End of over 20 (6 runs) Scotland 156/5 (15 runs required) MH Cross2 (2b 0x4 0x6) PL Mommsen17 (19b 0x4 0x6)

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End of over 20 (6 runs) Scotland 156/5 (15 runs required)

MH Cross2 (2b 0x4 0x6)
PL Mommsen17 (19b 0x4 0x6)
Dawlat Zadran4-0-37-0
Mohammad Nabi4-0-27-1
 

10:55pm Afghanistan have been made to work really hard for this one, and their experience has helped them prevail. Scotland's openers converted a challenging chase into a cruise before the spinners took control by choking the runs. Afghanistan's bowling at the death was mighty impressive, and as the wickets started to come, the fielding also lifted itself by several notches. Inzamam-ul-Haq still has a very serious look on his face, but there's little reason to believe he isn't delighted with this.

 
19.6
Dawlat Zadran to Cross, 1 run, excellent yorker, squeezed to midwicket
19.5
Dawlat Zadran to Mommsen, 1 run, pulled but straight to deep square leg
19.4
Dawlat Zadran to Cross, 1 run, as far as effort deliveries go, this should be right up there. Pacy bouncer angled into the body, the batsman has no room to work with, gets a bit of glove on it as the ball flies over Shahzad's head, looks like he also got a touch on that as he leaped high, took the pace off for third man to stop it
19.3
Dawlat Zadran to Mommsen, 1 run, looks to pull, too late on the stroke, hit high on the bat, bowler runs across to collect the ball, doesn't bother firing a throw at the bowler's end



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