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	This is the end of Afghanistan inning the score board is not showing a good target if Afghansitan bowled and filed well then they can be the part of next upcomming under-19 world cup. Stay with us or join us for the Hong Kong batting. Afghanistan: End of over 50 Afghanistan 215 for 9 [Hong Kong Inning Text Commentry] [Full Scorecard] [Manhattan Graph] [Worm Graph]

	49.1 asif to javed, WIDE ball. 49.1 asif to javed ,1 Legbye 49.2 asif to zard ,BOWLED , trying some orthodox batting .GONE. 49.3 asif to hamza, STUMPED first ball. now it doesn't matter. 49.4 asif to azimullah, 1 RUN 49.5 asif to javed, slogs, gets two runs. 49.6 asif to javed SIX .what a finish to the innings End of over after 50 Overs Afghanistan 215/9

	48.1 aizaz to zard , 1 RUN 48.2 aizaz to murad, 4 RUNS and its a no ball as well .so first free hiit of the match. 48.2 aizaz to murad, slower one, the batsman misses it completely. 48.3 aizaz to murad , no run missed again. 48.4 aizaz to murad , OUT , this time top edge .the keeper takes it easily. JAVED is the new batsman in 48.5 aizaz to zard, another swing and a miss. 48.6 aizaz to zard 2 RUNS , cheky shot. End of over Afghnistan

	47.1 aasif to zard, 4 RUNS .beautiful shot over covers . this also brings his fiifty.Well layed young man. 47.2 asif to zard, a wild swing and a miss . good tight bowling. 47.3 asif to zard , 4 RUNS .another one .one bounce over the fence.this guy is on fire. 47.4 asif to zard, 4 RUNS ,what and elegant glance . 47.5 asif to zard, 4 RUNS a cheeky shot over fine leg.a misbah memory. 47.6 asif to zard, 1 RUN.

	46.1 irfan to zard , 4 RUNS good shot .This went like a tracer bullet.. 46.2 irfan to zard , 1 RUN , leg glanced. 46.3 irfan to murad, a wild swing and miss. 46.4 irfan to murad , 1 RUN 46.5 irfan to zard, 4 RUNS . a misfield at square leg and then the fielder had no chance. 46.6 irfan to zard , 1 RUN End of over

	45.1 niaz to murad, 1 RUN 45.2 niaz to zard, 2 RUNS , flicked towards fine leg. 45.3 niaz to zard, well played . good forward defence. 45.4 niaz to zard, 1 RUN , cut towards point. 45.5 niaz to murad, 1 RUN ,through covers . he really smashed it hard. 45.6 niaz to zard. straight drive . 1 RUN . End of over

	44.1 irfan to zard , 1RUN palyed to mid wicket. good length ball. 44.2 irfan to murad , swing and miss. 44.3 irfan to murad, another swing and a miss . this batsman is in hurry. 44.4 irfan to murad, 1 RUN taken 4m point. 44.5 irfan to zard , short one . the batsman unable to pull . sheer pace. 44.6 irfan to zard, swing and miss . End of over Afghanistan

	43.1 niaz ali to zard, 1 RUN , charges the bowler and hits over midwicket. niaz to murad ali, 1 RUN 43.3 niaz to zard , 1 RUN straight to long off .Aizaz the fielder. 43.4 niaz to murad , 1 RUN again to long off 43.5 niaz to zard , 4 RUNS , hit high in the air the feilder drops an easy chance and ball rolls over the boundary. 43.6 niaz to zard , 1RUN end of over Afghanistan

	42.1 irfan to zard , charges the bowler but misses 42.2 irfan to zard, 1 RUN 42.3 irfan to murad , 1RUN clinched from point 42.4 irfan to zard, short one , one for the over . let me tell you this guys got pace. 42.5 irfan to zard, 1 RUN good shot towards midoff. 42.6 irfan to murad ali, well played on the front foot for no run. End of over Afghanistan151/6

	41.1 nazakat to zard , 1 RUN , good single stolen 41.2 nazakat to asghar, 2 RUNS , a good swing of the bat , the ball flies away to mid wicket. 41.3 nazakat to asghar, no run , straight to mid on 41.4 nazakat to asghar , 2 runs , another good shot 41.5 nazakat to asghar, OUT , slower one ,the batsman couldn't figure out the pace ,inside edge and GONE!!!! MURAD ALI is the new batsman in 41.6 nazakat to murad, good shot for no run.

	40.1 irfan to asghar, 2 runs. zard ali is now charged up. 40.2 irfan to asghar, 1 run palyed straight to mid on 40.3 irfan to zard, 2 runs , misfeild at mid off. these both batsman are really quick between the wickets 40.4 irfan to zard, a swing and a miss . this guy has pace. 40.5 irfan to zard , WIDE , down the leg side 40.5 irfan to zard, 1 RUN , good shot on the front foot .straight to long on 40.6 irfan to asghar a wild swing and a miss End of over Afghanistan 143/5

	39.1 Zuiad to Asghar, 2 runs, flicked square 39.2 Zuiad to Asghar, 1 run, driven to long-on 39.3 Zuiad to Zard, 1 run, leg-glanced 39.4 Zuiad to Asghar, 1 run, dropping on a length, driven straight 39.5 Zuiad to Zard, WIDE 39.5 Zuiad to Zard, 1 leg-bye 39.6 Zuiad to Asghar, 1 run, pinched off cover!

	Nizakhat's ninth over in a row to Zard, 38.1 Nizakhat to Zard, 1 run, fullish-length, driven to mid-wicket 38.2 Nizakhat to Asghar, no run, point tidies up 38.3 Nizakhat to Zard, play and a mis to a leg-break on a driving length, no run 38.4 Nizakhat to Zard, no run, point fields well 38.5 Nizakhat to Zard, 1 run, turned to square leg 38.6Nizakhat to Zard, no run, point fields well

	37.1 Asif to Asghar, 1 run, driven to long on 37.2 Asif to Zard, 1 run driven through cover 37.3 Asif to Asghar, FOUR, super leg-glance 37.4 Asif to Asghar, no run, collectsm 37.5 2 runs, flicked Greg Chappell-like to square leg. 50-partnertship. These two have batted really well. Platform's set for a late-overs acceleration. 37.6 Asif to Asghar, no run End of over 38: Afghanistan 125 for 4

	Afghanistan will need more than 6 an over from now on if they're to get to 200. They still have their power-play so it's possible.

	36.1 Nizakhat to Asghar, 1 leg-bye 36.2 Nizakhat to Zard, 1 run, driven to long-on 36.3 Nizakhat to Asghar, no run, leg-break played off the back-foot, fielded well at cover 36.4 Nizakhat to Asghar, 1 run, driven through point 36.5 Nizakhat to Zard, no run, resolute defense 36.6 Nizakhat to Zard, big spinning leg-break, well left, no run End of over 37 Afghanistan 117 for 4 Afghanistan will need more than 6 an over from now on if they're to get to 200. They still have their power-play so it's possible.

	35.1 Asif to Asghar, 1 run, driven to midwicket 35.2 Asif to Zard, 1 run, length ball, straight-driven 35.3 Asif to Asghar, no run, same ball, drive stopped by the bowler this time 35.4 Asif to Asghar, 2 runs, big swing, fielder rusn round from mid-on 35.5 Asif to Asghar, no runs, well-played drive off the back-foot to a good-length delivery. Well fielded at cover too. Good cricket 35.6 Asif to Asghar, no run

	32.1 Nizakhat to Zard, 2 runs, cut through point, good shot. Looks light on his feet, this chap. 32.2 Nizakhat to Zard, 1 run, driven through to long-on 32.3 Nizakhat to Asghar, FOUR, cover-driven, top shot 32.4 Nizakhat to Asghar, no run 32.5 Nizakhat to Asghar, no run 32.6 Nizakhat to Asghar, no run, played to square leg Good contest between the leg-spinner and the batsmen 7 off the overAfter 33 overs: Afghanistan: 101 - for 4

	35.1 Asif to Asghar, 1 run, driven to midwicket 31.2 Shakeel to Asghar, 1 run, driven to long-off 31.3 Shakeel to Zard, 1 run, driven to long-off 31.4 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, driven back to the bowler 31.5 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, driven to cover 31.6 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, short extra intercepts After 32 overs: Afghanistan 94-4

	30.1 Nizakhat to Asghar, 1 run, swept against the spin 30.2 Nizakhat to Zard, no run, to point 30.3 Nizakhat to Zard, no run, solid in defense 30.4 Nizakhat to Zard, no run, pushed to cover 30.5 Nizakhat to Zard, no run, played back to the bowler 30.6 Nizakhat to Zard, 1 run, swept fine End of over 31 :Afghanistan 91-4

	Hong Kong keeping things really tight here, but is the Afghan bomb ticking?

	29.1 Shakeel to Asghar, 1 run, well-run 29.2 Shakeel to Zard, no run, cover stops a firm drive with a dive 29.3 Shakeel to Zard, 1 run, cover drive 29.4 Shakeel to Asghar, FOUR, smashed over cover off the front-foot Top shot 29.5 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, defended. That's the difference between the Afghans today and before. The batsmen in the old team philosophy would have gone for an even bigger shot. 29.6 Shakeel to Asghar, 1 run, glanced to fine leg After 30 overs: Afghanistan 89-4 They'll need to go at 5.5 an over from now on to get to 200.

	28.1 Nizakhat to Asghar, leggie, no run 28.2 Nizakhat to Asghar, hit with the spin to point, 1 run 28.3 Nizakhat to Zard, 2 runs, driven sweetly with a flick of the wrist to square leg 28.4 Nizakhat to Zard, watchful defense 28.5 Nizakhat to Zard, leg-break left alone 28.6 Nizakhat to Zard, no run, played back to the bowler End of over 29: Afghanistan 82-4

	27.1 Shakeel to Zard (RHB), no run 27.2 Shakeel to Zard, no run, defended again 27.3 Shakeel to Zard, no run, cut to point 27.4 Shakeel to Zard, driven hard to the bowler, good stop, no run 27.5 Shakeel to Zard, 1 run, layed to square leg 27.6 Shakeel to Asghar, driven straight for 1

	26.1 Nizakhat to Aimal ,cut away for 1 26.2 Nizakhat to Asghar, FOUR, Asghar slams a full-toss through mid-wicket 26.3 Nizakhat to Asghar, when he pitches it, it really spins. Big-turning leggie, hit to cover for 1 Afghanistan's spinners will be looking forward to bowling on this wicket 26.4 Nizakhat to Aimal, no run, defended well 26.5 Nizakhat to Aimal, OUT, Aimal looking for the pul, ball stayed low, and he's bowled. Huge wicket. Aimal Wafa 24 (62 balls, 3 fours) FoW: 76-4 (26.5 overs) 55 run partnership New batsman is Zard Ali who hasn't been seen much in this tournament so far. He may be the secret weapon! In a team of all-rounders he's one of just two specialist batsmen. Not too tall but looks all muscle 26.6 Nizakhat to Zard , off the mark straight away with a back-foot punch to long on After 27 overs: Afghanistan 77-4

	25.1 Shakeel to Aimal, paddled to fine leg, no run 25.2 Shakeel to Aimal, ball pitches on off, keeps low, 2 byes 25.3 Shakeel to Aimal, left alone 25.4 Shakeel to Aimal, played off the back foot for 1 25.5 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, hit firmly to cover 25.6 Shakeel to Asghar, FOUR, sweep shot, fielders behind square had no chance After 26 overs: Afghanistan 68-3 7 off that over

	24.1 Nizakat to Asghar, no run, well defended 24.2 Shakeel to Asghar no run, driven straight to cover 24.3 Nizakhat to Asghar, 1 run, driven through cover 24.4 Nizakhat to Aimal, no run, immaculate forward defensive 24.5 Nizakhat to Aimal, 1 run, driven to long on 24.6 Nizakhat to Asghar, no run, hit straight to point After 25 overs: Afghanistan 61-3

	23.1 Shakeel to Asghar, no run 23.2 Shakeel to Asghar, struck on the pad, but pitching outside leg 23.3 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, solid forward defensive 23.4 Shakeel to Asghar, played off the hip for 1 23.5 Shakeel to Aimal, cut through point for 1 23.6 Shakeel to Asghar, 1 run, firm drive to long off End of over 24: Afghanistan 61-3 Afghanistan scoring at 2-and-a-half per over. They need to score at 5 an over from no won if they're to get up to 200. It's a belter of a wicket.

	22.1 Nizakhat to Asghar, 1 run, played to long-on 22.2 Nizakhat to Aimal, no run, well bowled, just moving away off a length and Aimal's up to it 22.3 Nizakhat to Aimal, 2 runs, glanced to leg 22.4 Nizakhat to Aimal, play and a miss 22.5 Nizakhat to Aimal,no run, defended 22.6 Nizakhat to Aimal, played straight back to the bowler End of over 23: Afghanistan 58-3

	New Bowler from the City End, right-arm medium from the City End Nizakhat Khan (Legbreak bowler)
	21.1 Shakeel to Asghar, driven but well stopped in the covers 21.2 Shakeel to Asghar, 1 run, leg-glance 21.3 Shakeel to Asghar, 1 run, punched off the back-foot 21.4 Shakeel to Asghar, driven on the back foot, pinch a good single 21.5 Shakel to Aimal, no run 21.6 Shakeel to Aimal, played back to the bowler, no run Hong Kong racing through the overs here, adding just a little more pressure on Afghanistan with every tight over. After 22 overs: Afghanistan 55-3

	20.1 Irfan to Asghar, no run 20.2 Irfan to Asghar, 1 run, glanced to fine leg 20.3 Irfan to Aimal, short, steered down to 3rd man, 1 run 20.4 Irfan to Asghar, firm drive, stopped by the bowler, no run 20.5 Irfan to Asghar, short, pulled for 1 20.6 Irfan to Aimal, no run
	After 21 overs: Afghanistan 52-3

	19.1 Shakeel to Asghar, no run 19.2 Shakeel to Asghar, ditto 19.3 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, defending a spinning ball well 19.4 Shakeel to Asghar, on the back foot this time, no run 19.5 Shakeel to Asghar, forward defense this time, no run 19.6 Shakeel to Asghar, 1 run, played behind leg After 20 overs: Afghanistan 49-3
	Hong Kong looking for one more wicket that'd really put them on top. Afghanistan fighting back hard with these two Aimal and Asghar.It's building up to be a great match. "Everything's going to plan so far," says Hong Kong's manager Tauseef Bukhari as he walks past the scorers.
	18.1 Irfan to Asghar, no run, hit to point 18.2 no run, defended 18.3 Irfan to Asghar, 1 run, short ball pulled to square leg 18.4 Irfan to Aimal, short, very fast This is one fast bowler 18.5 Irfan to Aimal, no run 18.6 Irfan to Aimal, WIDE 18.6 Irfan to Aimal, good ball, equally well played though
	Shakeel continues 17.1 Shakeel to Aimal, defended, no run 17.2 Shakeel to Aimal, defended, no run 17.3 Shakeel to Aimal, left alone, no run 17.4 Shakeel to Aimal, 1 run, played off the back foot to mid-off 17.5 Shakeel to Asghar, WIDE 17.5 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, cover stops 17.6 Shakeel to Asghar, 1 run, to square leg End of over 18: Afghanistan 46-3
	16.6 Irfan to Asghar, pushed to square leg no run 16.5 Irfan to Asghar, good bal, on a length and rising, well defended 16.4 Irfan to Asghar, to midwicket this time, no run 16.3 Irfan to Asghar, no run, straight to cover 16.2 Irfan to Asghar, short ball, no run, late on the pace 16.1 Irfan to Azhar, no run

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	15.1 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, defense, defense, defense 15.2 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, defended on the back foot 15.3 Shakeel to Asghar, no run 15.4 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, short mid-wicket picks up. Attacking fields for Shakeel. 15.5 overs Shakeel to Asghar, 1 run, played off the back-foot to long on 15.6 Shakeel to Aimal, no run After 16 overs: Afghanistan: 43-3 DRINKS BREAK

	Double bowling change. Irfan Ahmed (RMF) one of the players of the tournament comes on from the City End. His partners have made the initial incision. Will he rip out the remaining batsmen? 14.1 Irfan to Aimal, close! Leading edge drops just short of cover, no run 14.2 Irfan to Aimal, outside edge this time, goes down to third man Good fight building up. Both teams keen to win and they're playing good cricket. The crowd is building all the time and now the Afghan fans are massed on one side of the ground. 14.3 Irfan to Aimal, no run 14.4 Irfan to Aimal, short, pulled but not timed by Aimal. No run 14.5 Irfan to Aimal, FOUR, sweet flick over square-leg. 14.6 Irfan to Aimal, tries to repeat the shot, but this time square-leg gets to the ball and there's no run End of over 15: Afghanistan: 42-3

	New Bowler: Slow-left armer Shakeel Haq with his specs and plenty of deception comes on from the Sea End 13.1 Shakeel to Aimal, left-arm spinner to left-arm spinner, no run 13.2 Shakeel to Aimal, defense again, no run 13.3 Shakeel to Aimal, FOUR, on the back-foot, sweetly timed through the off-side 13.4 Shakeel to Aimal, 1 run, played to mid-on 13.5 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, good leave to the bal spinning away from the right-hander 13.6 Shakeel to Asghar, no run, defensive push End of over 14 overs: Afghanistan 38-3

	Quite a crowd of Afghan fans building here, seem to be 300 here already. The drums are banging, the flags ( a couple of huge ones) are waving but they're nowhere near as noisy as they can be. Afghanistan in trouble here against Hong Kong. 12.1 Niaz to Asghar, no run, pushed to cover 12.2 Niaz to Asghar, 1 run, flicked to fine leg 12.3 Niaz to Aimal, straight to square leg, no run 12.4 Niaz to Aimal, no run 12.5 Niaz to Aimal, to cover, no run 12.6 Niaz to Aimal, 1 run, cuts down to third man End of over 13: Afghanistan 33-3

	End of over 11: Afghanistan 29-3 11.1 Aizaz to Aimal, no run, play and miss outside off 11.2 Aizaz to Aimal, 1 run, playes sweetly through the off-side gap 11.3 Aizaz to Asghar, 1 run, leg-glance 11.4 Aizaz to Aimal, no run, played to mid-on 11.5 Aizaz to Aimal, driven firmly, stopped well by Aizaz in his flow-through, no run 11.6 Aizaz to Aimal, slower ball, no run, solid defense. Aimal has plenty of strokes, but like in the semi-final vs Nepal, he's obviously intent on occupying the crease for as long as possible. No risk cricket from him but it's hard to say what the other Afghan batsmen will do. End of over 12: Afghanistan 31-3

	Niaz to continue from the City End. He's bowled his left-arm swing very well so far. 10.1 Niaz to Asghar, no run, length ball solidly defended, bat and pad together 10.2 Niaz to Asghar, on middle, played to mid-off 10.3 Niaz to Asghar, struck on the pad coming forward, BIG APPEAL, not out. Must have been close. 10.4 Niaz to Asghar, no run 10.5 Niaz to Asghar, no run, inside edge to square leg 10.6 Niaz to Asghar, no run, pushed to mid-off MAIDEN

	9.1 Aizaz to Asghar, no run, leg-stump ball played to squar-leg 9.2 Aizaz to Asghar, no run, played to point 9.3 Aizaz to Asghar, 1 run, played between mid-on and mid-wicket 9.4 Aizaz to Aimal, no run, ball is left alone 9.5 Aizaz to Aimal, no run 9.6 Aizaz to Aimal, no run, again played to point End of over 10: Afghanistan: 29-3

	8.1 Niaz to Asghar, no run 8.2 Niaz to Asghar, 1 run, leg glance 8.3 Niaz to Aimal, no run 8.4 Niaz to Aimal, FOUR, on the pads and played elegantly to square leg. Good shot. 8.5 Niaz to Aimal, WIDE, first of the match 8.5 Niaz to Aimal, no run, comes forward, defends 8.6 Niaz to Aimal, no run, slower ball, defended End of over 9: Afghanistan 28-3

	Hong Kong, underdogs going into this match are well and truly hounding the Afghans now. LHB Wafa and new batsman RHBAsghar Hotak 7.1 Aizaz to Asghar, no run, struck on the pads, going down leg 7.2 Aizaz to Asghar, no run, defended to mid on 7.3 Aizaz to Asghar, no run, good forward defense 7.4 Aizaz to Asghar, 1 run, rising ball guided down to third man 7.5 Aizaz to Aimal, batsman playes and misses a wide one outside off 7.6 Aizaz to Aimal, no run, played to cover End of over 8: Afghanistan: 22-3

	6.1 Niaz to Shir, no run 6.2 Niaz to Shir, more positive to cover this time. Still no run 6.3 Niaz to Shir, driven to mid-off. No run. 6.4 Niaz to Shir, slower ball. Savvy bowling, but Shir was up to it. Defends, and no run 6.5 Niaz to Shir, a play and a miss. Good contest building between the two here. 6.6 Niaz to Shir, OUT. Shir's the first to break and he hits a terrible shot straight to mid-on where Zuiad Khan pouches! Hong Kong well on top now. Shir Shirzai c Zuiad b Niaz 4 (23 balls) End of over 7: Afghanistan 21-3

	5. 1 Aizaz to Noor, defense to cover, no run 5.2 Aizaz to Noor, OUT. The Rock has gone. Tame dismissal, driven softly to short-extra cover, where Hong Kong's captain James Atkinson gleefuly buckets the catch. Noor c Atkinson b Aizaz 1 (4 balls) New batsman is left-hander Aimal Wafa, the hero of the semi-final against Nepal 5.3 Aizaz to Aimal, good ball to the lefty, equally well-played. No run 5.4 Aizaz to Amal, defense. Solid. No run 5.5 Aizaz to Amal, defense, back to the bowler. No run 5.6 Aizaz to Aimal, Aimal cuts, misses. Groans from the fielders End of a good over. Maiden. Afghanistan after six overs: 21-2 Niaz Ali from the City End.

	4.1 Niaz (LMF) to (RHB) Noor, on leg-stump, played to square leg. No run 4.2 Niaz to Noor, 1 run, played between the bowler and mid-on 4.3 Niaz to Shir, length ball on off-stump, played to cover. No run 4.4 Niaz to Shir, ditto 4.5 Niaz to Shir, FOUR, top drive played straight past the bowler. Mid-off had no chance. Shir may just be settling in 4.6 Niaz to Shir, Forward. Defensively to a full-pitched delivery. No run. End of over 5: Afghanistan 21-2 (Shir 4, Noor 1)

	3.1 Aizaz to Zaki, FOUR. Streaky! Top-edges a slash over slips. Zaki's leading a charmed life! 3.2 Aizaz to Zaki, OUT. Another cross-bat shot and this time he's pouched at mid-on, well caught by Aditya Kanthan running backwards at mid-on to take the ball head high. Big wicket and Hong Kong are cock-a-hoop Afghanistan: 16-2 (Z.Zaki 15 c Aditya b Aizaz) 3.3 Aizaz to Shir, no run. Afghanistan will need him to play a really long innings now. He's joined by Noor ul Haq - The Rock. 3.4 Aizaz to Shir, good ball, outside off, moving away. No run 3.5 Aizaz to Shir, good ball, played to cover 3.6 Aizaz to Shir, length ball, played to mid-off End of over 4: Afghanistan: 16-2

	Niaz to continue 2.1 Niaz to Shirzai, 1 leg bye 2.2 Niaz to Zaki, middle stump ball played calmly to mid-on, 1 run 2.3 Niaz to Shirzai, played to mid-off, 1 run 2.4 Niaz to Shirzai, good ball right in the corridor of uncertainty, rattles the doors too, Shir plays uncertainly to mid-off. No run. 2.5 Niaz to Shirzai, Big appeal as Shirzai' s struck on the pad by an inswinger from the left-armer. "Not out" says umpire Nandaweera. 2.6 Niaz to Shirzai, played to mid-off. No run Hong Kong really testing the Afghan batsmen here. Just a little movement in the air. End of over 3: Afghanistan 12-1

	Aizaz Khan to Zakiullah Zaki (RHB) promoted up the order after a series of excellent performances in the tournament so far 1.1 Aizaz to Zaki, SIX! Awesome start from the stocky man! Short-pitched and slammed over midwicket. 1.2 Aizaz to Zaki, right on target. Played back to the bowler. 1.3. Aizaz to Zaki, Zaki charges a half-pitcher, misses and the ball sails over the stumps. No run 1.4 Aizaz to Zaki, on middle on a length. No run 1.5 Aizaz to Zaki, fullish length, struck on the pad, big appeal. "Not out" says umpire Sena Nandaweera of Sri Lanka. 1.6 Aizaz to Zaki, FOUR! Flashing drive to a ball outside off stump. Zaki's in the mood to score runs! End of over 2; Afghanistan 10-1

	Left-arm pace from Niaz from the City End 0.1 Niaz Ali to RHB Iqbal Maliki - on a length, batsman defends, no run 0.2 Niaz to Maliki. OUT! lbw playing back and he was absolutely plumb. Bit of inswing for Niaz and Hong Kong are off to A DREAM START.Maliki b Niaz 0 (2balls) 0.3 Niaz to the Afghan Captain Shir Shirzai - on middle, played back to the bowler 0.4 Niaz to Shirzai - same ball, same result 0.5 Niaz to Shirzai - big appeal! Ball slamming into the pads, would have hit but pitched outside leg 0.6 Niaz to Shirzai - pitches on off on a length, played to point. No run Right Arm medium from Aizaz Khan from the City End

	Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field Temperature's in the high 20s and is a little humid. Could suit the swing bowlers of which Hong Kong has plenty
	Welcome to sunny KOC Hubara, Hong Kong are playing Afghanistan in the ACC U-19 Elite Cup Final. They have been the best teams in the tournament so far and the game promises to be a cracker!