AFG vs PAK Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX!  Nabi wins it! Fuller and on off. Nabi thumps it down to long off for a biggie. Afghanistan win by 6 wickets.

Wide! Short and down leg. Nabi lets it go.

On middle, worked to square leg for a single.

Short and on off. Zadran misses his pull

Length and on off. Nabi inside edges his push behind square leg for one.

Leg bye! On the pads, this is flicked off the pads to square leg. A leg bye.

FOUR MORE! Length and on middle. Nabi flicks it to deep mid-wicket, wide of the fielder and on a bounce to four.

FOUR! Hit hard! Short and outside off. Nabi pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Short in length on off, Nabi pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Outside off, Zadran works it to deep square leg for one.

Shorter and outside off, pulled to deep square leg for a single.

A length ball, outside off, swings away. Nabi slashes and misses.

Full and outside off, pushed past point for a single.

This is short and on middle. Nabi looks to pull but misses.

Length and on middle. Nabi flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a brace.

On middle. Blocked out.

FOUR! This is very full and on leg. Nabi flicks it to deep square leg and beats the dive from the fielder to his right.

Length ball, outside off, Nabi looks to push but misses.

This one spins back in, outside off, Zadran looks to punch but is beaten on the inside edge.

This one spins away, outside off. Zadran swings and misses.

A single as this is dragged to mid-wicket.

Outside off, guided straight to point.

Fuller and outside off, worked to long off for a single.

FOUR! Welcome boundary! On middle, this is lofted over to long on for four.

Full and outside off, driven to long off for a single.

Shorter and on middle, tucked to square leg.

Angling on off, defended out.

Leg bye! Fuller and on the pads, Nabi misses his flick and it goes off the pads to fine leg.

On middle, punched to cover.

Shorter and angling outside off. Zadran looks to push but gets an outside edge to the keeper who fails to hod on.

On off, this is hit to long off for a single.

Tossed up on off. Zadran reverse sweeps but to point.

On the pads. Zadran helps it to short fine leg.

Outside off. Nabi slaps it to deep cover for a single.

Flat and on middle. Zadran reverse sweeps it to point for a single.

Outside off, cut to point.

Five dots in a row! On middle. Nabi is happy to block.

Tossed up on off. Nabi keeps it out.

Flat and outside off, Nabi defends.

On midde, Nabi blocks.

On off, kept out.

FOUR BYES! Flat and on leg, Nabi misses his flick and it goes the legs of the keeper behind to the fence.

Too full on off, punched to cover.

Wide! Way down the leg side, Zadran misses his flick.

On middle, Zadran blocks it out.

A bumper on off. Zadran leaves it.

Shorter and on middle. Nabi pulls it to fine leg for a single.

On off, kept out.

Length and outside off. Zadran chops it to the keeper for a quick single.

On middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Flat and outside off. Zadran plays with gentle hands to third man and beats the dive from Naseem Shah.

OUT! BOWLED! Pakistan strike again! A yorker, angling on middle. Janat goes for the sweep but completely misses and the ball shatters the stumps.

On middle, swept to fine leg for a couple more.

On middle. Janat prods to defend but misses. It was going down.

Angling on the pads, Nabi tucks it to square leg for one.

Outside off, driven to deep cover for a single.

Tossed up on middle, Janat flicks it to mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up on off, Nabi plays it past cover for one.

Leg bye! On the pads,Janat misses his flick and it goes off the pads to square leg.

Shorter and on middle. Janat turns it to square leg for a couple. Janat does well to push for the second.

On off, worked to point for a single.

On the pads, Janat keeps it out.

This is on top of off, Janat pushes it to cover.

Flat and on off, blocked out.

This one lands outside off and spins away. Janat has a poke at it but misses.

Flat and on off. Janat dabs it to short third man.

On middle, this is hit to mid-wicket for one.

Around off, pushed to covers for one.

Short in length and on middle. Janat looks to pull but miscues it to third man for one. It actually came off the hands. Leg bye.

Leg bye! On the hips, Nabi fails to flick and it goes off the pads to square leg.

On middle, Janat taps it to point for a single.

A yorker on middle, flicked to mid-wicket.

Outside off, punched to deep point for one.

On middle, this is flicked to deep mid-wicket for one.

Short and on off. Janat pulls it in the gap to deep square leg where it falls safely. One.

Length and on off, blocked out.

OUT! Sensational from Abdullah Shafique! Pakistan are flying! Length ball, outside off. Gurbaz pulls it flat and hard to the right of mid-wicket where Abdullah Shafique dives in the air and holds on to it. Superman stuff.

On middle, blocked out.

Outside off, punched wide of point for two more.

Full and on off. Nabi inside edges his flick to square leg for two.

Length and outside off. Nabi blocks it out. Ihsanullah collects the ball and walks toward Nabi to shake his hand. Something is building up.

Shorter and on off. Nabi looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the gloves.

OUT! GONE! Two in three balls for Ihsanullah! Unnecessary from Gulbadin Naib have to say! Short and wide. Naib chases as he pulls but gets a top edge to point where Mohammad Haris takes a dolly.

Outside off, punched to cover.

OUT! GONE! Ihsanullah gets a wicket on very first ball of international cricket. Short in length, outside off. Ibrahim Zadran half-heartedly pulls, gets a top edge and goes just up. Azam Khan, the keeper gobbles it up.

On a length and outside off, Zadran punches it through covers. Shadab Khan from mid off chases and saves a run.

On off, pushed to point.

FOUR! Chance! Short and on off. Zadran pulls but gets more height here. It is high in the air and goes to deep mid-wicket. The fielder runs across, slides but it falls just wide of him.

On off, kept out.

Length and on off, knocked to point.

This is short and way outside off, left alone.

On off, worked to square leg. Ihsanullah misfields and allows a single.

Short again, this is pulled to deep square leg for one.

Goes short and on off. Gurbaz hops and blocks.

On middle, kept out.

Outside off, guided to third man for a single.

Length ball on off, Gurbaz nudges it to square leg for a single.

Length ball on off, tucked to mid-wicket.

On middle, Gurbaz punches it to mid off for a sharp single.

Shorter and on middle. Gurbaz looks to pull but gets hit on the body.

Length and on off, defended.

FOUR! In the gap! Length ball, outside off, Gurbaz punches it through point for a boundary.

Length ball, outside off, Gurbaz pushes it to point.

Length ball on off, Zadran blocks it out.

On middle, this is hit to mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Out of the ground! Aggression! Fuller and on middle. Gurbaz uses his feet and lofts it over long on for a biggie.

BEAUTY! Shorter and swings away, outside off. Gurbaz defends inside the line of the ball.

On a length and outside off, swings away. Gurbaz has a poke at it but misses. Shah was interested but no one else from his team.

On a length and outside off. Gurbaz shoulders arms.