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Summary

  • Namibia end 98-9, chasing 161

  • Naveen & Hassan three wickets, two for Gulbadin

  • Opener Shahzad hits 45 from 33 balls in Afghanistan's 160-5

  • Zazai (33), Afghan (31), Nabi (32*) all contribute

  • Former captain Afghan given guard of honour & carried from field in final international match

  • Afghanistan second in Group 2 on four points

  • India & New Zealand meet in same group from 14:00 GMT

Live Reporting

Callum Matthews and Thomas Mallows

  1. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Test Match Special

    Afghanistan need to find a way to get Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan in the game earlier with the bat.

  2. Afg 53-1

    Watchful stuff from Rahmanullah Gurbaz as he sees out the final two balls.

    The camera picks out two concerned-looking Afghainstan fans. It is still a good start from their team though, so no need to worry just yet I feel.

  3. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the next batter. Can he maintain Afghanistan's momentum?

  4. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Test Match Special

    It was an entertaining 33 but he just picked the fielder out. He didn't try and hit the ball, he just tried to place it.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Zazai c van Lingen b Smit 33 (Afg 53-1)

    Breakthrough!

    Hazratullah Zazai looks to help the ball round the corner again but perfectly picks out Michael van Lingen on the deep square leg boundary.

    An entertaining innings comes to an end.

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    Theo: Trumpelmann... is there a better name in world cricket right now?!

  7. There has been some impressive hitting from Afghanistan so far. Here's Hazratullah Zazai giving Ruben Trumpelmann the treatment.

  8. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Test Match Special

    He hasn't far away from that at all. He's gone for the old parry it back in and catch it. It was probably half a metre too high.

  9. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Test Match Special

    That was seriously dismissive. It made him look like a village bowler.

  10. 6 runs

    Afg 49-0

    Oof. Mohammad Shahzad has not quite got going but he looks in good touch now, powering the ball through the onside for four.

    David Wiese repsonds by banging it in short - but Shahzad simply helps it on its way for six!

    Bernard Scholtz got a hand to it on the boundary but could only help the ball over the rope.

  11. Kevin Howells
    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Test Match Special

    The bowler will be furious there. It was a really good delivery and it somehow squeezed past the stumps.

    I'm so disappointed for him because he'd bowled so well in that over.

  12. Afg 37-0

    Another leftie, Jan Frylinck, has ball in hand for Namibia and it is more impressive stuff, varying length and pace, making it difficult for Afghanistan to get the ball away.

    Just as a type that...a touch of fortune. An inside edge from Hazratullah Zazai escapes for four. Next up, he dispatches the ball over midwicket for six.

    Good work undone!

  13. Kevin Howells
    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Test Match Special

    Ruben Trumpelmann hasn't been at this best today. It is a great test for him now because he's going to have to come back at some stage so we'll see how he responds.

  14. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Test Match Special

    That was perfectly placed by Hazratullah Zazai. He just waited on it and it wasn't that wide but it is a brilliant shot.

  15. Afg 26-0

    Slower ball from Ruben Trumpelmann but that is beautifully timed by Hazratullah Zazai, cutting it just behind square on the offside for four.

    Lovely shot.

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  16. Kevin Howells
    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Test Match Special

    Afghanistan needed that boundary. They need to get on with it.

  17. Afg 22-0

    A much needed boundary for Afghhanistan, Hazratullah Zazai clipping it round the corner for four.

  18. Kevin Howells
    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Test Match Special

    There is some talent in this Namibia team. Afghanistan, after their close miss against Pakistan, are going to have to be right on it today.

  19. I'm with Alex on that one. In fact, the clock in my car shows a completely random time so I just ignore it.

  20. Kevin Howells
    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Test Match Special

    That winds me up something rotten.