NZ vs AFG Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! EDGED and taken! New Zealand win. Tossed up outside off, Fazalhaq Farooqi looks to drive, it turns away, takes the outside edge and the slip fielder does the rest. NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 149 RUNS.

Tossed up on off, Fazalhaq Farooqi blocks.

OUT! NUMBER 9 DOWN! Naveen looks to play the reverse sweep. This is slower, it goes off the top edge towards short third man where an easy catch is taken.

On middle, this is swept through square leg for one.

OUT! ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST! Short and on middle, Mujeeb looks to pull but this goes off the top edge and Young at fine leg takes it.

Shorter and on off, this is pushed to cover.

FOUR! SLAMMED AWAY! Short and on middle, this is pulled past mid-wicket and it goes to the fence.

OUT! TAKEN! Rashid falls now. Afghanistan are 7 down. Full and around off, Khan swings, it goes off the toe end. Mitchell at cover takes it easily.

Another quick bumper Rashid evades it.

Shorter and outside off, Rashid slashes but misses.

Around off, this is lofted down to long off for one.

Slower this time and outside off, some turn away, Rashid swings again but misses this time.

SIX! RASHID SAYS ENOUGH! This is tossed up around off, it is hit over the long on fence for a biggie.

The reverse sweep comes out but only one as it goes towards deep point.

On middle, this is worked with the turn to mid-wicket.

On the off pole, it is kept out well.

On the stumps, Rashid gets behind the line and defends.

Around off, Rashid pushes it to covers.

Angled into the pads, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Good length and on off, Rashid plays it to cover.

On off. Kept out.

A bumper, Rashid ducks under it.

On middle, defended.

On off, this is pushed down to long off for one.

OUT! TIMBER! Santner strikes back. Slower and on middle, Nabi tries to defend and misses. It beats the outside edge and hits the stumps.

FOUR! NICE AND FINE! Outside off, flatter, Nabi uses the pace and guides it past short third man for a boundary.

Flatter and on middle, kept out.

Tossed up on off, Nabi pushes it to cover.

On a length and outside off, Alikhil knocks it to point. 7 runs off the over.

FOUR! This is short and outside off. Alikhil opens the face of the bat and dabs it to third man for a boundary.

Goes short again on leg. Alikhil ducks under it.

Too full and on middle, Alikhil nudges it through mid-wicket for a couple.

Fuller and outside off, Nabi drives it to covers for a single.

Lockie Ferguson bangs a bouncer on off. Nabi blocks.

Around off, this is pushed to covers for a single.

Alikhil is batting well but needs to continue. Fuller and on off, drilled to long on for a single.

FOUR! Very full and on middle, Alikhil sweeps it through square leg for a boundary.

This is full and outside off, it is pushed through covers for a single.

Flat and on off, Nabi blocks.

OUT! THAT IS OUT! At first it looked like a bump ball but the slow motion replay clears all the doubt away. Rachin Ravindra goes very full and on middle, Shah makes room and tries to squeeze it out but hits it straight back to Rachin Ravindra. The replay shows it went straight off the bat to the bowler.

Shorter and on middle, Alikhil sits under it.

This one shapes slightly away, length and outside off, Alikhil looks to push but misses.

Bangs it short and on leg, Alikhil sits under it.

A slower one on off, Alikhil drops it to point.

Too full and on middle, Alikhil tucks it to mid-wicket.

Outside off, this is guided to point for a single.

FOUR! More runs! Too full, outside off. Alikhil drives it through covers for a boundary.

Outside off, it lands and spins in. Alikhil blocks again.

This is full and outside off. Alikhil blocks as he steps across.

Drops it short and outside off, Shah cuts it through covers for a single.

TWO MORE! This is full and outside off, it is driven through covers for a couple.

Full and outside off, this is pushed to cover.

Full and outside off, Alikhil drives it to the right of mid off and Matt Henry dives to save a couple.

Keeps it short and outside off. Alikhil tries to ramp it over but misses.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Trent Boult does it for his team. Boult steams in and goes short, around off. Omarzai looks to pull but gets a faint edge to the keeper who makes no mistake. Afghanistan in more trouble.

Angling on middle, this is tapped to cover for a quick single. Mitchell Santner picks up and underarms it at the batter's end but misses. Was very close.

Length ball, outside off, Shah shuffles across and slaps it wide of mid off for a couple.

Length ball, outside off, this is dropped to point.

Edged and four! Flat and outside off, Omarzai looks to cut but edges it down to third man for four.

Good delivery! Lands outside off and spins away. Omarzai prods to defend but misses.

FOUR! A boundary after very long time. Flat and outside off, comes in. Omarzai waits and cuts through backward point for four.

On off, pushed to covers for a single.

Tossed up on middle, Omarzai heaves it wide of long on just for a single.

Slightly short and outside off, Omarzai slaps it through covers for a couple.

Full and on middle and leg, Shah misses his sweep. An appeal from Glenn Phillips but it was going down.

Flat and on middle, nudged to square leg for one.

Too full and on middle, Shah skips down and smashes it past the bowler to long on for one.

A quicker delivery on off. Shah defends.

Tad short and on off, Omarzai pulls it over to deep mid-wicket for a single.

High time Afghanistan change gears now. Flat and on off, defended out.

Shorter and outside off, this is cut through covers for a single.

Too full and on off, Omarzai defends it again.

On middle, Omarzai blocks.

Tossed up, outside off, Shah lofts it over to covers for a single.

Full and outside off,driven to covers for a single.

Shorter and outside off, Omarzai looks to cut but edges it down to third man for a couple.

On the pads, this is clipped to square leg for one.

Flatter and on middle, Shah helps it to short fine leg for a single.

Three dots! On middle, Shah keeps it out.

Dot after dot! Too full and on middle, nudged to mid-wicket.

Tossed up on leg. Shah looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Too full and on middle, Omarzai eases it to long on for a single.

Outside off, this is guided to point for a single.

Another dot. Flat and on middle, Omarzai punches it to short cover.

Too full and outside off, Omarzai drops it to cover.

This one comes with the arm, outside off, it is left alone.

Tossed up, outside off, Shah knocks it to cover for a single.

Fuller and outside off, Omarzai drives it to long off for a single.

Tossed up on off, nudged to square leg for a single.

Flighted on off, this is swept to short fine leg for a single.

Flat and on off, Omarzai tucks it through square leg for a single.

On middle, eased to long on for a single.

Wide! This one lands on middle and spins away. shah looks to paddle it but misses.

Fuller and on off, Shah skips down and drills it to long on for a couple.

Tossed up, outside off, Shah blocks.

Yet another tidy over from Santner. Full and outside off, Shah works it to point for a single.

Around off, Shah pushes it to cover.

Fuller and outside off, it is driven to long off for a single.

On middle, this is blocked out.

Fuller and outside off, Omarzai swipes across to mid on.

Fuller and outside off, Omarzai slashes and misses.

This is full and outside off, it is driven to covers for a single.

Flat and on middle, this is blocked out.

Shorter and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a single.

On middle, this is blocked out.

This is close to off. Shah plays with soft hands to square leg.

Length ball on middle, Shah nudges it to mid-wicket.

Wide! Drops it short and on middle, Shah leaves.

This is full and outside off, Shah drives it to covers for a single.

Tossed up on middle, this is tucked to mid-wicket.

FOUR! That will help a lot. Much needed. Shorter and on middle. Shah goes back quickly and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Flat and on off, Shah keeps it out.

On middle, blocked out.

Full and on off, pushed to long off for a single.

Outside off, this is guided to point.

Too full and outside off, Shah hits it wide of cover and evades the dive from the man at mid off. Two.

Fuller ball, outside off, Shah drives it to cover.

A bumper on middle, Shah evades it well.

On a length and around off, Shah blocks it out.

Shorter and on middle, defended.

Another single to end the over as this is hit to long off.

This is full and on off, it is driven to long off for a single.

Fuller and on middle, this is blocked.

Full and on middle, driven to long off for a single.

Tossed up, outside  off, lands and spins away. Shah prods to defend but misses.

This one lands on off and spins away. Shah dabs it to third man for a couple.

OUT! GONE! Something was bound to happen with so many dot balls. Take a bow, Santner. Pulls off a screamer. This is short and on middle, got big on Shahidi who pulls but top edges it to square leg. Mitchell Santner runs back, keeps his eyes on the ball, dives and takes with his left-hand. A one-handed stunner and holds on to it after falling on the ground as well. New Zealand all over Afghanistan.

This is on middle, Shahidi tries to slash but mistimes it to mid off.

Shorter and on middle, this is pulled to deep square leg for one.

Afghanistan taking no risk at all. Both look too defensive. Length and on  off, dropped  to point.

A good-length ball on middle, Shah blocks.

Drops it short and on middle, Shah hops and turns it to square leg.

A single to end the over as Shah hits it through covers.

Too full on middle, drilled to long on for one.

Shahidi uses his feet, this is flat and on middle, Shahidi fends it away on the leg side.

Mitchell Santner bowls in the rough patch. Outside off and makes it to turn in. Shahidi keeps it out.

An arm ball on middle, Shah tucks it to square leg for a single.

Fuller ball, outside off, Shah drives it to point.

New Zealand keeping the field tight. Length and outside off, Shahidi taps it to point.

Drops it short and outside off, Shah dabs it to third man for one.

Length ball, outside off, Shah taps it to point.

Fuller and outside off, this is driven to the right of mid off for one.

On a length and on middle, blocked out.

141 clicks to start the spell, this is full and on middle, eased to mid on.

On the pads, nudged to mid-wicket for a single.

Wide! This one lands on middle and spins away. Huge turn. Shahidi misses his clip.

Slower and on the pads. Shahidi pulls it to short fine leg.

FOUR! Just far away. Floated, full and outside off. Shahidi uses his feet and smashes it to the left of mid off for a boundary.

Tossed up, outside off, Shahidi defends it very late.

Flat and outside off, this is guided through point for a single.

This is full and outside off, Shah drives it through covers for a couple of runs. He is off the mark.

Yet another maiden! Length and on off, kept out.

Another one outside off, Shahidi misses the drive yet again.

Angles this away from off, Shahidi looks to push at it but is beaten.

A sharp bumper, evaded well.

On off, this is kept out.

On middle, blocked.

Yet another dot! Runs are hard to come by. On off, this is pushed to cover.

Another dot! Around off, this is pushed to cover.

Fuller and on off, Shah pushes it to covers.

Around off, this is pushed to cover.

Lands safe! A quick bumper, Shah is late on the pull, it goes off the splice but lands short of mid-wicket.

Length again and around off, this is pushed to cover.

Maiden then by Henry! Good length and on off, Shahidi gets right behind the line and blocks.

BEATEN! Good length and on off, this one lands and moves away. Shahidi is beaten again as he tries to defend.

On the off pole, this is pushed to cover.

On the stumps, Shahidi plays it back to the bowler.

Around off, defended well.

Beauty! Length and around off, this lands and moves away. Shahidi is beaten as he tries to defend.

On off, defended well.

Outside off, this is guided down to third man for one.

On off, blocked.

Fuller and on middle, this is played back to the bowler.

Around off, kept out.

OUT! TAKEN! It was Henry in the last over and this time its Boult. Both the openers back in the hut in the space of three balls. A slower one on middle, it grips in the surface. Zadran looks to work it on the leg side. This goes off the leading edge and Santner takes it. Afghanistan in huge trouble now.

Around off, kept out.

OUT! TIMBER! That is a cracking delivery! The big wicket of Gurbaz is taken. Matt Henry gets his revenge. This lands around off, it pitches and comes back in. Henry may have rolled his fingers on it. Sneaks between the gap of bat and pad as Gurbaz tries to defend and hits the stumps. Timely as these two were starting to flourish.

Quick run now! On middle, Zadran looks to drive, it hits the inside edge and then rolls on the leg side for one.

Good batting! Outside off, this is guided down to third man for one.

SIX! That is a serious shot! Over the fence. Fuller and on off, this is lofted down and Over the mong off fence.

Lands short! Good length and on off, extra bounce, Gurbaz looks to defend but it hits the glove but Landa short of the first slip fielder.

Around off, Zadran guides it to point.

Yet another one! They need to to start rotating the strike more. On off, Zadran pushes it to covers.

Another dot! On off, kept out.

Two more! Shorter and on middle, Zadran pulls it through square leg for two.

Length and around off, this is pushed to mid off.

FOUR! OFF THE INSIDE EDGE! Afghanistan won't mind how they come as long as they do. Length and around off, Zadran pushes at it away from the body, it goes off the inside edge and down to the fine leg fence.

Sharp stuff! A bumper, quick one, Gurbaz leaves it alone.

On middle, kept out.

Outside off, left alone.

Tip and run! Good batting! Length and around off, this is pushed towards cover for one.

FOUR! FLAYED AWAY! Short and outside off, Ibrahim cuts it past point for a boundary. First real poor ball and it is put away.

On off, kept out.

Beaten! A good nut to end! Shorter and outside off, Gurbaz looks to cut but misses.

A quick run! On off, this is pushed to mid off for one.

Around off, this is pushed to cover.

Around off, this is pushed towards cover for one.

Fuller this time but a little too straight. Gurbaz looks to flick again but misses to get hit on the pads.

Beauty! Extra bounce! Shortish and around off, this one lands and takes off. Gurbaz is beaten as he tries to put bat on ball.

Around off, this is pushed to cover.

Just outside off, Gurbaz guides it down to third man for one.

Another one which jags back in after landing on middle, it hits Gurbaz high on thr pads as he tries to flick.

A loud appeal but not given again! Angled into the pads, Gurbaz looks to put bat on ball but misses to get hit on the pads.

Length and around off, this is guided down towards third man for one. Ibrahim is off the mark too.

Movement off the pitch! Length and around middle, this lands and jags back in. It goes off the inner half as Gurbaz looks to defend and towards fine leg for one.

First run off the bat! Length and around off, this is guided down to third man for one.

That seemed like a quiet appeal but New Zealand have reviewed, it seems to be pitching outside leg. NOT OUT! The Kiwis lose a review early on. This lands outside leg and straightens. Gurbaz misses his defense and gets hit on the pads. Not a good review.

Yet another full and outside off, this time inside the tramline, Gurbaz lets it go at the end.

WIDE! Way too wide, Boult this time looks to angle it across but it is well wide outside off. Left alone.

Fuller and around off, not a lot of movement this time, it js pushed to cover.

WIDE! Slides this one down the leg side and courtesy that extra, Afghanistan are underway!

Slightly fuller again, letting the ball do its bit, Gurbaz yet again plays it to mid on.

Hint of inward movement, it is on a length and around middle, this is pushed to mid on.