END OF OVER:50 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | AFG: 273/10 | RR: 5.46
- Fazalhaq Farooqi0 (1b)
- Ben Dwarshuis9-0-47-3
- Nathan Ellis10-0-60-1
5:47pm All in all, a handy total from Afghanistan. Sediqullah Atal's 85, after a tricky start, was the backbone of the first-half of the innings, before a flurry of wickets had them reeling on 199 for 7. Azmatullah Omarzai showed his class with a six-heavy 67 to carry them through the majority of the back end. Just as it was against England, they were able to make hay at the death, with 74 from the final 10 overs today.
Bhushan: "Great effort by AFG, however, I feel they are 30 runs short... 50 maybe :("
Australia were wasteful with the new ball, particularly given how much movement was on offer early doors. Their waywardness is characterised by a hefty 37 in extras, which ended up being Afghanistan's third top-scorer!
"We're happy with the score," says Adam Zampa, who finished with 2 for 48. "Again, they put us under pressure before, particularly in the T20 and One-Day World Cup. Today will be no different.
[ON THE PITCH] "It definitely changed. I bowled a couple of overs just after the Powerplay and I found on the seam he went on a little bit more. Then it started to skid on a little more as the ball got older."
Andrew McGlashan will be with you in a bit to kick off Australia's pursuit of their 274 target
Noor Ahmad c †Inglis b Dwarshuis 6 (26m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75
Farooqi out as the last man...
Azmatullah Omarzai c Carey b Dwarshuis 67 (85m 63b 1x4 5x6) SR: 106.34
Luc: "Even if Aus wins tonight I really can't see them going too deep into the finals with this second string bowling attack". This is the fourth time in the last year alone that Azmatullah has struck four or more sixes in an ODI. What a special cricketer. Dwarshius with the final over
END OF OVER:49 | 14 Runs | AFG: 268/8 | RR: 5.46
- Azmatullah Omarzai63 (59b)
- Noor Ahmad6 (7b)
- Nathan Ellis10-0-60-1
- Ben Dwarshuis8-0-43-1
Azmatullah retakes his guard and surveys the field. Long on, long off, deep midwicket, backward square are the fielders set back in front of him.