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Afghanistan vs Nepal, Match 9 Commentary, Live Updates

AFG vs NEP, 2014 - Live Commentary

Afghanistan vs Nepal Scorecard

Match Ended

Match 9, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram , Mar 20, 2014

Afghanistan

132/8 (20)

Nepal

141/5 (20)

Nepal beat Afghanistan by 9 runs

Player of the Match

Jitendra Mukhiya

3/18(4)

Player of the Series

Virat Kohli

Jitendra Mukhiya was named the Man of the Match for his brilliant spell. That's all from this game. The Bangladesh vs Hong Kong game is up next. Join us back for that.

The Nepalese bowlers were absolutely sensational today. Sagar Pun, the part-timer was superb in his three overs while Jitendra Mukhiya was phenomenal in hitting the yorker lengths at will in the death overs. Gauchan took a couple of wickets in his first over itself and the fielding was outstanding too. Afghanistan's batting was survived by Stanizkai and Shafiqullah towards the death overs but in the end, they fell short of 9 runs.

Nepal were struggling in the first innings but then the duo of Khakurel and Vesawkar did an extremely remarkable job of first snitching a partnership, then accelerating the run-scoring in the end.

Amongst minnows itself, we have a shock win here! Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in the Asia Cup and now have been defeated by Nepal in the World T20 qualifier. That is what exactly this format does.

19.6

Sompal Kami To Mirwais Ashraf

Nepal win by 9 runs! What an emphatic victory for the less-known minnows. Length delivery angled across, Dawlat misses out and the Nepalese fielders rejoice in delight.

Dawlat Zadran walks out to face the last ball. 10 required off 1 ball.

19.5

Sompal Kami To Asghar Afghan OUT!

OUT! Stanikzai's gone! End of Afghanistan's fight and Nepal will rejoice, if not for an extra delivery. A low full toss, maximum runs were there for the taking but Stanikzai's bat turned in his hand and the ball went down the throat of Malla at long on.

19.4

Sompal Kami To Asghar Afghan

FOUR! Afghanistan are still in the game, 10 required off 2 balls! Stanikzai is down with cramps again! Short of a length, it's been slapped away over mid-wicket.

19.3

Sompal Kami To Asghar Afghan

Full and wide outside off, Stanikzai slogs it through mid-wicket. They come back for the risky second but the keeper collected the throw but did not break the stumps.

Physio is out in the middle to help Stanikzai, who's down with cramps.

19.2

Sompal Kami To Asghar Afghan

FOUR! Yet another misfield from the same fielder off the same shot. Another full ball on the stumps, Stanikzai slogs it yet again wide of long on. Malla runs across but yet again doesn't field well to allow the boundary.

19.1

Sompal Kami To Asghar Afghan

FOUR! A misfield in the deep! A low full toss, Stanikzai hoicks it over wide mid on. Malla in the deep doesn't field well and allows the boundary.

18.6

Jitendra Mukhiya To Mirwais Ashraf

A low full toss outside off, swiped down to long on for a quick couple of runs to end the over. 24 needed off 6 balls.

18.5

Jitendra Mukhiya To Asghar Afghan

A full length ball, lofts it down to long off for one.

Mirwais Ashraf walks in.

18.4

Jitendra Mukhiya To Samiullah Shinwari OUT!

OUT! Nepal have been excellent on the field today and the skipper Paras Khadka himself, has taken two wonderful catches. Shenwari tries to charge out and convert the full toss but top-edges it high in the air. The ball goes towards mid on where the bowler and Khadka go towards it but Khadka calls out stronger and takes a diving catch. Outstanding!

18.3

Jitendra Mukhiya To Asghar Afghan

WOW! Third yorker on the trot! Stanikzai pushes it through covers for one.

18.2

Jitendra Mukhiya To Samiullah Shinwari

A yorker on middle, Shenwari tries to dig it but only manages an inside edge on the leg side for one.

18.1

Jitendra Mukhiya To Asghar Afghan

He's been consistent with his yorkers so far. Right up in the blockhole, Stanikzai digs it away through mid-wicket for one.

17.6

Sompal Kami To Asghar Afghan

Another yorker, on the pads, Stanikzai went to slog but yet again only managed an inside edge to fine leg for just one. 30 required off 12 balls now.

17.5

Sompal Kami To Samiullah Shinwari

Short of a length, flat-batted it through mid off for a single.

17.4

Sompal Kami To Asghar Afghan

Full length on the pads, Shenwari goes to slog but only manages an inside edge to fine leg for one.

17.3

Sompal Kami To Samiullah Shinwari

Outstanding effort in the deep. Full ball, Shenwari sweeps it well through mid-wicket. Bhandari hurls himself across with a dive and saves a single.

17.2

Sompal Kami To Samiullah Shinwari

A full ball outside off, drilled away through mid off for a couple.

17.1

Sompal Kami To Samiullah Shinwari

FOUR! Off the inside edge! A good length delivery, Shenwari tries to force a shot but the ball has gone off the inside edge to the fine leg fence.

16.6

Jitendra Mukhiya To Asghar Afghan

What an excellent over this has been! Bowls down yet another yorker, just outside off and Stanikzai fails to get bat on that.

16.5

Jitendra Mukhiya To Samiullah Shinwari

Full ball, drilled through mid on for one.

16.4

Jitendra Mukhiya To Asghar Afghan

Excellent effort in the deep from Sagar Pun. Full outside off, Stanikzai goes to slash and manages a thick outside edge towards third man. Sagar Pun dives, in company with two of his team-mates and saves a single.

16.3

Jitendra Mukhiya To Asghar Afghan

A very full ball outside off, Stanikzai lofts it over covers for a couple of runs.

16.2

Jitendra Mukhiya To Samiullah Shinwari

A low full toss, Shenwari gets down and punches it through mid on for one.

16.1

Jitendra Mukhiya To Samiullah Shinwari

Hurls down a yorker on middle, Shenwari digs it away. Excellent bowling.

Jitendra Mukhiya back into the attack.

15.6

Sagar Pun To Asghar Afghan

A touch short, helped away past square leg for a couple of runs. Sagar Pun's spell so far has been nothing less than match-winning.

15.5

Sagar Pun To Samiullah Shinwari

Works it away off the pads through mid-wicket for a risky single.

15.4

Sagar Pun To Samiullah Shinwari

Tries to reverse sweep it but only manages a glove, it goes off his elbow on the leg side but the keeper could not reach in spite of the outstretched dive.

15.3

Sagar Pun To Samiullah Shinwari

Short delivery, punched away towards cover.

15.2

Sagar Pun To Asghar Afghan

Walks out of the crease and thumps it down on a couple of bounces to long on for one.

15.1

Sagar Pun To Asghar Afghan

Short, skids on straight and beats Stanikzai's outside edge.

14.6

Basant Regmi To Asghar Afghan

Short and wide, punched away for a single through cover to end the over.

14.5

Basant Regmi To Asghar Afghan

Yet another misfield! Short and wide, punched towards cover where the fielder once again fumbles and allows the couple.

14.4

Basant Regmi To Asghar Afghan

Short and wide, Stanikzai punches it through cover. The fielder misfields and allows a single.

14.3

Basant Regmi To Asghar Afghan

Short and wide, Stanikzai punches it straight to cover.

14.2

Basant Regmi To Samiullah Shinwari

A tossed up delivery on middle, worked away through mid-wicket for one.

Samiullah Shenwari walks in now.

14.1

Basant Regmi To Shafiqullah OUT!

OUT! Regmi strikes! A short and wide ball, Shafiqullah could have cut it anywhere but he plays it in the air towards point. Sagar Pun dives and takes a fine catch. Nepal once again get a crucial wicket.

13.6

Sagar Pun To Asghar Afghan

Flat and skids on straight, punched back to the bowler. Staggeringly good couple of overs from Pun, conceded just 6 off 2 overs.

13.5

Sagar Pun To Asghar Afghan

A touch short again and holds back, pushed right back.

13.4

Sagar Pun To Shafiqullah

Flat and full just outside off, clipped away through square leg for a single.

13.3

Sagar Pun To Asghar Afghan

On the pads, nudged away past square leg for a quickly-taken single.

13.2

Sagar Pun To Shafiqullah

Short, skidding on, punched to the right of Pun who dives but could not prevent the single.

13.1

Sagar Pun To Shafiqullah

A touch short on middle, punched straight to cover.

12.6

Shakti Gauchan To Asghar Afghan

A touch short, punched away towards cover to end the over.

12.5

Shakti Gauchan To Shafiqullah

Picks out a slog on the leg side to take a single.

12.4

Shakti Gauchan To Asghar Afghan

Short and thrown up wide, punched away through covers for one.

12.3

Shakti Gauchan To Asghar Afghan

FOUR! Superb footwork from Stanikzai again! Uses his feet to get to the line of the ball and slams it well over mid on.

12.2

Shakti Gauchan To Shafiqullah

Short and skids on, punched away through mid on for a single.

12.1

Shakti Gauchan To Shafiqullah

SIX! A hugeee hit! Gauchan drops it short and slow, Shafiqullah swivels back and muscles it over the square leg fence.

11.6

Sagar Pun To Asghar Afghan

Flighted up from outside the off stump, Shafiqullah gets down to defend but the ball comes off the inside edge and pops out.

11.5

Sagar Pun To Shafiqullah

Touch short again, flicked away wide of square leg to rotate the strike.

11.4

Sagar Pun To Shafiqullah

Short, slow and holds up, flicked to mid-wicket.

11.3

Sagar Pun To Shafiqullah

Gets down and pushes it straight to mid on.

11.2

Sagar Pun To Asghar Afghan

Tossed up delivery, worked away through mid-wicket for one.

11.1

Sagar Pun To Shafiqullah

Flat and slower through the air, flicked away past square leg for one.

Sagar Pun is now into the attack.

10.6

Shakti Gauchan To Asghar Afghan

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

10.5

Shakti Gauchan To Asghar Afghan

Flighted up, worked away towards square leg.

10.4

Shakti Gauchan To Asghar Afghan

SIX! Massive strike! Stanikzai charges out and absolutely nails this ball over the long on fence.

10.3

Shakti Gauchan To Shafiqullah

Gets down and sweeps it away through square leg for a single.

10.2

Shakti Gauchan To Shafiqullah

Flighted up around off, Shafiqullah punches it towards mid on. Gauchan slides across and stops it well.

10.1

Shakti Gauchan To Asghar Afghan

Arm ball on middle, worked to square leg for one.

9.6

Paras Khadka To Shafiqullah

Too full in length on off, Shafiqullah gets forward and forces it through mid on for a couple.

9.5

Paras Khadka To Asghar Afghan

Short in length outside off, cut past point for a run.

9.4

Paras Khadka To Asghar Afghan

This one comes back into the batsman from outside off, Asghar closes the face of the bat and helps it through square leg for a couple.

9.3

Paras Khadka To Asghar Afghan

Full length delivery outside off, Stanikzai drives it square of the wicket on the off side but the point fielder does well to stop it with a dive.

9.2

Paras Khadka To Asghar Afghan

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

9.1

Paras Khadka To Shafiqullah

Full ball, worked away through mid-wicket for a single.

Asghar Stanikzai walks in.

8.6

Shakti Gauchan To Mohammad Nabi OUT!

OUT! The Shakti, the man is absolutely flying! A quicker arm ball, once again a batsman has struggled to pick that. The ball strikes him flush on the pads. The umpire raises the finger quickly and Nabi remains on the crease with a look of shock on the face.

8.5

Shakti Gauchan To Shafiqullah

A quick short ball, worked away through mid-wicket for a single.

8.4

Shakti Gauchan To Mohammad Nabi

Charges out and knocks it away for a single.

8.3

Shakti Gauchan To Shafiqullah

A quicker arm ball, skids on quickly and comes in, Shafiqullah cuts it away dangerously past point for one.

Mohammad Nabi now walks in.

8.2

Shakti Gauchan To Nawroz Mangal OUT!

OUT! Fantastic catch and Gauchan strikes! A flighted up delivery, Shafiqullah gets down to sweep but only manages a top edge behind on the leg side. Paras Khadka runs back from short fine leg and takes a magnificent catch, going behind.

8.1

Shakti Gauchan To Shafiqullah

Flat and short outside off, punched through mid on for a single.

Shakti Gauchan now into the attack.

7.6

Paras Khadka To Nawroz Mangal

On a good length, pushed away to cover.

7.5

Paras Khadka To Nawroz Mangal

A good length delivery, pushed away off the back foot towards mid-wicket.

7.4

Paras Khadka To Nawroz Mangal

FOUR! Just past point! Short of a length and wide, Mangal cuts it hard and square off the wicket which did not miss the diving point fielder by much.

7.3

Paras Khadka To Shafiqullah

Slower length ball, sliced away through covers for one.

7.2

Paras Khadka To Shafiqullah

A good length delivery, Shafiqullah gets down and blocks.

7.1

Paras Khadka To Shafiqullah

Flighted delivery outside off, Shafiqullah gets down and defends it.

6.6

Basant Regmi To Nawroz Mangal

Four byes! Stumping chance missed! Now, how costly would that be? Flighted up outside off, it's the arm ball and Mangal misses it. The keeper, Khakurel misses it too as it sneaks through his legs to the fence.

6.5

Basant Regmi To Nawroz Mangal

Flat and full around off, pushed off the front foot towards cover.

6.4

Basant Regmi To Shafiqullah

Sliding onto the pads, worked away in front of mid-wicket for one.

6.3

Basant Regmi To Shafiqullah

FOUR! A hat-trick now! Short and wide outside off, Shafiqullah makes use of the width and crashes it away through cover and point.

6.2

Basant Regmi To Shafiqullah

FOUR! Square on the leg side now! Flighted up on the pads, Shafiqullah gets down and paddles it fine to the fine leg fence.

6.1

Basant Regmi To Shafiqullah

FOUR! It's been cut away in style! Short and just wide outside off, Shafiqullah cuts it away past point and finds the gap.

5.6

Paras Khadka To Shafiqullah

Good length outside off, tapped away past point for a single.

5.5

Paras Khadka To Nawroz Mangal

Full length on off, driven through mid on for a single.

5.4

Paras Khadka To Shafiqullah

Good length delivery outside off, guided away past point for a single.

5.3

Paras Khadka To Shafiqullah

Back of a length and wide outside off, Shafiqullah tries to cut but misses out.

5.2

Paras Khadka To Shafiqullah

Good length and wide outside off, it's been cut away straight to point.

5.1

Paras Khadka To Shafiqullah

Short of a length and wide, Shafiqullah tries to cut but only musters a bottom edge.

4.6

Jitendra Mukhiya To Shafiqullah

Good length, Shafiqullah taps it towards mid-wicket and takes a single.

4.5

Jitendra Mukhiya To Shafiqullah

No hat-trick! A full ball around off, Shafiqullah chips it right back.

Shafiqullah walks out to face the HAT-TRICK ball.

4.4

Jitendra Mukhiya To Najibullah Zadran OUT!

OUT! What on earth are the Afghanis upto? A full ball just around off, Zadran tries to power this over mid on but does not have any power behind it. The fielder inside the mid on circle, Vesawkar takes it easily.

Nawroz Mangal walks in.

4.3

Jitendra Mukhiya To Mohammad Shahzad OUT!

OUT! The erratic Shahzad does what he does best, play a rash shot but this time, pays the consequences. Short of a length and wide, Shahzad charges out like a bull let loose and carves it over point. Sompal Kami gets around from third man and gobbles it up.

4.2

Jitendra Mukhiya To Mohammad Shahzad

Short of a good length, Shahzad backs away to smash it over covers but has totally missed it.

4.1

Jitendra Mukhiya To Mohammad Shahzad

A full length delivery outside off, Shahzad looks for a wild cut but misses it.

3.6

Sompal Kami To Najibullah Zadran

FOUR! Clean hit this time! Slightly over-pitched outside off, Zadran trusts the line and powers it over mid off with ease.

3.5

Sompal Kami To Najibullah Zadran

A short of a length delivery, kicks up too, Zadran looks to heave over mid-wicket but has totally missed it.

3.4

Sompal Kami To Mohammad Shahzad

Full length delivery, Shahzad dances down and steers it through covers for a single.

3.3

Sompal Kami To Mohammad Shahzad

A good length delivery, punced towards mid off.

3.2

Sompal Kami To Najibullah Zadran

A good length delivery on off, flicked away towards mid-wicket for a single.

Najibullah Zadran is now in at number 3.

3.1

Sompal Kami To Karim Sadiq OUT!

OUT! First blood drawn by Nepal! A mere length delivery on middle, case of you miss, I hit as Sadiq went to slog off the wrong length and the ball smashes the middle stump.

2.6

Jitendra Mukhiya To Mohammad Shahzad

Almost a mix-up! Shahzad pushes this full ball to cover and is halfway down. The cover fielder hurries in with a slow throw towards the striker's end but anyways misses it. Shahzad would have been in by a couple of centimeters had the throw hit.

2.5

Jitendra Mukhiya To Mohammad Shahzad

Short and skids on low, Shahzad was looking to punch but ends up getting an under-edge.

2.4

Jitendra Mukhiya To Mohammad Shahzad

Short and wide, Shahzad punches it hard but finds the cover-point fielder.

2.3

Jitendra Mukhiya To Mohammad Shahzad

FOUR! Audacious pull! Short in length, Shahzad was on to it in a trice and pulls it front of square past mid on.

2.2

Jitendra Mukhiya To Mohammad Shahzad

Lands in a short ball, Shahzad went to smack that but only managed a bottom edge.

2.1

Jitendra Mukhiya To Mohammad Shahzad

Good length delivery outside off, punched towards point.

Jitendra Mukhiya to bowl now.

1.6

Sompal Kami To Karim Sadiq

Hurls down a yorker, Sadiq digs it away.

1.5

Sompal Kami To Karim Sadiq

Tries to manufacture a shot by charging down for a hoick but it's struck his pads off an inside edge.

1.4

Sompal Kami To Mohammad Shahzad

Good length on the pads, Shahzad went to flick but it's gone off the pads for a leg bye.

1.3

Sompal Kami To Mohammad Shahzad

On a good length outside off, Shahzad rocks back and punches it away towards mid on.

1.2

Sompal Kami To Mohammad Shahzad

Good length and sliding down the leg side, Shahzad fails to help it away.

1.1

Sompal Kami To Mohammad Shahzad

A good length ball around off, defended down.

Sompal Kami to have a go now.

0.6

Basant Regmi To Karim Sadiq

Flighted delivery, Sadiq gets forward and defends.

0.5

Basant Regmi To Karim Sadiq

FOUR! One more boundary! Flighted on off, Sadiq gets down and smashes it past mid off.

0.4

Basant Regmi To Karim Sadiq

Stays back to a short ball and cuts it straight to point.

0.3

Basant Regmi To Karim Sadiq

FOUR! Cracking shot! Flighted ball on off, Sadiq comes down the track and powers it over mid off for a boundary.

0.2

Basant Regmi To Mohammad Shahzad

Goes back and punches it back past the bowler for a run.

0.1

Basant Regmi To Mohammad Shahzad

Oohhh...almost sneaked through. Tossed up delivery on off, skidding on after landing, Shahzad tries to defend it off his front foot but misses and it goes through to the keeper.

Welcome back. The players are out in the middle. Mohammad Shahzad and Karim Sadiq are the Afghani openers. Basant Regmi to bowl first up...