Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Allah Ghazanfar to Tanvir Islam, out Stumped!! Charges out of his crease looking to go downtown, but misses the ball completely. Ghazanfar fired it short and wide and Gurbaz did the rest behind the stumps. Tanvir Islam st Gurbaz b Allah Ghazanfar 11(8) [4s-1 6s-1]

Allah Ghazanfar to Tanvir Islam, SIX, valuable runs these for Bangladesh. Full and in the slot just outside off, Tanvir Islam clears his front leg and smites it over mid-wicket for a huge maximum

Allah Ghazanfar to Tanvir Islam, FOUR, shimmies down the wicket and drills the full delivery back over the bowler's head. Excellent footwork from Tanvir Islam

Azmatullah to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR, length delivery slipping down the leg-side, Taskin Ahmed flicks and manages to get it past the diving fielder at short fine to his right

Azmatullah to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, out Caught by Nabi!! Slower short ball outside off, Tanzim Hasan Sakib slogs and drags it straight down the throat of Nabi at long-on. Bangladesh crumbling really badly after that 100-plus partnership between Towhid and Mehidy. Tanzim Hasan Sakib c Nabi b Azmatullah 17(23) [6s-1]

Allah Ghazanfar to Hasan Mahmud, out Caught by Ibrahim Zadran!! A teasing full delivery in the channel outside off, Hasan Mahmud slogs and gets a thick leading edge that spoons straight to backward point. A dolly of catch for Ibrahim Zadran. Hasan Mahmud c Ibrahim Zadran b Allah Ghazanfar 5(9)

Azmatullah to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 1 run, bumper outside off, Tanzim Hasan Sakib swivels and pulls to the right of deep mid-wicket

Rashid Khan to Nurul Hasan, out Lbw!! Another googly and another lbw for Rashid Khan. Quicker and skids off the deck to pin him low on leg stump. Nurul was on the front foot and played down the wrong line, went past the inside edge and hit him in line with middle and leg. That was worth a review, but Nurul decided against it. Nurul Hasan lbw b Rashid Khan 7(14)

Allah Ghazanfar to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, SIX, full and in the slot outside off, Tanzim crouches low and smokes the slogsweep over cow corner for a mighty maximum

Rashid Khan to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, no run, Afghanistan have lost both their reviews. Quicker googly and Tanzim Hasan Sakib missed it on the back foot. Was hit in line with leg stump and it was always going to miss the leg peg

Rashid Khan to Jaker Ali, out Lbw!! Rashid Khan with yet another magical googly and Jaker Ali had no clue about it. Played all around it and was stuck on the back foot. Just a poke and was nowhere near the line of the delivery. The ball spins in and hits him plumb in front of middle stump. Jaker Ali wasn't interested in the review for he knew that was going to be three reds. Jaker Ali lbw b Rashid Khan 10(16) [4s-1]

Rashid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, out Lbw!! Googly bowled slower and shorter on the stumps, Mehidy got a stride forward trying to block and got beaten on the inside edge. Hit him plumb in front and that would have crashed into leg stump according to ball tracker. Also, it is the 200th wicket in ODIs for Rashid Khan. Mehidy Hasan Miraz lbw b Rashid Khan 60(87) [4s-1 6s-1]

Rashid Khan to Jaker Ali, 4 wides, googly slipping down the leg-side, the keeper misses and the batters rush through to complete three

Nangeyalia Kharote to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, Nangeyalia Kharote went wide of the crease and bowled a slider on a fullish length, Mehidy went for the sweep and missed. Hit him in line with leg stump and was always going to miss the stumps. Jaker Ali was certain that it was missing and asked his skipper to go upstairs. The impact was umpire's call and wickets - missing leg stump by a fair distance....

Azmatullah to Jaker Ali, FOUR, short and angled in at the hip, Jaker Ali swivels - gets inside the line - and times the pull in the gap to the left of deep backward square

Nangeyalia Kharote to Towhid Hridoy, out Towhid Hridoy Run Out!! Terrible mix-up and Towhid has to go. He steps out and drives to the right of extra cover, a slight fumble from Shahidi and the batters were seen exchanging yes-no a couple of times. Towhid was more than halfway down the pitch and had no chance of getting back. Shahidi recovered in time and sent in a decent throw to the keeper. Towhid Hridoy run out (Shahidi/Gurbaz) 56(85) [4s-1 6s-3]

Azmatullah to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run, brings up the 100 run stand with a pull to the right of deep square

Azmatullah to Towhid Hridoy, leg byes, FOUR, appeal for leg before, but Afghanistan decide against the review. Height was the issue there. Skiddy back of a length delivery on off, beats Towhid on the inside edge and hits him high on the front pad before racing away wide of the keeper to his right

Nangeyalia Kharote to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run, tossed up on off, Mehidy pushes the drive to long-off and claims his 7th fifty in ODI cricket

Nabi to Towhid Hridoy, SIX, 3 dot balls and he breaks the shackles with a clean six over mid-wicket. Shimmies down the wicket, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and whips it over mid-wicket to bring up his fifty

Allah Ghazanfar to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no ball, SIX, dropped short, spun in, was a hit me ball as well. Poor delivery and put away over deep square by Mehidy Hasan Miraz

Nabi to Towhid Hridoy, SIX, breaks the shackles and done so in style! Was a tossed up delivery, turning in, Towhid Hridoy jumped down and lofted it over long-on. Good strong blow

Rashid Khan to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs, chops the ball wide of the man at point for a brace

Nangeyalia Kharote to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, FOUR, a four after 55 balls. Was a tossed up delivery, Mehidy Hasan Miraz sat down to slog sweep it and got it wide of the man at deep square. The third umpire did check for it but it landed short

Nangeyalia Kharote to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, review time. Hit the batter on the full as he missed the sweep. The ball was angled in by the bowler. No bat. The ball has landed outside leg. That was a poor review. Afghanistan lose a review

Nangeyalia Kharote to Saif Hassan, out Caught by Rashid Khan!! Taken by the man at long-off. That was a tossed up delivery, outside off, Saif Hassan backed away to drill it. The ball went very high and the man ran to his left to take it. Was a lobbed up ball, Saif Hassan got too much elevation on it. The ball stayed up and was taken well in the end. Saif Hassan c Rashid Khan b Nangeyalia Kharote 26(37) [4s-5]

Bashir Ahmad to Saif Hassan, FOUR, slower delivery, at the sticks, Saif Hassan gets under the ball and lofts it over mid-on. The ball went very high and dribbled down to the ropes as it landed just short of the ropes

Bashir Ahmad to Saif Hassan, FOUR, short, wide, Saif Hassan gets on top of the bounce and slaps it wide of point for a four

Allah Ghazanfar to Towhid Hridoy, SIX, and pays the price. Was a tossed up delivery, Towhid Hridoy swung across the line as that was a free-hit. He connected so well and the ball went sailing over deep mid

Allah Ghazanfar to Saif Hassan, FOUR, dances down, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over mid-on for a four. That was a clean hit

Azmatullah to Towhid Hridoy, FOUR, fuller length delivery, angled in, on the pads, Towhid Hridoy clipped it wide of mid-on. The ball just kept going away from the man at mid-on who gave it a chase till the end

Azmatullah to Shanto, out Caught by Shahidi!! Loose shot, chips it to the man at mid-off. That was a length delivery, outside off, Shanto looked to drivr at it but ended up chipping the ball in the air. The skipper at mid-off just completed the formality by claiming the easy catch. Second wicket down. Azmatullah has his second wicket as well. He has been in good form. Shanto would be gutted. Shanto c Shahidi b Azmatullah 2(5)

Bashir Ahmad to Saif Hassan, FOUR, there was a man at point, a man at cover point but Saif Hassan sees the ball full and wide and drills it between the two to get a four. That was aerial but in the gap from Saif Hassan

Azmatullah to Tanzid Hasan, out Caught by Gurbaz!! Takes the edge. Third time not so lucky. The ball nipped away, Tanzid Hasan looked to poke at it and got the edge. No footwork from the batter and he had to pay for it. Poor shot. The ball moved away enough to catch the edge. Azmat continues to trouble the Bangladesh batters. He did the same in the second T20I as well. Tanzid Hasan c Gurbaz b Azmatullah 10(10) [4s-2]

Azmatullah to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR, and now a close escape! That was short, outside off, Tanzid Hasan looks to slash and gets an under edge. The keeper was wrong footed. He was going left, then the edge took the ball to his right and the dive in the end didn't help

Azmatullah to Tanzid Hasan, 2 runs, dropped! Rahmat Shah drops a regulation catch. That was short, pulled, the man at square leg got two hands to it in front of his face but the ball burst through for a brace

Bashir Ahmad to Saif Hassan, FOUR, short ball, outside off, Saif Hassan bashes that wide of point. Got on top of the bounce, took care of the room provided by playing it into the gap

Bashir Ahmad to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR, slashed! Four. Well outside off, dropped short, Tanzid Hasan went after it and got it easily over the cordon. The man at deep third had no chance to his left