11.6 some respite for UAE! Quicker and fuller outside off, he goes along his merry way and lifts it towards long-off, Zohaib perfectly stationed at that position to gobble it up down his throat, not quite berserk as per his standards but he makes a handy contribution and perishes while trying to switch gears 98/1

12.1 around the wicket, bowls an absolute ripper that lands on a length and drifts in sharply to hit the top of middle. Fired that quick and tottaly flummoxed the set batter as he stood tall to get behind the line! Both openers depart in quick succesion. Good passage of play for UAE! 98/2

14.6 that is remarkable bowling, pursued with the wide line but showed other tricks up his sleeve, almost got an lbw earlier and now befuddles him with a lovely off-spin delivery that turns away just enough to beat his ambitious down the track swing, he is way outside his crease and scrambles to get back but the stumps were rattled in a jiffy. Canny off-spin 114/3

16.6 tossed up on a length and it kicks in a touch from sixth stump line, casual hack at it and straight to Waseem at point, nifty catch and Haider Ali is among the wickets again, very confident and skillfull bowler, keeps coming at you, important wicket! Nice celebration, jumps and punches the air in ecstasy 139/4

7.4 How often does Noor find a way to get back into the contest? Tossed up and gets it to spin towards leg, he shimmies leg side and smokes it downtown, got a bit carried away, admonishes himself for that miscued shot. He was getting the better of Noor, seems pretty adept at handling spin, couldn't put a heftier price on his wicket. 65/1

10.3 not that big moment because he gets him next ball! Steams in and lands it on a shorter length just outside off, tries to ramp it away and gets a little edge to the keeper, didn't rose much but it's a fabulous innings. Pretty even-steven at this stage 85/2

12.3 given more air and it holds its line on leg, he comes down the track and miscues the skier, finds long-on to perfection, Ibrahim hangs onto it brilliantly. An untimely dismissal, things were going well for UAE and they need to prevent a collapse, take calculated risks 106/3

14.3 good length and wide of off, goes down on one knee and pummels it to long-on, Gurbaz charges in from the rope and takes a smooth running catch like a bird catching its prey. Took a big stride out and got more. height than distance. UAE starting to derail, they were going so well but the asking rate is getting on their nerves 113/4

19.6 Afghanistan hold their nerve and UAE got so close, yet so far. This will pinch them....agonizing defeat. They almost got over the line and Asif is crestfallen, shake of the head. Lots of emotions on display. On a length just outside off, he had to go and tried to bully it downtown and got plenty of elevation but just not enough distance. Incredible game of cricket that kept us on the edge of our seats! UAE should be very proud of their effort, they have improved substantially throughout this tri series 166/5