Saleem Safi to Washington Sundar, FOUR, fifty for Washington. He's turning into a handy all-rounder in this format. Always among the runs or the wickets. He keeps being pushed around the batting order but that does not deter him from scoring runs. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause. Angled in from round the wicket, Washington leans forward and uses his wrists to flick it wide of mid-on. The timing takes care of the rest..
126.1
6
Saleem Safi to Washington Sundar, SIX, he's picked the bones out of that. 132.7ks back of a length delivery and Washington tees off, transfers his weight back and pulls it in front of square. 81-meter maximum..
124.3
4
Saleem Safi to Kuldeep Yadav, FOUR, shot! Full pitcher outside off, Kuldeep opens the bat face and drives behind the square. The pace of Safi did the rest of taking the ball away from the chasing fielder
120.4
W
Saleem Safi to Mohammed Siraj, out Bowled!! You miss, I hit. A length delivery that reverse swings in slightly, Mohammed Siraj clears his front leg, swings and misses. The middle pole goes for a toss and Mohammed Siraj's entertaining cameo comes to an end. Mohammad Saleem Safi with a superman punch in his celebration. There's a dent in the stump. Mohammed Siraj b Saleem Safi 22(12) [4s-4 6s-1]
120.3
4
Saleem Safi to Mohammed Siraj, FOUR, quite an unorthodox shot. Back of a length delivery outside off, Mohammed Siraj plays it late, slicing it over the gully fielder in style
119.4
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Mohammed Siraj, FOUR, cut away! This was fraction short outside off, Mohammed Siraj rocks back and carves it through backward point. There was a fielder sprinting across in the deep, and he slides too, however, fails to stop the boundary
119.3
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Mohammed Siraj, FOUR, smashed over mid-on. This was on the fuller side and Mohammed Siraj lofts it towards the long-on boundary, landed just in front of the cushions
119.2
6
Nangeyalia Kharote to Mohammed Siraj, SIX, on the fuller side, right into the slot, Mohammed Siraj goes down on his knee and slogs it over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen. This is what he has been promoted for
119.1
Nangeyalia Kharote to Mohammed Siraj, no run, swing and miss. Flighted outside off, Siraj slogs across the line and misses. Hang on! There's a review for a caught behind. The appeal was not a confident one. But Shahidi has sent it upstairs.. He's missed it by a mile. Afghanistan have lost all their reviews
118.2
4
Saleem Safi to Washington Sundar, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Washington Sundar flicks it through mid-wicket as the ball races away to the fence. There was a fielder chasing it, but couldn't stop it
117.5
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Mohammed Siraj, FOUR, Mohammed Siraj is off the mark with a boundary. A full toss on the pads, Mohammed Siraj flicks it through mid-wicket as the ball races away to the fence
116.5
W
Saleem Safi to Manav Suthar, out Caught by Afsar Zazai!! Maiden five-wicket haul for Mohammad Saleem Safi in Test cricket. Pitched up by the pacer outside off, Manav Suthar goes for a drive and the outside edge and the outside edge has been taken by the keeper. He touches his forehead on the ground and prays to celebrate the milestone. Has been a fantastic bowling spell by the pacer and he looks really satisfied on the completion of his five-for. Manav Suthar c Afsar Zazai b Saleem Safi 28(41) [4s-2 6s-2]
112.3
6
Shahidi to Manav Suthar, SIX, 500 up for India! Manav Suthar advances down the wicket and launches the tossed up delivery over wide long-off for a 82m maximum. That was struck powerfully and middled to perfection
111.1
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Washington Sundar, FOUR, sublime timing! On a length around off, Washington Sundar plays it on the rise, punching it through cover for a sublime boundary
110.5
6
Shahidi to Manav Suthar, SIX, Manav Suthar advances down the wicket and launches it right over the bowler's head for the first six of his Test career. Probably the kind of intent India will be playing with this session
108.2
4
Shahidi to Manav Suthar, FOUR, advances and lofts but manages to get it wide of mid-on to the left. Again not from the middle of the bat and he escapes
107.4
4
Abdul Malik to Washington Sundar, FOUR, edged but it escaped past slip. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Washi looks to late cut, extra bounce and it rolls past slip for four
104.2
4
Shahidi to Manav Suthar, FOUR, that's a fine way to get your first runs in Test cricket! Flighted delivery, Manav steps out and looks to drive, didn't exactly middle it but he got it past Pant and to the right of mid-on who had no chance
102.4
W
Shahidi to Rishabh Pant, out Caught by Azmatullah Omarzai!! This is high, taken at mid-off. Flighted delivery from Hashmatullah Shahidi. Pant thought he would step out and whack, but the ball turned a bit and forced the mishit. Flew high off the bottom of the bat. Pant knew he was in trouble the moment he made contact. Azmat moved forward from deep mid-off and settled under it nicely to take a good catch. This is a good phase for AFG. They have a bowler bowling a great spell and now a spinner has joined the party. Rishabh Pant c Azmatullah Omarzai b Shahidi 81(121) [4s-6 6s-3]
102
4
Saleem Safi to Washington Sundar, FOUR, edgeddd and just short of the keeper. The news now folks is that Mohammad Saleem Safi is getting the ball to jag off the pitch. It's going to be tough for LHBs when it moves away like this. Washi looks to defend, got the outside edge but the ball dropped in front of Afsar Zazai's diving left hand. First slip couldn't cover the ball and prevent the four. Tell you what, the ball actually hit the keeper's glove and deflected. Gurbaz was diving to the right at first slip and thankfully it didn't smack his head. Flew over him. Would have been nasty
101.5
W
Saleem Safi to Dhruv Jurel, out Bowled!! That's number four for Mohammad Saleem Safi. Error in judgement and what looked like a promising innings ends prematurely. Outstanding nip-backer though. Length delivery pitching just outside off stump, DJ thought he had the off-stump covered so he let it pass but the ball moved back in a fair bit to completely surprise him and just sneaked past his body to hit top of off stump. The bowler initially thought the ball just missed the stumps and the moment he saw the ignition roared loudly. Outstanding stuff from Mohammad Saleem Safi. The replay clearly shows that Jurel didn't take a proper stride forward to cover the line. Dhruv Jurel b Saleem Safi 19(20) [4s-4]
101.4
4
Saleem Safi to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, nicely controlled pull shot! Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, lovely swivel on the shot as well and it times it super sweet to the right of mid-wicket
100.3
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, byes, FOUR, that's sprayed down the leg-side. No contact from Pant and the angle from round the wicket meant it kept going further down to completely negate the keeper's dive
99.5
4
Saleem Safi to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, uses the pace again to get a boundary at third man. His previous boundary ball had more bounce so he stood up slightly but this one was much lower from a good length so he bends his knees, saw it nicely onto the bat and guided it past gully
98
4
Saleem Safi to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, smart from DJ. Just let this short of length delivery come to him and used all the pace on it to steer it past gully to the third man fence. Effortlessly done. Got into a nice position to execute that shot to the T
97.2
4
Saleem Safi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, oh under edge escapes the sticks and RP gets a boundary. Short of a length delivery angling away, Pant slashes hard and gets away with the edge. Bowler sports a smile on his face
96
4
Saleem Safi to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, DJ is still in IPL mode. First ball of a key innings and he rocks back and pulls without fear. Back of a length, sat up, DJ nicely controlled the balance and smacked the pull just in front of square and whacked it past mid-wicket
95.5
W
Saleem Safi to Shubman Gill, out Caught by Afsar Zazai!! Safi strikes! Third wicket for him. The partnership is broken. But a fine knock comes to an end. Back of a length delivery, bit of away nibble and Gill tries to punch it through the off-side, he stands tall and attempts to force it through the off-side, gets a thick outside-edge and Zazai gobbles it up behind the stumps. Safi hit the deck hard and extracted bit of extra bounce as well. Afghanistan deserved that wicket, they have been relentless this morning and have been denied wickets by their own keeper, but not this time. Shubman Gill c Afsar Zazai b Saleem Safi 126(177) [4s-15 6s-1]
94
4
Saleem Safi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, Gill is on the move. Short of length delivery, angled in but the bounce is not high enough to trouble Gill, he gets on top of the bounce and rolls his wrists over to pull backward of square. He was in complete control of the shot
93.4
4
Saleem Safi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, creamed! Safi got a hand but the ball still raced away to the fence. Full pitcher around off, Gill meets it on top of the bounce and drives it straight back at Safi, he gets fingertips but the ball beats mid-off and races away
92.5
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Shubman Gill, FOUR, neatly done! On a length and outside off, Gill plays it late and with an open bat face, no one at third man and the ball races away. 400 up for India
92
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, short and wide, asking to be put away and Gill does that with ease, he gets on top of the bounce and cracks the cut square of the wicket. No chance for the deep point fielder to stop that
91.1
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, smashed! Pant shimmies down, gives himself room and reaches for the ball outside off, lofts it over mid-off and collects the boundary. Time to time he decides to play the big shot
89.4
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, leg byes, FOUR, inswinger but it starts on leg-stump and ends up down leg, Pant does not connect with the glance and the ball deflects off the pad past the diving Zazai
89.2
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, Pant decides to counterattack. He charges down and throws his bat on the big drive, gets a thick inside-edge and the ball races away backward of square
86.4
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, there's the Pant we have been accustomed to. He didn't do it once yesterday but today, second ball and he charges down, gives himself room and drives in front of square. Not quite off the middle but in the gap and the ball raced away
84.5
F
Saleem Safi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, fifty for Rishabh Pant. Not a typical Pant knock where he goes slam, bang and wallop. He has reined himself in and batted more in control. He raises his bat and appreciates the applause of his team mates. Back of a length delivery, Pant stands tall and guides it towards third man
83.3
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, cheeky! Leg-lined delivery, Pant does not bend down or get low, but manages to get under the ball and laps it to fine leg
82.5
H
Saleem Safi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, hundred for Shubman Gill. He's looked the most fluent batter today and hardly put a foot wrong. It is his home ground and he couldn't have asked for a better knock. He takes off his helmet, raises his bat and acknowledges the applause of the crowd as well as his team mates. Pant walks across to congratulate his skipper. Coming to the ball: Back of a length delivery, angled into the hips and Gill tucks it backward of square
81.1
4
Shahidi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, dragged short and Pant does not miss out, he quickly rocks back and nails the pull over mid-wicket
81
Nangeyalia Kharote to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, 80.4ks floated up, Pant steps out and drives to long-off. The 100-run partnership comes up
71
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Shubman Gill, FOUR, just a clip and the ball races away. What timing! Once again Kharote overcooks the flighted delivery, the line is on middle and Gill flicks it wide of mid-on. The timing was so good that the chasing fielder had no chance of hauling it back in
70.3
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Shubman Gill, FOUR, nicely done! 88.6ks flatter and fraction short, Gill waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it behind square on the off-side. Once the ball beat the diving backward point fielder, there was no stopping that
67.5
6
Abdul Malik to Rishabh Pant, SIX, he's taking Malik apart here. You can see the pressure on the bowler. This is a rank long hop and Pant deposits it into the crowd. He rocks back and hammers the pull over deep mid-wicket
67.4
6
Abdul Malik to Rishabh Pant, SIX, this is a gift from Malik and Pant does not miss out. He comes down the track, gets offered a juicy full toss and that's a free-hit, he swings it across the line and sends it sailing over the cow corner fence
67.1
6
Abdul Malik to Rishabh Pant, SIX, this was coming.. He was itching to have a go after Malik. Shimmies down the pitch, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts through the line. Once he got close to the ball, it didn't matter if he was hitting against the spin
62.4
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, the runs are bleeding! This is the 4th boundary for Shubman Gill in his last 8 balls. Full and angling in, slot ball, Gill says thank you very much and flicks past mid-on
62.2
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, unlucky for the bowler! Gill wanted to flick through mid-wicket, ball escaped through gully after taking the leading edge. Gill closed the bat face early top this length ball and escaped the edge
62
F
Saleem Safi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, defends with an angled bat past point and Gill records his 9th Test fifty. Used the pace on this length ball and got to the milestone. Just a raise of the bat from the Indian skipper to acknowledge the applause
61.5
4
Saleem Safi to Shubman Gill, leg byes, FOUR, oh he missed out on a fine tickle. Full and finishing down the leg-side, Gill looks to flick, misses, ball escapes to the fine leg fence off the pad
61.4
4
Saleem Safi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, this is short and wide, suddenly he's bowling wayward here. Gill reaches out and cuts it hard past point
61.3
4
Saleem Safi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, now he belts a proper cover drive and even holds the pose. Front foot stride so good that the bat flow came out so well, the back knee touching the pitch as well and that's a shot both Shubman Gill and the cameraman enjoyed
61.1
Saleem Safi to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the stumps, Gill works it to backward square leg. Pant was just jogging the second run. A direct-hit at the bowler's end would have been tight
60.2
W
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, out Caught by Rahmanullah Gurbaz!! 100 and out. This is the third successive time he's been dismissed exactly on 100 after reaching the landmark. Shubman Gill couldn't believe his eyes and had his right hand over his head. KL shakes his head and walks off dejected. He creamed this cover drive. Probably wanted to bat more freely after his hundred but Gurbaz picked out a smart catch diving forward to his left. He is absolutely elated and Afghanistan have managed to break this threatening 67-run stand. Rahul c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 100(165) [4s-11]
60.1
H
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, 2 runs, angling into the pads and that's flicked in the gap. 12th Test hundred for KL Rahul. Afghanistan is the sixth team he's scored a hundred against in Test matches. He takes the helmet off and raises the bat to acknowledge the applause. Didn't have a great start but he found a way to score
58
4
Shahidi to Rahul, FOUR, 97 now! Short and outside off stump, KL quickly rocks back and punches it hard through cover. Man throws himsels to the left as the ball went uppishly but it was well wide of him. Hashmatullah Shahidi was hoping the fielder could pouch it
52.2
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Shubman Gill, FOUR, flicked away! Full and angling in around middle and off, Gill waits and flicks carefully to ensure it doesn't go up in the air one bit and places it to the left of the fielder. Just walked into the shot
51.4
6
Nangeyalia Kharote to Shubman Gill, SIX, dances down the track and smacks the first six of the innings. Mind you, he scored a hundred here the last time he played a game at this venue. Three dots was enough to make Gill step out and smash it high and handsome over long-off. The ball has gone deep into the stands. Someone volunteers to get it back from the stands. Looks like he's not been able to find it though. The fourth ump is waiting with a box of balls to see if the original ball is found. Yes, they have got it back now
50.3
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, FOUR, poor delivery and Rahul puts it away. 129.3ks slanting down leg, glanced towards fine leg and Saif is quite square in the deep. He can't get around as the ball races away
49
4
Saleem Safi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, 133kph, another good-looking shot from Gill. Short ball from Safi, sits up nicely for the skipper who stands tall to pull it just in front of square on the on-side. He was in full control of his shot
48.4
4
Saleem Safi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, 145.1kph, too full and too straight, easy pickings for the Indian captain who flicks it away through backward square leg
47.3
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, FOUR, 80.2kph, Kharote errs with his line - down leg. Rahul takes full toll of it as he helps it on its way to fine leg with a vertical-batted sweep shot
46.5
4
Saleem Safi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, good response from Gill. 142.1kph, full again, the line is straighter and the captain bings his bottom hand into play to clip it between mid-on and midwicket. Beautiful timing
46
Shahidi to Shubman Gill, no run, 75.7kph, flighted ball, spins back in from a length and beats Gill's inside edge as he presses forward to block. Confident appeal for lbw, not given by Richard Illingworth and Afghanistan review. Flat line on UltraEdge, confirming no inside edge. Over to ball-tracking and it's spinning too much according to the technology. Missing leg by a long way. Afghanistan lose their 2nd review
45.4
4
Shahidi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, 80.1kph, overpitched outside off and that's been put away. A forward stride, bent back leg and then a cracking drive through extra cover
42.4
W
Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, out Caught by Afsar Zazai!! Edged and taken. The 139-run stand has been broken! Overpitched outside off, Sai Sudharsan leans across to drive hard and all he manages is a thick outside edge. Afsar Zazai dives to his left and takes a good low catch. Sai got a reprieve on 59 when the ball eluded the keeper, not on this occasion. The left-hander is distraught as he walks off. Sai Sudharsan c Afsar Zazai b Saleem Safi 81(104) [4s-13]
40.1
Saleem Safi to Rahul, 1 run, 134.8kph, pleading appeal for lbw from Saleem Safi. Sharfuddoula is unmoved. Afghanistan review. Safi finds some reverse-swing, nips back in from a length as well. Rahul defends from the crease and gets an inside edge onto his back leg. UltraEdge confirms the faint inside edge. So, Afghanistan lose a review. Had there been no inside edge, Rahul would have been a goner
38.5
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, 135.2kph, overpitched delivery, the line is too straight as well and Sai Sudharsan flicks it away with aplomb. Beats midwicket to his left and the ball dribbles away to the fence
37.5
4
Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, 80.2kph, full delivery on the stumps and Sai Sudharsan sweeps firmly just in front of square on the leg-side. Reaches the fence in a jiffy
34.5
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, half a chance and not taken. Ziaur goes round the wicket and almost immediately strikes. Full and angled in, Sai is drawn into the forward push but the ball straightens, takes the outside-edge and flies past a diving Afsar Zazai. It went low and to the left of the keeper, Zazai dives full length but can't get anything and the ball beats the first slip fielder as well
34.4
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, lovely shot! You hardly see Sai driving through extra cover. If he's doing that then he's batting really well. Not much wrong with the delivery - full and angled across, Sai transfers his weight forward and caresses the drive in front of square. That's the best shot he's played today..
33.4
Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, 78.8ks slower and fuller in length, Rahul eases it down to long-on
32.3
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, FOUR, boundaries coming at a rapid pace now.. 137.2ks on a length and outside off, this is not short but the line was what allowed Rahul to play the shot, he waits for the ball and dabs it late through the vacant gully region
31.4
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, hat-trick of fours for Sai. This is overpitched outside off and Sai does not miss out, he has a good stride forward and creams the drive through extra cover
31.3
F
Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, fifty for Sai Sudharsan. Third one for him in Tests. Backed by the coach and he's repaying the trust. This is a massive knock for him because of the competition for the number 3 spot. He's making it count.. This is a friendly full toss from Kharote, Sai just had to put it in the gap and he does so with ease, flicks it in front of square and the fielder in the deep does not bother to chase
31.2
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, shot! He missed out a few overs ago but not this time. Sai kneels down, gets on top of the ball and sweeps it backward of square. No one in the deep to stop the boundary
29.3
F
Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, 1 run, 21st Test fifty for KL Rahul. Not his fluent knock. He survived a non-review early in his innings, struggled for timing but has battled on. Has started this session with more intent and has reached the milestone. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause. Short of length and bit of extra bounce, Rahul plays it well by loosening his grip on the bat and guiding it behind square on the off-side
25.4
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, FOUR, not in complete control but Rahul has back to back fours. Short and ample width for Rahul to play the cut, he gets more a thick outside-edge and the ball races away to third man
25.3
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, FOUR, lovely shot! Rahul decides to use his feet - comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it straight down the pitch
23.1
4
Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, short ball but doesn't rise much! One hand came off the handle as a result but Sai still managed to time the pull shot pretty well. Smacked through mid-wicket
21
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, FOUR, KL whacks this over mid-on. It's full and in the slot, KL puts on a bold face and goes aerial with the shot. Neatly timed and it just bounces in front of the boundary
19
4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, full toss again and belted through mid-wicket. Gurbaz kicks the turf and tells himself he should have reacted better. Sai leans forward and smacks this full toss for four
18.4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, was that off the bat? Yes, it was! Sai in a bit of doubt to play that ball. He had the pad outside off stump to leave the previous two ball, the pad was outside off stump line again for this time. Seems like a late call to defend. Outside edge flies low to the right of Gurbaz at first slip where Gurbaz reacted late to fingertip it
17.2
4
Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, shot! Punchy front foot drive! Fullish delivery just outside off stump, Sai leans forward and plays to mid-on. Fielder dives to the right but the timing was brilliant and it escaped to the fence. He is looking a lot more confident now
16.4
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, that's a gift on the pads. Length delivery angling in from round the wicket. Sai actually may not mind this angle because he has to do very little to tickle it down the leg side as opposed to the off side. Played through square leg and he's off to a quick start now
16
4
Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, the flick has given him 8 runs so far. Overpitched ball just outside off stump, Sai leans forward, again plays it right under his eyes as he controls the wrists to keep it along the ground. Mid-on is beaten to the left
15.1
4
Saleem Safi to Rahul, FOUR, shot! Glorious from KL. Such a sight when a batter gives the full face of the bat to the ball with a gentle forward push. The fuller length from Mohammad Saleem Safi did help, KL let the ball come and timed it off the middle of the bat. Bowler tried to get his right hand out to stop that but it escaped and even negated mid-on to the left
15
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, first runs of the game for Sai! Full and around off stump, Sai plays a very controlled flick. Ensured it only rolled along the ground by rolling his wrists. Got it to the left of mid-on and the timing was pretty good
12
W
Saleem Safi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, out Caught by Afsar Zazai!! Jaiswal has been strangled down leg. The finger goes up and Jaiswal is walking. 132.9kph, short of length down leg. Similar to the third ball this over, Jaiswal tries to glance it away. Gets it too fine for his liking with a faint inside edge and the keeper makes no mistake. Afghanistan get the breakthrough. Yashasvi Jaiswal c Afsar Zazai b Saleem Safi 24(32) [4s-5]
11.5
4
Saleem Safi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, 141.2kph, pitched up outside off, Jaiswal plays a cracking drive off the front foot. Opens the bat-face to hit it firmly through point. No one's stopping that
10
4
Saleem Safi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, 133kph, angling away on a short of length, Jaiswal plays a good-looking punch off the back foot to send it through point
9
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, FOUR, finally Rahul makes good contact with the punch! 134.4kph, back of a length outside off, Rahul treks back, the right leg moves towards the off-side and middles the back-foot punch. Times well and the ball reaches the cover fence
8.1
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, FOUR, 134.1kph, overpitched ball on leg and Rahul puts it away. That should boost the batter's confidence. Angled in from wide of the crease, the line is too straight and Rahul beats the diving midwicket fielder with his flick
5.3
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, 131.8kph, streaky four! Was that chance? Back of a length wide of off, Jaiswal stands tall to punch and gets a thick outside edge that flies between the slips and gully. Abdul Malik, at gully, picks it late and moves to his right. Only manages to get fingertips on it and the ball runs away to the fence. He was beaten for pace as he was standing up than where a normal gully would stand
3.5
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, good shot! 135.5kph, fullish delivery, no movement on this occasion. Jaiswal is half-forward to drive hard straight of mid-off. High elbow and there's the pose for the photographs
3
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, FOUR, 131.8kph, wide of the crease, full and angling in towards middle-leg and Rahul allows the ball to come to him and nicely clips it into the gap between mid-on and midwicket. Opens his account with a boundary
0.4
4
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, 134.6kph, first boundary of the Test! Hurled very full by Ziaur and Jaiswal - without a big stride forward - offers a vertical blade to push-drive it straight of mid-off. The timing is good and the ball dribbles away to the fence