Shanaka to Rashid Khan, no run, I0$ full and outside off, Rashid stays rooted to the crease and sweeps it to square leg. Another one of his classic improvised shots and it does not come off this time
Shanaka to Rashid Khan, no run, shimmies down and yorks himself, digs it into the turf and the ball bounces behind him
Shanaka to Rashid Khan, no run, short and outside off, Rashid attempts the upper cut and does not connect
Shanaka to Rashid Khan, SIX, shot! That's a Rashid special. Fullish delivery on off, Rashid sits down and whips it towards cow corner. He does not look at the ball and it just lands beyond the rope. The counterattack is on..
Shanaka to Rashid Khan, FOUR, Rashid is not hanging around. Short and outside off, he slaps it high and over extra cover. Plenty of height and the ball lands just inside the rope
Shanaka to Nabi, 1 run, back of a length delivery on off, Nabi tucks it into the vacant mid-wicket pocket
Shanaka to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, good length ball, Zadran nudges it into the mid-wicket pocket
Shanaka to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX, in the air and safe. Hasaranga leaps and goes with one-hand but palms it over. Tough to call that a catch. Another short ball bowled into the surface, Zadran takes it on and pulls it towards deep backward square, Hasaranga leaps up and the ball had already crossed the rope, he can't flick it in and falls on his back
Shanaka to Nabi, 1 run, full delivery on the pads, Nabi flicks it to deep mid-wicket
Shanaka to Azmatullah, out Bowled!! Dragged on! This is a massive moment in the game. Omarzai is one of the in-form batters for Afghanistan and he departs early. The expression in the dugout gives you the picture - Trott closes his eyes. Short of length delivery and at Shanaka's pace the ball does not come on, Omarzai is a tad early into the pull and all he manages is an under-edge onto the stumps. Back to back wickets and Afghanistan are tottering here. Azmatullah b Shanaka 6(4) [4s-1]
Shanaka to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, I0$ good length ball, Zadran steps out and knocks it to mid-on
Shanaka to Azmatullah, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Omarzai opens the bat face and guides it towards third man
Shanaka to Darwish Rasooli, no run, uhhh! I0$ on a length and close to off, Rasooli tries to force it through the off-side and is beaten on the outside edge. The feet didn't move but the ball did..
Shanaka to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, I0$ angled into the pads, Zadran clips towards deep square leg and settles with a single
Shanaka to Darwish Rasooli, 1 run, I0$ short and banged into the surface, Rasooli pulls to deep mid-wicket
Shanaka to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, I0$ short and outside off, Zadran cracks it straight to sweeper cover
Shanaka to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs, full and straight, driven down the ground for a couple of runs. Long-on moves to his left
Shanaka to Darwish Rasooli, 1 run, on a length onto leg stump, clipped towards deep square leg
Shanaka to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, I0$ short of length around off, Zadran angles it to backward point
Shanaka to Darwish Rasooli, 1 run, very full delivery around off, Rasooli squeezes it off the outer half to third man
Shanaka to Darwish Rasooli, no run, swing and bounce. Good length ball outside off, Rasooli looks to drive on the rise but the ball not only swings away but the bounces as well, beats the outside edge
Shanaka to Darwish Rasooli, no run, now a bouncer, Rasooli ducks and allows it to sail over. Square leg umpire signals one for the over
Shanaka to Darwish Rasooli, no run, I0$ full and swinging away, Rasooli reaches for the drive and is beaten on the outside edge. Very close to being a wide and Shanaka gets away with it
Shanaka to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Zadran closes the bat face and the leading edge rolls square on the off-side