AFG vs BAN Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Rishad Hossain hits this away for four and gets the winning runs. Bangladesh have defeated Afghanistan by 4 wickets. Short-pitched, on middle and leg, Rishad Hossain pulls this towards fine leg region for four to close the game.

Short and wide of off, Nurul Hasan dabs this to third man region for one.

SIX! OUTRAGEOUS! Nurul Hasan, under pressure, has played a blinder. Too full, around off, Nurul Hasan plays the reverse scoop and connects welll. The ball goes all the way for a biggie towards the third man region.

SIX! IN HIS ARC AND OUT OF THE PARK! Nurul puts this game to bed with this biggie to start the 19th. On a length around middle and off, Nurul Hasan clears his front foot and slogs this up and over the fence towards long on for six.

FOUR! That's gone right behind the keeper for four runs. Short-pitched, on middle and leg, Rishad Hossain goes for the pull but gets it edged behind the keeper for a boundary.

Short and wide of off, Nurul Hasan thumps this to short cover for a quick single.

Back of a length on the pads, Rishad Hossain tucks this through mid-wicket for one. The batters were keen for two but Fareed and Nurul Hasan collides and Nurul ends up on the ground as the aftereffect of it. No harm done to either palyer.

On a length around middle and leg, Nurul Hasan looks for the flick but gets it off the bottom of his bat towards deep square for one.

FOUR! A brilliant stroke for four from Nurul. Back of a length around off, Nurul Hasan steps a long way across and gets inside the line of it, smashes this behind square for a boundary. Bangladesh now needs 23 off the last 16.

Short and wide outside off, Nurul Hasan looks to cut this but misses out.

FOUR! A boundary to finish the over and Bangladesh's dressing room will breathe a sigh of relief with this. Short of a length on middle and leg, Rishad Hossain smashes this to the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket for four.

Short of a length on middle and off, Nurul Hasan pulls this to deep mid-wicket for one.

Pushed through on the pads, Rishad Hossain nudges this to mid-wicket for one.

Fuller on off, Rishad Hossain blocks this out.

DID THAT CARRY? Looking at the bowler's reaction, it feels like it did. Tossed up on off, Rishad Hossain smashes this back to the bowler but he fails to grab hold of it and the ball goes through him.

Too full on the pads, Nurul Hasan flicks this to short fine for one.

Foated around off, Rishad Hossain looks to block this but gts beaten on the outside.

Fuller on off, Rishad Hossain blocks this out.

OUT! TRAPPED IN FRONT! Tanzim is trapped in front of the stumps and out of nowhere, Afghanistan will feel they are the favorites from here on. Fuller, on middle and leg, Tanzim Hasan Sakib goes for the sweep but gets beaten and wears it on his front pad. A confident appeal from Noor Ahmad, and after a good thought the umpire raises his finger. Tanzim gestures to send this upstairs but Bangladesh are left with no reviews.

Full and wide of off, Nurul Hasan reverse sweeps this towards short third for one.

Floated on the pads, Nurul Hasan tucks this to mid-wicket for no run.

Panic button is being pressed by Bangladesh as Nurul Hasan goes for an unnecessary reverse. Gets it edged back to the keeper but on the bounce.

Floated full and wide of off, Tanzim Hasan Sakib looks to get bat on ball but gets beaten. Rashid Khan finishes with 4-0-18-4.

Quicker one on off, Tanzim Hasan Sakib keeps it out.

OUT! KHAN WORKS HIS MAGIC AGAIN! Plumb in front. Fuller, around middle and leg, turning away from the left-handed Shamim. The batter rocks onto his back foot and looks to block this one but gets beaten as the ball spins sharply and hits him on the front pad in front of the stumps. An appeal from Rashid and co. and the umpire raises his finger. Shamim Hossain sends this upstairs but three reds on Ball Trackers confirm the decision of OUT. Bangladesh loses all their reviews.

Fuller on the pads, Nurul Hasan clips this towards deep square for a single.

OUT! PLUMB! Pushed through from Rashid Khan, around middle and off. Jaker Ali sits down and goes for the sweep but misses out and gets hit on the front pad. A gentle appeal from Rashid was enough for the umpire to raise his finger. Jaker Ali sends this up for a review. The Ball Tracker shows the umpire's call on impact and two reds otherwise confirming the on-field decision.

Fuller on off, Jaker Ali punches this to mid off for no run.

A bit too full, on off, Shamim Hossain jams this out.

Fuller on off, Shamim Hossain defends this to the mid-wicket region.

Short of a length on off, Shamim Hossain goes for the reverse but misses out.

Fuller on off, Jaker Ali sweeps this behind square for one.

FOUR! It has been a day to forget for Sediqullah Atal so far. Tossed up on off, Jaker Ali sweeps this straight towards Sediqullah Atal at deep backward square but Atal overruns it and the ball spins away from him after bouncing in front. Atal fails to turn around and field this and collects it from over the ropes.

Fuller on off, Jaker Ali defends this out.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another one bites the dust and maybe Afghanistan can see some light at the end of the tunnel. Fuller and flatter around off, Tanzid Hasan looks to punch this towards cover but the ball gets a faint tickle off the outside of Tanzid Hasan's bat and Mohammad Ishaq makes no mistake and pouches this.

Fuller, wide of off, turning away from the batter. Tanzid Hasan looks to push this through cover but gets beaten.

Fuller on the pads, Jaker Ali nudges this through square leg for one.

Fuller on middle and leg, Jaker Ali pushes this to mid-wicket for no run.

Wrong'un around middle and leg. Saif Hassan prods in front and looks to block this but gets beaten by the turn and gets hit on his front pad. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Rashid Khan sends this upstairs for a DRS. The Ball Tracker shows that this would have hit middle and leg and Saif Hassan has got to go back. Excellent review by Rashid Khan and Afghanistan. Bangladesh lose two in a quick succession.

Googly around middle and off, Tanzid Hasan rocks back and nudges this through square leg for one.

Back of a length on off, Saif Hassan dabs this to short third for no run.

Good length on off, Saif Hassan pushes this towards the on-side for no run.

OUT! Trapped in front. Good length, angling into the batter on off. Parvez Hossain Emon swings and misses out. The ball beats Emon on the inside and goes on to strike him on the front pad before rolling to third man region. Fareed Ahmad and the Afghan side appealed for LBW and it took a bit of time for the umpire to raise his finger. Parvez Hossain Emon, after a discussion with his partner on the other end, sends this upstairs. The Ball Tracker shows three reds on the giant screen and Bangladesh loses a review and Parvez Hossain Emon on 54 as well.

FOUR! It keeps getting better for the fans of Bangladesh. Back of a length around off, Parvez Hossain Emon stands on his back foot and smashes this up and over cover for a boundary more.

FIFTY FOR TANZID AS WELL! Good length on off, Tanzid Hasan punches this in the gap for a single to bring up his half-century. Both the openers for Bangladesh have got past their respective half-centuries.

On a length around middle and leg, Tanzid Hasan flicks this to mid-wicket for no run.

Fuller on the pads, Tanzid Hasan works this though square leg for one.

FOUR! One bounce and it goes over the rope for four. Tossed up on off, Tanzid Hasan lofts this straight down the ground, behind the bower for a boundary towards the sight screen.

FIFTY FOR EMON! Short and wide of off, Parvez Hossain Emon punches this to sweeper cover for a single to bring up his half-century.

Tossed up on off, Tanzid Hasan sweeps this to deep backward square for another single.

Tossed up around middle and off, Parvez Hossain Emon paddles this to fine leg for one.

Wrong'un, around middle and leg, Tanzim Hasan Sakib gets it edged off the inside and the ball clips his pad before deflecting to point for one.

Fuller on middle and leg, Tanzid Hasan works this through mid-wicket for one.

Fuller down the leg, Parvez Hossain Emon sweeps this behind square for a single.

SIX! GO FETCH THAT SAYS EMON! Fuller, around middle and off, Parvez Hossain Emon plants his front foot away from the line of it and slogs this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region for a 90m hit for six.

Quicker one, on middle and leg, Tanzid Hasan nudges this through mid-wicket and rotates again.

Fired onto the pads, Parvez Hossain Emon flicks this through square leg for one.

NO BALL! Pushed through on middle and leg, Tanzim Hasan Sakib clips this to long on for one. The buzzer is buzzing and it signals that the bowler has overstepped.

SIX! Smashed away for a biggie. Tossed up on middle and off, Tanzid Hasan shimmies down the track and smashes this up and over the fielder at cove for a biggie towards the wide long off region.

Pushed through on off, Tanzid Hasan rocks back and flicks this through mid-wicket for a single.

Floated around the pads, Parvez Hossain Emon sweeps this to deep mid-wicket for one this time.

FOUR! Emon isn't showing any respect to Rashid as he takes him on. Tossed up on middle and off, Parvez Hossain Emon slog sweeps this wide to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Fuller around off, Tanzid Hasan looks to nudge this around leg but closes the bat face early. Edges this off the outside towards short third and takes a quick single.

Tossed up on leg, Parvez Hossain Emon sweeps this to deep square for one.

Fuller around leg, Parvez Hossain Emon looks to flick btu gets beaten and wears it on his pads.

Flatter and quicker at the stumps. Tanzid knocks it to the left of the bowler.

FOUR BYES! BONUS RUNS! Tosses it full and spins away, around off. Tanzid looks to drive and misses. The keeper fails to collect it and this runs down to the ropes for four byes.

Skiddy length ball, just outside off. Tanzid looks to cut and misses.

SIX! STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW! Overpitched on off. Tanzid picks it early and tonks it over the bowler for a lovely hit.

Tossed up wrong'un, on off. Tanzid bunts it back to the bowler.

Floated full, outside off. Tanzid looks to drive and misses.

Flatter arm ball, on off. Tanzid punches it to long-off for one.

Tad short, on off. Emon goes back and miscues the pull toward long-on. Lands on the bounce to the fielder there. Single taken.

Quicker and fuller, on off. Emon presses forward and defends into covers.

Quicker length ball, on the middle and leg. Pulled to the long-leg region for a single.

SIX! BANG! Floated full, on off. Tanzid sits low and slogs it over the cow-corner boundary for half a dozen.

Flatter, just outside off. Punched to the right of the bowler.

FOUR! FINDS THE GAP! Floated full, on off. Emon sits low and sweeps it nicely through the backward square leg region to find the ropes. Bangladesh are 50/0 at the end of the Powerplay.

Dropped short, on the middle. Emon pulls it in the gap at the cow-corner region for a couple.

Tossed up on the leg. Emon sweeps this to short fine leg. Two dots in a row.

Another leg break, on the leg. Emon nudges it toward backward square leg.

Flatter leggie, on the middle and leg. Tucked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up googly, on off. Tanzid prods and defends.

DROPPED AGAIN! Tosses it full, slower through the air, on off. Emon gets on his knee for another slog-sweep, ends up getting the top edge toward the short fine leg region. Fareed Ahmad juggles a few times before putting it down.

SIX! EMON RUBS SALT ON THE WOUNDS! Low full toss on off. Emon sits low and dispatches it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a powerful hit.

IN THE AIR AND DROPPED! Floated full, on off. Emon sits low to slog it out of the park, but miscues it toward the deep mid-off region. Gurbaz runs in from the ropes, puts the dive, but fails to grab the chance. Two runs taken.

Quicker arm ball, on the middle and leg. Tanzid knocks it to long-on for one.

Flatter on the middle. Punched to mid-on for one.

SIX! BOOM! Dropped short, on off. Emon rocks back, picks the bones out of it and smashes it over the wide long-on fence, onto the roof for a colossal hit.

Short of a good length, around off. Tanzid steers it through the backward point region and takes a couple.

FOUR! HELPED AWAY! Pitched full, on the leg. Tanzid clips it past the short fine leg fielder for an easy boundary.

Back of a length delivery, on the middle. Emon pulls it hard but straight to deep backward square leg for one.

On a fullish length and outside off. Emon drives it toward cover point fielder, who gets a hand, and saves a couple. Two runs taken.

Back of a length delivery, just outside off. Emon looks to pull and misses.

FOUR! STAND AND DELIVER! Slower full ball, at the stumps. Emon clears the front leg and drills it through mid-on for a thumping boundary.

Fuller and quicker on off. Tanzid heaves it off the inner half to square leg. Tidy start from Nabi.

Flatter delivery, on off. Tanzid knocks it back at Nabi.

Flatter arm ball, on the middle and leg. Emon punches this toward mid-on for a risky single. Direct hit at the bowler's end but he makes the ground.

Darted full, and just past the leg stump. Emon moves across for the slog-sweep but misses it completely.

Fuller and quicker on the middle. Emon looks to sweep but misses onto the pad.

Flatter arm ball, on the middle and leg. Tanzid tucks it through mid-wicket for one.

Fuller than a good length, on off. Emon steers it to backward point.

Yorker length delivery, on the leg stump line. Emon shuffles across to flick but misses again and gets struck in front. Appeal from the bowler but turned down by the umpire.

Length ball, shapes back into the leg pole. Emon looks to flick and misses. Goes off the pad toward square leg.

Goes full, and around off. Emon reaches for it and drives to the cover point fielder.

Good length delivery, on the middle. Emon prods forward and tucks it off the inner half toward the deep backward square leg region for a couple.

On a length, and around off. Emon watchfully lets it go.

Back of a length, just outside off. Emon dabs it down to deep third region for one.

Fuller than a good length, outside off. Tanzid advances and finds the gap through the cover region. Nabi gives the chase and stops it just inside the ropes. Three runs taken.

FOUR! DISPATCHED! Short of a good length, on the middle Tanzid picks it early and pulls it over the mid-wicket region, races away to the ropes in a flash.

Back of a length delivery, just outside off. Emon cuts it hard into the ground, toward the backward point region. Half a stop from the fielder keeps it to one.

Bangladesh are away! Pitched full, on off. Tanzid runs it down to the deep third region for a single to get off the mark.

Back of a length delivery, just outside off. Tanzid rides the bounce and stabs into the off-side of the pitch.