Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, 3rd T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Mujeeb, FOUR, shot! Slower leg-cutter outside off, Mujeeb reads it well. He waits for it and smashes it over extra cover to find the fence

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Mujeeb, no run, dropped! A slower back of a length ball wide outside off, Mujeeb hits it towards long-off. The fielder from the deep rushes in but it goes right through his hands. Nurul the fielder there

Saifuddin to Darwish Rasooli, out Caught by Shoriful Islam!! Saifuddin gets a 3-fer! 100kph slower floaty full ball wide outside off, Darwish Rasooli reaches out and flashes at it but only manages to get an outside edge. Shoriful at short third accepts it gleefully. Saifuddin has a beaming smile on his face. Darwish Rasooli c Shoriful Islam b Saifuddin 32(29) [4s-2 6s-1]

Shoriful Islam to Mujeeb, FOUR, hit with authority! A back of a length ball outside off, Mujeeb lines it up and swipes it over wide mid-on. The fielder at long-on hares to his right but has no chance to stop it. 11 off the over

Shoriful Islam to Mujeeb, FOUR, crunched! Fractionally overpitched around off, Mujeeb clears his front leg and smashes it past extra cover for a rocketing boundary

Rishad Hossain to Darwish Rasooli, SIX, that's more like it from Darwish Rasooli! A dragdown from Rishad Hossain on middle. Darwish Rasooli picks the length quickly. has ample time to line it up and nails the pull over deep mid-wicket for a 84m maximum

Rishad Hossain to Darwish Rasooli, FOUR, Afghanistan need more of these! Tossed up full ball outside off, Darwish Rasooli clears his front leg and slices it over extra cover. Long-off moves to his right but has no chance to stop the boundary

Rishad Hossain to Mujeeb, no run, Mujeeb has been trapped in front but he decides to review straightaway. Looked adjacent to the naked eye. Was a tossed up delivery on middle and leg, turned away a bit, Mujeeb switched his stance and tried to reverse hit it but missed to get pinged on the back leg. UltraEdge shows a flat line. Over to ball-tracking - well, it's bouncing over the off-stump. The bounce saved Mujeeb there. Good review from Mujeeb

Shoriful Islam to Mujeeb, FOUR, 100 up for Afghanistan! That almost sneaked through! A brilliant yorker shaping in on middle, Mujeeb tries to jam it out but gets a bottom-edge that flies past the leg-stump and beats the dive of the keeper to his left. Mujeeb will consider himself fortunate there

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Abdullah Ahmadzai, out Caught by Saifuddin!! Two in two for Tanzim Hasan Sakib! A back of a length ball on off, stops a bit on the surface, Abdullah Ahmadzai stays rooted on the crease and tries to flat-bat it but gets it off the toe-end towards mid-on. Saifuddin moves to his right and gets low to take a good catch. Tanzim is on a hat-trick. Abdullah Ahmadzai c Saifuddin b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 0(1)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Rashid Khan, out Caught by Nasum Ahmed!! Rashid Khan's ploy to keep hitting doesn't quite work! A bouncer outside off, gets big on Rashid Khan. He tries to pull it across but only manages to get a top-edge towards fine leg. Nasum Ahmed near the ropes leaps and takes a well-judged reverse cup catch. He then lands on the ground and maintains his balance so that he doesn't step behind. Rashid Khan c Nasum Ahmed b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 12(7) [4s-1 6s-1]

Rishad Hossain to Rashid Khan, FOUR, close shave! On the shorter side around off, keeps a bit low, Rashid Khan tries to pull it across but gets a bottom edge. It sneaks beneath the keeper's gloves and goes past his legs to the fence behind. He might have got his fingertips to it, would be harsh to call that a dropped catch

Nasum Ahmed to Rashid Khan, SIX, what a hit! Rashid Khan dances down the track, gets to the pitch of the delivery and smashes it over covers. The strike is flat and it hits the boundary ropes on the full. End of a brilliant spell from Nasum Ahmed

Nasum Ahmed to Nabi, out Bowled!! Another one bites the dust! Nasum Ahmed has been quite good and he gets his second wicket! He drifts this one in from round the wicket and lands it on a fuller length on middle and off, Nabi plays for the away turn but there's none. The ball keeps coming in with the natural angle, beats him on the inside edge and crashes into middle and leg. Nabi b Nasum Ahmed 1(4)

Rishad Hossain to Azmatullah, out Caught by Nurul Hasan!! Azmatullah has thrown his wicket away! Tossed up fullish delivery on off, turning away, Azmatullah takes the risk to play against the spin and pays the price for it. He tries to slog it across but the ball turns away to induce a leading edge. Nurul Hasan at covers takes a simple catch. Bangladesh continue to chip away at the wickets. Azmatullah c Nurul Hasan b Rishad Hossain 3(6)

Saifuddin to Darwish Rasooli, no ball, FOUR, pitched up on off, swinging away a touch, Darwish Rasooli hits it over the leaping mid-off fielder to find the fence. He didn't get it off the meat but got enough on it to clear the infield. Saifuddin has overstepped and a Free Hit is coming up...

Saifuddin to Sediqullah Atal, out Caught by Tanzid Hasan!! The drinks break brings in a reward for Bangladesh! Shortish delivery and room on offer, keeps a bit low, Sediqullah Atal tries to cash in as he flashes at it but he slices it towards deep backward point. Tanzid Hasan takes a few steps in front from the deep. He fumbles on the first attempt but steadies himself to take the catch on the second attempt. Sediqullah Atal was looking good but he has holed out. Sediqullah Atal c Tanzid Hasan b Saifuddin 28(23) [4s-1 6s-1]

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Sediqullah Atal, SIX, nicely played! A shortish delivery angling in on off, sits up nicely for Sediqullah Atal. He pulls it with aplomb over deep backward square leg for a flat maximum. The six spoils what was turning out to be a great over

Rishad Hossain to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR, poor delivery and duly punished! A dragdown from Rishad Hossain this time. Sediqullah Atal rocks back and pulls it hard. He bisects deep backward square leg and deep mid-wicket to perfection

Rishad Hossain to Sediqullah Atal, 5 wides, bonus runs these! Full ball down leg, turning down, Sediqullah Atal tries to flick but misses. The keeper gets blinded and fails to stop it despite a dive. Five wides. 50 up for Afghanistan

Saifuddin to Wafiullah Tarakhil, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! A low full-toss around leg-stump, Wafiullah Tarakhil backs away and throws his bat at it but the ball swings in a touch and he gets beaten. The ball crashes into the leg-stump. Afghanistan are in some trouble. Wafiullah Tarakhil b Saifuddin 11(13) [6s-1]

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Wafiullah Tarakhil, SIX, that's a gorgeous stroke! A shortish delivery angling in on middle and leg, Wafiullah Tarakhil gets into a good position and hooks it elegantly over fine leg. Short boundary there and it's a flat six

Nasum Ahmed to Gurbaz, out Caught by Shamim Hossain!! That's a fantastic catch! Both the openers are back in the hut now. On the shorter side on off, Gurbaz rocks back and cuts it hard. Shamim dives to his left and takes it inches above the ground with both hands. It was dying on him and was traveling as well but he made it look easy. Pretty sharp reflexes from the young man. Gurbaz c Shamim Hossain b Nasum Ahmed 12(9) [4s-2]

Shoriful Islam to Ibrahim Zadran, out Caught by Nurul Hasan!! Ibrahim Zadran holes out! A skiddy back of a length delivery on off, Ibrahim Zadran tries to pull it off the front foot but is rushed on the stroke. He ends up getting it off the bottom half of the bat and the ball flies towards mid-on. Nurul backtracks and reverse cups it nicely. Ibrahim Zadran c Nurul Hasan b Shoriful Islam 7(6) [4s-1]

Nasum Ahmed to Gurbaz, FOUR, Gurbaz skips down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and hits it over mid-on to get the desired result. Good intent from him and he executed the shot nicely

Nasum Ahmed to Gurbaz, FOUR, nicely played! On the shorter side outside off, Gurbaz rocks back and cuts it with the spin through covers to find the fence. Brilliant stroke that

Shoriful Islam to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, gorgeous shot! Back of a length and some width on offer, Ibrahim Zadran stands tall and punches it crisply on the up in the gap between cover-point and backward point to find the fence