Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan Captain): We usually bat first. But today, we tried to bat second because of the dew. The wicket is really good to bat on. There wasn't that much dew in the end but it was a brilliant batting pitch. India batted brilliantly and put our bowlers under great pressure. Today, we weren't able to rotate the strike well enough. We threw away early wickets and that got us under pressure. We hope to do well in the last two games.
Player of the Match: Rohit Sharma
END OF OVER 2014 runs
Score after 20 overs144/7
Karim Janat
42(22)
Sharafuddin Ashraf
2(3)
Hardik Pandya
2-0-23-0
19.66
HH Pandya to Karim Janat, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! back of length outside off Karim Janat plays lofted cut, of the backfoot over the point
19.5 1
HH Pandya to Sharafuddin Ashraf, 1 run, back of length, outside the leg stump, Sharafuddin Ashraf plays along the ground pull, to mid wicket for 1 run
19.4 1
HH Pandya to Karim Janat, 1 run, back of length, outside the leg stump, Karim Janat plays along the ground pull, of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
19.3 1
HH Pandya to Sharafuddin Ashraf, 1 run, back of length, outside the leg stump, Sharafuddin Ashraf plays along the ground sweep, to square leg for 1 run
19.2 1
HH Pandya to Karim Janat, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Karim Janat plays along the ground drive, to mid on for 1 run
19.14
HH Pandya to Karim Janat, Four, back of length, outside off Karim Janat plays the along the ground cut, of the backfoot to the point for four
END OF OVER 195 runs
Score after 19 overs130/7
Karim Janat
30(18)
Sharafuddin Ashraf
0(1)
Mohammed Shami
4-0-32-3
18.60
M Shami to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no run, dot ball!! full length, on the off stump, Sharafuddin Ashraf plays outside edge to third man.
18.5 1
M Shami to Karim Janat, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Karim Janat plays along the ground drive, to mid off for 1 run
18.4 2
M Shami to Karim Janat, 2 runs, full length, on the middle stump, Karim Janat plays along the ground drive, to mid off for 2 run
18.3W
M Shami to Rashid Khan, no run, Caught out!! slower ball full length, on the middle stump, Rashid Khan plays lofted of the frontfoot to the long on where Hardik Pandya completes catch. Gone. c HH Pandya b M Shami
18.2 1
M Shami to Karim Janat, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Karim Janat plays lofted top edge, of the frontfoot to mid on for 1 run Outstanding catch!! It looks like a six but fell short of boundary and taken, gone.
18.1W
M Shami to Mohammad Nabi, no run, Caught out!! good length, on the middle stump, Mohammad Nabi plays lofted sweep, of the frontfoot to the mid wicket where Ravindra Jadeja completes catch. Gone. c RA Jadeja b M Shami
18.1 1wd
M Shami to Mohammad Nabi, 1 wide, back of length, outside off, Mohammad Nabi plays on the frontfoot, but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire, but fails to act on ball.
END OF OVER 1816 runs
Score after 18 overs125/5
Mohammad Nabi
35(31)
Karim Janat
26(15)
Shardul Thakur
3-0-31-0
17.6 2
Shardul Thakur to Karim Janat, 2 runs, full length, on the off stump, Karim Janat plays along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to cover for 2 run
17.5 1
Shardul Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi plays along the ground drive, to mid off for 1 run
17.4 2
Shardul Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs, back of length, outside off, Mohammad Nabi plays along the ground cut, of the backfoot to third man for 2 run
17.34
Shardul Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, Four, back of length, outside the leg stump Mohammad Nabi plays the along the ground pull, of the backfoot to the mid wicket for four
Match Information
Time03-Nov-2021, 07:30 PM
VenueSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
TossAfghanistan won the toss & elected to field
UmpiresPaul Reiffel (Australia), Richard Illingworth (England), Aleem Dar (Pakistan, TV)
Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan Captain): We usually bat first. But today, we tried to bat second because of the dew. The wicket is really good to bat on. There wasn't that much dew in the end but it was a brilliant batting pitch. India batted brilliantly and put our bowlers under great pressure. Today, we weren't able to rotate the strike well enough. We threw away early wickets and that got us under pressure. We hope to do well in the last two games.
Player of the Match: Rohit Sharma
END OF OVER 2014 runs
Score after 20 overs144/7
Karim Janat
42(22)
Sharafuddin Ashraf
2(3)
Hardik Pandya
2-0-23-0
HH Pandya to Karim Janat, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! back of length outside off Karim Janat plays lofted cut, of the backfoot over the point
HH Pandya to Sharafuddin Ashraf, 1 run, back of length, outside the leg stump, Sharafuddin Ashraf plays along the ground pull, to mid wicket for 1 run
HH Pandya to Karim Janat, 1 run, back of length, outside the leg stump, Karim Janat plays along the ground pull, of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
HH Pandya to Sharafuddin Ashraf, 1 run, back of length, outside the leg stump, Sharafuddin Ashraf plays along the ground sweep, to square leg for 1 run
HH Pandya to Karim Janat, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Karim Janat plays along the ground drive, to mid on for 1 run
HH Pandya to Karim Janat, Four, back of length, outside off Karim Janat plays the along the ground cut, of the backfoot to the point for four
END OF OVER 195 runs
Score after 19 overs130/7
Karim Janat
30(18)
Sharafuddin Ashraf
0(1)
Mohammed Shami
4-0-32-3
M Shami to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no run, dot ball!! full length, on the off stump, Sharafuddin Ashraf plays outside edge to third man.
M Shami to Karim Janat, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Karim Janat plays along the ground drive, to mid off for 1 run
M Shami to Karim Janat, 2 runs, full length, on the middle stump, Karim Janat plays along the ground drive, to mid off for 2 run
M Shami to Rashid Khan, no run, Caught out!! slower ball full length, on the middle stump, Rashid Khan plays lofted of the frontfoot to the long on where Hardik Pandya completes catch. Gone. c HH Pandya b M Shami
M Shami to Karim Janat, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Karim Janat plays lofted top edge, of the frontfoot to mid on for 1 run Outstanding catch!! It looks like a six but fell short of boundary and taken, gone.
M Shami to Mohammad Nabi, no run, Caught out!! good length, on the middle stump, Mohammad Nabi plays lofted sweep, of the frontfoot to the mid wicket where Ravindra Jadeja completes catch. Gone. c RA Jadeja b M Shami
M Shami to Mohammad Nabi, 1 wide, back of length, outside off, Mohammad Nabi plays on the frontfoot, but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire, but fails to act on ball.
END OF OVER 1816 runs
Score after 18 overs125/5
Mohammad Nabi
35(31)
Karim Janat
26(15)
Shardul Thakur
3-0-31-0
Shardul Thakur to Karim Janat, 2 runs, full length, on the off stump, Karim Janat plays along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to cover for 2 run
Shardul Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi plays along the ground drive, to mid off for 1 run
Shardul Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs, back of length, outside off, Mohammad Nabi plays along the ground cut, of the backfoot to third man for 2 run
Shardul Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, Four, back of length, outside the leg stump Mohammad Nabi plays the along the ground pull, of the backfoot to the mid wicket for four