Summary

  • Group B: Afghanistan v Australia, Lahore

  • Match abandoned after heavy rain

  • Australia reached 109-1 off 12.5 overs in pursuit of 274 before rain stopped play

  • Afghanistan 273: Sediqullah 85 (95), Azmatullah 67 (63); Dwarshuis 3-47

  • Australia advance to semi-finals

  • Afghanistan likely out - need England to thrash South Africa on Saturday to stand chance of progressing

Live Reporting

by Ffion Wynne & Elizabeth Botcherby

  1. Afg 186-6

    Gulbadin Naib is the new batter.

    Four leg byes fly past Josh Inglis to end the over with precious runs for Afghanistan.

  2. Ryan Campbell
    Former Australia wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Two amazing things have been done here.

    Josh Inglis, the way he recovered, and the second one, Spencer Johnson could have been at the other end, but he charged down and got to the stumps.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Nabi run out (Johnson) 1 (Afg 182-6)

    Yep, this innings is unravelling. More fine work from Spencer Johnson but it is sloppy from Nabi.

    He's meandering down the pitch after Josh Inglis fumbles the ball behind the stumps, but fires it back to the bowler quickly and Johnson manages to get to the non-striker's end in time with Nabi well short of his ground.

  4. Umpire review

    Disaster.

    Australia are confident that they've run out Mohammad Nabi.

  5. Afg 178-5

    A couple of singles end a successful Adam Zampa over.

    The spinner has 2-34 so far, and crucially for Steve Smith and Australia, still has four overs remaining.

  6. Ryan Campbell
    Former Australia wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Hashmatullah Shahidi has been put out of his own misery. He had no touch and couldn't find the middle of the bat.

    Here comes Mohammad Nabi, a man who's seen it all before.

    He will have to play a blinder if Afghanistan are going to post a really high score.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Hashmatullah c Labuschagne b Zampa 20 (Afg 176-5)

    The skipper departs.

    This may not be the worst result for Afghanistan however, as Hashmatullah Shahidi falls for a tortuous 20 from 49 balls.

    He tries to attack Adam Zampa with a slog sweep but completely loses his shape, only able to top-edge it straight to Marnus Labuschagne at square leg.

  8. Ryan Campbell
    Former Australia wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I'm not surprised.

    Afghanistan needed something and it's the new batter, Azmatullah Omarzai.

    Can that be the impetus to restart this innings?

  9. 6 runs

    Afg 175-4

    Here we go!

    Azmatullah Omarzai finally gets one away, hammering a fuller delivery from Matt Short over mid-wicket for six.

    That was the first boundary for 33 balls.

  10. Ryan Campbell
    Former Australia wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Azmatullah Omarzai has been such a good player for them for such a long time - he needs a bit of a cameo.

    The scoring rate has just started to plummet.

  11. Afg 166-4

    Considering their depleted bowling resources, this has been a brilliant passage of play from Australia.

    Afghanistan have lost all their momentum.

  12. Ryan Campbell
    Former Australia wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    You feel that Hashmatullah Shahidi, the captain, is under the pump. He needs a boundary to relieve the pressure.

  13. Afg 162-4

    Another miserly Matt Short over concedes just a single.

    Afghanistan need something quite special now. It's such a good pitch, you feel they need at least 300 somehow.

  14. Afg 161-4

    A wicket and just two runs from a brilliant Spencer Johnson over.

    Azmatullah Omarzai was Afghanistan's hero with the ball against England, and they need him to step up with the bat here.

    The skipper Hashmatullah is struggling to get going with 17 from 40 balls at the other end.

  15. Ryan Campbell
    Former Australia wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    A big wicket.

    It just felt like something was about to give. The youngster, Sediqullah Atal sees a cover drive go straight to short cover.

    Steve Smith is the man. That's a big wicket for Australia.

  16. wicket

    WICKET

    Sediqullah c Smith b Johnson 85 (Afg 159-4)

    Steve Smith turns to Spencer Johnson to break the partnership, and he delivers!

    Just as Afghanistan were accelerating into the last 20 overs, Sediqullah Atal throws it away with a soft dismissal, driving to a diving Smith at cover.

    A fine innings but he's fallen at a crucial time.

  17. Afg 159-3

    Just three singles off another tidy Matt Short over.

    Afghanistan could probably be a little more proactive against him, as they have been to Zampa, having bowled five overs for just 10 so far.

  18. Ryan Campbell
    Former Australia wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Afghanistan have a beautiful launch pad for the last 20 overs.

    This is the situation where Australia would normally have experienced bowling depths to go to.

  19. Afg 156-3

    Oh, hello!

    That lbw that Nathan Ellis was pleading for, by the way, would have pitched in line and hit middle stump.

    A huge reprieve when Sediqullah was on 74. Steve Smith better avoid eye contact with his bowler for a while.

  20. Michael Carberry
    Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I like that a lot. Down the ground.

    Adam Zampa over-pitching and Sediqullah Atal went down the line and straight over the sight screen - a lovely shot.