अफ़ग़ानिस्तान vs स्कॉटलैंड, सुपर 12 - मैच 17, शारजाह क्रिकेट स्टेडियम, शारजाह, 25 October 2021 - कमेंट्री

OUT! LBW! Rashid Khan picks up his third wicket. Scotland are nine down now. This has been a brutal performance by the Afghan spinners. They did not let the batters breathe here. Loopy ball, around leg. Davey looks to play the reverse sweep but misses. He gets rapped on his pads. Khan appeals and the umpire raises his finger in a flash. Davey decides to use the review. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved. The Ball Tracker shows three reds and Davey has to walk back to the dressing room.

OUT! TIMBER! Rashid Khan gets rid of Brad Wheal on a golden duck. Afghanistan have won the game by a huge margin. Floated, full and on off. Wheal looks to defend it out but misses. The ball goes through the gap between the bat and the pad. The ball shatters the stumps behind and it is lights out for Scotland. AFGHANISTAN WIN THE GAME BY 130 RUNS.

A length ball, angling on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket.

On a length, outside off. Sharif punches to covers for one run.

WIDE! Angles it way down the leg side. Davey misses his flick.

Full and angling down, whipped to deep square leg for one.

WIDE! Another one angling down the leg side. Sharif misses his tuck.

Full and on off. Sharif hits it off the inner half to mid-wicket and takes a single.

A length ball, slanting on the pads. Davey misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. 

Drags the length back, on off. Davey pulls it to mid-wicket for one more. 131 needed in 60 balls.

LEG BYE! Flatter and on the pads. Davey misses his flick. The ball takes the pads and rolls to the leg side. The batters collect a leg bye.

FOUR! Nicely played. Full and on off. Chris Greaves reverse-sweeps it past point for a boundary.

LEG BYE! Loopy ball, on the pads. Chris Greaves looks to flick it away but misses. The ball takes the pads and rolls out. The batters collect another leg bye.

Flatter and on off. Davey works it to mid-wicket off the inner half. A single now.

OUT! LBW! Rashid Khan gets his second wicket and Scotland's struggle continues against the spinners. They have gotten a bitter taste of the bigger stage, not how they wanted to start their campaign. Floated, full and around off. Greaves lunges forward and looks to defend it out but misses. He gets rapped on the pads and that's is plumb. Khan appeals and the umpire raises his finger in a flash.

A full ball, spinning back in, on middle. Sharif nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. 

Full and on off. Chris Greaves lunges to defend it out.

Now goes for the sweep but finds short fine leg. 

Flatter and on off. Chris Greaves tries to reverse sweep. He does not middle it and the ball lobs to the left of leg stump. 

FIVE RUNS! OVERTHROWS! On middle. Chris Greaves tucks it to the right of the bowler and takes a quick single. Mujeeb Ur Rahman has a shy at the bowler's end but misses and the ball rolls to the fence as there was no one backing up. 

OUT! TIMBER! Five-fer for Mujeeb Ur Rahman! What a player! Scotland are just unable to pick the spinners tonight. Flatter and on middle. Mark Watt looks to drive but gets beaten as this one spins back in. Leaves a big gap and the ball travels through to disturb the stumps. 

On middle. Josh Davey reverse sweeps it through point for a single.

Starts with a googly, outside off. Chris Greaves prods to defend and gets an inside edge back on the pads.

A flighted ball, on middle. Chris Greaves looks to sweep but seems to miss and they take a single as the ball rolls to leg side. Given as a run means there might be some bat on it. 

OUT! LBW! Of course, Rashid Khan joins the party as well! You just can't keep this guy away from the wickets column. A tossed up ball, full on middle. Michael Leask looks to defend but misses and gets hit plumb on the front pad. An appeal and up goes the finger. Scotland though take the review. Ultra Edge shows no bat. Ball Tracker shows impact was umpire's call but wickets were hitting. 

Very full, on middle. Watt blocks it out.

Short and outside off, pushed to sweeper cover for a single.

Flatter and outside off. Chris Greaves shuffles and tucks it to square leg for one more. 151 needed in 78 balls.

Serves a short ball, angling around leg. George Munsey makes room and looks to cut but misses.

SIX! Releases some pressure piling up on Scotland! Sees a full ball, on off and Musey slog-sweeps it over square leg for a maximum.

OUT! TIMBER! The pressure is back on Scotland as Mujeeb Ur Rahman has his tail up. He is picking wickets for fun here! Serves another short ball, flatter and on middle. George Munsey backs away and looks to cut but fails to get any bat on it. The ball sneaks through and rattles the stumps. Half of the Scotland team is back in the hut. 155 needed in 87 balls. 

A loopy ball, just around off. Chris Greaves gets low and looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. The impact was outside off. 

Darted on the pads, worked to square leg for a single.

Straight attacking the stumps. Leask pushes it back to the bowler. Pheww! That was some Powerplay, Scotland are 37/5.

A length ball, on middle. Munsey blocks it on the off side.

WIDE! A full ball, down the leg side. Munsey makes room and looks to flick but misses. The keeper does well to dive to his right and stop it.

Slower ball, on a length on middle, drilled down to long on for a single.

OUT! STUNNER! Take a bow, Mohammad Shahzad! He has taken an acrobatic catch behind the stumps and another Scottish player walks out on his very first ball. Naveen-ul-Haq hurls and serves it on a length and was outside off. Cross looks to play away from the body but manages an outside edge to the right of the keeper. Mohammad Shahzad there puts a full stretch dive and takes an absolute stunner. Just brilliant. Scotland are 4 down now. 

Very full and on off. Leask squeezes it out to cover.

A length ball, way outside off. Michael Leask fails to chase this wayward delivery. 

Slower, length ball, outside off. Leask punches it to point and shouts 'WAITT". 

Flatter and on leg. Munsey goes back and cuts it towards point for a single.

OUT! TIMBER! Mujeeb Ur Rahman draws the first blood. The skipper, Kyle Coetzer has to depart now after some good hitting. Loopy ball, around off. Kyle Coetzer comes forward and looks to heave it away but misses. The ball goes through the gap between the bat and the pad to disturb the furniture behind. Mujeeb Ur Rahman is delighted.

OUT! LBW! Two wickets in two balls. Calum MacLeod goes back on a golden duck. Mujeeb Ur Rahman has a lot of tricks under his sleeve. Floated, around leg. Calum MacLeod hangs back and looks to flick it away but misses. He gets rapped on the pads. Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Shahzad appeal, the umpire takes some time but raises his dreaded finger. Calum MacLeod isn't happy and takes the review. The UltraEdge confirms there no spike as the ball passes the bat. The Ball Tracker shows the wickets are hitting on the umpire's call. The decision stands and Mujeeb Ur Rahman is on a Hat-Trick.

Full and on off. Richie Berrington defends it out safely to deny the Hat-Trick.

BEATEN! Googly, around off. Berrington looks to defend it out but misses, as the ball spins away. 

OUT! LBW! Mujeeb Ur Rahman gets his third wicket of the over. This is huge. He has taken away the game in just a single over. How many tricks does he have under his sleeve? Googly, around leg. Richie Berrington looks to flick it away but misses. He gets rapped on the pads. Mujeeb Ur Rahman appeals and the umpire raises his finger. Richie Berrington has a chat with his partner and decides to take the review. The UltraEdge shows the bat is absent. The Ball Trackers shows it is umpire's call on ball hitting the wickets and Scotland lose another wicket but not the review. So unlucky, and Mujeeb's second over caused absolute havoc.

A couple to start the over! A length ball, outside off. Kyle Coetzer threads it towards third man for a brace.

NOT OUT! Afghanistan lose a review here. A length ball, outside off. Kyle Coetzer comes across and looks to defend it but misses. The bounce on the ball though dies after pitching hence the failure to defend it out. Coetzer gets rapped on the pads. Naveen-ul-Haq appeals but the umpire says no. Mohammad Nabi though decides to take it upstairs. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved. The Ball Tracker shows the impact is outside the line. Kyle Coetzer survives.

FOUR! A nice reply by Kyle Coetzer. On a length, outside off. Kyle Coetzer drives it past mid off and bags a boundary. Wonderful shot.

Full-length ball, outside off. Kyle Coetzer looks to heave it away but misses.

Fuller and outside off. Kyle Coetzer comes across and digs it out safely.

FOUR Kyle Coetzer gets the second boundary of the over. Short and around off. Kyle Coetzer stays on the back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Tossed up, around off. Munsey looks to reverse sweep it but misses. The ball hits the pads.

Reverse sweeps comes out again, but he does not connect this time.

FOUR! Nicely played. Tossed up, around middle. Munsey makes room and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Floated, full and on off. Munsey reverse-sweeps it over cover. The batters pick couple before the fielder cuts it out.

On middle, worked to mid-wicket.

Full and around off. Munsey looks to heave it across the line but misses.

A dot to start with! Floated, outside off. Munsey stays back and pushes it to point.

FOUR! George Munsey gets off the mark with a reverse hit. Full and on off. Munsey changes his stance and reverse sweeps it past point and bags a boundary.

SIX! All the way! Scotland need a solid start in the Powerplay and Munsey is giving them that. Full and on off. Mansey reverse-hits it again. The ball takes the top edge and clears the point fence for a biggie.

Tossed up, around off. Munsey reverse-sweeps it to cover. The ball lands a bit short of Rashid Khan there.

Flatter and on leg. Munsey makes room and looks to cut it away but misses. 

Full and on middle. Munsey sweeps it to short fine leg and gets a single. A great start by Scotland. 11 runs off it.