19.6: Taskin Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A slower ball from Taskin, at 115 kph, full and around off. Noor Ahmad swings through the line, hits it aerially, but slices it off the bat, and hence, does not get the distance required. Sails it straight down the throat of Nurul Hasan stationed at the long off fence. Nurul doesn't have to move a muscle and takes a simple catch. Taskin Ahmed finishes with two wickets. Disappointing faces in the Afghan hut, and exact contrary emotions in the opposite dugout. BANGLADESH WIN BY 8 RUNS!
19.5: Taskin Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, SIX! Clears the ropes! This is going to hurt Bangladesh's net run rate to an extent even if they win! Hard length, on top of middle. Noor Ahmad backs away and brings the bat horizontally to smash it over Rishad Hossain, who leaps from long on but the ball sails over him for half a dozen! Oh, hang on, it seems like Rishad Hossain got his fingertips on the ball and just tipped it over the ropes. Litton Das is not happy.
19.4: Taskin Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, Excellent execution from Taskin Ahmed! A pinpoint yorker, on off, Noor Ahmad carves it out to the mid off region.
19.3: Taskin Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, SIX! Sails all the way! Still not over! Taskin serves it right into the wheelhouse, full and on middle. Noor Ahmad clears the front leg away and smokes it downtown for a six. 15 needed off 3 balls!
19.2: Taskin Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, Slower one, on the leg stump line, on a good length. Noor Ahmad swings across the line to pull but misses.
19.1: Taskin Ahmed to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Length-delivery, outside off, Fazalhaq Farooqi creates room and tries to slash it away, but gets a thick outside edge. The ball shoots past the right of the diving Litton Das and runs behind to the left of deep third for a single. 21 needed off the last 5 balls!
18.6: Mustafizur Rahman to Noor Ahmad, Swing and a miss! What a sensational penultimate over from Mustafizur Rahman! Back of a length, boucing over the off pole. Noor Ahmad misses pulling it away. Mustafizur Rahman ends his spell with figures of 4-0-28-3.
18.5: Mustafizur Rahman to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Run out chance, missed! On a good length, around off. Fazalhaq Farooqi chop-cuts it to the backward point fielder and sets off for a run. The fielder is quick to pick the ball and throw at the bowler. However, Mustafizur Rahman does not cleanly colllect the ball up and breaks the stumps without the ball in his hands.
18.4: Mustafizur Rahman to Fazalhaq Farooqi, On a nagging length, slanting across off, Fazalhaq Farooqi wildly swings across the line and is beaten past the outside edge.
18.3: Mustafizur Rahman to AM Ghazanfar, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! 'The Fizz' gets his third wicket and has brought Bangladesh almost within touching distance to win this one! Bowls on a back of a length, angling outside off, AM Ghazanfar just hangs the bat away from the body and tries to work it off side, but plays inside the line and gets a faint outside edge. Litton Das collects it comfortably behind the wickets. Mustafizur Rahman is on a HAT TRICK! Afghanistan are 132/9.
18.2: Mustafizur Rahman to Rashid Khan, OUT! GONE! CAUGHT! Is that the match for Bangladesh? Mustafizur Rahman delivers gold when it matters the most for his side. He bowls it too full and outside the off stump line. Rashid Khan bends low and jams his bat down, opening the bat face very late. Doesn't manage to keep it along the ground and the ball goes flat into the hands of Taskin Ahmed at short third. Rashid Khan departs for a quickfire 20 off just 11 balls. Afghanistan are 132/8, needing 23 runs off 10 balls.
18.1: Mustafizur Rahman to Rashid Khan, FOUR! An excellent start to the over by Rashid! On a hard length, around the leg stump line. Rashid Khan lifts his front leg up in the air to balance himself up. Uses his wrists and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. Another no-looker from the Afghan skipper. Frustrations are multiplying for Litton Das. Afghanistan need 23 off 11 balls.
17.6: Nasum Ahmed to Rashid Khan, Another good display in the field there! Pulls the length back, does Nasum on middle. Rashid Khan backs away and cuts it powerfully to the left of Jaker Ali at cover-point. Ali dives full-stretch and cuts it off. One taken.
17.5: Nasum Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, On middle and leg, drifting in, worked down to long on for a single.
17.4: Nasum Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, Quicker delivery, full and spins away from off. Noor Ahmad sits down to slog it over the leg side, but misses on the connection.
17.3: Nasum Ahmed to Rashid Khan, Full and outside off, Rashid Khan works it down to long off for a single.
17.2: Nasum Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, Full and around off, Noor Ahmad chips it over mid off for a single.
17.1: Nasum Ahmed to Karim Janat, OUT! RUN OUT! A huge moment in the game and Bangladesh refuse to back down one bit! Excellent commitment in the field by Nurul Hasan! Nasum drops it short and just outside off. Karim Janat rocks back in the crease and smashes it a bit uppishly, to the left of Hasan at cover. He flings himself with a full-length dive to his left and intercepts the ball. Now, Karim is off for a run and is almost halfway through, but Rashid refuses to run and sends him back. Spotting this, Nurul releases the throw towards Litton Das at the batting end and with Karim Janat out by a country mile, Das whips the bails off. And even a dive cannot save him here.
19.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jaker Ali, Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a full toss, but gets away with it! This is on middle and Jaker Ali mistimes the slog towards deep mid-wicket for just a couple. Bangladesh finish on 154/5!
19.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jaker Ali, Fine bowling! Fazalhaq Farooqi sees the batter back away and bangs in a slower bouncer, on leg, Jaker Ali looks to pull it away but misses. 5 dots in the last 8 balls, not ideal for Bangladesh!
19.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nurul Hasan, Back of a length and outside off, Nurul Hasan slaps it to long off for just a single.
19.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nurul Hasan, FOUR! Cheeky and effective! Slower one, back of a length and on middle, Nurul Hasan moves across early to get inside the line of it and scoops it over the keeper and to the fine leg fence for a boundary. 150 up for Bangladesh!
19.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nurul Hasan, Pitched up and on middle again, Nurul Hasan thumps it to the right of the bowler, Fazalhaq Farooqi gets a hand on it but only to parry it away as the batters get two runs.
19.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nurul Hasan, Fuller and on middle, Nurul Hasan drills it down the pitch, where Fazalhaq Farooqi gets a foot on it on the follow-through to take the sting out of it. Hasan wants the run but is sent back. Farooqi collects and hits the stumps at the batter's end, but Nurul is safe.
18.6: Azmatullah Omarzai to Jaker Ali, Three precious dots to end the over! Excellent from Azmatullah Omarzai! He nails the wide yorker, outside off, Jaker Ali fails to dig it out. Just 6 runs and a wicket from the penultimate over.
18.5: Azmatullah Omarzai to Jaker Ali, Another one! Not good batting at all! This is a slower one, full and just outside off, Jaker Ali goes down to slog it over mid-wicket but only connects with thin air.
18.4: Azmatullah Omarzai to Jaker Ali, Swing and a miss! Azmatullah Omarzai lands this on a hard length and around off, Jaker Ali crouches low and has a wild heave across the line, takes his eyes off the ball as well and misses.
18.3: Azmatullah Omarzai to Nurul Hasan, Pitched up and around off, Nurul Hasan moves across again to slog it across the line but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls towards covers. They cross.
18.3: Azmatullah Omarzai to Nurul Hasan, WIDE! Loses his grip completely and serves this on a length, way, way outside off, Nurul Hasan moves across a long way to the off side, and throws his bat at it but misses. The third umpire is called in to check whether this pitched outside the pitch or not. After seeing the replays, it is deemed that it is just a wide and not a No Ball.
18.2: Azmatullah Omarzai to Nurul Hasan, FOUR! Up and over! Low full toss around off, Nurul Hasan reaches out and just gets enough power to lift it over the mid off fielder for a boundary.
18.1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Tawhid Hridoy, OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Azmatullah Omarzai with a timely wicket for Afghanistan! He goes fuller and wide outside off, Tawhid Hridoy does the right thing by staying deep inside his crease and carving it away nicely. However, unfortunately for him, he hits it flat and aerially straight towards sweeper covers. He doesn't get the required distance, and Karim Janat takes a couple of steps forward, crouches low, and takes a good catch. Hridoy departs for 26 off 20, and Bangladesh are 139/5 now!
17.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jaker Ali, Another slower one, hard length and on off, Jaker Ali keeps it out to the off side and wants the run but is sent back.
17.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jaker Ali, Fazalhaq Farooqi continues to bang it short, on middle and off, slower too, Jaker Ali rides the bounce well and swats it through mid-wicket and turns around for the second. Ali has to put in a dive at the other end, but makes his ground as the throw is not a good one. This is clever batting. They are not just trying to hit the boundaries, but running well between the wickets.
17.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jaker Ali, No pace given at all, short and on off, Jaker Ali heaves it towards deep mid-wicket for the third double of the over.
17.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tawhid Hridoy, Pace off again, on a length and around off, Tawhid Hridoy steers it to short third for a single.
17.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tawhid Hridoy, Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes pace off. Tawhid Hridoy goes through his pull early and gets a top edge towards deep square leg. He quickly calls for the second and gets it easily in the end. Good running!
17.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tawhid Hridoy, Back of a length and around off, Tawhid Hridoy punches it away wide of deep point, where Noor Ahmad runs to his left but fails to collect it on the first attempt and allows the second run.
