AFG beat PAK by 3 wickets | Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Highlights And Cricket Score 1st ODI Match - Commentary

263 is the target! The wicket is gripping a little. Afghanistan need to bat well against this strong Pakistan bowling attack. Who will win the first warm up game?

The Afghanistan bowling did not start off that well but Nabi and Rashid managed to pull things back brilliantly. They went for 73 in their 20 and managed to take 5 wickets. Their fielding was poor though and had they done better there, they could have been chasing an even lower score.

Excellent bowling performance by Afghanistan! They have done extremely well to restrict Pakistan to the score they have. The Men in Green got off to a very good start but then kept losing wickets at regular intervals. They were struggling at 100 for 4. Azam and Malik though then added a 100-run stand and when the two were batting, 300 looked on the cards. The former got to another excellent ton. However, once the two fell, Pakistan lost their way completely and ended up way below what they would have wanted.

Dawlat Zadran to Wahab Riaz. OUT! Imad is short! Poor by him, he did not make a real effort to get in. He was very casual there. Pakistan have been bowled out with 13 balls to spare. A yorker outside off, it is jammed out to short third man. They go for a run. Alam there hits bull's eye at the striker's end. An appeal and the umpire takes it upstairs. Replays show that is the end of the Pakistan's innings and they END WITH 262!

A direct hit and Imad is short! They have gone upstairs to check!

Dawlat Zadran to Imad Wasim. Shortish and outside off, it is guided towards third man for a run.

Dawlat Zadran to Wahab Riaz. This is guided towards point for one.

Dawlat Zadran to Imad Wasim. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

Wahab Riaz comes in

Dawlat Zadran to Shadab Khan. OUT! In the air... taken! Shadab does not last for long. Full and on middle, it is the slower one. Shadab looks to go downtown but is way too early in the shot. He hits it high up in the air towards mid-wicket where Shinwari takes a dolly.

Aftab Alam to Imad Wasim. FOUR! Ends the over in style! Short and outside off, Wasim slaps it through cover-point and the ball races away.

Aftab Alam to Shadab Khan. Run out chance but missed! Short and down the leg side, Shadab pulls it towards fine leg. They take one and Khan wants a second. He is charging towards the other end but Wasim is not interested. The fielder throws it to the keeper who collects it and fires it at the bowler's end. The fielder coming in from covers is a little too late and hence it goes down towards the fielder backing up at long on. Lucky escape for Shadab. MS is not happy and rightly so. There should have been someone at the stumps at the other end. It should have been the bowler. Poor from Afghanistan, sums up their performance in the field today.

Aftab Alam to Shadab Khan. Slower one on middle, Khan blocks it out.

Aftab Alam to Imad Wasim. A low full toss on the pads, it is worked through mid-wicket for another single. Afghanistan won't mind singles.

Shadab Khan is the new man in

Aftab Alam to Hasan Ali. OUT! Very, very good catch there by Shah! Six and out for Hasan. He looks to repeat the shot he played on the very first ball but this time he does not get the distance. Shah there judges it nicely, keeps an eye on the rope behind. Takes it with two hands, then realizes he is losing balance. Throws it up in the air, steps outside, then comes in and takes it. He does touch the rope once but that is after releasing the ball.

Aftab Alam to Imad Wasim. Uses his feet but the bowler bowls a low full toss. Does not get under it so it goes down to long on for a single.

Dawlat Zadran to Hasan Ali. SIX! WOW! What a way to get off the mark! That is some hit! Full and on off, Hasan clears his front leg and tonks it over the long off fence. Pakistan would love a couple more from him.

Hassan Ali comes in.

Dawlat Zadran to Babar Azam. OUT! The centurion falls now! Pakistan losing their way here. Afghanistan ending it well. A short ball and it is once again a slower one. Azam goes back and looks to pull but does not get the desired elevation. It goes towards Shah at deep square leg who takes a neat catch.

Dawlat Zadran to Imad Wasim. Good fielding! Shortish and around off, Imad looks to slap it through covers but Shinwari there dives to his right and makes a good stop. He can't stop the single though.

Dawlat Zadran to Imad Wasim. Excellent yorker! Not a lot you can do there, Imad looks to jam it out but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Dawlat Zadran to Babar Azam. Another full toss but Babar fails to time it, it goes towards long on for a single.

Dawlat Zadran to Babar Azam. Shortish and outside off, it is slapped over covers for a brace.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. A single now as this is flicked to the fielder at fine leg.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. FOUR! No one in the deep and a boundary! Full and on the pads, Azam flicks it uppishly in the vacant deep mid-wicket region. Boundary. A much-needed one.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. A good slower one, it is very full on off, Azam jams it out towards the bowler.

Aftab Alam to Imad Wasim. Full and on the pads, it is whipped through mid-wicket for a single.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. Slower bouncer on middle, Azam pulls it through square leg for one.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. A low full toss on middle, it is flicked through mid-wicket for a brace.

Rashid Khan to Imad Wasim. Make that 5 as Imad guides the last one to point. Just a single from the over, top stuff from Rashid.

Rashid Khan to Imad Wasim. 4 dots in a row now to Imad as he pushes this one to covers.

Rashid Khan to Imad Wasim. Flatter and on off, Imad looks to work it through mid-wicket but hits it a little too straight. Rashid does really well to run to his left and stop a single.

Rashid Khan to Imad Wasim. Almost drags it on! A googly on the stumps, Imad doesn't pick it , he looks to cut but chops it back onto his pads. The ball rolls over the the stumps but Imad is alert as he kicks it off. Almost a wicket there.

Rashid Khan to Imad Wasim. A leg spinner on the middle, Imad defends it with soft hands

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Tossed up on the middle, driven down to long on for a single.

Aftab Alam to Imad Wasim. Another misfiled! This is down the leg side, it is flicked towards short fine leg for a couple.

Aftab Alam to Imad Wasim. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. 100 for Babar Azam. Top innings from him. There have been wickets falling at the other end but he has held one end up and crafted a brilliant knock. Needs to continue though. He guides this down to third man for a single to get to that milestone.

Aftab Alam to Imad Wasim. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. Onto 99 is Azam! He looks to drive it through the off side but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls towards cover for a single.

Aftab Alam to Imad Wasim. Excellent from Afghanistan! Imad creams it through extra cover. The fielder from mid off hares after it and then dives to push it back in. Saves a run for his side.

Aftab Alam is back!

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

Mohammad Nabi to Imad Wasim. DROPPED! A tough chance though. Nabi floats it around off, it pitches and then turns away. Wasim looks to drive but the ball goes off the outside edge to the left of Shahzad. He fails to react in time, it hits the outer part of the glove and goes for a single down to third man.

Mohammad Nabi to Imad Wasim. The straighter one on middle, it is defended.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. This is on the pads, it is flicked through square leg for one.

Mohammad Nabi to Imad Wasim. Wasim is off the mark now as he pushes this through covers for one.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. This is flatter and on off, it is guided towards backward point for a run. Moves onto 97.

Rashid Khan to Imad Wasim. The leg spinner on the leg stump. Wasim looks to defend again but misses to get hit on the pads.

Rashid Khan to Imad Wasim. On the stumps, blocked.

Rashid Khan to Imad Wasim. On off, pushed to covers.

Imad Wasim is the next batsman in.

Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Ahmed. OUT! That is why he was so confident. Sarfaraz is short. Lightning quick work from Shahzad. Rashid has the last laugh. This is flatter and it is just behind the driving length on off. Sarfaraz lunges and looks to tap and run but is beaten by the turn away. He also seems to have dragged his back leg out while doing so. Shahzad whips the bails off and appeals. The umpire takes it upstairs. Replays roll in and they show SA is short. Into the bowling all-rounders are Afghanistan.

A stumping appeal has been taken upstairs! MS is confident. Let's see.

Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Now stays leg side of the delivery, cuts it towards point. The fielder there makes a half-stop and an extra run is taken.

Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Ahmed. FOUR! Ideal start to Powerplay 3! Shuffles across and then brings the sweep shot out. Hits it excellently through backward square leg for a boundary.

Powerplay 3 time. 5 fielders permitted outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the innings.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Short and outside off, Azam slaps it hard but finds covers.

Mohammad Nabi to Sarfaraz Ahmed. On off, Sarfaraz waits for it and then guides it towards short third man for a single.

Mohammad Nabi to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Sarfaraz uses his feet but Nabi shortens his length and slows it up. Sarfaraz still manages to work it past short fine leg for a couple.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Another single through square leg.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Misfield! Short and outside off, this is cut towards point. The fielder lets it through his hands and the batters take two.

Mohammad Nabi to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Needed a direct hit there! Ahmed guides it towards backward point and wants a run. The fielder picks it up quickly and then has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Ahmed. The googly, Sarfaraz picks it and then guides it towards point for one. A good follow-up over by Rashid after a successful one by Nabi.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. This is shorter so BA goes back and pushes it through covers for one.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Floats it up on off, it is pushed back to the bowler.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Guided to point. Azam wants a run but is sent back.

Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Fuller this time and it is eased through covers for one.

Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Is that a drop? Nope! A brilliant delivery though. This is full and it turns away. Ahmed looks to drive but misses. MS fails to collect it.

Mohammad Nabi to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Off the mark is the captain straightaway as he works it towards mid-wicket.

Sarfaraz Ahmed is the new man in.

Mohammad Nabi to Shoaib Malik. OUT! Nabi gets another! The century stand has been broken probably at the right time. Malik probably picks the wrong side, he looks to clear the longest part of the ground but fails to do so. Steps down the track and Nabi slows it up outside off. Malik look to go with the turn but his bat turns in his hands. It goes straight towards Zadran at deep mid-wicket who does not spill it. Afghanistan need to keep taking wickets if they are to stem the run flow.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Quick running! This is guided to short third man for one.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Flatter and outside off, it is cut to point.

Mohammad Nabi to Shoaib Malik. This is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Mohammad Nabi to Shoaib Malik. Pushes it with the angle to covers.

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. Wrong Un outside off, The batsman picks it late, the ball takes the outside edge and goes to short third man. The batsmen cross over for a quick single.

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. Played to the point region by the batsman

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. Tossed up on the stumps, Shoaib defends off the back foot and in the process looses his balance.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Flatter outside off, slapped through extra cover for a run. A single through covers!

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. FOUR! Beautiful timing on that. A Flatter delivery outside off, Azam drives it through covers for a boundary. Azam moves into the 90's with that shot. Azam playing a good innings here. he is taking the full advantage of this warm-up game to get himself in form.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Flatter on the stumps, eased to mid-wicket.

Rashid Khan is back on!

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Another single through square leg.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. This is angled on the pads, Azam looks to flick but misses. The ball brushes the pads, MS fails to collect it. It rolls towards short fine leg. The batters take a run. The fielder throws it to the bowler who fails to collect cleanly and another run is taken. Leg byes signaled.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. A poor ball but Azam does not take full toll of it. This is short and down the leg side, BA pulls it but finds short fine leg.

Mohammad Nabi to Shoaib Malik. On the pads, it is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Mohammad Nabi to Shoaib Malik. This is on middle, it is defended.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Quicker and on off, Azam guides it with the angle towards short third man for one.

Mohammad Nabi is back!

Aftab Alam to Shoaib Malik. SIX! All the way! Goes fuller and on middle, Malik clears the front leg and lofts it over mid on. Had the fielder been on the fence, it would not have mattered as it goes all the way. 31 have come from the last 3.

Aftab Alam to Shoaib Malik. A short one, good change in length. Takes Malik by surprise but he manages to duck under it.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. A low full toss outside off, it is carved out to deep point for a run.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. Runs coming thick and fast now! A couple this time. A low full toss on middle, it is flicked through mid-wicket for a brace.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. On the fuller side, Azam strokes it to mid off.

Aftab Alam to Shoaib Malik. A single! Short and down the leg side, Malik pulls it towards fine leg for a single.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Babar Azam. This is on off, it is defended. End of a very expensive over, 14 from it.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Babar Azam. SIX! Picked his spot to perfection! There is no fielder out in the deep mid-wicket region. Azam takes the aerial route and he connects so well with the slog sweep that it clears the fence. Second in the over.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Babar Azam. This is worked to mid-wicket.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shoaib Malik. Malik guides it towards backward point and the batters take a run. The fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Babar Azam. Shorter and outside off, it is slapped through covers for one.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Babar Azam. SIX! First of the game and it comes off the bat of Azam! Lovely shot. He goes down on one knee and slog sweeps it, it is right off the middle and it sails over the mid-wicket fence. 10 from the last two balls. Pakistan maybe stepping on the gas here.

Aftab Alam to Shoaib Malik. FOUR! Up and over! Malik makes room and Alam bowls it full on leg, Malik lofts it over mid off and bags a boundary. Spoils what was a very good over till then.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Aftab Alam to Shoaib Malik. Another quick run! Malik strokes it towards the left of mid off and sets off. The fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. Going down the leg side, it is flicked towards short fine leg, the fielder makes a good stop. A single taken.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. The stumps there plays an extra fielder! Saves at least two. Full and on middle, Azam drives it back brilliant but the ball hits the stumps at the other end.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. Slightly fuller on off, Malik strokes it back to the bowler.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Babar Azam. Another single as this is eased down to long off. A good tight over by Mujeeb. Afghanistan need a few more like these.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shoaib Malik. This is a little more shorter, Malik has time to go back and pushes it down to long on for one.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shoaib Malik. Works it with the angle to square leg,

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shoaib Malik. Another slider on middle, Malik once again goes back and keeps it out.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shoaib Malik. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shoaib Malik. Flatter on the stumps, Malik goes back and keeps it out.

Aftab Alam to Shoaib Malik. Direct hit and it would have been close! A low full toss on middle, this is hit down to mid on. Malik goes for a run, he has to run around the bowler. The fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. Not sure if Malik's dive would have saved him.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. Slower bouncer! Azam pulls it through square leg and takes one.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. A full toss on middle, Malik flicks it through mid-wicket and takes two.

Aftab Alam to Shoaib Malik. Another dab down to third man for one. Malik thought of a second but Azam was not interested.

Aftab Alam to Shoaib Malik. Fuller on middle, it is worked to mid-wicket.

Aftab Alam to Babar Azam. Azam opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man for one.

Aftab Alam is into the attack now.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Babar Azam. On the shorter side, this is slapped through covers and a run is taken.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shoaib Malik. This is worked through square leg for a single. The 50-run stand is up, a good one and a much-needed one for Pakistan.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Babar Azam. Fuller on off, it is eased through covers for one.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Babar Azam. On the off pole, kept out.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shoaib Malik. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shoaib Malik. FOUR! Poor ball and it has been put away! Way too short, Malik goes back and pulls it hard through mid-wicket. No need to run for those.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. A low full toss on the pads, Babar fails to time his flick and instead picks the man at mid-wicket to perfection. These two batsmen have settled now and would look to up the ante now.

Hamid Hassan to Shoaib Malik. Length delivery outside off, Malik slaps it through covers for a single.

Hamid Hassan to Shoaib Malik. FOUR! Short of length on the stumps, Malik sees the length and pulls it of the back foot through mid-wicket where Aftab Alam dives to his right but the ball beats him to hit the ropes. This partnership between Malik and Azam is crucial for Pakistan from the World Cup point of view.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. Length ball outside off, eased to third man for a single.

Hamid Hassan to Shoaib Malik. Pitching outside off, Malik runs down to third man for an easy single.

Hamid Hassan to Shoaib Malik. Length delivery outside off, defended to point.

Gulbadin Naib to Shoaib Malik. Now waits for the ball to come to him and then guides it down to third man for a single.

Gulbadin Naib to Shoaib Malik. BEATEN! Poor shot though from Malik. This lands outside off, it pitches and then moves away even more. Malik could have left it but hangs his bat out. Luckily for him, he gets beaten.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. Azam opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man for one.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. FOUR! Hammered! A hit-me ball. Short and it sits up to be hit. Azam has all the time in the world to go back and pull it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Gulbadin Naib to Shoaib Malik. Slightly slower and shorter outside off, this is slapped through covers for a single.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. Back of a length on off, this is guided down to third man for a single.

Hamid Hassan to Shoaib Malik. A yorker aimed at the base of off stump, defended back to the bowler.

Hamid Hassan to Shoaib Malik. Pitched on off, defended back to the bowler.

Hamid Hassan to Shoaib Malik. Pitching on a length outside off, driven to covers.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. Defended off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. slower ball outside off, driven straight to mid off.

Hamid Hassan to Shoaib Malik. Fuller outside off, Malik drives it straight down the ground to long on for a single.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. Another length ball and this is guided to point.

Gulbadin Naib to Shoaib Malik. The batsman opens the face of the bat and then guides it down to third man for a run.

Gulbadin Naib to Shoaib Malik. On the stumps, it is defended onto the ground.

Gulbadin Naib to Shoaib Malik. FOUR! Releases all the pressure! Short and it is the slower one. Malik goes back and pulls it hard through backward square leg, it races away.

Gulbadin Naib to Shoaib Malik. On the middle stump, it is once again flicked to mid-wicket.

Gulbadin Naib to Shoaib Malik. Full on middle, it is jammed out to mid-wicket.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. Length delivery on the pads, Azam flicks it to mid-wicket.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. FOUR! Gets to his fifty in style! Back of a length on off, Azam waits for it and then guides it past point for a boundary. Good sign for Pakistan, he is their best batsman and they need him to be in form for the World Cup. He would look to make it big now.

Hamid Hassan to Shoaib Malik. A single through mid-wicket. Length delivery defends it to mid on. A single taken.

Hamid Hassan to Shoaib Malik. Yorker! The batsman jams it out.

Hamid Hassan to Shoaib Malik. Short off length outside off, LOW BOUNCE TOO! Shoaib looking to pull gets an under edge towards point.

Hamid Hassan to Shoaib Malik. Full and on off, it is stroked to covers.

Gulbadin Naib to Shoaib Malik. Nicely punched down to long on but only for a single.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. Shortish and on middle, it is hit through square leg for one.

Gulbadin Naib to Shoaib Malik. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. A single now as Azam works it through mid-wicket.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. FOUR! Poor ball and put away! Short and on the hips, it is pulled through backward square leg and it races to the fence.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. Back of a length on off, it is kept out.

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. End of a testing over.

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. Another beauty! This one drifts in on off and then spins away. Malik goes back and tries to defend but ends up playing inside the line. The ball goes past the outside edge.

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. BEATEN! Once again, the ball whizzes past Malik's bat. It pitches on off and then spins away square. Malik looks to block it but misses.

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. On off, it is kept out.

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. The googly on off, Malik just in time, gets his bat down and keeps it out.

Gulbadin Naib to Shoaib Malik. Good length ball outside off, eased past the point fielder for a single.

Gulbadin Naib to Shoaib Malik. Length ball on the stumps, defended to point.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. Pitching outside off, cut to third man for a single.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. FOUR! A short ball on the stumps, Babar heaves it behind square on the leg side for another boundary. Azam looks in great touch. He is growing in confidence as the game is progressing. Good sign for Pakistan!

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. Pitching outside off, defended back to bowler.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. Length delivery, defended back to the bowler.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. A single now by Azam but through point.

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. A direct hit but the batsman is in! Malik pushes this towards mid off and sets off for a run. The fielder hits bull's eye at the non-striker's end but the batsman is in.

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. Another jaffa! Malik is not picking Rashid at all. This one pitches on off and it is once again the leg spinner. Malik is rooted to his crease as he tries to defend. The ball whizzes past the outside edge.

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. Sharp turn! This pitches outside off and then turns away. Malik plays inside the line and gets beaten.

Rashid Khan to Shoaib Malik. On the stumps, it is kept out.

Shoaib Malik Comes in

Rashid Khan to Mohammad Hafeez. OUT! Hafeez holes out! Rashid gets his first, that too on a full toss. Hafeez will be gutted with himself. He should have hit that over the fence. He uses his feet and then hits it hard but flat down to long off. Shah there does not make a mistake. A budding partnership has been cut short.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. A nothing delivery that! Gets away with it though. Very short and slow. Azam goes back and hammers it wide of long on. Nabi there does well to keep it down to two. 100 up for Pakistan!

Gulbadin Naib to Mohammad Hafeez. Another very slow delivery! Hafeez goes back and pulls it through square leg for a single.

Gulbadin Naib to Mohammad Hafeez. The slower one on off, it is pushed to mid off.

Gulbadin Naib to Mohammad Hafeez. Good length on off, it is guided to point.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. Short and it is easily pulled through square leg for one.

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Azam. Good length around off, it is guided down to third man. Azam wants the second and he goes for it. Hafeez responds late but the throw is at the wrong end.

Gulbadin Naib is on!

Rashid Khan to Mohammad Hafeez. Outside off again and it is guided to point.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. On the pads, it is worked through square leg for one.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Well bowled and well played in the end! Azam uses his feet and Rashid shortens the length. Azam adjusts and defends it.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Flatter and on middle, it is worked to mid-wicket.

Rashid Khan to Mohammad Hafeez. The googly but it is short and wide outside off, it is guided through point for one.

Rashid Khan to Mohammad Hafeez. Shorter and it is the googly, Hafeez does not pick it, he goes back to pull but misses to get hit on the pads.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Flatter on the middle Babar sweeps but hits straight to the main at square leg.

Mohammad Nabi to Mohammad Hafeez. tossed up outside the off, cut through back ward point for a single.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Tossed up on the stumps, Hafeez sweeps it to mid wicket for a single.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Flatter on the stumps, defended to leg side.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Pitching outside off, defemded to point.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. FOUR! MISFIELD! A tossed up ball outside off, Azam leans and eases the drive through the covers. The fielder in the deep gives the chase, he dives to his left but could not save the boundary. Poor effort in the field as the fielder was late to pick the ball.

DRINKS!

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. On the shorter side, this is pushed through covers. The fielder in the deep runs to his right, he almost overruns the ball but then recovers and keeps it down to one.

Rashid Khan to Mohammad Hafeez. Brings out the slog sweep to the googly, he though does not time it that well and only gets a single through mid-wicket.

Rashid Khan to Mohammad Hafeez. Floats it up on off, it is driven to covers.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Another single, this time down to long on.

Rashid Khan to Mohammad Hafeez. Very full on off, Hafeez jams it through the off side for one.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Slightly shorter outside off, Azam waits for it and then guides it through point for a single.

Mohammad Nabi to Mohammad Hafeez. On the stumps again, it is kept out.

Mohammad Nabi to Mohammad Hafeez. Floated up on off, the batter strokes it to covers.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. This is pushed down to long on for a single.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Fires it on the stumps, it is pushed back to the bowler.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. FOUR! A rare poor ball by Nabi and it has been put away! Down the leg side and Azam sweeps it fine to the fine leg fence for a boundary. A welcome one.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. On off, blocked!

Rashid Khan to Mohammad Hafeez. Short of good length outside off, cut behind square towards short third man.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Pitching on length driven to covers. A single results.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Pitching on length defended from the crease.

Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. length ball on the stumps defended back to the bowler.

Rashid Khan to Mohammad Hafeez. Pitching outside off, punched to long on for single.

Rashid Khan to Mohammad Hafeez. BEATEN! What a start from Rashid Khan. A googly in the channel of uncertainty. Hafeez looking to defend from the crease doesn't pick the spin and the ball misses the outside edge. Rashid could have had a wicket on the very first delivery.

Rashid Khan is on now!

Mohammad Nabi to Mohammad Hafeez. Sensible batting! Follows the boundary with a single through covers.

Mohammad Nabi to Mohammad Hafeez. FOUR! Swept and swept nicely! Hafeez goes down on one knee and hits it uppishly but away from the fielder at deep square leg for a boundary.

Mohammad Nabi to Mohammad Hafeez. OHHHHH! Nabi is causing all sorts of problems here for the Pakistan batsman. This is flatter and it pitches outside off, Hafeez looks to cut but the ball turns back sharply, beats the inside edge and also the off pole but by just.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Shortish again and Azam pushes it to covers.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. This is on off, it is pushed back to the bowler.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. Pitched on middle, flicked through mid-wicket. A run added to the total.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. Length delivery coming in with the angle, Babar looking to defend off the back foot gets a bottom edge behind square.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. Pitching outside off and on length, cut towards point.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. Length ball on the stumps defended to mid on.

Hamid Hassan to Mohammad Hafeez. A single as Hafeez gets on top of the bounce and pulls it through square leg.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Mohammad Hafeez comes in as the new batsman.

Mohammad Nabi to Haris Sohail. OUT! It is the ball which disturbs the stumps behind! Nabi has got his second in the over and Sohail does not trouble the scorers a lot. A beauty of a delivery this. He got Zaman with the one that goes straight on with the arm and gets Sohail with the one that turns. It is once again slower through the air on middle and off, it pitches and turns away a little. Sohail is half forward as he tries to defend, the ball goes past the outside edge and clips the off stump. Sohail can't believe he has been knocked over and stands his ground. The umpires take it upstairs though and replays show that Sohail has to take the long walk back. Pakistan in a spot of bother now.

Has Nabi got another? Afghanistan are pretty sure but Haris Sohail is not sure. The umpires have gone upstairs to check if the ball has hit the stumps or has the keeper dislodged the bails with his gloves.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Flatter and outside off, it is guided through point for a single.

Mohammad Nabi to Haris Sohail. Haris is off the mark as he pushes it down to long off for one.

Haris Sohail is the new man in.

Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman. OUT! BOWLED 'EM! A well deserved wicket for Nabi. He gets his man and just like his opening partner, Zaman fails to make use of the life he got. The arm ball does the trick for Nabi. He bowls this one flatter and it is on off, Zaman looks to drive with a gap between bat and pad. The ball skids through, goes between the gap and hits the off pole. Both the openers back in the hut now. Afghanistan back in the game.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Flatter and on middle, Azam pushes it down to long on and a run is taken.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Slower through the air on off, it spins back in. Azam does not play for the turn, the ball goes off the inner half on the leg side.

Hamid Hassan to Fakhar Zaman. Length delivery, defended back to the bowler.

Hamid Hassan to Fakhar Zaman. Pitched on a length outside off, punched to point.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. A Length ball outside off, Babar runs it doen to third man for a single.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. Length ball on off, defended of the back foot.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. FOUR! Caressed! Length ball outside off, Babar is in a great position, he leans on this ball and drives it through covers for an exqusite boundary.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. FOUR! Inside edge! Fortunate boundary! Shortish and outside off, there is not a lot of width on offer though. Babar looks to cut but gets an inside edge which goes past the off stump and to the fine leg fence. Everything gong Pakistan's way at the moment.

Powerplay 2 time! Now 4 fielders can be placed outside the ring till the 40th over.

Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman. On the stumps, kept out.

Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman. DROPPED AND FOUR! That is like adding salt to the wound! Nabi is very disappointed and rightly so, that was a dolly. Zaman comes down the track and looks to go big but he does not get to the pitch of it. He still goes ahead with the shot. Manages to get more height than distance. The man at long on runs to his right and looks to grab it but spills it. It rolls to the boundary too. Zaman now gets a life, can he make Afghanistan pay?

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. Flighted ball on middle, this is stroked down to long on for a single.

Mohammad Nabi to Babar Azam. This is floated outside off, it turns back in. Babar looks to defend but then misses to get hit on the pads. Very good by Nabi, he is getting good purchase out there.

Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman. This is angled into the batsman, it is worked through square leg for a single.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. Short of length, rising on the batsman, Babar rises on his toes and defends it to off side.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. Blocked! Length delivery outside off, defended back to covers.

Hamid Hassan to Babar Azam. Length ball on the stumps, flicked to mid on.

Babar Azam is the new man in at 3

Hamid Hassan to Imam-ul-Haq. OUT! Drags it on! Hassan strikes and makes an impact straightaway! MS can breath easy now as the missed stumping does not cost a lot. A much-needed wicket for Afghanistan as Pakistan were off to a very good start. A short one outside off, it is angling away. Imam like Zaman did on the last ball, looks to drag his pull but he only manages an inside edge onto the stumps. Hassan is pumped, he could have easily had both the openers in two balls. Nevertheless, they have got one now.

Hamid Hassan to Fakhar Zaman. Short but the fielder should have got there! They can't let such chances go by! Another short one and it is outside off again, Zaman looks to drag his pull but again gets a top edge. It goes high up in the air towards third man. The fielder there runs in but not with a lot of intensity, he then dives but does not reach it.

Hamid Hassan to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Welcome into the attack! Short off good length, Fakhar rocks back and pulls it to deep mid -wicket fence with power. Great signs of aggression.

Hamid Hassan is on now!

Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman. Zaman brings out the big sweep but it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for a single.

Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman. Another ball which is on the stumps, the batter defends it out.

Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman. On the stumps, it is kept out.

Mohammad Nabi to Imam-ul-Haq. A little too full this time and is eased through covers for one.

Mohammad Nabi to Imam-ul-Haq. Stumping chance goes abegging! That was a tremendous delivery from Nabi! He slows it up and it lands just behind driving length. Imam is drawn into a drive but the ball pitches and turns away, beats the outside edge. Imam loses his balance and is out of the crease. To his luck though, Shahzad fails to collect the ball. Imam makes it back in. That should have been taken. Can't let such chances go by. Will Imam now make them pay? He has looked good today.

Mohammad Nabi to Fakhar Zaman. Misfield! Afghanistan haven't started that well in the field. This is slapped towards cover where the fielder makes a half-stop and concedes a run.

Mohammad Nabi is on now!

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. Good length ball, driven to mid on.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. BEATEN! Length delivery outside off, Imam looking to guide it down to third man, misses it. Extra Bounce! on this delivery as it misses the outside edge on it's way to the keeper.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. Length ball on off, pushed to mid on.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. FOUR! Length ball on the pads, Flicked through mid-wicket for a boundary. No need to run for these. The quick outfield does the rest,once the ball crosses the infield.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. NOT OUT! Umpire's call but a very good review! Afghanistan do not lose it. Zadran bowls it slightly fuller on middle, it tails back in late. Imam looks to flick but is beaten by the movement. It hits him on the pads. An appeal, a loud one but the umpire shakes his head. Afghanistan review but the ball shows to be clipping the top of the stumps.

Afghanistan review now! An appeal for an LBW has been turned down! Looks close.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. Good length on off, it is defended off the front foot.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman. Flatter on stumps, defended with straight bat back to the bowler.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. Flatter on the stump, Punched down to long on for a single.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. FOUR! Punished! Too short on middle, Pulled with disdain through mid-wicket. This is good batting from the Pakistani Opener.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. Misfield and two!

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. The batsman works it down the leg side.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. Flatter on middle , Imam works it to mid-wicket.

Dawlat Zadran to Fakhar Zaman. Back of a length on off, Zaman pushes it to covers.

Halt in play as the batsman has some issue with the sight screen! It has been solved though and we are ready to go.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. A single now as this is guided down towards third man. Imam has started off really well.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. Back of a length on off, Imam stands tall and pushes it to covers.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. FOUR! Crunched! Slightly short and outside off, Imam rocks back and manages to pull it through mid-wicket for a boundary. That made a cracking sound of the bat.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. Another leave as this is once again outside off.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. Length and outside off, it is left alone.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman. NOT OUT! Actually, it is missing the leg stump. Did not see that coming though. The turn on the delivery saved Zaman there. It pitches on middle and then spins back in a little. Zaman looks to defend but misses to get hit on the front pad. An appeal and the umpire raises the finger. Zaman reviews. Replays roll in and they show that the ball is slipping down the leg side. Excellent use of the technology and Zaman survives to fight another day. End of a very good over by Mujeeb.

Zaman is a goner! He has been given out LBW but he has reviewed. If there is no inside edge, he is a goner.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman. Pitched outside off, played to point .

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman. Looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. Pitched on middle and leg driven to mid on for a single.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. A length ball on middle defended back to bowler.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. A length ball on middle defended back to bowler.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. WIDE! A length ball down the leg side, Imam looking to flick, he misses and umpire signals it wide as the bowl was going down leg.

Dawlat Zadran to Fakhar Zaman. In the air... but safe! Shorter and outside off, Zaman looks to drag his pull but only manages a top edge. It clears mid off though and the batters take two. A good over for Pakistan, 10 from it.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. A little too straight again, it is flicked down to fine leg for one.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. Another confident punch but this time fails to find the gap on the off side, it goes to cover-point.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. FOUR! Lovely shot! Shortish and outside off, Imam pounces on the width offered. He slaps it through covers and the ball races away to the fence.

Dawlat Zadran to Fakhar Zaman. Misfield! by short cover. A length ball outside off eased to covers. A single taken.

Dawlat Zadran to Fakhar Zaman. Pitched on middle and off, clipped towards third man, a couple taken.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman. Another single through square leg this time for Zaman. 6 from Mujeeb's first, he bowled it a little too straight in his first.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. Good batting! Imam waits for the ball to come to him and then nudges it towards square leg for a single.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. Slightly shorter and Imam rocks back quickly, pulls it through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep runs to his right and saves two for his side.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman. Zaman is off the mark on the very first ball! He too works it through square leg with the angle and takes one.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. Pushes it through and it is on middle, Imam works it with the angle through square leg for a single.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam-ul-Haq. Starts off with a flatter delivery on off, Imam keeps it out.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to bowl from the other end.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. A single to end the first! This starts on off and then comes back in. Imam works it towards mid-wicket for a quick single.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. Goes back to bowling it wide outside off, Imam is in no mood to go after those so early in his innings.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. FOUR! Off the mark in style! Easy pickings for Imam-ul-Haq. Zadran looks to bowl it on the stumps but ends up being very straight. Imam clips it through square leg and you do not need to run for those.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. Third leave in a row! Once again it is slightly outside off, Imam plants his front foot ahead and shoulders arms to it.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. This time it is closer to the off pole but not close enough to make the batsman play. Another leave by Imam.

Dawlat Zadran to Imam-ul-Haq. Starts off with a length ball a little too wide though to make the batsman play.

Time for the action to begin now! The Afghanistan players make their way out to the middle. They are followed by the Pakistan openers, Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq. Dawlat Zadran to bowl the first over. Here we go...

Pitch report - Wasim Akram doing the pitch report says it looks really good, it is a batting deck but there should be something for the spinners. Michael Clarke now says there is even coverage of grass and the outfield should be lightning fast. Ends by saying the straight boundaries are where they are going to aim as it is the shorter side.

Afghanistan (Playing XI) - Mohammad Shahzad (WK), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib (C), Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ali Zadran, Samiullah Shenwari, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan.

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed (WK/C), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Haris Sohail, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain.

Afghanistan skipper, Gulbadin Naib, says that honestly, he was looking to bat first but now hopes to explore the conditions given that he has 4 world-class spinners. Stresses that Afghanistan have been doing well in Scotland and Ireland and hopes to put in another good performance today. Mentions it is an honour to lead the Afghanistan side. Ends by saying, he will look to use all his players and find the perfect combination for the World Cup.

Pakistan skipper, Sarfraz Ahmed, says he wants to bat first because it is a Warm-Up game. Mentions that the losses in the previous games are not a worry as they have lost to different teams. Adds that the batting has improved which is a good sign but also admits that the bowling needs to start getting better.

TOSS - Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Hello and welcome to the first practice game of the World Cup between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The two teams have a chance to find their perfect combination for the big event. Also a chance for the players out of form to find some form. More importantly both the teams would be looking to win the game as heading into the big event with momentum is very important. Stay tuned for the toss.