Live Cricket Scorecard - ENG vs AFG Super 12 - Match 2, England tour of ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Australia, 2022

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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

MATCH TEAMS

England
Jos Buttler (C) (W)
Alex Hales
Dawid Malan
Ben Stokes
Harry Brook
Moeen Ali
Liam Livingstone
Sam Curran
Chris Woakes
Adil Rashid
Mark Wood

Afghanistan
Hazratullah Zazai
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)
Ibrahim Zadran
Usman Ghani
Najibullah Zadran
Mohammad Nabi (C)
Azmatullah Omarzai
Rashid Khan
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Fareed Ahmad
Fazalhaq Farooqi

MATCH INFO

Toss:England, who chose to field
Venue:Perth Stadium, Perth
Umpires:Aleem Dar (PAK), Chris Brown (NZ) and Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match Referee:Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Match Date:Sat, 22nd Oct 2022

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AFG - INN ENG - INN

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18.2: Azmatullah Omarzai to Moeen Ali, A bit of an anticlimax but England will take it! Azmatullah Omarzai bangs in a bouncer, on middle and on off, Moeen Ali lets it through to the keeper. The umpire calls it a wide for height and that is the winning run. ENGLAND WIN BY 5 WICKETS!

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18.1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Liam Livingstone, SCORES LEVEL! This is short and on middle, Liam Livingstone skips down the track and pulls it towards deep square leg for a run.

End of over 18
ENG111/5
ENG Batting M Ali 8(10) L Livingstone 28(20)

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17.6: Mohammad Nabi to Moeen Ali, Floated, full and on leg, Moeen Ali slogs it with the inner half towards deep square leg for a couple of runs.

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17.5: Mohammad Nabi to Moeen Ali, Short and on off, angling in, Moeen Ali pushes it towards cover.

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17.4: Mohammad Nabi to Moeen Ali, Darts this one full and on leg, Moeen Ali misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

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17.3: Mohammad Nabi to Moeen Ali, Short and on off, Moeen Ali cuts it wide of deep point for a brace. England now one hit away from victory.

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17.2: Mohammad Nabi to Liam Livingstone, Another seam-up delivery, on middle, skids through, Liam Livingstone looks to cut it but gets an inside edge towards square leg for a single.

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17.1: Mohammad Nabi to Liam Livingstone, Flatter delivery, touch fuller and on off, Liam Livingstone drives it uppishly towards cover but it falls short of the fielder and he lets it through too. Two runs taken!

End of over 17
ENG104/5
ENG Batting M Ali 4(6) L Livingstone 25(18)

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16.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Moeen Ali, Sharp bouncer! Fazalhaq Farooqi bangs in a bouncer, on leg, Moeen Ali ducks under it. England need 9 more runs to win now in 18 balls.

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16.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Liam Livingstone, This is pitched up, on leg, Liam Livingstone tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

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16.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Liam Livingstone, An off-cutter now, on a length and on off, turning away, Liam Livingstone taps it towards backward point.

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16.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Moeen Ali, Fazalhaq Farooqi lands this short and on middle, Moeen Ali pulls it through square leg for another run.

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16.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Liam Livingstone, A slower one, on a length and on middle, Liam Livingstone works it with the inner half towards square leg for a run.

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16.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Moeen Ali, Short of a length and on middle, Moeen Ali pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

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19.4: Sam Curran to Fazalhaq Farooqi, OUT! TAKEN! Take a bow, Sam Curran! This is full and outside off, Fazalhaq Farooqi makes a bit of room and looks to thrash it through covers. The ball is hit hard but comes off the outside edge and flies uppishly towards short third man. Dawid Malan over there takes a sharp catch low to his right and Curran picks up a five-wicket haul. Farooqi departs for a duck and Afghanistan get bundled out for 112!

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19.3: Sam Curran to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Very full and close to the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi throws the kitchen sink at it but fails to connect.

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19.2: Sam Curran to Usman Ghani, OUT! CAUGHT! Sam Curran picks up his fourth wicket after just missing out on a hat-trick. Back of a length and outside off, Usman Ghani goes after it and looks to go up and over the point fence. Ghani ends up slicing it and the ball travels flat towards the man at the backward point fence. Liam Livingstone over there takes a simple catch and England are just one wicket away from bundling out Afghanistan.

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19.1: Sam Curran to Usman Ghani, No hat-trick! Sam Curran bowls this full and close to the leg stump, Usman Ghani backs away looking to open up the off side but is well beaten.

End of over 19
AFG112/8
AFG Batting F Ahmad 2(4) U Ghani 30(28)

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18.6: Chris Woakes to Fareed Ahmad, Around the top of off, Fareed Ahmad swings at it but fails to connect.

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18.5: Chris Woakes to Fareed Ahmad, DROPPED! For once, England drop a catch and it was a difficult chance as well. This is short and wide, Fareed Ahmad slaps it away to the right of backward point where Alex Hales dives to that side and tries to pouch it with one hand. The ball hits the palm hard and goes away towards third man. They come back for two.

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18.4: Chris Woakes to Fareed Ahmad, Good length, angling across the left-hander. Fareed Ahmad has a swing at it but misses.

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18.3: Chris Woakes to Fareed Ahmad, Fullish length, well outside off and this is left alone for the keeper to collect.

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18.2: Chris Woakes to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Another one bites the dust and Afghanistan are now eight down! Chris Woakes serves it back of a length, a bit slower and at the body. Mujeeb Ur Rahman tries to back away and play at it but ends up sticking out his bat. The ball goes off the toe end and to the right of the bowler who just sticks out a right hand and grabs it. Afghanistan completely losing the plot here. Also, Fareed Ahmad comes out to bat now.

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18.1: Chris Woakes to Usman Ghani, Short of a length and over middle and leg, this is jabbed through mid-wicket for a run.

End of over 18
AFG109/7
AFG Batting R Khan 0(1) U Ghani 29(27)

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17.6: Sam Curran to Rashid Khan, OUT! TAKEN! Sam Curran is on a hat-trick! He gets two in two balls and sends the dangerous, Rashid Khan back to the hut. He bangs in a boucner on middle and leg, Rashid Khan gets hurried onto his pull shot and the ball takes the top edge files towards fine leg where the fielder makes Alex Hales did not have to move an inch. Afghanistan seven down now.

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17.5: Sam Curran to Azmatullah Omarzai, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man! Another short ball from Sam Curran and he gets his second wicket. This is served at a good height and around leg stump. Azmatullah Omarzai looks to flat-bat the pull shot but isn't able to generate enough power on it. The ball goes straight down the throat of Ben Stokes who is well inside the deep mid-wicket fence and he makes no mistake. England just keep on picking up timely wickets.

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17.4: Sam Curran to Usman Ghani, Shorter and around leg stump, Usman Ghani pulls it away towards deep square leg for a single.

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17.3: Sam Curran to Usman Ghani, Curran drags back the length and bowls it slower on leg stump. Ghani looks to back away and swing at it but is beaten.

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17.2: Sam Curran to Azmatullah Omarzai, Good length, at the stumps, this is played down to long on for a single.

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17.1: Sam Curran to Usman Ghani, This is very full and around leg stump. Usman Ghani is very deep in his crease as he looks to jam it out on the leg side. Ghani misses and gets struck on the back leg. There is a huge shout for LBW from Sam Curran but it is turned down. Curran convinces the skipper and Jos Buttler has reviewed the decision. There is no spike on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking confirms that the ball is pitching outside leg and the batters get a leg bye as well.

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ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Australia, 2022 Perth Stadium, Perth

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