Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, 1st T20I at Sharjah, AFG vs BAN, Oct 02 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Banged in short on middle, swivels and throws his hands at it, gets a top-edge that flies over the keeper's head and skittles away to the rope. Bangladesh avoid a collapse and some timely hits from Nurul Hasan got them to the doorstep of victory. Credit to Afghanistan for not giving up and turning the game on its head in the middle-overs

Cries of catch it! Shorter in length and on off-stump, deft touch as the fielder at deep third collects on one bounce

Improvisation at its best! Pitched up again and outside off, changes his stance and ramps it over the keeper's head for a six. Changed the complexion of the game

Pitched up and offers some room, nonchalantly dumps it for a six over long-on! It was a slower delivery and he picks it early and spanks it disdainfully. Bangladesh can breathe a sight of relief now

Bangs in short but the line is not right, down the leg-side and he takes him on, gets enough connection to beat the keeper and it trundles away to the rope. A very timely boundary by Bangladesh!

slackens his pace, shorter in length and outside off, spanks it to short cover, Nabi with a sharp throw at striker's end, direct hit would have been very. very close!

hits the deck hard and shapes it in at middle, worked using his fluid wrists to midwicket, Fareed bumps at Nurul but no argy-bargy, bowler apologises

Shuffles across his stumps and targets the vacant region around backward square again, tries a scoop and it hits him high on the bat, quick intervention from the fielder at midwicket region

hard to fathom how quickly this game has changed. Around, shorter around the line off, poor delivery smeared through backward square, not much movement and he calmly places it into the gap, much-needed boundary

Around the wicket, darts in a bumper wide of off, tries to flay a cut and only flails at thin air, pressure will amp with each dot

Tossed up, skidded on towards length, that will calm the nerves, crunched a thunderous pull and finds the gap between long-on and deep midwicket, crashes onto the advertising hoardings

Pushed with a swivel to deep midwicket

good length and searching for the lbw, flicked to deep midwicket and will add two runs. Aasking rate has risen to 9.60

Looped up on a length at middle and leg, tries to nurgle and splices it back towards the bowler, nervy

Floated up fuller on middle, prances down the track and shovels it back to the bowler, not sure if that carried, died on him quickly as he tried to catch after his follow through

Around the wicket, tossed right up to the toes, eased to short backward square

Loops it up fuller and skidded on with the angle, beating the outsid edge by a WHISKER! Oh, this is high drama! Tension is palpable. Afghanistan has breathed life into this game!

Tosses it up, stumps to stumps line on middle, watchfully flicked to short midwicket

Thumping his pads and, to me, it looked like it pitched outside leg but there are no reviews left for Bangladesh and so he has to go! Hits him in front of the stumps, was looking to sweep. Tanzim wanted to review but none left. The game has changed so quickly, you give Afghanistan spinners a sniff and they seize on the opportunity.

lobbed up fuller and drifts away on middle and leg, tries a reverse sweep and doesn't quite get hold of it properly, third man hunts it down quickly