Afghanistan beat Australia for first time - Match report
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Australia face India in final group game & Afghanistan play Bangladesh - Full schedule
Naib takes four wickets to bowl Afghanistan to victory
Maxwell's half-century keeps Australia in contention
Australia slip to 32-3 against new ball
Cummins takes second hat-trick in successive games
Warner drops opportunity to give Cummins four in four
Afghanistan openers put on century stand for first wicket
Paul Horton
Ex-Lancashire batter on BBC Sounds
It shows how world cricket is moving on. Afghanistan are really powerful, really dangerous and are knocking out Test-playing nations. Sri Lanka are having their challenges, but New Zealand was a massive shock.
Fired in by Ashton Agar first up, no turn but some bounce for the spinner.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz thumps the next to backward point and Matthew Wade behind the stumps goes up in celebration... having completely missed the fact it was hit straight into the ground!
Ashton Agar has come in for Mitchell Starc and he's straight into the action.
We're used to seeing Starc bowl the first over for Australia, tonight it'll be Agar. What has the left-arm spinner got for us?
Paul Horton
Ex-Lancashire batter on BBC Sounds
I really hope Afghanistan cause an upset tonight, I'd love to have something different in the semi-finals rather than just the usual suspects.
Back in Kingstown and the teams are out, the anthems have been sung and we're just a few minutes from the first ball going down.
India edged closer to the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a statement 50-run win over Bangladesh on Saturday.
Hardik Pandya's unbeaten half-century helped India post an imposing 196-5 after being put in to bat in Antigua.
Bangladesh's batting struggles continued in the chase as they stuttered to 146-8 in a curiously subdued effort, with leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav taking 3-19.
Quick bowler Tanzim Hasan's fiery double-wicket over and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto's 40 were the Tigers' only genuine performances of intent.
The win sees India remain unbeaten in the World Cup so far, alongside South Africa and Australia.
Paul Horton
Ex-Lancashire batter on BBC Sounds
It's an interesting decision from Australia at the toss, a strange one, but we will see how this wicket plays out.
Want some interesting stats for this ground? Well, for starters, Afghanistan are in the box-seat now they're batting first...
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Interesting call from Australia to leave out Mitchell Starc in favour of a second spinner.
Based on that, you can see why Afghanistan won't be too unhappy to be batting first.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Nangeyalia Kharote, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa.
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan: "We wanted to bat first, we've seen a few games and it becomes a little bit harder for you chasing so we've got what we wanted.
"What's done is done, we can't think about the game the day before yesterday (highlights above). It's more about the mindset now.
"Just play your natural game and the more you enjoy it, the better you perform.
"We haven't spoken much, it's just about the execution. We need to make it correct which we didn't do against India.
"Everyone likes to play against the big teams that give you a tough time, that's where you get better as a team. It's a good occasion for us."
Image source, Getty ImagesAustralia captain Mitchell Marsh: "We are going to have a bowl first, try and get a read on conditions and hopefully, have a good night.
"We know Afghanistan are a strong oppositon. There's a lot of talk about the wicket, but it's important to trust the process and focus on us.
Team news?: "One change, Ashton Agar comes in for Mitchell Starc, purely based on conditions."
The coin comes down in favour of Australia and Mitchell Marsh wastes no time in confirming that they will bowl first.
We'll have the toss shortly but before that, some early news: match referee Richie Richardson is ill and not able to take charge of the game tonight.
We wish him a speedy recovery.
Jeff Crowe will referee the match remotely with access to a real-time feed of the match and full communication as necessary with the PCT (Playing Control Team).
Image source, Getty ImagesAnother night, another big game in this T20 World Cup - and by morning here in the UK, we could have two semi-finalists confirmed.
Australia face Afghanistan in St Vincent tonight knowing a win would secure them - and India - a last-four berth.
However, Rashid Khan's men are still right in the mix and, with Australia facing India in the last round of Super 8s games, two wins for Afghanistan could well see them through to the semis.
Which way will it go? We'll find out over the next few hours...
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rahmanullah Gurbaz,caught Warner, bowled Stoinis Rahmanullah Gurbaz, caught Warner, bowled Stoinis | 60 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 122.45 |
Ibrahim Zadran,caught Marsh, bowled Zampa Ibrahim Zadran, caught Marsh, bowled Zampa | 51 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 106.25 |
Azmatullah Omarzai,bowled Zampa Azmatullah Omarzai, bowled Zampa | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 |
Karim Janat,caught David, bowled Cummins Karim Janat, caught David, bowled Cummins | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 144.44 |
Rashid Khan,caught David, bowled Cummins Rashid Khan, caught David, bowled Cummins | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40.00 |
Mohammad Nabi,not out Mohammad Nabi, not out | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 250.00 |
Gulbadin Naib,caught Maxwell, bowled Cummins Gulbadin Naib, caught Maxwell, bowled Cummins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 |
Nangeyalia Kharote,not out Nangeyalia Kharote, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 9 | ||||||
Total,148 for 6 20.0 overs Total,148 for 6 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agar | 4.0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 |
Hazlewood | 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 |
Cummins | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7.00 |
Zampa | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
Maxwell | 2.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
Stoinis | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
118 for 1 (15.5 overs) | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
121 for 2 (16.3 overs) | Azmatullah Omarzai |
122 for 3 (16.6 overs) | Ibrahim Zadran |
126 for 4 (17.6 overs) | Rashid Khan |
141 for 5 (19.1 overs) | Karim Janat |
141 for 6 (19.2 overs) | Gulbadin Naib |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head,bowled Naveen-ul-Haq Head, bowled Naveen-ul-Haq | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Warner,caught Noor Ahmad, bowled Mohammad Nabi Warner, caught Noor Ahmad, bowled Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 37.50 |
Marsh,caught Mohammad Nabi, bowled Naveen-ul-Haq Marsh, caught Mohammad Nabi, bowled Naveen-ul-Haq | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 133.33 |
Maxwell,caught Noor Ahmad, bowled Gulbadin Naib Maxwell, caught Noor Ahmad, bowled Gulbadin Naib | 59 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 143.90 |
Stoinis,caught Rahmanullah Gurbaz, bowled Gulbadin Naib Stoinis, caught Rahmanullah Gurbaz, bowled Gulbadin Naib | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 64.71 |
David,leg before wicket, bowled Gulbadin Naib David, leg before wicket, bowled Gulbadin Naib | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 50.00 |
Wade,caught Karim Janat, bowled Rashid Khan Wade, caught Karim Janat, bowled Rashid Khan | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 71.43 |
Cummins,bowled Gulbadin Naib Cummins, bowled Gulbadin Naib | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33.33 |
Agar,caught Gulbadin Naib, bowled Naveen-ul-Haq Agar, caught Gulbadin Naib, bowled Naveen-ul-Haq | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 40.00 |
Zampa,caught Mohammad Nabi, bowled Azmatullah Omarzai Zampa, caught Mohammad Nabi, bowled Azmatullah Omarzai | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 128.57 |
Hazlewood,not out Hazlewood, not out | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 71.43 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 7, byes 2, leg byes 6, total 16 Extras, no balls 1, wides 7, byes 2, leg byes 6, total 16 | ||||||
Total,127 all out 19.2 overs Total,127 all out 19.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Naveen-ul-Haq | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5.00 |
Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 |
Azmatullah Omarzai | 1.2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7.50 |
Mohammad Nabi | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Nangeyalia Kharote | 1.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
Rashid Khan | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
Noor Ahmad | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
Gulbadin Naib | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.3 overs) | Head |
16 for 2 (2.3 overs) | Marsh |
32 for 3 (5.1 overs) | Warner |
71 for 4 (10.3 overs) | Stoinis |
85 for 5 (12.2 overs) | David |
106 for 6 (14.4 overs) | Maxwell |
108 for 7 (15.1 overs) | Wade |
111 for 8 (16.3 overs) | Cummins |
113 for 9 (17.2 overs) | Agar |
127 for 10 (19.2 overs) | Zampa |