Afghanistan vs England 14tth Match at Perth, 22 Oct, 2022

Toss: England, who chose to bowl
Afghanistan 112/10 (19.4)
England 113/5 (18.1)
England won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Sam Curran
  • Moeen Ali 8 * (10)
  • Liam Livingstone 29 * (21)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.4: Wide ball. Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler,

Over 0.4: No runs. Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler,

Over 0.5: No runs. Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler,

Over 0.6: No runs. Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler,

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: Wide ball. Azmatullah Omarzai to Alex Hales,

Over 1.1 Azmatullah Omarzai bowls a pitched up delivery to Alex Hales,1 run, gets forward and drives it to mid-off and picks up a single.

Over 1.2 Azmatullah Omarzai bowls a pitched up delivery to Jos Buttler, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and drives it along the ground to the deep cover fence for four.

Over 1.3 Azmatullah Omarzai bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets right behind the line on the back foot and defends it on the off-side.

Over 1.4 Azmatullah Omarzai bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and works it to short fine leg and picks up a single.

Over 1.5 Azmatullah Omarzai bowls a good length delivery to Alex Hales,1 run, gets forward and defends it to point and picks up a single.

Over 1.6 Azmatullah Omarzai bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and defends it to backward point.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Alex Hales, no run, gets forward and  flashes away from his body, connecting thin air.

Over 2.2 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Alex Hales,1 run, gets forward and  steers it through backward point for a single

Over 2.3 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and clips it to mid-wicket

Over 2.4 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls it short of length to Jos Buttler, Boundary! Pounces on the opportunity. Reaches out for it with a slap and manages to beat the fielder at cover.

Over 2.5 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a back of length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets inside the line and attempts a back foot punch, almost nicks this behind

Over 2.6 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets cramped for room and he gets rapped on the pads. Attempted a flick, but got beaten due to the sharp movement.

Over 2.6 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets cramped for room and he gets rapped on the pads. Attempted a flick, but got beaten due to the sharp movement.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Mujeeb Ur Rahman tossed up delivery to Jos Buttler,1 run, gets forward and nudges it through the leg-side for a single

Over 3.2 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls it short of length to Alex Hales, no run, rocks back and steers it to point

Over 3.3 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls it flat in the air to Alex Hales,1 run, punched to cover where it has been stopped by the fielder, they take a single though

Over 3.4 Mujeeb Ur Rahman tossed up delivery to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, get transfers his weight on to the back foot and chips this over the infield at cover for a couple of runss 

Over 3.5 Mujeeb Ur Rahman tossed up delivery to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, gets forward and flicks it down to deep mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 3.6 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls it short of length to Jos Buttler, no run, goes deep inside the crease and pulled to the fielder at mid-wicket by Buttler

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and  squeezes this back to the bowler

Over 4.2 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls it short of length to Alex Hales, no run, goes on to the back foot and tries to cut hard but misses.

Over 4.3 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls it short of length to Alex Hales, Six! Gets hold of this slower one and thumps it over long-on with a powerful bat swing.

Over 4.4 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls it short of length to Alex Hales, no run, backs away in the crease and tries to cut hard but misses.

Over 4.5 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Alex Hales,1 run, gets an inside edge to mid-wicket as he tries to flick that away

Over 4.6 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, out Caught by Mujeeb!! Buttler was a bit cramped for room there. Times his flick pretty well, but with such long boundaries it proves to be an easy catch for Mujeeb at deep mid-wicket.

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