AFG vs BAN Live Cricket Score

4.5 OUT! IN THE AIR... TAKEN! Tanzim Hasan Sakib draws the first blood for Bangladesh! The short ball has done the trick! Sakib bends his back and bangs the delivery on the track to get some bounce on it. Gurbaz rocks back and swivels to pull it behind square on the leg side. The slow nature of the surface results in Rahmanullah going through the shot early and the ball catches the toe end of the bat. The ball flies toward the deep square leg fielder and Jaker Ali is the man in that region, who takes the catch safely into his hands. Gurbaz swings his willow one-handed in frustration as he trudges off. 18/1

43.2 OUT! TAKEN! Mehidy Hasan Miraz gets his third wicket of the inning and he gets the big fish as well! Miraz bowls it full and on the pads. Ibrahim Zadran skips down the track and heaves it toward deep mid-wicket. Fails to get the desired elevation and the ball goes flat towards deep mid-wicket, where Rishad Hossain leaps to his left and takes a reverse cup catch over his head. The brilliant knock of Ibrahim Zadran comes to an end. 188/8

8.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Tanvir Islam strikes in his first over! An ordinary shot selection from Atal with long on in place! Tanvir bowls it tad fuller, on middle, turning in. Sediqullah Atal skips down the track to slog it over the long on fielder but misses the perfect connection on the willow. The ball loops toward the fielder in the long on region, and Tanzim Hasan Sakib does well to take the catch close to his chest. Afghanistan are 38 for the loss of 2 wickets! 38/2

17.5 OUT! DRAGGED ON! Mehidy Hasan Miraz gets rid of his opposite number! Mehidy stays around the wicket and this is darted into the left-hander, on a length, on off. Shahidi gets on the front foot to drive it with the spin, but the ball slides on with the arm to graze the inside edge, and it deflects onto the stumps. 78/3

18.4 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Rishad Hossain gets in on the act! Azmatullah Omarzai departs for a three-ball duck. Rishad offers flight and draws the batter forward, on a length, on off. Omarzai lunges but ends up pushing at the ball with hard hands out in front of his body. The ball drops on him and turns away slightly to catch the shoulder of the bat. Tanzid Hasan at first slip stays low and snaffles it around his right knee. 79/4

29.1 OUT! CAUGHT! Magnificent catch! This is exceptional from Mehidy Hasan Miraz! The change in bowling has worked for Bangladesh! Tanzim Hasan Sakib scoots over the wicket and bowls fuller, just outside off. Mohammad Nabi tries to drive it but gets it all wrong. His feet are away from the ball and goes through the shot early. Ends up playing it uppishly towards the cover fielder. Mehidy Hasan Miraz at cover dives low to his left and picks up the catch beautifully. Nabi has to depart after scoring 22 runs in 30 deliveries. 118/5

37.1 OUT! KHAROTE IS RUN OUT! Short and around the hips, Zadran uses the depth of the crease to rock back and whips it between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg. The batters take the first one hard before returning for the second. Tanzid Hasan is quick to sprint across to his left and picks the ball up cleanly. Fires in a throw on the bounce towards the bowling end and Mehidy is standing beside the stumps. Kharote is struggling to make his ground and Mehidy lets the ball go through instead of collecting it and then breaking the stumps. The throw hits the stumps and it is referred upstairs. The replays find Kharote short of his crease and once again, Bangladesh have managed to break through just as a partnership was developing for Afghanistan. 154/6

38 OUT! CAUGHT! One brings two for Bangladesh! This is fired in by Mehidy, on off, Rashid advances down the track and ends up getting too close to the ball. Looks to force it through the off side and the ball gets spooned towards cover, where Tanvir Islam takes a simple catch. Bangladesh start celebrating and the third umpire is called into action. The replays show that the ball lobbed off the toe end towards cover. Not a bump ball and Rashid is given the marching orders. 157/7

44.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Rishad Hossain gets his second wicket! He bowls it short and outside off. AM Ghazanfar rocks back to swat it across the line, but fails to find the middle of his bat. The ball loops flat, toward the left of the long on fielder and Saif Hassan does well to judge the catch and takes it safely around his chest. 190/9

0.5 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Azmatullah Omarzai provides Afghanistan with an early breakthrough! This is banged in short by Omarzai, around the left shoulder. Tanzid swivels and makes a half-hearted attempt on the pull. The ball gets big on him and catches the top edge. It gets skied in front of deep fine leg, where Bashir Ahmad runs in and settles under it to grab it close to his chest before tumbling backwards. Hasan falls for a five-ball duck. 0/1

6.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Azmatullah Omarzai has the last laugh and he is all pumped up, letting out a big roar! Omarzai gets the height on the short ball right this time, over off. Saif arches back to play the upper cut, but the ball is a bit too close to his body. Ends up hitting it down the throat of deep third, where Bashir Ahmad is a few yards in off the ropes. Ahmad backpedals a couple of steps and takes the catch over his head. Bangladesh are 3 down inside the first Powerplay. 40/3

4.5 OUT! SHANTO IS RUN OUT! Najmul took the risk and has paid the price! Full and a bit of inward shape back into the left-hander, on off. Shanto presses forward for the drive but gets an inside edge that rolls behind square on the leg side. Ibrahim Zadran sprints to his left from square leg and gets to the ball before the deep fine leg fielder. Najmul pushes his partner for the second run and Ibrahim turns around and is quick to get rid of the ball. The throw is right on top of the stumps at the batting end and the keeper, Rahmanullah Gurbaz collects cleanly before whipping the bails. The third umpire is called into action and the replays show that Shanto is short despite the dive. 25/2

16.2 OUT! CASTLED! Rashid Khan strikes now! Flat and fuller, on off. Tawhid Hridoy loses his concentration and goes for a wild slog across the line, but the ball misses the inner edge and rattles the off stump. Bangladesh loses half of their side now, and they still have 112 runs to chase! 79/5

10.2 OUT! LBW! Azmatullah Omarzai, you beauty! He gets his third wicket and he is having a blast! He delivers it on a good length, on off and middle, nipping it back in. Mehidy Hasan Miraz decides to push it away toward the off side from his back foot, but the ball sneaks past the inner edge and thumps the back pad. Appeal goes round and up goes the finger of the umpire. Miraz opts for a review. The UltraEdge shows no bat involvement and the Ball Tracking turns three reds with the ball crashing into the top of the leg stump. 50/4

24 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Is that the game and the series gone as well for Bangladesh? Under-cutter from Nangeyalia Kharote, pitching around middle and leg and skidding onto the batter. Jaker Ali makes room for himself with a movement towards his leg and looks to flick initially but ends up just giving a catching practice to Rashid Khan at short cover. 99/8

22.3 OUT! BOWLED'EM! That's a pure masterclass from Rashid Khan! He bowls it fuller, pitching it just outside off and serves the googly. Nurul Hasan tries to go for a big blow toward deep mid-wicket but gets beaten on the inner edge. The ball rattles the off stump. Afghanistan gets their sixth wicket. 99/6

22.4 OUT! LBW! Rashid Khan is on a HAT-TRICK! Short of a length, on off and spins it in. Tanzim Hasan Sakib hangs back to flick it away but gets beaten on the inner edge. The ball thumps the pad. Afghanistan go up in unison and up goes the finger. Tanzim opts against the review. 99/7

28.3 OUT! STUMPED! Game, set and match for Afghanistan as they win this by 81 runs. Googly from Rashid Khan and the batter fails to read it. Rishad Hossain dances down the track and gives the wood in his hands a mighty swing but misses out completely. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, behind the stumps, collects the ball and removes the bails in a flash. 109/10

26.4 OUT! TRAPPED! Leggie from round the wicket, Tanvir Islam clears his front foot from the line of it and looks to slog this around mid-wicket but misses out to the sharp turn from Rashid Khan. The ball hits Tanvir Islam on the back pad and a gentle appeal was enough from Rashid and Co. for the umpire to raise his finger. Tanvir Islam opts for DRS but all three reds on the Ball Tracker confirm the on-field decision with the ball crashing into the middle stump. 100/9