अफ़ग़ानिस्तान vs भारत, सुपर एट - मैच 3, केंसिंग्टन ओवल, ब्रिजटाउन, बारबाडोस, 20 June 2024 - कमेंट्री

Pitched up on a length and outside off, Noor Ahmad throws his hands at it and slices it up over the cover region and denies the single once again.

Swing and a miss! Bowled full and wide of the off stump with a bit more effort behind it. Noor Ahmad goes across to the off side and throws the kitchen sink at it but fails to connect.

Another miss and Noor Ahmad is just swinging a bit too hard at the ball. Bowled from over the stumps and banged into the deck over of and middle. Noor tries to hang back and pull but misses the ball.

SIX! Noor Ahmad finally connects one and that is a flat six! Banged in short again over middle and leg, Noor gets on top of the bounce and muscles it off the front foot and just over the fence behind deep square leg for a biggie.

Excellent comeback delivery from Arshdeep Singh. Full and quick, nails it in the blockhole around off and Noor Ahmad fails to dig it out.

WIDE! Arshdeep Singh will have to reload the final delivery here. Full and quick again, looking for the wide yorker but this is spilled beyond the tramline for a wide.

WIDE! And again and that's a bit unnecessary from Arshdeep Singh putting it so much effort for nothing. Fuller in length and well outside the off stump, Rishabh Pant springs across to make the save.

OUT! CAUGHT! That's it, Arshdeep Singh gets his third wicket and India bundles out Afghanistan on the final delivery. Arshdeep runs in from over the stumps and pitches the ball up on the fifth stump line, looking to angle it across. Noor Ahmad hangs deep and goes after it trying to go over covers but the ball comes off the toe-end of the bat and doesn't travel much further away from Rohit Sharma at covers. The Indian skipper makes no error and India win the game by 47 huge runs!

On a fuller length and around off stump, Noor Ahmad pushes it away towards cover.

A full toss now on the off stump line, Noor Ahmad punches it away straight to the man at covers.

On a length and around off stump again, Noor Ahmad stays put and hits it towards cover again. No single taken!

Back of a length and over middle, Noor Ahmad gets cramped up and mistimes the pull badly towards mid on.

On a good length around off and angling away, Noor Ahmad has a poke at it but gets beaten past the outside edge.

Good stop from the keeper! A smidge fuller, trying to attack the pads but this is spilled down leg. Noor Ahmad gets a bit of pad on it and Rishabh Pant dives across to his left to get his gloves on it. The batters manage to scamper across for a leg bye.

A pacy delivery on the fuller side around off and angling away, Noor Ahmad stays back and looks to play at it but is late and the ball zips past the outside edge.

Goes fuller now and bowls it wider of the off stump as well, Noor Ahmad stays put and swings across the line, only managing to connect with thin air though.

Comes from around the stumps now and bowls a shorter delivery at the batter, Noor Ahmad gets the pull high on the bat and gets it down to long on for a run.

WIDE! Back to over the wicket now and bowls on a good length but well outside the off stump, Rashid Khan has a slash at it but misses.

OUT! CAUGHT! This is bowled on the fuller side of a length ball and angled well across the off stump. Rashid Khan reaches out, gets under it and knowingly opens the bat face, looking to slice it up and over backward point. The ball is miscued a bit and goes aerial to wide third man where Ravindra Jadeja takes a simple enough catch and Arshdeep Singh also gets his name in the wickets column.

OUT! CAUGHT! Too hot to handle for Naveen-ul-Haq and Arshdeep Singh has got two in two now. Banged in quick and short over middle and leg, rushing onto the batter and at a difficult height. Naveen just swings at it and gets a top edge back over the keeper's head. Rishabh Pant runs back towards short fine leg and pouches it safely. Afghanistan going down in a hurry now.

EDGED AND FOUR! Arshdeep Singh comes agonizingly close to picking up a hat-trick but it ends up being a boundary instead. Pitched up from around the stumps and trying to angle it into the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi looks to hang back and block but gets an outside edge that runs past the keeper and into the third man fence.

Floated up on the stumps, Rashid Khan punches the ball away wide of long off and picks up a single.

SIX! High and handsome! Tossed up a bit in the slot and around off stump, Mohammad Nabi holds his shape and hammers it just over the long off fence for a biggie.

OUT! TAKEN! High, high and taken in the deep! Flighted delivery, on the stumps and forcing the batter to have a go at it. Mohammad Nabi is forced to hit against the wind and towards the longer part of the ground as he tries to heave it over deep mid-wicket but gets a lot of height and not enough distance. Ravindra Jadeja settles himself just inside the ropes and takes a fine catch to his left.

FOUR! Oh, hello! Flatter one at the stumps, Noor Ahmad brings out the reverse sweep right away and plays it nicely over backward point for a boundary.

This is fired in fuller and on the legs, Noor Ahmad looks for the reverse sweep once again but almost falls over and misses it completely.

Full and around off, pushed to mid off for a quick single.

Attempted heave but badly mistimed! Starts the new spell with a hard-length delivery over the off stump, Mohammad Nabi looks to hang back and take it on but lobs it away over mid on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! That one was traveling quickly but Arshdeep Singh makes no mistake and Jasprit Bumrah has his third wicket. Goes full and quick and angles it across from off and middle stump, Najibullah Zadran backs away a fair bit and looks to slap it over point but doesn't quite get the elevation. Arshdeep there springs to his right and pouches it with two hands and that one must have stung the palms. Najibullah Zadran has to walk back though.

FOUR BYES! How has that missed everything? Full and quick again, looking to spear in the yorker at leg stump. Rashid Khan stays back and attempts to jam it out and leaves a gap between the legs. The ball beats the bat and goes between the legs and past the keeper into the fine leg fence.

Good length at the stumps, miscued to the man at mid-wicket. Mohammad Nabi at the other end wants the run but is sent back and a direct hit at the bowler's end keeps him on his toes.

Bowled slower now and into the pitch outside off, Rashid Khan looks to play the upper cut but is well beaten.

Full and at the stumps, Rashid Khan brings out the helicopter but can't get under it and firmly hits it to long on for just a single.

Slower one, on a length and on off, Mohammad Nabi guides it straight to point.

Fiery stuff! Hardik Pandya bangs in a sharp bouncer, on middle, Mohammad Nabi gets surprised by it and misses his pull shot, the ball crashes onto the top of the helmet and lobs behind where Rishabh Pant grabs it and appeals, but it is turned down. A leg bye is taken and there will be a mandatory concussion check now.

SIX! Into the stands! Hardik Pandya bangs this into the pitch again, but this one sits up nicely for the batter, Najibullah Zadran gets into a good positon and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Hardik Pandya tries to over-compensate and bowls this fuller, but way outside the tramline, Najibullah Zadran lets it go. Wide called!

An appeal for LBW, but the umpire says no! Rohit Sharma after some discussion takes the review. This is pitched up and around middle and leg, shaping in, Najibullah Zadran misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. It looks like pitching outside leg and Ball Tracking confirms that. India lose a review!

Short of a length and on off, Mohammad Nabi pulls it through mid-wicket for one.

Goes fuller again, on middle, Najibullah Zadran backs away but mistimes his drive towards mid off. Afghanistan need 81 runs in the last five overs now!

Shorter in length and outside off, Mohammad Nabi cuts it towards deep point for a single.

Quicker, full and on the pads, Najibullah Zadran nudges it towards deep square leg for a brace.

Darts this one full, on leg, Najibullah Zadran tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Drags his length back, outside off, Mohammad Nabi punches it through covers for one.

Another short delivery, on leg, Najibullah Zadran clips it towards square leg for one more.

Flighted, full and on middle, Mohammad Nabi drives it through covers for another run. Singles won't do it for Afghanistan here, they need boundaries!

Floated, short and on middle, Najibullah Zadran keeps it out to the leg side.

Tossed up, full and around off, turns away a long way, Najibullah Zadran goes down to sweep but misses. It is called a wide.

SIX! BANG! Najibullah Zadran connects this time alright! Quicker one this time, full and on the pads, Najibullah Zadran picks it up, uses his fast hands and whips it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Flatter, short and on off, Najibullah Zadran stabs it towards extra covers for a single.

Floated, full and on off, Mohammad Nabi drives it firmly but fails to beat extra covers.

A loopy delivery, full and around middle, Mohammad Nabi eases it towards long off for one.

Slower through the air, short and on off, turns away sharply again, Najibullah Zadran looks to smack it away but misses.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Ravindra Jadeja now gets his first wicket and both the set batters are back in the hut for Afghanistan now. This is a bit quicker, short and around off, Azmatullah Omarzai stays back and tries to swat it away, but fails to get under it fully and hits it with the toe-end of the bat, the ball goes in the air towards long on where Axar Patel runs in and takes the catch. Afghanistan lose half their side now!

Short and outside off, Mohammad Nabi cuts it away towards deep point for a single.

Quicker, full and on off, Najibullah Zadran forces it down to long off for a run.

BEATEN! Quicker, full and on off turns away, Mohammad Nabi tries to block but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Another short delivery, on off, Mohammad Nabi punches it towards sweeper covers for one.

Flatter, shortish and on leg, Najibullah Zadran flicks it through square leg for one more.

Short and on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single, he turns around for the second but is sent back, Ravindra Jadeja gathers up and throws it at the bowler's end but it just misses the stumps. A direct hit and Omarzai was a goner!

OUT! TAKEN! Kuldeep Yadav gets his first wicket of this World Cup! Once again, a break in play and the fielding side gets a breakthrough. This is the googly, full and around off, turns away, Gulbadin Naib goes down and tries to reach it and go for the slog sweep, but ends up getting a top edge, Rishabh Pant calls for it, runs forward a bit to he left and pouches it safely. Afghanistan four down now!

BEAUTY! Tossed up, full and on off, turns in sharply, Najibullah Zadran prods forward to block but gets beaten on the inside edge.

A bit short and on middle, Najibullah Zadran stays back and keeps it out on the pitch.

FOUR LEG BYES! Afghanistan won't mind that! Flatter, full and on middle, turns in, Najibullah Zadran looks to work it away, but misses as the ball goes off his pads to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Slows it up a bit, full and on middle, Najibullah Zadran fends it away.

SIX! Wow, that has traveled a 100 meters! Tosses it up first up and on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai just clears the front leg and swings through the line, smoking it well over long on for a biggie.

This is pushed through around off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai jabs the ball down into the off side and picks up a quick single.

Flatter one and outside off, Gulbadin Naib stays put and hits it down to long off for another single.

Drops it short over middle, Azmatullah Omarzai presses back and pushes it down to long on for one more.

Swing and a miss! Flighted up a bit, on the fuller side and outside off, Gulbadin Naib goes for the big heave but misses the ball completely.

No run there! Flatter and on a nagging length on off stump, Gulbadin Naib stays back and edges it down to backward point looking for a single but won't get it.

No ball! Uh, oh! A cardinal sin from Kuldeep Yadav on his very first delivery of the tournament. This is tossed up a bit full on middle and leg, Azmatullah Omarzai heaves it down to long on for one and Kuldeep has overstepped. Free Hit to follow.

FOUR! Gulbadin Naib takes full advantage of the Free Hit. The faster one now, dropped short and on the pads, Gulbadin Naib rocks back and pulls it behind square leg for a boundary.

Fuller in length and angling across the off stump, Gulbadin Naib plays it down to long on and picks up a single.

Flighted up on a good length and around off, Azmatullah Omarzai cuts off the back foot but straight to covers.

On a length and at the stumps, tucked away neatly in front of mid-wicket for one. Suryakumar Yadav throws the ball back to the keeper on a couple of bounce probably to scuff it up a bit more but the umpire gives him a warning.

Tossed up full and on the leg peg, Gulbadin Naib pushes it down to long on and turns the strike over.

Flatter one, angled across the right-hander, Azmatullah Omarzai slaps it aaway square through covers for one.

Bowled from wider on the crease and angled in quite a long way from outside off on a nagging length, Azmatullah Omarzai backs away and dabs it towards backward point.

Floated up around middle and angling in, Azmatullah Omarzai brings out the big heave and gets it wide of long on for just a single.

Slightly short and around off, Gulbadin Naib presses back and punches it with the full face of the bat to long off for one more.

Excellent work in the deep eventually by Kuldeep Yadav but the batters do pick up three runs. Slightly short and wide of the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai rocks back and cuts it late and well behind point. Kuldeep makes good ground to his left from deep point and dives across to make the stop. He then rolls over and lets the ball go just before his hand towel which he had tucked in behind hid back made contact with the rope.

Dragged length on the stumps, played off the back foot and just to the bowler's right.

Another good piece of fielding in the deep, this time from Arshdeep Singh. On a length and around middle, Gulbadin Naib swats the ball across the line and to the right of deep mid-wicket where Arshdeep runs across and dives in before throwing the ball up to the other fielder and keeps it down to two.

FOUR! A real 'hit-me' ball from Hardik Pandya first up. A long half volley outside the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai waits well and smashes the drive through covers and picks up a boundary.

Pitched up outside the line of off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai reaches out and drives it on the up to sweeper cover for a single.

Too high! Just short of a good length and this one nips back in from middle, Gulbadin Naib plays around the ball and gets hit quite high on the pads as the ball rolls behind point.

Falls safely! Hardik Pandya brings out the surprise bumper and bowls it around off, angling it in. Gulbadin Naib swivels and looks to pull but is hurried on and the ball goes off the gloves and off the body lobbing up well in front of point.

Banged in short and wide of the off stump, this one doesn't get up high enough, Gulbadin Naib looks to fetch and pull but is well beaten.

Smart bowling and Hardik Pandya finishes the over with three dot balls. A slower bumper, well-directed around off stump, Gulbadin Naib bends his back and drops his hands to leave it alone.

Swing and a miss! Tossed up a bit fuller and wider of the off stump, going straight on, Gulbadin Naib does down to play the slog sweep but misses it completely.

A bit flatter and angled into the stumps, Gulbadin Naib stays back and manages to push it back to the bowler.

Slightly shorter and slower around off stump, Gulbadin Naib stays back and pushes it away in front of point.

That's gone through and Axar Patel concedes his first run of the game. Floated up a bit on middle stump, Gulbadin Naib pushes it straight back and Patel fails to gather it and it roll down to long off for a single.

Nice and full on the off stump, driven on the up and firmly to long off for one more.

SIX! Gulbadin Naib chances his arm and ends the Powerplay with a biggie. Dragged a bit short and angled into the batter, Naib rocks back and uses those big guns to muscle it over cow corner for a six.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Jasprit Bumrah gets his second and Afghanistan are in huge trouble now. This one is a slower delivery as Bumrah rolls his fingers on it, lands this on a good length, on middle, Hazratullah Zazai looks to flick it away but closes the face of the bat very early, the ball loops off the leading edge towards point where Ravindra Jadeja takes a dolly. 

Pitched up and on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai blocks it out on the pitch.

Good-length and just outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai leaves it alone.

FOUR! A bit streaky! Jasprit Bumrah bowls a good yorker here, on off, angling in, Azmatullah Omarzai just gets his bat down in time and squeezes it between the keeper and first slip for a boundary.

Pace-off again, on a length and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai guides it towards point.

Fullish and on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai fends it as the ball rolls towards mid on, there is a bit of mix-up between the batters and the throw comes in at the batter's end but no harm is done.

Axar Patel starts with a flatter delivery, angling into the pads, Ibrahim Zadran tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Floated, full and on middle, Ibrahim Zadran knocks it to the left of the bowler.

Quicker, short and on middle, goes with the arm, Ibrahim Zadran gets hurried and pushes it down the pitch.

OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Axar Patel strikes in his first over as well! He sees the batter back away and fires this one, full and around middle, Ibrahim Zadran tries to loft it over extra covers, but fails to get the elevation and hits it flat and straight to Rohit Sharma who takes a sharp catch. Afghanistan loses both their openers now!

Darts this one on middle, Gulbadin Naib pushes it back to the bowler.

Slows it up, short and on middle, turns away, Gulbadin Naib looks to work it away but gets an outside edge along the ground to short third. A wicket-maiden to start from Axar Patel.

Pitched up and around off, Ibrahim Zadran pushes it through covers for a single. They look for two but decide against it as it is Ravindra Jadeja who is the fielder there.

Fuller and on off, Hazratullah Zazai knocks it towards long off for a run.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Back of a length and just around off, but that is enough for Ibrahim Zadran to free his arms and crunch it behind point for a boundary.

DROPPED! Of all people, it is Virat Kohli who puts it down! Short of a length and outside off, Ibrahim Zadran punches it but fails to keep it down, the ball flies towards point where Kohli leaps up, gets both hands on it but spills it out. No one in the field can believe it, neither can we. A single is taken and Zadran gets a life here! The timing of the jump from Kohli was all wrong too.

A slower one, full and on off, Hazratullah Zazai taps it to the off side for one.

On a length and on off, Ibrahim Zadran pushes it through covers for one more. End of an eventful over!

Jasprit Bumrah begins with a good-length delivery, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz pats it down to covers.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Who else, it is that man Jasprit Bumrah once again! He sees the batter back away and bowls this a touch fuller, but well outside off and slower too, Rahmanullah Gurbaz still tries to reach for it, and throws his bat it. However, he only manages to toe-end it behind where Rishabh Pant makes no mistake. Early blow for Afghanistan!

Back of a length and on off, Ibrahim Zadran dabs it down to cover-point.

Hard length and around off, shaping in sharply, Ibrahim Zadran looks to defend but gets beaten on the inside edge.

On a length and on off, Ibrahim Zadran runs it down to third man for a single.

Length again and on off, keeps a bit low, Hazratullah Zazai keeps it out to the off side. Just one run and a big wicket from the over!

Afghanistan get underway with extras! Arshdeep Singh starts with a hard-length delivery but way, way outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz leaves it alone. It is called a wide.

FOUR! Shot of intent! Arshdeep Singh goes fuller this time, on middle, no movement, Rahmanullah Gurbaz comes down the track, presents the full face of he bat, and lofts it over the bowler's head for the first boundary of the chase.

Good-length delivery, in that channel outside off, shaping away, Rahmanullah Gurbaz withdraws his bat at the last moment.

Back of a length, just outside off, gets it shape away once again, Rahmanullah Gurbaz charges down the track but is nowhere near the ball.

Arshdeep Singh bangs in a bouncer this time, but it goes over the head of the batter, Rahmanullah Gurbaz sways away from it. Wided.

BEAUTY! Hits the perfect length, on the fifth stump line, nips away a shy bit, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays in his crease to push at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

SIX! BANG! That is some shot from Rahmanullah Gurbaz! Arshdeep Singh bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz skips down the track once again, gets on top of the bounce and hammers it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Uppish but safe! Short of a length and around off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz trise to ramp it away but gets a top edge, the ball flies and lands just wide of the diving Jasprit Bumrah at short third. They cross. 13 runs off the first over then!