19.5 -
Kulasekara to Najibullah, FOUR, lovely shot, this is poor bowling from Kulasekara, full and wide outside off, missed his yorker once again, Zadran gets forward and thumps it through extra cover, one bounce and over the ropes
18.5 -
T Perera to Stanikzai, FOUR, this is excellent cricket from Stanikzai, full and wide from Perera, missed his yorker by a fraction. Enough for Stanikzai as he gets inside the line, goes up and over cover, almost went all the way, bounced just in front of the ropes, another boundary for Stanikzai
17.0 -
Kulasekara to Stanikzai, FOUR, lovely shot, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Stanikzai gets forward and lifts it through the line, it went high and over the fielder, bounces once and rolls away past the ropes, Stanikzai is playing a captain's knock here
16.0 -
T Perera to Shenwari, FOUR, what was that? A reverse pull from Shenwari, he fell flat on the ground as he lost balance after playing the shot, but managed to beat short third man for another boundary. This was the slower short ball from Perera, Shenwari was aiming for the third man boundary, gets the placement right and earns himself a boundary
15.5 -
T Perera to Shenwari, FOUR, that's powerfully struck by Shenwari, length delivery outside off, Shenwari gets forward and drilled it back towards the bowler, he did well to get his legs out of the firing way. The two men in the deep can't get across either
11.5 -
T Perera to Shenwari, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Perera, Shenwari gets on top of the bounce and jabs it behind square on the off-side, beats third man to his right. Much needed boundary for Afghanistan
6.2 -
Herath to Stanikzai, FOUR, that's clubbed by Stanikzai, shimmies down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and heaves it over mid-wicket, a couple of bounces and over the ropes
4.2 -
Mathews to Ali Zadran, FOUR, nicely played by Zadran, he's looking in gorgeous touch, fraction too straight from Mathews, ends up drifting onto Zadran's pads, he waits on it and clips it to the left of short fine, beats the fielder getting across from deep backward square leg
3.3 -
Kulasekara to Ali Zadran, FOUR, lovely shot, much better from Zadran, too straight from Kulasekara, ends up drifting onto Zadran's pads, wristily flicked away over mid-wicket for a boundary
3.2 -
Kulasekara to Ali Zadran, FOUR, that was close, on a good length and just outside off, Zadran got forward on the drive, hit it on the up and to the left of cover-point, the fielder ran a few paces and stuck his hand at that, can't hold on, the fast outfield does the rest
2.4 -
Mathews to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, Shahzad finally gets going, not the most elegant of strokes, but he muscled it wide of mid-off. Width on offer from Mathews, Shahzad threw his bat at that, gets it off the inner half of the bat, beats mid-off to his right and rolls away to the fence for a boundary
19.4 -
Kulasekara to Najibullah, SIX, that's some way to get going, width on offer from Kulasekara, missed his yorker there. Sat up to be smacked, Zadran carved it high and wide of cover, went sailing deep into the stands for a maximum
18.2 -
T Perera to Stanikzai, SIX, massive from Stanikzai, too predictable from Perera, full and well outside off, missed the yorker there, Stanikzai stayed on the back foot, gets underneath the length and heaves it high and way over long-on for a maximum
16.2 -
Kulasekara to Shenwari, SIX, it's a slower ball, it's a slog sweep and it goes all the way. Shenwari had his base set very early, got down on one knee, actually he was beaten for pace for a wee bit, but manages to muscle it from the middle of the bat as he adjusted his bat swing at the last moment, the ball flew away over deep mid-wicket
14.5 -
Herath to Shenwari, SIX, massive, this is brutal hitting from the Afghans, Herath is taking a hitting in his final over, flighted and on the stumps, Shenwari went down low, gets underneath the delivery and sweeps it high and over backward square leg for a maximum
14.3 -
Herath to Stanikzai, SIX, that will go down as a chance, Thirimanne was the man in front of the ropes at deep mid-wicket, he went with both hands to his right and allowed the ball to burst through his fingers, this was tossed up and on the stumps, Stanikzai went down on his knee and clubbed it flatter and just over Thirimanne's head
12.5 -
Siriwardana to Stanikzai, SIX, this is even better! This was tossed up wider outside off, Stanikzai uses his reach to good effect, gets to the pitch of the ball and thumps it high and back over the bowler's head, went sailing over the ropes for back-to-back sixes
12.4 -
Siriwardana to Stanikzai, SIX, lovely shot, a little shimmy down the track, Stanikzai gets close to the pitch of the ball, plays against the spin and shovels it high and over mid-wicket for a massive six
19.0 -
T Perera to Stanikzai, out Caught by Chandimal!! The change in field has foxed Stanikzai, but he walks away to a huge round of applause from the Kolkata faithful. This was a full toss outside off, Stanikzai was eyeing the third man boundary, reversed his stance on the sweep, went off the face of the bat and lobbed in front of the keeper. Chandimal ran in, dives forward and holds on. Stanikzai c Chandimal b T Perera 62(47) [4s-3 6s-4]
18.4 -
T Perera to Shafiqullah, out Caught by Thirimanne!! Shafiq goes for the glory shot and instead finds Thirimanne at deep mid-wicket. This was full and wide outside off, Shafiq was looking to clout it over mid-wicket, had to reach out a long way on the shot, doesn't get enough bat on it, went flat and hard, Thirimanne runs in, gets down low and completes the catch. Shafiqullah c Thirimanne b T Perera 5(7)
16.3 -
Kulasekara to Shenwari, out Caught by T Perera!! Shenwari's fun filled 14-ball 31 run cameo ends, but how crucial will this contribution turn out to be? This was another wide slower delivery from Kulasekara, Shenwari had to reach out for the slog, doesn't get enough power behind the shot as he looked to clear the man at long-off. Thisara runs across to his left, settled himself under the ball and accepts the offering. A handy knock from Shenwari, he's given his team something to bowl at. Shenwari c T Perera b Kulasekara 31(14) [4s-3 6s-2]
11.0 -
Herath to Nabi, out Lbw!! Now, Afghanistan find themselves in deep trouble. This was the slider from Herath, straightened after pitching around middle, might have stayed a tad low as well. Nabi was looking to work it towards the on-side, ended up playing all around it and missed, gets struck low on the pads. The impact was in front of middle and it would have crashed into the stumps, easy call for umpire Oxenford. Nabi lbw b Herath 3(4)
9.3 -
T Perera to Sadiq, out Caught by Chandimal!! Sadiq's patience runs out, Afghanistan have lost their third wicket. A nothing shot from Sadiq, came charging down the track and was looking to swing it over mid-wicket, gets a huge audible nick and it's a simple catch for Chandimal. The dreaded finger goes up and Sadiq falls after a 7-ball duck. Sadiq c Chandimal b T Perera 0(7)
8.1 -
Herath to Ali Zadran, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Zadran's been bowled round his legs, he looks puzzled as he walks away. Another soft dismissal for an Afghan batsman, this was very full and on the leg-stump line, Zadran went a long way across on the sweep, exposed his leg-stump in the process. He missed his shot and the ball found its target, Herath strikes, but doesn't react too much - as is the norm. Ali Zadran b Herath 20(23) [4s-3]
2.5 -
Mathews to Mohammad Shahzad, out Caught by Chameera!! Shahzad looked very itchy and now pays the price for it. This was a short of a length delivery outside off, not the sort of delivery that should be pulled, Shahzad does exactly that, doesn't get anywhere near the middle of the bat, gets a lot of height, but when the ball came down - Chameera was waiting gleefully at mid-on, he doesn't drop those and Afghanistan have lost their first wicket. Mohammad Shahzad c Chameera b Mathews 8(12) [4s-1]
16.4 -
Kulasekara to Stanikzai, 1 run, that's a dolly from Stanikzai and Mathews has somehow dropped it, looks like he lost it in the lights, that's strange considering Mathews has played in Kolkata for his T20 League franchise, this was a low full toss from Kulasekara, Stanikzai went hard on the drive, doesn't get anywhere near the middle of the bat, it went straight to extra cover, Mathews had it covered, suddenly he lost sight of the ball and drops it
17.3 -
Chameera to Stanikzai, 1 run, fifty for Stanikzai, his third in T20Is, he gets a rousing reception from the dressing room, on a good length and on the stumps, nudged in front of square on the on-side for a single