Highlights Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea T20i T20 World Cup 14.06.2024

MAXIMUM! Full ball, pitching outside off once more. Gulbadin Naib pushes forward and drives for a half dozen runs down the ground.

Good length from Alei Nao, pitching outside off stump. Gulbadin Naib gets forward but swings and misses while trying a drive, and the ball flies away for a single bye. A mistake in the field by Doriga allows Afghanistan to complete one overthrow.

Yorker, on line. Mohammad Nabi gets forward and flicks a glance for one run.

Good length, pitching outside off once again. Gulbadin Naib gets forward and punches a drive on the off side for 1 run.

Full ball, pitching outside off again. Gulbadin Naib gets forward and glances for a pair of runs on the on side.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump once again. Gulbadin Naib moves onto the front foot and drives poorly down the ground for 2 runs.

SIX! Back of a length from Alei Nao, pitching outside off again. Gulbadin Naib gets forward and lofts a pull for six runs.

Yorker, outside off stump. Mohammad Nabi gets on the back foot and drives shakily

Pitched up, on a good line. Mohammad Nabi gets forward and drives

Pitched up, outside off stump once more. Gulbadin Naib moves onto the back foot and cuts for one run.

Yorker, outside off once more. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the back foot and drives for a single run through the off side.

Kariko pitches one up, pitching outside off once again. Mohammad Nabi pushes forward and drives

FOUR! Full ball, outside off again. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the front foot and skies a drive for four runs.

Short of a length, outside off. Mohammad Nabi gets on the back foot and pulls back behind square for a run.

Good length from Vanua, outside off once again. Gulbadin Naib pushes forward and eases a drive through the off side field for a run.

Yorker, outside off stump. Gulbadin Naib gets on the front foot and inside edges

On a good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Mohammad Nabi gets forward and tucks a glance back behind square for 1 run.

Good length, pitching outside off stump again. Gulbadin Naib moves down the pitch and flicks sloppily behind square for one run.

FOUR! On a good length, outside off. Gulbadin Naib gets on the back foot and plays a pull for 4 runs back behind square.

Kariko pitches one up, outside leg and angled across. Mohammad Nabi goes back and plays a wild defensive stroke

Good line and length from Kariko. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the front foot and defends

Good length from Kariko, outside off. Gulbadin Naib goes back and pulls poorly for a single run.

Full ball, on a good line. Gulbadin Naib pushes forward, and is struck on the body while trying to play a glance. Papua New Guinea appeal for LBW, but Gulbadin Naib is given not out. Papua New Guinea call for a review. The decision is upheld.

On a good length, pitching on leg. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the body while trying a leg glance behind square, resulting in one leg bye.

Kariko pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Gulbadin Naib gets on the front foot and drives for a run through the leg side field.

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the front foot and defends

Full toss, outside leg and angling across Mohammad Nabi. He rocks back, and is hit on the pad while attempting a glance. Papua New Guinea appeal for LBW, however the umpire says not out. Papua New Guinea call for a review. The decision is upheld.

Full ball, pitching on a good line once again. Mohammad Nabi rocks back and glances through the on side field for two runs.

On a good length, outside off again. Gulbadin Naib gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke for a single run.

Good length from Soper, pitching outside off stump once again. Mohammad Nabi gets forward and defends for one run.

Pitched up, outside off stump once again. Mohammad Nabi gets on the front foot and drives down the ground for a run.

Back of a length, pitching outside off once again. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the back foot and inside edges onto the pads while attempting to defend

Good length from Kamea, pitching outside off once again. Mohammad Nabi gets forward but misses while trying to play a defensive shot

Full, outside off. Gulbadin Naib gets on the front foot and skies a bad drive over the off side field for a single run.

Full, pitching on a good line. Mohammad Nabi gets on the back foot and glances down the ground for a single run.

Full ball, outside off stump once again. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the front foot and defends on the off side.

On a good length, outside off stump once more. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke. A mistake in the field allows the batters to run through for 1 overthrow.

Vanua pitches one up, outside off stump once again. Mohammad Nabi gets on the front foot and inside edges

On a good length, outside off stump. Gulbadin Naib moves onto the front foot and edges onto the pads while trying to play a drive for a run behind point.

Full ball, outside off stump once more. Azmat Omarzai moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for a run on the off side.

Good length, outside off. Azmat Omarzai moves onto the front foot and defends

Length ball, outside off. Gulbadin Naib rocks back and plays a defensive stroke

Good length from Kariko, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Azmat Omarzai rocks back and glances for a single run through the leg side field.

Kariko pitches one up, on a good line. Azmat Omarzai moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

FOUR! Good length from Kariko, pitching outside off stump. Azmat Omarzai gets on the back foot and guides a cut back behind point for four runs.

Pitching on a good line and length. Gulbadin Naib moves onto the back foot and drives for a single run.

Length ball, outside off stump once again. Azmat Omarzai gets on the back foot and plays a cut for 1 run.

Length ball, outside off again. Gulbadin Naib shuffles down the pitch but makes no contact while attempting a drive

FOUR! Dropped in short by Vanua, pitching outside off stump again. Gulbadin Naib rocks back and plays a pull for 4 runs.

Short of a length, outside off stump once again. Azmat Omarzai gets forward and drives for 1 run on the off side.

Vanua pitches one up, outside off once more. Azmat Omarzai pushes forward and punches a drive

Good length, pitching outside off stump once again. Azmat Omarzai cuts for a pair of runs back behind point.

On a good length, outside off. Azmat Omarzai gets forward but plays and misses while attempting to play a defensive stroke

On a good length, pitching outside off again. Gulbadin Naib gets forward and drives

Good length from Soper, pitching outside off once more. Gulbadin Naib gets forward and plays a defensive stroke

FOUR! Full ball, outside off stump. Gulbadin Naib moves onto the front foot and plays a drive for four runs.

Good line and length. Gulbadin Naib gets on the back foot and outside edges for a pair of runs back behind point.

Length ball, outside off. Gulbadin Naib moves onto the back foot and defends

Soper pitches one up, outside off once more. Azmat Omarzai gets forward and eases a drive for a single run.

DROPPED! Good length, outside off once more. Gulbadin Naib rocks back and edges. A chance for a catch, but it's dropped by Doriga.

Length ball, pitching outside off once more. Gulbadin Naib moves onto the back foot and plays a sloppy pull down the ground.

Good length from Alei Nao, outside off stump. Gulbadin Naib gets forward and eases a drive

Pitched up, on a good line once more. Azmat Omarzai moves onto the front foot and guides a glance for a single run through the on side field.

Good line and length. Azmat Omarzai rocks back and defends

Pitching on a good line and length. Azmat Omarzai gets forward and outside edges

FOUR! Full, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Gulbadin Naib goes back and glances for four runs.

On a good line and length. Gulbadin Naib gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke

Full toss, outside off stump once more. Azmat Omarzai gets forward and drives down the ground for one run.

Wide. Back of a length from Kamea, too wide outside off.

Full, on line. Azmat Omarzai moves onto the back foot and edges onto the pads while attempting to play a defensive stroke

Back of a length, pitching outside off. Gulbadin Naib gets on the back foot and guides a cut back behind point for a run.

Wide. Pitching well down the leg side.

On a good length, outside off once again. Gulbadin Naib moves onto the back foot and guides a cut

Yorker, pitching outside off stump. Azmat Omarzai gets forward and plays a defensive stroke

Wide. Full, too wide outside off.

OUT! Alei Nao finds a way through! Good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Ibrahim Zadran moves down the pitch but makes no contact while attempting to play a drive, the ball gets through, and Ibrahim Zadran is bowled

Good length, pitching outside off stump again. Ibrahim Zadran moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke

SIX! Good length, pitching outside off again. Ibrahim Zadran moves down the pitch and drives averagely on the on side for 6 runs.

On a good length, outside off stump. Gulbadin Naib gets forward and edges behind square for 1 run.

Full toss, pitching outside leg and angling across Gulbadin Naib. He gets forward and finesses a glance on the on side for two runs.

FOUR! Good length from Kamea, pitching outside leg. Ibrahim Zadran gets on the front foot and tucks a leg glance back behind square for 4 runs.

Short of a length, on a good line once more. Gulbadin Naib gets on the back foot and flicks a glance on the on side for a run.

OUT! Kamea gets the wicket! On a good line and length once again. Gurbaz moves down the pitch but misses while attempting to play a pull, the ball gets through, and Gurbaz is bowled

Kamea pitches one up, on a good line once more. Gurbaz moves onto the front foot and punches a drive down the ground.

Short of a length, on a good line. Gurbaz advances but misses while trying a pull

Length ball, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Gurbaz gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pad while attempting to defend. Umpire AG Wharf gives Gurbaz out LBW, but Gurbaz signals for a review. The decision is overturned.

Length ball, pitching outside off. Ibrahim Zadran gets forward but decides to just let the ball through to the keeper unchallenged

On a good line and length from Alei Nao. Gurbaz rocks back, and is hit on the body while attempting to defend, resulting in five leg byes.

Back of a length from Alei Nao, outside off stump once more. Gurbaz advances down the pitch and punches a drive

On a good length, pitching outside off stump again. Gurbaz moves onto the front foot but makes no contact while trying to defend

Wide. Pitching well outside off stump.

Wide. Yorker, pitching well down the leg side. Gurbaz goes back but swings and misses while attempting to play a leg glance

Good length from Alei Nao, outside off stump once again. Ibrahim Zadran gets on the back foot and drives shakily for a run.

On a good length, outside off. Ibrahim Zadran moves onto the front foot but allows it to travel through to the keeper without playing a shot

Full ball, pitching on a good line. Kariko shuffles down the pitch but makes no contact while trying to play a flick

Naveen-ul-Haq now coming around the wicket to Kamea. Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Kamea advances down the pitch and edges for 1 run back behind square.

Good line and length. Kamea moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a defensive stroke

FOUR! Good length from Fazal Farooqi, outside off stump again. Kariko moves onto the back foot and plays a cut for four runs back behind point.

Pitched up, outside leg and angling across Kariko. He steps back and eases a drive down the ground.

Good line and length from Fazal Farooqi. Kariko pushes forward and defends

Back of a length from Fazal Farooqi, outside off stump. Kamea moves onto the back foot and plays a late cut for 1 run behind point.

OUT! Fazal Farooqi gets the wicket! Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Doriga gets on the back foot and pulls shakily, and is caught by Rashid Khan

Good length from Fazal Farooqi, pitching near leg stump and angled across Doriga. He rocks back but watches that one travel through to Gurbaz without offering a shot

Pitched up, pitching outside off stump once again. Kariko gets on the back foot but watches that one pass through to Gurbaz untouched

Wide. Noor Ahmad comes over the wicket to Kariko. Noor Ahmad pitches one up, pitching far outside leg.

OUT! Noor Ahmad gets the wicket! Around the wicket, full ball, on line once more. Alei Nao moves onto the front foot, and is struck on the body while attempting to defend. Afghanistan appeal, the umpire agrees, and Alei Nao has to go

Good line and length again. Alei Nao gets forward but plays and misses while trying to play a defensive shot

FOUR! Noor Ahmad now coming over the wicket. Noor Ahmad pitches one up, on line. Alei Nao advances and drives for four runs over the on side field.

DROPPED! Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Alei Nao pushes forward and plays a sloppy drive behind point on the off side for a single run. A chance for a catch, but it's dropped.

Pitched up, outside off. Doriga moves onto the back foot and cuts for 1 run.

Length ball, outside off stump. Alei Nao goes back and eases a sloppy drive

Good length, pitching outside leg. Alei Nao moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the body while attempting a pull back behind square.

Full ball, pitching on a good line. Doriga pushes forward and sweeps for a single run back behind square.

Good length from Rashid Khan, pitching outside off stump but angling across. Doriga moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the pad while trying a glance, resulting in one leg bye.

Full ball, pitching on leg and angled across. Doriga gets forward and drives shakily straight down the ground for one run.

Full ball, pitching on leg and angled across. Alei Nao moves onto the front foot and sweeps for a single run.

Full ball, outside off stump. Alei Nao gets forward and plays a defensive stroke through the off side field for a run.

Noor Ahmad now coming around the wicket to Doriga. Full, on leg stump and angled across. Doriga pushes forward and drives for one run.

Noor Ahmad pitches one up, outside off stump. Doriga pushes forward but misses while attempting a drive. Afghanistan appeal for stumped, and it's referred to the third umpire for review. Replays show the batter made their ground.

Full, outside leg and angled across Doriga. He pushes forward and punches a drive

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Doriga rocks back but decides to allow it to go through to the wicketkeeper

Full, outside leg. Doriga gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a leg glance back behind square, resulting in a leg bye.

Length ball, outside off stump once again. Alei Nao moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke for one run.

FOUR! Rashid Khan pitches one up, outside off. Alei Nao moves onto the front foot and sweeps for four runs.

Length ball, pitching outside off. Doriga gets on the front foot and plays a pull for one run down the ground.

Full, on a good line. Doriga gets forward but misses while trying to play a sweep

Good length, pitching outside off. Alei Nao moves onto the back foot and drives down the ground for a run.

Full, on a good line. Alei Nao gets forward and sweeps for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off stump. Doriga pushes forward and eases a drive for 4 runs.

Back of a length, pitching near leg stump. Alei Nao shuffles down the pitch and plays a pull for a run behind square.

Full, outside off stump again. Doriga pushes forward and edges back behind point for a single run.

Karim Janat pitches one up, pitching outside off. Doriga moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

On a good line and length. Alei Nao rocks back and guides a glance on the on side for one run.

Length ball, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Alei Nao moves onto the front foot, and is struck on the body while attempting a leg glance, resulting in 4 leg byes back behind square.

Wide. Karim Janat pitches one up, too wide outside off. Alei Nao gets on the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive

Length ball, pitching outside off again. Doriga moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a pull

On a good length, outside off stump. Doriga pushes forward but misses while trying to defend

FOUR! On a good line and length from Azmat Omarzai but angled across. Doriga gets forward and tucks a leg glance for four runs back behind square.

Good line and length but angling across. Doriga rocks back, and is struck on the body while trying a glance

Short of a length, outside off stump. Doriga gets forward and outside edges behind point on the off side for a run.

OUT! Run out. Length ball, outside off. Vanua gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke down the ground. The throw by Rashid Khan is quality. Afghanistan appeal for a run out, and it's referred to the third umpire for review. Replays show Vanua is short of the popping crease

Good length, pitching outside off. Doriga advances down the pitch but misses while trying a drive

Dropped in short by Karim Janat, pitching outside off. Doriga gets on the back foot and cuts sloppily for a pair of runs.

On a good line and length from Karim Janat. Doriga moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke

Full ball, pitching outside off once again. Doriga gets forward and punches a drive down the ground.

On a good length, outside off stump once more. Doriga pushes forward but makes no contact while trying to play a drive

Length ball, outside off again. Doriga pushes forward but makes no contact while trying to play a drive

Short of a length, pitching outside off stump again. Vanua rocks back but plays and misses while attempting to play a defensive stroke. Afghanistan appeal, however umpire Gough is unmoved.

Short of a length, outside off stump. Vanua rocks back but swings and misses while trying to play a cut

Short ball, outside off stump once again. Vanua moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while trying a pull

Good length from Azmat Omarzai, outside off. Vanua goes back and defends

Back of a length, on line. Vanua gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke

Good length from Azmat Omarzai, pitching outside off stump once more. Vanua moves onto the front foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a defensive shot

Noor Ahmad pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Doriga gets on the front foot and defends

Noor Ahmad comes over the wicket to Doriga. Full ball, outside off. Doriga rocks back and plays a cut for two runs.

OUT! Run out. Around the wicket to Soper, full, on line once more. He rocks back and tucks a glance through the leg side field. He is then run out, following some tidy fielding by Noor Ahmad and Rashid Khan.

Pitched up, on line. Soper moves onto the front foot and defends

On a good line and length from Noor Ahmad. Soper moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Full, pitching outside off. Soper pushes forward but misses while trying a drive

Good length from Rashid Khan, outside off stump. Soper goes back and tucks a glance for one run.

On a good line and length. Soper gets on the front foot and edges back behind square for a couple of runs.

Pitched up, outside off. Soper moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a sweep

Good length, on leg stump and angled across. Doriga gets on the back foot and flicks a glance for 1 run.

Yorker, outside off stump. Doriga pushes forward and edges for a couple of runs behind square on the on side.

Good line and length once again. Soper gets on the back foot and finesses a glance behind square on the leg side for one run.

Good line and length from Noor Ahmad. Doriga gets on the front foot and defends

Full, pitching outside leg once more. Soper glances for a single run.

Length ball, outside leg and angled across the batter. Soper gets on the back foot, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a leg glance. Afghanistan appeal, but Soper is given not out.

Full, pitching outside leg. Doriga gets forward, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a sweep behind square, resulting in one leg bye.

Noor Ahmad pitches one up, on leg stump and angled across. Doriga gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pads while trying to defend. Afghanistan appeal, however the umpire gives Doriga not out.

On a good line and length from Noor Ahmad. Soper gets forward and edges for a run behind square.

Good length, pitching outside off. Soper rocks back and guides a leg glance for a run behind square.

Pitched up, pitching on leg. Soper gets on the back foot, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a leg glance. Afghanistan appeal, however umpire Gough is unmoved.

Length ball, outside off stump. Soper rocks back and defends

Length ball, outside off. Soper gets on the back foot but misses while attempting a cut

Wide. Pitched up, on a good line but angling wildly across Soper and down the leg side. He goes back and misses while trying to play a leg glance, but the ball beats the keeper and runs to the rope for 5 wides.

Length ball, outside off again. Soper goes back but makes no contact while attempting to play a defensive shot

Good length from Rashid Khan, outside off once again. Soper goes back and defends

Naveen-ul-Haq pitches one up, pitching outside off. Doriga goes back and glances

On a good line and length but angled across Doriga. He goes back, and is hit on the pad while trying to play a glance

OUT! Bowled. On a good length, outside off stump. Ura gets on the back foot but plays and misses while trying to play a defensive stroke, the ball gets through, and Ura is bowled

Full, outside off stump once again. Soper rocks back and glances through the leg side field for a run.

Short ball, pitching outside off. Soper gets on the back foot but misses while trying to play a ramp. Afghanistan appeal, but umpire Wharf gives Soper not out.

Length ball, outside off stump once more. Ura moves onto the back foot and defends for a single run through the off side field.

Fazal Farooqi now coming around the wicket. Back of a length, outside off. Ura moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke for one run on the off side.

Back of a length from Fazal Farooqi, pitching outside leg stump. Ura gets on the back foot, and is hit on the body while attempting to play a pull, resulting in a pair of leg byes back behind square.

Good length, outside off stump. Soper pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.

Fazal Farooqi comes over the wicket. Fazal Farooqi pitches one up, outside off. Soper gets forward and punches a mediocre drive

Good length, pitching on leg and angled across Ura. He moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a glance, resulting in a single leg bye.

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Ura goes back, and is struck on the body while trying to defend

Wide. Pitching near leg stump.

Good length from Naveen-ul-Haq, outside off once more. Soper advances down the pitch but misses while trying a cut

Short of a length, pitching outside off stump once again. Soper goes back and defends

Pitched up, pitching outside off. Soper gets on the front foot and drives

Full ball, pitching outside off stump again. Soper gets on the back foot and plays a poor defensive stroke

Wide. Too wide outside off.

Pitched up, pitching outside off stump once again. Soper gets on the front foot and edges into their pads while attempting to play a defensive shot

OUT! Bowled. Full ball, pitching outside off again. Hiri gets forward and edges, the ball gets through, and Hiri is bowled

Yorker, pitching outside off stump. Ura gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Back of a length, pitching outside off stump. Ura rocks back and plays a defensive stroke

Length ball, pitching outside off stump once more. Hiri moves onto the front foot and drives poorly for a single run.

Fazal Farooqi now coming around the wicket to Hiri. Back of a length, pitching outside off. Hiri advances down the pitch, and is hit on the body while trying to play a leg glance, resulting in four leg byes behind square.

OUT! Caught. Good length from Fazal Farooqi, pitching outside off stump. Sese Bau gets on the front foot and inside edges, and is caught by Gurbaz behind square on the leg side.

OUT! Fazal Farooqi breaks through! Pitching on a good line and length. Siaka gets forward and outside edges, and is caught by Gurbaz

Mohammad Nabi now coming over the wicket to Ura. Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Ura gets forward and eases a poor drive

Mohammad Nabi comes over the wicket to Ura. Full, on a good line again. Ura gets on the front foot and edges for 1 run back behind square.

Mohammad Nabi comes around the wicket. Full, pitching on a good line. Vala gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke for a single run.

On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Ura goes back and cuts poorly for one run.

FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off once again. Ura moves onto the back foot and cuts back through point for 4 runs.

Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Ura gets forward and square cuts for a single run back behind point.

Good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across Ura. He rocks back and plays a defensive stroke

On a good line and length from Fazal Farooqi once more. Ura gets forward and defends

Good line and length from Fazal Farooqi. Ura gets forward but decides to allow the ball to go through to the wicketkeeper

On a good line and length from Fazal Farooqi. Ura pushes forward and edges for a couple of runs behind square.

Fazal Farooqi pitches one up, outside off stump. Ura moves onto the front foot and punches a drive