"What's excellent about World Cups is it shows the diversity of communities across Australia and New Zealand and makes you realise just how many communities there are across the world."
"We've seen great crowds so far for this tournament. Crowds of more than 10,000 both here today and in Hamilton when South Africa played Zimbabwe. I hope that intensity continues as it makes for a great atmosphere."
Captain's reaction
Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi: "We bowled very well in the first 35 overs, especially the fast bowlers who took early wickets.
"Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim played very well in the middle and took the score to [beyond] 260. Three wickets down for three runs was not a good start on the batting side, but in the middle Nawroz and Samiullah took the game on.
"It is not a good start in the World Cup but hopefully we will play better in the next game."
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As it stands
Here's what that win for Bangladesh does for the standings in Pool A.
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Admittedly it's early days, but Afghanistan have come out of that game with a better net run rate than England or Scotland.
Player reaction
Man of the match, Bangladesh wicketkeeper and batsman Mushfiqur Rahim: "We were under the pressure as the favourites and expected to win the game.
"But in a World Cup anyone can win any game. Hopefully we will carry on that momentum into the next game.
"We need to push our paddle - it will not be easy against Australia at the Gabba, but we will hopefully give our best shot against them."
"Bangladesh will be delighted with their victory in front of this 'home' crowd. They looked very shaky at the start when they were four wickets down, but they built an excellent partnership between Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim. Since that, they looked in charge to take this game home.
"They could cause an upset against an England side that are hit and miss. The group is strong with Australia and New Zealand, but they will be looking at touching up England and Scotland. Sneak a couple of wins and they will think they can do well in this group."
A bit of a tame end to what was, at times, a very watchable and entertaining game. On paper, it's a pretty comprehensive win for Bangladesh, but Afghanistan asked questions of them at times and with a bit more discipline and experience, they could have been chasing a lot less. Stay with us, we'll have more reaction.
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Bangladesh win by 105 runs
Aftab run out 14 (Afg 162)
It's all over as confusion breaks out between the last Afghanistan pair. Aftab hits one to point. There's a diving stop in the field. They say yes, they say no, they almost meet in the middle and all the while the throw comes in and Aftab is run out and that's the game. Bangladesh win by 105 runs.
"This is turning into a pretty resounding victory for Bangladesh, and a pretty resounding defeat for Afghanistan. But there has been a lot for the losing side to be happy about, particularly the bowling in the first half of the Bangladesh innings."
One fast bowler makes way for another as Shapoor Zadran comes in at number 11 for Afghanistan. He's been padded up a while though in the changing room as the television cameras have shown.
"Shakib Al Hasan has scored a fifty and taken two wickets in a match 15 times now in 142 ODIs. This is 10.42% of his matches. He is the only player to have done this in more than 10% of his matches (minimum 50 ODIs)."
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Hamid c Anamul b Taskin 0 (Afg 154-9)
Hamid Hassan - who dazzled us earlier with his colourful headband - takes a swing at a fullish ball outside off from Taskin, but only manages to pick out point. Not long to go now.
"That really was the bowler's wicket. Shakib tempted his man, gave him the bait and Mirwais Ashraf could not resist it."
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Mirwais c Sabbir b Shakib 10 (Afg 154-8)
Buoyed by his efforts two balls earlier, Mirwais tries to repeat his shot, but some canny bowling from Shakib holds the pace back a bit. The ball skews towards long-off and Sabbir takes the catch on the rope.
Bangladesh captain Mortaza will be delighted his side have seemingly come through this game with a win after a testing start earlier. Until Shakib and Mushfiqur came together for their fifth-wicket partnership of 114, they were under the cosh a bit. That's nine overs bowled for the skipper with figures of 3-20.
"This will be a huge source of relief to Bangladesh after they were so tentative in the first 20 overs. They really back themselves for a place in the quarter-finals. They believe they have the fast bowling base covered for the first time at a World Cup. People will say their last series win was only against Zimbabwe, but they did win that 5-0."
Afg 145-7 (target 268)
Afghanistan will have won some admirers for this fighting display today with both bat and ball, having been 3-3 earlier. They look like a side capable of causing some real problems for the Test-playing nations later in the competition, including England of course. Shakib Al Hasan gets the Aftab treatment this over as he hits a one-bounce four straight down the ground.
Afg 140-7 (Mortaza 8-2-19-3)
Aftab Alam and Mirwais Ashraf are the new men at the crease for Afghanistan after those two quick wickets. Aftab flays one away, clearing his front leg and it races to the point boundary for four. Not hanging around then. That's three wickets to the Bangladesh captain Mortaza after he claimed the scalp of Nabi.
"Nabi has made an absolute hash of that shot. He tried to drive but he has half slogged it and half mishit it and it has looped to mid-off, where the simplest of catches was taken by Soumya Sarkar. Two wickets in two balls."
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Nabi c Sarkar b Mortaza 44 (Afg 136-7)
Disaster for Afghanistan as two go down in two balls. Nabi takes a swing at a half-volley from Mortaza, but can only pick out mid-off. He sliced at it and that's the end of the captain's knock and probably his side's slim chances.
"The call to review came from Nabi, the captain who is the non-striker. From the angle we are at, it looked initially like it hit him outside the line. It remains out because it is an umpire's call, and he gave the decision, but if you look at the replays 98% of the ball is outside the map. That is so unlucky."
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Najibullah lbw b Shakib 17 (Afg 136-6)
We go through the DRS protocal. Replays show the impact was an "umpire's call" and turning back to the left-hander to take out the top of middle stump. Time for Najibullah to go as the decision stands.
Big shout from Shakib Al Hasan for leg before against Najibullah. It's given out, but he immediately calls for a review.
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"Without the regular clatter of wickets, the atmosphere has dropped ever so slightly. It's all relative, because we still have chanting, drumming and whistles, but when Afghanistan were 3-3 Canberra was electric. I just wonder if the Bangladesh fans are tiny bit nervous..."
Batting Powerplay
Afg 131-5 (need 137 more to win off 84 balls)
It's batting powerplay time for Afghanistan and the required rate is just under 10 an over. Not completely impossible. Nabi brings up the 50 partnership with a lofted drive over mid-off as he makes some room to free his arms. Only five off the over though despite the captain's attacking intent.
"If this pair can get the required run target below two figures, the Bangladesh nerves will start to creep in. They will look at the scoreboard and think 'We cannot make a mistake now'. That is when a team is tested."
Rubel continues from the Swimming Pool End - it's pictured below again in case you missed it earlier. Mr Mitchener informs me there is a Duck Pond End in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (maybe the two could be twinned?). Mohammed Nabi is upping the rate with a couple of fours in succession to move this partnership in sight of 50.
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Full house in capital city
The exact crowd figure for today is 10,972 - a record for the Manuka Oval.
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Afg 117-5 (need 151 more to win from 96 balls)
Shakib Al Hasan comes back on to bowl to huge cheers from the capacity crowd, which is just a touch under 11,000 at Manuka Oval. Nabi continues to tick the board over with a fine sweep for four. It's time for another drinks breaks as the branded cart makes its way out on to the field.
"It was always a tall order for Afghanistan, chasing down 268 on a pitch taking a little spin. Mahmudullah and Shakib Al Hasan are quality spinners, but the moment that the fast bowlers picked up three wickets Bangladesh were in charge. They have had a stranglehold throughout and have showed a lot of good discipline, with a couple of good catches being taken. They have not let Afghanistan off the hook at all."
Afg 110-5 (need 158 to win from 102 balls)
Rubel is back on the field and back on to bowl after that nasty looking knee injury after he took the catch on the boundary to dismiss Nawroz. More tidy stuff from the right-arm seamer and just five are added from his return over.
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Emal Pasarly
BBC Pashto Service in Canberra
"In a drum contest Afghanistan would have won by now."
Here are some people watching the game in Afghanistan:
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Afg 105-5 (target 268)
I once saw Mohammad Nabi playing for the MCC in a match against Sri Lanka A at Arundel when he was with the Young Cricketers. He showed his big hitting ability by getting off the mark in both innings with a six. Afghanistan could do with some of that right now. He plays an out of control pull off Soumya, which falls safe. But the captain accidentally runs in to the bowler as he ball watches. Looks like he'll have a bashed nose for his troubles after that.
"100 runs come up for Afghanistan, and that gives the ground staff the chance to use the flame burners!"
Afg 102-5 (target 268)
Mahmudullah continues from the Swimming Pool End. If you don't believe that's what it's actually called, Stephan Shemilt posted a picture of the very pool earlier. Looks inviting on a warm Australian summer day like this. Afghanistan reach 100 as Nabi plays a delicate sweep fine for three runs.
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Mirwais Searak: I know every team would want to win, but for us Afghans taking part is probably half the win. Let's not forget these guys have no proper pitch and I am definitely not going to mention under what circumstances they play. Regardless of how things pan out, I am one proud Afghan feeling prouder today.
Soumya Sarkar's medium-pacers prove difficult to get away once more as just the one run is added for Afghanistan.
Afg 95-5 (Nabi 11, Najibullah 9)
Mohammad Nabi shows his strength on the off side with a square drive for four off Mahmudullah's final ball of an otherwise tight over. Just enough to keep Afghanistan interested.
"This is tough going for Afghanistan. Bangladesh were not too far off this score at this point, but even though Afghanistan have a powerplay, with five wickets down it will be a tough ask. But they have to learn to bat in these situations, by rotating the strike and knowing when to take on the field."
Sabbir Rahman is on to bowl for Bangladesh now with his leg breaks - the seventh different bowler used. More tough going for Afghanistan against the slower stuff as the required rate moves above eight-an-over.
Afg 85-5 (target 268)
Back in Australia's capital, Najibullah opens his account with a nice sweep shot off Mahmudullah for a four behind square.
"Samiullah Shenwari did everything he could with a perfectly executed dive. He was running the bat in and he was absolutely horizontal to the ground but he was still two feet short. He is obviously disgusted to be called through for a second run he obviously did not want."
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Samiullah run out 42 (Afg 78-5)
Here comes the replay and it's not good news for Samiullah as he tries desperately to make his ground coming back for two. But he's short. Shabbir was the man with the throw in from the deep square leg boundary and Mushfiqur whips off the bails on the bounce.
Thank you Mark, it's good to see Afghanistan staying in the contest here. Samiullah shows some intent by whipping a half-volley over the infield on the leg side for four off Taksin. But, a couple of balls later there's an appeal for a run out as they try to take a quick two. We're going upstairs for a look.
Afg 73-4 (target 268)
Bangladesh were 101-2 at the halfway point of their innings (but were soon to lose a couple of wickets) - Afghanistan will be a little short of that mark, but make no mistake, they're still in this game. And to describe either their World Cup debut win, or a debut defeat... here's Adam Williams.
"Cricket today is being played on very flat pitches. In one-day cricket, you don't want short matches. That's not good for television advertising revenues, and so most one-day cricket is played on shirt-fronts."
Afg 69-4 (Samiullah 35, Nabi 2)
A sub-plot for Bangladesh - with Rubel off the field with a knee injury, he must be some sort of a doubt over whether he can bowl again, having only bowled four of his 10 overs, so Bangladesh may need to dip into their part-timers. For now, they turn back to teenage seamer Taskin Ahmed. Nabi, who favours the pull shot, helps himself to a couple of singles.
"I haven't seen Manuka Oval look as splendid as this before. There's been a real carnival atmosphere and the improvements that have been made here have really benefited that."
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Afg 65-4 (target 268)
Captain Mohammad Nabi is the new batsman, replacing former skipper Nawroz. A large group of the Bangladesh fans may think the game is already won, they're doing a conga around the stands.
"There was nothing wrong with Nawroz Mangal's shot selection. He was slog-sweeping with the spin. The fielder Rubel Hossain seems to have injured himself taking the catch. He was running in and then had to change angles. I think it was when he changed angles that he hurt his knee."
But the wicket has come at a cost for Bangladesh, as Rubel has injured his knee taking that catch. He's treated by the Tigers physio on the outfield, and when he's helped to his feet, he can only limp off the field.
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Nawroz Mangal c Rubel b Mahmudullah 27 (Afg 65-4)
As clearly as night follows day, dot balls bring pressure, pressure brings wickets - and ex-captain Nawroz goes on the attack trying to slog-sweep Mahmudullah over mid-wicket - and he's pouched by Rubel Hossain at long leg.
After that slightly surprising decision to go to Soumya, Bangladesh bring Shakib back and immediately the shutters have come down again. Samiullah moves to 32 from 63 balls with a single, Nawroz has brought hit strike rate up a little and he has 27 from 56.
"I was reading about Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi, and the story of his father being kidnapped. The ransom was $2m, but eventually his father was found and no ransom was paid. It gives you a little window of the things that Afghanistan players have gone through, and continue to go through, as they attempt to forge a career in cricket."
Afg 63-3
In contrast to Soumya's run-filled over, Mahmudullah sends down a maiden over - the only blemish being a leg bye, which does not count against the bowler. 205 needed from 29 overs - who's your money on?
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BBC Sport in Canberra
"If you don't mind heights and a rickety staircase, then the TV camera platform at the top of the broadcast box provides a splendid view of the Manuka Oval."
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Scorecard update
Afghanistan 62-3 (20 overs)
Batsmen: Nawroz 27*, Samiullah 31*
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Javed Ahmadi 1), 2-2 (Afsar Zazai 1), 3-3 (Asghar Stanikzai 1)
Bowling figures: Mashrafe Mortaza 5-1-10-2, Rubel Hossain 4-0-13-1, Taskin Ahmed 4-0-13-0, Shakib Al Hasan 3-0-10-0, Mahmudullah 2-0-7-0, Soumya Sarkar 1-0-9-0
Somewhat surprisingly, Shakib's spin is superseded by Soumya Sarkar's seam - and Afghanistan find easier pickings against him, with runs off every ball and a couple of hustled twos making it a profitable over - nine from it, and the Afghan fans are up waving their flags again.
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Mat Jones: Afghanistan with first match nerves. Although 3-3 did not look good.
Alex Barrett: So Canada's unwanted record still stands.
Afg 53-3 (Nawroz 22, Samiullah 27)
And if anything, Mahmudullah is even quicker through his over than Shakib. Shouldn't be any over-rate problems here for Bangladesh - the TMS team reckon over-rates were the reason why Afghanistan's opening bowler Shapoor Zadran didn't come back for his last three overs, given that he was pushing off from near the sightscreens. This stand is worth 50.
Shakib, light on his feet as he runs behind the umpire before he becomes a whirl of arms as he delivers the ball, is quickly through his third over - two singles from it, as Afghanistan reach the landmark of 50. Remember, this is their World Cup debut, so they're breaking new ground with every run.
"This is good cricket. Afghanistan have picked up singles by working the ball to mid-wicket or punching a few up the ground to make it a productive over."
Afg 48-3 (Nawroz 20, Samiullah 24)
It's spin from both ends as off-spinner Mahmudullah enters the fray as Bangladesh's fifth bowler. Some old-school middle-overs accumulation would suit Afghanistan here - and they take four singles from the over. Although they'll have to step it up eventually - the required rate is up to 6.66.
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Masood Masoomi from Herat, Afghanistan: I trust in our Afghan national cricket team and the players, they will try their best to win over Bangladesh. But generally, winning and losing are the two faces of a coin. No matter even if we lose the match, our players are playing in the World Cup that is the great honour for us.
Drinks break
Afg 44-3 (target 268)
Shakib, having just shelled that catch, makes some amends with a tight over of left-arm spin, just two singles from it. Nawroz has 18, Samiullah has 22, the players have a drink, and both sides have a chance to regroup and refocus.
"It was a hard catch for Shakib Al Hasan - it was dipping on him but he seemed to have it covered. There is disappointment as he is the key man for Bangladesh, but it was a tough one. He had to get low."
Dropped catch
Afg 42-3
Suddenly things aren't going Bangladesh's way as Taskin is pulled for four through mid-wicket by Nawroz for his first boundary, and then when Samiullah uppercuts to third man, Shakib dives forward to take the catch, and has the ball in both hands for a good second or two before it slips out like a bar of soap. A potential turning point for Afghanistan?
Shakib Al Hasan was one of a trio of Bangladesh left-arm spinners who operated in tandem (or should that be "in tricycle"?) at the 2007 World Cup when they shocked India to qualify for the Super Eight phase. Of the other two, Mohammad Rafique is long retired while Abdur Razzak is still playing but has not represented the national side since last August. Shakib's first over is a better one for Afghanistan, a couple of singles and a brace of twos from it. Having scored six from his first 32 balls, Nawroz has scored five from his last three!
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Haris Akbar: Can't better the city of poets (Herat), instead I'm emailing you from the rather exotic surrounds of Sunbury-On-Thames. Been up since silly o'clock to cheer the lads on. Whatever the result, the experience will definitely stand the Afghan players in good stead.
Close!
Afg 29-3
Taskin digs one in to Samiullah, he turns his head away from it and the ball appears to fly off his helmet - or was it an edge? - over short fine leg, keeper Mushfiqur Rahim gives chase and dives after it but can't take the catch. The fact that a leg bye isn't signalled shows that the umpire felt there was bat involved. Samiullah has 19 from 34 balls, Nawroz has six from 30.
"Playing a tournament like this in different venues, not only the pitches, but the outfields too, you have to adjust to that. The Manuka Oval here has fairly long straight boundaries. There's other grounds in this tournament where those dimensions are much shorter."
Afg 25-3 (target 268)
Bangladesh's seamers have been disciplined today, not giving Afghanistan anything loose to hit, and building pressure through dot balls may be the way to go in this situation. A maiden over, and Mortaza has figures of 6-2-10-2.
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BBC Pashto Service in Canberra
"For the first time today, the Bangladesh fans are louder than the Afghanistan ones."
Afg 25-3 (Nawroz 4, Samiullah 17)
Afghanistan's bright red helmets contrast with their royal blue kit, but if it's been a fire-fighting job for Nawroz and Samiullah since they came together, it's one they've done well so far. Nawroz has an all-time ODI strike rate of 81.70 from 34 games before today, but has crept his way to four from 26 balls in Canberra.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Canberra
"If, for whatever reason (for example, food), you have to step away from the action, the roar of the crowd tells you what's happening. Slight cheer - Afghanistan runs. Ooohs and aaahs - bat beaten. Loud noise, quickly cut short - unsuccessful appeal, half-chance. Bedlam - a wicket."
Scorecard update
Afghanistan 24-3 (10 overs)
Batsmen: Nawroz 4*, Samiullah 15*
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Javed Ahmadi 1), 2-2 (Afsar Zazai 1), 3-3 (Asghar Stanikzai 1)
Captain Mashrafe Mortaza has changed ends - and concedes the first boundary of the innings as Samiullah lifts a four over the ring of cover fielders. It's safety first from Afghanistan, and the powerplay overs end with Mortaza on 2-10 from five overs.
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Ashik Mahmud: I know anything is possible in cricket. But I firmly believe we've already bagged this match. Pointless game from here on.
Afg 19-3 (Nawroz 4, Samiullah 11)
Bangladesh make their first bowling change but it's one right-arm seamer for another as Taskin Ahmed, one of only two teenagers at this tournament, is into the attack. (The other is Usman Ghani, who's in Afghanistan's squad but is carrying the drinks today). A good start by the youngster, who was born less than a year before the 1996 World Cup.
"When you bowl on a good length, quality batsmen struggle to make that decision. When you hesitate to commit to a stroke, that opens the door to the bowlers and it comes with experience. This is a tall task now for Afghanistan as their highest chase is 274 against the UAE."
Afg 18-3 (target 268)
Rubel has been the king of the slingers early on here, but strays a bit towards the end of his over as a bouncer is ruled to be an aerial wide, while Samiullah helps another loose delivery through the covers for a couple.
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Rafiq Rahmany in Herat, Afghanistan: As an Afghan, I am so proud of my lads in World Cup, results means nothing me whatsoever and I am just enjoying being part of World Cup. I am sure more glories will come when I compare the history of Afghanistan cricket with the big guys.
Great to hear from you, Rafiq. Any more Afghanistan fans out there?
Afg 13-3 (Nawroz 3, Samiullah 7)
A rebuilding job is under way here - I think that's where 50-over cricket outpoints Twenty20 as Afghanistan have time here, if they bat sensibly, to dig themselves out of this hole. If this were T20, the game would be over already.
Nawroz has worked his way to a Boycottesque three runs from 18 balls. (Or, given that this is Afghanistan's World Cup debut, those of you who remember the first game of the 1975 tournament might say... Gavaskaresque?).
Afg 12-3 (target 268)
Samiullah pushes Rubel for a couple of twos, and Afghanistan are into double figures.
If you're being pessimistic, their first target will be to overhaul the lowest ever World Cup score - Canada's 36 all out against Sri Lanka in Paarl in 2003.
"Rubel is bowling from the Cathedral End, although it's not strictly the Cathedral End, as there's a petrol station behind there. But the Shell end doesn't sound quite as good."
Not much foot movement from Afghanistan's batsmen, they look a little rabbit-in-headlights after being caught cold by Bangladesh.
If you're just waking up - firstly, where have you been? Secondly, you've missed an interesting game so far, as Afghanistan started and finished well when Bangladesh batted, but have left themselves an uphill struggle after losing a wicket in each of the first three overs.
"I really thought that Afghanistan would knuckle down and get on with this. They may still do, but two of their players with the most solid techniques are already back in the pavilion."
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Afg 6-3 (target 268)
Those three slips are joined by a helmeted short leg as Rubel, very much a fast bowler of the "slinger" variety, begins his second over. Nawroz adds a single, bringing new batsman Samiullah Shenwari on strike. Having been taken out of the attack for running on the wicket, he'll certainly want to make up for that... He works a two off his legs.
"Mahmudullah with the catch. It was low, I think it squirmed out of his fingers at first grab, but then he managed to hold on with a bit of a roll. That's real trouble now for Afghanistan."
Asghar Stanikzai c Mahmudullah b Mortaza 1 (Afg 3-3)
And another one falls - Asghar Stanikzai, tantalised by a good over of line and length from Mortaza, hangs his bat out at the last ball and edges to first slip, who grabs it at the second or third attempt. Afghanistan are reeling at 3-3, or as they say in Australia...
"Afghanistan do bat deep. They all fancy their chances with the bat and even numbers eight, nine and 10 can play a decent hand."
Afg 3-2 (target 268)
Bangladesh post three slips for Ashar Stanikzai, and he manages to guide his first ball between the keeper and first slip for a single. That brings former captain Nawroz Mangal - who came in at the fall of the first wicket but hadn't faced yet - on strike, and he sees off the over.
"Consultation there when he was on his way and the non-striker called him back and said let's think about using the review. It's the first time Afghanistan have played in a game using the review system. But, then it looked like Zazai said I think it was hitting, so he made the decision himself and decided not to use up the referral."
Now Rubel Hossain has a wicket first ball - slinging the ball in and getting it to cut back at Afsar Zazai, he's hit on the knee-roll and umpire Davis is quick to lift the finger. Afghanistan are 2-2 - or as the Aussie commentators would say it, 2-2. The ball-tracker shows the ball just clipping the top of off stump - it would have been an "umpire's call" had Afsar reviewed it, so he'd have lost the review.
"It was a leading edge. He was trying to play it away on the on side, closed the face of the bat too soon and popped the ball in the air."
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Javed Ahmadi c & b Mortaza 1 (Afg 2-1)
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza strikes in the first over as Javed Ahmadi tries to work him to leg and pops a leading edge into the air for the grateful bowler to catch. He and fellow right-hander Afsar Zazai both looked a bit nervy about getting off the mark - understandable in their first World Cup innings.
"Like many teams, the Afghan batting order has been built around staggering the stroke players and those who compile an innings. Javed Ahmadi is more the stroke maker and Afsar Zazai more an accumulator. But Afghanistan's problem in the past has been too many shots too often."
Javed Ahmadi - the Afghan Glenn Maxwell?
Afghanistan coach Andy Moles places great faith in Javed Ahmadi, likening the 23-year-old opening batsman and occasional off-spinner to Australia's Glenn Maxwell.
Ahmadi, who grew up in a refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, moved to Afghanistan as a 15-year-old and has played in 17 ODIs since his debut in 2010.
"He opens the batting, he is very positive, hits the ball and wants to take the game to the opposition, bowls good off-spinners and is a good fielder, so he's always in the game," Moles said.
"He's probably a bit like Maxwell to a certain degree - he bowls off-spin and gives it a whack, and he always plays with a smile on his face. He's a good character."
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If you're only halfway through your breakfast, get ready - Afghanistan are about to begin their innings. Javed Ahmadi and Afsar Zazai are their opening pair, and Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza gives himself the first over.
England captain Eoin Morgan on TMS, on James Taylor's best position in the batting line-up:
"He has batted at three a lot for us this tour, and in Sri Lanka, but I still don't think it is his best position. I think five or six is his best position. He will stay there - to have someone who scores the volume of runs at the rate he does is very valuable in the middle order."
England captain Eoin Morgan on TMS, on not captaining England against Ireland in May when he will be playing in the Indian Premier League:
"The chairman of selectors and the director of cricket have allowed the guys who have got picked up in the IPL, or went into the auction, to miss that Ireland game in order to expose themselves to opportunities in the IPL and learn more about their game."
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Canberra
"An innings of three halves, if you will. Afghanistan started and finished well, only slightly losing their way in mid-innings when Shakib and Mushfiqur rebuilt, then accelerated. On a slow pitch that 268 is within reach, but Afghanistan will have to bat very well to mark their World Cup debut with a win."
England captain Eoin Morgan on TMS, on his recent run of poor form:
"I don't understand it. I've done the same things that I've been doing since the start of the tour and I started the tour with a hundred. That's only five games ago."
Plenty to listen to on TMS during the interval - you can hear from England captain Eoin Morgan who's spoken to BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew following their arrival in Wellington.
They'll also be hearing from Sarah Taylor from the England women's team, Notts stalwart Paul Franks who's now part of the UAE coaching staff, and Afghanistan coach Andy Moles who's spoken to our man Stephan Shemilt about life with Afghanistan, this exciting newcomer on the world stage.
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Shohidur Rahman: Worried that 268 isn't going be enough to beat Afghanistan.
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So, a good comeback by Afghanistan at the end there - Bangladesh's innings was built around that one partnership from Shakib and Mushfiaur.
A look at the bowling figures still leaves a slight curiosity or two - in that Mirwais Ashraf, who took 2-32 from nine, wasn't recalled for his final over, and that Shapoor Zadran only bowled seven overs, despite taking 2-20.
Taskin is bowled swinging at the last ball of the innings, having scrambled a couple of byes from the previous deliveries, and Afghanistan will need to score 268 to win their World Cup debut match, having taken the last five wickets for 26 runs.
Appeal - not out
Ban 264-9
So, the last pair together, Rubel Hossain and Taskin Ahmed. Taskin pokes a single, Rubel is hit in front but it looked to be going down leg. Dot ball.
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Mortaza b Aftab 14 (Ban 263-9)
Mortaza goes for the big one and loses his middle stump, it's Aftab's turn for a maiden World Cup wicket, Afghanistan are going well at the end here and they have two new batsmen in, neither of whom have faced a ball.
"It's been excellent work from the wicketkeeper today. He's taken two fantastic catches early on. Now in the field when the batsmen took him on he's hit the stumps, dead aim, which can be quite hard to do at times."
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Mominul Haque run out (Afsar) 3 (Ban 263-8)
More great work from keeper Afsar Zazai, who's taken two super catches already, removes Mominul when Bangladesh try to scramble a bye off the last ball of the penultimate over to get Mortaza on strike. Afsar's underarm throw means it's another new batsman to come in for the last over.
Not for the first time today, umpire Joel Wilson refers a run-out to the third umpire when the batsman in question was nearly past the stumps. Not even close. Tick, tock, goes the clock...
Ban 256-7 (Mortaza 10, Mominul 1)
Lightning doesn't strike twice for Nabi as another full toss is blasted for four by his fellow skipper Mortaza, who tucks into another bad ball for four more. He's been joined at the crease by Mominul Haque.
"It's an absolutely excellent innings. He's come in at an awkward time for his side and scored at almost a run-a-ball. He'll be disappointed to get out in the way he has from a full toss, but it was a well taken catch too."
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Mushfiqur c Samiullah b Nabi 71 (Ban 247-7)
Now it's Mushfiqur's turn to perish as a slightly ropey full toss from Nabi is hit straight down deep square leg's throat. A first World Cup wicket for the skipper, and a good comeback the ball after he had drifted one down the leg side and been paddle-swept for four.
"Afghanistan are doing a great job here at keeping Bangladesh in check after that partnership. I wasn't sure they'd have too much in their death bowling."
"Great delivery. He's got some movement there and banged it in to the pitch. Batsman hasn't moved his feet there and he's done him with a bit of pace and the ball nipping back in. Good to see Hamid Hassan getting reward late on in the innings for his efforts."
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Sabbir b Hamid Hassan 3 (Ban 241-6)
The boundary drought continues, and having kept Bangladesh to singles for a while, the pressure tells as the unconvincing Sabbir Rahman is stuck on the crease and bowled by the delighted Hamid.
It's still captain Nabi bowling off-spin - I have to say I'm surprised, as impressive paceman Shapoor Zadran has an excellent 2-20 from seven overs, and he won't be able to complete his spell now - and he rattles through another over for the cost of five singles.
Ban 233-5 (Mushfiqur 62, Sabbir 0)
Sabbir Rahman is the new batsman, It can't be easy when you come in at this stage of the innings, facing a rampaging paceman charging in (wearing a headband), and you're under pressure to keep the scoring rate up. Sabbir can't get his first two deliveries away, and Hamid has 1-51 from eight overs.
"It's always a tough one when you lose wickets when you're the sort of batsman Shakib is. Bangladesh will want to ensure they kick on and keep this momentum going."
But Shakib's innings ends in anti-climax as he aims another legside heave and drags the ball onto his stumps, via his pad. Hamid Hassan has his first World Cup wicket, but it ends a stand which has put Bangladesh firmly back into this game.
"This is exactly what the crowd have been looking forward to. The chance to see a big player play his full range of shots."
Ban 233-4
Shakib stands and delivers, whacking a full toss from Hamid Hassan over mid-off for four, before hooking a bouncer for six over long leg. The crowd are absolutely loving this.
Ban 223-4 (Shakib 53, Mushfiqur 62)
Mohammad Nabi's off-spin may help Afghanistan's over-rate, while he's also trying to put the brakes on Bangladesh. But after restricting them to singles off the first four deliveries, Mushfiqur has room to rock back and unleash one of his favourite cut shots for four to bring up the century stand.
"A competitive total is not guaranteed from here by any means as the seam bowlers aren't easy to score against and they will bowl a fair few of the remaining overs."
Send for the Headband! Pace bowler Hamid Hassan is recalled, he has four overs left so can finish his spell from this end if required. As we mentioned earlier, Hamid may be a big fan of the movie Rambo, but it's first blood to Shakib Al Hasan in this Hassan v Hasan showdown as the left-hander reaches his 27th ODI fifty from 43 balls with a single. The big paceman gives it everything, but Mushfiqur is on top form, digging out a yorker and scampering a single. This stand is worth 94.
"Mushfiqur Rahim's half century is Bangladesh's fastest World Cup 50 beating Shakib Al Hasan's 47 balls v India in 2011."
Mushfiqur 50
Ban 209-4 (Shakib 49, Mushfiqur 52)
This has been an excellent innings from Mushfiqur Rahim, who remains Test captain despite no longer leading the one-day side, and he reaches his 19th ODI fifty from 41 balls with another hard-run two. Afghanistan's fielding is starting to get a little scrappy at times. Time to bring back their main bowlers?
"Brilliant. Mushfiqur is a brilliant cricketer and he's made that transition from bright and attractive cameo 30s and 40s to impressive 50s and 100s. I'm not suggesting he'll do that today, but he's illustrating the ability he has."
Ban 204-4
Powerplay over, Afghanistan can post another fielder back on the boundary, but Mushfiqur now goes aerial, lfifting Aftab for six over mid-wicket into a group of delighted flag-waving Bangladesh fans.
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"It's El Scorchio in Canberra, to the extent that plenty are sheltering under umbrellas. Those umbrellas then are an extra implement to wave around when a moment of excitement - usually a Bangladesh boundary - happens. I can hear whistles, horns and drums, on the way to a full band. In my experience, you can also use an umbrella as a guitar, right?"
"It's been a long time since I've seen a powerplay actually work for the batting side. They've got it absolutely right Bangladesh, it's got them back on course and now they can start to think of a score between 260 and 280."
Scorecard update
Bangladesh 194-4 (40 overs) after winning toss
Batsmen: Shakib 46*, Mushfiqur 40*
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Tamim 19), 2-52 (Anamul 29), 3-102 (Soumya 28), 4-119 (Mahmudullah 23)
Bowling figures: Hamid Hassan 6-0-37-0, Shapoor Zadran 7-1-20-2, Aftab Alam 7-0-44-0, Mirwais Ashraf 9-3-32-2, Mohammad Nabi 5-0-24-0, Javed Ahmadi 4.5-0-32-0, Samiullah Shenwari 1.1-0-2-0
Captain Mohammad Nabi still has to get through one more powerplay over, wiht only three men permitted outside the 30-yard circle - so takes on the responsibility himself. But it's more of the same from Bangladesh's fifth-wicket pair as they find the gaps well, taking eight from the over - and 48 from the powerplay.
"You hear a lot of bowlers these days complaining that they can only have three men on the boundary. They say it's obvious when you set your field what the game plan's going to be, but I'm not sure you can say that here with how Aftab is bowling."
Afghanistan persist with Aftab, who's been a little expensive in this powerplay, but it nearly produces a wicket as Shakib pushes a quick single and Shapoor Zadran's throw only just misses the stumps, when a direct hit would have run him out. Reprieved, Shakib - number one in the ICC's all-rounder rankings - smacks Aftab for back-to-back boundaries.
"Shakib and Mushfiqur now have 11 ODI partnerships over 50, the most for Bangladesh. Second are Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah on nine."
Ban 175-4
The Bangladesh fans are loving this as Shakib square-drives, Najibullah Zadran scurries after it and they have time to run three which brings up the fifty partnership. Mushfiqur unleashes another cover-driven four, and for the first time today, the Tigers finally seem to have some momentum.
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When Shakib Al Hasan reached 25 in that over, he became the first Bangladeshi to reach 4,000 ODI runs. Tamim Iqbal needs another 10 to join him following his 19 earlier today.
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Ban 165-4 (Shakib 25, Mushfiqur 32)
It's going to be Aftab Alam to share bowling duties in this powerplay, and he's a little off target as he serves up a waist-high full toss to Mushfiqur, which the right-hander can still swat for two wide of mid-on. Meanwhile, Shakib glances an attempted yorker for four to deep backward square leg. This stand is worth 46.
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BBC Sport in Canberra
"You know what we don't have enough of at cricket in the UK? Flag processions."
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Powerplay
Ban 156-4
Batting powerplay time, and Hamid Hassan (he of headband fame) returns at the Swimming Pool End. While Mushfiqur might have to work hard to keep his head above water except in the shallow end, the little Bangladesh keeper shows his batting has unexpected depths as he effortlessly uppercuts Hamid for two over the keeper, before whacking a four through mid-wicket. He has 27 from 24 balls, while Shakib has 21 from 24.
"Bangladesh will be happy with this momentum here. The powerplay is going to be vital for them. They'll want to get the run rate moving up towards six-an-over."
Ban 146-4
Bangladesh need boundaries - and Mushfiqur, who'll take on anything with too much width outside off, obliges with a lofted cover drive for four. Part-time spinner Javed has been expensive for Afghanistan, and I wonder if that's the last we see of him in the attack.
"It's not exactly ideal going for Bangladesh so far. You would have thought on a track like this they'd be going between four and five-an-over at this stage. They need to find a way of getting to 240 to 250."
Shapoor Zadran takes a rest with figures of 2-20 from seven overs, and Afghanistan are ringing the changes as it's back to the right-arm seam of Aftab Alam, who sends down a couple of legside wides but otherwise restricts the Bangladesh pair to singles.
As we've not seen Afghanistan in an ODI before, it'll be interesting to see who they ask to bowl in the batting powerplay, which is imminent.
"Afghanistan have been playing out of their skin and it's now left down to two experienced Bangladesh players to try and get something on the board for them as so far, they haven't delivered."
Ban 133-4
Fellow spinner Javed Ahmadi will finish Samiullah Shenwari's over - and he does so at the cost of three singles.
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Ban 130-4
It sounds a cracking atmosphere at the Manuka Oval in Canberra - the drums, horns, chanting and cheering make it sound like it could be a home game for Bangladesh, but there's plenty of support for Afghanistan too. Play resumes with Samiullah, who bowls one ball which Shakib knocks for a single - and then Samiullah takes his cap and walks away.
We certainly noticed last over that he had been warned for running on the protected area of the pitch - but we only saw one warning, when normally you get a first warning, a final warning, and then you're off. Maybe we missed one - but Shenwari is out of the attack.
"I have to say there's a great deal of commitment and dedication to travelling this distance for this game. I reckon more than 50% of the crowd are wearing replica shirts of either Bangladesh or Afghanistan."
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Drinks break
Ban 129-4 (Shakib 13, Mushfiqur 9)
Mushfiqur shows Shapoor a nice straight bat, he's dug Bangladesh out of trouble in Test cricket a few times, where he's often batted as high as number four, but with only 18 overs left after this one, he's not really got the time to play himself in cautiously... The shackles are finally broken as a square drive flies backward of point for four - Shapoor's 40th delivery, and the first boundary off him. Time for drinks.
"All of the Afghanistan players like to think they can bat. They're all quite flamboyant and I'll tell you, it won't be as disciplined as this bowling effort has been so far."
Afghanistan turn to their seventh bowler - leg-spinner Samiullah Shenwari, who's one of the survivors from the start of Afghanistan's World Cup adventure when they played Japan in a World Cricket League Division 5 match in Jersey in 2008. Their trophy for winning that tournament was presented by TMS's very own Geoffrey Boycott, who might approve of Shenwari's tidy over, which only yields one single. But at the end of the over, Shenwari gets an official warning for running on the pitch from umpire Davis.
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Scorecard update
Bangladesh 122-4 (30 overs) after winning toss
Batsmen: Shakib 13*, Mushfiqur 3*
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Tamim 19), 2-52 (Anamul 29), 3-102 (Soumya 28), 4-119 (Mahmudullah 23)
Bowling figures: Hamid Hassan 4-0-17-0, Shapoor Zadran 6-1-14-2, Aftab Alam 4-0-19-0, Mirwais Ashraf 9-3-32-2, Mohammad Nabi 4-0-16-0, Javed Ahmadi 3-0-21-0
The diminutive wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim is the new batsman, he's tested by a bouncer from Shapoor but then gets off the mark with a wristy two to deep square leg. Bangladesh are in danger of posting a rather below-par score here - their current scoring rate would only get them to 200. Shapoor has 2-14 from six.
"Fantastic hands from the wicketkeeper once again. He's got some great pedigree and shown some real skill with both of his catches. The two opening Afghanistan opening bowlers have become real cult figures in the country and all the youngsters who are fast bowlers either have long flowing hair or headbands in tribute."
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Mahmudullah c Afsar b Shapoor Zadran 23 (Ban 119-4)
A tentative edge from Mahmudullah brings another good diving catch from keeper Afsar Zazai, this time to his right - and the delighted Shapoor has his second wicket.
Even a soft tiger toy, clutched by a Bangladesh fan in the crowd, seems to have its head bowed a little, as if to reflect the Tigers' slightly underwhelming innings. But Shakib waits for a loose delivery from Javed and gives himself room to flay it over mid-wicket for four. He looks like one of those spinners who'll often serve up a four-ball per over.
Appeal - not out
Ban 111-3 (Shapoor 5-1-11-1)
Big appeal from Shapoor as he fires one into Mahmudullah's front pad, but bowling round the wicket in the manner of the great Wasim Akram, the left-armer needed that one to straighten more than it does. When Mahmudullah fishes and misses, Nabi posts a slip - and then a leg slip for the left-handed Shakib, who has a little word with the umpires, who seem happy that the square leg fielder is in front of square (as three men behind square on the leg side would mean a no-ball). Shakib's not happy, but Shapoor has a marvellous 1-11 from five.
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BBC Sport in Canberra
"I'm told that there's a big Bangladeshi community in Sydney, a three-hour drive from here, which goes some way to explaining the partisan crowd. However, through disciplined bowling and regular wickets, you feel it is Afghanistan that are on top. But, on a slowish pitch, chasing might be tricky."
Ban 109-3 (Mahmudullah 21, Shakib 5)
Afghanistan keep Mirwais Ashraf's last over up their sleeves and turn back to bearded off-spinner Javed Ahmadi, who went for 10 off his first over. There's a touch of the Graeme Swanns about his bowling action, and he'll be fairly happy with three singles from the over.
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BBC Pashto Service in Canberra
"Mirwais Ashraf recently lost his father - who was a big supporter of his cricket. But his son is shining today."
Ban 106-3
Big cheers for Shakib Al Hasan, the lynchpin of Bangladesh's batting order. Shapoor switches to bowling over the wicket, but gets his line wrong and it's a legside freebie for Shakib who helps it away for four.
"Fast and straight, he was bowling shorter to the left-hander, so I wouldn't mind another look at this. That was clipping leg stump at least and was hitting above the knee roll on the pads. It was a neat innings from Soumya, so another big wicket for Afghanistan to take."
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Soumya lbw b Shapoor Zadran 28 (Ban 102-3)
Thanks, Adam - Afghanistan turn back to their opening bowler Shapoor Zadran, and it works a treat as he traps Soumya lbw. Charging in round the wicket, the left-arm quick spears one into the left-hander's pads, and having used up that review earlier, there's nothing Bangladesh can do. Even if they had, the ball-tracker shows the ball clattering into leg stump.
So, a sign of a counter-attack here from Bangladesh as they look to get the run rate up. More sloppy fielding from Afghanistan as Hamid Hassan makes a real mess of an attempt to dive on one at mod-off, but goes feet first and misses it. Soumya then brings up the 100 to huge cheers as he flicks one for four off his legs to fine leg. As we reach the halfway mark of the innings, time for me to leave you in the hands of Mark Mitchener.
"You just felt the pressure was building before that six, and it came out in force for Bangladesh."
Six from Soumya
Ban 93-2
First maximum of the match as the left-handed Soumya dances down the pitch and clubs Mirwais over long-on for six.
Ban 86-2 (Soumya 17, Mahmudullah 14)
New bowler on for Afghanistan in Javed Ahmadi. A sloppy start with his off breaks as the left-handed Soumya takes advantage of a rare loose ball to pull it away for four. Bit of a platform building here for Bangladesh with the partnership reaching 34.
"Afghanistan have done well here, while Bangladesh have brought pressure on by trying not to lose wickets. Six an over from here will take Bangladesh to about 240, and that won't be enough."
Mirwais Ashraf is a relative old hand for Afghanistan in ICC events. He was part of the squad for the 2012 and 2014 World Twenty20 tournaments. He ran out David Hussey against Australia in the 2012 tournament in Sri Lanka. Back in Canberra, he reels off his third maiden of the day.
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Ban 76-2 (Soumya 11, Mahmudullah 10)
Bangladesh, who have not played international cricket since completing a 5-0 ODI series whitewash of Zimbabwe on 1 December, lost both their warm-up matches ahead of today's game. They performed creditably in the three-wicket defeat to Pakistan in Sydney on 9 February, with Tamin Iqbal and Mahmudullah both hitting half-centuries, but limped to defeat against associate side Ireland three days later. Mohammad Nabi comes back on to bowl his off breaks for just four singles added.
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Ban 72-2 (Mirwais 7-2-17-2)
The Darren Stevens-esque Mirwais Ashraf continues his economical display. He's worked his way through seven overs for very little and claimed the scalps of both Bangladesh openers if you've just joined us. Bangladesh yet to really capitalise on their decision to bat first.
Scorecard update
Bangladesh 67-2 (20 overs) after winning toss
Batsmen: Soumya 8*, Mahmudullah 6*
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Tamim 19), 2-52 (Anamul 29)
Bowling figures: Hamid Hassan 4-0-17-0, Shapoor Zadran 3-1-4-0, Aftab Alam 4-0-19-0, Mirwais Ashraf 6-2-13-2, Mohammad Nabi 3-0-12-0
Bangladesh hoping to get this score ticking along and Aftab Alam strays off line a touch as Mahmudullah clips one off his legs for three.
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BBC Pashto Service in Canberra
"It's hard to be impartial when a friend and a man who was born in the same place as me takes wickets on the world stage."
Ban 61-2 (Soumya 6, Mahmudullah 2)
First real runs of note for some while for Bangladesh as the left-handed Soumya whips one through the leg side for four. Run rate still only just above three-an-over.
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"In case you were wondering why it's being referred to as the Swimming Pool End, this is as seen from the back of the press box. To give you an idea of the good nature of the atmosphere inside the ground, Bangladesh fans were still waving their flags as Afghanistan celebrated their first wicket. That was one of the catches of the tournament so far from Afsar Zazai."
Ban 56-2 (Soumya 1, Mahmudullah 2)
Aftab Alam comes back on to bowl in place of his captain Mohammad Nabi. He's impressed on Afghanistan's World Cup warm-up tour of Australia and New Zealand, snaring 4-41 against the Australian Capital Territory team on this ground. A tidy return with just two off his comeback over as Bangladesh continue to be becalmed.
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Ban 54-2 (Mirwais 5-2-8-2)
The right-handed Mahmudullah is the new man in at four for Bangladesh, who need to rebuild a touch here. Mirwais's figures are looking more than impressive at this stage.
"It looked like it was 50-50 on impact, and whether it was hitting the top of the stumps, but on the very first replay I thought it looked high. I'm not being disrespectful to people lacking in height, but Anamul Haque is only 5ft 7ins and it hit him above the knee-roll, maybe that's why it looked high. Good decision - I'm pleased for Steve Davis as if you make a couple of questionable decisions early on, you can have a horrible tournament."
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Anamul lbw b Mirwais 29 (Ban 52-2)
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Here comes the review and there's no sign of bat on ball. Replays show the ball was clipping the top of middle and off on "umpire's call" so the decision stands and Afghanistan have two quick wickets.
Big appeal for leg before from Mirwais against the right-handed Anamul. Given out by umpire Steve Davis. Immediately calls for a review despite the Afghanistan celebrations.
Ban 52-1 (Anamul 29, Soumya 0)
Anamul Haque brings up the 50 for Bangladesh as he cuts Mohammad Nabi behind square for four. Still plenty of noise from the Bangladesh contingent despite that loss of Tamim Iqbal.
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BBC Pashto Service in Canberra
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"Bangladesh playing slowly. Some Afghanistan fans may even not know all the rules of cricket but it doesn't seem to be stopping them enjoying it."
Ban 47-1 (Anmul 24, Soumya 0)
A wicket maiden from Mirwais Ashraf as the new man Soumya Sarkar comes in at number three.
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Tamim Iqbal c Afsar b Mirwais (Ban 47-1)
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And there's the breakthrough Afghanistan have deserved and it's a cracking catch from wicketkeeper Afsar Zazai. Tamim tries to open the face and run it down to third man, but Afsar, diving full length to his left, plucks this one out one-handed.
"Afghan supporters are cheering every ball. But there's a long way to go Supporters of Bangladesh are outnumbering Afghans now but as one Afghanistan fan said, 'they can't beat us in enthusiasm'."
Ban 47-0 (Tamim 19, Anamul 24)
Mohammad Nabi concedes just four singles from his second over from "The Swimming Pool End" of the ground. More watchful stuff from the Bangladesh openers who refuse to take the plunge just yet.
"If the umpire thinks you're going to appeal and shout for everything, he's going to switch off a little bit after a while. I'm a bit concerned about Bangladesh's approach, they're batting very conservatively. A bit like South Africa did against Zimbabwe - the 'favoured nation' desperate to avoid a slip-up."
Ban 43-0 (Tamim 17, Anamul 22)
First hint of some pressure to up the run rate on these Bangladesh openers as Tamim and Anamul almost get in trouble taking a quick single. Throw comes in as Tamim turns back, he's a couple of yards short, even with a dive. But, it misses the stumps and they eventually get the single from an overthrow.
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"The queue to get inside the Manuka Oval, some 20 minutes after the start of play. There are still plenty of empty seats in Canberra."
Ban 41-0 (Tamim 16, Anamul 21)
Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi brings himself on to bowl with his off breaks. Stays down leg side with a wide, but a neat start apart from that.
"Mirwais Ashraf is a little follicley challenged and has a touch of Kent seamer Darren Stevens about him. His action's quite similar, though he's a bit open-chested and has a bit of inswing."
Mirwais Ashraf trundles in and bowls some neat line and length that proves difficult to get away. Tidy maiden over.
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Anamul short-arm jabs one for four with a pull shot from the first ball of Aftab's second over. Shows his strength on the off side two balls later with a cut shot for four more. End of the mandatory powerplay.
Ban 28-0 (Tamim 15, Anamul 10)
Double bowling change for Afghanistan and it's the right-arm medium pace of Mirwais Ashraf on for Hamid Hassan. Tamim picks up three runs from his opening ball with a flick in to the leg side.
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Ban 24-0 (Tamim 12, Anamul 9)
Change of bowling for Afghanistan and the right-arm seam of Aftab Alam comes in to the attack. Just one run off his opening over. Word is the match is a sell out and 500 tickets were put on late release before the gates opened earlier. More than 7,000 tickets for the match were sold outside of Canberra, suggesting a lot of travelling support. Those already in the ground are certainly making themselves heard.
"The ball's coming through well, we saw the opening bowler Shapoor Zadran getting some carry. I like what Afghanistan are doing, they are just nibbling in the right areas at the moment."
Ban 23-0 (Ban won toss)
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Anamul Haque picks up a first boundary with a fine leg glance to the fence as Hamid Hassan strays off his line. Some nice bounce and carry in the rest of the over though from the right-armer.
Shapoor Zadran is in to a third over of this impressive opening spell. The 27-year-old started his cricket career in Peshawar and originally held hopes of playing for Pakistan. He was convinced to try out for Afghanistan after former Pakistan bowler Iqbal Sikander started coaching the team. It's a tidy maiden from Shapoor, but still no breakthrough for his side.
"I don't mind Hamid Hassan bowling like that. You have to attack with the new ball. Being driven is the risk you have to take. A good length will be difficult to score off, but you won't pick up wickets bowling there."
Ban 19-0 (Tamim 11, Anamul 5)
Some more facts for you about the headband-wearing Hamid Hassan - he once hit Monty Panesar on his head while acting as an England net bowler at Lord's with the MCC Young Cricketers. No such short stuff here as Tamim drills an over-pitched delivery for another four through the covers.
Ban 13-0 (Tamim 6, Anamul 5)
Some impressive stuff early on from these two Afghanistan bowlers. Shapoor finds some lively bounce to Anamul as one hits the seam and opens up the right-hander. Bit of sloppiness in the field from Afghanistan gives away an overthrow from the final ball of the over.
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Ban 10-0 (Tamim 6, Anamul 2)
Hamid Hassan is driven handsomely through the covers by the left-handed Tamim Iqbal for four for the first boundary of the day. There's a huge appeal for caught behind as Tamim swings and misses in a bid to repeat the stroke. Afghanistan think about a review, but take too long and umpire Steve Davis says "time's up". Replays on snicko show they may well have been the faintest of outside edges.
Ban 4-0 (Tamim 0, Anamul 2)
Shapoor Zadran shares the new ball with Hamid Hassan. A tall left-arm seam bowler with hair down to his shoulders runs in to the sound horns and drums beating in the crowd. Word is this match is set to be close to a sell out once everyone gets in. A tidy start with just two runs from the over.
"You have to make the new ball count in the first 10 overs. If you're getting any swing, it will be then, and if you pick up early wickets you can take control of the innings."
Hamid Hassan sports a headband of the national flag's colours as he bustles in right-arm over the wicket. A colleague of ours who once worked for the ICC and has followed Afghanistan's journey closely in recent years tells us his hero is Andrew Flintoff and his favourite film character is Rocky. He starts with a wide before Anamul Haque tucks one of his legs for a single.
Let's play
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So the razzmatazz of the pre-match music and drums is done and Bangladesh openers Anamul Haque and Tamim Iqbal are out in the middle.
They'll be facing Afghanistan fast bowler Hamid Hassan first up from the Cathedral End. Here we go.
Bangladesh - favourites for once
Bangladesh, who have won just eight of the 26 matches they have played in their previous four World Cups, go into the Pool A match against Afghanistan in the uncomfortable position of favourites.
The Tigers caused a major shock by beating Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup, a result that in part persuaded the ICC to elevate them from associate to full membership the following year.
They have continued to cause the occasional upset in World Cups, beating India and South Africa in 2007 and England in 2011.
Bangladesh also have the world's top all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan in their ranks.
The 27-year-old is number one on the ICC's all-rounder rankings in all three formats of the game.
Previous meeting
Plenty of passion shown by both teams with those anthems and we're almost ready to go.
Afghanistan v Bangladesh might not have the allure of a Pakistan v India World Cup encounter, but the Afghan team's rise from Division Five of the World Cricket League in 2008 to 12th in the world rankings in 2015 is a cricketing "Roy of the Rovers" story.
David Wallace in Spain: So, the Afghan quicks up against Tamim Iqbal and co. Interesting! - In an interview earlier today Afsar Zazai said the Afghans enjoyed Australian conditions and were in buoyant mood. Let's see.
"I think Afghanistan will have excitement and nerves today, we'll see if they can channel it. Bangladesh aren't in the best of form, they'll know Afghanistan can cause an upset so I think there's more pressure on Bangladesh."
The teams have made it out to the middle for the national anthems and what a moment for these Afghanistan players to hear it for the first time at a World Cup.
Meet the coach
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Andy Moles was once known as a burly opening batsman for Warwickshire with a reputation for punishing loose bowling.
Fast-forward to the present day and Moles, 54, has swapped the county cricket circuit for the role of Afghanistan coach.
It's a job with unique challenges and a testing environment in more ways than one as he told BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt.
"To me, this is like a mini-India v Pakistan. Two exciting teams, and the history of Afghanistan over the last few years is incredible. They'll be fired up and Bangladesh will want to show they can perform, I think it could be a really close match."
Umpires are Steve Davis from Australia and Joel Wilson from the West Indies.
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Bangladesh win the toss
Bangladesh win the toss and elect to bat as captain Mashrafe Mortaza correctly calls heads following Ramiz Raja's introductions.
It looks like a clear day and a fresh pitch. We'll confirm the teams shortly.
Canberra calling
The teams are in the Australian capital of Canberra for today's game at the Manuka Oval.
Here comes the toss.
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Welcome along
It's day five of the World Cup and welcome along to our coverage of this Pool A match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan from the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
Both these sides are playing their first matches in this year's competition - and as you've already heard - it's Afghanistan's full debut in this format.
We'll bring you news of the teams and the toss in a few moments.
An incredible journey
If Hollywood ever decides to film a sequel to Cool Runnings, it could do worse than buy up the rights to the Afghanistan cricket story.
The incredible tale of the rise of cricket in Afghanistan has already been told in a 2010 documentary film, "Out of the Ashes", but the feel-good fairytale deserves the Disney treatment given to the Jamaican bobsleigh team and their path to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada.
Afghanistan's national cricket federation was only established in 1995, but the team has thrived despite war and internal political strife over the past 20 years. Cricket survived in Afghanistan in part because it was the only sport supported by both the Taliban and their political opponents.
This morning, an Afghanistan team that includes a number of players who grew up in refugee camps in Pakistan will make their debut in the World Cup.
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Latest PostThat's all folks
So that's day five of the World Cup wrapped up.
Some encouragement for the debutants Afghanistan despite the eventual margin of defeat.
You can read more in Stephan Shemilt's full report from Manuka Oval.
That's not the end of the cricket for today - we'll resume later with the action from Nelson as Zimbabwe meet UAE in Pool B from 21:30 GMT.
Make sure you join us and thanks once again for stopping by.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"What's excellent about World Cups is it shows the diversity of communities across Australia and New Zealand and makes you realise just how many communities there are across the world."
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Captain's reaction
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza: "As I said before, the first match in the World Cup is very important, and we set the tone.
"We had a reasonable start today though later on it got a bit close, but Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim were brilliant.
"This kind of match always has pressure, but I am very happy as the boys adapted very well."
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Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special
"We've seen great crowds so far for this tournament. Crowds of more than 10,000 both here today and in Hamilton when South Africa played Zimbabwe. I hope that intensity continues as it makes for a great atmosphere."
Captain's reaction
Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi: "We bowled very well in the first 35 overs, especially the fast bowlers who took early wickets.
"Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim played very well in the middle and took the score to [beyond] 260. Three wickets down for three runs was not a good start on the batting side, but in the middle Nawroz and Samiullah took the game on.
"It is not a good start in the World Cup but hopefully we will play better in the next game."
As it stands
Here's what that win for Bangladesh does for the standings in Pool A.
Admittedly it's early days, but Afghanistan have come out of that game with a better net run rate than England or Scotland.
Player reaction
Man of the match, Bangladesh wicketkeeper and batsman Mushfiqur Rahim: "We were under the pressure as the favourites and expected to win the game.
"But in a World Cup anyone can win any game. Hopefully we will carry on that momentum into the next game.
"We need to push our paddle - it will not be easy against Australia at the Gabba, but we will hopefully give our best shot against them."
Final scorecard
Afghanistan 162 all out (42.5 overs)
Batsmen: Mirwais 10*, Aftab 8*
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Javed Ahmadi 1), 2-2 (Afsar Zazai 1), 3-3 (Asghar Stanikzai 1), 4-65 (Nawroz Mangal 27), 5-78 (Samiullah Shenwari 42), 6-136 (Najibullah Zadran 17), 7-136 (Mohammad Nabi 44), 8-154 (Mirwais Ashraf 10), 9-154 (Hamid Hassan 0), 10-162 (Aftab Alam 14)
Bowling figures: Mortaza 9-2-20-3, Rubel 6-0-27-1, Taskin 7-0-23-1, Shakib 8.5-0-43-2, Mahmudullah 8-1-31-1, Soumya 3-0-13-0, Sabbir 1-0-4-0
Bangladesh 267 all out (50 overs) - Mushfiqur 71, Shakib 63
Bangladesh won by 105 runs
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"Bangladesh will be delighted with their victory in front of this 'home' crowd. They looked very shaky at the start when they were four wickets down, but they built an excellent partnership between Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim. Since that, they looked in charge to take this game home.
"They could cause an upset against an England side that are hit and miss. The group is strong with Australia and New Zealand, but they will be looking at touching up England and Scotland. Sneak a couple of wins and they will think they can do well in this group."
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Victory for Bangladesh
A bit of a tame end to what was, at times, a very watchable and entertaining game. On paper, it's a pretty comprehensive win for Bangladesh, but Afghanistan asked questions of them at times and with a bit more discipline and experience, they could have been chasing a lot less. Stay with us, we'll have more reaction.
Bangladesh win by 105 runs
Aftab run out 14 (Afg 162)
It's all over as confusion breaks out between the last Afghanistan pair. Aftab hits one to point. There's a diving stop in the field. They say yes, they say no, they almost meet in the middle and all the while the throw comes in and Aftab is run out and that's the game. Bangladesh win by 105 runs.
Scorecard
Six from Aftab
Afg 162-9
Aftab isn't finished yet and he clubs a huge six straight down the ground off Shakib.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"This is turning into a pretty resounding victory for Bangladesh, and a pretty resounding defeat for Afghanistan. But there has been a lot for the losing side to be happy about, particularly the bowling in the first half of the Bangladesh innings."
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Afg 154-9 (target 268)
One fast bowler makes way for another as Shapoor Zadran comes in at number 11 for Afghanistan. He's been padded up a while though in the changing room as the television cameras have shown.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Shakib Al Hasan has scored a fifty and taken two wickets in a match 15 times now in 142 ODIs. This is 10.42% of his matches. He is the only player to have done this in more than 10% of his matches (minimum 50 ODIs)."
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Hamid c Anamul b Taskin 0 (Afg 154-9)
Hamid Hassan - who dazzled us earlier with his colourful headband - takes a swing at a fullish ball outside off from Taskin, but only manages to pick out point. Not long to go now.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"That really was the bowler's wicket. Shakib tempted his man, gave him the bait and Mirwais Ashraf could not resist it."
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Mirwais c Sabbir b Shakib 10 (Afg 154-8)
Buoyed by his efforts two balls earlier, Mirwais tries to repeat his shot, but some canny bowling from Shakib holds the pace back a bit. The ball skews towards long-off and Sabbir takes the catch on the rope.
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Six for Mirwais
Afg 154-7
Mirwais despatches one over the ropes off Shakib for a beautiful maximum over deep square leg.
Scorecard update
Afghanistan 146-7 (40 overs)
Batsmen: Mirwais 10*, Aftab 8*
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Javed Ahmadi 1), 2-2 (Afsar Zazai 1), 3-3 (Asghar Stanikzai 1), 4-65 (Nawroz Mangal 27), 5-78 (Samiullah Shenwari 42), 6-136 (Najibullah 17), 7-136 (Nabi 44)
Bowling figures: Mortaza 9-2-20-3, Rubel 6-0-27-1, Taskin 6-0-22-0, Shakib 7-0-28-1, Mahmudullah 8-1-31-1, Soumya 3-0-13-0, Sabbir 1-0-4-0
Bangladesh 267 all out (50 overs) - won toss
Full scorecard
Afg 146-7 (need 122 more to win off 60 balls)
Bangladesh captain Mortaza will be delighted his side have seemingly come through this game with a win after a testing start earlier. Until Shakib and Mushfiqur came together for their fifth-wicket partnership of 114, they were under the cosh a bit. That's nine overs bowled for the skipper with figures of 3-20.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"This will be a huge source of relief to Bangladesh after they were so tentative in the first 20 overs. They really back themselves for a place in the quarter-finals. They believe they have the fast bowling base covered for the first time at a World Cup. People will say their last series win was only against Zimbabwe, but they did win that 5-0."
Afg 145-7 (target 268)
Afghanistan will have won some admirers for this fighting display today with both bat and ball, having been 3-3 earlier. They look like a side capable of causing some real problems for the Test-playing nations later in the competition, including England of course. Shakib Al Hasan gets the Aftab treatment this over as he hits a one-bounce four straight down the ground.
Afg 140-7 (Mortaza 8-2-19-3)
Aftab Alam and Mirwais Ashraf are the new men at the crease for Afghanistan after those two quick wickets. Aftab flays one away, clearing his front leg and it races to the point boundary for four. Not hanging around then. That's three wickets to the Bangladesh captain Mortaza after he claimed the scalp of Nabi.
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Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special
"Nabi has made an absolute hash of that shot. He tried to drive but he has half slogged it and half mishit it and it has looped to mid-off, where the simplest of catches was taken by Soumya Sarkar. Two wickets in two balls."
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Nabi c Sarkar b Mortaza 44 (Afg 136-7)
Disaster for Afghanistan as two go down in two balls. Nabi takes a swing at a half-volley from Mortaza, but can only pick out mid-off. He sliced at it and that's the end of the captain's knock and probably his side's slim chances.
Scorecard
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"The call to review came from Nabi, the captain who is the non-striker. From the angle we are at, it looked initially like it hit him outside the line. It remains out because it is an umpire's call, and he gave the decision, but if you look at the replays 98% of the ball is outside the map. That is so unlucky."
WICKET
Najibullah lbw b Shakib 17 (Afg 136-6)
We go through the DRS protocal. Replays show the impact was an "umpire's call" and turning back to the left-hander to take out the top of middle stump. Time for Najibullah to go as the decision stands.
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Umpire review
Afg 136-5
Big shout from Shakib Al Hasan for leg before against Najibullah. It's given out, but he immediately calls for a review.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Canberra
"Without the regular clatter of wickets, the atmosphere has dropped ever so slightly. It's all relative, because we still have chanting, drumming and whistles, but when Afghanistan were 3-3 Canberra was electric. I just wonder if the Bangladesh fans are tiny bit nervous..."
Batting Powerplay
Afg 131-5 (need 137 more to win off 84 balls)
It's batting powerplay time for Afghanistan and the required rate is just under 10 an over. Not completely impossible. Nabi brings up the 50 partnership with a lofted drive over mid-off as he makes some room to free his arms. Only five off the over though despite the captain's attacking intent.
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"If this pair can get the required run target below two figures, the Bangladesh nerves will start to creep in. They will look at the scoreboard and think 'We cannot make a mistake now'. That is when a team is tested."
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Afg 126-5 (target 268)
Rubel continues from the Swimming Pool End - it's pictured below again in case you missed it earlier. Mr Mitchener informs me there is a Duck Pond End in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (maybe the two could be twinned?). Mohammed Nabi is upping the rate with a couple of fours in succession to move this partnership in sight of 50.
Full house in capital city
The exact crowd figure for today is 10,972 - a record for the Manuka Oval.
Afg 117-5 (need 151 more to win from 96 balls)
Shakib Al Hasan comes back on to bowl to huge cheers from the capacity crowd, which is just a touch under 11,000 at Manuka Oval. Nabi continues to tick the board over with a fine sweep for four. It's time for another drinks breaks as the branded cart makes its way out on to the field.
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"It was always a tall order for Afghanistan, chasing down 268 on a pitch taking a little spin. Mahmudullah and Shakib Al Hasan are quality spinners, but the moment that the fast bowlers picked up three wickets Bangladesh were in charge. They have had a stranglehold throughout and have showed a lot of good discipline, with a couple of good catches being taken. They have not let Afghanistan off the hook at all."
Afg 110-5 (need 158 to win from 102 balls)
Rubel is back on the field and back on to bowl after that nasty looking knee injury after he took the catch on the boundary to dismiss Nawroz. More tidy stuff from the right-arm seamer and just five are added from his return over.
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Emal Pasarly
BBC Pashto Service in Canberra
"In a drum contest Afghanistan would have won by now."
Here are some people watching the game in Afghanistan:
Afg 105-5 (target 268)
I once saw Mohammad Nabi playing for the MCC in a match against Sri Lanka A at Arundel when he was with the Young Cricketers. He showed his big hitting ability by getting off the mark in both innings with a six. Afghanistan could do with some of that right now. He plays an out of control pull off Soumya, which falls safe. But the captain accidentally runs in to the bowler as he ball watches. Looks like he'll have a bashed nose for his troubles after that.
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Tim Gavel
BBC Test Match Special
"100 runs come up for Afghanistan, and that gives the ground staff the chance to use the flame burners!"
Afg 102-5 (target 268)
Mahmudullah continues from the Swimming Pool End. If you don't believe that's what it's actually called, Stephan Shemilt posted a picture of the very pool earlier. Looks inviting on a warm Australian summer day like this. Afghanistan reach 100 as Nabi plays a delicate sweep fine for three runs.
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Mirwais Searak: I know every team would want to win, but for us Afghans taking part is probably half the win. Let's not forget these guys have no proper pitch and I am definitely not going to mention under what circumstances they play. Regardless of how things pan out, I am one proud Afghan feeling prouder today.
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Afghanistan 96-5 (30 overs)
Batsmen: Nabi 11*, Najibullah 9*
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Javed Ahmadi 1), 2-2 (Afsar Zazai 1), 3-3 (Asghar Stanikzai 1), 4-65 (Nawroz Mangal 27), 5-78 (Samiullah Shenwari 42)
Bowling figures: Mortaza 6-2-10-2, Rubel 4-0-13-1, Taskin 6-0-22-0, Shakib 4-0-11-0, Mahmudullah 7-1-25-1, Soumya 2-0-10-0, Sabbir 1-0-4-0
Bangladesh 267 all out (50 overs) - won toss
Full scorecard
Afg 96-5 (need 172 more to win from 120 balls)
Soumya Sarkar's medium-pacers prove difficult to get away once more as just the one run is added for Afghanistan.
Afg 95-5 (Nabi 11, Najibullah 9)
Mohammad Nabi shows his strength on the off side with a square drive for four off Mahmudullah's final ball of an otherwise tight over. Just enough to keep Afghanistan interested.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"This is tough going for Afghanistan. Bangladesh were not too far off this score at this point, but even though Afghanistan have a powerplay, with five wickets down it will be a tough ask. But they have to learn to bat in these situations, by rotating the strike and knowing when to take on the field."
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Afg 89-5 (need 179 more to win off 132 balls)
Sabbir Rahman is on to bowl for Bangladesh now with his leg breaks - the seventh different bowler used. More tough going for Afghanistan against the slower stuff as the required rate moves above eight-an-over.
Afg 85-5 (target 268)
Back in Australia's capital, Najibullah opens his account with a nice sweep shot off Mahmudullah for a four behind square.
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Adam Mountford
BBC Test Match Special producer in Wellington
On Twitter: Gary Ballance has only been in Wellington for a couple of days but he's obviously making quite an impression #CWC15
England face New Zealand in their next Pool A match on Friday from 01:00 GMT and you can follow every ball here and on Test Match Special.
Afg 78-5 (target 268)
Left-hander Najibullah Zadran is the new man in number seven for Afghanistan. It looks a huge task for them now.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"Samiullah Shenwari did everything he could with a perfectly executed dive. He was running the bat in and he was absolutely horizontal to the ground but he was still two feet short. He is obviously disgusted to be called through for a second run he obviously did not want."
WICKET
Samiullah run out 42 (Afg 78-5)
Here comes the replay and it's not good news for Samiullah as he tries desperately to make his ground coming back for two. But he's short. Shabbir was the man with the throw in from the deep square leg boundary and Mushfiqur whips off the bails on the bounce.
Scorecard
Third umpire
Afg 78-4
Thank you Mark, it's good to see Afghanistan staying in the contest here. Samiullah shows some intent by whipping a half-volley over the infield on the leg side for four off Taksin. But, a couple of balls later there's an appeal for a run out as they try to take a quick two. We're going upstairs for a look.
Afg 73-4 (target 268)
Bangladesh were 101-2 at the halfway point of their innings (but were soon to lose a couple of wickets) - Afghanistan will be a little short of that mark, but make no mistake, they're still in this game. And to describe either their World Cup debut win, or a debut defeat... here's Adam Williams.
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Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special
"Cricket today is being played on very flat pitches. In one-day cricket, you don't want short matches. That's not good for television advertising revenues, and so most one-day cricket is played on shirt-fronts."
Afg 69-4 (Samiullah 35, Nabi 2)
A sub-plot for Bangladesh - with Rubel off the field with a knee injury, he must be some sort of a doubt over whether he can bowl again, having only bowled four of his 10 overs, so Bangladesh may need to dip into their part-timers. For now, they turn back to teenage seamer Taskin Ahmed. Nabi, who favours the pull shot, helps himself to a couple of singles.
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Tim Gavel
BBC Test Match Special
"I haven't seen Manuka Oval look as splendid as this before. There's been a real carnival atmosphere and the improvements that have been made here have really benefited that."
Afg 65-4 (target 268)
Captain Mohammad Nabi is the new batsman, replacing former skipper Nawroz. A large group of the Bangladesh fans may think the game is already won, they're doing a conga around the stands.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"There was nothing wrong with Nawroz Mangal's shot selection. He was slog-sweeping with the spin. The fielder Rubel Hossain seems to have injured himself taking the catch. He was running in and then had to change angles. I think it was when he changed angles that he hurt his knee."
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Ouch!
But the wicket has come at a cost for Bangladesh, as Rubel has injured his knee taking that catch. He's treated by the Tigers physio on the outfield, and when he's helped to his feet, he can only limp off the field.
WICKET
Nawroz Mangal c Rubel b Mahmudullah 27 (Afg 65-4)
As clearly as night follows day, dot balls bring pressure, pressure brings wickets - and ex-captain Nawroz goes on the attack trying to slog-sweep Mahmudullah over mid-wicket - and he's pouched by Rubel Hossain at long leg.
Scorecard
Afg 64-3 (target 268)
After that slightly surprising decision to go to Soumya, Bangladesh bring Shakib back and immediately the shutters have come down again. Samiullah moves to 32 from 63 balls with a single, Nawroz has brought hit strike rate up a little and he has 27 from 56.
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Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special
"I was reading about Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi, and the story of his father being kidnapped. The ransom was $2m, but eventually his father was found and no ransom was paid. It gives you a little window of the things that Afghanistan players have gone through, and continue to go through, as they attempt to forge a career in cricket."
Afg 63-3
In contrast to Soumya's run-filled over, Mahmudullah sends down a maiden over - the only blemish being a leg bye, which does not count against the bowler. 205 needed from 29 overs - who's your money on?
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Canberra
"If you don't mind heights and a rickety staircase, then the TV camera platform at the top of the broadcast box provides a splendid view of the Manuka Oval."
Scorecard update
Afghanistan 62-3 (20 overs)
Batsmen: Nawroz 27*, Samiullah 31*
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Javed Ahmadi 1), 2-2 (Afsar Zazai 1), 3-3 (Asghar Stanikzai 1)
Bowling figures: Mashrafe Mortaza 5-1-10-2, Rubel Hossain 4-0-13-1, Taskin Ahmed 4-0-13-0, Shakib Al Hasan 3-0-10-0, Mahmudullah 2-0-7-0, Soumya Sarkar 1-0-9-0
Bangladesh 267 all out (50 overs) - won toss
Full scorecard
Afg 62-3 (target 268)
Somewhat surprisingly, Shakib's spin is superseded by Soumya Sarkar's seam - and Afghanistan find easier pickings against him, with runs off every ball and a couple of hustled twos making it a profitable over - nine from it, and the Afghan fans are up waving their flags again.
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Mat Jones: Afghanistan with first match nerves. Although 3-3 did not look good.
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Afg 53-3 (Nawroz 22, Samiullah 27)
And if anything, Mahmudullah is even quicker through his over than Shakib. Shouldn't be any over-rate problems here for Bangladesh - the TMS team reckon over-rates were the reason why Afghanistan's opening bowler Shapoor Zadran didn't come back for his last three overs, given that he was pushing off from near the sightscreens. This stand is worth 50.
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Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special
"Fifty up for Afghanistan, and all those earlier statistics about lowest scores in World Cups... they can now throw those out the window!"
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Afg 50-3 (target 268)
Shakib, light on his feet as he runs behind the umpire before he becomes a whirl of arms as he delivers the ball, is quickly through his third over - two singles from it, as Afghanistan reach the landmark of 50. Remember, this is their World Cup debut, so they're breaking new ground with every run.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"This is good cricket. Afghanistan have picked up singles by working the ball to mid-wicket or punching a few up the ground to make it a productive over."
Afg 48-3 (Nawroz 20, Samiullah 24)
It's spin from both ends as off-spinner Mahmudullah enters the fray as Bangladesh's fifth bowler. Some old-school middle-overs accumulation would suit Afghanistan here - and they take four singles from the over. Although they'll have to step it up eventually - the required rate is up to 6.66.
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Masood Masoomi from Herat, Afghanistan: I trust in our Afghan national cricket team and the players, they will try their best to win over Bangladesh. But generally, winning and losing are the two faces of a coin. No matter even if we lose the match, our players are playing in the World Cup that is the great honour for us.
Drinks break
Afg 44-3 (target 268)
Shakib, having just shelled that catch, makes some amends with a tight over of left-arm spin, just two singles from it. Nawroz has 18, Samiullah has 22, the players have a drink, and both sides have a chance to regroup and refocus.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"It was a hard catch for Shakib Al Hasan - it was dipping on him but he seemed to have it covered. There is disappointment as he is the key man for Bangladesh, but it was a tough one. He had to get low."
Dropped catch
Afg 42-3
Suddenly things aren't going Bangladesh's way as Taskin is pulled for four through mid-wicket by Nawroz for his first boundary, and then when Samiullah uppercuts to third man, Shakib dives forward to take the catch, and has the ball in both hands for a good second or two before it slips out like a bar of soap. A potential turning point for Afghanistan?
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"Finally some work for the scorers!"
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Afg 35-3 (target 268)
Shakib Al Hasan was one of a trio of Bangladesh left-arm spinners who operated in tandem (or should that be "in tricycle"?) at the 2007 World Cup when they shocked India to qualify for the Super Eight phase. Of the other two, Mohammad Rafique is long retired while Abdur Razzak is still playing but has not represented the national side since last August. Shakib's first over is a better one for Afghanistan, a couple of singles and a brace of twos from it. Having scored six from his first 32 balls, Nawroz has scored five from his last three!
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Haris Akbar: Can't better the city of poets (Herat), instead I'm emailing you from the rather exotic surrounds of Sunbury-On-Thames. Been up since silly o'clock to cheer the lads on. Whatever the result, the experience will definitely stand the Afghan players in good stead.
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Afg 29-3
Taskin digs one in to Samiullah, he turns his head away from it and the ball appears to fly off his helmet - or was it an edge? - over short fine leg, keeper Mushfiqur Rahim gives chase and dives after it but can't take the catch. The fact that a leg bye isn't signalled shows that the umpire felt there was bat involved. Samiullah has 19 from 34 balls, Nawroz has six from 30.
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"Playing a tournament like this in different venues, not only the pitches, but the outfields too, you have to adjust to that. The Manuka Oval here has fairly long straight boundaries. There's other grounds in this tournament where those dimensions are much shorter."
Afg 25-3 (target 268)
Bangladesh's seamers have been disciplined today, not giving Afghanistan anything loose to hit, and building pressure through dot balls may be the way to go in this situation. A maiden over, and Mortaza has figures of 6-2-10-2.
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Emal Pasarly
BBC Pashto Service in Canberra
"For the first time today, the Bangladesh fans are louder than the Afghanistan ones."
Afg 25-3 (Nawroz 4, Samiullah 17)
Afghanistan's bright red helmets contrast with their royal blue kit, but if it's been a fire-fighting job for Nawroz and Samiullah since they came together, it's one they've done well so far. Nawroz has an all-time ODI strike rate of 81.70 from 34 games before today, but has crept his way to four from 26 balls in Canberra.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Canberra
"If, for whatever reason (for example, food), you have to step away from the action, the roar of the crowd tells you what's happening. Slight cheer - Afghanistan runs. Ooohs and aaahs - bat beaten. Loud noise, quickly cut short - unsuccessful appeal, half-chance. Bedlam - a wicket."
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Afghanistan 24-3 (10 overs)
Batsmen: Nawroz 4*, Samiullah 15*
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Javed Ahmadi 1), 2-2 (Afsar Zazai 1), 3-3 (Asghar Stanikzai 1)
Bowling figures: Mashrafe Mortaza 5-1-10-2, Rubel Hossain 4-0-13-1, Taskin Ahmed 1-0-1-0
Bangladesh 267 all out (50 overs) - won toss
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Afg 24-3 (target 268)
Captain Mashrafe Mortaza has changed ends - and concedes the first boundary of the innings as Samiullah lifts a four over the ring of cover fielders. It's safety first from Afghanistan, and the powerplay overs end with Mortaza on 2-10 from five overs.
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Ashik Mahmud: I know anything is possible in cricket. But I firmly believe we've already bagged this match. Pointless game from here on.
Afg 19-3 (Nawroz 4, Samiullah 11)
Bangladesh make their first bowling change but it's one right-arm seamer for another as Taskin Ahmed, one of only two teenagers at this tournament, is into the attack. (The other is Usman Ghani, who's in Afghanistan's squad but is carrying the drinks today). A good start by the youngster, who was born less than a year before the 1996 World Cup.
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"When you bowl on a good length, quality batsmen struggle to make that decision. When you hesitate to commit to a stroke, that opens the door to the bowlers and it comes with experience. This is a tall task now for Afghanistan as their highest chase is 274 against the UAE."
Afg 18-3 (target 268)
Rubel has been the king of the slingers early on here, but strays a bit towards the end of his over as a bouncer is ruled to be an aerial wide, while Samiullah helps another loose delivery through the covers for a couple.
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Rafiq Rahmany in Herat, Afghanistan: As an Afghan, I am so proud of my lads in World Cup, results means nothing me whatsoever and I am just enjoying being part of World Cup. I am sure more glories will come when I compare the history of Afghanistan cricket with the big guys.
Great to hear from you, Rafiq. Any more Afghanistan fans out there?
Afg 13-3 (Nawroz 3, Samiullah 7)
A rebuilding job is under way here - I think that's where 50-over cricket outpoints Twenty20 as Afghanistan have time here, if they bat sensibly, to dig themselves out of this hole. If this were T20, the game would be over already.
Nawroz has worked his way to a Boycottesque three runs from 18 balls. (Or, given that this is Afghanistan's World Cup debut, those of you who remember the first game of the 1975 tournament might say... Gavaskaresque?).
Afg 12-3 (target 268)
Samiullah pushes Rubel for a couple of twos, and Afghanistan are into double figures.
If you're being pessimistic, their first target will be to overhaul the lowest ever World Cup score - Canada's 36 all out against Sri Lanka in Paarl in 2003.
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Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special
"Rubel is bowling from the Cathedral End, although it's not strictly the Cathedral End, as there's a petrol station behind there. But the Shell end doesn't sound quite as good."
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Afg 8-3 (Nawroz 2, Samiullah 3)
Not much foot movement from Afghanistan's batsmen, they look a little rabbit-in-headlights after being caught cold by Bangladesh.
If you're just waking up - firstly, where have you been? Secondly, you've missed an interesting game so far, as Afghanistan started and finished well when Bangladesh batted, but have left themselves an uphill struggle after losing a wicket in each of the first three overs.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"I really thought that Afghanistan would knuckle down and get on with this. They may still do, but two of their players with the most solid techniques are already back in the pavilion."
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Afg 6-3 (target 268)
Those three slips are joined by a helmeted short leg as Rubel, very much a fast bowler of the "slinger" variety, begins his second over. Nawroz adds a single, bringing new batsman Samiullah Shenwari on strike. Having been taken out of the attack for running on the wicket, he'll certainly want to make up for that... He works a two off his legs.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"Mahmudullah with the catch. It was low, I think it squirmed out of his fingers at first grab, but then he managed to hold on with a bit of a roll. That's real trouble now for Afghanistan."
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Asghar Stanikzai c Mahmudullah b Mortaza 1 (Afg 3-3)
And another one falls - Asghar Stanikzai, tantalised by a good over of line and length from Mortaza, hangs his bat out at the last ball and edges to first slip, who grabs it at the second or third attempt. Afghanistan are reeling at 3-3, or as they say in Australia...
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"Afghanistan do bat deep. They all fancy their chances with the bat and even numbers eight, nine and 10 can play a decent hand."
Afg 3-2 (target 268)
Bangladesh post three slips for Ashar Stanikzai, and he manages to guide his first ball between the keeper and first slip for a single. That brings former captain Nawroz Mangal - who came in at the fall of the first wicket but hadn't faced yet - on strike, and he sees off the over.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"Consultation there when he was on his way and the non-striker called him back and said let's think about using the review. It's the first time Afghanistan have played in a game using the review system. But, then it looked like Zazai said I think it was hitting, so he made the decision himself and decided not to use up the referral."
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Afsar Zazai lbw b Rubel 1 (Afg 2-2)
Now Rubel Hossain has a wicket first ball - slinging the ball in and getting it to cut back at Afsar Zazai, he's hit on the knee-roll and umpire Davis is quick to lift the finger. Afghanistan are 2-2 - or as the Aussie commentators would say it, 2-2. The ball-tracker shows the ball just clipping the top of off stump - it would have been an "umpire's call" had Afsar reviewed it, so he'd have lost the review.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"It was a leading edge. He was trying to play it away on the on side, closed the face of the bat too soon and popped the ball in the air."
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Javed Ahmadi c & b Mortaza 1 (Afg 2-1)
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza strikes in the first over as Javed Ahmadi tries to work him to leg and pops a leading edge into the air for the grateful bowler to catch. He and fellow right-hander Afsar Zazai both looked a bit nervy about getting off the mark - understandable in their first World Cup innings.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"Like many teams, the Afghan batting order has been built around staggering the stroke players and those who compile an innings. Javed Ahmadi is more the stroke maker and Afsar Zazai more an accumulator. But Afghanistan's problem in the past has been too many shots too often."
Javed Ahmadi - the Afghan Glenn Maxwell?
Afghanistan coach Andy Moles places great faith in Javed Ahmadi, likening the 23-year-old opening batsman and occasional off-spinner to Australia's Glenn Maxwell.
Ahmadi, who grew up in a refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, moved to Afghanistan as a 15-year-old and has played in 17 ODIs since his debut in 2010.
"He opens the batting, he is very positive, hits the ball and wants to take the game to the opposition, bowls good off-spinners and is a good fielder, so he's always in the game," Moles said.
"He's probably a bit like Maxwell to a certain degree - he bowls off-spin and gives it a whack, and he always plays with a smile on his face. He's a good character."
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If you're only halfway through your breakfast, get ready - Afghanistan are about to begin their innings. Javed Ahmadi and Afsar Zazai are their opening pair, and Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza gives himself the first over.
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England captain Eoin Morgan on TMS, on James Taylor's best position in the batting line-up:
"He has batted at three a lot for us this tour, and in Sri Lanka, but I still don't think it is his best position. I think five or six is his best position. He will stay there - to have someone who scores the volume of runs at the rate he does is very valuable in the middle order."
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England captain Eoin Morgan on TMS, on not captaining England against Ireland in May when he will be playing in the Indian Premier League:
"The chairman of selectors and the director of cricket have allowed the guys who have got picked up in the IPL, or went into the auction, to miss that Ireland game in order to expose themselves to opportunities in the IPL and learn more about their game."
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Canberra
"An innings of three halves, if you will. Afghanistan started and finished well, only slightly losing their way in mid-innings when Shakib and Mushfiqur rebuilt, then accelerated. On a slow pitch that 268 is within reach, but Afghanistan will have to bat very well to mark their World Cup debut with a win."
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England captain Eoin Morgan on TMS, on his recent run of poor form:
"I don't understand it. I've done the same things that I've been doing since the start of the tour and I started the tour with a hundred. That's only five games ago."
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BBC Radio Test Match Special
Plenty to listen to on TMS during the interval - you can hear from England captain Eoin Morgan who's spoken to BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew following their arrival in Wellington.
They'll also be hearing from Sarah Taylor from the England women's team, Notts stalwart Paul Franks who's now part of the UAE coaching staff, and Afghanistan coach Andy Moles who's spoken to our man Stephan Shemilt about life with Afghanistan, this exciting newcomer on the world stage.
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Shohidur Rahman: Worried that 268 isn't going be enough to beat Afghanistan.
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So, a good comeback by Afghanistan at the end there - Bangladesh's innings was built around that one partnership from Shakib and Mushfiaur.
A look at the bowling figures still leaves a slight curiosity or two - in that Mirwais Ashraf, who took 2-32 from nine, wasn't recalled for his final over, and that Shapoor Zadran only bowled seven overs, despite taking 2-20.
End of innings scorecard
Bangladesh 267 (50 overs) after winning toss
Batsman: Rubel Hossain 0*
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Tamim 19), 2-52 (Anamul 29), 3-102 (Soumya 28), 4-119 (Mahmudullah 23), 5-233 (Shakib 63), 6-241 (Sabbir 3), 7-247 (Mushfiqur 71), 8-263 (Mominul 3) 9-263 (Mashrafe 14), 10-267 (Taskin 1)
Bowling figures: Hamid Hassan 10-0-61-2, Shapoor Zadran 7-1-20-2, Aftab Alam 9-0-55-2, Mirwais Ashraf 9-3-32-2, Mohammad Nabi 9-0-58-1, Javed Ahmadi 4.5-0-32-0, Samiullah Shenwari 1.1-0-2-0
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"This is exactly what Afghanistan would have wanted, it will be a huge boost to them to bowl a team out."
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Taskin b Aftab 1 (Ban 267 all out)
Taskin is bowled swinging at the last ball of the innings, having scrambled a couple of byes from the previous deliveries, and Afghanistan will need to score 268 to win their World Cup debut match, having taken the last five wickets for 26 runs.
Appeal - not out
Ban 264-9
So, the last pair together, Rubel Hossain and Taskin Ahmed. Taskin pokes a single, Rubel is hit in front but it looked to be going down leg. Dot ball.
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Mortaza b Aftab 14 (Ban 263-9)
Mortaza goes for the big one and loses his middle stump, it's Aftab's turn for a maiden World Cup wicket, Afghanistan are going well at the end here and they have two new batsmen in, neither of whom have faced a ball.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"It's been excellent work from the wicketkeeper today. He's taken two fantastic catches early on. Now in the field when the batsmen took him on he's hit the stumps, dead aim, which can be quite hard to do at times."
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Mominul Haque run out (Afsar) 3 (Ban 263-8)
More great work from keeper Afsar Zazai, who's taken two super catches already, removes Mominul when Bangladesh try to scramble a bye off the last ball of the penultimate over to get Mortaza on strike. Afsar's underarm throw means it's another new batsman to come in for the last over.
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Third umpire
Ban 257-7
Not for the first time today, umpire Joel Wilson refers a run-out to the third umpire when the batsman in question was nearly past the stumps. Not even close. Tick, tock, goes the clock...
Ban 256-7 (Mortaza 10, Mominul 1)
Lightning doesn't strike twice for Nabi as another full toss is blasted for four by his fellow skipper Mortaza, who tucks into another bad ball for four more. He's been joined at the crease by Mominul Haque.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"It's an absolutely excellent innings. He's come in at an awkward time for his side and scored at almost a run-a-ball. He'll be disappointed to get out in the way he has from a full toss, but it was a well taken catch too."
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Mushfiqur c Samiullah b Nabi 71 (Ban 247-7)
Now it's Mushfiqur's turn to perish as a slightly ropey full toss from Nabi is hit straight down deep square leg's throat. A first World Cup wicket for the skipper, and a good comeback the ball after he had drifted one down the leg side and been paddle-swept for four.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"Afghanistan are doing a great job here at keeping Bangladesh in check after that partnership. I wasn't sure they'd have too much in their death bowling."
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Ban 242-6
Captain Mashrafe Mortaza is off the mark with a single.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"Great delivery. He's got some movement there and banged it in to the pitch. Batsman hasn't moved his feet there and he's done him with a bit of pace and the ball nipping back in. Good to see Hamid Hassan getting reward late on in the innings for his efforts."
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Sabbir b Hamid Hassan 3 (Ban 241-6)
The boundary drought continues, and having kept Bangladesh to singles for a while, the pressure tells as the unconvincing Sabbir Rahman is stuck on the crease and bowled by the delighted Hamid.
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Ban 238-5
It's still captain Nabi bowling off-spin - I have to say I'm surprised, as impressive paceman Shapoor Zadran has an excellent 2-20 from seven overs, and he won't be able to complete his spell now - and he rattles through another over for the cost of five singles.
Ban 233-5 (Mushfiqur 62, Sabbir 0)
Sabbir Rahman is the new batsman, It can't be easy when you come in at this stage of the innings, facing a rampaging paceman charging in (wearing a headband), and you're under pressure to keep the scoring rate up. Sabbir can't get his first two deliveries away, and Hamid has 1-51 from eight overs.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"It's always a tough one when you lose wickets when you're the sort of batsman Shakib is. Bangladesh will want to ensure they kick on and keep this momentum going."
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Shakib b Hamid Hassan 63 (Ban 233-5)
But Shakib's innings ends in anti-climax as he aims another legside heave and drags the ball onto his stumps, via his pad. Hamid Hassan has his first World Cup wicket, but it ends a stand which has put Bangladesh firmly back into this game.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"This is exactly what the crowd have been looking forward to. The chance to see a big player play his full range of shots."
Ban 233-4
Shakib stands and delivers, whacking a full toss from Hamid Hassan over mid-off for four, before hooking a bouncer for six over long leg. The crowd are absolutely loving this.
Ban 223-4 (Shakib 53, Mushfiqur 62)
Mohammad Nabi's off-spin may help Afghanistan's over-rate, while he's also trying to put the brakes on Bangladesh. But after restricting them to singles off the first four deliveries, Mushfiqur has room to rock back and unleash one of his favourite cut shots for four to bring up the century stand.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"A competitive total is not guaranteed from here by any means as the seam bowlers aren't easy to score against and they will bowl a fair few of the remaining overs."
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Shakib 50
Ban 213-4
Send for the Headband! Pace bowler Hamid Hassan is recalled, he has four overs left so can finish his spell from this end if required. As we mentioned earlier, Hamid may be a big fan of the movie Rambo, but it's first blood to Shakib Al Hasan in this Hassan v Hasan showdown as the left-hander reaches his 27th ODI fifty from 43 balls with a single. The big paceman gives it everything, but Mushfiqur is on top form, digging out a yorker and scampering a single. This stand is worth 94.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Mushfiqur Rahim's half century is Bangladesh's fastest World Cup 50 beating Shakib Al Hasan's 47 balls v India in 2011."
Mushfiqur 50
Ban 209-4 (Shakib 49, Mushfiqur 52)
This has been an excellent innings from Mushfiqur Rahim, who remains Test captain despite no longer leading the one-day side, and he reaches his 19th ODI fifty from 41 balls with another hard-run two. Afghanistan's fielding is starting to get a little scrappy at times. Time to bring back their main bowlers?
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"Brilliant. Mushfiqur is a brilliant cricketer and he's made that transition from bright and attractive cameo 30s and 40s to impressive 50s and 100s. I'm not suggesting he'll do that today, but he's illustrating the ability he has."
Ban 204-4
Powerplay over, Afghanistan can post another fielder back on the boundary, but Mushfiqur now goes aerial, lfifting Aftab for six over mid-wicket into a group of delighted flag-waving Bangladesh fans.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Canberra
"It's El Scorchio in Canberra, to the extent that plenty are sheltering under umbrellas. Those umbrellas then are an extra implement to wave around when a moment of excitement - usually a Bangladesh boundary - happens. I can hear whistles, horns and drums, on the way to a full band. In my experience, you can also use an umbrella as a guitar, right?"
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"It's been a long time since I've seen a powerplay actually work for the batting side. They've got it absolutely right Bangladesh, it's got them back on course and now they can start to think of a score between 260 and 280."
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Bangladesh 194-4 (40 overs) after winning toss
Batsmen: Shakib 46*, Mushfiqur 40*
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Tamim 19), 2-52 (Anamul 29), 3-102 (Soumya 28), 4-119 (Mahmudullah 23)
Bowling figures: Hamid Hassan 6-0-37-0, Shapoor Zadran 7-1-20-2, Aftab Alam 7-0-44-0, Mirwais Ashraf 9-3-32-2, Mohammad Nabi 5-0-24-0, Javed Ahmadi 4.5-0-32-0, Samiullah Shenwari 1.1-0-2-0
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Ban 194-4
Captain Mohammad Nabi still has to get through one more powerplay over, wiht only three men permitted outside the 30-yard circle - so takes on the responsibility himself. But it's more of the same from Bangladesh's fifth-wicket pair as they find the gaps well, taking eight from the over - and 48 from the powerplay.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"You hear a lot of bowlers these days complaining that they can only have three men on the boundary. They say it's obvious when you set your field what the game plan's going to be, but I'm not sure you can say that here with how Aftab is bowling."
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Ban 186-4 (Shakib 39, Mushfiqur 39)
Afghanistan persist with Aftab, who's been a little expensive in this powerplay, but it nearly produces a wicket as Shakib pushes a quick single and Shapoor Zadran's throw only just misses the stumps, when a direct hit would have run him out. Reprieved, Shakib - number one in the ICC's all-rounder rankings - smacks Aftab for back-to-back boundaries.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Shakib and Mushfiqur now have 11 ODI partnerships over 50, the most for Bangladesh. Second are Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah on nine."
Ban 175-4
The Bangladesh fans are loving this as Shakib square-drives, Najibullah Zadran scurries after it and they have time to run three which brings up the fifty partnership. Mushfiqur unleashes another cover-driven four, and for the first time today, the Tigers finally seem to have some momentum.
How's stat?
When Shakib Al Hasan reached 25 in that over, he became the first Bangladeshi to reach 4,000 ODI runs. Tamim Iqbal needs another 10 to join him following his 19 earlier today.
Ban 165-4 (Shakib 25, Mushfiqur 32)
It's going to be Aftab Alam to share bowling duties in this powerplay, and he's a little off target as he serves up a waist-high full toss to Mushfiqur, which the right-hander can still swat for two wide of mid-on. Meanwhile, Shakib glances an attempted yorker for four to deep backward square leg. This stand is worth 46.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Canberra
"You know what we don't have enough of at cricket in the UK? Flag processions."
Powerplay
Ban 156-4
Batting powerplay time, and Hamid Hassan (he of headband fame) returns at the Swimming Pool End. While Mushfiqur might have to work hard to keep his head above water except in the shallow end, the little Bangladesh keeper shows his batting has unexpected depths as he effortlessly uppercuts Hamid for two over the keeper, before whacking a four through mid-wicket. He has 27 from 24 balls, while Shakib has 21 from 24.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"Bangladesh will be happy with this momentum here. The powerplay is going to be vital for them. They'll want to get the run rate moving up towards six-an-over."
Ban 146-4
Bangladesh need boundaries - and Mushfiqur, who'll take on anything with too much width outside off, obliges with a lofted cover drive for four. Part-time spinner Javed has been expensive for Afghanistan, and I wonder if that's the last we see of him in the attack.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"It's not exactly ideal going for Bangladesh so far. You would have thought on a track like this they'd be going between four and five-an-over at this stage. They need to find a way of getting to 240 to 250."
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Ban 138-4 (Shakib 17, Mushfiqur 13)
Shapoor Zadran takes a rest with figures of 2-20 from seven overs, and Afghanistan are ringing the changes as it's back to the right-arm seam of Aftab Alam, who sends down a couple of legside wides but otherwise restricts the Bangladesh pair to singles.
As we've not seen Afghanistan in an ODI before, it'll be interesting to see who they ask to bowl in the batting powerplay, which is imminent.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"Afghanistan have been playing out of their skin and it's now left down to two experienced Bangladesh players to try and get something on the board for them as so far, they haven't delivered."
Ban 133-4
Fellow spinner Javed Ahmadi will finish Samiullah Shenwari's over - and he does so at the cost of three singles.
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Az Mamz: All Bangladeshi batsman are looking for shots instead of taking singles. When they will learn?
Ban 130-4
It sounds a cracking atmosphere at the Manuka Oval in Canberra - the drums, horns, chanting and cheering make it sound like it could be a home game for Bangladesh, but there's plenty of support for Afghanistan too. Play resumes with Samiullah, who bowls one ball which Shakib knocks for a single - and then Samiullah takes his cap and walks away.
We certainly noticed last over that he had been warned for running on the protected area of the pitch - but we only saw one warning, when normally you get a first warning, a final warning, and then you're off. Maybe we missed one - but Shenwari is out of the attack.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"I have to say there's a great deal of commitment and dedication to travelling this distance for this game. I reckon more than 50% of the crowd are wearing replica shirts of either Bangladesh or Afghanistan."
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Ban 129-4 (Shakib 13, Mushfiqur 9)
Mushfiqur shows Shapoor a nice straight bat, he's dug Bangladesh out of trouble in Test cricket a few times, where he's often batted as high as number four, but with only 18 overs left after this one, he's not really got the time to play himself in cautiously... The shackles are finally broken as a square drive flies backward of point for four - Shapoor's 40th delivery, and the first boundary off him. Time for drinks.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"All of the Afghanistan players like to think they can bat. They're all quite flamboyant and I'll tell you, it won't be as disciplined as this bowling effort has been so far."
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Ban 123-4
Afghanistan turn to their seventh bowler - leg-spinner Samiullah Shenwari, who's one of the survivors from the start of Afghanistan's World Cup adventure when they played Japan in a World Cricket League Division 5 match in Jersey in 2008. Their trophy for winning that tournament was presented by TMS's very own Geoffrey Boycott, who might approve of Shenwari's tidy over, which only yields one single. But at the end of the over, Shenwari gets an official warning for running on the pitch from umpire Davis.
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Scotty Reynolds: Cyclone Marcia is threatening to wash out the Aus/Ban game so if Ban get the points here, they could be in a good position.
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Bangladesh 122-4 (30 overs) after winning toss
Batsmen: Shakib 13*, Mushfiqur 3*
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Tamim 19), 2-52 (Anamul 29), 3-102 (Soumya 28), 4-119 (Mahmudullah 23)
Bowling figures: Hamid Hassan 4-0-17-0, Shapoor Zadran 6-1-14-2, Aftab Alam 4-0-19-0, Mirwais Ashraf 9-3-32-2, Mohammad Nabi 4-0-16-0, Javed Ahmadi 3-0-21-0
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Ban 122-4
The diminutive wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim is the new batsman, he's tested by a bouncer from Shapoor but then gets off the mark with a wristy two to deep square leg. Bangladesh are in danger of posting a rather below-par score here - their current scoring rate would only get them to 200. Shapoor has 2-14 from six.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"Fantastic hands from the wicketkeeper once again. He's got some great pedigree and shown some real skill with both of his catches. The two opening Afghanistan opening bowlers have become real cult figures in the country and all the youngsters who are fast bowlers either have long flowing hair or headbands in tribute."
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Mahmudullah c Afsar b Shapoor Zadran 23 (Ban 119-4)
A tentative edge from Mahmudullah brings another good diving catch from keeper Afsar Zazai, this time to his right - and the delighted Shapoor has his second wicket.
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Ban 119-3 (Mahmudullah 23, Shakib 13)
Even a soft tiger toy, clutched by a Bangladesh fan in the crowd, seems to have its head bowed a little, as if to reflect the Tigers' slightly underwhelming innings. But Shakib waits for a loose delivery from Javed and gives himself room to flay it over mid-wicket for four. He looks like one of those spinners who'll often serve up a four-ball per over.
Appeal - not out
Ban 111-3 (Shapoor 5-1-11-1)
Big appeal from Shapoor as he fires one into Mahmudullah's front pad, but bowling round the wicket in the manner of the great Wasim Akram, the left-armer needed that one to straighten more than it does. When Mahmudullah fishes and misses, Nabi posts a slip - and then a leg slip for the left-handed Shakib, who has a little word with the umpires, who seem happy that the square leg fielder is in front of square (as three men behind square on the leg side would mean a no-ball). Shakib's not happy, but Shapoor has a marvellous 1-11 from five.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Canberra
"I'm told that there's a big Bangladeshi community in Sydney, a three-hour drive from here, which goes some way to explaining the partisan crowd. However, through disciplined bowling and regular wickets, you feel it is Afghanistan that are on top. But, on a slowish pitch, chasing might be tricky."
Ban 109-3 (Mahmudullah 21, Shakib 5)
Afghanistan keep Mirwais Ashraf's last over up their sleeves and turn back to bearded off-spinner Javed Ahmadi, who went for 10 off his first over. There's a touch of the Graeme Swanns about his bowling action, and he'll be fairly happy with three singles from the over.
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Emal Pasarly
BBC Pashto Service in Canberra
"Mirwais Ashraf recently lost his father - who was a big supporter of his cricket. But his son is shining today."
Ban 106-3
Big cheers for Shakib Al Hasan, the lynchpin of Bangladesh's batting order. Shapoor switches to bowling over the wicket, but gets his line wrong and it's a legside freebie for Shakib who helps it away for four.
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"Fast and straight, he was bowling shorter to the left-hander, so I wouldn't mind another look at this. That was clipping leg stump at least and was hitting above the knee roll on the pads. It was a neat innings from Soumya, so another big wicket for Afghanistan to take."
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Soumya lbw b Shapoor Zadran 28 (Ban 102-3)
Thanks, Adam - Afghanistan turn back to their opening bowler Shapoor Zadran, and it works a treat as he traps Soumya lbw. Charging in round the wicket, the left-arm quick spears one into the left-hander's pads, and having used up that review earlier, there's nothing Bangladesh can do. Even if they had, the ball-tracker shows the ball clattering into leg stump.
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Ban 101-2 (Soumya 28, Mahmudullah 18)
So, a sign of a counter-attack here from Bangladesh as they look to get the run rate up. More sloppy fielding from Afghanistan as Hamid Hassan makes a real mess of an attempt to dive on one at mod-off, but goes feet first and misses it. Soumya then brings up the 100 to huge cheers as he flicks one for four off his legs to fine leg. As we reach the halfway mark of the innings, time for me to leave you in the hands of Mark Mitchener.
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"If Bangladesh had attacked Mirwais Ashraf earlier, Nabi would have had to change his bowlers around. Soumya gave himself room there."
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Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special
"You just felt the pressure was building before that six, and it came out in force for Bangladesh."
Six from Soumya
Ban 93-2
First maximum of the match as the left-handed Soumya dances down the pitch and clubs Mirwais over long-on for six.
Ban 86-2 (Soumya 17, Mahmudullah 14)
New bowler on for Afghanistan in Javed Ahmadi. A sloppy start with his off breaks as the left-handed Soumya takes advantage of a rare loose ball to pull it away for four. Bit of a platform building here for Bangladesh with the partnership reaching 34.
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"Afghanistan have done well here, while Bangladesh have brought pressure on by trying not to lose wickets. Six an over from here will take Bangladesh to about 240, and that won't be enough."
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Ban 76-2 (Mirwais 8-3-17-2)
Mirwais Ashraf is a relative old hand for Afghanistan in ICC events. He was part of the squad for the 2012 and 2014 World Twenty20 tournaments. He ran out David Hussey against Australia in the 2012 tournament in Sri Lanka. Back in Canberra, he reels off his third maiden of the day.
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Mir, London: Can't say I'm disappointed at that dismissal. Tamim was very conservative and slow. They need to know 300 is par score. Very nerve wrecking as a Bangladeshi.
Ban 76-2 (Soumya 11, Mahmudullah 10)
Bangladesh, who have not played international cricket since completing a 5-0 ODI series whitewash of Zimbabwe on 1 December, lost both their warm-up matches ahead of today's game. They performed creditably in the three-wicket defeat to Pakistan in Sydney on 9 February, with Tamin Iqbal and Mahmudullah both hitting half-centuries, but limped to defeat against associate side Ireland three days later. Mohammad Nabi comes back on to bowl his off breaks for just four singles added.
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Ben Thapa: Ireland-Afghanistan is a Test series I look forward to seeing in future. Perhaps squeeze some ODIs against an Associate West Indies side?
Ban 72-2 (Mirwais 7-2-17-2)
The Darren Stevens-esque Mirwais Ashraf continues his economical display. He's worked his way through seven overs for very little and claimed the scalps of both Bangladesh openers if you've just joined us. Bangladesh yet to really capitalise on their decision to bat first.
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Bangladesh 67-2 (20 overs) after winning toss
Batsmen: Soumya 8*, Mahmudullah 6*
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Tamim 19), 2-52 (Anamul 29)
Bowling figures: Hamid Hassan 4-0-17-0, Shapoor Zadran 3-1-4-0, Aftab Alam 4-0-19-0, Mirwais Ashraf 6-2-13-2, Mohammad Nabi 3-0-12-0
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Ban 67-2 (Soumya 8, Mahmudullah 6)
Bangladesh hoping to get this score ticking along and Aftab Alam strays off line a touch as Mahmudullah clips one off his legs for three.
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Emal Pasarly
BBC Pashto Service in Canberra
"It's hard to be impartial when a friend and a man who was born in the same place as me takes wickets on the world stage."
Ban 61-2 (Soumya 6, Mahmudullah 2)
First real runs of note for some while for Bangladesh as the left-handed Soumya whips one through the leg side for four. Run rate still only just above three-an-over.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Canberra
"In case you were wondering why it's being referred to as the Swimming Pool End, this is as seen from the back of the press box. To give you an idea of the good nature of the atmosphere inside the ground, Bangladesh fans were still waving their flags as Afghanistan celebrated their first wicket. That was one of the catches of the tournament so far from Afsar Zazai."
Ban 56-2 (Soumya 1, Mahmudullah 2)
Aftab Alam comes back on to bowl in place of his captain Mohammad Nabi. He's impressed on Afghanistan's World Cup warm-up tour of Australia and New Zealand, snaring 4-41 against the Australian Capital Territory team on this ground. A tidy return with just two off his comeback over as Bangladesh continue to be becalmed.
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Ban 54-2 (Mirwais 5-2-8-2)
The right-handed Mahmudullah is the new man in at four for Bangladesh, who need to rebuild a touch here. Mirwais's figures are looking more than impressive at this stage.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"It looked like it was 50-50 on impact, and whether it was hitting the top of the stumps, but on the very first replay I thought it looked high. I'm not being disrespectful to people lacking in height, but Anamul Haque is only 5ft 7ins and it hit him above the knee-roll, maybe that's why it looked high. Good decision - I'm pleased for Steve Davis as if you make a couple of questionable decisions early on, you can have a horrible tournament."
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Anamul lbw b Mirwais 29 (Ban 52-2)
Here comes the review and there's no sign of bat on ball. Replays show the ball was clipping the top of middle and off on "umpire's call" so the decision stands and Afghanistan have two quick wickets.
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Umpire review
Ban 52-1
Big appeal for leg before from Mirwais against the right-handed Anamul. Given out by umpire Steve Davis. Immediately calls for a review despite the Afghanistan celebrations.
Ban 52-1 (Anamul 29, Soumya 0)
Anamul Haque brings up the 50 for Bangladesh as he cuts Mohammad Nabi behind square for four. Still plenty of noise from the Bangladesh contingent despite that loss of Tamim Iqbal.
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Emal Pasarly
BBC Pashto Service in Canberra
"Bangladesh playing slowly. Some Afghanistan fans may even not know all the rules of cricket but it doesn't seem to be stopping them enjoying it."
Ban 47-1 (Anmul 24, Soumya 0)
A wicket maiden from Mirwais Ashraf as the new man Soumya Sarkar comes in at number three.
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Tamim Iqbal c Afsar b Mirwais (Ban 47-1)
And there's the breakthrough Afghanistan have deserved and it's a cracking catch from wicketkeeper Afsar Zazai. Tamim tries to open the face and run it down to third man, but Afsar, diving full length to his left, plucks this one out one-handed.
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Emal Pasarly
BBC Pashto Service in Canberra
"Afghan supporters are cheering every ball. But there's a long way to go Supporters of Bangladesh are outnumbering Afghans now but as one Afghanistan fan said, 'they can't beat us in enthusiasm'."
Ban 47-0 (Tamim 19, Anamul 24)
Mohammad Nabi concedes just four singles from his second over from "The Swimming Pool End" of the ground. More watchful stuff from the Bangladesh openers who refuse to take the plunge just yet.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"If the umpire thinks you're going to appeal and shout for everything, he's going to switch off a little bit after a while. I'm a bit concerned about Bangladesh's approach, they're batting very conservatively. A bit like South Africa did against Zimbabwe - the 'favoured nation' desperate to avoid a slip-up."
Ban 43-0 (Tamim 17, Anamul 22)
First hint of some pressure to up the run rate on these Bangladesh openers as Tamim and Anamul almost get in trouble taking a quick single. Throw comes in as Tamim turns back, he's a couple of yards short, even with a dive. But, it misses the stumps and they eventually get the single from an overthrow.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Canberra
"The queue to get inside the Manuka Oval, some 20 minutes after the start of play. There are still plenty of empty seats in Canberra."
Ban 41-0 (Tamim 16, Anamul 21)
Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi brings himself on to bowl with his off breaks. Stays down leg side with a wide, but a neat start apart from that.
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Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special
"Mirwais Ashraf is a little follicley challenged and has a touch of Kent seamer Darren Stevens about him. His action's quite similar, though he's a bit open-chested and has a bit of inswing."
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Ban 38-0 (Ban won toss)
Mirwais Ashraf trundles in and bowls some neat line and length that proves difficult to get away. Tidy maiden over.
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Bangladesh 38-0 (10 overs) after winning toss
Batsmen: Tamim 15*, Anamul 20*
Bowling figures: Hamid Hassan 4-0-17-0, Shapoor Zadran 3-1-4-0, Aftab Alam 2-0-11-0, Mirwais Ashraf 1-0-4-0
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Ban 38-0 (Tamim 15, Anamul 20)
Anamul short-arm jabs one for four with a pull shot from the first ball of Aftab's second over. Shows his strength on the off side two balls later with a cut shot for four more. End of the mandatory powerplay.
Ban 28-0 (Tamim 15, Anamul 10)
Double bowling change for Afghanistan and it's the right-arm medium pace of Mirwais Ashraf on for Hamid Hassan. Tamim picks up three runs from his opening ball with a flick in to the leg side.
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Ban 24-0 (Tamim 12, Anamul 9)
Change of bowling for Afghanistan and the right-arm seam of Aftab Alam comes in to the attack. Just one run off his opening over. Word is the match is a sell out and 500 tickets were put on late release before the gates opened earlier. More than 7,000 tickets for the match were sold outside of Canberra, suggesting a lot of travelling support. Those already in the ground are certainly making themselves heard.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"The ball's coming through well, we saw the opening bowler Shapoor Zadran getting some carry. I like what Afghanistan are doing, they are just nibbling in the right areas at the moment."
Ban 23-0 (Ban won toss)
Anamul Haque picks up a first boundary with a fine leg glance to the fence as Hamid Hassan strays off his line. Some nice bounce and carry in the rest of the over though from the right-armer.
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"It's a beautiful day, and it looks like a 300-plus wicket. Bangladesh need to keep the new ball out, as there will be opportunities later on."
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Ban 19-0 (Tamim 11, Anamul 5)
Shapoor Zadran is in to a third over of this impressive opening spell. The 27-year-old started his cricket career in Peshawar and originally held hopes of playing for Pakistan. He was convinced to try out for Afghanistan after former Pakistan bowler Iqbal Sikander started coaching the team. It's a tidy maiden from Shapoor, but still no breakthrough for his side.
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"I don't mind Hamid Hassan bowling like that. You have to attack with the new ball. Being driven is the risk you have to take. A good length will be difficult to score off, but you won't pick up wickets bowling there."
Ban 19-0 (Tamim 11, Anamul 5)
Some more facts for you about the headband-wearing Hamid Hassan - he once hit Monty Panesar on his head while acting as an England net bowler at Lord's with the MCC Young Cricketers. No such short stuff here as Tamim drills an over-pitched delivery for another four through the covers.
Ban 13-0 (Tamim 6, Anamul 5)
Some impressive stuff early on from these two Afghanistan bowlers. Shapoor finds some lively bounce to Anamul as one hits the seam and opens up the right-hander. Bit of sloppiness in the field from Afghanistan gives away an overthrow from the final ball of the over.
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Ban 10-0 (Tamim 6, Anamul 2)
Hamid Hassan is driven handsomely through the covers by the left-handed Tamim Iqbal for four for the first boundary of the day. There's a huge appeal for caught behind as Tamim swings and misses in a bid to repeat the stroke. Afghanistan think about a review, but take too long and umpire Steve Davis says "time's up". Replays on snicko show they may well have been the faintest of outside edges.
Ban 4-0 (Tamim 0, Anamul 2)
Shapoor Zadran shares the new ball with Hamid Hassan. A tall left-arm seam bowler with hair down to his shoulders runs in to the sound horns and drums beating in the crowd. Word is this match is set to be close to a sell out once everyone gets in. A tidy start with just two runs from the over.
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"You have to make the new ball count in the first 10 overs. If you're getting any swing, it will be then, and if you pick up early wickets you can take control of the innings."
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Ban 2-0 (Ban won toss)
Hamid Hassan sports a headband of the national flag's colours as he bustles in right-arm over the wicket. A colleague of ours who once worked for the ICC and has followed Afghanistan's journey closely in recent years tells us his hero is Andrew Flintoff and his favourite film character is Rocky. He starts with a wide before Anamul Haque tucks one of his legs for a single.
Let's play
So the razzmatazz of the pre-match music and drums is done and Bangladesh openers Anamul Haque and Tamim Iqbal are out in the middle.
They'll be facing Afghanistan fast bowler Hamid Hassan first up from the Cathedral End. Here we go.
Bangladesh - favourites for once
Bangladesh, who have won just eight of the 26 matches they have played in their previous four World Cups, go into the Pool A match against Afghanistan in the uncomfortable position of favourites.
The Tigers caused a major shock by beating Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup, a result that in part persuaded the ICC to elevate them from associate to full membership the following year.
They have continued to cause the occasional upset in World Cups, beating India and South Africa in 2007 and England in 2011.
Bangladesh also have the world's top all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan in their ranks.
The 27-year-old is number one on the ICC's all-rounder rankings in all three formats of the game.
Previous meeting
Plenty of passion shown by both teams with those anthems and we're almost ready to go.
Afghanistan v Bangladesh might not have the allure of a Pakistan v India World Cup encounter, but the Afghan team's rise from Division Five of the World Cricket League in 2008 to 12th in the world rankings in 2015 is a cricketing "Roy of the Rovers" story.
They beat Bangladesh by 32 runs in their only previous meeting in the Asia Cup in March 2014.
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David Wallace in Spain: So, the Afghan quicks up against Tamim Iqbal and co. Interesting! - In an interview earlier today Afsar Zazai said the Afghans enjoyed Australian conditions and were in buoyant mood. Let's see.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"I think Afghanistan will have excitement and nerves today, we'll see if they can channel it. Bangladesh aren't in the best of form, they'll know Afghanistan can cause an upset so I think there's more pressure on Bangladesh."
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Time for the anthems
The teams have made it out to the middle for the national anthems and what a moment for these Afghanistan players to hear it for the first time at a World Cup.
Meet the coach
Andy Moles was once known as a burly opening batsman for Warwickshire with a reputation for punishing loose bowling.
Fast-forward to the present day and Moles, 54, has swapped the county cricket circuit for the role of Afghanistan coach.
It's a job with unique challenges and a testing environment in more ways than one as he told BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt.
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Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
"To me, this is like a mini-India v Pakistan. Two exciting teams, and the history of Afghanistan over the last few years is incredible. They'll be fired up and Bangladesh will want to show they can perform, I think it could be a really close match."
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Follow it all ball-by-ball
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Team line-ups
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed.
Afghanistan: Afsar Zazai (wk), Javed Ahmadi, Nawroz Mangal, Ashgar Stanikzai, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi (capt), Najibullah Zadran, Mirwais Ashraf, Aftab Alam, Shapoor Zadran, Hamid Hassan.
Umpires are Steve Davis from Australia and Joel Wilson from the West Indies.
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Bangladesh win the toss
Bangladesh win the toss and elect to bat as captain Mashrafe Mortaza correctly calls heads following Ramiz Raja's introductions.
It looks like a clear day and a fresh pitch. We'll confirm the teams shortly.
Canberra calling
The teams are in the Australian capital of Canberra for today's game at the Manuka Oval.
Here comes the toss.
Meet the teams
Meet the teams
Welcome along
It's day five of the World Cup and welcome along to our coverage of this Pool A match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan from the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
Both these sides are playing their first matches in this year's competition - and as you've already heard - it's Afghanistan's full debut in this format.
We'll bring you news of the teams and the toss in a few moments.
An incredible journey
If Hollywood ever decides to film a sequel to Cool Runnings, it could do worse than buy up the rights to the Afghanistan cricket story.
The incredible tale of the rise of cricket in Afghanistan has already been told in a 2010 documentary film, "Out of the Ashes", but the feel-good fairytale deserves the Disney treatment given to the Jamaican bobsleigh team and their path to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada.
Afghanistan's national cricket federation was only established in 1995, but the team has thrived despite war and internal political strife over the past 20 years. Cricket survived in Afghanistan in part because it was the only sport supported by both the Taliban and their political opponents.
This morning, an Afghanistan team that includes a number of players who grew up in refugee camps in Pakistan will make their debut in the World Cup.