Bangladesh won by 105 runs
Afghanistan 162 all out (42.5 overs)
Bangladesh 267 (50 overs) after winning toss
Pool A match in Canberra
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.
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."
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?
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."
Image source, BBC SportAfghanistan 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
Image source, AFPSomewhat surprisingly, Shakib's spin is superseded by Soumya Sarkar's seam - and Afghanistan find easier pickings against him, with runs off every ball and a couple of hustled twos making it a profitable over -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.
Mat Jones: Afghanistan with first match nerves. Although 3-3 did not look good.
Alex Barrett: So Canada's unwanted record still stands.
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.
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!"
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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."
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?
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"Finally some work for the scorers!"
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!
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.