Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    5.2 calamity for Warner, bowled by the offcutter attempting a switch hit! Two men out on the leg side, so Warner switched his stance while Naveen was in his delivery stride, looking to access the other side as a right-hander. But Naveen was watching closely and went for the change-up, holding his line and beating Warner's defensive push to crash into what has become his off stump 48/2
    2.1 slashed to Gulbadin at slip! Excellent catch off a top-edged cut. Back of a length, steepling bounce from a good length. Green looked to slap hard through backward point, throwing his hands, but was slightly late on the shot. Gulbadin did well. It came to him quickly, but he held onto a tough chance, just above head height 22/1
    10.4 Marsh top-edges one straight up! Safely held by Gurbaz, despite the ball swirling high over his head. Just as it was beginning to look like this was a Swampy day, Marsh heaves at a sweep and saws himself off. Big wicket 86/4
    5.6 struck on the pad, up goes the finger! Smith opts to review after a discussion with Marsh. Angling in from wide on the crease, Smith was standing tall looking to whip through the leg side with a roll of the wrists but the ball struck him just above the knee roll. No bat involved, and it's smashing into the top of leg stump on ball tracking. Langton Rusere's initial decision is upheld, and Australia have lost three in the powerplay! 52/3
    15.3 drawn out, and sliced to backward point! Rashid of the Strikers strikes. Tossed this one up and lured Stoinis into playing out in front, just enough dip and grip to find the outside edge and then it's a simple catch for Ghani trotting in 139/5
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    168.75
    17.5 superb yorker fells Wade! Proper stuff from Farooqi, a sandshoe crusher in the old style. Wade was rooted to the spot as the ball ducked in at pace, pitched pretty much on the popping crease and then splattered middle and leg stumps 155/6
    18.2 holes out to deep point! Superbly held by Rashid on the slide, running in off the rope. In fact, he almost took it above his head while horizontal on the ground! Short with pace off and Naveen picks up a third wicket for the night 156/7
    18.6 driven back to the bowler, who runs out Richardson by a yard! Picked up, turned and threw down the stumps. So Naveen has the last laugh there, ending a fine night's work with a dot off his final ball, and figures of 3 for 21 159/8
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    4 (lb 2, w 2)
    TOTAL
    168/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.4)
    Did not bat: JR Hazlewood
    Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Cameron Green, 2.1 ov), 2-48 (David Warner, 5.2 ov), 3-52 (Steven Smith, 5.6 ov), 4-86 (Mitchell Marsh, 10.4 ov), 5-139 (Marcus Stoinis, 15.3 ov), 6-155 (Matthew Wade, 17.5 ov), 7-156 (Pat Cummins, 18.2 ov), 8-159 (Kane Richardson, 18.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Fazalhaq Farooqi402927.25134100
    Mujeeb Ur Rahman4042110.5054110
    Naveen-ul-Haq402135.25112000
    Gulbadin Naib3031010.3363200
    Rashid Khan402917.2592110
    Mohammad Nabi1014014.0011100
  • BATSMEN
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    5.3 sliced to Warner at mid-off! Richardson strikes with his third ball of the World Cup. Length ball, Gurbaz is cramped for room by a hint of jag in off the seam, and miscues straight to the fielder 40/2
    2.3 tumbling catch by Cummins off a skier! Typical Hazlewood line and length, Ghani rocked back looking to club over the leg side but miscued it straight up in the air. There was some miscommunication as Cummins and Warner both found themselves underneath it. Warner left it for Cummins, racing in from mid-on, and he did well to cling onto it 15/1
    13.2 top-edged to the man on the 45! Australia get both set batters. Tossed up legbreak and Ibrahim was looking to sweep, only managed to dolly a catch to Marsh at short fine leg. Safely pouched and Australia miay have just broken this chase 99/4
    13.1 direct hit at the bowler's end! Gulbadin is flat out with his face in the dirt, Maxwell grinning from ear to ear. Some magic in the field to follow his sparkle with the bat. Tucked to midwicket and they wanted two, but Maxwell hared in and threw down the stumps with Gulbadin half a yard short 99/3
    14.3 short ball, paddled to deep square leg! Nabi's hit it too well, just an uppish flick and it sails down the throat of Warner running in. Afghanistan have lost 4 for 4 in nine balls, and their World Cup looks set to end on a whimper. For Australia, there are still a few NRR crumbs on the table 103/6
    13.4 chipped to long-off, Maxwell and Zampa again! Three in fours balls and the wheels are coming off. Najibullah stomped down the pitch but got nowhere near middling a slog down the ground, and it presents a comfortable catch some way in off the rope. Australia can't still round them up for fewer than 106, can they?! 99/5
    19 loopy delivery down leg, and they run on the wide... Wade misses with an attempt to run out Rashid, but Stoinis makes no mistake at the bowler's end, Darwish well short. But there are still six balls in the over for Rashid to target 148/7
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    Extras
    3 (w 3)
    TOTAL
    164/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.2)
    Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Usman Ghani, 2.3 ov), 2-40 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 5.3 ov), 3-99 (Gulbadin Naib, 13.1 ov), 4-99 (Ibrahim Zadran, 13.2 ov), 5-99 (Najibullah Zadran, 13.4 ov), 6-103 (Mohammad Nabi, 14.3 ov), 7-148 (Darwish Rasooli, 19 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JR Hazlewood403328.25132300
    PJ Cummins402205.50122000
    MP Stoinis2026013.0022120
    KW Richardson4048112.0043310
    A Zampa402225.50111000
    C Green201306.5071100

Match Notes

Afghanistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15Usman GhaniRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd25Ibrahim ZadranRahmanullah Gurbaz
3rd59Gulbadin NaibIbrahim Zadran
4th0Mohammad NabiIbrahim Zadran
5th0Mohammad NabiNajibullah Zadran
6th4Mohammad NabiDarwish Rasooli
7th45Rashid KhanDarwish Rasooli
8th16Naveen-ul-HaqRashid Khan

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL32140.667
NED3214-0.162
NAM31220.73
UAE3122-1.235
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM32140.2
IRE32140.105
SCOT31220.304
WI3122-0.563
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
NZ53172.113
ENG53170.473
AUS5317-0.173
SL5234-0.422
IRE5133-1.615
AFG5032-0.571
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND54181.319
PAK53261.028
SA52250.874
NED5234-0.849
BAN5234-1.176
ZIM5133-1.138