| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin flip lands in favor of Afghanistan. They will BOWL first. |
| Australia (Playing XI) - David Warner, Cameron Green (In for Aaron Finch), Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith (In for Tim David), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (C)(WK), Pat Cummins, Kane Richardson (In for Mitchell Starc), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood. |
| Matthew Wade, the stand-in skipper of Australia says that he is not disappointed with the result of the toss and adds that they would have bowled first as well. Feels that they have something to aim at while batting first. Shares that they have been in such situations before and will try to secure a win in this game. Adds that they will look at improving the run rate if an opportunity arises. Informs that there are three changes in the playing XI - Aaron Finch, Tim David, and Mitchell Starc sit |
| Mohammad Nabi the skipper of Afghanistan says they will try their best to upset the hosts. Mentions that the pitch is a bit slow and they will bowl first. Claims that this is a sort of homecoming for Rashid Khan and he hopes he can perform. Informs that it has been a good tournament for them but they played one game before two games got washed out. Adds that they had a tough game last time around but they are up against a good side today and they hope to do well. |
| Afghanistan (Playing XI) - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Usman Ghani, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Darwish Rasooli (In for Azmatullah Omarzai), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (C), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq (In for Fareed Ahmad), Fazalhaq Farooqi. |
| Both teams stride out to the middle for their respective national anthems. It will be Afghanistan's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of Australia. |
| We are done with the pre-match formalities and the umpires make their way out to the pitch. David Warner and Cameron Green stride onto the field and they will open the innings for Australia in this game. The players of Afghanistan form a huddle at the boundary line and then take their respective positions on the field. Fazalhaq Farooqi has been handed the new ball and he will begin proceedings. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Warner, Fazalhaq Farooqi starts with a dot. He bowls it on a length shaping it away, David Warner fends it to point. |
| 0.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Warner, On a length and on off, David Warner defends it back towards the bowler. |
| 0.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Warner, FOUR! Off the mark in style. This one lands on a length and outside off, David Warner slaps it in the gap between point and covers for a boundary! |
| 0.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Warner, Full and angling into the batter, David Warner drives it to mid off and sets off for a quick single. The keeper fails to collect the throw and concedes the second. |
| 0.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Warner, Short and outside off, David Warner flat bats this one straight to mid on. |
| 0.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Warner, Full and going away, David Warner gets beaten on the drive and the ball goes past the outside edge. Good comeback by Fazalhaq Farooqi after being hit for a boundary early in the over. |
| 1.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Cameron Green, Flighted on off, Cameron Green gets an outside edge as he went back to defend. The ball runs wide of short third man and the batters run three. Great running by David Warner. |
| 1.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to David Warner, FOUR! Flighted at the pads, David Warner brings out the switch hit and hits this one over backward point for his second boundary. |
| 0.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman will share the attack and bowl from the other end. |
| 1.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to David Warner, FOUR! Full down the leg side, David Warner helps this one off his pads behind square for another boundary. Consecutive boundaries for David Warner. |
| 1.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to David Warner, WIDE! Mujeeb Ur Rahman loses his radar and sprays this one down the leg side as David Warner tried to sweep. |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman to David Warner, FOUR! Flatter on off, David Warner shuffles across and sweeps this one past short fine leg. This is turning out to be an expensive over by Mujeeb Ur Rahman. |
| 1.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to David Warner, Flighted on middle, David Warner gets forward and drives it mid off. |
| 1.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to David Warner, Slower and at the stumps, David Warner defends this one back to the bowler. |
| 2.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Cameron Green, OUT! CAUGHT! Short of a length shaping away from the batter, Cameron Green fails to ride with the bounce and gets an outside edge as he tried to cut. The ball flies off the outside edge to Gulbadin Naib at first slip who takes a sharp catch. |
| 2.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mitchell Marsh, Full and angling away, Mitchell Marsh drives this one to cover. |
| 0.0 : Mitchell Marsh makes his way out to the middle at number 3. |
| 2.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mitchell Marsh, Short of a length on off, Mitchell Marsh goes for the hoick over mid-wicket. Gets an inside edge back onto the pads. |
| 2.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mitchell Marsh, Full on middle, Mitchell Marsh clips this one towards deep square leg and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 2.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Warner, FOUR! Cutter outside off, David Warner waits for it and fetches this one from outside off. Pulls this one wide of Rashid Khan at deep square leg who runs to his right but cannot prevent the boundary. |
| 2.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Warner, Good-length delivery on off, David Warner defends this one back to the bowler. |
| 3.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Mitchell Marsh, Naveen-ul-Haq starts off with a full delivery angling into the batter. Mitchell Marsh plays this one to short fine leg and rushes for a quick single. |
| 3.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to David Warner, Full on off, David Warner punches this one crisply towards deep cover for a single. |
| Who will walk out now? |
| 3.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs. |
| 8.1 : Gulbadin Naib to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller one on off, Mitchell Marsh heaves it but doesn't connect well. It goes in the air and lands short of the fielder at deep mid-wicket. They collect one. |
| 8.2 : Gulbadin Naib to Marcus Stoinis, Outside off this time, Marcus Stoinis eases it to covers for one. |
| 8.3 : Gulbadin Naib to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! Up and over. Fuller and on off, Mitchell Marsh stands firm and lofts it over long off for a maximum! |
| 8.4 : Gulbadin Naib to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Mitchell Marsh has made up his mind here. This one lands outside off, Mitchell Marsh drives it past covers for a boundary! |
| 8.6 : Gulbadin Naib to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller and on off, Mitchell Marsh drives it but finds the fielder at extra covers. |
| 8.5 : Gulbadin Naib to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Another one from Mitchell Marsh. Bowls it on leg this time, Mitchell Marsh puls it hard and through square leg for another bundary! |
| 9.1 : Rashid Khan to Marcus Stoinis, Fuller and on off, Marcus Stoinis eases it to the fielder at point. |
| 9.2 : Rashid Khan to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter one on leg, Marcus Stoinis flicks it to square leg for one. |
| 9.3 : Rashid Khan to Mitchell Marsh, Bowls it outside off, Mitchell Marsh knocks it to mid off for one. |
| 9.4 : Rashid Khan to Marcus Stoinis, Flighted on off, Marcus Stoinis drives this one to deep cover for a single. |
| 9.5 : Rashid Khan to Mitchell Marsh, Googly at the stumps, Mitchell Marsh goes back and punches it straight to cover. |
| 9.6 : Rashid Khan to Mitchell Marsh, Rashid Khan misses his length and bowls a long hop on off. Mitchell Marsh thumps it to the left of deep mid-wicket. Naveen-ul-Haq runs around and keeps it to two. |
| DRINKS! Australia did not get off to the best of starts with Cameron Green not having a productive outing on his return to the team but David Warner was a man on a mission scoring at a rapid rate. A double strike from Naveen-ul-Haq has got the Afghans back on track but will be ruing the dropped opportunity which would have seen Mitchell Marsh back in the shed. Australia have managed to keep the runs flowing and will be looking to play in the same manner after the break. Afghanistan will |
| 10.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, Mujeeb Ur Rahman floats this full and wide outside off, Marcus Stoinis sweeps this to deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, Bowls this one short and wide outside off, Mitchell Marsh cuts this to deep cover for a run. |
| 10.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, This is slightly full and outside the off stump, Marcus Stoinis punches this to deep cover for another run. |
| 10.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! CAUGHT! A wicket right after the break and the dropped catch of Mitchell Marsh has not cost the afghans too many runs! A flighted ball swerved full and outside the off pole, Mitchell Marsh looks to sweep this square on the leg side but only manages to top edge this high into the sky. Rahmanullah Gurbaz has to run to his left behind the wicket and takes a good catch with the ball swaying around in the air. It almost slipped through his gloves but |
| 10.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell, This is a straighter one served full and outside off, Glenn Maxwell taps this to the leg side. |
| 10.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell, Goes full this time and outside off, Glenn Maxwell strokes this to deep cover for a couple of runs. |
| 10.4 : Glenn Maxwell is the new batter. |
| 11.1 : Mohammad Nabi to Marcus Stoinis, Mohammad Nabi floats this one full and outside off, Marcus Stoinis knocks this straight to cover. |
| 11.2 : Mohammad Nabi to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Marcus Stoinis showing some serious power here! Mohammad Nabi loops another delivery full and outside the off stump, Marcus Stoinis heaves this over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 11.3 : Mohammad Nabi to Marcus Stoinis, This is on a shorter length and angling down leg, Marcus Stoinis rocks back and works this to wide long on for a couple of runs. |
| 11.4 : Mohammad Nabi to Marcus Stoinis, This is flighted full and wide outside off, Marcus Stoinis slices this towards deep cover for a single. |
| 11.5 : Mohammad Nabi to Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Nabi fires this one full and wide outside off, Glenn Maxwell gets his front foot out of the way and thumps the ball to deep cover for a cracking boundary. |
| 11.6 : Mohammad Nabi to Glenn Maxwell, This is flighted and bowled slower in the air on the leg stump, Glenn Maxwell clips this to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Flighted down the leg side, Glenn Maxwell slogs this one behind square. The deep square leg fielder runs to his right but cannot prevent the boundary. |
| 12.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell, Flighted outside off, Glenn Maxwell frees his arms and lofts this wide of deep cover. Rashid Khan covers a lot of ground but still falls short and the batters come back for two. |
| 12.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell, Flighted full and outside off, Glenn Maxwell plays this towards cover. |
| 12.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell, Loopy delivery bowled full and outside the off pole, Glenn Maxwell hits this uppishly down to long off and collects one. |
| 12.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, This is full and in line with the stumps, Marcus Stoinis works this down to long on and takes one. |
| 12.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell, Bowls this one a fraction short and outside off, Glenn Maxwell punches this down to deep cover and they run well to take two runs. |
| 13.1 : Rashid Khan to Marcus Stoinis, Rashid Khan bowls a googly angled into the pads from just outside off, Maxwell attempts a reverse sweep but does not connect and the ball hits his pads and goes towards short third man as they take a leg bye. There is a huge appeal from Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi opts for the review. UltraEdge shows no bat involved but Ball Tracking indicates that the impact in outside off. Afghanistan lose their review as it is not out. |
| 13.2 : Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Another googly fired down leg, Glenn Maxwell misses his clip and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Glenn Maxwell finally gets a hold of his trademark reverse sweep! Rashid Khan flights this full and in line with the stumps, Glenn Maxwell deposits this towards deep cover for four runs. |
| 13.3 : Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell, This is bowled full and on the pads, Glenn Maxwell knocks this down to long on and takes a single. |
| 13.5 : Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell, Slightly shorter and on leg, Glenn Maxwell looks to pull it but the ball hits his thigh. A stifled appeal but the umpire shows no interest. |
| 13.6 : Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell, This is full and in line with the stumps, Glenn Maxwell clips this to deep mid-wicket and takes a single to keep strike. |
| 3.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Mitchell Marsh frees his arms and carves this one over backward point for his first boundary. He wanted to hit this one over mid off but four nonetheless. |
| 14.1 : Gulbadin Naib to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Up and over. Slightly shorter and on off, Glenn Maxwell hangs back and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum! |
| 3.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Marsh taps this one gently towards mid-wicket and comes back for two. The throw at the keeper's end is wayward and the batters decide to run the third. |
| 14.2 : Gulbadin Naib to Glenn Maxwell, Bowls it on a length and outside off, Glenn Maxwell cuts it towards point for one. |
| 14.3 : Gulbadin Naib to Marcus Stoinis, A yorker and on off, Marcus Stoinis digs it back towards the bowler. Dot. |
| 13.4 : Rashid Khan to Marcus Stoinis, Another googly fired down leg, Marcus Stoinis looks to sweep but misses and the ball goes off the pads to short fine leg. The fielder throws at the stumps and the ricochet results in a leg bye being taken. |
| 3.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to David Warner, Short of a length on off, David Warner punches it to cover for no run. |
| 14.4 : Gulbadin Naib to Marcus Stoinis, An attempted yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss. Marcus Stoinis drills it to long off for one. |
| 14.5 : Gulbadin Naib to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Good length shaping it away, Glenn Maxwell gets on his knee and smashes it over covers for a boundary! |
| 4.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, SIX Up and over. Full and on the middle, Mitchell Marsh slogs this over the deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 4.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, Good length and on off, this is played towards long off for one. |
| 4.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to David Warner, Fuller one this time, David Warner sweeps it to square leg for one. |
| 14.6 : Gulbadin Naib to Glenn Maxwell, Good length and on off, slower too. Glenn Maxwell looks to play at it but gets a bottom edge towards the keeper. |
| 4.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, A yorker and on off, Mitchell Marsh works it to mid-wicket for one more. |
| 4.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to David Warner, Slightly shorter and on off, David Warner knocks it to long on for one. |
| 4.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, Good length and on off, Mitchell Marsh drills it to long on for one again. |
| 15.1 : Rashid Khan to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Excellent timing on this. Slightly shorter and on off, Marcus Stoinis pulls it hard and over deep mid-wicket for a maximum! |
| 15.2 : Rashid Khan to Marcus Stoinis, Slightly shorter again, outside off with some turn. Marcus Stoinis looks to slog it but misses. |
| 5.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Mitchell Marsh, Naveen-ul-Haq begins the last over before the Powerplay ends with a full delivery on the pads. Mitchell Marsh clips this to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.3 : Rashid Khan to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! TAKEN! Australia have lost half their side and Afghanistan have the wicket of an in-form Marcus Stoinis! Flatter one from Rashid Khan, outside off with some turn. Marcus Stoinis looks to knock it through the offside but gets a thick outside edge. The ball carries towards point and Usman Ghani takes a dolly. Australia would have hoped for Marcus Stoinis to take them to a substantial score. |
| 5.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to David Warner, OUT! BOWLED! David Warner's adventures have come to an end! He switches his batting stance and becomes a right-handed batter even before the ball is bowled. Naveen-ul-Haq serves this on a good length and outside the leg stump in reply to the movement of the batter. David Warner pushes at the ball and gets an inside edge onto the stumps. Australia have lost their second wicket and Naveen-ul-Haq has a massive smile on his face. |
| 5.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Steven Smith, On a length and on off, Steven Smith defends it solidly. |
| 5.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Steven Smith, Slightly shorter and on off, Steven Smith punches it but finds the fielder at covers. Dot again. |
| 5.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Steven Smith, FOUR! Fine shot. Slightly shorter and outside off, Steven Smith uses the pace of the ball and guides it through backward point for a boundary! |
| 15.4 : Rashid Khan to Matthew Wade, Fuller and on off, Matthew Wade eases it to mid-wicket. |
| 15.5 : Rashid Khan to Matthew Wade, FOUR! Bowls a low full toss on middle, Matthew Wade uses the pace of it and reverse sweeps it through backward point for a boundary! |
| 5.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Steven Smith, OUT! LBW! Back of a length on off, Steven Smith shuffles across to work it on the leg side. Fails to make any contact and gets caught plumb in front of the stumps. The umpire thinks about it and raises the dreaded finger. Steven Smith decides to send it upstairs. The UltraEdge shows no bat and it's three reds on BallTracking. Steven Smith has to walk back and Australia lose a review. Marcus Stoinis makes his way out to the middle. |
| 15.3 : Matthew Wade the captain of Australia makes his way out to the crease. |
| 15.6 : Rashid Khan to Matthew Wade, Flatter one on off, Matthew Wade looks to make room for it but pushes it to mid off. Dot. |
| 6.1 : Gulbadin Naib to Mitchell Marsh, Dropped! Length ball outside off, Mitchell Marsh goes for a drive and gets the outside half of his bat. The man at backward point spills an opportunity and Marsh has a lucky escape. |
| 6.2 : Gulbadin Naib to Marcus Stoinis, Slightly shorter and on off, Marcus Stoinis punches it to covers for one. |
| 6.3 : Gulbadin Naib to Mitchell Marsh, Good length and outside off, Mitchell Marsh looks to play at it but misses |
| 6.4 : Gulbadin Naib to Mitchell Marsh, On a length and on off, Mitchell Marsh guides it toowards the fielder at short third man. |
| 6.5 : Gulbadin Naib to Mitchell Marsh, On a length and on middle with some extra bounce, Mitchell Marsh fends it back towards the bowler. |
| 6.6 : Gulbadin Naib to Mitchell Marsh, Slightly shorter and on off, Mitchell Marsh tucks it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.1 : Rashid Khan to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller one this time, Mitchell Marsh sweeps it towards deep square leg for a brace. |
| 16.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell, Fuller one this time, on off. Glenn Maxwell looks to loft it bu doesn't connect well. It rolls towards mid on. They collect one. |
| Rashid Khan to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller again, on off. Mitchell Marsh reverse sweeps it towards backward point for one. |
| 7.3 : Rashid Khan to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter one on off, Marcus Stoinis flicks it to mid-wicket for one again. |
| 16.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell, A yorker outside off, Glenn Maxwell looks to slap it but misses. |
| 7.4 : Rashid Khan to Mitchell Marsh, Darts it on middle, Mitchell Marsh sweeps it towards square leg for one more. |
| 7.5 : Rashid Khan to Marcus Stoinis, Back of a length and on off, Marcus Stoinis drills it to long on for one. |
| 7.6 : Rashid Khan to Mitchell Marsh, Slightly shorter and outside off, Mitchell Marsh knocks it to long on for one again. |
| 16.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Matthew Wade, Slightly shorter and outside off, slower too. Matthew Wade looks to pull it but misses. |
| 16.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Matthew Wade, Back of a length again, slower too. Matthew Wade looks to pull it but gets a slight bottom edge and rolls towards the keeper. Another dot. |
| 16.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Matthew Wade, Goes full this time, Matthew Wade knocks it to mid on for one. |
| 16.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell, Excellent over from Naveen-ul-Haq. Just 3 runs off it. Bowls it on leg, Glenn Maxwell reverse sweeps it to point for one. |
| 17.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Glenn Maxwell is looking absolutely dangerous here! Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls this on a good length and outside off, Glenn Maxwell gets under this and lofts the ball over deep square leg. He gets just about enough on this to clear Rashid Khan in the deep and collects six runs.  |
| 17.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Glenn Maxwell, On a good length once again and outside off, Glenn Maxwell looks to pull once again but mistimes this towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Matthew Wade, Goes full this time and into the pads, Matthew Wade flicks this to deep mid-wicket and takes a run. |
| 17.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Glenn Maxwell, Goes full once again and just outside the off pole, Glenn Maxwell looks to work this through the off side but gets an inside edge to deep square leg for one. |
| 17.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Matthew Wade, OUT! TIMBER! Fazalhaq Farooqi has bowled an absolute screamer here! Nails a yorker in line with the stumps and Matthew Wade is late in bringing his bat down to dig the ball out. Watches his stumps shatter and the Australian captain has to make the long walk back to the pavilion. Australia have lost wickets at regular intervals and they will feel that they could have pushed for more had they preserved their wickets. Afghanistan have their sixth wicket a |
| 17.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pat Cummins, This is on a good length and outside the off pole, Pat Cummins feels for this but is beaten all ends up. |
| 17.5 : Pat Cummins walks in. |
| 18.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell, Naveen-ul-Haq bowls this quick on a fuller length and outside the off stump. Glenn Maxwell looks to get his front foot out of the way and heaves it to the leg side but mistimes it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 18.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Kane Richardson, This is on a good length and outside the off stump, Kane Richardson guides this down to third man and takes a single to bring Glenn Maxwell back on strike. |
| 18.2 : Kane Richardson is the new batter. |
| 18.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell, Goes a fraction fuller but still outside the off pole, Glenn Maxwell swings his bat hard but does not connect. |
| 18.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Pat Cummins, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Naveen-ul-Haq has claimed his third wicket! He serves a slower delivery on a shorter length and outside the off stump. Pat Cummins looks to get under this and loft this over deep cover-point. He does not get a good connection as Rashid Khan comes running in from the deep. He slides to take the catch and almost goes past the ball but manages to hold onto it near his face. Afghanistan have their seventh now and Aus |
| 18.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell, Another full delivery bowled outside off, Glenn Maxwell gets this to deep cover and they take two runs with some good running between the wickets. |
| 18.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! RUN OUT! That is some brilliant piece of fielding from Naveen-ul-Haq and he prevents the single on the last ball and dismisses Kane Richardson as well! Bowls this on a good length and in line with the stumps, Glenn Maxwell knocks this back to the bowler and Kane Richardson is looking for a single to get Glenn Maxwell on strike the following over. Naveen-ul-Haq collects the ball and throws it at the non-striker's end with Kane Richardson well shor |
| 19.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Adam Zampa, Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls this full and outside off, Adam Zampa looks to work this off side but gets and inside edge to fine leg for a single. |
| 19.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Glenn Maxwell, This is full as well and outside off, Glenn Maxwell knocks this hard to long off but refuses the single. |
| 19.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! That is fifty for Glenn Maxwell and he gets there with a powerful shot! Fazalhaq Farooqi strays on the pads on a fuller length, Glenn Maxwell clips this to deep square leg and beats the fielder for four runs. |
| 19.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Glenn Maxwell, This is bowled on a yorker length and outside off, Glenn Maxwell digs this out towards cover and refuses the single once again. |
| 19.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Glenn Maxwell, This is on a good length and angling away from the off stump, Glenn Maxwell looks to reverse sweep this but misses and gets hit on the pads as the ball rolls to the keeper. |
| 19.6 : At the end of 20 overs, Australia finish with 168 on the board. The stand-in skipper Matthew Wade will be disappointed with this total considering their batting depth. Sent into bat first, David Warner made his intentions clear and got Australia off to a flyer. Australia then lost 3 wickets inside the Powerplay putting them in a spot of bother. The hosts recovered well thanks to knocks by Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell. However, they could not accelerate toward the end. Glenn Maxwell stood |
| Afghanistan did a great job of dismissing the dangerous David Warner early and reducing Australia to 54-3. They bowled exceptionally well in the death to keep Australia under 170. Naveen-ul-Haq was the pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan going at 5.25 RPO. Naveen-ul-Haq scalped three wickets, whilst Fazalhaq Farooqi picked a couple of wickets. A wicket each for Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan. |
| Mitchell Marsh is in for a quick chat. He says that it is a competitive total and the Afghans bowled well. Adds that they may be a few runs short but most importantly they need to win the game. Admits that the wicket slowed down a bit but they have a fighting total even though they could have got going earlier. Mentions that they can defend this total and they needed something special tonight so hopefully it is with the ball. |
| Afghanistan will look to bat with intent and get off to a solid start while Australia will be hopeful of bundling out Afghanistan for a low total and improving their net run rate. Chase coming up shortly... |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Glenn Maxwell does manage to get a boundary to end the inning! Fazalhaq Farooqi is unable to get the yorker right and serves this outside off, Glenn Maxwell thumps this to deep cover and beats the fielder to collect four more runs to his and Australia's kitty. |
| 0.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Josh Hazlewood begins with a good-length delivery outside the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz blocks this towards point. |
| 0.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, That's a beauty from Josh Hazlewood! He bowls this on a good length and gets the ball to move away after angling in. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is beaten as he looks to defend. |
| 0.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Bowls this back of a length and in line with the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz looks t make room but is beaten by the extra bounce. |
| 0.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Afghanistan are off the mark with a boundary! Josh Hazlewood bowls this a fraction full and outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hits through the line and gets a thick edge that flies high over the infield and finds the deep point fence for four runs. |
| 0.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, This is on a good length and angled into the batter, Rahmanullah Gurbaz blocks this to the leg side. |
| 0.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! This has been smoked away for a huge hit! Josh Hazlewood bowls this slightly full and on the pads, Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks this nonchalantly over the deep square leg boundary for a maximum. What a hit! |
| Pat Cummins to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Pat Cummins to Usman Ghani, Pat Cummins bowls this back of a length and outside off, Usman Ghani taps the ball watchfully towards point. |
| 1.2 : Pat Cummins to Usman Ghani, This is on a good length and angled into the stumps, Usman Ghani gets an inside edge onto his pads and the ball rolls onto the pitch. Rahmanullah Gurbaz looks to get strike as Pat Cummins runs and kicks the ball onto the stumps. Replays show Rahmanullah Gurbaz has made it back in the crease. |
| 1.3 : Pat Cummins to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Bowls this one wide outside the off stump on a fuller length, Rahmanullah Gurbaz looks to thump this through the off side but gets beaten. |
| 1.4 : Pat Cummins to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, On a good length but really wide outside the off stump and Rahmanullah Gurbaz has room to swing his arms. Lofts the ball with a cross-bat over the mid on fielder and the batters complete three runs as the fielder cuts off the ball in front of the boundary. |
| 1.5 : Pat Cummins to Usman Ghani, Continues bowling on a good length and outside the off stump, Usman Ghani nudges this straight to point. |
| 1.6 : Pat Cummins to Usman Ghani, Goes straight this time on a good length. Usman Ghani clips this towards mid-wicket and takes a quick single to keep strike. |
| 1.3 : Rahmanullah Gurbaz seems to have hurt his shoulder and the team doctor has arrived to check on him. He looks fine and we are good to go. |
| 2.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Usman Ghani, Josh Hazlewood starts the over with a fullish delivery in line with the stumps, Usman Ghani taps the ball towards mid on. |
| 2.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Usman Ghani, Full once again and on the pads, Usman Ghani flicks this off his pads but finds the short mid-wicket fielder. |
| 2.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ibrahim Zadran, This is on a good length as well but angled into the pads, Ibrahim Zadran clips this down to fine leg and takes a single to get off the mark. |
| 2.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Usman Ghani, OUT! CAUGHT! Australia have drawn first blood and Usman Ghani has to depart! Josh Hazlewood decides to bowl this on a good length and outside the off pole, Usman Ghani looks to pull but gets a top edge that soars high into the air. There is some confusion between David Warner and Pat Cummins on which one will go for the catch and eventually Pat Cummins is the one to go for it. He takes it tumbling forwards behind the bowler after coming in running from |
| Ibrahim Zadran walks in. |
| 2.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Outside the off stump this time on a good length, Rahmanullah Gurbaz knocks the ball to cover and looks for a single which is refused by Ibrahim Zadran. |
| 3.1 : Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran, Pat Cummins bowls this on a good length and outside off, Ibrahim Zadran drives this firmly straight to short cover. |
| 2.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Another maximum for Rahmanullah Gurbaz and he is striking them beautifully! Josh Hazlewood bangs this in short and outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is in position in a flash and pulls this over deep square leg for six more runs. |
| 3.2 : Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran, This is slightly wider outside off but on a good length, Ibrahim Zadran hangs his bat out to dry and is beaten. |
| 3.3 : Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran, Bangs this in short and outside the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran sways out of the way and lets it through to the keeper. |
| 3.4 : Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran, Goes full this time and outside the off pole, Ibrahim Zadran drives this to the left of mid off and takes a single. |
| 3.5 : Pat Cummins to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Bowls this one back of a length and outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz charges down the wicket and goes hard at the ball. Gets an inside edge to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 3.6 : Pat Cummins to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! This has been delicately played! Pat Cummins continues bowling on an outside off stump line on a good length, Rahmanullah Gurbaz waits for it and plays this late towards third man for four runs. |
| 4.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Ibrahim Zadran, Marcus Stoinis begins his spell with a good-length delivery outside the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran knocks this to deep cover and they take a brace. |
| 4.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Ibrahim Zadran, This is slightly short and closer to the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran guides this towards short third man and takes a single. |
| 4.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Short once again and outside the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz pulls this to deep square leg and rotates the strike with a run. |
| 4.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Ibrahim Zadran, WIDE! Attempts a slower delivery but gets it wrong as he sprays it down leg side. Ibrahim Zadran leaves it alone and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Marcus Stoinis to Ibrahim Zadran, This is on a fuller length and outside the off pole, Ibrahim Zadran knocks this wide of mid off and takes another run. |
| 4.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Attacking the pads this time on a fuller length, Rahmanullah Gurbaz clips the ball towards deep backward square leg and they run wonderfully well to complete two runs. |
| 4.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Bowls this one short and wide outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets on his toes and slaps the ball to deep cover-point for one to retain strike. |
| 5.2 : Kane Richardson to Ibrahim Zadran, This is full as well and on the pads, Ibrahim Zadran clips this to deep square leg and takes one. |
| 5.3 : Kane Richardson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! CAUGHT! The dropped catch has not cost Australia! Rahmanullah Gurbaz departs on his very next delivery. Kane Richardson bowls this on a good length and outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz looks to loft this over mid off but the length is not right for the shot. He ends up hitting the ball straight into the hands of David Warner at mid off and Rahmanullah Gurbaz's entertaining inning has come to an end. Australia have claimed their second wicket a |
| 5.1 : Kane Richardson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, DROPPED! Kane Richardson begins with a full delivery angled into the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz swings this to the leg side and gets a lot of elevation but not the distance. Cameron Green comes running in from deep square leg but does not judge it well and drops the ball. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets a life here as they take a single. |
| 5.4 : Kane Richardson to Gulbadin Naib, This is on a good length as well but in line with the stumps, Gulbadin Naib tucks this towards mid-wicket. |
| 5.5 : Kane Richardson to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! A lucky boundary for Gulbadin Naib and he is off the mark! Kane Richardson bowls full and outside the off pole, Gulbadin Naib pushes at the ball and gets an outside edge that flies to third man for four runs. |
| 0.0 : Gulbadin Naib is the new batter. |
| 5.6 : Kane Richardson to Gulbadin Naib, Goes full again and outside off, Gulbadin Naib chips this over the bowler's head towards long off ad the ball is collected by David Warner who runs back to cut off the boundary. They take three runs and Afghanistan are 47 for the loss of two wickets after the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Adam Zampa to Gulbadin Naib, Adam Zampa starts off with a drifter angling into the pads, Gulbadin Naib misses the flick and the ball rolls on the off side. |
| 6.2 : Adam Zampa to Gulbadin Naib, Tossed up on off, Gulbadin Naib drives it back to the bowler. |
| 6.3 : Adam Zampa to Gulbadin Naib, Short outside off, Gulbadin Naib cuts it nicely past backward point. Pat Cummins at deep cover runs around and keeps it to two. |
| 6.4 : Adam Zampa to Gulbadin Naib, Flighted at the pads, Gulbadin Naib gets beaten on the flick and the ball lobs up on the off side. |
| 6.5 : Adam Zampa to Gulbadin Naib, Full on off, Gulbadin Naib knocks it down the ground to long off for a single. |
| 6.6 : Adam Zampa to Ibrahim Zadran, Flatter and quicker at the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran defends with a straight bat back to the bowler. |
| 7.1 : Cameron Green to Gulbadin Naib, Cameron Green starts off with a full delivery on middle. Gulbadin Naib slogs it behind square towards Kane Richardson towards fine leg. |
| 7.2 : Cameron Green to Ibrahim Zadran, Banged into the wicket by Green, Ibrahim Zadran sways away and lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 7.3 : Cameron Green to Ibrahim Zadran, Good-length delivery, Ibrahim Zadran shimmies down the wicket and tries to guide it fine. Gets beaten as the ball goes past the outside edge. |
| 7.4 : Cameron Green to Ibrahim Zadran, Short of a length delivery, Ibrahim Zadran defends it off the backfoot to mid-wicket. |
| 7.5 : Cameron Green to Ibrahim Zadran, Back of a length delivery, Ibrahim Zadran shuffles across and tries to scoop it behind square on the leg side and fails to make any contact. |
| 7.6 : Cameron Green to Ibrahim Zadran, Short on off, Ibrahim Zadran gets beaten as he tried to work it fine. Three dots to end the over by Cameron Green. |
| 8.1 : Adam Zampa to Gulbadin Naib, Short and at the pads, Gulbadin Naib helps it towards Mitchell Marsh at short fine leg and takes a single. |
| 8.2 : Adam Zampa to Ibrahim Zadran, Full and drifting onto the pads, Ibrahim Zadran backs away looking to work it on the off side. The ball takes the inside edge and goes past short fine leg. The batters run three in the process. |
| 8.3 : Adam Zampa to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Tossed up outside off, Gulbadin Naib makes room and drives it past extra cover. The fielder in the deep cannot prevent the boundary. |
| 8.4 : Adam Zampa to Gulbadin Naib, Flatter and quicker, Gulbadin Naib works it off his backfoot to deep square leg for a single. |
| 8.5 : Adam Zampa to Ibrahim Zadran, Fullish delivery on middle, Ibrahim Zadran digs it out back to the bowler. |
| 8.6 : Adam Zampa to Ibrahim Zadran, Quicker on off, Ibrahim Zadran punches it to cover for a dot. |
| 9.1 : Cameron Green to Gulbadin Naib, Full and pacy delivery at the pads, Gulbadin Naib gets hit on the thigh as he tried to slog it on the leg side. |
| 9.2 : Cameron Green to Gulbadin Naib, SIX! SMASHED! Full and right in the slot outside off, Gulbadin Naib was waiting for this delivery. He clears his front leg and slogs this one over mid-wicket for his first six. Clean hit by Gulbadin Naib. |
| 9.3 : Cameron Green to Gulbadin Naib, Full on middle, Gulbadin Naib plays this one towards mid-wicket and hesitates for a quick single. Pat Cummins at mid-wicket hits at the non-striker's end and the ball deflects off the stumps down the ground. The batters cross for a single on the overthrow. |
| 9.4 : Cameron Green to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Ibrahim Zadran frees his arms and looks to slog it down the ground. Gets a thick outside edge that flies to the right of third man. The fielder in the deep puts in a dive but cannot prevent the boundary. |
| 9.5 : Cameron Green to Ibrahim Zadran, Short of a length on off, Ibrahim Zadran defends it off the backfoot towards the bowler. |
| 9.6 : Cameron Green to Ibrahim Zadran, Shortish delivery at the pads, Ibrahim Zadran helps this one uppishly towards fine leg for a single. |
| Drinks! Afghanistan started off on a good note but lost both of their openers inside the Powerplay. Ibrahim Zadran and Ibrahim Zadran took off from then and are brewing a good partnership. The Aussies have just managed to get two wickets as of now. They did get closer to getting wickets but just couldn't succeed. They need wickets in quick succession now and restrict Afghanistan to a low total. |
| 10.1 : Adam Zampa to Ibrahim Zadran, Tossed up, outside off. Ibrahim Zadran punches it to covers and takes a single. |
| 10.2 : Adam Zampa to Gulbadin Naib, This one lands down leg, Gulbadin Naib gently flicks it to id-wicket for one more. |
| 10.3 : Adam Zampa to Ibrahim Zadran, Slightly shorter and on off, Ibrahim Zadran punches it to deep covers and calls for two. Good running between the wickets. |
| 10.4 : Adam Zampa to Ibrahim Zadran, Bowls it outside off, Ibrahim Zadran plays it to deep covers for one. |
| 10.5 : Adam Zampa to Gulbadin Naib, Fuller one this time, down leg. Gulbadin Naib drills it to long on and calls for two. Excellent running again. |
| 10.6 : Adam Zampa to Gulbadin Naib, Tosses it up on off, Gulbadin Naib defends it to short covers. Adam Zampa ends with a dot ball. |
| 11.1 : Kane Richardson to Ibrahim Zadran, Slightly shorter one, outside off. Ibrahim Zadran taps it to backward point for a single. |
| 11.2 : Kane Richardson to Gulbadin Naib, On a length and just outside off. Gulbadin Naib gets on his knee and looks to slog it but misses. Close! |
| 11.3 : Kane Richardson to Gulbadin Naib, Wide! This one lands outside leg, Gulbadin Naib looks to flick it but misses. |
| Kane Richardson to Gulbadin Naib, SIX! Up and over. Touch fuller and on off, Gulbadin Naib gets on his knee and smashes it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. The fielder makes a diving attempt to save it but he just couldn't do it. |
| 11.4 : Kane Richardson to Gulbadin Naib, EDGED AND FOUR! On a length and just outside off, Gulbadin Naib looks to drive it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball races away the third man fence for a boundary! |
| 11.5 : Kane Richardson to Gulbadin Naib, Good length and on off, Gulbadin Naib shuffles across and slaps it towards deep point. The fielder stops it on the boundary line. They collect one. |
| 11.6 : Kane Richardson to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Length again, on off. Ibrahim Zadran lofts it over extra cover for a boundary. Afghanistan are looking good here. |
| 12.1 : Pat Cummins to Gulbadin Naib, Slightly shorter and on off, Gulbadin Naib flicks it but doesn't connect well. Glenn Maxwell makes a diving attempt to take it but the ball just falls short of him. They collect one. |
| 12.2 : Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran, Outside off, Ibrahim Zadran cuts it but finds the fielder at point. |
| 12.3 : Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran, Slightly shorter and on off, Ibrahim Zadran looks to loft it but misses. |
| 12.5 : Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran, A sharp bouncer and on leg, Ibrahim Zadran lets it go. Four dots in a row now. |
| 12.4 : Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran, Fuller and just outside off, Ibrahim Zadran looks to scoop it but misses again. |
| 12.6 : Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran, Good length angling it into the batter, Ibrahim Zadran punches it to covers for one. |
| 13.1 : Adam Zampa to Ibrahim Zadran, RUN OUT! The partnership has been broken courtesy of some outstanding fielding! Full length on middle, Ibrahim Zadran flicks it to deep mid-wicket and calls for two. A brilliant throw by Glenn Maxwell from the deep as he picks it up and hits the bull's eye at the bowler's end. Ibrahim Zadran is on the floor after his dive and he has his face in the ground. The replays confirm that he is well short of his crease and he has to make the long walk back to t |
| 13.2 : Adam Zampa to Ibrahim Zadran, OUT! Back-to-back wickets for Australia and the tide has turned in an instant! Both set batters are now back in the pavilion and Afghanistan have lost their way here. Adam Zampa bowls this on a fuller length and outside off. Ibrahim Zadran sits down on one knee and tries to sweep but gets a top edge. It carries to short fine leg where Mitchell Marsh takes an easy catch. Adam Zampa has now got his second wicket and has turned it around for Australia. |
| 13.3 : Adam Zampa to Najibullah Zadran, Flighted delivery drifting across, Najibullah Zadran gets forward and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 13.4 : Adam Zampa to Najibullah Zadran, OUT! TAKEN! Afghanistan are suddenly five down in a jiffy. Fuller one on off, Najibullah Zadran comes down the track and goes through with a swing. He tries to go over the long off but mistimes the shot. Glenn Maxwell settles under and takes a good catch around his head. Darwish Rasooli is the new batter to make his way out. |
| 13.5 : Adam Zampa to Darwish Rasooli, Fuller one on off, Darwish Rasooli drives it to extra covers. The fielder chases it well and just stops it before the fence. They collect two. |
| 13.6 : Adam Zampa to Darwish Rasooli, Slightly shorter and on leg, Darwish Rasooli flicks it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Nabi, Short of a length delivery outside off, Mohammad Nabi opens the bat face and guides it to third man. He gets off the mark with a single. |
| 14.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Darwish Rasooli, Full and outside off, Darwish Rasooli makes room and slaps it to deep cover for a single. |
| 0.0 : Najibullah Zadran makes his way out to the middle. |
| 14.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. Short and outside off, Mohammad Nabi shuffles across and pulls this one without any power. Ends up chipping it to David Warner at deep square leg. He doesn't drop those and Afghanistan are now six down. |
| 14.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Rashid Khan, Back of a length on off, Rashid Khan punches it to Mitchell Marsh at backward point. |
| 14.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Rashid Khan, Cutter outside off, Rashid Khan waits for it and knocks it wide of deep cover. He opens his account with a couple of runs. The third umpire checks for a short run but Darwish Rasooli has grounded his bat. |
| 14.3 : Rashid Khan makes his way to the crease with his team staring down the barrel of defeat. |
| 14.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Rashid Khan, Slower and banged into the wicket, Rashid Khan pulls this one to deep mid wicket for a single. |
| 15.1 : Kane Richardson to Rashid Khan, Slower and outside off, Rashid Khan lofts this one over the bowler with a flat bat and collect a brace. |
| 15.2 : Kane Richardson to Rashid Khan, Slower and at the batter, Rashid Khan backs away to hit it on the off side but miscues it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 15.3 : Kane Richardson to Darwish Rasooli, Cutter and wide outside off, Darwish Rasooli fetches it from outside off and punches it to mid off for a run. |
| 15.4 : Kane Richardson to Rashid Khan, Yorker on off, Rashid Khan digs it out and plays it towards mid off for a dot. |
| 15.5 : Kane Richardson to Rashid Khan, Short of a length outside off, Rashid Khan advances down the track and slaps it to mid off for a run. |
| 15.6 : Kane Richardson to Darwish Rasooli, Low full toss on off, Darwish Rasooli works it towards extra cover and takes a single. A tidy over by Kane Richardson. |
| 16.1 : Pat Cummins to Darwish Rasooli, Short and outside off, Darwish Rasooli opens the bat face and guides it past backward point for a couple of runs. The third man fielder runs around and does the cleaning work. |
| 16.2 : Pat Cummins to Darwish Rasooli, Slower and into the wicket, Darwish Rasooli cuts it uppishly towards Cameron Green at deep cover for a single. |
| 16.3 : Pat Cummins to Rashid Khan, Banged in short outside off, Rashid Khan smashes this one towards Glenn Maxwell at mid on for a dot. |
| 16.4 : Pat Cummins to Rashid Khan, Another bumper outside off, Rashid Khan hits towards deep mid-wicket with his trademark forehand shot for a single. |
| 16.5 : Pat Cummins to Darwish Rasooli, FOUR! Cutter and into the wicket, Darwish Rasooli hangs back and slaps this one between extra cover and mid off for a much-needed boundary. |
| 16.6 : Pat Cummins to Darwish Rasooli, Short and outside off, Darwish Rasooli gets beaten on the outside edge as he tried to cut. |
| 17.1 : Kane Richardson to Rashid Khan, Slightly shorter and on off, Rashid Khan looks to pull it but gets a bottom edge. The ball rolls towards mid on. They collect one. |
| 17.2 : Kane Richardson to Darwish Rasooli, Fuller one this time, outside off. Darwish Rasooli drives it towards covers for one. |
| 17.3 : Kane Richardson to Rashid Khan, Back of a length and on off, Rashid Khan pulls it towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 17.4 : Kane Richardson to Darwish Rasooli, Shorter one again, outside off. Darwish Rasooli guides it towards deep point. The ball goes in the air and lands safely. They collect one. |
| 17.5 : Kane Richardson to Rashid Khan, SIX! Excellent timing on this. Good length and on off, Rashid Khan smashes it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum! |
| 17.6 : Kane Richardson to Rashid Khan, SIX! Back to back sixes. Fuller and on off, Rashid Khan launches it over deep extra cover for another biggie. 33 runs needed from 12 balls now. |
| 18.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Darwish Rasooli, On a length and outside off, Darwish Rasooli leaves it alone. |
| 18.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Darwish Rasooli, A yorker and on off, Darwish Rasooli digs it towards point for one. |
| 18.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Rashid Khan, A yorker again and outside off, Rashid Khan looks to slap it but misses. |
| 18.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Rashid Khan, SIX! Finally connects it well. Slightly shorter and on off, Rashid Khan pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. 26 needed now! |
| 18.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Rashid Khan, Shorter and on middle, Rashid Khan looks to pull it but misses. |
| 18.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Rashid Khan, FOUR! Fine shot. Fuller one on off, Rashid Khan lofts it over mid off for a boundary. 22 needed off the last over now! |
| 19.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman makes his way out to the middle. |
| 19.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Rashid Khan, Fuller and on off, Rashid Khan drills it to long on. He doesn't take a run. |
| 19.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Rashid Khan, FOUR! This one lands down leg, Rashid Khan gets on his knee and helps it through fine leg for a boundary! |
| 19.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Rashid Khan, Fuller and outside off, Rashid Khan looks to play at it but misses. |
| 19.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Rashid Khan, SIX! Rashid Khan is on fire. Slightly shorter and on off, Rashid Khan pulls it hard and over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. 11 neded from 2 now! |
| 19.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Rashid Khan, Fuller and on off, Rashid Khan looks to loft it but doesn't connect well. The ball goes high in the air and lands safely at mid off. They collect two. Australia breathes a sigh of relief! |
| 19.6 : Rashid Khan and the Afghans have put on quite a fight here but have sadly fallen just short of the finish line! The Australians did have quite a scare but their quality eventually came through and they sealed a 4-run win to go second in the Group 1 standings. They are still behind England in terms of net run rate but the equation for them is simple. They need Sri Lanka to beat England and if that happens, they are through to the semi-finals of the 2022 ICC Menâs World Cup. |
| Afghanistan were looking to get off to a positive start but lost Usman Ghani early.  Rahmanullah Gurbaz continued his onslaught from the other end scoring a quickfire 30 and keeping his team in the hunt. He was dismissed in the Powerplay though after which Ibrahim Zadran and Gulbadin Naib started building a partnership to steady the ship. They put on a 59-run partnership and were just getting a move on when a brilliant piece of fielding caused the dismissal of Gulbadin Naib. Ibrahim Zadran |
| Australia struck early courtesy of Josh Hazlewood but they could not restrict their opponents from scoring freely. Kane Richardson dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz after a catch was dropped off his own bowling to get Australia firmly on top of the game. They were unable to get a breakthrough after that for a  period of time and with the Afghan batters starting to score freely, there was an anticipation of an upset on the cards. Glenn Maxwell ensured that it would not be the case with an outsta |
| Earlier, Australia kept up with their aggressive approach scoring runs briskly from the word go. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals, which probably resulted in them scoring 10-15 runs lesser than what they would have liked. Glenn Maxwell scored a fine half-century and was supported by Mitchell Marsh who fell five runs short of his fifty. The pace bowlers for Afghanistan were good with Naveen-ul-Haq picking three wickets and Fazalhaq Farooqi chipping in with two of his own. Rashid |
| 19.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Darwish Rasooli, RUN OUT! Bowls it outside leg, Darwish Rasooli leaves it for a wide. Rashid Khan calls for one to get on strike. Keeper throws it towards Marcus Stoinis who makes a direct hit to the non strikers end. Afghanistan won't mind this wicket as they get Rashid Khan back on strike! 21 needed off 6 now. |
| 19.6 : Time for the presentation... |
| Glenn Maxwell is the Player of the Match for his knock of 54(32). He says that Afghanistan played really well and struck the ball cleanly. Adds that Afghanistan put them under pressure in the Powerplay and gave them a scare toward the end. Mentions that it is nice to have an impact with the run out. Shares that it skidded on during the second innings. Also shares that the wicket was slow during the day and it was during the 12th over that they decided to get a move on. Credits Afghanistan f |
| Marcus Stoinis to Rashid Khan, FOUR! Afghanistan slips in the run chase by just 4 runs. Short and outside off, Rashid Khan pulls it over square leg for a one-bounce boundary. Australia win by 4 runs! |
| Mohammad Nabi the captain of Afghanistan says that it was a good game. Adds that they started off well and played really well. Credits Naveen-ul-Haq for bowling well and restricting the Australians to a chaseable total. Further says that it wasn't a huge total on this pitch but they threw their wickets away quickly in the middle order and they came under pressure. Ends by saying that they are improving and it was a fantastic game of cricket. |
| Matthew Wade the skipper of Australia says that he had planned to finish the quota of other bowlers first and give Marcus Stoinis the final over. Shares that it was nerve-wracking and had seen Rashid Khan win such games 3-4 times in the Indian T20 league. Says that they will be staying in Adelaide for one extra night and will hope for an upset tomorrow night. Adds that the tournament hasn't gone their way and they were slow to get off the blocks. Ends by informing that they are hopeful for t |
| Right then, Group 1 has taken shape with New Zealand becoming the first team to qualify for the semi-finals. They will be joined by either England or Australia with all eyes on the game between Sri Lanka and England as we move to Sydney for the action. A win for England sends them to the knockout stages but if they lose, Australia will find themselves alive in the competition. That game will start at 1.30 pm IST (8 am GMT) on Saturday 5th of November. As you all know, you can join us early for |
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