectacular

Are Afghanistan a T20 powerhouse now?

Nafees: Mossdek understood the pitch the best among all batters

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 127/7 | RR: 6.35

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | BAN: 120/6 | RR: 6.31

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | BAN: 111/6 | RR: 6.16

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | BAN: 103/6 | RR: 6.05