and Gulabadin ends it with a biggie over cow corner and Afghanistan into the finals. On a length outside off and he stays on his crease and hammers it without any trouble
Nepal vs Afghanistan, 68th Match, 1st Semi-Final at Abu Dhabi, Nov 29 2013 - Ball by Ball Commentary
And that's it from the first semi-final where Afghanistan defeated Nepal comprehensively by 7 wickets. It was the bowler's who scripted it earlier by restricting them for mere 90 runs. Shenwari was the pick of the bowlers who took 3 wickets, engaged in a fine run out and also contributed 24 runs in the chase. Do join us for the second semi-final between United Arab Emirates and Ireland starting in an hour from now.
length delivery on middle and leg, slaps it down to long-on
fuller outside off and Shenwari slices it to sweep cover
length delivery on middle and leg, pushes it to on side
back of a length delivery outside off, Shenwari dabs it to point
on a length outside off, gets it through the vacant point region
short length delivery down leg, rocks back and pulls it away to the back square leg
on a yorker length down leg, digs it out to on side for a single
touch short on off, goes back and punches off the back foot to long-on
tossed up on off, drills it down to long-on
once again pushes a length delivery to on side
length delivery on middle and leg, pushes it to on side
And a fine innings of Mangal comes to an end. Regmi bowls a tossed up delivery from round the wicket on middle and it spins away from the charging Mangal. He misses the line and keeper does the rest. A well deserved half-century been missed by him but his team is near to the victory.
length delivery outside off and Shenwari pushes it to off
short and wide outside off, Mangal goes back and cuts it away through cover and it races away to the boundary
swing and a miss to a length delivery outside off
this time just fall short of the fence, comes out and clears the midwicket fence
tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Mangal gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over midwicket
touch short outside off, dabs it from the crease to point
length delivery down leg, scoops it and short fine leg gives a good chase to keep it for a couple only