AFG vs PNG Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets to enter Super Eights

Noor Ahmad to Chad Soper, Another appeal for LBW but Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the only one who looks interested. Good length, pitching outside leg, and turning across the right hander, Soper looks to flick it to square leg but is beaten on the inside edge.

Noor Ahmad to Kipling Doriga, Tossed up on the pads, Kipling Doriga gets low and goes for the sweep but misses. It clips the outside half of his front pad and rolls in front of short fine leg. The batters steal a quick leg bye

Noor Ahmad to Kipling Doriga, Fuller in length, pitching outside the leg stump, Kipling Doriga blocks it out.

Noor Ahmad to Chad Soper, Good length, on middle, Chad Soper bends low and looks to block but gets and inside edge towards short fine for a single.

Rashid Khan to Chad Soper, Another wrong'un turning on from off on a length, Chad Soper rocks back and nudges it along the ground in between mid on and mid-wicket for a quick single to end the over.

Rashid Khan to Chad Soper, Dishes out the googly but gets the line wrong, on the pads, Chad Soper gets on the back foot but misses the tickle. The ball brushes the pads on the way through to the keeper, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

Rashid Khan to Chad Soper, Turning in, on a nagging length, on off, Chad Soper defends it off the back foot on the off side.

Rashid Khan to Chad Soper, Good length, outside off, Chad Soper gets beaten on the inside edge trying to play a horizontal stroke.

Rashid Khan to Chad Soper, FIVE WIDES! Sloppy from the bowler and the keeper as well. Dishes out the googly that turns down the leg side after pitching on middle and leg, Chad Soper misses to tuck it and the ball even evades Rahmanullah Gurbaz and guns down to deep fine.

Rashid Khan to Chad Soper, Oh, extra turn! Pitches it full and on off, turns it away sharply. Chad Soper gets beaten on the outside edge.

Rashid Khan to Chad Soper, Drifts it on off, full in length, Chad Soper waits for it and dabs it firmly in front of point.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Kipling Doriga, Fuller in length, and angling on the middle and off channel, Kipling Doriga pushes it to mid on. End of the mandatory Powerplay and Afghanistan are right on the top of the game.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Kipling Doriga, Angling into the batter again on a length, Kipling Doriga misses to flick it and gets a thud on the front thigh pad.

Kipling Doriga is the new man in.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Tony Ura, OUT! BOWLED'EM! 50th T20I wicket for Naveen-ul-Haq! And PNG lose half of their side now. Naveen-ul-Haq steams in and lands it just around the fourth stump line, on a shade fuller length, and angles it a bit into the batter on off and middle. Tony Ura plays down the wrong line and tries to block it out with a defensive shot. The ball holds its line and sneaks past the outside edge and rattles the stumps.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Chad Soper, Slower on on a good length, angling into the batter, Chad Soper tucks it to the leg side for a single.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Chad Soper, Bouncer around off, Chad Soper misses to upper cut it.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Tony Ura, Indecision in the running again! That would have been curtains for Tony Ura had it hit the stumps at the non-striker's end. Good length on offer, on off, Tony Ura hops on the back foot and dabs it solidly towards point. He first hesitates but eventually sets off for a quick single. Ibrahim Zadran picks the ball quickly and hits Tony Ura's right leg who hurries to reach home. Survives a scare.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tony Ura, More like it by Farooqi! Bangs it on a hard length, on the off-stump line, Tony Ura pats it off the back foot in front of point and gets to the other end quickly.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tony Ura, Two leg byes! Fazalhaq Farooqi has been off with his lines this over and seems to be trying a bit too much, instead of keeping it simple. Too straight, on the pads, on a short of a good length, it comes off Ura's pads and dribbles wide of fine leg for a couple of runs.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Chad Soper, Serves it on a good length, a hint of inward movement, on off, Chad Soper does not move his feet much and guides it wide of point for a single.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Chad Soper, Farooqi switches his angle as he comes from over the wicket and angles it across the right-hander, fuller and around off, Chad Soper goes for the drive but the bat turns in his hand on contact and he miscues the shot to mid on.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tony Ura, Leg bye! Slides on the pads, on a nagging length, Tony Ura fails to tickle it fine with the angle. The ball rolls off his pads on the leg side and the batters scamper across for a leg bye.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tony Ura, Much tighter line from Farooqi, on a hard length, on off and middle, slanting in again, Tony Ura opts to wait on the back foot to defend it with a straight bat. Gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball strikes him high on the back thigh.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tony Ura, FIVE WIDES! Wayward from Fazalhaq Farooqi. At 129 kph from around the wicket but strays it way down leg, on a back of a length, Tony Ura lets it go. The ball keeps going away from the keeper, Rahmanullah Gurbaz who flings himself to his left but fails to cut it off.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Chad Soper, Play and a miss to end the over! Hurls it in the corridor of off, on a good length and it nips away off the deck. Chad Soper fiddles at the delivery away from his body and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Chad Soper, Pulls the length back and aims it around the off-stump, Chad Soper hangs back in his crease and pushes it along the ground to point.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Chad Soper, Goes wide of the crease on the over-the-wicket angle and slants it back in, attacking the stumps, fuller in length, Chad Soper gets right behind the line of the ball and blocks it out.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Chad Soper, Goes back to bowling full and in the channel on off, Chad Soper stays leg side of the ball and dabs it square to backward point without much foot movement.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Chad Soper, WIDE! This one goes the other way from Naveen-ul-Haq and hits the hard length as well. Gets the line wrong though as this is beyond the tramline on off.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Chad Soper, Swinging in sharply back into the right-hander from over the wicket, on a length, on off, Chad Soper covers the line of the ball and just about manages to keep it out.

Chad Soper is in at number 6.

Naveen-ul-Haq replaces Mohammad Nabi.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Hiri Hiri, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Naveen-ul-Haq gets in on the act now with his first ball. Naveen-ul-Haq charges in from over the wicket and lands it on a length, outside off, Hiri Hiri sees the width on offer and throws his hands at it as he goes for an expansive drive. Gets an inside edge as the ball shapes back in and it drags back onto the stumps. PNG in deep, deep trouble now.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tony Ura, Dishes it out on a fullish length, shaping in, on off, Tony Ura jams it out safely to the off side.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tony Ura, Pulls the length back and gets a bit of extra bounce, on off, Tony Ura does well to ride the bounce and keeps it out down the deck.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Hiri Hiri, Goes wide of the crease on the around-the-wicket angle and hoops it back in, on a short of a good length, on off, Hiri Hiri goes for the big booming drive but toe-ends his shot to the left of backward point for one.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Hiri Hiri, FOUR LEG BYES! Farooqi tries a bit too hard on the hat-trick ball and gets it wrong. Goes searching for the magical delivery but strays on the pads, on a good length, Hiri Hiri is beaten for pace as he tries to tickle it fine and gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball brushes his pads and races down to fine leg for a boundary.

Hiri Hiri is in at number 5 for PNG and will face Fazalhaq Farooqi who is on a Hat-Trick.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sese Bau, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Two in two for Fazalhaq Farooqi! Papua New Guinea have been rocked early. Fazalhaq Farooqi stays over the wicket for the left-hander and gets the ball to tail back in sharply, on a nagging length, on middle and leg, Sese Bau tries to cover the line of the ball but the ball nips back in sharply off the deck and catches the inside edge. It brushes the back thigh pad on the way through and it is pouched safely by Rahmanullah Gurbaz diving away to his right again. Hat-trick ball coming up.

Sese Bau is in at number 4.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Lega Siaka, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the thick of action again! A golden duck for Lega Siaka. Farooqi steams in from over the wicket and angles away, on a hard length, on the off-stump line, Lega Siaka pokes at the delivery and the ball kicks off the deck as it catches the shoulder of the bat. It flies to the right of the keeper, Rahmanullah Gurbaz who dives to that side and takes a fine catch.

Mohammad Nabi to Tony Ura, Floats it up, full and on middle, Tony Ura works it off the front foot to mid-wicket.

Lega Siaka is in at number 3.

Is that out? A bit of a lazy running there from the PNG's skipper Assad Vala. A direct hit from Rahmanullah Gurbaz at the non-striker's end. Assad Vala casually ran for the third run and didn't slide in the bat to complete the run. The TV Umpire confirms that Vala's bat was marginally in the air when the ball hit the stumps at the non-striker's end. OUT. 

Mohammad Nabi to Assad Vala, OUT! RUN OUT! Casual running from the Papua New Guinea skipper and he pays the ultimate price. Nabi serves it short in length and gets a hint of away turn, on off, Assad Vala plays it with the turn as he stands tall and punches it wide of point for a couple of runs. The batters think about the third run and they do cross over. Fazalhaq Farooqi gives it a chase and fires a throw back in towards the keeper. Rahmanullah Gurbaz collects it neatly and is aware that Vala is struggling to make his ground at the bowling end. Gurbaz turns around and hits the stumps at the bowling end. The replays show that Vala did not drag his bat inside the crease but instead, chose to plonk it. The bat was in the air when the stumps were disturbed and he will have to make the long walk back.

Mohammad Nabi to Tony Ura, Utter confusion but Papua New Guinea get away with it. Fires it in does Nabi, fuller in length, on middle and leg, Tony Ura jams it out as he gets his bat down in time. Gets an inside edge that rolls to short fine leg and Vala calls him Ura through for the run. Ura is caught ball-watching and he is late to set off the blocks but eventually makes his ground at the bowling end.

Mohammad Nabi to Assad Vala, Quick single taken and Assad Vala is off the mark. Comes from around the wicket for the left-hander and delivers it on a nagging length, Assad Vala drops it with soft hands in front of cover and gets to the other end.

Mohammad Nabi to Tony Ura, Direct hit and Tony Ura was gone there. Slows it up nicely and bowls it shorter as well, on off and middle, Tony Ura shapes up to go big on the off side but the ball grips in the surface and takes off a bit as well. Ura inside edges it wide of mid-wicket and the batters steal a quick single.

Mohammad Nabi to Tony Ura, FOUR! Tony Ura with the first boundary for Papua New Guinea. Gets the ball to drift away does Nabi, on a nagging length, outside off, Tony Ura rocks back and cuts it nicely through cover-point for a boundary.