AFG vs JPN Live Cricket Score

12.4 OUT! STUMPED! Mohammad Akram falls prey to Benjamin Ito-Davis as Shirai-Patmore takes the bails off in a flash. Floated on the pads, Mohammad Akram jumps down the track and looks to smash it away but misses out on the inside. The ball is gathered fairly by the keeper, and he does the rest by removing the bails in a flash. 68/3

3.1 OUT! LBW! Japan draws first blood. Reo Sakurano-Thomas bowls it on a length, angling into the batter. Hassan Eisakhil plays down the wrong line and gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball goes on and clips Hassan Eisakhil on his back pad. Just a gentle appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Afghanistan lose their first with 14 on the board. 14/1

9.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Ibrahim Takahashi strikes on his return to the attack. Flighted up, on a good length, on off. Janat swings through the line, looking to go back over the bowler's head. Gets it right off the toe end of the blade and, as a result, he only gets the height and not the distance. It is skied a long way up towards long off, where Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake settles himself under it and takes a reverse-cup catch. Janat never really got going. End of a 38-run stand. Afghanistan are now 52/2. 52/2

19.2 OUT! CAUGHT! A fine catch by Wataru Miyauchi. Pitched up, around off. Rasooli puts his head down and swings hard but loses his shape and slices it off the outer half. Miyauchi runs in off the ropes, bends and takes a safe catch. Ismat Alam is the new batter. 123/5

15.1 OUT! TAKEN! High but not long enough. Nicely tossed up, on off, on a length. Zadran gets down on a knee for the heave, but the ball spins away, and the southpaw ends up slicing the shot. It goes a long way up towards long on, where Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake steadies himself and gobbles it up around his left shoulder. 79/4

20 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A wicket to end the innings. Afghanistan finish on 129/6. Another off-pace ball, on a good length, on middle. Ismat has a heave across the line, but a top edge is found. It goes up behind the wicket, where the keeper, Shirai-Patmore, calls for it and makes no mistake, taking the catch close to his chest before falling on his back. 129/6

0.3 OUT! TAKEN! Abdollah Ahmadzai strikes early and he has his arms aloft in celebration. A well-directed short ball, angled at the bodyline of the batter. Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake swivels and tries to take on the short ball but the ball gets big on him and it catches the top edge. It goes down to deep fine leg, where Karim Janat takes the catch just in front of the ropes. Japan are 0/1, chasing 130. 0/1

11.1 OUT! DRAGGED ON! Arab Gul gets in on the act now. Dishes out the googly, on a good length, on off and middle. Reo Sakurano-Thomas hangs back to deal with it but does not pick the variation. He extends his hands to push it away but the ball spins back to graze the inside edge before clattering into the middle stump. Japan are now 5 down for 60. 60/5

5.5 OUT! TIMBER! The skipper of Japan departs. Flighted, around off, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming goes down on one knee to sweep it but misses out completely. The ball spins back and hits the top of off to dislodge the bail and send Kendel back. 31/2

7.4 OUT! TIMBER! This is exactly the response Afghanistan needed at this stage to halt Japan's momentum. Under-cutter, on off, Benjamin Ito-Davis looks to dab this around the third man region but misses and sees his stumps shattered. Japan are 53/3, needing 77 runs in 74 balls. 53/3

10.3 OUT! CASTLED! Najibullah Zadran strikes in his first over. Tossed up on middle, Shirai-Patmore charges down the track and swings across the line, but misses completely. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and crashes into the stumps. A big blow for Japan, who are 60/4 and need 70 runs from 57 balls. 60/4

13.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Arab Gul has his third wicket on debut. Flighted delivery, on middle and leg. Ibrahim Takahashi gets down on a knee and swings to go down the ground but his body weight stays back. That results in him only getting the height and not the distance. Ismat Alam moves to his left at long on and gobbles it up. 63/7

12 OUT! CAUGHT! Arab Gul wins the battle between the two young men. Floated up, on off, Charlie springs onto the front foot and tries to go downtown. He fails to get any sort of elevation. Hits it flat and straight down the throat of Ismat Alam at long off, who is well in off the ropes. 53/3 has become 60/6 for Japan, who require 70 runs from 48 balls. 60/6

16.5 OUT! CASTLED! The yorker has done the trick for Abdollah Ahmadzai. Yorker, on off, Wataru Miyauchi exposes his stumps by moving away to his leg and looks to slice this through point, but the ball sneaks under the blade and rattles the timber. 74/9

14 OUT! TIMBER! Another double-wicket maiden for Arab Gul. A googly, on the shorter side and around off, Suzuki rocks back, looking to cut but fails to make contact. The ball sneaks through and clips the top of off stump. The debutant now has 4 wickets and will have one more over to complete a memorable five-wicket haul. 63/8

19.3 OUT! TIMBER! Afghanistan win by 48 runs. Under-cutter, on middle and off, Shoma Sugaya-Slater goes down on one knee and looks for a slog sweep but misses, and the ball goes on and smashes into the timber. 81/10