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       99-6 after 15.3 overs: Shaheen to Gulbadin, 1 run.

       98-6 after 15.2 overs: Shaheen to Gulbadin, 4 RUNS.

       94-6 after 15.2 overs: Shaheen to Gulbadin, 1 run WIDE.

       93-6 after 15.1 overs: Shaheen to Gulbadin, no run.

       Gulbadin Naib 1 (4), Mohammad Nabi 19 (21)

       93-6 after 15 overs: Hasan to Gulbadin, 1 run.

       92-6 after 14.5 overs: Hasan to Gulbadin, no run.

       92-6 after 14.4 overs: Hasan to Gulbadin, no run.

       92-6 after 14.3 overs: Hasan to Nabi, 1 run.

       91-6 after 14.2 overs: Hasan to Nabi, no run.

       91-6 after 14.1 overs: Hasan to Nabi, 4 RUNS.

       87-6 after 14.1 overs: Hasan to Nabi, 1 run WIDE.

       Mohammad Nabi 14 (18), Gulbadin Naib 0 (1)

       86-6 after 14 overs: Rauf to Nabi, 1 run.

       85-6 after 13.5 overs: Rauf to Nabi, no run.

       85-6 after 13.4 overs: Rauf to Nabi, 4 RUNS.

       81-6 after 13.4 overs: Rauf to Nabi, 1 run WIDE.

       80-6 after 13.3 overs: Rauf to Nabi, no run.

       80-6 after 13.2 overs: Rauf to Nabi, no run.

       80-6 after 13.1 overs: Rauf to Nabi, 4 RUNS.

       Gulbadin Naib 0 (1), Mohammad Nabi 5 (12)

       76-6 after 13 overs: Shadab to Gulbadin, no run.

       76-6 after 12.5 overs: Shadab to Najib (22), OUT CAUGHT BEHIND.

       76-5 after 12.4 overs: Shadab to Najib, 6 RUNS.

       70-5 after 12.3 overs: Shadab to Nabi, 1 run.

       69-5 after 12.2 overs: Shadab to Nabi, no run.

       69-5 after 12.1 overs: Shadab to Nabi, 2 runs.

       Mohammad Nabi 2 (9), Najibullah Zadran 16 (19)

       67-5 after 12 overs: Hasan to Najib, no run.

       67-5 after 11.5 overs: Hasan to Najib, no run.

       67-5 after 11.4 overs: Hasan to Najib, no run.

       67-5 after 11.3 overs: Hasan to Najib, no run.

       67-5 after 11.2 overs: Hasan to Najib, no run.

       67-5 after 11.1 overs: Hasan to Najib, no run.

       Mohammad Nabi 2 (9), Najibullah Zadran 16 (13)

       67-5 after 11 overs: Shadab to Nabi, no run.

       67-5 after 10.5 overs: Shadab to Nabi, no run.

       67-5 after 10.4 overs: Shadab to Nabi, no run.

       67-5 after 10.3 overs: Shadab to Nabi, no run.

       67-5 after 10.2 overs: Shadab to Najib, 1 run.

       66-5 after 10.1 overs: Shadab to Nabi, 1 run.

       Najibullah Zadran 15 (12), Mohammad Nabi 1 (4)

       65-5 after 10 overs: Imad to Najib, no run.

       65-5 after 9.5 overs: Imad to Nabi, 1 run.

       64-5 after 9.4 overs: Imad to Nabi, no run.

       64-5 after 9.3 overs: Imad to Nabi, no run.

       64-5 after 9.2 overs: Imad to Nabi, no run.

       64-5 after 9.1 overs: Imad to Janat (15), OUT CAUGHT.

       Najibullah Zadran 15 (11), Karim Janat 15 (16)

       64-4 after 9 overs: Shadab to Najib, 4 RUNS.

       60-4 after 8.5 overs: Shadab to Najib, no run.

       60-4 after 8.4 overs: Shadab to Najib, no run.

       60-4 after 8.3 overs: Shadab to Najib, 4 RUNS.

       56-4 after 8.2 overs: Shadab to Najib, no run.

       56-4 after 8.1 overs: Shadab to Janat, 1 run.

       Najibullah Zadran 7 (6), Karim Janat 14 (15)

       55-4 after 8 overs: Imad to Najib, 2 runs.

       53-4 after 7.5 overs: Imad to Janat, 1 run.

       52-4 after 7.4 overs: Imad to Janat, no run.

       52-4 after 7.3 overs: Imad to Najib, 1 run.

       51-4 after 7.2 overs: Imad to Najib, no run.

       51-4 after 7.1 overs: Imad to Najib, no run.

       Karim Janat 13 (13), Najibullah Zadran 4 (2)

       51-4 after 7 overs: Shadab to Janat, no run.

       51-4 after 6.5 overs: Shadab to Janat, no run.

       51-4 after 6.4 overs: Shadab to Janat, no run.

       51-4 after 6.3 overs: Shadab to Janat, no run.

       51-4 after 6.2 overs: Shadab to Janat, 2 runs.

       49-4 after 6.1 overs: Shadab to Janat, no run.

       Najibullah Zadran 4 (2), Karim Janat 11 (7)

       49-4 after 6 overs: Hasan to Najib, 4 RUNS.

       45-4 after 5.5 overs: Hasan to Najib, no run.

       45-4 after 5.4 overs: Hasan to Janat, 1 run NO BALL.

       44-4 after 5.3 overs: Hasan to Janat, no run. , 44-4 after 5.3 overs: Hasan to Janat, 1 run.

       43-4 after 5.2 overs: Hasan to Janat, 4 RUNS.

       39-4 after 5.1 overs: Hasan to Rahmanullah (10), OUT CAUGHT.

       Karim Janat 6 (3), Rahmanullah Gurbaz 10 (6)

       39-3 after 5 overs: Rauf to Janat, 6 RUNS.

       33-3 after 4.5 overs: Rauf to Janat, no run.

       33-3 after 4.4 overs: Rauf to Janat, no run.

       33-3 after 4.3 overs: Rauf to Rahmanullah (10), OUT CAUGHT.

       33-2 after 4.2 overs: Rauf to Rahmanullah, 1 run.

       32-2 after 4.1 overs: Rauf to Rahmanullah, 2 runs.

       Asghar Afghan 10 (6), Rahmanullah Gurbaz 7 (4)

       30-2 after 4 overs: Imad to Afghan, 4 RUNS.

       26-2 after 3.5 overs: Imad to Afghan, 6 RUNS,

       20-2 after 3.4 overs: Imad to Afghan, no run.

       20-2 after 3.3 overs: Imad to Afghan, no run.

       20-2 after 3.2 overs: Imad to Rahmanullah, 1 run.

       19-2 after 3.1 overs: Imad to Rahmanullah, 6 RUNS.

       Asghar Afghan 0 (2), Rahmanullah Gurbaz 0 (2)

       13-2 after 3 overs: Shaheen to Afghan, no run.

       13-2 after 2.5 overs: Shaheen to Afghan, no run.

       13-2 after 2.4 overs: Shaheen to Shahzad (8), OUT CAUGHT.

       13-1 after 2.3 overs: Shaheen to Shahzad, no run.

       13-1 after 2.2 overs: Shaheen to Shahzad, 4 RUNS.

       9-1 after 2.2 overs: Shaheen to Shahzad, 1 run, WIDE.

       8-1 after 2.1 overs: Shaheen to Shahzad, no run.

       Rahmanullah Gurbaz 0 (2), Mohammad Shahzad 4 (5)

       8-1 after 2 overs: Imad to Rahmanullah, no run.

       8-1 after 1.5 overs: Imad to Rahmanullah, no run.

       8-1 after 1.4 overs: Imad to Shahzad, 1 run.

       7-1 after 1.3 overs: Imad to Zazai (0), OUT.

       7-0 after 1.2 overs: Imad to Zazai, no run.

       7-0 after 1.1 overs: Imad to Shahzad, 1 run.

       6-0 after 1.1 overs: Imad to Shahzad, 1 run, WIDE.

       Hazratullah Zazai 0 (3), Mohammad Shahzad 2 (3)

       5-0 after 1 over: Shaheen to Zazai, no run.

       5-0 after 0.5 over: Shaheen to Shahzad, 1 run.

       4-0 after 0.4 over: Shaheen to Zazai, 1 run.

       3-0 after 0.3 over: Shaheen to Shahzad, 1 run.

       2-0 after 0.2 over: Shaheen to Shahzad, no run.

       2-0 after 0.1 over: Shaheen to Zazai, 1 run.

       1-0 after 0.1 over: Shaheen to Zazai, 1 run WIDE.

       0-0 after 0 over: The first ball of the match is about to be bowled.

       6:53pm: National anthems are playing.

       6:36pm: Here is the match poll:

       6:35pm: Playing XIs are in:

       Pakistan XI: 1 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 2 Babar Azam (capt), 3 Fakhar Zaman, 4 Mohammad Hafeez, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Asif Ali, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Hasan Ali, 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Shaheen Shah Afridi.

       Afghanistan XI: 1 Hazratullah Zazai, 2 Mohammad Shahzad, 3 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 4 Najibullah Zadran, 5 Mohammad Nabi (capt), 6 Asghar Afghan, 7 Gulbadin Naib, 8 Karim Janat, 9 Rashid Khan, 10 Naveen-ul-Haq, 11 Mujeeb-ur-Rahman.

       6:31pm: Babar Azam has lost the toss but will still get to chase as Afghan captain Mohammad Nabi has decide to bat first.

       6:27:pm: We are minutes away from the toss. Will Babar Azam be lucky for the third straight time?

       6:06pm: Oddsmakers at Bet365 have installed Pakistan as heavy favourites for the match.

       Furthermore, Pakistan are now the favourites to go all the way and clinch the World Cup trophy.

       6:05pm: Check out Pakistani fans asking their countrymen to behave and be respectful as Afghanistan match nears.

       6:04pm: Read Dawn.com's editorial that says political tensions will likely be high in tonight's match.

       6:03pm: See Afghanistan's star spinner Rashid Khan's plea for fans to behave after violence during 2019 clash.

       6:02pm: Read the five top reasons why Pakistan should not take Afghanistan lightly in tonight's match.

       6:01pm: Check out Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi thoughts on what success for the team will mean for Afghans back home amid a period of difficulty and hardship.

       6:00pm: This is the start of Dawn.com's live thread.