Summary

Live Reporting

by Jonty Colman & Sam Drury

  1. Aus 50-3

    Target 149

    Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan bowls his first over at Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis.

    Just four runs come of it, two of which are off the bat.

  2. Paul Horton
    Ex-Lancashire batter on BBC Sounds

    Maxwell knows it's going to be fast left-arm spin and he just clubs it out of the ground.

    That might have landed on a pedalo...

  3. Charlie Taylor
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Glenn MaxwellGetty Images

    Brilliant shot from Maxwell. He was on one knee when he played it. We could be on for something special.

    You get the feeling of that intent in his eyes.

  4. Target 149

    Glenn Maxwell backs up that reverse sweep for four with a big six through the leg side.

    Going over the deep mid-wicket boundary, that one goes a mile.

    A 13-run over.

  5. Aus 40-3

    Target 149

    Australia's batters are big fans of the reverse sweep and Glenn Maxwell has just played one very well to find four, going through third man and to the rope.

  6. Afghanistan have got Australia on the ropes here.

    Worm

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  8. Charlie Taylor
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    It appears you are married to Nike...

  9. Paul Horton
    Ex-Lancashire batter on BBC Sounds

    I noticed that David Warner has his wife's name on his cricket boots. After all those years married, I wouldn't need a daily reminder of what my wife's name is.

  10. Aus 33-3

    Target 149

    A brilliant start for Nabi, one wicket and one run from that over.

    At the end of the powerplay, Australia find themselves three wickets down and with a required run-rate that is only going in one direction.

  11. Paul Horton
    Ex-Lancashire batter on BBC Sounds

    Warner has gone for the sweep and it's a leading edge.

  12. WICKET

    Warner c Noor Ahmad b Mohammad Nabi 3 (Aus 32-3) Target 149

    Mohammad Nabi strikes first ball!

    David Warner holes out attempting to slog sweep Nabi's first ball.

    He just tops it up in the air and Noor Amhad has an easy catch at short fine.

    Another big wicket.

  13. Aus 32-2

    Target 149

    Mohammad Nabi will bowl the next over, the first sign of some spin.

  14. Aus 32-2

    Target 149

    You may remember last year's 50-over World Cup where on one leg, Glenn Maxwell hit 201 not out to help Australia to victory over Afghanistan.

    Can he be the man to stop a famous Afghanistan win today?

    He finds four with a perfectly-timed shot through the leg side.

  15. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    You get the feeling this is the over Australia will target.

  16. Aus 28-2

    Target 149

    Azmatullah Omarzai's first couple of deliveries show real pace and a danger to threaten Australia's batters.

    His second delivery finds four, the faintest of flicks off Glenn Maxwell's bat.

  17. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special

    This is a surface where hitting sixes is easier than hitting fours - so Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade could be key.

  18. Aus 23-2

    Target 149

    Fazalhaq Farooqi keeps it tidy with his second over, giving up just five runs.

    He beats the bat of Glenn Maxwell twice in that over - further warning signs.

  19. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Australia bat deep but as we have seen this is a very difficult pitch to get in on.

  20. Aus 18-2

    Target 149

    Naveen-ul-Haq is causing all sorts of problems.

    Six runs come from the over, as does a wicket, but the final ball of the over does find an inside edge off Glenn Maxwell's bat.

    Afghanistan have the momentum and Australia have two batters out in the middle who are yet to play themselves in.