Afghanistan vs England, 8th Match, Group B - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Livingstone to Nabi, out Caught by Root!! Second wicket in the over for Livingstone. He is doing a good job and that has impressed Buttler as well. Once again shortens the length and hurries Nabi into the pull shot, the miscue goes straight up and Root comes in from long-on to take a simple catch. Nabi c Root b Livingstone 40(24) [4s-2 6s-3]

Livingstone to Ibrahim Zadran, out Caught by Jofra Archer!! Zadran walks off to a standing ovation. A magnificent knock comes to an end. Rashid Khan is the first to pat him on the back. Flighted delivery that drifts into leg, Zadran sits down and gets hold of the slog sweep, but he was hitting to the longer part of the ground and Archer settles under it near deep square leg, takes it safely. Ibrahim Zadran c Jofra Archer b Livingstone 177(146) [4s-12 6s-6]

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX, slower ball right in the slot, Zadran crouches low and launches it over long-on. Nice clean strike..

Jamie Overton to Nabi, 2 runs, on a length and outside off, Nabi chops it to extra cover and there's a needless shy at the bowler's end, extra run conceded

Jofra Archer to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX, Zadran has taken Archer apart in these last few overs. This was a length delivery and he just pumps it down the ground with minimal followthrough of the bat. It was the slower ball but Zadran spotted it early

Jofra Archer to Nabi, 1 run, slower ball angled in, Nabi makes room and heaves it off the inner half to deep square leg

Root to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, that's a gift. Root misses the yorker and offers a full toss outside off, Zadran does not try to overhit the drive, just relies on timing and placement. No chance for the long-off fielder..

Root to Nabi, FOUR, fumble and that's four more. Darted full outside off, Nabi squeezes it towards backward point and Duckett misfields, allows the ball to escape past him and race away. 16 from the first three balls..

Root to Nabi, SIX, just over Salt. Shortens the length and slides it across, Nabi rocks back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. Not quite off the middle but enough to beat a leaping Salt near the rope

Root to Nabi, SIX, this is a match-up that favors Nabi. And he starts the over with a bang. Root drifts it across from round the wicket, but Nabi clears his front leg and swings through the line. Sends the ball sailing over long-on

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs, 150 for Zadran. It keeps getting better and better from the opener. The entire Afghanistan team are up and applauding. The fans too are thrilled in the stands. Nabi embraces him in a hug. Slower short of length delivery, Zadran pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket and scampers back for the second

Adil Rashid to Nabi, SIX, just over the leaping fielder. Dragged down from Rashid and Nabi is quick to pounce, he rocks back and pulls towards deep mid-wicket, Salt jumps high but the ball sails over him

Jofra Archer to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, three boundaries through the point region and with three different shots. This was a very full delivery, close to off-stump, Zadran opens the bat face and squeezes the drive square of the wicket. No chance for the sweeper.. Not a great over from Archer, 20 runs from it

Jofra Archer to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, now the square drive. This is high quality batting. The Afghan supporters are enjoying this in the stands. Back of the hand slower ball, but there was width on offer and Zadran places the drive wide of sweeper cover

Jofra Archer to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, expertly done! Full toss from Archer as he misses the yorker, Zadran stays leg-side, opens the bat face and guides it behind square on the off-side. He just used the pace of Archer to collect the boundary

Jofra Archer to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX, wow! Archer greeted with a massive hit. He starts with a slower ball that's right in the arc, Zadran makes a bit of room and swings htrough the line, clean contact and the ball sails 92 meters over mid-wicket

Mark Wood to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, shot! Zadran makes room early and Wood follows him, but the length is full which allows Zadran to get under the lofted shot, he hits it straight back over and almost clears the rope

Jamie Overton to Nabi, FOUR, slower ball bowled into the wicket, sits up nicely outside off and Nabi jumps up to play the cut shot, he does not keep it down the ground and also ensures it is wide of the sweeper

Jamie Overton to Azmatullah, out Caught by (sub)Tom Banton!! This was bound to happen.. Just 4 runs from the last 11 balls and Omarzai had to play the big shot. Overton knew that and he smartly bowls the slower ball - 123.6ks, Omarzai does not get the power or timing, miscues the loft towards long-on and Banton takes a simple catch. The partnership has been broken. Azmatullah c (sub)Tom Banton b Jamie Overton 41(31) [4s-1 6s-3]

Mark Wood to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, glorious! 129.2ks slower ball but it is overpitched, Zadran maintains a good balance and creams the drive wide of cover. The timing and placement were excellent..

Mark Wood to Azmatullah, SIX, this is even better. Shimmies down and is met by a short of length delivery, creates enough room to free his arms and flat-bats it straight back down the ground. The pace of Wood takes care of the rest..

Mark Wood to Azmatullah, FOUR, looks like Omarzai has decided to step on the gas. Short of length delivery, not enough room to free his arms but Omarzai manages to slap it over the cover region. Mid-off was up inside the ring and he cleared him with ease

Livingstone to Azmatullah, SIX, smashed! Omarzai is giving the impetus the innings needs. This was overcooked by Livingstone, lands it pretty full on off, Omarzai gets under the ball and pumps it straight down the ground

Livingstone to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, hundred for Zadran. What a knock! He does love the big stage. Scored a hundred against Australia in the 2023 World Cup and here he is leading Afghanistan's charge versus England. He takes off his helmet and raises his bat to acknowledge the applause of his team mates. Also, makes a gesture to someone in the dressing room. Coming to the ball: Flighted delivery drifting in, Zadran leans forward and nudges it to square leg

Adil Rashid to Azmatullah, SIX, and a big six! Azmatullah waited for the tossed up delivery, got under the ball and lofted it over long-on. Massive hit indeed by Azmatullah as he clubbed that with a lot of power. Afghanistan would be eyeing a score in the region of 270 and beyond

Adil Rashid to Azmatullah, 1 run, well tossed up delivery, driven down to long-off for a single

Adil Rashid to Shahidi, out Bowled!! England had to make a change to get a wicket and they brought back Adil Rashid who has delivered. 52 mph delivery and more off the front of the hand from the bowler. The ball slipped past the attempted reverse and slammed into the sticks. End of a good partnerships between Shahidi and Ibrahim Zadran. The skipper was playing out a few dot balls and tried to do something different but failed to connect on that one. The idea might have been right but the choice of ball was wrong. England get the wicket they wanted. Shahidi b Adil Rashid 40(67) [4s-3]

Root to Shahidi, FOUR, 100 up for the duo! Shahidi joins in the fun as well. Dances down, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over cover for a four. Afghanistan increasing the rate here

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, massive over comes to an end. The tide is turning. That was short, not much effort on that and Ibrahim Zadran easily pulls that wide of long leg for a four. The short ball not working for Jamie Overton

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, now timing! That was on the pads, angled in, Ibrahim Zadran stayed his crease and clipped the ball wide of the man at mid-wicket. The man at deep square tried to chase it down to his left but failed to get close to it. The ball sped away in a jiffy

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX, back of a length delivery, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran hangs back and slaps it over long-off. That was hit hard and flat over the fence. Got on top of the bounce to power it away

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, straight down the ground for a four. Hit on the rise and down the ground. Fuller ball, Ibrahim Zadran got under the ball and lofted it over the bowler's head

Root to Shahidi, FOUR, much needed! Shahidi will have to improve his rate of scoring. Danced down, drags the ball wide of mid-on for a four. That was not timed but placed well enough for a four

Livingstone to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, well doled up and whipped down to long-on to bring up his 8th ODI fifty. He will have to go on. He has a complete game and I am sure would want to get a big score today

Livingstone to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, four to end the over. Poor delivery, down leg, Ibrahim Zadran sits down, takes it on the full and laps it fine for a four. That was deft from Ibrahim Zadran as he focussed on placing it very fine. Boundary to end the over

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX, one had to break the shackles! That was tossed up at 80.4 kph, Ibrahim Zadran got to the pitch of the ball and launched it over long-off. Did well to get under the ball and then lofted it clean

Jamie Overton to Shahidi, FOUR, nicely done! 142.1kph full ball outside off, Shahidi crouches in his stance, opens his bat-face and carves it past the right side of the diving backward point fielder. Archer at third man moves to his left and dives but to no avail

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs, the googly on a back of a length on middle, Ibrahim Zadran camps back and places it nicely to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple. 50 up for Afghanistan

Jofra Archer to Rahmat, out Caught by Adil Rashid!! Jofra Archer is on fire! He gets a 3-fer! The short ball gets the better of Rahmat. 144kph bouncer just outside off, Rahmat shapes to play the hook shot but gets into an uncomfortable position. Gets rushed by it and gets a top-edge on the hook towards fine leg. Adil Rashid runs in, keeps his eyes on the ball and gets low in front to take a well-judged catch. Afghanistan in some early trouble. This has been some serious bowling from both Jofra Archer and Mark Wood in the first powerplay. The former has reaped the rewards. Rahmat c Adil Rashid b Jofra Archer 4(9)

Jofra Archer to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, that's a lovely stroke! 144.3kph length delivery on middle, Ibrahim Zadran shows the full face of the bat and drives it beautifully past the bowler. Mid-off dives to his right but to no avail. He held his pose for the cameras after playing that

Jofra Archer to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, hit with authority! 144.4kph back of a length ball and some width on offer, Ibrahim Zadran cashes in. He stands tall and slaps it past the left side of point for a rocketing boundary

Mark Wood to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX, in the air... but safe! 148.6kph shortish delivery angling in from around off, Ibrahim Zadran does well to arch back and ramp it towards third man. It's uppish though. Archer moves to his left but the ball evades him and clears the fence. Could Archer have put in the dive? That was traveling and he decided not to dive

Jofra Archer to Sediqullah Atal, out Lbw!! Sediqullah Atal has been trapped in front but after a discussion with Ibrahim Zadran, he decides to take the review. Looked adjacent to the naked eye. Was a pitched up ball on middle and leg, held its line, Sediqullah Atal tried to flick it across but seemed to have missed to get struck on the pads. Time for the replays. The bat is hitting the pad although it's close to the ball. UltraEdge shows daylight between bat and ball. The spike was due to the bat hitting the pad. Over to ball-tracking and it reveals three reds - it would have crashed into the middle of middle. The extra pace that Jofra Archer generated again did the trick. He played all around it and got trapped. Sediqullah Atal lbw b Jofra Archer 4(4) [4s-1]

Jofra Archer to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR, shot! Pitched up ball in line of the stumps, Sediqullah Atal stays well-balanced and flicks it with good timing through square leg to get the desired result. He looked so easy on the eye when he played that one

Jofra Archer to Gurbaz, out Bowled!! Knocks him over! Jofra Archer becomes the quickest English bowler to take 50 ODI wickets. 139.1kph full length ball outside off, swinging in, Gurbaz with minimal foot movement looks to drive it through covers but only manages to get an inside edge which goes onto crash into the leg-stump. He was constantly being kept on his toes with extra pace and the back of a length deliveries. This time it was served full and Gurbaz's front foot didn't move towards the line of the ball nicely. He was caught on the crease and has to pay the price for it. The replay shows that the ball deflected off the back pad and then onto the stumps. Gurbaz b Jofra Archer 6(15)