Rashid Khan to Shadab Khan, 1 run, 91.6kph, googly, Shadab leans across to flick and inside-edges to backward square leg
42.3
Rashid Khan to Shadab Khan, no run, 95.8kph, very full, pushed off the toe-end to cover
42.2
Rashid Khan to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, quick leggie at 95.1kph, pushed to backward point for a quick single. Rashid Khan isn't happy with the fielder, badly wanted Iftikhar on strike
There's a slip for Iftikhar Ahmed
42.1
Rashid Khan to Shadab Khan, 1 run, 94.1kph, fullish googly,
Eight overs to go, Rashid and Mujeeb are expected to bowl four out of those...
Best bowling for Afghanistan on WC debut 3/49 - Noor Ahmad vs PAK, 2023* 2/20 - Shapoor Zadran vs BAN, 2015 2/32 - Mirwais Ashraf vs BAN, 2015 2/55 - Aftab Alam vs BAN, 2015 2/61 - Hamid Hassan vs BAN, 2015
STAT: 3/49 by Noor Ahmad is the best bowling figures for Afghanistan on the World Cup debut. (The previous was 2/20 by Shapoor Zadran vs BAN in 2015 which was Afghanistan's first match in the World Cup)
41.6
Noor Ahmad to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run
Iftikhar Ahmed, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Two slips in place for the new bat...
41.5
Noor Ahmad to Babar Azam, out Caught by Nabi!! Babar Azam c Nabi b Noor Ahmad 74(92) [4s-4 6s-1]
Noor Ahmad to Babar Azam, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
41.4
Noor Ahmad to Shadab Khan, 1 run, 95.5kph, chinaman, bunted down to long-on
41.3
Noor Ahmad to Babar Azam, 1 run, 92.7kph, shortish ball, pulled to deep mid-wicket
41.2
Noor Ahmad to Babar Azam, 2 runs, clipped towards mid-wicket off the back foot and the call is for two immediately. A direct hit at the non-striker's end would have made things interesting
41.1
Noor Ahmad to Babar Azam, SIX, 93.9kph, this time, Babar Azam middles. Fullish just outside off, slot ball, Babar Azam clears his front leg, bends his back leg and bludgeons it over long-on for an 88m six
Pavanvenkat pendyala: Afg spinners bowled bit too short today, need to bowl fuller length to get more purchase from the wicket
40.6
Rashid Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run, fullish googly, Babar Azam miscues the loft as the bat turns at the point of impact. Noor runs in from long-on and goes for the catch. Slides in as well but the fall just short of him
40.5
Rashid Khan to Babar Azam, no run, 88.3kph, googly that bounces a bit more than the batsman expects it to. Chopped towards backward point