Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan Captain): It was our plan to win the toss & bat first and put some runs on the board. But we couldn't perform well. We lost some earlier wickets. Najib played a crucial innings. Had a good partnership with him. We didn't even finish well. I think a total of about 160 would have been perfect. Our bowling is strong, but we didn't have that to total to defend. We tried our best and bowled really well in this game. The pitch wasn't offering that much. We play a lot in the UAE in general. We have played well in this tournament. We will take the positives and work on our future matches.
Afghanistan and India are eliminated from the T20 WC 2021 Semi-Finals race
Player of the Match: Trent Boult
18.1 1
Rashid Khan to DP Conway, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Devon Conway plays along the ground drive, to mid on for 1 run
END OF OVER 186 runs
Score after 18 overs124/2
Kane Williamson
40(42)
Devon Conway
35(31)
Naveen-ul-Haq
2-0-16-0
17.6 1lb
Naveen-ul-Haq to DP Conway, 1 leg bye, Naveen-ul-Haq bowled back of length, outside the leg stump, batsman goes for flick, 1 run, Umpire signals it leg bye, but fails to act on ball.
17.5 1
Naveen-ul-Haq to KS Williamson, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Kane Williamson plays along the ground drive, to mid off for 1 run
17.4 1
Naveen-ul-Haq to DP Conway, 1 run, back of length, outside the leg stump, Devon Conway plays along the ground flick, to square leg for 1 run
17.3 1
Naveen-ul-Haq to KS Williamson, 1 run, slower ball back of length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays along the ground cut, of the backfoot to point for 1 run
17.20
Naveen-ul-Haq to KS Williamson, no run, good length, on the middle stump, Kane Williamson plays defensive shot to back to bowler
17.1 2
Naveen-ul-Haq to KS Williamson, 2 runs, full length, on the off stump, Kane Williamson plays along the ground drive, to cover for 2 run
END OF OVER 1710 runs
Score after 17 overs118/2
Kane Williamson
36(38)
Devon Conway
34(29)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
4-0-31-1
16.6 2
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to DP Conway, 2 runs, off break good length, on the middle stump, Devon Conway plays along the ground flick, to mid wicket for 2 run
16.50
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to DP Conway, no run, off break good length, outside off, Devon Conway plays defensive shot to cover
16.4 2
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to DP Conway, 2 runs, off break good length, on the middle stump, Devon Conway plays reverse sweep, to cover for 2 run
16.4 1wd
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to DP Conway, 1 wide, off break good length, outside the leg stump, Devon Conway plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
16.30
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to DP Conway, no run, dot ball!! off break good length, outside the leg stump, Devon Conway plays, but fails to act on ball.
16.24
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to DP Conway, Four, off break full length, on the middle stump Devon Conway plays the along the ground drive, straight for four
16.1 1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to KS Williamson, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Kane Williamson plays along the ground drive, to mid off for 1 run
END OF OVER 167 runs
Score after 16 overs108/2
Kane Williamson
35(37)
Devon Conway
26(24)
Hamid Hassan
3-0-14-0
15.6 1
H Hassan to KS Williamson, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Kane Williamson plays along the ground flick, to mid wicket for 1 run
15.54
H Hassan to KS Williamson, Four, full toss, on the off stump Kane Williamson plays the along the ground mid off for four
15.4 1lb
H Hassan to DP Conway, 1 leg bye, Hamid Hassan bowled back of length, outside the leg stump, batsman goes for of the frontfoot but misses the shot and ball bangs into leg, they take 1 run, Umpire signals it leg bye, but fails to act on ball.
Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan Captain): It was our plan to win the toss & bat first and put some runs on the board. But we couldn't perform well. We lost some earlier wickets. Najib played a crucial innings. Had a good partnership with him. We didn't even finish well. I think a total of about 160 would have been perfect. Our bowling is strong, but we didn't have that to total to defend. We tried our best and bowled really well in this game. The pitch wasn't offering that much. We play a lot in the UAE in general. We have played well in this tournament. We will take the positives and work on our future matches.
Afghanistan and India are eliminated from the T20 WC 2021 Semi-Finals race
Player of the Match: Trent Boult
Rashid Khan to DP Conway, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Devon Conway plays along the ground drive, to mid on for 1 run
END OF OVER 186 runs
Score after 18 overs124/2
Kane Williamson
40(42)
Devon Conway
35(31)
Naveen-ul-Haq
2-0-16-0
Naveen-ul-Haq to DP Conway, 1 leg bye, Naveen-ul-Haq bowled back of length, outside the leg stump, batsman goes for flick, 1 run, Umpire signals it leg bye, but fails to act on ball.
Naveen-ul-Haq to KS Williamson, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Kane Williamson plays along the ground drive, to mid off for 1 run
Naveen-ul-Haq to DP Conway, 1 run, back of length, outside the leg stump, Devon Conway plays along the ground flick, to square leg for 1 run
Naveen-ul-Haq to KS Williamson, 1 run, slower ball back of length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays along the ground cut, of the backfoot to point for 1 run
Naveen-ul-Haq to KS Williamson, no run, good length, on the middle stump, Kane Williamson plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Naveen-ul-Haq to KS Williamson, 2 runs, full length, on the off stump, Kane Williamson plays along the ground drive, to cover for 2 run
END OF OVER 1710 runs
Score after 17 overs118/2
Kane Williamson
36(38)
Devon Conway
34(29)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
4-0-31-1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to DP Conway, 2 runs, off break good length, on the middle stump, Devon Conway plays along the ground flick, to mid wicket for 2 run
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to DP Conway, no run, off break good length, outside off, Devon Conway plays defensive shot to cover
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to DP Conway, 2 runs, off break good length, on the middle stump, Devon Conway plays reverse sweep, to cover for 2 run
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to DP Conway, 1 wide, off break good length, outside the leg stump, Devon Conway plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to DP Conway, no run, dot ball!! off break good length, outside the leg stump, Devon Conway plays, but fails to act on ball.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to DP Conway, Four, off break full length, on the middle stump Devon Conway plays the along the ground drive, straight for four
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to KS Williamson, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Kane Williamson plays along the ground drive, to mid off for 1 run
END OF OVER 167 runs
Score after 16 overs108/2
Kane Williamson
35(37)
Devon Conway
26(24)
Hamid Hassan
3-0-14-0
H Hassan to KS Williamson, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Kane Williamson plays along the ground flick, to mid wicket for 1 run
H Hassan to KS Williamson, Four, full toss, on the off stump Kane Williamson plays the along the ground mid off for four
H Hassan to DP Conway, 1 leg bye, Hamid Hassan bowled back of length, outside the leg stump, batsman goes for of the frontfoot but misses the shot and ball bangs into leg, they take 1 run, Umpire signals it leg bye, but fails to act on ball.