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Afghanistan vs England, 8th Match, Group B - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Date & Time: Feb 26, 02:00 PM LOCAL

Fazalhaq Farooqi 1-62(10 ov)

48.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mark Wood, no run, 13 remains for the final over. Short of a length ball, stabbed down to short third man. Mark Wood wanted a single but Adil Rashid I don't think was ever interested. Excellent over from Fazalhaq Farooqi as he only gave away 3 runs and picked up the wicket of Archer
48.5
W
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jofra Archer, out Caught by Nabi!! The crowd goes berserk. They are going bonkers. Was a slower length delivery, outside off, the batter wanted to slog it across the line and skied it upwards. The man at long-on circled under it and took it easily. Nabi wouldn't have dropped it. 13 still needed now. The ball again sat into the deck and Jofra Archer failed to infuse power into the shot. Fazalhaq Farooqi has picked up his first wicket. Jofra Archer c Nabi b Fazalhaq Farooqi 14(8) [4s-2]
48.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Adil Rashid, 1 run, slower short ball, Adil Rashid steers the ball down to short third man and scampers off. The throw came in at the batter's end but Jofra Archer had made it. Single added to the tally
48.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jofra Archer, 1 run, 14 needed off 9 balls. Very full, wide, outside off, stabs the ball down to deep cover. Only a single. Only two runs off the over so far
48.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Adil Rashid, 1 run, fuller length delivery, well outside off, driven down to long-off for a single off the cue-end of the bat. Good for England now that Jofra Archer will be on strike
48.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Adil Rashid, no run, slower short of length delivery, grips on the deck and was stabbed back to the bowler. The ball held on to the deck a little. Needs to give strike to Jofra Archer
46.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Overton, no run, 25 needed off the last 3 overs. Slower short of length delivery, Jamie Overton looked to nudge it and failed to get it away from the 22 yards
46.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Overton, 2 runs, very full, outside off, Jamie Overton square drives it down to deep cover. The fielder fumbled it twice I guess and that allowed the second one to be taken
46.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jofra Archer, 1 run, 27 needed off 20 balls. Low full toss, outside off, quicker one, Jofra Archer slapped it down to long-off. Jofra Archer has played a superb cameo so far. He hasn't allowed the run rate to go up
46.3
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jofra Archer, FOUR, slice of luck! That was a short of length delivery, angled in, Jofra Archer looked to tuck it and got an inside edge and the ball raced past the dive of the keeper for a four. The keeper dived to his left but it went away
46.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jofra Archer, 2 runs, short of length delivery, angled in, Jofra Archer hops back and tucks the ball behind square for a brace. Was well plaxed by Jofra Archer and well run indeed
46.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Overton, 1 run, very full, angled in, Jamie Overton walks across and clips the ball down to long-on for a single
44.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Root, no run, 48 needed now. 5 overs to go. Good comeback from Fazalhaq Farooqi in the over. Was a slower ball, outside off, Root looks to reverse lap it and misses. Was undone by the lack of pace on it
44.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Overton, 1 run, very full, outside off, Jamie Overton drills it down to long-off. They are happy with a single
44.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Overton, 2 runs, fuller length delivery, slower, on the sticks, whipped wide of the man at deep square for a brace
44.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Overton, no run, backs away to a length delivery and stabs it down into the off-side
44.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Root, 1 run, very full, outside off, Root punches the drive on the up and the man at mid-off dives to his left to stop it
44.1
6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Root, SIX, what carry! That has sailed over the keeper for a sixer. Was a banged in short ball, outside off, Root walked across, scooped it over the keeper. Wonderful shot from Root
42.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Overton, no run, stays leg-side of the length delivery and pats the ball down to cover off the outer-half of the bat. England would still take it as 10 came off the over and 9 off it was scored by Jamie Overton
42.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Overton, no run, decent comeback from Fazalhaq Farooqi after being hit for two fours off the first two balls. Fuller, slower, outside off, Jamie Overton looked to push at it and got beaten outside off
42.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Root, 1 run, slower, short ball, cue-ended down to third man for a single as he tried to flay that away
42.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Overton, 1 run, short of length delivery, angled in, Jamie Overton stabs it wide of cover for a single
42.2
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Overton, FOUR, short ball, wide outside off, Jamie Overton drags the pull and slaps it over mid-wicket. He hit that well and off the meat of the bat. Poor start in this spell for Fazalhaq Farooqi. You can't err in your lengths so much. Two short ball and both put away for fours
42.1
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Overton, FOUR, bad ball and put away! Short ball, pulled away and got it wide of the man at long leg. The batter used his height and got on top of the bounce to roll his wrists over the ball
15.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Root, 1 run, shortish delivery angling across Root. He gets on top of the bounce and plays a controlled pull shot to deep mid-wicket
15.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, 1 run, short of length ball outside off, Duckett punches it to sweeper cover
15.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, no run, pace on this time on this shortish delivery and angling in from off, sticks on the surface, Duckett is early into the pull and toe-ends it towards mid-on
15.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Root, 1 run, pitched up outside off at 119.8kph, the slower one, Root opens his bat-face and square drives it to sweeper cover
15.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Root, no run, hard length ball on off at 136.4kph, Root wanted to work it across but ended up playing it towards mid-on
15.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, 1 run, short of length ball around off, Duckett hops and works it to the left of mid-on
13.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Root, 1 run, length ball angling in on middle and off from round the wicket, Root works it in front of square on the leg-side to retain strike
13.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, 1 run, short ball outside off, Duckett pulls it to deep square leg
13.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, no run, pace off again, 115kph full floaty delivery on off, Duckett leans ahead to dead-bat it
13.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, no run, short of length ball shaping in from outside off, kept out watchfully
13.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, wide, short ball but it's down leg, Duckett plays at it but misses. Wided
13.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, 2 runs, fullish ball outside off, Duckett carves it towards deep backward point for a couple
13.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, no run, dropped! That's a massive moment in the game, quips Nasser Hussain on air. On a fuller length shaping towards the leg-stump, Duckett is early into the flick and gets a leading edge. Shahidi charges in from mid-off and gets to it with ease. Looks like he has it under control. He gets low and gets both his hands to it but it pops out. The Afghanis in the crowd are distraught. How costly will that prove?
11.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, no run, good work by Gurbaz! Length ball shaping towards the leg-stump, Duckett looks to tuck it across but it deflects off his pads behind. Gurbaz moves to his right and dives nicely to stop certain runs for his side. Only 2 runs off the over
11.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, no run, 114.7kph off-cutter on a length around off, Duckett covers the line and blocks it down the track
11.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Root, 1 run, hard length ball around off, Root hops and works it through square leg
11.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Root, no run, a floaty full ball on off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket
11.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Root, no run, back of a length ball angling in initially from outside off and straightens a touch, Root is squared up a touch but manages to defend it down the track
11.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, 1 run, short of length ball outside off, Duckett chops it to covers to cross over
4.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Smith, no run, ohh, that was lucky for Jamie Smith! A short of length ball, shoots off the deck and gets big on Smith. He takes it on with a flat-batted stroke but mistimes it towards mid-on. Rashid Khan was alert there
4.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Smith, no run, back of a length ball on off, skids on after landing, Jamie Smith hangs back and blocks it down the track
4.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Smith, no run, good length ball shaping in on middle and leg, kept out watchfully
4.3
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Smith, FOUR, nicely played! Short of a length ball and some width on offer, Jamie Smith cashes in as he punches it beautifully past the left side of cover-point.
4.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jamie Smith, no run, 132kph back of a length ball outside off, Jamie Smith hangs back and blocks it down the track
4.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, 1 run, short of length ball around leg-stump, Duckett misses his tuck and it deflects off his pads towards square leg for a leg bye. Given as a run by the umpire though
2.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Duckett, 2 runs, another slower ball swinging in nicely on off, Duckett flicks it through square leg. The fielder in the deep moves to his right to cut it off. A couple results
2.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, 1 run, edged but safe! Full length ball well outside off, Phil Salt tries to play a booming drive through covers but ekes an inside edge towards fine leg
2.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, no run, 111.5kph pitched up ball outside off, Phil Salt checks his push and gets it towards mid-off
2.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, 2 runs, short of length ball angling towards leg-stump, Phil Salt works it to the left of long leg and rushes back for the second run
2.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, no run, 133.8kph pitched up ball outside off, driven crisply but Fazalhaq Farooqi manages to half-stop it with his leg and parries it towards mid-off
2.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, no run, back of a length ball angling in from outside off at 137.1kph, Phil Salt looks to punch it through covers but gets it off the inner half towards mid-on
0.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, no run, 134kph back of a length ball on off, Phil Salt covers the line and keeps it out watchfully
0.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, no run, peach! 134.1kph length ball coming in with the initial round the wicket angle but straightens away after landing. Phil Salt looks to drive it on the up but gets beaten on the outside edge
0.4
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, FOUR, shot! 133.7kph back of a length ball outside off and some room on offer, sits up nicely for Phil Salt. He stands tall and punches it crisply through covers to find the fence
0.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, no run, a stifled appeal for lbw! Good length ball seaming in towards the leg-stump, Phil Salt looks to tuck it across but is struck on the pads. It was clearly going down leg
0.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, no run, back of a length ball on middle and leg at 132.6kph, shaping away, Phil Salt hangs back and taps it towards backward point
0.1
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, FOUR, Phil Salt is off the mark in style! Fractionally overpitched on off, hint of inswing, Phil Salt leans towards it and creams the drive past the left side of mid-off to get the desired result
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