40.3: Rashid Khan to Mark Wood, OUT! BOWLED'EM! All over for England! Who else but Rashid Khan wraps things up and takes Afghanistan to a historic victory. Ecstacy for Hashmatullah Shahidi and Co. as they pull off the biggest win in Afghanistan's history. Rashid Khan bowls it quicker through the air, full and at the stumps, Mark Wood makes room and tries to have a swipe across the line. He misses it altogether and sees the woodwork rattled. Rashid Khan sets off on a celebration as do the rest of his teammates. Afghanistan win by 69 runs!
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40.2: Rashid Khan to Reece Topley, Bowls a googly on a back of a length on middle and leg stump line. Reece Topley rocks back and pulls it down to long on for another single.
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40.1: Rashid Khan to Mark Wood, Bowls back of a length on the middle stump. Mark Wood gets onto the back foot and cuts it towards deep cover point for a single.
End of over 40
ENG213/9
ENG Batting R Topley 14(6) M Wood 17(20)
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39.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Reece Topley, FOUR! Make that three boundaries in a row! Goe full does Fazalhaq Farooqi, slower and outside off, Reece Topley reaches out and fetches it from outside off. Drills it through extra cover for four more runs.
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39.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Reece Topley, FOUR! Powered down the ground! Back of a length, on middle and leg, Reece Topley backs away and flat bats it past the non-striker. Absolutely nails the shot and picks up another boundary.
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39.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Reece Topley, FOUR! Streaky but a much-needed boundary for England! Follows the batter with a fullish delivery, Reece Topley clears his front leg and swings through the line. Gets an inside edge that races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
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39.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mark Wood, Takes off-pace, on a back of a length on leg. Mark Wood is too early into the stroke and chips it. Falls agonizingly into no man's land as the batters gets across for a single.
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39.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Reece Topley, Hits a searing yorker on the off stump. Reece Topley gives himself ample room and squeezes it out to deep cover point for a single.
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39.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Reece Topley, Hits the good length just outside the off stump. Reece Topley heaves at it and no surprise that he misses. All three stumps very much on display.
End of over 39
ENG199/9
ENG Batting M Wood 16(19) R Topley 1(1)
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38.6: Rashid Khan to Mark Wood, Oh, just short or did it carry? Full and turning away, on off, Mark Wood makes room and tries to thrash it through covers but fails to keep his shot along the ground. Hits it uppishly towards cover where the ball just about carries to Fazalhaq Farooqi as dives forward but fails to cling on.
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38.5: Rashid Khan to Reece Topley, Short and wide outside the off stump. Reece Topley rocks back and cuts the ball towards deep cover point for a single.
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38.4: Rashid Khan to Adil Rashid, OUT! CAUGHT! Rashid Khan gets the break with a beautiful delivery tossed up outside the off stump, calling Adil Rashid out to offer a shot. The ball pitches and leaves the batter and all Adil Rashid could do was get an edge behind to Mohammad Nabi standing at first slip who takes a very low catch. England 9 down now.
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38.3: Rashid Khan to Mark Wood, Tossed up outside the leg stump this time. Mark Wood looks to heave the ball over the deep mid-wicket fielder but in turn gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for a single
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38.2: Rashid Khan to Mark Wood, Short ball just outside the off stump. Mark Wood looks to cut the ball but misses it completely.
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38.1: Rashid Khan to Adil Rashid, Tossed up ball outside the off stump. Adil Rashid flicks the ball to long on for a single off the first ball.
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49.5: Reece Topley to Fazalhaq Farooqi, OUT! RUN OUT! Afghanistan have been bowled out for 284! Reece Topley rolls his fingers over the ball and goes into the wicket, on off, Fazalhaq Farooqi goes for a swing across the line but swings too early and misses. The batters think of sneaking a bye as the ball rolls behind the wicket. Jos Buttler is alert as he hits the stumps at the batting end with an underarm throw and catches Naveen-ul-Haq yards out of his crease.
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49.4: Reece Topley to Naveen-ul-Haq, Nails the yorker, on the toes, Naveen-ul-Haq jams it out in front of square on the leg side for a single.
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49.3: Reece Topley to Naveen-ul-Haq, Fullish length, outside off, Naveen-ul-Haq walks across to scoop it behind the wicket but misses out on the connection.
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49.2: Reece Topley to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Back of a length, on middle, Fazalhaq Farooqi tries to punch it away but mistimes it to mid on for a single.
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49.1: Reece Topley to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Full and slanting in, on off and middle, Fazalhaq Farooqi blocks it out onto the deck.
End of over 49
AFG282/9
AFG Batting Naveen 4(4) F Farooqi 1(1)
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48.6: Mark Wood to Naveen-ul-Haq, EDGED AND FOUR! Back of a length, outside off, Naveen-ul-Haq slashes hard at the delivery but gets an outside edge that flies wide of backward point for a boundary.
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48.5: Mark Wood to Naveen-ul-Haq, On a good length, skidding on, outside off, Naveen-ul-Haq throws his hands at the delivery but gets beaten for pace.
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48.4: Mark Wood to Naveen-ul-Haq, On a length again, on off, Naveen-ul-Haq keeps it out on the off side.
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48.3: Mark Wood to Naveen-ul-Haq, Targets the pads, on a good length, Naveen-ul-Haq misses the clip and gets rapped on the thigh pad. The ball rolls to backward point but the batters decide not to run a single.
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48.2: Mark Wood to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Honing in at the stumps, on a full length, Naveen-ul-Haq drops it on the off side from the crease and crosses over for a quick single.
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48.1: Mark Wood to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Mark Wood strikes now! Pace on this time by Mark Wood on a back of a length, on middle, Mujeeb Ur Rahman clears his front leg and swings across the line. The ball skids on and he ends up getting a top edge that goes high in the air but as far as point. Joe Root settles under the skier and gobbles it with both hands. That makes it four catches for Root in this game so far.
End of over 48
AFG277/8
AFG Batting I Alikhil 58(66) Ur Rahman 28(15)
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47.6: Reece Topley to Ikram Alikhil, OUT! CAUGHT! The change of pace does the trick for Reece Topley! Bowls it from the back of the hand and goes into the wicket, slower as well, on off, Ikram Alikhil waits for the ball to arrive and slaps it down the ground. Does not manage to get enough bat to clear long and hits it straight down the throat of Sam Curran who does the rest. End of a fine knock by the young Afghan batter.
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47.5: Reece Topley to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dishes out in the blackhole, on middle and leg, Mujeeb Ur Rahman clears his front leg and swats it through mid-wicket. Chris Woakes at long on, sprints and makes a tumbling stop to his right. He manages to hold onto the ball as he tumbles and keeps the ball in play. Three runs taken.
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47.5: Reece Topley to Ikram Alikhil, NO BALL! It's all going Afghanistan's way here! Reece Topley tries to go full but loses his grip and ends up bowling a beamer, on off and middle, Ikram Alikhil pulls it off the front foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.
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47.4: Reece Topley to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Follows the batter with a full delivery, Mujeeb Ur Rahman helps it off his pads to fine leg and turns the strike.
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47.3: Reece Topley to Ikram Alikhil, Goes fullish and outside off, Ikram Alikhil drills it hard through covers for a single.
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47.2: Reece Topley to Ikram Alikhil, SIX! Heaved away! Reece Topley bowls the back-of-the-hand slower delivery, on a length, on middle, Ikram Alikhil reads the change of pace well and gets down to slog. Does not get it from the middle of the bat but gets enough bat to clear the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
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47.1: Reece Topley to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bowls it on a yorker length, around leg, Mujeeb Ur Rahman makes room and jams it out in front of square on the leg side for a single.
40.3: Rashid Khan to Mark Wood, OUT! BOWLED'EM! All over for England! Who else but Rashid Khan wraps things up and takes Afghanistan to a historic victory. Ecstacy for Hashmatullah Shahidi and Co. as they pull off the biggest win in Afghanistan's history. Rashid Khan bowls it quicker through the air, full and at the stumps, Mark Wood makes room and tries to have a swipe across the line. He misses it altogether and sees the woodwork rattled. Rashid Khan sets off on a celebration as do the rest of his teammates. Afghanistan win by 69 runs!