AFG vs BAN Live Cricket Score

9.1 OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Mohammad Nabi continues to shine with his presence and Afghanistan strike again in the span of just four balls. A soft dismissal for Tanzid. Nabi starts from around the stumps and lands a flatter one on a fuller length, just outside off, Tanzid Hasan looks to loft it inside-out over cover but does not reach to the pitch of the ball and goes through the shot. Slices the ball off the willow and hits it straight into the hands of Hashmatullah Shahidi stationed at point. He takes a sharp reverse cup catch and Bangladesh have lost both their openers now. 53/2

8.3 OUT! CHOPPED ON! Azmatullah Omarzai provides the first breakthrough for Afghanistan and he is overjoyed with it. He keeps the line of attack outside off, on the back of a length. Soumya Sarkar is a bit tentative to play the cover drive and hence, the weight is not fully transferred on the front foot. As a result, he inside edges it and the ball crashes into the stumps. Soumya Sarkar who was looking really confident with his strokes loses his wicket on a lazy shot. Bangladesh are 53/1 in 8.3 overs. 53/1

10.2 OUT! RUN OUT! Bangladesh are falling apart here! Afghanistan gets a wicket in three consecutive overs. Azmatullah Omarzai bowls this on a good length and around middle, Mehidy Hasan gets squared up and guides it wide of point. He takes a couple of steps forward for the single and his partner responds. But Mehidy sends his partner back very late and Zakir Hasan gets stranded halfway down the track. Nangeyalia Kharote moves to his left, picks up and hits bullseye at the non-striker's end with Hasan nowhere near the crease. Bangladesh three down now! 58/3

46 OUT! TAKEN! Azmatullah Omarzai has the last laugh here after conceding 12 runs in the previous 5 balls. He takes all the pace off, hard length and outside off. Mehidy Hasan looks to heave it across the line but goes through his shot early. Gets a top edge as the ball loops in the air towards extra covers where Gulbadin Naib takes a simple catch. Mehidy Hasan departs after a fine knock of 66 off 119 and the big partnership of 145 runs is finally broken. 217/5

14.4 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! The magician strikes now and Towhid Hridoy's short stay at the crease comes to an end. The pressure was building with all the dots and Afghanistan gets the reward. Rashid Khan bowls another leggie, quicker through the air, full and on off, turning away a shy bit. Towhid Hridoy stays back in his crease and tries to keep it out with a straight bat, but the ball takes the outside edge and Gulbadin Naib at first slip shows quick reflexes to take a sharp catch. He makes up for his earlier dropped catch. Bangladesh are 72/4 now and in a spot of bother! 72/4

50 OUT! RUN OUT! No, he can't! Azmatullah Omarzai pitches it up, on middle, Mahmudullah swipes it away towards deep square leg and turns around for the second run. Rahmat Shah is quick to collect the ball and throws it to the keeper's end where Rahmanullah Gurbaz does the rest. Mahmudullah is well short of his crease but has played a terrific knock of 98 runs off 98 balls. Bangladesh finishes on 244/8! 244/8

47.2 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Afghanistan with a fine review now! A loud appeal for caught behind, but turned down! It is Afghanistan's turn to challenge the on-field decision now. Azmatullah Omarzai lands this on a hard length and just outside off, Jaker Ali tries to heave it across the line but misses. The ball goes close to the inside edge and there is a sound as well. Rahmanullah Gurbaz completes the catch behind the stumps. UltraEdge comes up and shows the spike and the on-field call is overturned. Bangladesh six down now! 224/6

49.2 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Azmatullah Omarzai has four now! More importantly, it is a dot ball and Mahmudullah remains off strike. He cleverly takes pace off, on a length and on middle. Nasum Ahmed makes room and swings wildly across the line but goes through it way early. He misses the ball completely as it rattles the stumps. Can Bangladesh reach the 250-run mark in the next 4 balls? 240/7

38.4 OUT! TAKEN! Gurbaz falls! That's just the wicket Bangladesh needed to get some belief back! On middle. Shortish. Gurbaz looks to pull. This goes off the toe end and he holes out at deep square leg where Zakir Hasan takes a good catch. 61 needed in 68. A brilliant inning from Gurbaz but Bangladesh will believe they have an opening now. 184/4

7.4 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Delight for the debutant! Nahid Rana gets his first ODI wicket with an absolute cracker of a delivery. He hits the length hard on the sixth stump line, gets it to nip back in sharply at around 149 clicks. Sediqullah Atal stays in his crease but is late to bring his bat down and plays down the wrong line as well. The ball goes through the gap between bat and pad and just kisses the top of off. He could not have done much with that as it was a perfect ball. Afghanistan lose their first wicket! Also, Rahmat Shah walks out to bat at number 3. 41/1

14 OUT! TAKEN! The Fizz strikes! Shah falls. The short ball does the trick. Important wicket as Shah can bat for long. Short and on middle. He looks to pull but is hurried into the stroke. It goes off the top edge back to the bowler who moves forward to his right and gobbles it up. Bangladesh two down now! 63/2

20.1 OUT! SHAHIDI FALLS NOW! The Fizz gets him again. Back of a length around off, shaping away too. Shahidi looks to push at it but with no footwork at all. This goes off the outside edge. It flies wide of first slip where Soumya Sarkar dives low to his right and takes a fantastic catch. Hashmatullah Shahidi's struggling knock of 6 off 21 comes to an end now. 84/3

40.2 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Jaker Ali hangs on! Bangladesh will surely feel they're in it now! On middle. A slower one. Naib looks to go down the ground. He is done in by the slowness of the wicket and ends up hitting it high up in the air. Jaker, backtracks and almost makes a meal of it but in the end, takes a swirling catch. Afghanistan lose half their side now! 188/5