· 8th Match, Group B
CompletedAfghanistan
325/7 (50.0)
England
317/10 (49.5)
Afghanistan won by 8 runs
Ball by Ball Commentary
- 8.12
Mohammad Nabi to Ben Duckett
1:59 PMTwo Runs. Length ball on middle, pulls it uppishly but wide of mid wicket for a couple of runs
- 7.60
Azmatullah Omarzai to Joe Root
1:58 PMNo Run. Good length ball on off, pushes it to mid off
- 7.54
Azmatullah Omarzai to Joe Root
1:58 PMFour. Full ball on middle and leg, flicks it through square leg for an easy boundary
- 7.40
Azmatullah Omarzai to Joe Root
1:57 PMNo Run. A yorker on off, pushes it back to the bowler
- 7.30
Azmatullah Omarzai to Joe Root
1:56 PMNo Run. Length ball outside off, toe ends the punch to gully
- 7.20
Azmatullah Omarzai to Joe Root
1:56 PMNo Run. Good length ball on off, defends it towards cover
- 7.10
Azmatullah Omarzai to Joe Root
1:55 PMNo Run. Length ball outside off, punches it to extra cover
- 6.6B4
Mohammad Nabi to Ben Duckett
1:54 PMbye. Four. Was an arm ball on length on leg, Duckett makes room and looks to cut it but misses and Gurbaz fails to gather it as well, goes away for a boundary, 4 byes!
- 6.50
Mohammad Nabi to Ben Duckett
1:54 PMNo Run. Full ball on leg, pushes it to mid wicket
- 6.41
Mohammad Nabi to Joe Root
1:53 PMOne Run. Full ball on off, flicks it to deep mid wicket for a single
- 6.34
Mohammad Nabi to Joe Root
1:53 PMFour. Length ball outside off, punches it away past the diving backward point fielder for a boundary
- 6.20
Mohammad Nabi to Joe Root
1:52 PMNo Run. Full ball on leg, nudges it to mid wicket
- 6.1W
Mohammad Nabi to Jamie Smith
1:50 PMWicket! Caught By Azmatullah Omarzai. No Run. Nabi gets the first wicket on the first ball! Was a flighted arm ball around off, Smith steps out and looks to put pressure straight back on Nabi but outside edges it in the air wide of short third man where Omarzai runs to his right and takes a good catch.
- 5.60
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ben Duckett
1:49 PMNo Run. Length ball on off, taps it to short cover
- 5.51
Azmatullah Omarzai to Jamie Smith
1:48 PMOne Run. Length ball on off, outside edges it to third man for a run