00:00Good evening and welcome to everyone, you join us for this match between Afghanistan
00:25and Bangladesh.
00:41Just as you'd expect really, it's good conditions for batting and I'm sure neither captain would
00:45have had any hesitation in choosing to bat first.
00:51Bowlers look ready, the umpires are in position for the first ball, the bowlers will want
00:55to focus on their line and lengths and let the ball do the rest.
01:03Looking to get the inning started, just can't get it away.
01:15Right off the middle of the bat.
01:18It was just a little bit too full and it was beautifully timed.
01:25Boundary off the last ball, what's to come off this delivery I wonder?
01:36Perfect technique and placement.
01:39What a lovely shot, really good timing out of the middle and it raced to the boundary.
01:45Just need to keep it simple, line and length, around about off stump and that will force
01:50the mistake.
01:56Right in the slot, right where they like it, the ball races to the boundary.
02:01Everything was right about it, the footwork to get back and then the back coming through
02:04the ball beautifully.
02:08Can't get that outside the ring field.
02:38Edged, keeper can't take it, not sure anyone will cut that off.
02:52Nothing really wrong with the delivery, got onto the front foot and found the space to
02:56get that one to the boundary.
02:57The team will be after a positive innings from this batter, a great opportunity to come
03:02in and put some runs on the board.
03:04Rahman into the attack now from the south end.
03:18Hits that well onto the back foot and cracks it away.
03:22Still needed to be put away, short in the zone, dealt with in some style.
03:29A little short on that occasion, needs to adjust the length slightly to be just a little
03:34fuller.
03:35Too short on this pitch and as we've seen already, it makes it very easy to score.
03:42Fielders there in the covers but they put it right into the gap, that's a beautiful
03:45shot.
03:50Consecutive boundaries in this over, I wonder what plans they'll come up with to slow this
03:55batting.
03:59Nicely played, perfect timing.
04:03Just perfection, a majestic shot.
04:06You just cannot hit it any better than that, raced away to the boundary.
04:12Tried for something a bit different the last ball, the captain shouldn't mind that, if
04:16they get it right they might just get the wicket.
04:19Great shot through the gap, perfect timing.
04:24Off the head, right in line with the ball, a beautiful strike there down the ground.
04:35Into the gap, nice shot.
04:40You can't fault the bowling, sometimes your opponent is just too good, wonderful front
04:44foot shot and there was absolutely no point in chasing that.
04:48Do they go full?
04:49Do they go short?
04:51A lot to ponder after the boundary.
04:58Too good, not sure anyone is going to cut that off.
05:02Steered away nicely, let the ball do all the work for them, nicely played for four.
05:07That's the over, Afghanistan are 40 for none and that's the end of the innings, Bangladesh
05:14have been set a target of 41 runs.
06:45A mountain to climb as the openers come out, the goal will be to get the innings off to
06:48a good start, but one of these two surely has to go on to score big.
07:05Off edge.
07:14Time to keep the pressure on now, great last ball to find the edge, it's just a case of
07:19finding the same spot.
07:22Yeah, brilliant shot that.
07:26Got it well enough to get it away to the boundary, a poor delivery and a fine shot in the end.
07:32Khan, I don't think will be too happy with their bowler at the moment.
07:44Hit that hard, nailed it.
07:48You can't fault that shot, nicely played and it was four runs all the way.
07:54I'd like to see them aim for the top of off now, as a bowler you've got to make them play
07:59on your terms.
08:03Brilliant diving stop.
08:05Maybe they didn't pick it up, very late on the shot.
08:13Yeah, very sweet off the bat and four all the way.
08:26Good balance, really good balance to transfer the weight and stay on top of the ball.
08:31That last ball isn't something you'd want to see a repeat of, you don't want to be giving
08:35easy runs away.
08:38Oh my, that's racing away.
08:48A couple on offer here, questions will begin to be asked, should the captain make a change?
08:54A big over that one, too many loose deliveries.
09:04A big opportunity, they've worked hard in recent weeks, they should have the confidence
09:09to build in innings and get big runs on the board.
09:13Ul Haq, the right arm medium bowler, is coming into the attack from the south end.
09:27Beaten on the drive.
09:28Nice bowling.
09:29A bit of frustration after that shot, went after it but just couldn't lay a bat on it.
09:46Good bit of timing there.
09:48You don't chase those down, brilliantly timed off the back foot and that's race to the boundary.
09:57Being nicely settled at the crease now would have been really happy with that last shot.
10:11That's right off the meat of the bat.
10:14That went all the way up towards the grandstand for four, driven away nicely.
10:24They need to find a dot ball or two to slow things down again.
10:36Thrashed away, what a shot.
10:40A little bit short, not horribly short, moves the feet well and the hands even better.
10:49A boundary off the last ball, is it a sign they're trying to push the run rate?
11:02Misses everything.
11:05That's wild, nothing elegant about that shot.
11:08It's not timing it at all, it's poor play.
11:20Oh my, that's just flown off the middle.
11:23Saw it from the moment it left the hand, latched onto it and given the full treatment.
11:29End of the over.
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