Pooran goes on rampage as Omarzai bowls joint most expensive over in T20Is
Here’s how we captured the record over in our ball-by-ball commentary
ESPNcricinfo staff18-Jun-2024
Nicholas Pooran came out all guns blazing•Getty Images
3.1: Azmatullah to Pooran, SIX runsGoes the distance. Off the outside edge. Length ball outside off from around the stumps, Pooran goes hard and looks to heave it across the line. But gets a thick outside edge that carries well over third. The six was into the breeze, says Roller3.2: Azmatullah to Pooran, (no ball) FOUR runsPooran in his elements early. Length ball angling in at 130.3kph, he stays back, swivels and pulls it all along the ground through midwicket. What’s worse, Azmat has overstepped3.2: Azmatullah to Pooran, 5 wideIt goes from bad to worse for Afghanistan. He goes for the bouncer but it is too short. Passes well over Pooran as well as the keeper’s headFree hit remains
3.2: Azmatullah to Pooran, no runThe perfect yorker! But it counts for little. Omarzai nails the yorker on middle and leg, Pooran swings and misses3.3: Azmatullah to Pooran, 4 leg byesFull length ball on leg, Pooran swings and misses. But the ball deflects off his pads and runs away to the fine leg fence3.4: Azmatullah to Pooran, FOUR runsLength ball angling across Pooran, 122.4kph, he slices hard at that. Gets a thickish outside edge towards the vacant deep backward point region. Once again into the wind. It is the shorter boundary too3.5: Azmatullah to Pooran, SIX runsFetch that! Full and in the slot on middle and leg. Pooran clears his front leg and thwacks it well over deep midwicket. 89m hit, thanks to the breeze3.6: Azmatullah to Pooran, SIX runs Pooran power punishing Afghanistan in Gros Islet! Omarzai bowls the slower one, 119.9kph, on a length around off. Pooran just belts it over the non-striker for a maximum. The boundary there is 77m, not the shortest one but it cleared it easily