Taskin Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, out Caught by Nurul Hasan at long-off!! Bangladesh stay alive. Another slower-ball and it's full around off, Noor Ahmad gets forward and lofts, slices it and it's a simple catch to long-off. Nurul makes no mistake and Rashid closes his eyes in disappointment. Bangladesh win by 8 runs. Noor Ahmad c Nurul Hasan b Taskin Ahmed 14(9) [6s-2]
Taskin Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, SIX, Rishad tips it over at long-on. These are still crucial runs. Because NRR could still come into play. Rishad leaps but doesn't time it properly, just about gets his tall hands on the ball, can't prevent it from going over. Litton Das seems to say something. He doesn't look happy. A slower-ball and on a back of a length outside off, Noor Ahmad gets forward and flat-bats, just has enough
Taskin Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, no run, that's that. A slower-ball and it dips as a low full-toss, Noor Ahmad steps out and drives to long-off, Noor doesn't take the single
Taskin Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, SIX, Noor Ahmad with a six and mathematically his side are still in it. A half-volley on off, it's in the slot, Noor gets forward and lofts, just clears Rishad at long-on, game still on
Taskin Ahmed to Noor Ahmad, no run, slower-ball and following Noor Ahmad outside the leg-stump, Noor swings and misses, bounces through to Litton Das
Taskin Ahmed to Fazalhaq Farooqi, 1 run, that seam-up slower-ball which is held back, on a length on leg-stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi makes room to loft and the thick outside-edge flies past the dive of Litton Das to his right, but third man is very fine
Taskin Ahmed to Rashid Khan, 1 run, Rashid Khan was ducking under that, was a sharp short delivery, had the bat up like a periscope, the ball hits the bat more than anything else, and lobs to deep square-leg
Taskin Ahmed to Rashid Khan, no run, back of a length outside off, skiddy delivery, Rashid Khan leans back to cut and misses
Taskin Ahmed to Azmatullah, out Caught by Saif Hassan!! Good catch at backward point. Trott watching on puts his head back in disappointment. The slower-ball on a length outside off, seam-up and nicely released from the hand, lands outside off and Azmatullah gets forward to loft, right off the toe-end and it goes straight up, pressure catch and Saif Hassan judges it well as he tumbles to ground. Is that the final nail in the coffin for Afghanistan? Azmatullah c Saif Hassan b Taskin Ahmed 30(16) [4s-1 6s-3]
Taskin Ahmed to Azmatullah, SIX, holy cow! What a shot. Even Taskin Ahmed has a wry smile on his face. This is 99m. Azmatullah makes room and this is a short delivery on the stumps, he pulls and what sweet connection, on to the grass banks at deep square-leg. He really is turning it on now
Taskin Ahmed to Azmatullah, no run, sharp short ball at Azmatullah and he mistimes the pull, rolls to the right of Taskin Ahmed who gets across and cuts it off, that really hurried on to Azmatullah
Taskin Ahmed to Karim Janat, 1 run, superb shot but what a stop by Tanzim Sakib at sweeper cover, puts his body on the line, dives to his left and saves three. Short outside off, Karim Janat makes room and slashes it flat, that was going for four
Taskin Ahmed to Gurbaz, no run, short of length outside off, moves away, Gurbaz shoulders arms
Taskin Ahmed to Gurbaz, FOUR, smashed over extra-cover. This is a fullish delivery around off, Gurbaz makes room and blasts it over extra-cover, over the leaping Jaker Ali
Taskin Ahmed to Gurbaz, no run, full outside off, shapes away, left alone and doesn't carry to Das, that was pace-off too
Taskin Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, full outside off, shapes away, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward and drives to deep backward point
Taskin Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, beautiful shot. A back of a length delivery outside off, Ibrahim Zadran stands tall and cuts nicely, raced off the bat, wide of backward point and it races away
Taskin Ahmed to Gurbaz, 1 run, full outside off, Gurbaz comes down the track and shuffles across to drive, wide of cover-point, they take one
Taskin Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, dropped by Rishad at short backward point. Taskin Ahmed has his hands on his head. A short of length delivery outside off, Ibrahim Zadran cuts and can't keep it down, it went quickly but Rishad drops it after getting both hands, should have taken that. A life for Ibrahim
Taskin Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, wide, Litton Das appeals for a caught behind, short of length outside off, shapes away, past the tramline, Ibrahim Zadran slashes and misses, umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri stretches his arms
Taskin Ahmed to Gurbaz, 1 run, Gurbaz walks at Taskin Ahmed, this is a short of length delivery outside off, he opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man
Taskin Ahmed to Gurbaz, no run, half-hearted attempt at a cut, Gurbaz wants to bail out at the last moment, but went for it, short of length outside off, was there for the shot, misses, flies over the top-edge
Taskin Ahmed to Gurbaz, wide, this is far too wide outside off, outside the tramline, shapes away, left alone and the wide is given
Taskin Ahmed to Gurbaz, no run, short of length and nips back in a tad, Gurbaz comes down the track to slash, the ball beats the inside-edge, that is a wild shot
Taskin Ahmed to Gurbaz, no run, bit of swing for Taskin Ahmed, fullish outside off, moves away, Gurbaz lets it go
Taskin Ahmed to Gurbaz, no run, short of length and tight on off, Gurbaz gets right behind the line to defend