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Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Match 5 Commentary, Live Updates

AFG vs HK, 2014 - Live Commentary

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Scorecard

Match Ended

Match 5, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram , Mar 18, 2014

Afghanistan

154/3 (18)

Hong Kong

153/8 (20)

Afghanistan beat Hong Kong by 7 wickets

Player of the Match

Mohammad Shahzad

68(53)

Player of the Series

Virat Kohli

Mohammad Shahzad is named the Man of the Match for his blistering knock. That is all from this game but don't go too far, we have the second game for the day coming up real quick. The hosts Bangladesh take on Nepal. Stay tuned!

Afghanistan stay alive then! They beat Hong Kong in a fairly comfortable manner to keep their chances of qualifying in the Super 10s alive. They need to thank Hong Kong as well for some shoddy fielding. Afghanistan, thanks to Moahmmad Shahzad and a late flourish from Shafiqullah cruised home by 7 wickets.

Maiden T20I fifty for Shafiqullah.

17.6

Haseeb Amjad To Shafiqullah

FOUR! There's the game and a fifty as well! Picks up this slower ball on a length and just sweeps it past deep square leg for a boundary. AFGHANISTAN WIN BY 7 WICKETS.

17.5

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Nabi

Full on off, pushed down to long off for one.

17.4

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Nabi

Back of a length on middle, Nabi stays back and taps it to short mid-wicket.

17.3

Haseeb Amjad To Shafiqullah

Driven towards the mid on region. The batsmen have run through for a single.

17.2

Haseeb Amjad To Shafiqullah

FOUR! Ah brilliant! A low full toss, Shafiqullah suhffles across and paddles it past short fine leg, the ball goes into the fence, just 6 needed now.

17.1

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Nabi

The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single.

16.6

Aizaz Khan To Shafiqullah

SIX! Magnificent! Shafiqullah is winning this for Afghanistan! Stays still and launches this length ball over mid-wicket for the third biggie off the over, 24 runs from it.

16.5

Aizaz Khan To Mohammad Nabi

NOT OUT! A good length ball on middle and leg, Nabi flicks it down to fine leg and completes a couple but Shafiqullah wants a third and charges back for it, has to dive in to make his ground. The umpire takes it upstairs for a referral but the dive keeps him alive.

16.4

Aizaz Khan To Shafiqullah

Taps it on the off side for a single.

16.3

Aizaz Khan To Shafiqullah

SIX! Here's another one! Short again on middle, Shafiqullah stays back and just heaves it over mid-wicket for another biggie.

16.2

Aizaz Khan To Shafiqullah

Looks to pull it but gets a top edge to fine leg for a couple of runs.

16.1

Aizaz Khan To Shafiqullah

SIX! Clobbered! A friendly full toss on middle, Shafiqullah stays back and whacks it over wide mid on for a maximum.

15.6

Haseeb Amjad To Shafiqullah

A low full toss on middle, Shafiqullah bunts it down the ground for a single. 35 NEEDED OFF 24 BALLS.

15.5

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Nabi

Driven through mid off by the batsman. They pick up a single.

15.4

Haseeb Amjad To Shafiqullah

Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total.

MOHAMMAD NABI is the new man in.

15.3

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Shahzad OUT!

OUT! Well well well! Is that the catch of the tournament? A slower ball on off, Shahzad slinks down the track and goes up and over cover, he times it well, probably a bit too well for his liking, the ball dies down just before it is snapped up by Irfan Ahmed who dives to his right low down and takes a ripper. A terrific catch to end a terrific knock from Shahzad.

15.2

Haseeb Amjad To Shafiqullah

On the pads, eased through mid-wicket for a single this time.

15.2

Haseeb Amjad To Shafiqullah

WIDE! Slides this down leg, wide called.

15.1

Haseeb Amjad To Shafiqullah

FOUR! Easy pickings! Full toss on the leg stump, Shafiqullah just helps it over square leg and collects a friendly boundary.

Amjad back on.

14.6

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

FOUR! Brutal! Short ball on offer, Shahzad uses his bat like a battering ram and just destroys the ball into the mid-wicket fence, that had some power in it. 44 NEEDED OFF 30.

14.5

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Driven towards the mid off region.

14.4

Irfan Ahmed To Shafiqullah

Right up in the block-hole, drilled down the ground for a single.

14.3

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Total misjudgement! Hong Kong really need to work on their fielding, at the moment, it is downright ridiculous! Shahzad hacks across the line of this length ball, gets a leading edge down to third man who is in a limbo whether to go for the catch or not, does nothing in the end and the ball drops just in front of him.

14.2

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Backs away again but finds cover this time, a dot ball.

14.1

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Makes room and carves it over cover for a couple of runs.

Irfan Ahmed into the attack.

13.6

Nadeem Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

The batsman has lofted it over mid on. One run added to the total. 52 NEEDED OFF 36.

13.5

Nadeem Ahmed To Shafiqullah

The batsman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

13.4

Nadeem Ahmed To Shafiqullah

FOUR! Sweeps and sweeps powerfully! Gets it past deep square leg for a boundary.

13.3

Nadeem Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

13.2

Nadeem Ahmed To Shafiqullah

The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball to deep extra cover for a single.

13.1

Nadeem Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Chance? Shazad goes back deep and dabs it to short third man, charges for a single, the throw comes in at the bowler's end but hits Shahzad on the gloves as he attempted to complete the run, the players appeal for obstructing the field. The umpire refers it upstairs but no harm done.

12.6

Aizaz Khan To Mohammad Shahzad

The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.

12.5

Aizaz Khan To Shafiqullah

Tad short, pulled away for a single.

12.4

Aizaz Khan To Shafiqullah

The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

12.3

Aizaz Khan To Shafiqullah

The batsman fails to put bat on ball.

12.2

Aizaz Khan To Mohammad Shahzad

The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. They pick up a single.

12.1

Aizaz Khan To Mohammad Shahzad

SIX! Takes full toll of the free hit! And there comes the helicopter shot! He has modelled that on MS Dhoni and that would have done Dhoni himself proud. Just whips it with his powerful wrists over long on for a biggie.

12.1

Aizaz Khan To Shafiqullah

NO BALL! Oops! Khan oversteps and concedes an extra in the form of a no ball, Shafiqullah takes a single and the next ball will be a free hit.

5th T20I fifty for Mohammad Shahzad.

11.6

Nadeem Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Flighted on middle, driven hard through mid on for a couple, gets to his fifty.

11.5

Nadeem Ahmed To Shafiqullah

LEG BYE! Darts in a length ball on off, the batsman is hit on the pads as he looked to work it off them, takes a leg bye nonetheless.

11.4

Nadeem Ahmed To Shafiqullah

FOUR! Constructive batting! Sits down to this very full ball down leg side and just paddles it into the fine leg fence.

11.3

Nadeem Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Camps back and just whips it off his pads for one.

11.2

Nadeem Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Flighted on a length on leg, Shahzad comes forward for a prod but is hit on the pad.

11.1

Nadeem Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

A slider on middle, Shahzad works this on the leg side cleverly for a couple.

Nadeem back on.

10.6

Aizaz Khan To Shafiqullah

Shafiqullah was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

10.5

Aizaz Khan To Mohammad Shahzad

Pulls another short ball down to long leg for one.

10.4

Aizaz Khan To Shafiqullah

Tad short on middle, pulls is down for a single.

10.3

Aizaz Khan To Mohammad Shahzad

Punched through the off side for a single.

10.2

Aizaz Khan To Asghar Afghan OUT!

OUT! The madness is over! Stanikzai this time takes a page out of Shahzad's book and tries to go over long on, not his cup of tea though as he mistimes it straight down long on's throat where Babar Hayat makes no mistake.

10.1

Aizaz Khan To Mohammad Shahzad

Hangs back and just nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

50-run stand up.

9.6

Nizakat Khan To Mohammad Shahzad

Driven through the covers by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

9.6

Nizakat Khan To Mohammad Shahzad

FIVE WIDES! Khan under pressure! Fires a short and wide delivery that is miles down leg, the ball beats the keeper and goes into the fence.

9.5

Nizakat Khan To Mohammad Shahzad

SIX! Have some of that! Another flighted ball on middle, Shahzad this time goes a bit straighter over the bowler's head for another biggie.

9.4

Nizakat Khan To Mohammad Shahzad

Shahzad has driven it straight down the ground.

9.3

Nizakat Khan To Mohammad Shahzad

SIX! Out of the park! A loopy ball on middle, Shahzad's eyes light up on seeing the flight, whacks it over long on for a massive blow.

9.2

Nizakat Khan To Mohammad Shahzad

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

9.1

Nizakat Khan To Asghar Afghan

Chips down and drills it right past mid on for one.

8.6

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Mistimes his booming drive down the ground just over mid off for a couple of runs.

8.5

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Has a wild swing across the line, not sure if he's watching the ball, misses it by miles.

8.4

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Looks to run it down again to third man but fails to make contact.

8.3

Irfan Ahmed To Asghar Afghan

Not that short on off, Stankzai plays a tame pull shot down to long on for a single.

8.2

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Now opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. They have run through for a single.

8.1

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Back of a length outside off, Shahzad fishes outside his off stump but gets nothing on it.

7.6

Nizakat Khan To Asghar Afghan

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

7.5

Nizakat Khan To Asghar Afghan

The batsman has driven that ball straight back.

7.4

Nizakat Khan To Asghar Afghan

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

7.3

Nizakat Khan To Asghar Afghan

Short and wide outside off, Stanikzai rocks back and belts it through cover, Irfan does well to slide to his left and stop the ball but the ball slips outs of his hands as he went to throw it, conceding an extra run, two in all.

7.2

Nizakat Khan To Asghar Afghan

Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. They manage to come back for the second.

7.1

Nizakat Khan To Asghar Afghan

A quick, skiddy delivery on the pads, Stanikzai is hit low on his pads.

Nizakat Khan into the attack.

6.6

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Shahzad was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

6.5

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

The batsman defends it from within the crease.

6.4

Irfan Ahmed To Asghar Afghan

Stanikzai gets an inside edge on to his pads as he looks to defend. A deflection off the stumps from the fielder will allow them a single.

6.3

Irfan Ahmed To Asghar Afghan

Drives outside the line of off without any foot movement, misses the ball.

6.2

Irfan Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Quick single! Shahzad stands tall and drops it to the off side for a quick single.

6.1

Irfan Ahmed To Asghar Afghan

Played to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

5.6

Nadeem Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

Angled in on middle, Shahzad just gets his bat down in time to defend.

5.5

Nadeem Ahmed To Asghar Afghan

The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.

5.4

Nadeem Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

This is poor from Hong Kong! Shahzad hacks across the line only to get a top edge that goes a mile in the air, Aizaz at mid on settles under it only to fluff it out. That really should have been taken.

5.4

Nadeem Ahmed To Mohammad Shahzad

WIDE! Sliding down leg, wide called.

5.3

Nadeem Ahmed To Asghar Afghan

The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. They pick up a single

5.2

Nadeem Ahmed To Asghar Afghan

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

5.1

Nadeem Ahmed To Asghar Afghan

The ball takes the outside edge goes towards the slip region.

Nadeem Ahmed into the attack.

4.6

Tanwir Afzal To Mohammad Shahzad

On middle, pushed straight to mid-wicket.

4.5

Tanwir Afzal To Mohammad Shahzad

FOUR! Much more orthodox this time! Stands back in his crease and just times it through cover-point for back to back boundaries.

4.4

Tanwir Afzal To Mohammad Shahzad

FOUR! A strange but effective shot! Short down leg, Shahzad goes for the pull but is a bit too early into his shot, the ball hits the back of his bat and goes past the right hand side of the keeper into the fence.

4.3

Tanwir Afzal To Asghar Afghan

Fraction short on leg, Stanikzai pulls it without any timing down to deep mid-wicket for one.

4.2

Tanwir Afzal To Mohammad Shahzad

On a length on middle, Shahzad stands back and tucks it to mid-wicket for a single

4.1

Tanwir Afzal To Asghar Afghan

On middle and leg, eased down to long leg for a single.

3.6

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Shahzad

FOUR! Goes over mid off this time! Dispatches this fuller ball over mid off for back to back boundaries to end the over.

3.5

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Shahzad

FOUR! Punched! Stands back and just drills it past cover and mid off.

3.4

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Shahzad

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

3.3

Haseeb Amjad To Asghar Afghan

Chance missed! Stanikzai goes back deep and taps it to mid on and sets off for a suicidal run, Irfan at mid on had plenty of time to run with the ball to knock the stumps at the bowler's end, instead he chooses to throw but misses the stumps, Stanikzai was a dead duck.

3.2

Haseeb Amjad To Asghar Afghan

Drives this handsomely but straight to mid off.

3.1

Haseeb Amjad To Asghar Afghan

Tad short outside off, Stanikzai gets a bottom edge to the keeper as he goes for the cut.

2.6

Tanwir Afzal To Mohammad Shahzad

Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

2.5

Tanwir Afzal To Mohammad Shahzad

The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Asghar Stanikzai is the new man in.

2.4

Tanwir Afzal To Najeeb Tarakai OUT!

OUT! And holes out now! Fraction short on middle, Tarakai goes for the pull, gets the elevation but not the distance, is taken easily by Nadeem at deep square leg running to his right.

2.3

Tanwir Afzal To Najeeb Tarakai

FOUR! Great shot! Stands tall and just thumps it over mid off for a boundary.

2.2

Tanwir Afzal To Mohammad Shahzad

LEG BYE! Bit fuller on leg, Shahzad stays back to defend but gets an inside edge on the leg side for a single.

2.1

Tanwir Afzal To Najeeb Tarakai

Full on middle and leg, nicely whipped down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

1.6

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Shahzad

Well bowled! Lands on a length and jags away after landing, beats Shahzad's prod.

1.5

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Shahzad

Length ball on middle, Shahzad is forced to defend it from the crease.

1.4

Haseeb Amjad To Najeeb Tarakai

Tad short around middle, pulled through mid-wicket for a single.

1.3

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Shahzad

And now just tucks it on the leg side for one, smart cricket.

1.2

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Shahzad

FOUR! There he goes! Short and wide outside off, Shahzad stays back and just uses the pace of the ball to place it through cover-point.

1.1

Haseeb Amjad To Mohammad Shahzad

Back of a length on off, Shahzad stands on his toes and defends it back.

Amjad to bowl from the other end.

0.6

Tanwir Afzal To Najeeb Tarakai

Swings wildly across the line, no wonder he fails to connect.

0.5

Tanwir Afzal To Mohammad Shahzad

Almost a wicket! Lands on a length on off, Shahzad looks to punch it off the back foot, gets an inside edge on the leg side for a single.

0.4

Tanwir Afzal To Mohammad Shahzad

Full on middle and leg, Shahzad defends it to mid on.

0.3

Tanwir Afzal To Mohammad Shahzad

On a length on off, Shahzad plays it to point off the back foot.

0.2

Tanwir Afzal To Mohammad Shahzad

Good length outside off, Shahzad surprisingly lets it go.

0.1

Tanwir Afzal To Najeeb Tarakai

Up and running! Dabs this length ball outside off down to third man for a single.

Back for the chase. 154 is the target for Afghanistan. It's a trick total and the game could still go either way. Mohammad Shahzad and Najeeb Tarakai are the openers for Afghanistan. The bowler with the new ball is Tanwir Afzal.