बांग्लादेश vs अफ़ग़ानिस्तान, दूसरा टी-20, शेरे बांग्ला नेशनल स्टेडियम, मीरपुर, 05 March 2022 - कमेंट्री

Full and outside off. Darwish Rasooli drives it hard to cover but straight to the fielder.

Floated, on the pads. Darwish Rasooli flicks it to short fine leg.

On off, pushed to cover.

SIX! ALL THE WAY! Darwish Rasooli wraps the game in style. Short and on off. Darwish Rasooli stands tall and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. AFGHANISTAN WIN THE GAME BY 8 WICKETS.

LEG BYE! A yorker, on leg. Hazratullah Zazai clears his front leg and looks to flick it away but misses. He gets pinged on his boot. Shoriful Islam appeals but the umpire is unmoved. The batters sneak a leg bye. Although, Mahmudullah takes it upstairs. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved. The Ball Tracking shows that the ball is pitching outside leg. The review was taken much in hope by Mahmudullah.

Back of a length, outside off. Darwish Rasooli steers it down to third man for a single.

Back of a length, outside off. Zazai stays back and tries to pull it away but misses.

Fuller, on middle and leg. Hazratullah Zazai eases it down to long on for a single. 

Full length, on middle and leg. Darwish Rasooli flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! SCORES LEVEL! Full length, on middle and leg. Hazratullah Zazai clears his front leg and tonks it over the long on fence. The fielder near the ropes leaps but only in vain. 

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Usman Ghani fought tremendously with some ongoing pain. He could not get his side over the finish line but made sure to get them closer to it. It is short and outside off. Usman Ghani waits for it and tries to cut it late. All he manages is to get a nick on it and Liton Das gathers the ball safely. Darwish Rasooli is the new man in.

On off, blocked out.

Fuller, on leg. Darwish Rasooli flicks it through square leg for a single.

Fuller, on off, Zazai leans in and defends it out.

On leg, Zazai tucks it to square leg.

Angled into the pads, Zazai flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. He will retain the strike.

Fuller, on off, blocked out.

SIX! BANG! Short and outside off. Hazratullah Zazai stands tall and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. The Afghanistan players are on their feet inside the dugout as an appreciation to this knock.

On off, pushed to cover for one.

Fuller, on off. Ghani leans forward and drives it to cover for one.

SIX! SWEET! Hazratullah Zazai gets his FIFTY in some fine fashion. Tossed up, full, on middle and leg. Hazratullah Zazai gets low and slog-sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. Afghanistan now need just 13 runs. 

Flatter and on the body. Hazratullah Zazai stays inside the crease and blocks it out.

Fuller, on middle and leg. Zazai slogs it to deep mid-wicket for one.

On the stumps. Ghani guides it towards short third man.

FOUR! Bangladesh could not stay calm in the field. This is the third dropped catch. Floated, fuller, on middle and leg. Ghani gets low and slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep cover a lot of ground to right but is unable to grab the ball safely. It goes through his palms and into boundary.

Short and on off. Ghani punches it through covers for one.

On off, blocked out watchfully.

Fuller, on middle and leg. Hazratullah Zazai eases it to long on for another single.

Back of a length, outside off. Zazai cuts it through point for one.

Back of a length, on leg. Ghani ducks under it.

A length ball, outside off. Usman Ghani guides it through backward point. Mushfiqur Rahim runs to his right at third man and save a certain boundary with a well-timed dive. They take a single.

Short ball, outside off. Zazai cuts it through point for one.

A length ball, outside off. Ghani shuffles across and tries to scoop it away but fails to get any blade on it. 

Full length, wide outside off. Ghani drives it into covers but straight to the fielder. Afghanistan need 34 off 42 deliveries.

FOUR! EDGY! Quicker, fuller and outside off. Usman Ghani throws his blade at it. The ball takes the outside edge and races away to the third man fence for a boundary. 

Full and wide outside off. Usman Ghani dabs it towards backward point.

Slower through the air, outside off. Ghani tries to chase it but misses. 

Fuller, on off. Ghani pushes it to cover but not in the gap.

DROPPED! Afif Hossain drops a dolly in the deep. It is fuller, on middle and leg. Usman Ghani makes room and slogs it towards deep mid-wicket. Afif Hossain runs to his right, settles under the ball but spills it out in the end. The batters take one. Usman Ghani is still out there fighting on one leg.

On the pads, Zazai tucks it to square leg for one.

A length ball, on leg. Zazai gets it to square leg for one.

Full length, outside off. Usman Ghani guides it to third man for a single.

On a length, outside off, Zazai opens the face of the bat late and steers it to third man for another single.

WIDE! A sharp bouncer, on leg. Usman Ghani ducks under it and the umpire signals a wide.

A slower length ball, on off. Ghani defends it with soft hands.

Fuller, on off. Ghani pushes it to cover with soft hands and jogs to the other end. He is clearly struggling at the moment.

Good length, on the fourth stump line. Hazratullah Zazai makes room and tries to cut it away but misses. The ball was not far away from the off pole.

A sharp bouncer, on middle. Ghani ducks under it and leaves it alone.

WIDE! Shoriful Islam bends his back and serves a short ball, on middle. Usman Ghani leaves it alone as it is way over his head. The umpire signals a wide.

JUST SAVED! Nasum Ahmed does not go for the catch and this could've been curtains for Usman Ghani. A short ball, on the body. Usman Ghani flicks it aerially towards fine leg. Nasum Ahmed does not charge towards the ball and let the batters take a single.

Back of a length, on middle and leg. Hazratullah Zazai pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

FOUR! UP AND OVER! Usman Ghani doesn't time it well but he hit is safe enough to clear the infield. A short ball, on off. Ghani comes down the track and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. But wait, Usman Ghani is down on the ground, looks like he has some issue with his calf. The physio comes out to have a look.

FOUR! Lucky this time. A length ball, outside off. Usman Ghani gets an outside edge and the ball races away towards third man and beats the man in the deep to find the boundary. Usman Ghani is clearly limping in the middle. A wounded soldier playing for his side. This shows how driven the lad is.

A short ball, on off. Ghani gets an inside edge onto the deck.

Floated, on middle andleg. Ghani flicks it away for one.

Short and on off. Zazai works it towards third man for one.

Full and outside off, an arm ball. Ghani gets a thick outside edge and it goes towards third man. The fielder cuts it out in time and gives away just two runs.

Fuller, on leg. Ghani clips it to mid-wicket with soft hands. They take a quick single.

SIX! WHAT A SHOT! Floated, full and on off. Hazratullah Zazai frees his arms and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie.

SIX! Two maximums to end the over. Hazratullah Zazai is starting to open up now. Fuller, on off. Zazai gets underneath it and slaps it over the long on fence. This is a much better hit.

Full length, wide outside off. Usman Ghani reaches out and slashes it to deep point for a single.

Full length, on middle and leg. Zazai works it towards mid on for an easy single.

Length and on off. Ghani guides it towards third man for a single.

On a length, on middle and leg. Hazratullah Zazai flicks it to square leg for another single.

Back of a length, outside off. It flies off the deck. Ghani tries to chase it with an upper cut but only manages to connect with thin air.

On the pads, Ghani flicks it to fine leg for one.

An arm ball, quicker and on the stumps. Ghani flicks it square on the leg side.

On off, blocked out.

An arm ball, coming in a long way. Usman Ghani moves to the leg side and tries to work it away but misses.

On the stumps. Ghani defends it to cover.

Fuller, on leg. Ghani flicks it to square leg for a single.

OH DEAR! How has this misses the stumps. A flighted delivery, full and just outside off. Hazratullah Zazai gets on one knee and tries to slog it away. Although he fails to get any blade on it and the ball misses the off pole by a whisker.

A length ball, on off. Pushed out solidly.

A short ball, on off. Usman Ghani guides it past backward point for a single.

A length ball, on the stumps. Hazratullah Zazai gets behind it and defends it out watchfully.

Shoriful Islam fires in a yorker, going down leg. Hazratullah Zazai tries to dig it out but misses and gets pinged on his right boot. Shoriful Islam pleads but the umpire says no.

FOUR! UP AND OVER! Full length, on middle and leg. Hazratullah Zazai gets under it and lifts it over mid on. Mahmudullah does not reach it and the ball races away to the fence. This is boost Zazai's confidence a bit.

OUCH! Hazratullah Zazai the big man in on the ground. He gets hit in the box this time. A slower short ball, on middle and leg. Zazai clears his front leg and tries to whip it across the line. He misses and gets hit where no batter likes at it. Hazratullah Zazai will need some time to recover from this blow. Afghanistan are 34/1 at the end of Powerplay while Bangladesh were 33/2 at the same stage.

SIX! ALL THE WAY! This should ease some pressure. Tossed up, full and on off. Usman Ghani gets low and slog-sweeps it over the long on fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Nicely played. A short ball, outside off. Ghani goes on the back foot and cuts it through covers for a boundary.

On off, extra bounce this time. Usman Ghani adjusts at the last moment and defends it out.

Floated, fuller, angled into the pads. Usman Ghani goes inside the crease and tries to flick it away but misses. He gets pinged on his pads and Nasum Ahmed appeals. The umpire is unmoved. Nasum Ahmed is convinced and asks the skipper to take the review. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved. The Ball Tracking shows that it is umpire's call on ball hitting the wickets. The ball just skids through in the end and kisses the outer part of the leg stump. 

On off, blocked out.

On the pads, Usman Ghani flicks it through square leg for a single. A nice comeback by Nasum Ahmed after being hit for 10 runs off the first two deliveries.

Touch short, on off. it comes in and leaves Zazai with no room. But the batters does enough to defend it out.

Fuller, on middle and leg. Zazai clips it to the leg side.

Full and on off. Zazai punches it to cover. The fielder does well to make a half stop and they take one.

On off, blocked out.

Angled in, on middle and leg. Usman Ghani blocks it out safely.

On leg, Ghani flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Floated, full and on off. Usman Ghani chips it awkwardly to the right of the bowler.

On off, pushed to cover for one.

Full and on off. Zazai blocks it out.

FOUR! Really nicely played. Short ball, outside off. Zazai stands tall and cuts it through point for a boundary. 

Angled into the pads. Zazai flicks it to mid-wicket for one.

Flatter, on the pads. Ghani stays back and glances it down to fine leg for a brace.

Floated, fuller, on middle. Rahmanullah Gurbaz shuffles across and tries to sweep it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. Mahedi Hasan appeals and the umpire raises his finger in a flash. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is not happy and takes the review instantly. The UltraEdge confirms Rahmanullah Gurbaz got some glove on it and the on-field decision was overturned.

On off, pushed to cover.

OUT! CAUGHT! Bangladesh get the early wicket that they were after. Tossed up, on off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz comes down the track and looks to heave it away. He get a top-edge on his attempt and Mahmudullah takes a sharp catch running backwards.

On off, blocked out.

FOUR! EDGY! Flatter and on middle and leg. Hazratullah Zazai gets an inside edge. The ball races away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

On off, defended out solidly.

Floated, angled in, on middle and leg. Zazai defends it to the left of the bowler.

Flatter and on leg. Hazratullah Zazai gets back and defends it out somehow.

DROPPED! Floated, full and on off. Hazratullah Zazai gets low and tries the sweep shot. The ball takes the leading edge and goes miles up in the air. Nasum Ahmed calls for it and settles under it near the bowling crease. He has to wait a long, long time for the ball to get down and in the end spills it out. Hazratullah Zazai gets one out of it. Although, it could have been a comedy of errors as the ball spills out and moves past the stumps. 

Fuller, on off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets low and sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. The batters take two runs.

Full and on leg. Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks it to the leg side for one.

Around leg, Hazratullah Zazai blocks it to the leg side.