Afghanistan vs Australia highlights, World Cup 2019: Australia beat Afghanistan by 7 wickets in Bristol

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AUSTRALIA BEAT AFGHANISTAN BY 7 WICKETS

OVERS 34.5: FOUR! Glenn Maxwell seals the win with a boundary off Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Australia beat Afghanistan by 7 wickets. David Warner remains unbeaten on 89.

Glenn Maxwell comes to the crease.

OVERS 34.4: WICKET! Mujeeb Ur Rahman dismisses Steve Smith for 18 runs.

OVERS 32.6: Warner takes a single off Mujeeb. Australia 199/2, need 9 more to win.

OVERS 30.4: FOUR! Smith plays this soft hands. He uses the pace and guides Mujeeb towards third man for a boundary. Australia 187/2, need 21 more to win.

OVERS 29.4: FOUR! Great placement from Warner. He smashes the ball straight down the ground for a boundary. Australia 179/2, need 29 more to win.

OVERS 29.3: Warner guides Zadran towards sweeper cover. He will take a couple.

Steve Smith comes to the crease. It's Warner and Smith in the middle.
OVERS 24.6: WICKET! Rashid Khan removes Usman Khawaja for 15 runs. A loud lbw appeal from Rashid and umpire doesn't take much time to raise his finger. Khawaja confirms it with Warner and then walks back. Australia 156/2

OVERS 24.3: FOUR! Warner moves to 59 with a superb boundary towards fine leg. Australia 155/1.

OVERS 22.2: FIFTY! David Warner brings up his 18th ODI half-century off 74 balls. The left-hander notches up his fifty with a boundary off Rashid Khan. Australia 147/1.

OVERS 21.1: Mohammad Nabi to Usman Khawaja. 5 WIDES. Australia 135/1

OVERS 20.4: FOUR! Top shot from Warner. He goes on backfoot and slashes it hard towards backward point for a boundary. Australia 124/1

20 overs gone! Australia 117/1, need 91 more to win.

OVERS 19.4: Nabi to Warner. 5 wides. Runs are coming for Australia.

OVERS 18.5: FOUR! Warner uses the pace, opens the face of the bat and guides the ball towards fine leg for a boundary. Poor fielding from Zazai at the boundary line. Australia 109/1, need 99 more to win.

OVERS 17.3: 100 comes up for Australia, need 108 more to win. David Warner 33*, Usman Khawaja 0*.
OVERS 16.2: WICKET! Gulbadin Naib ends Aaron Finch's stay at 66 runs. Finch smashes Naib too hard but finds Mujeeb at covers. Australia 96/1

OVERS 15.4: Warner plays this beautifully towards sweeper. He takes a single and runs for another another. Excellent running between the wickets from Warner and Finch. Rashid isn't happy. Australia 92/0

OVERS 13.2: SIX! Aaron Finch smashes Rashid Khan over deep mid wicket. Australia 80/0

OVERS 13.1: FIFTY! Aaron Finch brings up his half-century off 40 balls. He brings up his fifty with a boundary off Rashid Khan. Australia 76/0

OVERS 21.1: A close run-out call. Warner makes to the ground in time. He is safe. Brilliant work from wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad.

OVERS 11.3: SIX! Aaron Finch hammers Gulbadin Naib towards mid wicket for a huge one. The skipper moves to 44 now. Australia 66/0, need 143 more to win.

OVERS 8.6: FOUR! Outside off delivery from Zadran. Finch seems waiting for it. The Australian clobbers it at extra cover for a boundary. Australia 54/0

OVERS 8.3: 50 up! What a way to bring team's fifty. Finch hammers Dawlat Zadran for a six. Australia need 158 more to win. Aaron Finch 32*, David Warner 16*
End of OVER 8: Brilliant maiden from Hamid Hassan. Australia 44/0. Finch 26*, Warner 16*.

5 overs gone! Australia 35/0
Aaron Finch 24*David Warner 10*OVERS 4.1: FOUR! David Warner stays back and slaps it towards long off for a boundary. Powerful shot from the left-hander. This is Warner's FIRST INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY in 15 months. Australia 34/0

OVERS 3.6: FOUR! Aaron Finch tries to smash Hamid Hassan but gets a thick edge. The ball sails towards third man for a boundary. Australia 29/0

OVERS 2.2: SIX! Finch smashes Mujeeb towards long off for a huge one. Brilliant shot from him. Australia 16/0

OVER 0.4: FOUR! Finch does it again. He picks the length and lofts it towards long off. One bounce and over the ropes. Excellent batting from the Australian skipper. Australia 10/0

OVER 0.3: FOUR! Glorious cover drive from Aaron Finch. He brings his front foot and sends Mujeeb through cover.

Australia openers David Warner and Aaron Finch are making their way to the middle. Mujeeb Ur Rahman will open the attack for Afghanistan.

Welcome back!

Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa clinched three wickets each as Australia bowled out Afghanistan for 207 in 38.2 overs at the County Ground in Bristol on Saturday. Najibullah Zadran (51) was the top scorer for the Afghans while Rashid Khan's cameo of 27 off 11 balls helped Afghanistan cross the 200-run mark.

Australia need 208 runs to win
38.2 overs: OUT! Pat Cummis gets the final wicket of Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Afghanistan have been bowled out for 207 37.3 overs: OUT! Adam Zampa ends Rashid Khan cameo. Traps him in front of the stumps. Rashid goes for the review but the on-field decision from umpire Aleem Dar stays. Rashid's 11-ball 27 blitz comes to an end.

37.2 overs: SIX and 200 comes up for Afghanistan! Superb hitting from Rashid Khan at the moment. Goes down town against Adam Zampa and clears the fence with ease.

End of 36th over: FOUR! FOUR! SIX! Rashid Khan has taken apart Marcus Stoinis. 21 runs including 2 fours and 2 sixes from it. This is sensational from Rashid. Brilliant display of clean striking. AFG 187/8

End of 35th over: OUT! Pat Cummins strike from the other end as well. Wicket on the final ball of his over. Dawlat Zadran walks back after scoring four runs. AFG 166/8

33.5 overs: OUT! Second wicket for Marcus Stoinis in the over. This time it's well-set Nazibullah Zadran, who walks back after scoring 51 runs. This is terrific bowling from Stoinis.

33.1 overs: OUT! Marcus Stoinis gets the breakthrough for Australia as he removes Gulbadin Naib with a short-pitched delivery. Alex Carey takes a good high catch behind the stumps. 83-run partnership also ends between Naib and Zadran. AFG 160/6

31.5 overs: SIX! What a strike from Gulbadin Naib. Picks the slower ball and hits it over the long on fence. That was in the arc for Naib and he made the most of it. 150 also came up for Afghanistan with that strike. AFG 153/5

30.4 overs: FOUR! Mitchell Starc bowls it on the pads and Najibullah Zadran clips the ball to the fine leg region to pick up four runs. Zadran has now moved into the forties with that boundary. AFG 138/5

End of 29th over: FOUR! FOUR! SIX! SIX! Najibullah Zadran has smoked Adam Zampa all over the park in this over. Terrific hitting from the left-hander. Zadran collects 22 runs from it. This has been the most expensive over of the innings so far. AFG 129/5

25.3 overs: Four and 100 comes up for Afghanistan! Wide delivery outside off from Nathan Coulter-Nile and Gulbadin Naib goes after it. Hits it through backward point region to collect four runs. AFG 102/5
20.2 overs: OUT! Steve Smith with a brilliant fielding effort and Mohammad Nabi walks back for seven. That was an easy single but miscommunication causes loss of another wicket. Afghanistan are in all sorts of trouble. AFG 77/5

19.2 overs: OUT! Adam Zampa gets another one and this time its dangerous-looking Rahmat Shah, who hits into the hands of Steve Smith at short-extra cover. That was a sharp take from Smith. Rahmat Shah walks back after scoring 43 runs. AFG 75/4

End of 17th over: Comeback over from Mitchell Starc produces six runs including a boundary. Adam Zampa will continue from the other end. AFG 70/3

13.5 overs: OUT! Adam Zampa strikes in his first over. Tossed up delivery from the leggie and Hashmatullah Shahidi charges down the track against it. Misses the ball completely. Alex Carey does the rest behind the stumps. AFG 56/3
End of 13th over: Change in bowling for Australia. Spin comes in for the first time and its leggie Adam Zampa, who replaces Marcus Stoinis. AFG 51/2

50 comes up for Afghanistan in 12.1 overs. Both Shahidi and Rahmat are playing quite responsibly at the moment.

End of 10th over: Hashmatullah Shahidi (6) and Rahmat Shah (26) have calmed things down a bit for Afghanistan after a disastrous start. Both have been very patient against the Australian seamers. AFG 37/2

End of 9th over: Another change in bowling for Australia. Marcus Stoinis comes into the attack. Replaces Pat Cummins. AFG 33/2

End of 7th over: First over from Nathan Coulter-Nile produces seven runs. Pat Cummins will continue from the other end. AFG 30/2

5.5 overs: FOUR! Cracking pull shot from Rahmat Shah. Short pitched delivery from Pat Cummins and Shah was in full control. Rolls his wrist over to keep it low and the ball races to the square leg fence. AFG 23/2

End of 3rd over: Tight over from Mitchell Starc comes to an end. Afghanistan batsman struggling against the Australian pacers at the moment. Both Starc and Pat Cummins have started brilliantly for the defending champions. AFG 11/2

1.2 overs: OUT! Another wicket. This time its Pat Cummis, who removes Hazratullah Zazai for a duck. Outside edge and Alex Carey makes no mistake behind the stumps. Both Afghanistan openers are back in the hut without troubling the scorers. AFG 5/2

0.3 overs: OUT! Mitchell Starc strikes in the first over. Removes Mohammad Shahzad with a perfect full length delivery. The ball hits the pads of Shahzad and crashes onto the stumps. AFG 0/1
Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai are in the middle to start the innings for Afghanistan. Mitchell Starc will start the proceedings for Australia. Here we go!

Both teams are out in the middle along with the match officials for the national anthems. We are just minutes away from the start.

Playing XI for both teams

Afghanistan: Mohammad Shahzad(wicketkeeper), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib(captain), Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan


Australia: Aaron Finch(captain), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(wicketkeeper), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa

Captains at the toss.

Aaron Finch: I would have batted first as well, looks a good wicket to put runs on the board. Not that hard on top and hopefully, we can get some movement early on. (On Khawaja over Marsh) Usman's form over the last 14-15 games was too good to ignore. Really tough call but we had to make it. Lyon, Richardson and Behrendorff are the others missing out.

Gulbadin Naib: We are gonna bat first. Looks a good wicket, flat as well and we have three spinners. Hence, we're batting first and hoping to put a good score on the board. Yes, they (Australia) are a champion side and we need to start well against them. (On playing three spinners) Everyone knows about the spinners of Afghanistan, all of them are experience and skilled - Nabi, Mujeeb and Rashid.


TOSS NEWS: Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib calls it right at the toss and opt to bat first against Australia at the County ground in Bristol.


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