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Afghanistan v Scotland - #BendTheRules Moments

#BendTheRules Moments from the Group A match between Afghanistan and Scotland

Samiullah Shenwari hit seven fours and five sixes en route to his 147-ball 96  •  AFP

Samiullah Shenwari hit seven fours and five sixes en route to his 147-ball 96  •  AFP

1.6 Dawlat Zadran to MacLeod, OUT, picked him out at backward point! He bowled a beauty earlier, this was begging to be hit. Short, wide, four written all over it but Najibullah at point disagrees. Puts his hands up over his head to cut the cut shot down to size. MacLeod cannot believe what he's done CS MacLeod c Najibullah Zadran b Dawlat Zadran 0 (10m 5b 0x4 0x6)
10.5 Hamid Hassan to Gardiner, OUT, full, straight, Gardiner plays all around it and sees the finger raised. Afghanistan are rewarded for keeping to a good plan in helpful conditions and credit to them for staying patient for the batsman to commit an error. Shouldn't have looked to play across the line to a ball that was not darting around. Pinned him in front of the stumps and he has to walk back. Albeit not without a long discussion about DRS. Think he made the right call not to go for it HJW Gardiner lbw b Hamid Hassan 5 (40m 20b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
11.1 Dawlat Zadran to Coetzer, OUT, top of off! He's been reluctant to move his feet, he's tried to drive by simply trusting his hands. This time Dawlat gets a fuller delivery to swerve in and exploit the gap between bat and pad. KJ Coetzer b Dawlat Zadran 25 (52m 41b 5x4 0x6) SR: 60.97
22.2 Gulbadin Naib to Mommsen, OUT, beautifully done! Terrific accuracy from Gulbadin, nagging away on that off stump line and making the ball nibble this way and that. Mommsen is tentative on the push again and feathers and edge to the keeper PL Mommsen c †Afsar Zazai b Gulbadin Naib 23 (48m 36b 4x4 0x6) SR: 63.88
7.3 Evans to Nawroz Mangal, OUT, not this time! Gets a fuller ball to nip back in and catch Mangal's feet dozing. Evans yells in delight after hitting the uncertain length just outside off and getting that 'just enough' movement to beat the batsman and toppled his stumps Nawroz Mangal b Evans 7 (31m 13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 53.84
7.6 Evans to Asghar Stanikzai, OUT, so Evans trusts his height and elicits just enough bounce off the back of a length delivery to have Stanikzai nicking off. Double-wicket over and he is bringing Scotland back on his own Asghar Stanikzai c †Cross b Evans 4 (3m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33
18.1 Berrington to Javed Ahmadi, OUT, that's high into the air. More height than distance and Machan has claimed a smart take to send the Scottish fans into cheers. The batsman threw his head down straight away after he raced down the track and chose to go for a smite down the ground despite getting to the pitch of the ball. Hit a bit too far up on the bat and lost all his timing Javed Ahmadi c Machan b Berrington 51 (80m 51b 8x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
19.6 Davey to Mohammad Nabi, OUT, full and seemed to be sliding down. But not to the umpire's eyes. A little chat with the non-striker and up they go for the review. It was a fuller ball, going on with the angle in at the batsman. Nabi looks for a flick and misses. Wears it low enough on the pad and HawkEye says about 20 percent of the ball would be hitting the stumps - that's just shaving the stumps - and the umpire's original call of out stands Mohammad Nabi lbw b Davey 1 (10m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
20.6 Berrington to Afsar Zazai, OUT, full on off stump, Zazai gets in line quite well but then fails to connect! Stands plumb in front. Dibbly-dobbly medium pace has been quite effective on this pitch and Berrington benefits for keeping it simple Afsar Zazai lbw b Berrington 0 (4m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
22.6 Berrington to Najibullah Zadran, OUT, there we go, Haq's made amends and Berrington has two in two overs! Floated the offcutter up to pull the drive on the up, becomes a thick outside edge and Haq at first slip moves to his right and picks up a reverse cup. The Scottish fans have flipped the volume back up in Dunedin. Najibullah Zadran c Haq b Berrington 4 (9m 5b 1x4 0x6)
23.4 Davey to Gulbadin Naib, OUT, Haq's on fire and Naib's been bounced out! He was afraid of being hit by the ball and midway through taking evasive action he realises the ball wasn't quite a short as it had seemed in his mind. Fends it away and it lobs up to behind gully. Only it hung in the air long enough for Haq to run to his right from first slip and grab it by his fingertips Gulbadin Naib c Haq b Davey 0 (4m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
46.5 Haq to Samiullah Shenwari, OUT, length ball on middle and Shenwari has picked out deep midwicket! Haq goes mad, Shenwari is on his knees in despair! What an innings! What a performance! What passion! And spare a thought for Davey on the boundary, who kept calm and pouched a good, pressure catch. But wait... the third umpire is asking him to wait. He's checking if Scotland have adhered to the field restrictions. You're allowed four outside the circle. How many did Scotland have? They had the right people and Shenwari has to walk and he does so while counting the men on the deep in his mind Samiullah Shenwari c Davey b Haq 96 (176m 147b 7x4 5x6)
#BendTheRules Moments from the Group A match between Afghanistan and Scotland