Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, 1st T20I, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh in UAE 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Sharafuddin Ashraf, out Noor Ahmad Run Out!! 1 run completed. Slower short of length delivery outside off, Ashraf pulls to deep mid-wicket and was content with a single. Noor always wanted the second and ran desperately, but to no avail. Both batters stuck at the bowling end and the keeper completes the formalities. Noor Ahmad run out (Saif Hassan/Tanzim Hasan Sakib/Jaker Ali) 6(4) [4s-1]

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Sharafuddin Ashraf, 2 runs, back of the hand slower ball outside off, Ashraf mistimes the loft to the left of long-on and calls his partner through for a second. The throw was a bit wide and Ashraf did well to pull off a dive at the last minute

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Sharafuddin Ashraf, FOUR, too full and wide of off stump, Ashraf sinks to one knee and creams the drive all along the ground to the left of sweeper cover

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Sharafuddin Ashraf, SIX, juicy full toss and Sharafuddin Ashraf has parked that out of the ground. Clears his front leg and smokes it over long-on for a 95-metre maximum

Mustafizur to Noor Ahmad, FOUR, off-cutter outside off, Noor Ahmad looks to punch and ends up slicing it off the leading edge to the right of the fielder at backward point

Mustafizur to Rashid Khan, out Caught by Jaker Ali!! Slower ball once again and Rashid Khan gets out trying to be cheeky. He opens the bat face and looks to use the width on offer to steer the ball fine of third man. Gets a thick outside edge to the right of the keeper and Jaker Ali pulls off a timely dive to grab it with both hands. Rashid Khan c Jaker Ali b Mustafizur 4(2) [4s-1]

Taskin Ahmed to Rashid Khan, FOUR, short and wide of off, Rashid Khan throws his hands on the cut and gets a thick inside edge that runs away past the diving keeper to his left. 22 runs off the over.

Taskin Ahmed to Nabi, out Caught by Rishad Hossain!! Another slower ball from Taskin Ahmed and this time he gets his revenge. The length was full and Nabi tried to smack it down the ground for another maximum. Got it off the cue end of the bat and the fielder at long-on runs in to take the skier. Nabi c Rishad Hossain b Taskin Ahmed 38(25) [4s-1 6s-4]

Taskin Ahmed to Nabi, SIX, third six of the over! The length was full and Nabi clears his front leg to help it away with a whippy flick over deep backward square. That was a slower delivery from Taskin Ahmed, but Nabi picked that early to hit a 84-metre maximum

Taskin Ahmed to Nabi, SIX, a juicy full toss on the stumps, Nabi says thank you and mows it into the mid-wicket orbit with an air of nonchalance

Taskin Ahmed to Nabi, SIX, full and in the slot outside off, Nabi gets under it and carves it over extra cover for a maximum

Mustafizur to Nabi, FOUR, skiddy length delivery pitches outside leg, Nabi hops and tickles it fine off his pads. The fielder at short fine dives to his right, but to no avail...

Nasum Ahmed to Nabi, 1 run, short outside off, punched away to long-off

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Gurbaz, out Caught by Rishad Hossain!! Does him with the slower ball. Gurbaz makes room looking to go on the off-side and the ball never arrived. He tries to go over backward point by trying to play a cut and ends up slicing it off the top-edge to the left of backward point. Gurbaz c Rishad Hossain b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 40(31) [4s-2 6s-3]

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Gurbaz, SIX, makes room, stays leg-side of the length delivery and clubs it off the meat of the bat over long-off for a much-needed maximum. 78-metre hit that...

Rishad Hossain to Gurbaz, 1 run, that is an excellent effort from Parvez, but has he saved the six there? Gurbaz got a top-edge on the sweep and Parvez ran a long way to his left from deep square to try and take the catch. He got both hands and did well to release the ball on the dive before losing momentum and sliding beyond the ropes...

Rishad Hossain to Nabi, SIX, juicy full delivery in the slot just outside off, Nabi makes room and thumps it many-a-mile over long-off. 94-metre maximum

Rishad Hossain to Azmatullah, out Caught by Tanzim Hasan Sakib!! Catching practice for Tanzim. Floaty legbreak on the stumps, Omarzai goes down on one knee and mistimes the slog off the thick inside half, Tanzim at long-on makes no mistake. Azmatullah c Tanzim Hasan Sakib b Rishad Hossain 18(18) [4s-1 6s-1]

Mustafizur to Gurbaz, FOUR, thick outside edge! 137ks length ball outside off, Gurbaz looks to steer and ends up getting a thick outside edge that flies away past the diving keeper to his right

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Azmatullah, no run, slower short of length delivery on off, Omarzai looks to play straight and nearly chips a return catch to the bowler. Tanzim Hasan Sakib dives but couldn't get his fingers under the ball...

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Azmatullah, SIX, short and wide of off, Omarzai makes room and carves it up and over extra cover with terrific timing

Rishad Hossain to Azmatullah, FOUR, makes room and slaps the full delivery up and over extra cover! Excellent timing on that from Azmatullah Omarzai

Rishad Hossain to Gurbaz, SIX, they need a lot more of these! Full on the stumps, Gurbaz makes room and clubs it back over the bowler's head for a huge sixer

Rishad Hossain to Mohammad Ishaq, out Caught by Shamim Hossain!! Full on middle and leg, Mohammad Ishaq opts for the sweep and gets a thick top-edge that goes flat and straight to the fielder at deep square. Afghanistan in deep trouble after opting to bat first. Mohammad Ishaq c Shamim Hossain b Rishad Hossain 1(4)

Rishad Hossain to Gurbaz, SIX, full and in the slot outside off, Gurbaz gets under it and smokes it over long-off for a mighty maximum

Mustafizur to Gurbaz, out Darwish Rasooli Run Out!! That is a horrible mix-up and Darwish Rasooli has to go. It was Gurbaz's call and Darwish Rasooli was guilty of ball-watching. Punched to the left of the bowler and Gurbaz ran with the shot. Darwish Rasooli though was ball-watching and barely moved out of his crease, it was too late by the time he started rushing to the other end. The throw wasn't that great from Mustafizur, but Jaker Ali did well to collect the ball on the slide and dislodge the bails. Darwish Rasooli run out (Mustafizur/Jaker Ali) 0(2)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Sediqullah Atal, out Caught by Parvez Hossain Emon!! The length was full and it was on the pads which lured Sediqullah Atal to play a hoick on the leg-side. Unfortunately for him, the ball didn't quite arrive and he ended up getting a thick leading edge that went miles in the air. It hung in for a long time, but the fielder at mid-wicket kept his eyes on the ball and held it with a reverse cup. Sediqullah Atal c Parvez Hossain Emon b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 10(12) [4s-1]

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Gurbaz, FOUR, that is an excellent shot from Rahmanullah Gurbaz! Uses his feet, gets close to the pitch of the full delivery and blazes the drive in the gap through extra cover

Nasum Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, out Bowled!! That is a terrible shot from Ibrahim Zadran. A bling slog and no feet. Nasum Ahmed bowled this a bit quicker and shorter, drifted in with the arm and hit the top of middle and off. Ibrahim Zadran b Nasum Ahmed 15(10) [4s-3]

Taskin Ahmed to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR, full and wide of off stump, Sediqullah Atal leans across and creams the drive on the rise in the gap to the left of the diving fielder at cover

Taskin Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, errs in line this time! Full and drifting down the leg-side, Ibrahim Zadran gets enough bat on the tickle and beats the sliding effort of the fielder at short fine to his right

Taskin Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, sits up on a length outside off, Ibrahim Zadran uses the pace on offer to spank the ball in the gap between cover and backward point

Taskin Ahmed to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, Taskin Ahmed goes fuller and provides enough width for Ibrahim Zadran to slam the drive past the diving left hand of backward point