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Ur Rahman to S Smith, OUT! A wicket when the match is about to end. Tossed up outside off, Smith reaches out to drive but gets a thick outside edge which flies straight in the lap of Hazrat Zazai at short third man. Smith is not happy with himself while Afghanistan manage a smile.

Australia 209, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (34.5)Jun 1 2:19 PM

Ur Rahman to D Warner, Full on off, pushed back to the bowler. It was almost a return catch but the ball did not carry.

Australia 205, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (34.2)Jun 1 2:17 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Warner works this off the pads to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single. He moves on to 88 and keeps strike for the next over.

Australia 204, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (33.6)Jun 1 2:15 PM

R Khan to S Smith, Driven past the left of the bowler by Smith for a single. The Aussies are content to do it by running runs here.

Australia 203, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (33.4)Jun 1 2:14 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Warner punches this one back down the ground for a single.

Australia 202, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (33.3)Jun 1 2:14 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Warner tucks this off the pads towards deep backward square leg. Comes back for the second run and completes it with ease.

Australia 201, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (33.2)Jun 1 2:14 PM

Ur Rahman to D Warner, Bowled flatter on middle again, Warner drives this past the right of the bowler for a run and retains strike for the next over. The required runs are now in single digits!

Australia 199, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (32.6)Jun 1 2:12 PM

Ur Rahman to S Smith, Worked away on the leg side for a run by SS.

Australia 198, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (32.5)Jun 1 2:11 PM

Ur Rahman to S Smith, Smith eases this one on middle towards mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs. There is an overthrow but Smith is content with two there.

Australia 197, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (32.4)Jun 1 2:11 PM

Ur Rahman to D Warner, Tucked away past mid-wicket, this time for just a run.

Australia 195, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (32.3)Jun 1 2:11 PM

Ur Rahman to D Warner, Bowled flatter on the pads, flicked away through mid-wicket by Warner. Warner pushes and forces Smith to run back to the bowler's end for the second as well. The throw though does not come fortunately for the Aussies. Excellent running!

Australia 194, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (32.2)Jun 1 2:10 PM

Ur Rahman to S Smith, Punched back down the ground to long off for a single by Smith.

Australia 192, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (32.1)Jun 1 2:10 PM

D Zadran to S Smith, Pulled away to deep backward square leg for a run by Steve.

Australia 191, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (31.6)Jun 1 2:09 PM

D Zadran to D Warner, Bowled on a length on middle, Warner pats it on the off side and runs through for a quick single. Makes the ground easily even as the cover fielder has a shy at the bowler's end which eventually missed the stumps.

Australia 190, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (31.3)Jun 1 2:07 PM

D Zadran to S Smith, Short of a length on middle, pulled away to deep square leg for a run by Smith.

Australia 189, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (31.2)Jun 1 2:06 PM

Ur Rahman to S Smith, Tossed up delivery on middle, Smith flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. Australia need just 20 runs to win the match.

Australia 188, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (30.6)Jun 1 2:06 PM

Ur Rahman to S Smith, FOUR! Off the outside edge! Tossed up outside off, Smith looks to drive but gets an outside edge. No slip in pace and the ball goes towards third man for a boundary.

Australia 187, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (30.4)Jun 1 2:05 PM

Ur Rahman to D Warner, Full on off, Warner drives it to long off for a single.

Australia 183, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (30.3)Jun 1 2:04 PM

Ur Rahman to D Warner, Tossed up on middle, Warner nudges it towards square leg. The batsmen get two runs.

Australia 182, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (30.1)Jun 1 2:03 PM

D Zadran to D Warner, Length delivery outside off, Warner plays it towards point and takes a quick single.

Australia 180, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (29.6)Jun 1 2:02 PM

D Zadran to D Warner, FOUR! Nice shot. Full on off, Warner lofts it over mid off for a boundary.

Australia 179, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (29.4)Jun 1 2:01 PM

D Zadran to D Warner, Full and outside off, Warner drives it through covers. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Australia 175, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (29.3)Jun 1 2:00 PM

D Zadran to D Warner, RUN OUT MISSED! Length delivery on middle, Warner nudges it towards square leg. The batsmen take the single and then run blind for the second. Rashid Khan goes for a direct hit at the bowler's end but misses it. Now, Hazrat Zazai comes running in from mid off but unfortunately for him, the bowler is standing in the way. So he cannot quite be at the stumps and takes it from fa

Australia 173, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (29.1)Jun 1 1:59 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Tossed up on off, David plays it towards point for a single.

Australia 171, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (28.6)Jun 1 1:57 PM

R Khan to S Smith, Flighted delivery on middle, Smith flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Australia 170, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (28.5)Jun 1 1:56 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Floated on off, Warner guides it towards third man for a single.

Australia 169, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (28.4)Jun 1 1:56 PM

R Khan to S Smith, Tossed up on off, Smith drives it towards wide mid off for a single.

Australia 168, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (28.2)Jun 1 1:55 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Short on off, Warner makes room and cuts it towards point for a single.

Australia 167, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (28.1)Jun 1 1:55 PM

H Hassan to S Smith, Outside off, punched on the up through the covers for a single.

Australia 165, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (27.3)Jun 1 1:52 PM

R Khan to S Smith, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Australia 164, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (26.6)Jun 1 1:51 PM

R Khan to D Warner, NOT OUT! It is indeed glove. Warner attempting the reverse sweep missed the ball and got it down to third man. Flighted delivery on off, Warner looks to play the reverse sweep but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals but the umpire shakes his head. Shahzad clearly indicates gloves but Rashid insists on a second look and Gulbadin goes for the review. Ultra Edge shows that it

Australia 163, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (26.5)Jun 1 1:51 PM

R Khan to S Smith, Short and outside off, Smith slaps it through covers for a single.

Australia 162, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (26.4)Jun 1 1:48 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Outside off, Warner punches it through the covers but Gulbadin Naib throws himself to his left and parries it wide of the bowler. A single taken.

Australia 161, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (26.1)Jun 1 1:47 PM

H Hassan to D Warner, Outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.

Australia 160, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (25.5)Jun 1 1:46 PM

H Hassan to S Smith, Outside off, on a length, punched through the covers to get off the mark with a single.

Australia 159, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (25.2)Jun 1 1:44 PM

H Hassan to D Warner, Outside off, punched off the back foot for a single.

Australia 157, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (25.1)Jun 1 1:43 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Tossed up on off, Warner drives it through covers for a single.

Australia 156, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (24.4)Jun 1 1:40 PM

R Khan to D Warner, FOUR! Short and down the leg side, Warner pulls it past short fine leg!

Australia 155, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (24.3)Jun 1 1:39 PM

R Khan to U Khawaja, Full and outside off, pushed through cover for a single.

Australia 151, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (24.1)Jun 1 1:38 PM

M Nabi to U Khawaja, Flighted delivery on middle, Khawaja flicks it towards square leg for a run. 150 up for Australia.

Australia 150, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (23.2)Jun 1 1:36 PM

M Nabi to D Warner, Short on middle, Warner makes room and plays it towards wide mid off for a run.

Australia 149, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (23.1)Jun 1 1:36 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Flatter on middle, driven through mid on for a single.

Australia 148, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (22.3)Jun 1 1:34 PM

R Khan to D Warner, FOUR! Cut and cut hard. Warner picks up the boundary and also reaches his FIFTY! His 18th in ODIs. He has not been his fluent best but this innings will give him a lot of confidence. He cuts this short ball outside off, past point for a boundary to reach the landmark.

Australia 147, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (22.2)Jun 1 1:34 PM

R Khan to U Khawaja, Khawaja flicks this ball on the pads away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Australia 143, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (22.1)Jun 1 1:33 PM

M Nabi to U Khawaja, Pushed away to deep cover for a single. Usman retains strike for the next over.

Australia 142, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (21.6)Jun 1 1:32 PM

M Nabi to U Khawaja, FOUR! Lovely shot. Smart as well. Flatter on the pads, Usman pulls this one away. Khawaja finds the boundary rope as well.

Australia 141, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (21.4)Jun 1 1:31 PM

M Nabi to D Warner, Flatter on middle, turned towards mid-wicket for a single by Warner.

Australia 137, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (21.3)Jun 1 1:31 PM

M Nabi to U Khawaja, Pushed with soft hands past extra-cover for a single by UK.

Australia 136, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (21.1)Jun 1 1:30 PM

G Naib to D Warner, Not much use of the FREE HIT! A short length ball on middle, Warner looks to pull this away but the ball goes off the top edge and wide of mid on who runs backward to try and take the catch. The ball though lands away from the fielder and two runs are taken.

Australia 130, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (20.6)Jun 1 1:29 PM

G Naib to D Warner, Fuller length ball outside off, driven away wide of cover this time by David. The ball pinged off the middle of the bat. Two runs taken.

Australia 126, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (20.5)Jun 1 1:27 PM

G Naib to D Warner, FOUR! The quick hands of Warner come to play. A short ball outside off, Warner pounces on that one and cuts it away through point. The ball beats third man easily and goes to the fence.

Australia 124, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (20.4)Jun 1 1:26 PM

G Naib to U Khawaja, Flicked away to the left of mid on for a single this time by UK.

Australia 120, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (20.2)Jun 1 1:25 PM

G Naib to U Khawaja, Fuller ball from around the wicket on middle, flicked away through mid-wicket by Khawaja for a couple of runs.

Australia 119, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (20.1)Jun 1 1:25 PM

M Nabi to U Khawaja, Floated delivery on off, Usman plays it towards point for a single.

Australia 117, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (19.4)Jun 1 1:23 PM

M Nabi to D Warner, Floated on middle, Warner flicks it towards square leg for a single.

Australia 111, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (19.3)Jun 1 1:22 PM

M Nabi to U Khawaja, Flighted delivery on off, Usman plays it towards point for a run.

Australia 110, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (19.2)Jun 1 1:22 PM

G Naib to D Warner, MISFIELD, FOUR! Not the best bit of fielding effort from Zazai. Short delivery on leg, Warner swivels and pulls it through square leg. Hazratullah Zazai runs to his right and gets down to stop it but misses it totally. The ball goes through for a boundary. Shoddy effort. This is one area where Afghanistan have been disappointing today. Fielding. That brings the required number

Australia 109, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (18.5)Jun 1 1:20 PM

G Naib to U Khawaja, Length delivery outside off, Khawaja dabs it towards third man for a single.

Australia 105, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (18.4)Jun 1 1:19 PM

G Naib to D Warner, Short and outside off, Warner cuts it through point. The batsmen cross ends.

Australia 104, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (18.3)Jun 1 1:19 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Floated delivery on middle, Warner flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Australia 103, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (17.4)Jun 1 1:12 PM

R Khan to D Warner, FOUR! Fractionally short outside off, Warner goes back and runs it down behind short third man. The ball races away.

Australia 102, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (17.3)Jun 1 1:12 PM

G Naib to D Warner, Length delivery on leg, Warner flicks it through square leg for a single. 4 runs and a wicket from the over. A productive over for Afghanistan.

Australia 98, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (16.6)Jun 1 1:10 PM

G Naib to A Finch, Full and outside off, Finch drives it through covers. It goes to Mujeeb in the deep who fumbles and concedes two runs.

Australia 96, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (16.1)Jun 1 1:05 PM

R Khan to A Finch, Floated on off, Finch plays it towards point for a single.

Australia 94, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (15.6)Jun 1 1:04 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Tossed up on off, Warner cuts it towards covers for a single.

Australia 93, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (15.5)Jun 1 1:04 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Short and outside off, Warner slaps it through covers. The batsmen get two runs.

Australia 92, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (15.4)Jun 1 1:03 PM

R Khan to A Finch, Short delivery on middle, Finch pulls it through square leg for a run.

Australia 90, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (15.2)Jun 1 1:02 PM

R Khan to A Finch, Short and outside off, Finch makes room and cuts it through point. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Australia 89, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (15.1)Jun 1 1:02 PM

M Nabi to A Finch, Bowled slower through the air on the middle stump line, eased away to long on with a straight bat for a single by Finch as he retains strike for the next over. There was a funny moment there as in the attempt to reach that ball, Nabi was holding onto the non-striker.

Australia 87, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (14.6)Jun 1 1:01 PM

M Nabi to D Warner, Played with soft hands past the bowler to his left by the southpaw for a run.

Australia 86, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (14.5)Jun 1 1:01 PM

M Nabi to A Finch, Flatter one on middle, pushed away to the left of extra-cover for a run by the skipper.

Australia 85, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (14.2)Jun 1 1:00 PM

M Nabi to D Warner, Flatter on middle, pushed away to deep cover for a single by Warner. He thinks of the second as well but it is too close to the fielder.

Australia 84, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (14.1)Jun 1 12:59 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Tossed up on off, Warner punches it towards mid off for a single. 14 runs have come from the 14th over. Rashid Khan has been greeted in style.

Australia 83, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (13.6)Jun 1 12:58 PM

R Khan to D Warner, Short on off, Warner makes room and cuts it through point. The batsmen get two runs.

Australia 82, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (13.4)Jun 1 12:57 PM

R Khan to A Finch, Tossed up on leg, Finch looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It goes towards fine leg for a run.

Australia 80, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (13.3)Jun 1 12:57 PM

R Khan to A Finch, SIX! This is even better. Short on middle, Finch pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Australia 79, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (13.2)Jun 1 12:56 PM

R Khan to A Finch, FOUR! Easy pickings for the skipper. 50 up for Aaron Finch. It is his 22nd fifty. This has been a great innings from him. Short and outside off, Finch cuts it through point for a boundary and gets to the landmark. 5th 50-plus score for him in the last 6 ODI innings.

Australia 73, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (13.1)Jun 1 12:55 PM

M Nabi to A Finch, Finch picks up another single to end the over. He will retain strike for the next one.

Australia 69, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (12.6)Jun 1 12:54 PM

M Nabi to D Warner, Warner flicks this away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Australia 68, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (12.5)Jun 1 12:54 PM

M Nabi to Finch, Finch has punched the ball off the backfoot. One run added to the total.

Australia 67, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (12.1)Jun 1 12:51 PM

G Naib to A Finch, Punched firmly this time to deep cover for a single by Aaron.

Australia 66, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (11.4)Jun 1 12:49 PM

G Naib to A Finch, SIX! Finch is on fire! A short ball outisde off at 122 kph! The Aussie skipper prowls onto that like a hungry tiger. He slaps this ball hard over deep mid-wicket and clears the boundary with ease.

Australia 65, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (11.3)Jun 1 12:49 PM

G Naib to D Warner, Good length outside off, punched away to deep cover by Warner coming ahead. A single is picked up.

Australia 59, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (11.1)Jun 1 12:48 PM

M Nabi to A Finch, Shorter outside off, dabbed down past short third man for a couple of runs by the Australian skipper.

Australia 58, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (10.2)Jun 1 12:45 PM

M Nabi to D Warner, Flatter outside off, pushed towards cover by Warner for a single. The throw from cover is a wild one and the mid on fielder cannot back up but there is another fielder in the deep who stops the ball and prevents the extra run or overthrow.

Australia 56, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (10.1)Jun 1 12:45 PM

G Naib to D Warner, Length delivery on middle, Warner flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Australia 55, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (9.4)Jun 1 12:42 PM

D Zadran to A Finch, FOUR! Four dots in the over and concedes two boundaries. Full on off, Finch drives it through covers for a boundary. 10 runs have come from the over.

Australia 54, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (8.6)Jun 1 12:39 PM

D Zadran to A Finch, SIX! Powerful shot from the skipper. 50 up for Australia and that also brings the 50-run stand between David Warner and Aaron Finch. Short delivery, Finch pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum.

Australia 50, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (8.3)Jun 1 12:37 PM

D Zadran to A Finch, On a length on leg, Finch flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Australia 44, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (6.5)Jun 1 12:31 PM

D Zadran to D Warner, Dawlat bowls a short delivery, Warner looks to pull but gets a bottom edge on this one. It goes towards third man for a single.

Australia 41, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (6.4)Jun 1 12:30 PM

H Hassan to D Warner, On a good length on off, Warner plays it towards point for a single.

Australia 40, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (5.3)Jun 1 12:25 PM

H Hassan to D Warner, EDGE AND FOUR! That was a good ball from Hamid Hassan. He bowls it on a good length and outside off, Warner looks to drive but gets an outside edge. It goes towards first slip where Rahmat Shah tries to stop it with a dive but it goes through him towards third man for a boundary.

Australia 39, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (5.1)Jun 1 12:23 PM

D Zadran to D Warner, On the hips, tucked away through mid-wicket by the left-hander for a single.

Australia 35, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (4.5)Jun 1 12:21 PM

D Zadran to D Warner, FOUR! Warner does open up and how! A short length ball on the Free Hit and David just slaps this with a flat bat across the line. The ball goes over the bowler's head and powers its way to the rope. That must make Warner feel a lot better as it came off the middle of the bat.

Australia 34, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (4.1)Jun 1 12:19 PM

H Hassan to A Finch, Edged and FOUR! Lucky runs for Finch but he will not mind. A wide ball outside off, Finch slashes away from the body. He gets a thick outside edge which flies well past slip and runs away fine of third man for a boundary.

Australia 29, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (3.6)Jun 1 12:17 PM

H Hassan to D Warner, Misfield allows for a single. A fuller ball outside off, Warner drives this hard to mid off who runs to his left and makes a half-stop. Single taken.

Australia 25, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (3.1)Jun 1 12:14 PM

Ur Rahman to A Finch, FOUR! Poor ball and easy pickings for Finch. Bowled on the pads, Aaron easily glances this one past short fine leg. The ball runs away to the boundary. 14 from the over, Mujeeb has gone for 24 in his 2 overs so far. Time to end the experiment?

Australia 24, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (2.6)Jun 1 12:13 PM

Ur Rahman to D Warner, Excellent running! Flatter outside off, punched off the back foot by Warner wide of cover. Naib there dives but could not stop the ball. The fielder from mid off, Dawlat chases the ball and saves a run for his side.

Australia 20, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (2.5)Jun 1 12:13 PM

Ur Rahman to A Finch, Finch looks for another slog but this time the ball goes off the inner half towards deep square leg for a single. Aaron wanted the second run but Warner sends him back.

Australia 17, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (2.4)Jun 1 12:12 PM

Ur Rahman to A Finch, SIX! Finch seems in murderous mood here. A flighted ball on middle, Aaron gets under the ball and lifts it with ease over long on. Huge! This is the first one of the run chase.

Australia 16, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (2.2)Jun 1 12:11 PM

Ur Rahman to A Finch, FOUR! This goes over the head of mid off and to the fence. This is flighted outside off and Finch has room to free his arms and hit this ball. It clears mid off with ease and races to the fence. Australia into double figures.

Australia 10, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (0.4)Jun 1 12:05 PM

Ur Rahman to A Finch, FOUR! Finch smashes this one. A flighted ball wide outside off, Aaron smacks this away wide of mid off. The ball runs away to the fence with brilliant timing. The first boundary of the run chase.

Australia 6, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (0.3)Jun 1 12:05 PM

Ur Rahman to D Warner, Slightly slower through the air this time on the pads, Warner gets off the mark too as he tucks this ball away through mid-wicket for a run.

Australia 2, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (0.2)Jun 1 12:04 PM

Ur Rahman to A Finch, Fired in on the pads at 94 kph! Flicked away through square leg by Finch to deep mid-wicket and he gets off the mark with a single.

Australia 1, Afghanistan 207  AUS 1st (0.1)Jun 1 12:03 PM

A Zampa to Ur Rahman, On middle, pushed through mid on for a run.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 207  AFG 1st (37.5)Jun 1 11:31 AM

A Zampa to H Hassan, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 206  AFG 1st (37.4)Jun 1 11:31 AM

A Zampa to R Khan, SIX! That is a terrific shot! Tossed up outside off, Rashid comes down the track and sends this sailing over long off!

Australia 0, Afghanistan 205  AFG 1st (37.2)Jun 1 11:28 AM

A Zampa to Ur Rahman, A low full toss, around middle, pushed through mid on for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 199  AFG 1st (37.1)Jun 1 11:27 AM

Pat Cummins to Ur Rahman, OUCH! That has hurt. Another short ball, following the batsman down the leg side, Mujeeb looks to pull but his eyes are closed. The ball hits him flush on the right glove and deflects towards square leg. A run taken.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 198  AFG 1st (36.5)Jun 1 11:25 AM

Pat Cummins to Ur Rahman, SIX! This is off the top edge now. The runs continue to flow for Afghanistan. A short ball, following the batsman, down the leg side, Mujeeb hooks with his eyes closed but the top edge sails over fine leg!

Australia 0, Afghanistan 197  AFG 1st (36.4)Jun 1 11:24 AM

Pat Cummins to Ur Rahman, FOUR! Another boundary for Afghanistan! 5th in the span of 7 balls. Australia continue to persist with the short stuff and Afghanistan have decided to meet fire with fire. A short ball, Mujeeb backs away to the leg side and pulls it through mid-wicket. Plenty of free acres of real estate on that side.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 191  AFG 1st (36.2)Jun 1 11:23 AM

M Stoinis to R Khan, SIX! 21 from the over and Rashid is taking Stoinis to the cleaners! Another short ball, outside off, Rashid pulls this into oblivion over mid-wicket! Stoinis just has a wry smile on his face..

Australia 0, Afghanistan 187  AFG 1st (35.6)Jun 1 11:21 AM

M Stoinis to R Khan, FOUR! This is more of a slog but Rashid knows what he is doing. A length ball, outside off, Khan backs away to the leg side and slaps it over mid off and gets a boundary!

Australia 0, Afghanistan 181  AFG 1st (35.5)Jun 1 11:20 AM

M Stoinis to R Khan, FOUR! Nicely done. Full and on middle, Rashid flicks it through mid-wicket. Nathan Coulter-Nile in the circle dives to his right but cannot quite get to it. The ball races away.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 177  AFG 1st (35.4)Jun 1 11:20 AM

M Stoinis to R Khan, SIX! That is a lovely shot! A length ball, around middle, Rashid comes down the track and hits it over long on! Nice connection!

Australia 0, Afghanistan 173  AFG 1st (35.2)Jun 1 11:18 AM

Pat Cummins to D Zadran, FOUR! Good shot. Cummins bowls a short delivery, Zadran takes his eyes off the ball and pulls it over square leg for a boundary.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 166  AFG 1st (34.5)Jun 1 11:15 AM

M Stoinis to R Khan, Full and outside off, Khan drives it towards point where the fielder dives to stop it but it goes through him. The batsmen take a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 162  AFG 1st (33.4)Jun 1 11:09 AM

M Stoinis to N Zadran, TOP EDGE, BUT SAFE! A short ball now, Najibullah looks to pull but gets a top edge. Cummins gets across from deep square leg and dives but cannot get to the ball. Long leg gets across to his right and stops it on the bounce. A run taken.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 161  AFG 1st (33.3)Jun 1 11:08 AM

M Starc to N Zadran, FOUR! Lucky boundary! But that brings up the FIFTY FOR Najibullah! A good bouncer by Starc, Zadran looks to fend it off uncomfortably but luck is shining on him today. The ball goes off the glove and top edge over the keeper's head for a boundary. This is his 10th fifty in this format. Been a wonderful knock so far but he needs to make this a big one!

Australia 0, Afghanistan 160  AFG 1st (32.6)Jun 1 11:04 AM

M Starc to Zadran, Zadran works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 155  AFG 1st (32.3)Jun 1 11:02 AM

N Coulter-Nile to G Naib, SIX! Powerful shot from the skipper. 150 up for Afghanistan. Short delivery on middle, Naib pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 10 runs have come from this over and 19 runs have come from the last two.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 153  AFG 1st (31.6)Jun 1 11:00 AM

N Coulter-Nile to N Zadran, Length delivery on middle, Zadran looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen cross ends.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 147  AFG 1st (31.5)Jun 1 10:59 AM

N Coulter-Nile to N Zadran, Length delivery on middle, Zadran nudges it towards square leg. The batsmen take a run. Zadran takes the second also but he did not ground his bat at the bowler's end.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 146  AFG 1st (31.3)Jun 1 10:58 AM

N Coulter-Nile to G Naib, Short of a length delivery, Naib looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes towards wide mid on where Aaron Finch gets there but it falls short of him. The batsmen take a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 145  AFG 1st (31.2)Jun 1 10:57 AM

N Coulter-Nile to N Zadran, Full and outside off, Zadran looks to drive but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 144  AFG 1st (31.1)Jun 1 10:57 AM

M Starc to G Naib, FOUR! No long on and that is a boundary! Full and around middle, Naib drives it through mid on. He is a bit wide and the ball races through to the fence!

Australia 0, Afghanistan 143  AFG 1st (30.6)Jun 1 10:56 AM

M Starc to N Zadran, Full and down the leg side, Zadran flicks it towards deep square leg for a run.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 139  AFG 1st (30.5)Jun 1 10:55 AM

M Starc to N Zadran, FOUR! Poor line. Down the leg side, Najibullah helps it to the fine leg fence. There is a man stationed at fine leg but he is a bit square.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 138  AFG 1st (30.4)Jun 1 10:54 AM

N Coulter-Nile to G Naib, On middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a couple.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 134  AFG 1st (29.5)Jun 1 10:44 AM

N Coulter-Nile to N Zadran, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 132  AFG 1st (29.4)Jun 1 10:44 AM

N Coulter-Nile to G Naib, Down the leg side, flicked away for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 130  AFG 1st (29.1)Jun 1 10:41 AM

A Zampa to N Zadran, SIX! Consecutive sixes for Najibullah Zadran. That brings up the 50-run stand between Najibullah Zadran and Gulbadin Naib. Full toss on middle, Zadran lofts it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 22 runs have come from the over. Big over for Afghanistan and a much-needed one for them.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 129  AFG 1st (28.6)Jun 1 10:40 AM

A Zampa to N Zadran, SIX! This is excellent batting from Najibullah Zadran. Flighted delivery on leg, Zadran lofts it over long on for a maximum.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 123  AFG 1st (28.5)Jun 1 10:40 AM

A Zampa to N Zadran, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Najibullah Zadran. This is even better. Short and outside off, Zadran smashes it over covers for a boundary.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 117  AFG 1st (28.4)Jun 1 10:39 AM

A Zampa to N Zadran, FOUR! Nice shot. Flighted delivery on leg, Zadran plays a paddle sweep towards fine leg for a boundary.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 113  AFG 1st (28.3)Jun 1 10:38 AM

A Zampa to G Naib, Flighted delivery on off, Naib punches it to long off for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 109  AFG 1st (28.2)Jun 1 10:37 AM

A Zampa to N Zadran, Tossed up on leg, Zadran plays a reverse sweep through point for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 108  AFG 1st (28.1)Jun 1 10:37 AM

A Zampa to N Zadran, FOUR! Nice shot. Full and outside off, Zadran drives it through wide mid off for a boundary.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 107  AFG 1st (26.3)Jun 1 10:31 AM

A Zampa to G Naib, Tossed up on off, Naib drives it towards covers for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 103  AFG 1st (26.1)Jun 1 10:30 AM

N Coulter-Nile to N Zadran, FOUR! 100 up for Afghanistan. Excellent shot. Short and outside off, Zadran cuts it hard through point for a boundary.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 102  AFG 1st (25.3)Jun 1 10:27 AM

A Zampa to N Zadran, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 98  AFG 1st (24.5)Jun 1 10:24 AM

A Zampa to N Zadran, FOUR! Nicely done. Full and outside leg, this time Zadran gets his reverse sweep to connect and gets it over point.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 97  AFG 1st (24.4)Jun 1 10:24 AM

A Zampa to G Naib, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 93  AFG 1st (24.3)Jun 1 10:23 AM

A Zampa to N Zadran, Outside off, tapped towards point for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 92  AFG 1st (24.2)Jun 1 10:23 AM

Pat Cummins to N Zadran, A short ball, around leg, Najibullah looks to fend it away but the ball rises steeply and goes off the outside edge towards third man. A run taken.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 91  AFG 1st (23.5)Jun 1 10:21 AM

M Stoinis to G Naib, FOUR! Full on middle, Naib flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races away.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 90  AFG 1st (22.3)Jun 1 10:15 AM

Pat Cummins to G Naib, Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 86  AFG 1st (21.6)Jun 1 10:12 AM

Pat Cummins to G Naib, FOUR! Take that! Just before this ball, Cummins gave Naib the stare and now, the favours are returned. A half tracker, outside off, Gulbadin pulls it in a trice to the mid-wicket fence!

Australia 0, Afghanistan 85  AFG 1st (21.3)Jun 1 10:10 AM

Pat Cummins to G Naib, FOUR! FEROCIOUS! A short ball, outside off, Naib pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary!

Australia 0, Afghanistan 81  AFG 1st (21.1)Jun 1 10:09 AM

A Zampa to M Nabi, Flighted delivery on off, Nabi drives it towards covers for a run.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 77  AFG 1st (19.5)Jun 1 10:03 AM

A Zampa to G Naib, Floated delivery on off, Naib plays it towards point for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 76  AFG 1st (19.3)Jun 1 10:01 AM

M Stoinis to R Shah, Length delivery on leg, Shah flicks it towards fine leg for a run.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 75  AFG 1st (18.3)Jun 1 9:56 AM

M Stoinis to M Nabi, On a length on middle, Nabi flicks it towards square leg for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 74  AFG 1st (18.1)Jun 1 9:55 AM

A Zampa to M Nabi, Flighted delivery on off, Nabi punches it to long off for a run.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 73  AFG 1st (17.5)Jun 1 9:54 AM

A Zampa to R Shah, Tossed up on middle, Shah comes down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 72  AFG 1st (17.4)Jun 1 9:53 AM

A Zampa to M Nabi, Flighted delivery on middle, Nabi looks to slog but plays it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 71  AFG 1st (17.1)Jun 1 9:51 AM

M Starc to M Nabi, Full and outside off, Nabi dabs it towards third man for a run.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 70  AFG 1st (16.6)Jun 1 9:50 AM

M Starc to R Shah, Length delivery on off, Shah drives it towards mid off where Warner dives to his right and does well to stop it. The batsmen still manage to take a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 69  AFG 1st (16.4)Jun 1 9:49 AM

M Starc to R Shah, FOUR! Excellent shot. Full and outside off, Shah drives it towards covers where Khawaja dives to his left but it goes through him for a boundary.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 68  AFG 1st (16.3)Jun 1 9:49 AM

A Zampa to R Shah, Floated delivery on off, Shah drives it through covers. The batsmen cross ends.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 64  AFG 1st (15.5)Jun 1 9:46 AM

A Zampa to R Shah, FOUR! Poor delivery from Adam Zampa. Bowls it short on middle, Shah pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 63  AFG 1st (15.3)Jun 1 9:45 AM

A Zampa to M Nabi, Tossed up on middle, Nabi drives it to long off for a run.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 59  AFG 1st (15.2)Jun 1 9:44 AM

A Zampa to M Nabi, Outside off, pushed through point for a single. Terrific start from Zampa.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 57  AFG 1st (13.6)Jun 1 9:39 AM

A Zampa to R Shah, A short ball, around leg stump, pulled through square leg for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 56  AFG 1st (13.4)Jun 1 9:35 AM

A Zampa to R Shah, Excellent stop by Marcus Stoinis. Full and outside off, excellent flight, Rahmat leans and drives it through the covers. Stoinis sweeps the ball from cover in the deep, dives full length and parries it towards Pat Cummins who comes across from long off. Two runs taken to bring up the 50-run stand.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 55  AFG 1st (13.3)Jun 1 9:35 AM

A Zampa to H Shahidi, Tossed up outside off, Shahidi pushes it through mid on for a run.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 53  AFG 1st (13.2)Jun 1 9:34 AM

A Zampa to R Shah, A googly straightaway. Thrusted on middle, Rahmat looks to defend but the ball spins in, takes the inside edge, hits the pads and goes through the vacant leg slip region. A single taken.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 52  AFG 1st (13.1)Jun 1 9:34 AM

N Coulter-Nile to H Shahidi, Full and outside off, Shahidi drives it through the covers and the ball races away but Adam Zampa covers good ground to his left and makes a decent stop. Two runs taken.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 51  AFG 1st (12.1)Jun 1 9:30 AM

M Stoinis to H Shahidi, Full and outside off, this is crashed through the covers but there is insurance in the deep. Just a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 48  AFG 1st (11.5)Jun 1 9:27 AM

M Stoinis to R Shah, On middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 46  AFG 1st (11.4)Jun 1 9:26 AM

N Coulter-Nile to H Shahidi, FOUR! Off the top edge! Second boundary in the over. A short ball, around middle and off, Shahidi looks to pull but gets a top edge due to the extra bounce. It flies over the keeper to the third man fence.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 45  AFG 1st (10.5)Jun 1 9:22 AM

N Coulter-Nile to H Shahidi, FOUR! Bad bounce for Marcus Stoinis and it costs his side a boundary. Outside off, Shahidi punches this through the covers where Marcus gets across and slides but suddenly the ball bounces extra, shoots through and just evades his face.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 41  AFG 1st (10.2)Jun 1 9:21 AM

M Stoinis to R Shah, FOUR! Nice shot. Short delivery on middle, Shah pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 37  AFG 1st (9.4)Jun 1 9:17 AM

N Coulter-Nile to R Shah, Length delivery on middle, Shah flicks it towards square leg for a run.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 33  AFG 1st (8.4)Jun 1 9:13 AM

Pat Cummins to R Shah, On a length on off, Shah drives it towards mid off for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 31  AFG 1st (7.2)Jun 1 9:08 AM

N Coulter-Nile to R Shah, Length delivery on off, Shah plays it towards point where Maxwell misfields and concedes an easy single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 30  AFG 1st (6.4)Jun 1 9:05 AM

N Coulter-Nile to R Shah, FOUR! Terrific shot from Rahmat Shah. Full on middle, Shah flicks it beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 28  AFG 1st (6.3)Jun 1 9:04 AM

Pat Cummins to R Shah, FOUR! Well played. Rahmat Shah faces fire with fire. A bouncer on middle, Shah takes the ball on. He pulls this ball through the line and gets the ball to go over the square leg fielder. It finds its way to the fence.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 23  AFG 1st (5.5)Jun 1 9:01 AM

M Starc to R Shah, On a length and outside off, Shah looks to drive but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man for a run. Fine over from Mitchell Starc. Just 2 runs have come from the over.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 19  AFG 1st (4.6)Jun 1 8:57 AM

M Starc to H Shahidi, Full on leg, Shahidi flicks it towards fine leg for a single.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 18  AFG 1st (4.2)Jun 1 8:54 AM

Pat Cummins to R Shah, FOUR! Lucky! Afghanistan and Rahmat Shah would not mind though. A length ball outside off, lands on a grass patch maybe and cuts in suddenly. Rahmat looks to push this away through covers but the ball goes off the inside edge and fine down on the leg side for a boundary. Cummins too bowling well here.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 17  AFG 1st (3.6)Jun 1 8:52 AM

Pat Cummins to R Shah, Good length ball on middle, Shah tucks this away through square leg. A couple of runs taken, that is good running.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 13  AFG 1st (3.1)Jun 1 8:49 AM

M Starc to H Shahidi, FOUR! Solid shot. Used the pace on the ball there and got it through the massive gap between mid off and point. A really full ball on middle, punch-driven through the off side using the pace. The ball races away from Warner who tries to give chase there.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 10  AFG 1st (2.1)Jun 1 8:44 AM

Pat Cummins to H Shahidi, Length delivery on off, Shahidi plays it towards point for a run and gets off the mark.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 6  AFG 1st (1.4)Jun 1 8:42 AM

Pat Cummins to R Shah, Not much use of the Free Hit! In fact, it is a wicket but it will not be out as it was a Free Hit. A bouncer on middle, Rahmat looks to pull this away but just can get it high on the bat and lobs it towards mid-wicket. The fielder takes the catch too and then throws it back calmly to the bowler's end. Single taken meanwhile.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 5  AFG 1st (1.1)Jun 1 8:39 AM

M Starc to R Shah, The 150 kph barrier is broken on the fifth ball! On a length on middle and Shah does really well to flick this inswinger away through mid-wicket. Aaron Finch gives chase and keeps the ball just inside. Saves a run for his team.

Australia 0, Afghanistan 3  AFG 1st (0.5)Jun 1 8:35 AM