15.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Matt Henry, OUT! TAKEN! Fazalhaq Farooqi ends with a four-fer. Short of a length and on top of off. Henry looks to pull but top edges it to deep backward square leg. Karim Janat runs in and holds onto it. Afghanistan win by 84 runs and close to 5 overs to spare. Huge boost to their net run-rate.
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15.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Matt Henry, A fuller delivery, outside off, stays low. Henry swings wildly and misses.
End of over 15
NZ75/9
NZ Batting T Boult 3(7) M Henry 12(15)
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14.6: Naveen-ul-Haq to Trent Boult, A yorker from Naveen-ul-Haq to end the over. This is on middle, Boult defends it out.
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14.5: Naveen-ul-Haq to Trent Boult, Naveen-ul-Haq goes slower, fuller and around off, Boult blocks it out.
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14.4: Naveen-ul-Haq to Trent Boult, Goes for the yorker but it is just sliding down, on the leg side. Boult misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.
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14.3: Naveen-ul-Haq to Matt Henry, Serves it full and around off. Henry chips it to long on for a single.
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14.2: Naveen-ul-Haq to Matt Henry, Touch fuller, outside off. Henry looks to drive but toe ends it to covers.
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14.1: Naveen-ul-Haq to Trent Boult, Bowls it full and around off, Boult drills it to long on for a single.
End of over 14
NZ73/9
NZ Batting T Boult 2(3) M Henry 11(13)
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13.6: Noor Ahmad to Trent Boult, A single to end the over as Boult nudges it to deep mid-wicket.
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13.5: Noor Ahmad to Trent Boult, This is full and just outside off. Trent Boult takes a big stride forward to work it away but misses and it goes through the gate.
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13.4: Noor Ahmad to Matt Henry, A googly, sliding wide of off. Henry pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.
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13.3: Noor Ahmad to Matt Henry, SIX! First six of the innings comes from batter number 9! Tossed up on off. Henry slogs it over mid-wicket for a biggie.
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13.2: Noor Ahmad to Trent Boult, Very full and wide of off. Trent Boult eases it to long off for a single.
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13.1: Noor Ahmad to Matt Henry, Too full and on off, Henry pushes it to long off for a single.
End of over 20
AFG159/6
AFG Batting N Zadran 1(1) K Janat 1(1)
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19.6: Trent Boult to Najibullah Zadran, Wow! How rare is this? Just 3 runs off the final over in a T20 game. Sensational stuff from Trent Boult. This is full and angling into the left-hander from over the wicket, Najibullah Zadran looks to play at it but gets an inside edge that goes down to deep fine leg. Just a single off it then. Afghanistan finish with 159 on the board!
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19.5: Trent Boult to Gulbadin Naib, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! It has been all New Zealand in this last over! Second wicket of the night for Boult! Takes pace off and bangs it into the deck, over middle, Gulbadin Naib takes the short ball on but fails to get the power and distance to clear the man in the deep. Holes out to Glenn Phillips at deep mid-wicket who takes an easy catch.
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19.4: Trent Boult to Karim Janat, Dishes it out on a fullish length, on middle and leg, Karim Janat whips but gets an inside edge onto the boot and the batters cross as the ball rolls away on the off side.
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19.3: Trent Boult to Gulbadin Naib, Leg bye! Full and straight from Boult from over the wicket, Gulbadin Naib clears his front leg to swipe across the line but misses as the ball hits him on the front pad before going on to hit the back leg. The batters cross as the ball rolls on the off side. New Zealand take the review but the Ball Tracking shows the impact to be outside leg.
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19.2: Trent Boult to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! CASTLED! Cracking yorker and it had to take something special to get rid of Gurbaz. End of a special knock from the Afghan opener. Trent Boult executes the yorker an the base of the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz plays inside the line of the ball and pays the price as the ball zips through to crash into the off stump.
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19.1: Trent Boult to Rashid Khan, OUT! RUN OUT! Rahmanullah Gurbaz needs the strike and Rashid Khan has to sacrifice! Digs it out on a fullish length, angling away, on off, Rashid Khan jams his bat down but fials to dig it out. Rahmanullah Gurbaz sets off but Rashid is late to react. Devon Conway releases the throw back to Boult who does the rest by taking the bails off at the bowling end.
End of over 19
AFG156/3
AFG Batting R Gurbaz 80(55) R Khan 6(4)
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18.6: Daryl Mitchell to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Thumped down the ground! A maximum to the start the over and a maximum to end it too from Gurbaz. Width on offer on off and it is a slot-ball, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays low to make the connection and swings through the line. Smokes it back over the bowler's head for six more. 16 runs off the over.
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18.5: Daryl Mitchell to Rashid Khan, Slower and fuller, around off, Rashid Khan whips it along the ground to long on for one.
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18.4: Daryl Mitchell to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, At 121.2 kph, on a length, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz drags the shot to deep mid-wicket. A cry of anguish from Gurbaz as he thought he missed out there. Just a single off it then.
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18.3: Daryl Mitchell to Rashid Khan, Oh, dear! That has deflected onto the helmet! Mitchell rolls his fingers over the ball and it is short as well, on middle, Rashid Khan crouches as he goes for the pull but fails to ride the bounce. Gets a top edge that hits him onto the helmet. The batters cross as the ball rolls on the off side.
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18.2: Daryl Mitchell to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, More like it from Mitchell! Takes all the pace off and goes short, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz mistimes the pull in front of square on the leg side for a single.
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18.1: Daryl Mitchell to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! The gamble to give Daryl Mitchell the penultimate over has not started well for New Zealand. Mitchell serves it right in the slot, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is deep in his crease and he does not miss out. Tonks it over long on for a biggie.
End of over 18
AFG140/3
AFG Batting R Khan 4(2) R Gurbaz 66(51)
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17.6: Lockie Ferguson to Rashid Khan, Gets the ball to skid through, short and wide on off, Rashid Khan throws his hands at it but fails to connect. A successful over for Ferguson as he finishes with figures of 4-0-28-1.
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17.5: Lockie Ferguson to Rashid Khan, FOUR! Streaky but Rashid Khan is away! Hurls it on a back of a length, outside off, Rashid Khan throws the kitchen sink at it but gets beaten for pace. Gets an outside edge that races down to deep third for a boundary.
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17.4: Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! TAKEN! Golden duck for Mohammad Nabi and finally, Lockie Ferguson gets the reward. Ferguson misses his mark again as he dishes out a full toss, on off, Mohammad Nabi was better off playing this one straight but closes the bat face to work it across the line. Gets a leading edge that lobs tamely towards mid off where Kane Williamson does the rest. A soft dismissal.
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17.3: Lockie Ferguson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ferguson nails the yorker, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz shuffles across a bit and clips it through square leg for a single.
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17.2: Lockie Ferguson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Up and over and it almost went the distance! Ferguson goes for the change up but slips out a low full toss, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz holds his shape and spanks it over mid off for four more runs.
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17.1: Lockie Ferguson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Lockie Ferguson gets greeted back into the attack with a boundary. This is on a hard length, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz shimmies down the track and hits it back over the bowler's head. Daryl Mitchell at long on, slides to his left but fails to cut it off. Should have done better there Mitchell.
15.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Matt Henry, OUT! TAKEN! Fazalhaq Farooqi ends with a four-fer. Short of a length and on top of off. Henry looks to pull but top edges it to deep backward square leg. Karim Janat runs in and holds onto it. Afghanistan win by 84 runs and close to 5 overs to spare. Huge boost to their net run-rate.