Right into the blockhole just outside leg-stump, toe-ended into the vacant region at long-leg and ends the innings on a high.
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, 2nd T20I at Sharjah, AFG vs BAN, Oct 03 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd T20I (N), Sharjah, October 03, 2025, Afghanistan v Bangladesh
Current RR: 7.35
• Last 5 ov (RR): 41/1 (8.20)
Win Probability:AFG 34.27% • BAN 65.73%New
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end of over 2010 runs
AFG: 147/5CRR: 7.35
Mohammad Nabi20 (12b 2x4 1x6)
Azmatullah Omarzai19 (17b 1x6)
Mustafizur Rahman 4-0-40-0
Mohammad Saifuddin 4-0-22-0
Afghanistan amassed 147-5, huffing and puffing their way to a fighting total. Bangladesh did pretty well to stem the flow in the middle overs after solid contributions from Sediq, Ibrahim, and Gurbaz. Nabi once again cashed in on his rich vein of form, adding a crucial 20 runs that could prove to be the difference. Nasum bowled economically once again, Saifuddin conceded only 22 in his spell, while Shoriful kept things tight, returning 1-13 - and was miserly in the powerplay. Rishad took some vital scalps in the middle overs and extracted huge turn. It should be a fascinating second half. Afghanistan will not make it easy and will look to exploit the spin-friendly conditions. The powerplay will be of immense importance. I'll be back shortly to take you through the chase.
19.6
4
Mustafizur to M Nabi, FOUR runs
19.5
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Mustafizur to M Nabi, no run
Peppers him with short stuff, doesn't offer him the length he was looking for, he stood deep in the crease and loaded up for a full-blooded hook, was close to the bat and Bangladesh have appeal for a caught behind, nothing on the ultra-edge so Nabi will have another go
19.4
4
Mustafizur to M Nabi, FOUR runs
On a length and offers plenty of width, hits it with plenty of oomph over long-off for a four! Hits with a lot of power and fizz
19.3
1
Mustafizur to Azmatullah, 1 run
Dug in short and gets prodigious bounce outside off, mistimes a pull into the leg side
19.2
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Mustafizur to Azmatullah, no run
Shorter in length and slanted across off, tries to drag a pull across the line and only connects with fresh air
19.1
1
Mustafizur to M Nabi, 1 run
Over the wicket, shorter and angled wide of off, chases it and drags a pull to long-on
end of over 199 runs
AFG: 137/5CRR: 7.21
Azmatullah Omarzai18 (15b 1x6)
Mohammad Nabi11 (8b 1x6)
Mohammad Saifuddin 4-0-22-0
Mustafizur Rahman 3-0-30-0
18.6
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Saifuddin to Azmatullah, no run
Steps to the leg-side and gets followed up with an inswinging yorker, digs it out back to the bowler
18.5
1
Saifuddin to M Nabi, 1 run
Heat-seeking yorker dipping in at middle and leg, tickles fine to the keeper
18.4
1
Saifuddin to Azmatullah, 1 run
Wanders down leg and he follows him up with a searing yorker, opens the face and plinks it out to cover-point
ushar D. Ponda: "Consistently scoring just at about 6 an over less during a T20 powerplay to save wickets for later is a an extremely antiquated T20 ploy. Either the incumbent Afghan openers will need to start taking higher risks to accelerate their powerplay scoring rate to at least 7.5 to 8 or they should make way for some other more aggressive openers that Afghanistan may have in their rich reserves. "
18.3
1
Saifuddin to M Nabi, 1 run
An off-cutter leaping from a shorter length, he is early through the pull and the ball ricochets to backward point
18.2
6
Saifuddin to M Nabi, SIX runs
Carted way over deep backward square, slow short ball on off, launches the ball off the middle
Rahul Malnad: "Rashid khan is arguably top t20 batter in this Afg camp. When rest batters aren't doing their job it makes no sense to keep Rashid below no.7, this is beyond my understanding. "
18.1
•
Saifuddin to M Nabi, no run
Over the wicket, almost a toe-crusher angling into the stumps, tries to whack it downtown buit fails to connect
end of over 186 runs
AFG: 128/5CRR: 7.11
Azmatullah Omarzai17 (13b 1x6)
Mohammad Nabi3 (4b)
Mustafizur Rahman 3-0-30-0
Shoriful Islam 4-0-13-1
17.6
2
Mustafizur to Azmatullah, 2 runs
Menacing bumper around the line off, he is equal to the task and heaves it with gusto at long-off, Emon drops this time, was backtracking and was in a good position to catch, reverse cupped it and then the ball burst out of his hands. Omarzai gets a reprieve!
17.5
•
Mustafizur to Azmatullah, no run
Hurls down a bumper on fifth stump line, tried to smash a pull and gets an under-edge to the keeper
17.4
2
Mustafizur to Azmatullah, 2 runs
Pitched up and wide of off, flashes an upper-cut to deep backward point, well-stopped by the fielder near the rope, saved a certain four
17.3
1
Mustafizur to M Nabi, 1 run
Pulls his length back and shapes it across off, pulled away to deep midwicket
17.2
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Mustafizur to M Nabi, no run
Short delivery dug in and it kept going away from in the corridor, tries to swat it away and gets beaten on the outside edge
17.1
1
Mustafizur to Azmatullah, 1 run
Over the wicket, thumped hard into the surface and angled into middle, tugged away to square leg
end of over 175 runs • 1 wicket
AFG: 122/5CRR: 7.17
Azmatullah Omarzai12 (9b 1x6)
Mohammad Nabi2 (2b)
Shoriful Islam 4-0-13-1
Mustafizur Rahman 2-0-24-0
16.6
1
Shoriful Islam to Azmatullah, 1 run
Nails a perfect yorker and just outside off, toe-ended it to deep cover-point
16.5
1
Shoriful Islam to M Nabi, 1 run
Darts in a short ball on middle, stands tall and pulls it to mid-on, short ball shoot up quickly
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