Summary

Live Reporting

by Callum Matthews & Ffion Wynne

  1. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's a good game for the neutral, quite difficult for those who are partisan.

  2. Eng 261-6

    Need 65 from 42 balls

    Good comeback from Fazalhaq Farooqi.

    He follows those two boundaries with just two singles from the remaining four balls.

  3. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    England are still in this game but there's not much room for error.

  4. Eng 259-6

    Need 67 from 46 balls

    He's gone again.

    Some length again from Fazalhaq Farooqi and Jamie Overton pulls to the mid-wicket fence this time.

  5. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That's the best of Jamie Overton. He's powerful so when he does connect, it goes away.

  6. Eng 255-6

    Need 71 from 47 balls

    Shot.

    It isn't the best comeback ball from Fazalhaq Farooqi and Jamie Overton is able to pull round the corner for four.

  7. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    There's still life in this game but there's still a lot of work to do.

    Jamie Overton has played well up to now, but he hasn't done much batting. He'll have to play with a bit of freedom.

  8. Eng 251-6

    Need 75 from 48 balls

    Clever from Jamie Overton as he works round the corner and past short fine leg. Another good piece of fielding prevents it going for four, before Overton picks up three.

    It is just three singles apart from that though. The required run-rate is up to 9.37.

  9. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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    Barely a celebration from Joe Root. He's played superbly. It's been a fine innings, giving England some hope.

  10. 100 runs

    100 for Joe Root

    Eng 246-6

    Another century for Joe Root. It has come up off 98 balls.

    It is his first in ODI cricket since the game against West Indies in the 2019 World Cup.

    There is very little celebration from Root. A little raise of the bat and helmet but nothing else.

  11. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Today, Joe Root has needed consistent support but he's only received it in bits and pieces.

  12. Eng 245-6

    Need 81 from 54 balls

    Joe Root moves to 99 with a flick down to fine leg for a couple and a drive to deep third.

  13. How's stat?!

    Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    Between overs 11-40 in ODIs between Full Member nations in the last three years, Joe Root has an average of 88.2 in 12 ODIs - the best for any batter in the world. In six out of those 12 innings, he has now gone unbeaten through the middle overs.

  14. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Joe Root had the power and the placement there. He knew where the fielders were, he bisected them perfectly.

  15. Eng 240-6

    Need 86 from 59 balls

    Joe Root finds the mid-wicket boundary with Gulbadin Naib's first ball.

    It moves Root to 95.

    He can't, can he?

  16. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    We've still got another two overs of Rashid Khan yet.

  17. Eng 236-6

    Need 90 from 10 overs

    WinvizCricviz

    Just a Joe Root single from Noor Ahmad's final over. He finishes with 0-51 from his 10 overs.

    England need nine an over from the final 10.

  18. Here's how Jos Buttler was dismissed.

    Potentially the moment Afghanistan sealed the win, to be honest.

  19. Tymal Mills
    England T20 World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It held in the pitch just a fraction, Liam Livingstone was looking to smack it to the off side. Good bowling change from Afghanistan.

    If England want to win this game, they'll have to try and rebuild another partnership with Joe Root.

  20. Eng 235-6

    Need 91 from 66 balls

    Jamie Overton is up and running with a single into the leg side.