· 1st Match, Group B
CompletedAfghanistan
188/6 (20.0)
Hong Kong
94/9 (20.0)
Afghanistan won by 94 runs
Ball by Ball Commentary
- 2.16
Ayush Shukla to Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2:42 PMSix. Full ball outside off, steps out and hammers it straight down the ground for a big maximum
- 1.61
Ateeq Iqbal to Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2:40 PMOne Run. Full ball on middle, looks to flick it but outside edges it towards point for a run
- 1.50
Ateeq Iqbal to Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2:40 PMNo Run. Length ball outside off, looks to cut it but misses out
- 1.41
Ateeq Iqbal to Sediqullah Atal
2:39 PMOne Run. Length ball outside off, guides it to third man for a run
- 1.34
Ateeq Iqbal to Sediqullah Atal
2:39 PMFour. Length ball outside off, cuts it uppishly but wide of cover for a boundary
- 1.20
Ateeq Iqbal to Sediqullah Atal
2:38 PMNo Run. Good length ball outside off, pushes it to backward point
- 1.11
Ateeq Iqbal to Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2:37 PMOne Run. Back of length ball on middle, nudges it to square leg for a run and Gurbaz is off the mark
- 0.64
Ayush Shukla to Sediqullah Atal
2:36 PMFour. Back of length ball on leg, tucks it wide of short fine leg where the fielder should have put in a better effort, goes past him for a boundary, 12 from the first over!
- 0.54
Ayush Shukla to Sediqullah Atal
2:35 PMFour. Beautiful! Just an extension of the check drive, was a good length ball on middle, times it well and puts it straight down the ground for a one bounce boundary
- 0.40
Ayush Shukla to Sediqullah Atal
2:34 PMNo Run. Dropped by the skipper! Was a back of length ball around off, Atal plays inside the line of the ball and gets a thick outside edge through to 1st slip where Murtaza tumbles low to his right and ends up dropping a sitter
- 0.30
Ayush Shukla to Sediqullah Atal
2:34 PMNo Run. Back of length ball on middle, nudges it to mid wicket
- 0.20
Ayush Shukla to Sediqullah Atal
2:33 PMNo Run. Good length ball on off, inside edges the drive towards mid wicket
- 0.14
Ayush Shukla to Sediqullah Atal
2:33 PMFour. Off the mark straightaway! Back of length ball on off and middle swinging into Atal, swivels and pulls it away wide of short fine leg for a boundary