Bairstow, Root drive England forward
June 18, 2019  16:12
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England 92-1 (18 ovs) vs Afg | Scorecard

Change of ends for Nabi as he takes over from Naib. This time he bowls a good second over, giving away just four singles as England reach 72 for one in 15 overs.

Interestingly, Naib also switches ends as he replaces Rahmat. And he also bowls a steady over, with just four singles coming from it.

Afghanistan mixing up things here as Rahmat now comes back into the attack, after another one-over spell from Nabi.

He gifts Root a full toss which he sweeps through midwicket for a four and then clips the next ball through the same region for two runs.

Root then slaps it past point for another couple followed by two singles off the last two balls to get 11 from the over.

Naib's medium pace posing no threat for Bairstow, who clubs the slower ball back over the bowler's head for a four.

England have laid a good foundation as they reach 92 for one in 18 overs.

Bairstow has preferred to play the waiting game, hitting 43 from 56 balls, while Root has eased to 21 from as many balls.
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