- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.2 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 48/22.1 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 22/110.4 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 86/45.6 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! 52/315.3 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 139/517.5 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 155/618.2 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 156/718.6 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 21 159/8Extras4 (lb 2, w 2)TOTAL168/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.4)Did not bat: JR HazlewoodFall 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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 4 0 29 2 7.25 13 4 1 0 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 42 1 10.50 5 4 1 1 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 4 0 21 3 5.25 11 2 0 0 0 Gulbadin Naib 3 0 31 0 10.33 6 3 2 0 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 29 1 7.25 9 2 1 1 0 Mohammad Nabi 1 0 14 0 14.00 1 1 1 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 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 40/22.3 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 15/113.2 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 99/413.1 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 99/314.3 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 103/613.4 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?! 99/519 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 148/7Extras3 (w 3)TOTAL164/7 (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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JR Hazlewood 4 0 33 2 8.25 13 2 3 0 0 PJ Cummins 4 0 22 0 5.50 12 2 0 0 0 MP Stoinis 2 0 26 0 13.00 2 2 1 2 0 KW Richardson 4 0 48 1 12.00 4 3 3 1 0 A Zampa 4 0 22 2 5.50 11 1 0 0 0 C Green 2 0 13 0 6.50 7 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
4 November 2022 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Australia 2, Afghanistan 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 3 wickets)
- Australia innings: 1x5 ball over (4th over, bowled by Naveen-ul-Haq, called by Umpire L Rusere)
- Australia: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (30 balls), Extras 1
- Australia: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 1
- Australia: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (34 balls), Extras 1
- Over 5.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - SPD Smith (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia - 83/3 in 10.0 overs (MR Marsh 44, MP Stoinis 6)
- Australia: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (70 balls), Extras 1
- Over 13.1: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - MP Stoinis (Struck down)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (MP Stoinis 17, GJ Maxwell 33, Ex 3)
- Australia: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (102 balls), Extras 4
- GJ Maxwell: 50 off 29 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Innings Break: Australia - 168/8 in 20.0 overs (GJ Maxwell 54, A Zampa 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 2 wickets)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 72/2 in 10.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 15, Gulbadin Naib 24)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (Ibrahim Zadran 13, Gulbadin Naib 37, Ex 1)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 2
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 3
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup
First Round Group A | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.667 |
NED | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.162 |
NAM | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.73 |
UAE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.235 |
First Round Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
ZIM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 |
IRE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.105 |
SCOT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.304 |
WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.563 |
Group 1 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
NZ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.113 |
ENG | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.473 |
AUS | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -0.173 |
SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.422 |
IRE | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1.615 |
AFG | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -0.571 |
Group 2 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
IND | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.319 |
PAK | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.028 |
SA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.874 |
NED | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.849 |
BAN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1.176 |
ZIM | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1.138 |