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Afghanistan vs Nepal, 3rd Quarter-Final at Incheon, , Oct 01 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
3rd Quarter-Final, Incheon, October 01, 2014, Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition
(20 ov, T:120) 111/7

Afghanistan won by 8 runs

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end of over 207 runs
NEP: 111/7CRR: 5.55 
Shakti Gauchan3 (3b)
Sagar Pun6 (6b 1x4)
Gulbadin Naib 3-0-19-0
Fareed Ahmad 4-0-17-4

That 19th over turned the game Afghanistan's way, an average bowling performance by them, just had enough runs on the board to get past Nepal who were on top for significant stretches of the game. Another Afghanistan-Nepal match to be remembered for a long time, it's Afghanistan who now go through to meet Hong Kong in the Asian Games semi-finals tomorrow. Thanks for being with us, this is Ainnur and Shahriar from the ACC with Raju back in Chennai for Cricinfo signing off from Incheon.

19.6
1
Gulbadin to Gauchan, 1 run

short outside off, played to cover and Afghanistan have won by 8 runs

19.5
1
Gulbadin to Sagar Pun, 1 run

full, driven to off, it looks like Afghanistan now

19.4
Gulbadin to Sagar Pun, no run

width outside off, can't connect with the smash

19.3
4
Gulbadin to Sagar Pun, FOUR runs

full toss outside off, slammed away over cover on the boundary, misjudges it, over him and just short of the boundary rope

19.2
Gulbadin to Sagar Pun, no run

back of a length width outside off, Sagar throws the proverbial at it, misses

19.1
1
Gulbadin to Gauchan, 1 run

back of a length outside off, Shakti plays to the off-side. Gulbadin gets away with a loose ball

Big ask now, Nepal did it a couple of times in the recent ICC World T20 Qualifiers though. Gulbadin to bowl the last

end of over 192 runs • 2 wickets
NEP: 104/7CRR: 5.47 RRR: 16.00
Shakti Gauchan1 (1b)
Sagar Pun1 (2b)
Fareed Ahmad 4-0-17-4
Mohammad Nabi 4-1-12-0

Big over by Afghanistan, Fareed's a raw talent, desire carrying him through

18.6
1
Fareed Ahmad to Gauchan, 1 run

full toss outside off, toe-ended away to the off-side

18.5
W
Fareed Ahmad to Malla, OUT

full, comes in with the arm, Gyanendra tries to go big, off-stump is knocked down!

Gyanendra Malla b Fareed Ahmad 30 (32b 0x4 0x6) SR: 93.75
18.4
Fareed Ahmad to Malla, no run

big swat to a full ball outside off, misses

18.3
1
Fareed Ahmad to Sagar Pun, 1 run

slash-edge outside off, third man moves to his left to field

18.2
Fareed Ahmad to Sagar Pun, no run

full, defended

Suman Adhikari (Nepal): "Keep calm and believe in Malla". Sagar Pun, sound head on young shoulders in, knows what he has to do in this situation. Around the wicket comes Fareed, face red with intensity

18.1
W
Fareed Ahmad to Regmi, OUT

full, into the base of off, Basant backing away to play square

Basant Regmi b Fareed Ahmad 8 (11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 72.72

Over the wicket

end of over 185 runs
NEP: 102/5CRR: 5.66 RRR: 9.00
Basant Regmi8 (10b)
Gyanendra Malla30 (30b)
Mohammad Nabi 4-1-12-0
Amir Hamza 4-0-28-0
17.6
1
M Nabi to Regmi, 1 run

down the wicket to smite, no timing, just out of the reach of Nabi's upstretched right hand

17.5
1
M Nabi to Malla, 1 run

full, on leg, driven to long on

100-up

17.4
2
M Nabi to Malla, 2 runs

connects with the sweep this time, fumble at square leg and the throw's wayward or the run out was on

17.3
M Nabi to Malla, no run

goes to off, to sweep to leg, ball bounces over the bat into the arm

17.2
1
M Nabi to Regmi, 1 run
17.1
M Nabi to Regmi, no run

play and miss outside off, ball coming in with the arm, Nabi around the wicket to the lefty

Dangalmanose (Nepal): "Afganistan vs Nepal match are always full of excitement, intensity, full of energy till the end of match. Pretty much like INDvPAK affairs in associate country. "

end of over 177 runs
NEP: 97/5CRR: 5.70 RRR: 7.66
Gyanendra Malla27 (27b)
Basant Regmi6 (7b)
Amir Hamza 4-0-28-0
Mohammad Nabi 3-1-7-0

Management over by Nepal, target in reach. One big over by either side decides it. Or Nepal can just steadily keep accumulating

16.6
2
Amir Hamza to Malla, 2 runs
16.5
1
Amir Hamza to Regmi, 1 run

short, pulled away hard, Nabi's there at short midwicket, saved a lot of runs today

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