Hong Kong vs Afghanistan, 1st Semi-Final at Incheon, , Oct 02 2014 - Match Result

RESULT
1st Semi-Final, Incheon, October 02, 2014, Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition
(11.3/15 ov, T:72) 73/2

Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) (D/L method)

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Scorecard summary
Hong Kong 88/8(20 overs)
Afghanistan 73/2(11.3 overs)
1/20 (2.3)

Hong Kong simply didn't have enough runs on the board, Afghanistan bowled well and gave up just four boundaries. And once Shahzad came in and set about the Hong Kong bowling, well there was only going to be one result. A difficult day for the groundstaff who coped admirably, it is brightening up and hopefully we'll have a full game in the second Asian Games semi-final starting in an hour's time.

mamun (UAE): "I want to see bangladesh vs Afghanistan final match " Well Bangladesh have to get through Sri Lanka first. Thanks for being with us up to now, join us again in Incheon in a bit.

11.3
4
Nizakat Khan to Samiullah Shinwari, FOUR runs

short, pulled away and Afghanistan are in the Asian Games gold-medal match for the second consecutive time!

11.2
Nizakat Khan to Samiullah Shinwari, no run

full, played to cover

11.1
1
Nizakat Khan to Shahzad, 1 run

short outside leg, following MS backing away, pulled straight to long on

With a spinner on, MS takes off his helmet, expects to finish it now

end of over 1110 runs
AFG: 68/2CRR: 6.18 RRR: 1.00
Samiullah Shinwari4 (4b)
Mohammad Shahzad40 (27b 3x4 2x6)
Irfan Ahmed 3-1-14-0
Nadeem Ahmed 3-0-8-1
10.6
2
Irfan Ahmed to Samiullah Shinwari, 2 runs

length delivery, doesn't time the back foot stroke, in the air but short of long off

10.5
1
Irfan Ahmed to Shahzad, 1 run

full on middle and leg, just a shade of inswing, driven to mid on

10.4
6
Irfan Ahmed to Shahzad, SIX runs

dropped short, MS does the rest, over midwicket she goes

10.4
1nb
Irfan Ahmed to Shahzad, (no ball)

back of a length, doesn't time that pull but Irfan's overstepped to undo the good work up to now

10.3
Irfan Ahmed to Shahzad, no run

length ball, seams in a touch, doesn't time the back foot force

10.2
Irfan Ahmed to Shahzad, no run

full on off, played to point, no chance of a run

10.1
Irfan Ahmed to Shahzad, no run

goes to leg, ball is wide of off, undercut through to the 'keeper

Irfan on for one last fling

end of over 104 runs • 1 wicket
AFG: 58/2CRR: 5.80 RRR: 2.80
Samiullah Shinwari2 (3b)
Mohammad Shahzad33 (21b 3x4 1x6)
Nadeem Ahmed 3-0-8-1
Aizaz Khan 1-0-11-0
9.6
Nadeem Ahmed to Samiullah Shinwari, no run

indeed lands on off, defended

His captain waves his hands towards off from behind the stumps

9.5
2
Nadeem Ahmed to Samiullah Shinwari, 2 runs

full on leg, tickled round the corner

9.4
Nadeem Ahmed to Samiullah Shinwari, no run
9.3
1
Nadeem Ahmed to Shahzad, 1 run

goes back in the crease, slow turn from middle to off, has time to adjust and wrists a pull to mid-on

Sami in now, zip and zap to be expected

9.2
W
Nadeem Ahmed to Najeeb Tarakai, OUT

full, lands on off, hit with the spin into long on running in's hands. Good catch

Najeeb Tarakai c Waqas Barkat b Nadeem Ahmed 18 (21b 2x4 0x6) SR: 85.71
9.1
1
Nadeem Ahmed to Shahzad, 1 run

full, square driven

end of over 911 runs
AFG: 54/1CRR: 6.00 RRR: 3.00
Mohammad Shahzad31 (19b 3x4 1x6)
Najeeb Tarakai18 (20b 2x4)
Aizaz Khan 1-0-11-0
Nadeem Ahmed 2-0-4-0
8.6
1
Aizaz Khan to Shahzad, 1 run

fuller, wider, slower, MS times it well to extra cover, in terrific form he is and is getting Afghanistan closer to the Asian Games final

8.5
4
Aizaz Khan to Shahzad, FOUR runs

Crack! Pulled hard through wide long on

8.4
Aizaz Khan to Shahzad, no run

pull to midwicket inside the circle, Nadeem shies, Tarakai has to dive back in sharpish

8.3
Aizaz Khan to Shahzad, no run

through early with the pull, ball takes the hip above middle stump

Match details
Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon
TossAfghanistan, elected to field first
Series
Season2014/15
Series resultAfghanistan advanced
Hours of play (local time)09.30 start, First Session 09.30-10.50, Interval 10.50-11.10, Second Session 11.10-12.30
Match days2 October 2014 - day (20-over match)
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