Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Qualifying Group, 5th Match at Dhaka, Feb 22 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
Qualifying Group, 5th Match, Mirpur, February 22, 2016, Men's T20 Asia Cup
(17.1/20 ov, T:179) 112

Afghanistan won by 66 runs

mohammad-nabi
Player Of The Match
4/17
New
17.1
W
Zadran to Tanveer Ahmed, OUT

and Dawlat keeps the Afghanistan hopes alive. This was bowled from wide of the crease and back of a length coming in with the angle. Hits the pad of Tanveer quite low as he plays all across the line and umpire raises his finger.

Tanveer Ahmed lbw b Dawlat Zadran 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 0
Over17
2 runs, 2 wickets
HKG 112/9CRR: 6.58  RRR: 22.33
Adil Mehmood 0 (1b)Tanveer Ahmed 0 (1b)
Rashid Khan2/10 (3)
16.6
Rashid Khan to Mehmood, no run

once again kept the googly, as this one clips the pad down the leg side..

16.5
W
Rashid Khan to Nadeem Ahmed, OUT

another wrong'un from Rashid. This one kept touch low and turns back in sharply from outside off. He stays on the crease and tries to cut that, not enough room for that and that ball clips the back pad. Straight-forward decision..

Nadeem Ahmed lbw b Rashid Khan 2 (5b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 40
16.4
1lb
Rashid Khan to Tanveer Ahmed, 1 leg bye

that's a googly, turning back in from a length, took it on the pad but impact was outside off..

16.3
1
Rashid Khan to Nadeem Ahmed, 1 run
16.2
W
Rashid Khan to Nadeem Ahmed, OUT
Christopher Carter run out (Shapoor Zadran/Rashid Khan) 2 (4b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 50
16.1
Rashid Khan to Nadeem Ahmed, no run

length ball angling down the leg side, clips the pad and rolls to behind the keeper..

Over16
5 runs, 1 wicket
HKG 110/7CRR: 6.87  RRR: 17.25
Nadeem Ahmed 1 (1b)Christopher Carter 2 (4b)
Dawlat Zadran1/18 (3)
15.6
1
Zadran to Nadeem Ahmed, 1 run

full ball on the off stump, squeezes it out through cover point..

15.5
1
Zadran to Carter, 1 run

length ball as he drags this down off the inside half to long-on

15.4
W
Zadran to Aizaz Khan, OUT

alters the length outside off as he pushes this touch uppish, Aizaz stays on the crease and slices that over the extra cover region. Stanikzai ran across to his left and holds a good running catch..

Aizaz Khan c Asghar Stanikzai b Dawlat Zadran 2 (6b 0x4 0x6 8m) SR: 33.33
15.3
Zadran to Aizaz Khan, no run

kept the shortish length on middle stump, waits and pushes it from the crease towards backward point.

15.2
2
Zadran to Aizaz Khan, 2 runs

back of a length ball outside off, punches uppishly over the extra cover region

15.1
1
Zadran to Carter, 1 run

short of a length ball on middle and leg, jabs it down the track for a single..

Over15
3 runs, 1 wicket
HKG 105/6CRR: 7.00  RRR: 14.80
Aizaz Khan 0 (3b)Christopher Carter 0 (2b)
Rashid Khan1/9 (2)
14.6
Rashid Khan to Aizaz Khan, no run

short and kept touch low and turning in, goes through the swinging bat of Khan..

14.5
Rashid Khan to Aizaz Khan, no run

pushes this length ball across of the bowler..

14.4
1lb
Rashid Khan to Carter, 1 leg bye

another googly, once again he is beaten but gets a leg bye down the leg side..

14.3
Rashid Khan to Carter, no run

that's the wrong'un, spun back sharply and brushes the pad, heading down leg..

14.2
W
Rashid Khan to Anshuman Rath, OUT

Rath keeps the dancing shoes on and was looking out to hit this flat length ball over the bowler's head. This was the leggie, which was pitched outside the leg stump and goes past the swinging bat of Rath. Keeper does the rest..

Anshy Rath st †Mohammad Shahzad b Rashid Khan 41 (38b 5x4 0x6 66m) SR: 107.89
14.1
2
Rashid Khan to Anshuman Rath, 2 runs

backs away to this short ball as he carves it away to wide of extra cover..

Over14
5 runs, 1 wicket
HKG 102/5CRR: 7.28  RRR: 12.83
Aizaz Khan 0 (1b)Anshy Rath 39 (36b 5x4)
Mohammad Nabi4/17 (4)
13.6
M Nabi to Aizaz Khan, no run

pushes quick and flat outside off, beaten