AFG vs ZIM Ball by Ball Commentary

A proper bumper now, dug in short around off, and it bounces like a tennis ball. Kaia ducks under it with ease.

Dug in shorter and around the bodyline. Curran lifts up one leg and controls the pull down to deep backward square leg, picking up a single.

Good length, in and around off stump, blocked off yet again by Curran.

Full of a good length, attacking the middle stump. Curran stays in his crease and defends it out.

Pitched up on middle and off, angling away. Curran solidly blocks it down the pitch.

Back of a length and around off, shooting up a bit off the deck. Kaia rides the bounce well and nudges it down into the off side, collecting a single in the process.

Tidy start from Naseer on debut, just a single off it. Floated up around off, Curran leans on and defends it on the full.

Good, positive running. Floated up on off stump, Kaia leans on and pushes it in front of mid off, pinching a quick single in the process as well.

Very full, drifted into middle and leg. Kaia looks to drive on the up but gets it off the inside half of the bat to mid on.

Nice and full, tossed up on the stumps, and Kaia eases it down to mid on.

A bit more flight on this one, tossing it up on off and middle. Innocent Kaia watchfully blocks it down the track.

Fuller one to begin with, darted in just outside off. Kaia jams it out to mid off.

A lovely delivery to end the over. Just back of a length, in and around off, and angling away with some extra bounce. Ben Curran ends up playing inside the line.

Saleem bashes the hard length now, bowling it just outside off. Kaia punches it down wide of cover and pinches a quick singl.

Much better line from Saleem. Good length, on a tight line around off. Kaia covers the line and stabs it out on the off side.

On the fuller side again, wide of the off stump, trying to angle it back in. Kaia strides across and leaves it alone.

Good carry on this occasion. Full of a goiod length, on the fifth-stump line and just nibbling away a wee bit. Kaia shoulders arms.

Too straight to begin with. Good length on the pads, Ben Curran tucks it down just behind square leg and picks up a single.

Short and wide of off, Innocent Kaia leaves it.

Ziaur bowls it full and wide of off, Innocent Kaia leaves it.

Full and on middle and off, Innocent Kaia clips this to square leg for a dot.

Back of a length, around off, Innocent Kaia arches back and cuts this through the gap between point and cover-point for a brace.

On a  length, wide of off, Innocent Kaia punches this to covers for no run.

Ziaur bowls it on a length, wide of off, Innocent Kaia shoulders his arms at it.

Hard length, wide of off, Ben Curran leaves it.

Back of a length, on middle and off, Ben Curran defends this off his back foot.

Good length, on off, Ben Curran blocks it out.

FOUR! Pitched-up delivery, around off, Ben Curran stands tall, gets close to the pitch of the ball and drives this through the mid off region for a boundary.

Almost a chop on. Good length, wide of off, Ben Curran prods onto his front foot and looks to bail out of a block but the ball clips the toe of his bat and bounces behind the stumps for a dot.

Good length, wide of off, Innocent Kaia guides this through point for one.

Full and down the leg side. Ben goes for a flick but misses.

On a length, around off, Ben Curran punches this to extra cover.

Hard length, on the pads, Ben Curran clips this to square leg fielder for a dot.

Good length, on the pads, Innocent Kaia tucks this through square leg for one.

FOUR! Driven down the ground for a boundary. Pitched-up delivery, on off, Innocent Kaia presses onto his front foot and drives this through the mid off region for a brilliantly struck boundary.

Short and wide of off, Innocent Kaia slashes hard at it but misses out.

Full and wide outside off, Ben Curran leaves it all alone.

Good length, a touch too straight, on the pads. Innocent Kaia picks it up with a flick and hits it to the deep mid-wicket region. The ball dies in front of the fence and the batters run three meanwhile.

On a length, around off, Innocent Kaia cuts this to point for no run.

Hard length, on off, Innocent Kaia dabs this to gully.

FOUR! That's been glances away to the fence. On a length, around the pads, Innocent Kaia gets inside the line of the ball and glances this through the square leg region for a boundary.

On a length, around off, Innocent Kaia pushes this to covers for no run.

Full and on the pads, Ben Curran goes for a flick but misses out.

Hard length, around off, Innocent Kaia punches this to the right of the point fielder for one run.

Good length on middle and off, Innocent Kaia blocks it.

On a length, around off, Innocent Kaia edged this off the inside onto his pads. A loud and confident appeal from the Afghan side but the umpire turns it down.

Hard length, wide of off, Ben Curran blocks this to the off-side.

Back of a length, around off, Ben Curran pushes this to covers for no run.

Full and on the pads, Innocent Kaia flicks this on the half-volley to the fielder at square leg.

Hard length, onto the pads, Ben Curran tickles this down to the fine leg region for a single.

Around that nagging length, in the channel, Ben Curran leaves it.

Yamin bowls it full and on off, Ben Curran drives this to covers for no run.

On a length, wide of off, Ben Curran leaves it all alone.

Good length, on off, Ben Curran jams it out.

Good length, around off, Innocent Kaia pushes this to covers for no run.

FOUR! This has been driven down the ground for a boundary. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Innocent Kaia presents a full face of his bat and drives this through the mid off region for a boundary.

Good length, in the channel, Innocent Kaia doesn't poke at it.

Hard length, wide outside off, Innocent Kaia leaves it.

Full and on off, Innocent Kaia pushes at it with hard hands, gets it rolled off the outside to the second slip fielder for no run.

On a length, wide of off, Innocent Kaia leaves it.

Good length, on the pads, Ben Curran tucks this to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Excellent from the batter. Good length, on middle and off, Ben Curran presses onto his front foot, presents a full face of his bat and punches this down the ground past the right of the bowler towards the long off fence for four runs.

Full and on off, Ben Curran prods onto his front foot and blocks it.

Good length, down the leg. Ben Curran leave sit.

Full and around off, Ben Curran gets low and keeps it out.

On a length, away swing on offer. Ben Curran leaves it.

On a length, wide of off, shaping away from the batter. Innocent Kaia presents a tentative poke at it but gets beaten.

Good length, wide of off, shaping away from the right-hander. Innocent Kaia prods onto his front foot and pushes this to cover point.

Back of a length, around off, Innocent Kaia throws his bat at it. Gets it edged onto his pads and the ball rolls back to the slip cordon.

Good length, wide of off, Innocent Kaia leaves it all alone.

FOUR! Kaia is hitting the ground running. Pitched-up delivery, going away from the batter. Innocent Kaia presses onto his front foot and drives this through covers for a boundary.

On a length, around off, Innocent Kaia defends this off his front foot.

Awayswinging delivery, full and wide of off. Innocent Kaia pushes this through the covers region for a single.

Full and around off, Innocent Kaia thumps this towards point for no run.

Hard length, on off, Innocent Kaia pushes this to point.

Good length, on off, Kaia blocks it out.

FOUR! Edged and away to the fence for four. Good length, wide outside off, Innocent Kaia presses onto the front foot and has a poke at it with hard hands. The ball goes past the left of gully for a boundary.

On a length, going away from the batter. Innocent Kaia punches this to covers for no run.

Good length, wide outside off. Ben Curran leaves it all alone.

On a length, around middle and off, Ben Curran punches this firmly towards mid off for no run.

Back of a length, on off, Ben Curran pushes this to extra cover.

Full and on the pads, Ben Curran flicks this through the mid-wicket region for a brace.

Hard length, onto the pads, Innocent Kaia clips this through the square leg region for a run.

Good length, wide of off, Innocent Kaia presses onto his front foot and has a poke at it. Gets it edged and the ball lands in front of the second slip fielder.

Good length, on the pads, Ben Curran flicks this through square leg for a single.

Full and wide outside off, Ben Curran shoulders his arms at it.

Hard length, around off, going across the batter. Ben Curran stays leg side and has a poke at it but gets beaten.

Good length, on middle and off, Innocent Kaia punches this through the cover-point region and rotates the strike for the first runs of the game.

Back of a length, around off, Kaia dabs this to cover-point for a dot.

On a length, around off, Innocent Kaia presses onto the front foot and pushes this to covers for a dot.