AFG vs NEP Ball by Ball Commentary

Gulshan Jha hits the winning run! Arab Gul fires this one, full and on middle, Jha drills it towards mid on and sets of for the run. The fielder fails to pick it up cleanly and Jha makes his ground. NEPAL WIN BY 5 WICKETS, with 16 balls to spare.

OUT! CAUGHT! Dipendra Singh Airee holes out, trying to go for the glory shot. Tossed up, full and on middle, turns away. Airee goes down for the big slog sweep but gets a top edge. It goes high in the air towards the mid on region. Najibullah Zadran from mid-wicket runs towards it, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a safe catch.

FOUR! SCORES LEVEL! Short of a length and around middle. Rohit Paudel opens up his stance, gets on top of the bounce and swats it away to the wide long on fence for a boundary.

Pitched up, outside off, Dipendra Singh Airee bunts it out to extra cover for a run.

Low full toss, on middle, Dipendra Singh Airee tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Fuller and around off, Rohit Paudel pushes it through covers for a single.

Hits the deck hard, on middle, Rohit Paudel uses his feet, stays leg side of the ball and swats it but straight to mid off.

WIDE! A bouncer, on middle, but too high for the batter. Rohit Paudel lets it go. Wided.

Bangs this into the pitch, around off, gets some steep bounce. Rohit Paudel backs away to pull but misses.

Hard length and on off, Rohit Paudel pats it towards cover-point for one. 12 runs off the over!

FOUR MORE! Nepal are almost there now! Dug into the surface, outside off, Rohit Paudel rides the bounce and slaps it through the extra over. The fielder from deep point runs to his right and dives, gets a hand but can only parry it to the fence for another boundary.

FOUR! Streaky but they all count! Short of a length and outside off, takes pace off. Rohit Paudel slashes at it but gets a thick outside edge that flies to the third man fence for a boundary. Nepal fans go wild in the stands.

Full and on leg, Dipendra Singh Airee clips it through backward square leg for another run.

Back of a length and around off, Rohit Paudel runs it down to deep third for a run. Nepal need 18 runs in 28 balls now.

A slower one, on a length and outside off. Dipendra Singh Airee throws his bat at it but gets an inside edge to the left of the keeper. He fumbles and allows a single.

Tossed up, around off, Rohit Paudel punches this to extra cover for no run.

Too full, on off, Rohit Paudel dabs this to the backward point fielder.

FOUR! Fuller around middle and off, Rohit Paudel gets right underneath the flight on the ball and lofts this over the bowlers head for a boundary.

Tossed up, on middle and off, Dipendra Singh Airee sweeps this through square leg for a single.

Too full, around off, Rohit Paudel drives this down to long off for a single.

Quicker one, around off, Dipendra Singh Airee plays this late and guides this past the left of the short third fielder for three runs. Excellent running between the wickets.

Short and wide of off, Rohit Paudel looks to cut this away but gets beaten.

Short and around off, Rohit Paudel arches back and looks to help this to the third man region but misses.

WIDE! Bouncer, a tad too high on the batter. Wided.

Slower one, around off, on a length, Rohit Paudel keeps it out to covers.

On a length, on middle and off, Rohit Paudel punches this through mid on and Dipendra Singh Airee pushes Rohit Paudel into running the second and the batters make it with ease.

Good length, around off, Dipendra Singh Airee cuts this through point for a single.

Good length, on middle and off, Dipendra Singh Airee keeps it out.

Too full, on middle and off, Dipendra Singh Airee punches this to deep point for one run.

Full and on middle and leg, Rohit Paudel flicks this through square leg for another strike rotation.

Short of a length, around off, Dipendra Singh Airee cuts this to the right of backward point for a single.

Floated on the pads, Rohit Paudel works this through silly mid on for a single.

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Airee punches this to covers and a misfield allows one.

Fuller around off, Dipendra Singh Airee drives this on the bounce to covers.

Full and on the pads, Rohit Paudel flicks this through mid-wicket for a brace to close out the over.

Back of a length, on the pads, Dipendra Singh Airee looks to flick this through square leg but gets it jammed around the popping crease and the batters take a run.

On a length, around off, Dipendra Singh Airee cuts this to the left of the deep third fielder for a couple.

On a length, around off, Dipendra Singh Airee pats this right back to the bowler.

Yorker, around off, Rohit Paudel dabs this in front of mid off and takes a single.

Fuller around off, Dipendra Singh Airee drives this to sweeper cover for a single.

Floated on the pads, Dipendra Singh Airee milks this through square leg for a single.

Quicker and flatter, around off, Rohit Paudel dabs this late towards the third man region for a single.

Too full, on off, Rohit Paudel defends this off his front foot.

Quicker one, around off, Rohit Paudel drives this to point.

Floated on middle and off, Rohit Paudel pushes this to the right of the bowler.

Tossed up, on middle and off, Rohit Paudel gets it edged off the inside onto his pads. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down.

OUT! SUNDEEP JORA IS RUN OUT! A huge mix-up, and Nepal lose their set batter. Najibullah Zadran gives this one a little more air, full and on middle, and Jora tucks it towards mid-wicket before setting off for a run. He doesn't even look at his partner, who has no interest in the single and sends him back. But Jora is already halfway down the pitch and has to turn around, with Darwish Rasooli quickly onto the ball. He fires in a direct hit at the batter's end, and although Jora throws himself into a desperate dive, he is well short of his ground.

Pushed through quicker, shortish and on middle, Sundeep Jora stabs it to the right of the bowler.

Short again, on off, Rohit Paudel moves back and forces it down to long off for one.

Dragged back, around off, Sundeep Jora punches it through covers for a run.

SIX! Into the stands! Flatter delivery, a bit too full and on middle. Sundeep Jora clears his front leg away and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 50 up for Nepal.

Floated, short and on off, turns in. Rohit Paudel plays it late, opens the bat face and guides it towards short third for a single.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Nangeyalia Kharote darts this one, full and on middle and leg. Sundeep Jora gets down on one knee and nails the sweep to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Quicker one, full and on off, Rohit Paudel drills it to sweeper cover for one.

Flighted, full and around off, turns away, Rohit Paudel tries to go inside out over covers but misses.

Three wides! Nangeyalia Kharote fires this one, on middle, hits a crack and angles way down the leg side. Rohit Paudel fails to glance it away and the keeper also fails to stop it. Faridoon Dawoodzai from short third chases after it and stops it with a slide. Two byes taken and it is called a wide.

Flatter, short and on off, turns away. Rohit Paudel looks to work it acoss the line but gets a leading edge along the ground towards point.

Tossed up, full and on off, Sundeep Jora taps it with soft hands in front of short cover for a quick single.

Floated, full and on off, Sundeep Jora pushes it to cover.

Dragged back, on middle, Sundeep Jora rocks back and pulls it towards long on for one.

Flighted, full and on off, Sundeep Jora goes down and swipes it away towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Slows it up, shortish and on off, Sundeep Jora stabs it off the bottom half of the bat back to the bowler.

Flatter, short and on middle and off, Sundeep Jora backs away and cuts it late but straight to short third.

Floated, full and on off, Rohit Paudel eases it down to long off for a run.

A low full toss, on leg, Sundeep Jora goes down and sweeps it towards deep square leg for a single.

Flatter, full and around middle, Sundeep Jora flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Slows it up, full and on off, Sundeep Jora taps it to the off side.

Drops it short, on middle, Rohit Paudel tucks it towards square leg for one.

OUT! KUSHAL MALLA IS RUN OUT! A disaster for Nepal. Nangeyalia Kharote tosses it up, full and around off, turns away. Sundeep Jora gets down and across and paddles it towards short fine. Malla calls for the run but there was never a run there. Karim Janat picks up the ball and throws it to the keeper's end, where Mohammad Ishaq does the rest, with Malla nowhere near the crease. Nepal are 31/3, chasing 103 runs.

Goes short again, on off, Kushal Malla works it down to long on for a run.

Floated, short and on off, Sundeep Jora pats it in front of point for a quick single.

Hits the deck hard, on middle, jags back in again. Kushal Malla backs away to guide it away but gets a bottom edge behind the stumps. Just one run off the over. Nepal are 29/2 after the end of the Powerplay!

Nails the yorker, on middle, angling in, Kushal Malla digs it out well.

Goes fuller and well outside off, Kushal Malla crouches low and throws his bat at it but fails to connect.

Back of a length and on middle, nips back in sharply. Kushal Malla gets cramped up for room and can only pat it down on the pitch.

Good length and on middle, Kushal Malla gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

Uppish but safe! Short of a length and on middle, Sundeep Jora looks to pull it away but gets rushed a bit. It hits the splice of the bat and goes over the bowler's head and lands between mid on and mid off. A single taken.

Good length, around off, Kushal looks to punch this on the up but misses out.

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg side. Wided.

Short and wide of off, Sundeep Jora dabs this to third man region for one run.

WIDE! Good length, wide down the leg side. Wided.

Good length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Jora has a poke at it but gets beaten.

Fuller on off, Sundeep Jora drives this straight back to extra cover.

Excellent running between the wickets. Short and wide of off, Kushal Malla cuts this through point and runs three as the fielder fields it and over runs it a bit.

Pitched up around off, Sundeep Jora chips this behind and beyond extra cover for three runs. The ball was racing to the fence but the fielder does well to flick it back inside the playing area to keep it down to three.

Bouncer, on middle and leg, Kushal ducks down.

Back of a length, around off, Kushal Malla looks t get bat on ball but gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR! Typical southpaw drive for four runs. A touch too full by the bowler, around off, Kushal Malla stands his ground and punches this without any footwork through the covers region for a boundary.

Short and wide of off, Sundeep Jora cuts this to deep point for a single.

WIDE! On a length, wide down the leg side, Sundeep Jora goes for a flick but misses. Wided.

Good length, on middle and off, Kushal guides this to the third man region for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Gone for the good. Good length, on middle and off, Aasif Sheikh looks to flick this towards the leg side but gets a leading edge and the ball hangs high over the mid off fielder. Darwish Rasooli settles himself under the ball and holds onto it.

On a length, on middle and off, Sundeep Jora rocks onto his back foot and hits this to the fielder.

Good length, on middle and off, Sundeep Jora punches this to mid on for a dot.

Full and wide of off, Aasif Sheikh backs away and pats this to the right of the mid off fielder for a single.

Good length, on middle and leg, Sundeep Jora milks this through the square leg fielder for one run.

Good length, on off, Aasif Sheikh looks to dab it around the off side but gets it bounced just over the stumps for a single. The keeper kicks the ball onto the stumps but the batter is safely in by then.

Good length, on middle and off, Aasif Sheikh pats this to backward point.

Way too full, around off, Sundeep Jora has it guided to the left of the first slip fielder.

FOUR! Oozing in confidence now is Jora. Fuller around off, Sundeep Jora brings out the reverse sweep and hits this behind the short third fielder for a boundary.

FOUR! That has been smashed into the gap for a boundary. Short of a length, around off, Sundeep Jora rocks back and cuts this through the extra cover region for a boundary.

Pushed through around off, Sundeep Jora checks the punch off his back foot and it lands short of covers.

Fuller around off, Sundeep Jora goes for a wild slog but gets beaten as the ball beats the outside edge of Jora's bat.

Short of a length, on off, Sundeep Jora punches this to covers.

Good length, wide of off, going across the batter, Sundeep Jora gets it chopped off the inside edge to short fine leg for one run.

Short and on middle and off, Sundeep Jora mishits this to the right of the bowler.

Full and wide of off, Sundeep Jora swings at it without any convincing footwork and gets beaten.

Back of a length, on middle and off, Sundeep Jora defends this off his back foot.

OUT! CAUGHT! A stunner by Hassan Eisakhil at extra cover cuts Kushal Bhurtel's innings short. Pitched-up delivery around off, Kushal Bhurtel plays the lofted drive but does not get enough elevation. Eisakhil moves well to his left, times his leap to perfection, and holds onto a stunning catch. Nepal are 0/1, chasing 103 runs.

Back of a length around off, Kushal Bhurtel looks to play the square cut but misses out.