1st ODI

22:09 Local Time, 16:39 GMT, 22:09 IST:

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, FOUR, India win by 7 wickets, slower ball on off, KL presses forward and then lifts it nonchalantly over mid-off, plenty of height and had the fielders interested. Mid-off ran back, long-on sprinted to his left, but the ball bounced beyond them and went over the ropes

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, the slower off-cutter from Azmatullah - KL makes room and pushes it to the off-side

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, FOUR, creamed, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - KL drills the drive on the rise and finds the gap through extra-cover, races away to the ropes in a hurry

Azmatullah Omarzai to Shubman Gill, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, chopped square on the off-side for a single

Azmatullah Omarzai to Shubman Gill, FOUR, nicely played, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Gill gets down onto his knee, opens the face of the bat and then carves the drive over backward point for a boundary

Azmatullah Omarzai [3.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, SIX, lovely, pitched up just outside off - KL leans forward and then plays an exquisite lofted cover-drive - stands tall and admires as the ball soared over the ropes for a maximum. 20 off the over and India are almost home and dry

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - KL gets close to the ball and pushes it to the off-side

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is claiming a catch. There's an edge for sure, but was it a bump ball? The 3rd umpire will have a look - it's clearly bounced onto the ground and NOT OUT is the call. Was a wide full-toss and KL was late on the drive, the ball caught the edge, bounced onto the ground and went through to the keeper

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, FOUR, hammered, another slower ball from Sharifi, but once again it's too short - KL picks the length, swivels across and then thumps the pull past the non-striker

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for KL, on a good length and just outside off - KL lens across, plays with a slightly open face and then went inside out over cover for a boundary

33 needed off 4 overs, still India's game to lose

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, SIX, clubbed, a half-tracker from Sharifi, was the attempted slower ball, but he dragged it way too short - KL reaches out and then slaps it back over the bowler's head for a maximum

33 needed off 4 overs, still India's game to lose

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi [3.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack

AM Ghazanfar to Rahul, 1 run, Ghazanfar drags the length back as KL came down the pitch, punched down to long-on for a single

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, 1 run, loopy delivery on off, Shubman Gill stays leg-sided and then drives it to the left of long-off, wanted a second and is sent back

AM Ghazanfar to Rahul, 1 run, tossed upon off, punched down to long-off for a single

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, 1 run, looked like the wrong 'un from Ghazanfar - spun back into the right-hander and cramped Gill for room on the pull, a single past mid-wicket

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, flighted on off, Gill gets his front-leg out of the way and hacks it wide of long-on, comes back for the second

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, no run, tossed up on the leg-stump line, turned to the on-side

AM Ghazanfar [4.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

Rashid Khan to Rahul, no run, Rashid tosses one on middle - Rahul goes right back and nudges it to the on-side

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Gill clears his left leg and drags it down to long-on for a single

Rashid Khan to Rahul, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, KL stays back, opens the face of the bat and nudges it wide of cover-point for a single

Rashid Khan to Rahul, no run, pushed through by Rashid - KL goes back and blocks it to the bowler

Rashid Khan to Rahul, no run, tossed up on off, KL leans across and turns it to the on-side

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, 1 run, fraction short and on off, a half-arm jab down to long-on for a single

Rashid Khan [4.0-0-34-1] is back into the attack

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, punched off the back-foot to mid-off

Azmatullah Omarzai to Shubman Gill, 1 run, on a good length and on the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single

Azmatullah Omarzai to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, short of a good lengthand just outside off - Shubman swivels across and plays a short-arm jab, into the gap wide of mid-wicket and he's back for the second

Azmatullah Omarzai to Shubman Gill, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Shubman plays close to his body and punches it to mid-off

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, punched in front of square on the off-side for a single

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, SIX, cheeky and six, back of a length and just outside off, was bowled into the pitch, but there's a hint of width outside off - KL arches back, uses the pace on the ball and runs it over third man's head

Azmatullah Omarzai [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, short and wide of off, Gill threw his hands on the cut and missed

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Gill plays with a closed face and dabs it to backward point

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, KL went hard on the slash, a thick outside edge, on the bounce to third man

Shubman Gill had gone for a comfort break and he's back

KL Rahul, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Saleem Safi!! FOUR and OUT for Shreyas - Afghanistan keeping themselves interested in this chase. Was a length ball outside off and Shreyas was looking to manufacture the pull once again, but this ball doesn't bounce a lot - catches the inner half and he's dragged it right down mid-on's throat. Can Afghanistan keep chipping away at the wickets? Shreyas Iyer c Saleem Safi b Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi 12(15) [4s-1]

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shreyas Iyer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, nicely played, banged in short and well wide of off - Shreyas gets on top of the bounce and then plays a controlled pull over mid-wicket, bounces away to the ropes

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off, cut square on the off-side for a single

AM Ghazanfar to Shreyas Iyer, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Shreyas side-steps and pushes it back at the bowler

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, 1 run, tossed up and sliding into the right-hander, tucked through mid-wicket for a single

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, no run, slower and drifting down leg, might've brushed Gill's pads as he looked to flick and missed

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, no run, tossed up on middle - Gill stays back and turns it onto the on-side