BAN vs AFG Live Cricket Score

0.1 OUT! Off stump goes for an early walk! What a splendid delivery first up by Saifuddin. He hurls in a length ball in the line of the stumps and gets it to nip away a shade. Gurbaz is on the back foot attempting to work it around but is beaten by the movement. The off stump goes cartwheeling and the Bangla crowd lets out a big roar. Perfect start! 0/1

1.4 OUT! Zazai holes out! Shakib bowls a flighted full ball on middle, Zazai kneels to slog it across the line but fails to middle his shot properly. It skies up in the air and Liton at deep mid-wicket catches it with his fingers pointing up. Sorry start for Afghanistan as both their openers are dismissed cheaply. 10/2

3 OUT! Wicket number 3 goes down! Tarakai hits a biggie and falls on the next ball attempting almost a similar shot. Saifuddin serves a shortish ball on off and Najeeb goes back to power his pull shot over the fence. But he fails to pack it with enough power and Sabbir takes a simple catch at deep square leg. 19/3

16.2 OUT! A 3-wicket haul for Saifuddin, this is now his best bowling figures in T20Is. A knuckle delivery, on a length outside off, Afghan aims for a big shot down the ground but fails to middle his shot properly. Completely deceived by the variation and gets more height than distance. A simple catch for Sabbir after coming in a bit from long on. The 79-run stand has been broken and it's a timely breakthrough for Bangladesh. 119/5

5.5 OUT! Afghanistan lose their fourth wicket inside the Powerplay. Shakib picks a wicket with an arm ball now. He dishes it out wide outside off and Zadran has to reach out for it in order to play his big shot. He does so but fails to hit it from the sweet spot. The ball gathers the lower half of his bat and balloons towards mid off. Sarkar runs back and grabs the skier safely. No heroics from Zadran today. 40/4

16.5 OUT! Stumps shattered and Saifuddin is on fire! He hurls in a length ball around off, shaping back in, Naib stays back to heave it across the line but misses the ball completely. The stumps are disturbed and Afghanistan lose their sixth wicket. 121/6

0.2 OUT! Early blow to Bangladesh and the crowd has gone quiet. A knuckle ball by Mujeeb around off, it lands full and straightens a bit. Das expects it to come into him and hence opts for a shot across the line over the leg side. But it catches the leading half of his bat and goes up in the air. Najeeb Tarakai is under that catch at covers. 0/1

1.5 OUT! Rahim tries to be cheeky and pays the price for it. The off stump is disturbed and Fareed lets out a big roar in delight. A length ball landing around off, Rahim shuffles across the stumps to attempt for a paddle scoop but fails to middle his shot. It probably takes some part of his pads before going onto the stumps. 154 runs needed in 109 balls! 11/2

4.2 OUT! Rashid roars as he pouches this one towards mid on. The altercation before the start of this over between both the captains has certainly put off Shakib. He tries to dominate the bowler there but instead gets dominated. A shortish length ball, following the batsman down the leg side, Shakib hangs deep inside the crease for a big shot but mistimes his shot badly. It balloons high towards mid on where Rashid grabs the skier safely and is all pumped up. Bangladesh in all sorts of trouble early on. 134 needed off 94 balls. 31/3

13.2 OUT! Slower one has done the trick for Naib and the dangerous looking partnership has been broken. This is the slower one around off on a shortish length, Mahmudullah is not expecting it this time as he goes for the shot early. His bottom hand comes off the handle and he mistimes his shot in the deep at mid-wicket. Najeeb Tarakai makes no mistake. 75 runs needed off 40 balls. 90/5

5 OUT! Trapped in front! Twin wicket in this over has forced Bangladesh deep on the back foot. Mujeeb hurls in a quicker one in the line of the off stump and gets it to skid back into the left-hander. Sarkar tries to keep it out from the back foot but the ball stays low and strikes him on the pads. They appeal and the umpire agrees. Sarkar knows that he is a dead duck and immediately walks back without even thinking about the review. Afghanistan on top! 32/4

14.3 OUT! Sabbir departs. Bangladesh in massive trouble now. Wicket number four for Mujeeb and this now is his best bowling effort in T20Is. Flatter one on middle, Sabbir needs quick runs as he plays this. He goes for the slog across the line but finds Naib at deep mid-wicket. Afghanistan are back on top again! 95/6

17.1 OUT! Brilliantly taken by Zadran at long off. The slower one works for Naib again as Afif has to walk back to the pavilion. No heroics from him tonight. This is slower one around off, Afif looks to power it over the long off fence but is a bit early into the shot. Zadran does well to hang on to it, very close to the fence. The third umpire checks if he has touched the fence as he pouches it but he is well inside. Excellently done. 115/7

18.3 OUT! Bowled 'em! Rashid dishes out a flighted googly. He lands it full and outside off, Mosaddek is early into his attempted slog sweep and hence misses the ball completely. The ball though doesn't misses the stumps. End is nigh for Bangladesh. 124/9

18.1 OUT! Caught and bowled! Fine running catch by Rashid. A flatter delivery, full and around off, spinning away, Saifuddin kneels for a big slog across the line but it takes the top edge. The ball is in the air towards mid on, Rashid sprints back, keeps his eyes on the ball and catches it safely. 120/8

19.5 OUT! AFGHANISTAN WIN BY 25 RUNS! Fareed has the last laugh in this battle. Once again he provides width outside off, Rahman rocks back and whacks it through the line. It's aerial and travels like a rocket but straight into the hands of Shafiq (sub) at sweeper cover. All over, a brilliant win for the Afghans. 139/10