AFG vs UGA Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! TIMBER! Rashid Khan wraps up proceedings with a double whammy and Uganda are bundled out for just 58 runs here. Quicker through the air, floated up a bit fuller and around off stump. It is another googly from Rashid and the ball turns back in sharply. Henry Ssenyondo looks to defend off the front foot but the ball goes between bat and pad to castle into the stumps and Afghanistan beat Uganda by a massive 125 runs.

OUT! LBW! Bilal Hassan is hit on the pads for the upteenth time and the finger goes up for LBW. Rashid Khan just drags the length back, bowling it flatter around off and gets the googly to turn back in. Bilal goes for the reverse swep but misses and gets hit flush on the pads. Bilal does review it but there;s nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows three reds. Finally, Rashid is able to see the back of Bilal here.

Flighted ball around off stump, Bilal Hassan looks to shuffle across and sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

The googly now, on the stumps, Bilal Hassan looks to use his feet but fails to flick it away.

On the stumps, played away through the mid-wicket region for a couple of runs by Bilal Hassan.

Excellent review! Looks dead straight but it has been reviewed immediately by Bilal Hassan. Quick and full from Rashid Khan and this is bowled on off stump. Bilal looks to block tentatively and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal and the finger goes up. UltraEdge though shows that there was an outside edge and the onfield call is reversed.

Full and wide outside off, hit away off the toe end of the bat square on the off side for one. End of a sensational spell from Fazalhaq Farooqi as he ends with 5 for 9 in 4 overs.

Oh, dear! How has that missed the stumps? Takes pace off and bowls it on a fullish length on middle and leg. It is the cutter that stays low and goes an inch or so over the leg stump as Bilal Hassan misses the heave on the leg side once again.

Goes full again but aims this one right at the stumps and gets it in the blockhole, Bilal Hassan does well to jam it back to the bowler.

Full and quick again, a bit closer to the off stump and angling in. Bilal Hassan shuffles across to heave it leg side but is beaten past the inside edge.

Comes from around the stumps and slides one in really full and outside off stump, Bilal Hassan looks to drive but is beaten.

Pitched up on off stump, angling away, Cosmas Kyewuta gets on the front foot and plays it away past covers for a single.

Another stifled appeal for LBW turned down and Afghanistan have no reviews left. Nice and full around off stump, Bilal Hassan goes across to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads yet again.

Another appeal for LBW but again, it is turned down. This time, Rashid Khan does review it. Looked like the wrong'un again, on a nagging length and around off stump. Bilal Hassan moved across to the off side for the slog but misses it. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows the impact as outside the line of off stump. The original decision of NOT OUT stays.

FOUR! Nicely done! Quicker and flatter at the stumps, Bilal Hassan shuffles to the off side and sweeps the ball over backward square leg for a boundary.

Quicker and fuller on off stump, Bilal Hassan manages to keep this one out.

On the stumps, clipped away through mid-wicket for a single and the 50 comes up for Uganda.

Leg bye! Half an appeal for LBW but the impact seemed outside the line of off stump. Shorter in length and it is the googly, turning in from around off. Bilal Hassan comes forward to slog it away but misses. The ball goes off the pads through the point region and they get a leg bye.

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Fazalhaq Farooqi gets a maiden T20I five-wicket haul. On a length, around off. Robinson Obuya looks to steer it through point but gets an under edge and goes toward the keeper. Gurbaz comes forward and takes a well-judged catch. Uganda lose their eighth.

Slower length ball, around off. Robinson Obuya plays inside the line and misses.

Goes short, around off. Robinson Obuya ducks under it and lets it go.

Short of a length, angling in. Bilal Hassan advances and pulls it through backward square leg for one.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Fazalhaq Farooqi is on a hat-trick yet again. Farooqi comes from round the wicket and bowls it full, outside off. Masaba goes for the drive and gets a thick edge to the keeper. Rahmanullah Gurbaz takes a sitter and Uganda are seven down.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Fazalhaq Farooqi gets his third! Off-cutter, on a length and at the stumps. Riazat Ali Shah looks to hack it across the line but is deceived by the lack of pace. He is early into the shot and misses it completely. The ball rattles into the stumps and another one bites the dust.

Flatter on the middle and leg. Obuya punches it back at the bowler.

Floated, full, outside off. Riazat Ali Shah drives it toward deep extra cover for one.

Tossed up on off. Drilled back at Mujeeb.

Dropped! Full outside off. Riazat Ali Shah pushes at it and seems to nick it. Gurbaz, though, cannot hold on. Replays confirm there was bat involved.

FIVE WIDES! Drifting down the leg. Riazat Ali Shah plays and misses. The keeper fails to collect and it runs down to fine leg for five wides.

Fullish outside off. Defended towards extra cover.

Carrom ball, sliding across the batter. Riazat Ali Shah prods forward and is beaten all ends.

Googly, on the middle and leg. Riazat Ali Shah hangs back and knocks it toward long-on.

Flatter around off. Obuya punches it through covers for a single.

Quicker ball on off. Obuya defends it forward.

LEG BYE! Wrong'un on the pad. Nudged toward square leg for a leg bye.

Tossed up on the middle and leg. Riazat Ali Shah turns into the leg side.

Fuller leg break, just outside off. Riazat Ali Shah comes forward and is beaten on the outside edge.

Swing and a miss! Flighted delivery, a bit fuller and around off, Robinson Obuya sets up for the big slog-sweep but misses it completely.

Flatter delivery bowled in and around the off stump, Robinson Obuya fends it off the back foot.

SIX! The first maximum for Uganda in the T20 World Cup and it comes off the bat of Robinson Obuya. This is floated up on off stump, Robinson Obuya stays deep in the crease and makes room before going hard at it. The ball gets lifted up high and travels over the cover fence for a maximum.

A bit quicker and short around off, Riazat Ali Shah punches it off the back foot and gets it down to long off for a single.

Holds that one back a touch and bowls it on a nagging length around middle, Riazat Ali Shah nudges it to the leg side.

Starts off with a loosener as this is bowled short and wide. Robinson Obuya slaps the ball straight to covers where the fielder misfields and they get a single.

Stump-to-stump bowling, Riazat Ali Shah leans on and plays the ball back to the bowler.

Pushed through a bit quicker and fuller around off stump, this is swatted awya without much timing and past the diving bowler towards long off for one more.

Bowled flatter on the stumps, slightly turning away, Robinson Obuya blocks it off the back foot.

Floats this one up pretty full and around off stump, this one dips as well, Riazat Ali Shah drives it off the toe end of the bat down to long off for a single.

Tosses this one up very full and on the stumps, Robinson Obuya sets up for the slog-sweep but miscues it behind square leg for one run. Another halt is play as Obuya seems to be suffering from a leg injury. The physio is out again and it is the right calf that seems to be in pain and Obuya is getting it stretched out. Thankfully, Obuya seems to be fine and we are good to continue.

Starts off with a fullish delivery, pushed through flatter and around off stump, Robinson Obuya stays back and plays it late past the first slip fielder.

Good length in the channel around off stump, played on the up and pushed out to covers.

Ooh, that was aggressive from Azmatullah Omarzai! A well-directed short ball at around 138 clicks and aimed right at the helmet. Robinson Obuya just wanders on the front foot and trhen has to duck for cover and the ball goes off the gloves onto the leg side for one.

Very full and trying to get it in the blockhole around leg stump, Robinson Obuya backs away and hits it straight back at the bowler. Azmatullah Omarzai gets hitflush on the left leg and the physio is out to have a look. Azmat does seem to be in a bit of pain and we will have a slight delay in proceedings.

Slightly back of a length and over off stump, Robinson Obuya stays on the back foot and plays it away to point.

Airborne but well over the infield. Banged in well short and outside off, Robinson Obuya looks to smash it over the off side but is late on it and the ball flies off the higher part of the bat and over extra cover. Naveen-ul-Haq chases it down and Obuya gets a brace.

This is dug in short, a heavy ball and angled into the body. Robinson Obuya looks to pull but is hurried on and gets a blow just above the groin region.

WIDE! Fuller delivery trying to slide one into the legs but this is spilled down the leg side for a wide.

Beaten! Another slower one, bowled full and wide again but this one straightens a bit off the deck. Riazat Ali Shah looks to play at it but is beaten past the outside edge.

Nicely bowled! Slower delivery, floated up wide of the off stump and angling back in off the deck. Riazat Ali Shah looks to cover drive but is beaten on the inside edge.

Robinson Obuya is finally off the mark! This is bowled quite full and angled in at the stumps, Obuya hits it towards mid on and scampers across for one.

Slower one, pitched up a bit at the stumps, Robinson Obuya blocks it out on the off side.

Another one that is bowled from wider on the crease and a bit fuller, angled into the stumps, Robinson Obuya punches it away towards cover.

Bowled from wider of the crease and angled in a long way into middle and leg, Riazat Ali Shah tucks it away behind square leg for a single.

A dot to end the Powerplay and Uganda are reeling at 21/5! On a good length, floated up outside off and swinging away, Robinson Obuya leaves it alone for the keeper to collect.

Fractionally short and angled in at the hips, Riazat Ali Shah gets a bit cramped for room and just flicks it without any timing towards mid-wicket for a single.

Well stopped! Back of a length and outside off, tapped away to the right of point where Naveen-ul-Haq makes a fine diving stop.

That was nicely bowled! A delayed but strong appeal for caught behind as well but it is turned down. Afghanistan do eventually review it. Azmatullah Omarzai bowls this one on a fullish length and gets it to nip away nicely off the deck. Riazat Ali Shah looks to drive on the up but the ball just beats the outside edge. There was a noise but UltraEdge shows a clear gap between bat and ball. NOT OUT!

Hard length around off and middle, sliding on, Riazat Ali Shah blocks it back to the bowler.

Starts off with a good-length ball on the stumps, Riazat Ali Shah flicks it aerially down to deep backward square leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Slower length ball, on off. Robinson Obuya comes forward and defends into the off-side.

Length ball, angling back into the middle and leg stump line and goes just over the stumps. Robinson Obuya has a wild swing across the line but does not connect.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Naveen-ul-Haq gets his second and Uganda are in trouble. Pitched full, around off. Alpesh Ramjani goes for the drive and gets a thick outside edge that goes toward the first slip fielder. Gulbadin Naib takes the catch and Uganda have lost half their side now. Afghanistan are on top.

Fuller than a good length, around off. Ramjani dabs it toward the first slip.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Naveen-ul-Haq strikes! On a length, just outside off. Dinesh Nakrani looks to dab it toward third-man but gets an inside edge and he chops it onto the stumps. Uganda lose another as Dinesh Nakrani trudges off the field.

Full-length, angling in, around off. Riazat Ali Shah turns it toward mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Full and outside the tramline. Riazat Ali Shah lets it go. Wide signaled.

Quicker and flatter, outside off. Nakrani plays and misses.

Flatter, around off. Dabbed to short third.

FOUR! Punished! Short and wide outside off. Dinesh Nakrani hangs back and cuts it through the backward point region for a boundary.

Drifted on the pad. Nudged round the corner for one.

Slider, just outside off. Riazat Ali Shah prods forward and is beaten on the outside edge.

Tossed up on middle and leg. Riazat Ali Shah bunts it back at Mujeeb.

On a length, nipping away. Dinesh Nakrani has a poke at it and gets beaten.

Full-length, angling in, on off. Riazat Ali Shah proda and gets it off the inner half through backward square leg for one.

Comes from round the wicket and lands it on a fullish length, just outside off. Another leave from Riazat Ali Shah.

On a length, angling away. Riazat Ali Shah plays inside the line and lets it go.

Full and at the stumps. Dinesh Nakrani pushes it toward mid-on for one.

Hard-length, angling into the middle and leg. Dinesh Nakrani hangs back and is rushed on it. The ball hits the pad and rolls toward point.

Quicker and fuller, around off. Riazat Ali Shah comes forward and is beaten on the drive.

Drifted on the pad. Dinesh Nakrani nudges it into the leg side for one.

OUT! In the air and caught! Soft dismissal for Simon Ssesazi. This was tossed up, outside off. Simon Ssesazi looks to sweep but gets a top edge that goes toward the short fine leg region. Fazalhaq Farooqi goes back and takes a simple catch. Uganda ae three down and in all sorts of trouble.

Fired in at the leg peg. Simon Ssesazi slogs and misses.

FOUR! Simon Ssesazi is off the mark with a boundary! Tad short, outside off. Ssesazi goes back and cuts it through the short third region for a boundary.

Tossed up on off. Simon Ssesazi pushes it to mid-off.

Good length, honing in on off. Riazat Ali Shah comes forward and defends into covers. A top over from Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Pitched full, on middle stump line. Riazat Ali Shah prods forward and gets an inside edge onto the pad. A loud appeal but the umpire was unmoved.

Fazalhaq Farooqi nearly gets his hat-trick. Bowls a full-length yorker, on off. Riazat Ali Shah jams it out and survives.

OUT! LBW! Appeal and given by the umpire. Fazalhaq Farooqi gets two in two! Full and on the middle and leg stump line. Roger Mukasa plays across the line and misses. He is pinned in front. The umpire raises the finger and Roger Mukasa departs for a golden duck.  Afghanistan are on top.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Fazalhaq Farooqi comes back in style! A yorker-length delivery, swinging back into the middle and leg stump line. Ronak Patel plays all around it and the stumps are castled. Uganda are rocked early.

FOUR! WHAT A WAY TO START! Pitched full, around off. Ronak Patel times it through the cover region and hits an elegant boundary.