Afghanistan vs Pakistan at Dubai, 29 Oct, 2021

Toss: Afghanistan, who chose to bat
Afghanistan 147/6 (20)
Pakistan 148/5 (19)
Pakistan won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Asif Ali

    Over 9.2 Imad Wasim tossed up delivery to Mohammad Nabi, no run, makes room and pushes it to the off-side

    Over 9.3 Imad Wasim bowls a slower one to Mohammad Nabi, no run, leans across and pushes it to the off-side.

    Over 9.4 Imad Wasim bowls it flat in the air to Mohammad Nabi, no run,  makes room for the cut and missed

    Over 9.5 Imad Wasim tossed up delivery to Mohammad Nabi,1 run, gets forward and worked wide of mid-wicket for a single.

    Over 10.1 Shadab Khan tossed up delivery to Mohammad Nabi,1 run, rocks back and punches this to long-on to get Najib back on strike

    Over 10.3 Shadab Khan tossed up delivery to Mohammad Nabi, no run, rocks back and knocks this to cover.

    Over 10.4 Shadab Khan tossed up delivery to Mohammad Nabi, no run, gets forward and driven with the spin by Nabi, but the Pakistani skipper is onto it in a flash

    Over 10.5 Shadab Khan tossed up delivery to Mohammad Nabi, no run, came down the track and plays it back to the bowler.

    Over 12.1 Shadab Khan tossed up delivery to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs, gets forward and works it through square leg with soft hands, calls for two and gets it comfortably. 

    Over 12.2 Shadab Khan tossed up delivery to Mohammad Nabi, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 12.5 Shadab Khan bowls a quicker arm ball to Najibullah Zadran, out Caught by Rizwan!! The googly again, this one pitched around off and spun away to take the outside edge as Najibullah poked at it. An equally sharp catch by Rizwan

    Over 13.1 Haris Rauf bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Nabi, Boundary! Backs away in the crease and slashes away from his body, gets an educated outside edge that flies down to the third man boundary

    Over 13.2 Haris Rauf bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Nabi, no run, gets covers the line and blocks this.

    Over 13.3 Haris Rauf bowls it short of length to Mohammad Nabi, no run, gets on top of the bounce and cuts it straight to the man at point.

    Over 13.4: Wide ball. Haris Rauf to Mohammad Nabi,

    Over 13.4 Haris Rauf bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Nabi, Boundary! Gets under the ball and loft it over extra cover. Babar isn't happy with Haris Rauf

    Over 13.5 Haris Rauf bowls it short of length to Mohammad Nabi, no run, goes deep inside the crease and looks to work this towards the leg-side, ends up getting a leading edge that drops right onto the pitch

    Over 14.1: Wide ball. Hasan Ali to Mohammad Nabi,

    Over 14.1 Hasan Ali bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Nabi, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and smashes it over extra cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

    Over 14.2 Hasan Ali bowls it short of length to Mohammad Nabi, no run, gets back in the crease and went for a cut but misses.

    Over 14.3 Hasan Ali bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Nabi,1 run, gets across the line and works it through square leg for a single.

    Over 14.6 Hasan Ali bowls a back of length delivery to Gulbadin Naib,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and chipped it through mid-wicket for a run. 

    Over 15.3 Shaheen Afridi bowls a back of length delivery to Gulbadin Naib,1 run, opens the bat face and steers this to point

    Over 15.4 Shaheen Afridi bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Nabi,1 run, backs away in the crease and slaps it through point and picks up one more.

    Over 15.5 Shaheen Afridi bowls a back of length delivery to Gulbadin Naib,1 run,  punches it into the pocket at cover-point for one

    Over 15.6 Shaheen Afridi bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Mohammad Nabi, no run, stays deep inside the crease and squeezes it back to the bowler


    Over 16.6 Haris Rauf bowls a good length delivery to Gulbadin Naib,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and heaves it to deep square leg.

    Over 17.6: Noball + Single. Hasan Ali to Mohammad Nabi, 2144853

    Over 17.6 Hasan Ali bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Nabi,1 run, gets forward and squeezed it down the ground to long-on. 21 runs in that over.

    Over 18.1 Haris Rauf bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Nabi,1 run, gets forward and heaves it down to deep mid-wicket and picks up just a single.

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