Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

GJ Maxwell
GJ Maxwell
54(32) 6x4 - 2x6
Control %72%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 20 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
0 4 2 0 24 3 2 19
Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan
48(23) 3x4 - 4x6
Control %73%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 20 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
0 0 8 2 0 13 5 20

Best performances - Bowlers

Naveen-ul-Haq
Naveen-ul-Haq
O4
M0
R21
W3
Eco5.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
A Zampa
A Zampa
O4
M0
R22
W2
Eco5.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Alan Gardner

END OF OVER:
20 | 17 Runs 1 Wkt | AFG: 164/7 (5 runs required, RR: 8.20)

  • Rashid Khan48 (23b)
  • Naveen-ul-Haq0 (0b)
  • Marcus Stoinis2-0-26-0
  • Josh Hazlewood4-0-33-2

10.15pm: Time for the captains to speak, starting with Mohammad Nabi: "Really good game of cricket. They started really well but at the end Naveen and Farooqi bowled well and it wasn't a big total on that pitch. We started well in the powerplay and the middle, but threw away four wickets back to back and that put us under pressure. [Two washouts] Tough when you play first game and then don't play for 10 days. We didn't get that momentum but improved every game from there."

Australia's Matthew Wade: [Feelings at the end?] "Okay, four overs out probably, brought our bowlers forward and gave Stoiny the last. Knowing you have the allrounder to bowl one of the last two is a bit nerve-wracking but I've seen Rash do that plenty of times. Never really felt safe. [Eng-SL game] We'll stay here and watch that game, hoping for a bit of an upset. We put ourselves in that situation, been trying to chase a bit of run rate but it hasn't gone our way. Bit slow out of the blocks this tournament, hopefully it doesn't cost us. [Finch, David fitness?] Yeah, hopeful they'll be right to go if we make the semis."

Right, that's it from amazing Adelaide tonight. Afghanistan missed out on a famous win despite Rashid Khan's blitz, but Australia's failure to boost their NRR in the City of Churches has left them on their last prayer as defending T20WC champs. You can catch up with how it all played out on the Live Report, and Valkerie's full write-up will be in the slot shortly. Tomorrow we head back to the SCG for England versus Sri Lanka and the conclusion of Group 1. Join us then... for now, from myself, Matt and Raghav, it's goodnight. Bye!

10.07pm: Raucous finish at Adelaide Oval, courtesy of Rashid Khan's dead-eyed tonking. But the mood is subdued for both teams as they leave the field. Afghanistan finish winless, having had two of their five games washed out, while Australia's semi-final hopes are hanging by a slender blue-and-yellow, fully recyclable thread. Oh, and speaking of Sri Lanka - they're out, even if they beat England in the final group game

Here is Player of the Match Glenn Maxwell: [Got close at end] "Certainly did, Afghanistan played well, struck the ball cleanly. Started well in the powerplay and we were able to haul it back, but there was some pretty clean hitting at the end. [Run-out, catches] Nice to have an impact in the field, knew I wouldn't bowl much. The wicket was quite slow during the day, quite hard to push on. Had to put a total on to give ourselves a chance to win the game. They executed well and we couldn't get away. [Eng-SL game] We'll be following it, we put ourselves in this situation but hopefully SL can do the job for us."

19.6
4
Stoinis to Rashid Khan, FOUR, honked over the leg side, one-bounce four! But it won't be enough for Afghanistan... and although Australia win by 4 runs, it may not be enough for them either. They know if England beat Sri Lanka tomorrow, they're out

Stoinis just needs to land this straight

19.5
2
Stoinis to Rashid Khan, 2 runs, this one goes straight up, but lands safely! Back-of-the-hander full outside off, Rashid is looking to launch but can only plink a couple between long-on and long-off

Two more of those to win it...

19.4
6
Stoinis to Rashid Khan, SIX, banged into the crowd over deep square! Pace off again and Rashid is waiting, sits back and wallops it 83m over the leg side
19.3
0
Stoinis to Rashid Khan, no run, another slowie out the back of the hand, wide of off and Rashid mistimes to long-on. Won't be running here
19.2
4
Stoinis to Rashid Khan, FOUR, helped away to long leg! Stoinis is trying to tuck him up, the legcutter sliding down leg and Rashid swivels to belt it to an untended part of the field
19.1
0
Stoinis to Rashid Khan, no run, slower delivery, Rashid looks to swing it leg side but gets an inside edge. Declines a single to square leg

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