England struggle for fluency in chase - only completing victory in penultimate over
Five wickets for Curran as Afghanistan collapse from 91-4 to 112 all out
Curran first England bowler to take five wickets in a T20
Wood, bowling at high speeds, takes two wickets, as does Stokes
Livingstone, Moeen, Buttler & Rashid all take brilliant catches for England
Mujeeb c & b Woakes 0 (Afg 110-8)
ANOTHER very good catch and Afghanistan are crumbling. They have lost three wickets for one run in the space of four balls.
Mujeeb ur Rahman thumps the ball straight back to Chris Woakes who sticks out a hand and the ball just lodges safely in his palm. He makes it look very easy and casual, but in your follow-through they never are.
England are bossing it.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
He'll be devastated he got out first ball.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
A disappointed Rashid Khan walks off. He's tearing his gloves off. He's not happy at all.
Rashid c Hales b Curran 0 (Afg 109-7)
Two in two! The short ball works again and Rashid Khan has to go first ball.
He's not happy. It was a tempting short ball from Curran and he took it on, as he should be with two overs to go, but is only able to pick out Alex Hales down at fine leg.
He's furious with himself. Such an important player for Afghanistan and he's got a first baller.
Azmatullah c Stokes b Curran 8 (Afg 109-6)
A simple catch this time, Ben Stokes taking the ball at deep mid-wicket. England continue to dominate.
Azmatullah Omarzai tries to take on Sam Curran into the leg side but smashes it straight into Stokes' hands. He's not dropping that.
Aggers is good at this.
Pitching outside leg and England lose their review.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
That's pitched outside leg.
Sam Curran bowls full and straight and pins Usman Ghani on the pads.
Or does he? The umpire isn't having it but Curran convinces Buttler to go for the review.
Image source, Getty ImagesA valuable boundary for Afghanistan as Adil Rashid bowls a rare bad ball, dropping too short and allowing Usman Ghani to pull it down to fine leg.
Adil Rashid finishes wicketless, with 32 runs coming from his four overs. He's not bowled badly but Afghanistan have just been much more comfortable against the spin.
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Matthew Henry
BBC Sport in Perth
I mean...
As fielding performances so this is sensational. Sports journalists are notoriously hard to please but there were more gasps in the press box after that Buttler grab.
2-23 for Mark Wood from his four overs. How good is it to see him back bowling at his absolute quickest again?
But the fielders have backed up the bowling perfectly. Three absolutely stunning catches from Livingstone, Rashid and Buttler.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
What a catch that is. It is brilliant all-round cricket from England.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
Absolutely brilliant. The third outstanding catch we have seen from England. Mark Wood can't quite believe it.
Nabi c Buttler b Wood 3 (Afg 91-5)
England, stop it.
Another absolute gem of a catch to get the big wicket of Mohammad Nabi.
Short and fast from Mark Wood, of course, and Nabi is only able to get a glove on it. The ball looks destined for the boundary only for Jos Buttler to leap like a salmon and seize the ball out of nowhere.
Mark Wood is buzzing. That was so good.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
It's interesting, a lot of the Afghan batsmen have tried to stay leg side and haven't had any success. I wonder if this isn't the tactic on such a pitch.
Clint Wheeldon
BBC Test Match Special
One bounce and over the fence. That was powerful.
A nice little flurry towards the end of that over for Afghanistan.
Usman Ghani smashes a four over square leg before he's just denied another by a brilliant piece of work by Chris Jordan running around on the boundary and hauling the ball in just inside the ropes. He does that so often, it looks so simple.
Stokes finishes with 2-19 from four very good overs.
England's catching has been brilliant.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
I can't describe to you how good that catch is. England's catching has been brilliant.