Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, One-off Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, out Lbw!! That's plumb and Rahman finishes with 7 for 97. The nip-backer and Chivanga is caught on the move, plays down the wrong line and is beaten on the inside edge, struck adjacent to middle and would've gone on and hit the leg-stump. Tanaka Chivanga lbw b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 5(16) [4s-1]

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Chivanga goes right back on the block

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - Chivanga plays with soft hands and the edge rolls to second slip

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Chivanga plays inside the line and lets it go

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, FOUR, cracking shot, that's not a No.11 shot and Brad Evans gives him a big hi-fi - banged in short and Chivanga is quick to get into position, swivels across and then nails the pull past square leg for a boundary

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, shout for LBW, but this is sliding down leg - the big inswinger and Chivanga was beaten on the inside edge

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, defended back at the bowler

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, appeal for LBW, did look pad first, but must've been sliding down leg - Chivanga was half-forward as he looked to defend

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - punched square on the off-side for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, no run, fuller length delivery and well down leg, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Evans swings across the line and misses

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, no run, length ball on the pads, Brad Evans was looking to leave, flicks the pad and rolls down to long leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, pushed to mid-off

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, short and into the right-hander, Tanaka Chivanga can't get out of the way and cops a painful blow on his right glove - moves away and takes time to compose himself

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - Evans hacks across the line and gets a thick inside edge to long leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, no run, on a good length and shaping back into the right-hander, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, defended back at the bowler

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, dabbed square on the off-side and Brad Evans doesn't run

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, edged, but Chivanga was playing with soft hands and the ball bounced well in front of slip

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off - Chivanga looks to cut and missed

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, fuller length delivery and angling into the right-hander - squirted out to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Muzarabani, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Rahman has the stumps cart-wheeling once again and he has 6 for the innings - full and straight, Muzarabani cleared his front-leg on the hoick and missed the line completely - turns around to watch his stumps in a mess. Muzarabani b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 5(10) [4s-1]

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Muzarabani, no run

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off, steered behind square on the off-side for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Muzarabani, FOUR, nicely played, back of a length and well wide of off - Muzarabani stands tall on the punch, places it behind square on the off-side for a boundary

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Muzarabani, no run, yorker length delivery on the leg-stump line - squeezed out to mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Muzarabani, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, 1 run, short and at the stumps - Evans gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down to long leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped straight to the fielder at mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, FOUR, cracking shot, back of a length and well wide of off - Brad Evans stands tall and punches it square on the off-side, races away to the point boundary

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Muzarabani, no run, that was close, fuller length delivery and nipping back into the right-hander - Muzarabani just about gets his bat down in time and keeps it out

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ngarava, out Bowled!! A first-ball duck for Ngarava and Rahman has 5 - he's bowled beautifully and has certainly deserved this, accolades all-around as he jumps around in joy. On a good length and angling across the left-hander - Ngarava's feet went nowhere as he went for the drive, doesn't cover for the away going angle, gets beaten on the outside edge and the off-stump is sent cart-wheeling once again. Ziaur Rahman Sharifi is on a hat-trick now. Ngarava b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 0(1)

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, out Lbw!! A big appeal for LBW and Tafadzwa Tsiga's troubled stay comes to an end, was this nipping down leg? Was the big nip-backer and Tsiga played all-around it, the ball smashed into the front-pad, in front of middle and leg - umpire Nitin Menon reckons that it was at least clipping the leg-stump and sends Tsiga on his way. Tafadzwa Tsiga lbw b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 17(52) [4s-2]

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, 1 run, banged in short and at the stumps - Evans swivels across and pulls it past square leg for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, no run, short of a good length and angling across the right-hander - Evans swings and misses

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, short and into the body, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, 1 run, fuller length delivery and angling into the pads, clipped wide of mid-wicket for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, no run, on a good length and just outside off - dabbed off the back-foot to backward point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brad Evans, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended off the back-foot to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, squirted into the gap left of cover for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, FOUR, the boundaries continue to flow - on a length and angling into the pads, Tafadzwa Tsiga gets inside the line and clips it fine, beating the fielder at long leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, on a good length and just outside off - a good stride forward as Tsiga defended

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, shout for LBW, but this is a big nip-backer and would've headed down leg, Tsiga was beaten by a long way as he planted his foot forward

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, FOUR, short of a length and well wide of off - Tsiga frees his arms on the cut, gets a toe-end and the ball rolls away in the gap between gully and second slip

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping back into the right-hander, catches Tsiga's inside edge on the drive and rolls to mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, on a good length and seaming back sharply into the right-hander - Tsiga was pressing forward in defence, the ball cuts through him and strikes him on the right fore-arm

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, leg byes, 1 run, short of a length and angling into the left-hander, tucked down to long leg for a single, came off the pad and it's given as a leg-bye

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven to the left of mid-off for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, Tsiga has a dab and misses

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, length ball angling into the right-hander, turned to the on-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Tsiga shapes to drive and gets a thick inside edge to mid-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Curran plays with soft hands and the ball rolls to backward point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, Rahman shortens the length outside off - defended off the back-foot to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, FOUR, gorgeous, Ben Curran is opening up here - too full and too wide of off, he leans into the drive and crunches it wide of cover, no need to run for those

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Tsiga shapes for an expansive drive and inside halves it to the riight of mid-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, full and at the stumps - Tsiga leans across, plays with a slightly angled bat-face and picks out mid-on with the on-drive

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Tsiga leans across on the defensive push

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, short of length delivery, Curran defends with soft hands towards cover-point, asks his partner if he's keen for a quick single, Raza says no

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, good length delivery angling in, Curran pushes to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 2 runs, leg-side offering, glanced through backward square leg. The lead is now 100

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, driven towards cover

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, short of length delivery down leg, Curran misses the tickle as he looks to get a boundary

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, good length delivery angling in from round the wicket, slightly wide of off so Curran shoulders arms to that one

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 2 runs, full and angling down leg, Curran flicks behind square and gets two more

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, good length delivery angling in, Curran dabs late to backward point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, full and outside off stump, Curran mistimes the drive towards cover

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, full delivery, Curran defends off front foot

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Raza, leg byes, 1 run, angling in and heading down leg, Raza misses the tickle this time and it's come off the pad

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Raza, 2 runs, good length delivery angling in, Raza looks to defend, gets an inside edge that escapes fine to short fine leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Curran gets right behind the line in defence

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, banged in short and down leg, Curran ducks under and lets it go

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, Rahman shortens the length outside off - Curran lets the ball come, plays with soft hands and drops it onto the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Raza, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - nudged wide of mid-wicket for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the left-hander, nudged past square leg for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, yorker length delivery outside off - Curran's bat turned on impact as he squeezed it out

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, banged in short and at the left-hander - Curran drops his gloves and sways away from the line

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Raza, 1 run, on a length and angling into the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Raza, no run, length ball outside off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Raza, no run, on a good length and just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Raza, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 1 run, Rahman shortens the length and angles one into the left-hander, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, fuller length delivery olo - a mistimed drive to cover

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Curran leans well forward defensively

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, length ball around off, defended to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Curran's bat turned on impact as he skewed the drive to mid-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, length ball on off, turned to the on-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, on a length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Curran leans forward defensively

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, beauty, on a good length and holding its line outside off - the length makes Curran play and he's beaten on the outside edge

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ervine, leg byes, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the left-hander, clipped down to long leg for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Rahman has sent another Zimbabwe batter's stumps cart-wheeling - he's up in joy with his arms gheld aloft, AFG needed this wicket badly, a well-set Brendan Taylor could've pushed the score ahead at a brisk rate - was the nip-backer, kept coming back into the right-hander, Taylor was pinned onto the crease as he played forward, gets beaten on the outside edge and the off-stump goes for a walk. Brendan Taylor b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 32(43) [4s-6]

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - a good stride forward as Taylor blocked it to mid-off

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, a check-drive, but the timing is sweet and it beats the chasing fielder to the ropes - full and at the stumps, Taylor leans across, presents the full face of the bat and punches it straight of mid-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, Rahman shortens the length outside off - Taylor hops across, gets on top of the bounce and drops it down

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 1 run, short of a length and at the hips, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, on a good length and in that channel just outside off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Taylor gets well forward defensively

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, beaten, much better from Rahman, comes back with the angle and then held its line outside off - drew Taylor forward and went past the outside edge

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, top-edge and four, too short and too wide of off from Rahman - Taylor stands tall and throws his bat on the cut, gets a fat edge that flies over first slip

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, edged and four, short of a good length and angling away from the right-hander - Taylor threw his bat on the cut, gets a thick edge and the ball flies in the gap between second slip and gully

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, on a length and just outside off - Taylor prods across defensively

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Curran gets on top of the bounce and defends it to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, FOUR, that's a poor delivery, short and angling down leg - Curran gets inside the line, swivels across and helps it on its way with the fine pull, no need to run for those

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, length ball angling into the pads, clipped down to long leg for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, tad fuller and around off - Taylor leans across and defends it back at the bowler

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended off the back-foot to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, short of a good length and angling back into the right-hander, turned to the on-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 1 run, banged in short and angling into the left-hander - pulled down to long leg for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, to cover

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 1 run, tad too short and angling down leg - pulled down to long leg for a single - Zimbabwe are into the lead now, by 1 run

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, short and into the body, Taylor hops across and nudges it behind square on the on-side for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, the bouncer from Rahman - Taylor ducks under and lets it go

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 1 run, short and down leg, pulled down to long leg and it's a hard-fought Test fifty, his 2nd in Tests for Zimbabwe

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Curran went hard on the drive and mistimes it to cover

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, length ball from round the wicket - Ben Curran gets right behind the line in defence

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, on a length and at the stumps, Taylor shuffles across and nudges it to the right of mid-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, nicely played, Taylor's trademark upper-cut, short and just outside off - he waits on it, opens the face of the bat and runs it over first slip, almost went all the way, bouncing right in front of the ropes

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Taylor prods across and defends it with an angled bat

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, fuller length delivery and sliding down leg, Taylor was looking to flick and missed

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, short of a good length and at the pads, turned to the on-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, easy pickings for Taylor, he's off the mark in some style, too full and at the pads, clipped fine and onto the ropes at long leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, on a good length and just outside off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, no run, a massive shout for LBW, Adrain Holdstock shakes his head and AFG can't believe it - Rahmunullah Gurbaz fakes a DRS appeal, but he can't do anything about it - nipped back in and pinned Taylor in the crease, striking him in front of middle and leg, would've probably gone down with the angle

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, out Bowled!! Finally Afghanistan get Nick Welch. A patient knock but full of luck. A cracker of a delivery, wide of the crease and nips back in from a good length, Welch gets forward to defend, but leaves a gap between bat and pad, the ball sneaks through and uproots middle-stump. Sends the stump cartwheeling much to the delight of Ziaur Rahman Sharifi who is pumped. Welch battled on and even survived a catch off a no-ball, had his fair share of luck but that has now run out. Falls a run short of his fifty. Nick Welch b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 49(89) [4s-5 6s-1]

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 1 run, short of length down leg, Ben Curran helps it down to fine-leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, length and angled in on off, Ben Curran gets forward to defend to the right of Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, full outside off, Ben Curran gets forward and thrashes the drive but picks out cover

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, short of length on off, Ben Curran goes on the back foot to defend to mid-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, fullish and nips back in from outside off, Ben Curran covers off-stump and shoulders arms

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, short of length and nips back in from outside off, Ben Curran goes on the back foot to defend solidly

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, 1 run, length delivery on the pads, tucked to deep backward square-leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, ripper. Fine delivery that, angled in on a good length and nips away with extra bounce, Nick Welch spars at it and is lucky not to outside-edge it

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, wide length delivery outside off, shapes away, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, 2 runs, Nick Welch shuffles across well outside off, exposes his three stumps, flicks the length delivery from off, fine and fine-leg with a superb effort, runs and dives to his right to cut it off, saves two

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, short of length outside off, again angle in and shape away, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, short of length and angled in on the fifth-stump line, Nick Welch shoulders arms

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, short of length outside off, seams away, Nick Welch thinks about a cut but lets it go

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, short of length outside off, Nick Welch looks to slash and misses, under the bat it goes

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, full outside off, Nick Welch gets forward and opens the face of the bat to drive, finds backward point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 1 run, short on the stumps, Ben Curran goes on the back foot and pulls down to deep backward square-leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, another short delivery at Ben Curran who ducks under it. Words from Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, short down leg, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, short of length outside off, keeps a bit low, Ben Curran goes on the back foot to pull, misses, Zazai dives to his right to take it, past the inside-edge

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, 3 runs, full and angled in on middle, Nick Welch falls over as he flicks but gets it wide of mid-wicket and mid-on, long chase for mid-on and the fielder cuts it off, keeps it to three

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 1 run, short at Ben Curran who awkwardly flaps the pull, was in no control of the shot, but it lands well short of deep backward square-leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, 1 run, full on off, Nick Welch gets forward to drive and gets it wide of mid-on, Yamin dives to his left and keeps it to one

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, on a good length and just outside off - defended to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line wide of off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, on a good length and just outside off - blocked to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, a big shout for caught behind, the Afghanis were all excited, but umpire Adrian Holdstock shakes his head - there was a sound as the ball went past the inside edge, so he might've got away with it - jagged back in sharply and cut him in half, gap between the ball and his trouser, so could've only been an inside edge, no DRS in this Test though and Rahman has to wheel away once again

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, on a good length and angling back into the right-hander - Welch gets close to the ball in defence

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, FOUR, slapped, full and wide of off - Welch leans into the drive and hammers it through extra-cover, no need to run for those

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, banged in short and just outside off - Welch sways away from the line and lets it go

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, short of a length and angling back into the right-hander, defended to mid-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Welch gets a big stride forward in defence

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, fuller length delivery on off - Welch plays with a slightly angled bat as he pushes it to mid-off

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, banged in short and at the right-hander, Welch drops his wrists and gets out of the way

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - a half-forward Welch pushes it to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, on a good length and angling into the right-hander, turned to the on-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, fraction fuller and around off - Welch opens himself up and pushes it to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 1 run, on a length and at the pads, nudged behind square on the on-side for a run

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, on a length and shaping back into the left-hander, turned to the on-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, banged in short and just outside off - Curran drops his gloves and sways away from the line

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off - Curran was shaping to cut and gets an under-edge that bounces through to the keeper

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, 1 run, full and coming back into the left-hander, Curran plays with the angle and drives it to the left of mid-on for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, 1 run, fuller length delivery and jagging back into the right-hander, Welch presses forward and the ball catches the inside edge, skewing away behind square on the on-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, Rahman shortens the length and gets it to seam away from the right-hander - Welch is half-forward as he looked to defend and missed

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, appeal for LBW, but the bowler wasn't interested, looked very high - Welch was a long way down the pitch as he shuffled across on the tuck and missed

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, lovely, Rahman comes from wide of the crease and creates that angle around the off-stump - Welch is very tentative as he plays at that, gets beaten on the outside edge

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, short of a good length and slanting across the right-hander, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, on a good length from wide of the crease, Welch gets right back in defence

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Nick Welch, no run, short of a length and angling into the right-hander, thuds into Welch's body and drops onto the on-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brian Bennett, out Bowled!! That's an absolute corker and the debutant has struck early - this is a ripper, angles into the right-hander and then held its line around off, Bennett was playing for the angle, plays down the wrong line and the ball crashes into the top of off-stump - it's sent cart-wheeling towards the keeper and Afghanistan have drawn first blood. Brian Bennett b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 6(9) [4s-1]

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brian Bennett, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Bennett doesn't miss out, gets on top of the bounce and crashes it square past cover, runs away to the ropes

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brian Bennett, no run, short of a length and well down leg, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, Rahman shortens the length outside off, defended off the back-foot to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, Rahman shortens the length around off, defended to the on-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from the left-hander, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, on a good length and a hint of shape back into the left-hander, pushed with a straight bat to mid-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, another leave from Curran

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, no run, on a good length and slanting across the left-hander, left alone