05/03Result
2nd T20I (D/N), Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Mar 5 2022
Afghanistan won by 8 wkts (14b rem)
Player of the Match
Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistan
05/03Result
2nd T20I (D/N), Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Mar 5 2022
Afghanistan won by 8 wkts (14b rem)
Player of the Match
Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistan

END OF OVER:
20 | 6 Runs | BAN: 115/9 | RR: 5.75

  • Mustafizur Rahman6 (5b)
  • Nasum Ahmed5 (9b)
  • Karim Janat2-0-17-0
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi4-0-18-3

Join Sruthi for the chase in ten, as Afghanistan look to hunt down 116.

Kamil: "The management of Sunrise Hyderabad will be ecstatic seeing Farooqi's yorkers and pace in the death overs. "

Shahid: "What a bowler Farooqi is. And that is what Afghanistan needed For upcoming WC2022."

Rashid on Shane Warne: "Hard to accept that, especially as a cricketer. It is a shock for every cricketer. He was inspirational for every cricketer in the world. Condolences for his family and his friends. This shows the world is unpredictable. You never know when is your time. It was a huge honour for me to bowl along with him at the MCG. I was very keen to work with him, especially for Test cricket. I was just waiting for that opportunity. We were talking when I was there for the Big Bash this year. It is unbelievable."

4.45pm Afghanistan have a solid chance of leveling the series in Dhaka. No real contribution from any Bangladesh batter, with only Mushfiq going past 25. Three wickets each for Omarzai, who started it with the ball, and Farooqi, who nailed two brilliant yorkers to drag his side back in the end.

19.6
3
Karim Janat to Mustafizur Rahman, 3 runs, good stop by Rasooli while running and diving to his left. And the excellent running means the batters grab three. Full ball outside off, and drilled down the ground
19.5
1lb
Karim Janat to Nasum Ahmed, 1 leg bye, he takes his eyes off the ball the moment he sees that shortish length. The ball pitches on middle and leg, and keeps going on with the angle. It takes his back pad and trickles to the off side for a leg-bye
19.4
0
Karim Janat to Nasum Ahmed, no run, yorker length ball, but a touch wide of off. He backs away to have a slash, but again doesn't connect. There is half an appeal for caught behind by the keeper, but nothing there
19.3
0
Karim Janat to Nasum Ahmed, no run, slower ball again, and beaten. Good length outside off, and angling away. The batter has a heave, but doesn't get bat on ball
19.2
1
Karim Janat to Mustafizur Rahman, 1 run, slower ball on a good length on off, and Fizz swats that to the man at extra cover with the bat turning in his hands

Jawid: "Great bowling by farooqi "

19.1
1
Karim Janat to Nasum Ahmed, 1 run, yorker just outside off, and dragged to third man with a slightly open face of the bat

Janat will bowl the last over. Around the wicket.

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 109/9 | RR: 5.73

  • Mustafizur Rahman2 (3b)
  • Nasum Ahmed4 (5b)
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi4-0-18-3
  • Azmatullah Omarzai4-0-22-3
18.6
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, change of pace, and beaten. On a slightly back of a length just outside off, and angling in. He makes room to have a jab, but misses

Ravi: "Not batting out your 20 overs in 20/20 cricket is a disaster "

18.5
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nasum Ahmed, 1 run, full ball, and another near yorker on middle and off. Drilled to long-on while swinging his bat across the line after clearing his front leg
18.4
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mustafizur Rahman, 1 run, slices that slower ball to third man. Fullish length outside off, and the ball balloons off the outside half of the bat
18.3
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nasum Ahmed, 1 run, a near yorker just outside off, and that is lofted on the bounce to the man at cover. He throws at the bowler's end, but misses
18.2
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mustafizur Rahman, 1 run, short of a length, and Fizz takes his eyes off that. The ball ends up taking the inside edge, and flies off the bat to behind the wicket

Fizz the last man in. Farooqi from over the wicket.

Sagor: "Really missing Saifuddin here!"

18.1
W
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shoriful Islam, OUT, another yorker, and another wicket! This is again sent down at 138kph, and bowled like a cutter. And despite that, he is able to generate a lot of pace. Lands that bang on middle stump, as Shoriful is trying to make room, and eventually, it is too late for his bat to have a jam at that. Another really quick yorker from Farooqi, and Bangladesh staring at getting bowled out early

Shoriful Islam b Fazalhaq Farooqi 0 (3m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Farooqi into his final over.

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 105/8 | RR: 5.83

  • Shoriful Islam0 (2b)
  • Nasum Ahmed2 (3b)
  • Azmatullah Omarzai4-0-22-3
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi3-0-14-2
17.6
1lb
Azmatullah Omarzai to Shoriful Islam, 1 leg bye, sends a yorker which ends up hitting the batter's right boot on the lower side. A leg-bye grabbed
17.5
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Shoriful Islam, no run, full and a little wide of off at 141kph. Has a slash at that, but is beaten

Shoriful at No. 10. Omarzai around the wicket.

17.4
W
Azmatullah Omarzai to Afif Hossain, OUT, nabbed by short fine leg! But there is a wait to check for a possible above-waist no-ball. It is a fair delivery in terms of the front foot though, and it is given out on checking replays. Afif is across off early, and it is a full toss which is dipping, and which hits the higher side of Afif's bat as he tries to scoop. The ball may not have been very well timed because it was a high-ish full toss, and so went to the left of the man at short fine leg

Afif Hossain c Hazratullah Zazai b Azmatullah Omarzai 7 (17m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 77.77

17.3
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Nasum Ahmed, 1 run, back of a length on middle, and he backs away before pulling that to deep midwicket
17.2
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Afif Hossain, 1 run, full and a touch wide of off. He makes room, and slashes that to deep point with a flat bat
17.1
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Afif Hossain, no run, yorker on middle and off, and pushed toward mid-off after getting the bat down late

Toy Stark: "BD should have sent Nasum. He can hit hard and is a better death over batter than Mahedi." --- But that was just too good a ball for any batter.

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | BAN: 102/7 | RR: 6.00

  • Afif Hossain6 (6b)
  • Nasum Ahmed1 (2b)
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi3-0-14-2
  • Azmatullah Omarzai3-0-20-2
16.6
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Afif Hossain, 1 run, back of a length ball on off, and bowled with a scrambled seam at 139kph. Clipped toward midwicket after stepping slightly across off
16.5
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nasum Ahmed, 1 run, a dipping delivery just outside off; perhaps an attempted yorker. Nasum backs away and has a go at the ball, getting an outside edge to third man
16.4
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nasum Ahmed, no run, pretty full, and a touch wide of off. Bowls from wide of the crease too, as Nasum has a slash but misses

Nasum the new batter. Farooqi from over the wicket.

16.3
W
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mahedi Hasan, OUT, castles him right away! Nails a yorker on off stump, and that was too quick for Mahedi. Nearly bowled at 140kph and with an upright seam, the ball was hinting to shape away too. Mahedi tries to jam his bat down, but is beaten by the pace of the ball as much as the perfect length. Two wickets in three balls, and Farooqi dragging it back toward Afghanistan

Mahedi Hasan b Fazalhaq Farooqi 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Stays over the wicket to right-hander Mahedi

16.2
1lb
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Afif Hossain, 1 leg bye, pretty full ball on middle, and angling down leg. Bowled at 137kph too. He tries to flick but misses, as the ball strikes his front pad. There is half an appeal for leg before from the bowler, but that was always going down

Over the wicket to Afif too, who will be on strike since the batters had crossed. New man Mahedi at the other end.

16.1
W
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT, starts with a slower ball, and foxes Mushfiq first ball! That was an offcutter bowled around the hitting arc about off stump, as Mushfiq made room early to try and go over cover. But he was beaten by the change of pace, and sent that sailing for the cover fielder to move to his left and pouch the ball. Perhaps Bangladesh's last hope for a respectable score is gone, but who knows?

Mushfiqur Rahim c Mohammad Nabi b Fazalhaq Farooqi 30 (41m 25b 4x4 0x6) SR: 120.00

Farooqi back. Over the stumps to Mushfiq.

Alam: "AFIF HOSSAIN NEEDS TO COME EARLIER."

Four overs to go. Anyone fancying 140 for Bangladesh?

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Afghanistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4Hazratullah ZazaiRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd99Usman GhaniHazratullah Zazai
3rd18Hazratullah ZazaiDarwish Rasooli