Rashid Khan to Buttler, 1 run, driven down to long-off for a single. Was too full, driven with the spin by the batter
35.1
Rashid Khan to Root, 1 run,
34.6
Azmatullah to Root, 1 run, fuller length delivery, angled in,
34.5
Azmatullah to Root, no run,
34.5
Azmatullah to Root, wide
34.4
Azmatullah to Root, no run
34.3
Azmatullah to Buttler, 1 run, to backward square leg
34.2
Azmatullah to Root, 1 run, on the pads,
False start. The batter backed away at the last moment.
34.1
Azmatullah to Buttler, 1 run, and a good short ball! Banged in,
Azmatullah Omarzai [5.0-0-21-1] is back into the attack
33.6
Rashid Khan to Buttler, 1 run, goes back and punches the ball down to deep cover for a single as the ball turned a smidgen
33.5
Rashid Khan to Root, 1 run, keeps very low, outside off, Root drags the pull down to deep mid for a single
33.4
Rashid Khan to Root, no run,
33.3
Rashid Khan to Buttler, 1 run, stabs the ball back to the bowler, Rashid misfields to his left and they get a single
33.2
Rashid Khan to Buttler, 2 runs, to sweeper cover
33.1
Rashid Khan to Root, 1 run, skids on, Root is late on the pull and gets it down to deep square for a single
Rashid Khan [6.0-0-41-1] is back into the attack
Drinks are on the field now.. The game was in the balance until a few overs ago. But with Buttler breaking the shackles and looking in much better rhythm, England have the upper hand. Afghanistan need to break this partnership and pick up couple more wickets to gain back the advantage.
32.6
Noor Ahmad to Root, 1 run, short and outside off, Root slaps it past Noor and Rashid with a sliding stop near long-on