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Shikhar Dhawan led the way with a superb 137 as made 307-7 from their 50 overs.
The bowlers and the fielders then put in an almost faultless shift for their captain and South Africa surprisingly surrendered for 177 in just over 40 overs to give India the win by 130 runs.
"Don't discount South Africa, I think they'll still come good in this tournament. The fifth bowler is a worry and if Miller doesn't come good, there's quite a long tail. But, India against Australia could be a mouth-watering encounter on the evidence both of those sides have shown so far."
Captain's view
More from India captain MS Dhoni: "A couple of run outs made things even more impressive. Once the batsmen took us on and we got them in the field with some great work, that was the real turning point.
"After two games, we've shown we're able to execute our plans well. There's an improvement in each and every game."
"India look like the team from this group who can go on and challenge New Zealand and Australia. Shikhar Dhawan was magnificent but so was Ajinkya Rahane - he's a small man in stature but he just smashed it."
Captain's view
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India captain MS Dhoni: "I think it's more than just the result that pleases me today. It was a back-to-back good performance from both the bowling and batting unit, which is why we can enjoy it.
"South Africa are such a good side, so I think that makes it an even more satisfying win. I felt the bowlers bowled well, the right areas, the spinners varied their pace and that was some of the reason for our success."
Captain's view
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South Africa captain AB de Villiers: "The run-outs cost us dearly, coming just when we got started with the bat in hand. That's where we lost the game. The bowlers fought back well because we were staring at 350. It was a 270-280 par wicket although to restrict India to 307 was a good effort.
"It was not a good enough performance as a batting unit and now we have to regroup. The wicket didn't change, but I still think it was a good toss to win. You can put pressure on the fielding team if you have them out there in the afternoon heat.
"Playing six batsmen actually ended up being a good decision because we lost Vernon Philander to injury. If I didn't have Wayne Parnell, I might have had to bowl myself."
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Nitin Srivastava
BBC Hindi in Melbourne
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MCG has erupted with Vande Matram (the national song of India) and Chak De India (Go India!) slogans in the air! And there's no age barrier for cricket fans who came and enjoyed the match.
"The two things that always worry me about India cricket are running between the wickets and their ability to defend a target up front with their opening bowlers. They've dispelled both of those myths tonight. I thought their running was exceptional and their out-fielding incredible."
Man of the match
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India's Shikhar Dhawan, who hit 137 runs off 146 balls: "It was very important to score a century, it's a great feeling. More than that, it was important that we put on big partnerships for the team. We lost an early wicket today but we just wanted to stay there and respect the good balls and cash in on the bad deliveries. I knew I could pick up the run-rate, I was relaxed."
India win by 130 runs
Well, that was not what I was expecting to see at the halfway stage.
Yet another side fails to chase down a target at this World Cup and by our calculations, only five teams have won batting second in the first 13 matches.
Stay with us, we'll have the reaction from the man of the match and both captains to come shortly.
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BBC Sport in Melbourne
"The crowd erupts both in jubilation and slight disbelief - at India's immense bowling display - as the boys in blue complete a day of domination.
"The colourful celebrations, which are a mixture of singing, dancing, chanting and cheering have spilled out of the MCG and onto Batman Avenue and are likely to go on well into early hours in Melbourne.
"86, 876 people watched the dominant display and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to believe at least 85.000 of those were Indian supporters. They came expecting an India victory, as they always do, and their side did not disappoint them. Led by Shikhar Dhawan and Ravi Ashwin, India showed that they won't be letting the World Cup trophy go easily."
"India have laid down a marker and it's been a supremely underwhelming performance by one of the pre-tournament favourites South Africa."
India win by 130 runs
Imran Tahir lbw b Raina 8 (SA 177)
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And that is that. Imran Tahir prods forward to Suresh Raina and he is right in front of all three stumps. No hesitation from Aleem Dar who raises the finger. The last seven South Africa wickets have fallen for just 44 runs and India have won by 130 runs at the MCG.
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Prashant Srivastava: India really playing like the defending champions. Ruthless display.
SA 175-9 (Ashwin 10-0-41-3)
More boundary joy for Parnell late-on as he flashes outside off to a full ball from Ashwin and gets a thick edge down to third man for four.
"There's a lot of talk about Wayne Parnell in South Africa and whether he can produce in the big games. There was no X-Factor today. He went for nine an over - that's a pummelling. Jacques Kallis has left a big hole in this team."
SA 170-9 (Shami 8-1-30-2)
Parnell clobbers a pull shot for four off Shami, but there's hardly a flicker of emotion on his face as you sense this has little time left to run its course.
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Ozayr Colossus: India's bowling and fielding has matched their batting thus far - we're not accustomed to this.
Parm Bilkhu: South Africa appear to have a very long tail. They will need to sort that if they want to win this World Cup.
SA 162-9 (Ashwin 9-0-36-3)
Imran Tahir brings up the rear of this South Africa reply. Ashwin has three wickets to his name and in double quick time too. Easy to forget we've actually been in the batting powerplay for the last three overs. It might not last its full five.
"It's almost like they have given up, which is not the South African way. The captain won't be happy with this."
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Morkel b Ashwin 2 (SA 161-9)
Start the car. Morne Morkel takes a huge hack at a floaty ball from Ashwin. He swings, he misses, the stumps flash once again and another man in green and yellow makes his way off the park.
"I wouldn't mind seeing a speed gun on Mohammed Shami, he's steaming in and getting good bounce against Morne Morkel who is a very tall man."
Shami's fastest ball today was registered at 89.3mph
SA 161-8 (Shami 7-1-22-2)
Mohammed Shami's fully justified his selection today and has a couple of wickets to his name plus a catch. Morne Morkel's the latest man in as South Africa look to restore some pride.
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Amod: Indian fielding today reminds me of the South Africa of the 90s, the way South Africa are batting reminds me of India from 90s.
"It's been a wonderful all-round display by the Indians. They started slowly with the bat but didn't panic at any point and all their bowlers have been on form."
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Steyn c Dhawan b Shami 1 (SA 158-8)
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And they're up on their feet once again as Dale Steyn is the latest South Africa batsman to come and go. Banged in short outside off by Shami and Steyn cuts it straight to the waiting Shikhar Dhawan at cover point.
'The end is nigh'
Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Melbourne
"The crowd are on their feet and can sense the end is nigh as fans' favourite Ashwin's over accounts for two more South African wickets. The dhol's are beating along to sound of cheers and whistles."
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SA 157-7 (Ashwin 8-0-35-2)
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith is among those despondent supporters I just mentioned. Wonder what difference he might have made today if he'd still been playing. Just the one off another tidy over from Ashwin.
"There was quite a bit riding on this game if you consider that whoever wins is likely to finish top of the group. They will then avoid having to face Australia or New Zealand... and play England. Or possibly Bangladesh or Afghanistan!"
SA 156-7 (Req rate 10.13)
Suresh Raina comes on as the sixth different bowler for India. Dale Steyn is out in the middle to join Parnell. There's some glum looking faces in the crowd among the South African contingent as they know what's coming.
"There's no nick, it's hit him on the back leg and has not got far to go. It's out! I'm here to support Ashwin anyway... the off-spinner's union."
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Philander lbw b Ashwin 0 (SA 153-7)
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Two gone in an over. Vernon Philander's stay at the crease lasts just two balls. Ashwin flights one up that turns back to the right-hander and traps him on the back foot in front of the timbers. Umpire Richard Kettleborough gives him out and there's an immediate call for a review. DRS shows it was hitting the top of middle and off on umpire's call. Could be an early finish at "The G".
"MS Dhoni very cleverly threw the ball rather than taking the ball with his gloves to the stumps. Excellent wicketkeeping."
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Miller run out 21 (SA 153-6)
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More fantastic fielding from India and this is quickly derailing for South Africa. Miller sweeps down to the man who has to chase from deep square leg. A fantastic throw in from Umesh Yadav as they sprint back for two and once again MS Dhoni shows great awareness to guide the ball on to the stumps. Miller is inches short despite the huge dive.
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Kishin Mahtani: South Africa now need to score as many as possible as Net Run Rate is going to be critical to decide who goes to the next round.
DrHolmes: Unlike other teams, SA are not just about a couple of players. We all know they can counter punch. This one's going down the wire.
Robin Gelder: Never seen India field so well.
Drinks break
SA 151-5 (Need 157 more to win off 102 balls)
Shami works his way through another neat over. The boundaries have dried up for South Africa and the last five overs have gone by at 18-2. India doing a cracking job here of squeezing the opposition, very much in the same way they did to Pakistan at Adelaide. On comes the fastest drinks cart in Melbourne for another refreshment break.
"India's seamers have been fantastic, especially when you consider they have had a long, hard tour of Australia with little success heading into this tournament."
Close!
SA 150-5
Parnell backs away and squirts the ball out to the point fence. They scamper back for two as the throw comes in and Miller has to get a full-length dive out to get home. Shami breaks the bails, but the replays show Miller is home just in time.
"There's a three-week waiting list for an Australian visa in India because of the thousands of people wanting to come to this tournament."
SA 148-5 (Req rate 8.69)
Looks like that dismissal of Duminy also came off his body as well as his bat on the way through to slip. Wayne Parnell is the new man in, he's had a chastening day with the ball so far, but does have the ability to hit a long ball.
"If the reverse-sweep comes off you're a hero, if not you're zero. The Indian supporters are going mad - whoever sold India flags outside the MCG today has just gone and bought a Bentley."
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Duminy c Raina b Ashwin 6 (SA 147-5)
And that could well be that. JP Duminy attempts a reverse sweep from Ashwin and a leading edge loops up to slip for the simplest of catches for Suresh Raina. A sea of blue goes wild at the MCG once again.
"Today was the seventh time that De Villiers and Du Plessis have been involved in a run-out while batting together, which equals the South Africa record for most run-outs by a pair in ODIs with Hansie Cronje/Jacques Kallis and Gary Kirsten/Jacques Kallis."
SA 147-4 (Miller 21, Duminy 6)
Thanks Justin, you pass the baton to me at a time when you sense South Africa need a big performance from one or two of their number. As you say, break it down to the last 20 overs as a run chase and it doesn't sound unrealistic. Mohit Sharma keeps up his steady display and he's well backed up by his fielders with light blue shirts diving left and right to keep South Africa in check.
"It's been a tricky wicket, especially for the South Africans who have struggled to find their timing. David Miller strikes the ball so cleanly though, that if he gets it through the infield it will go for a boundary."
Scorecard update
South Africa 142-4 (30 overs)
Batsmen: Miller 20*, Duminy 2*
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (De Kock 7) 40-2 (Amla 22), 108-3 (De Villiers 30), 133-4 (Du Plessis 55)
Miller sweeps the first ball of Ashwin's over for four, and the batsmen accumulate steadily off the remainder of it. It's now a Twenty20 game - 166 needed off 20 overs. Hold on to your hats as Adam Williams takes the mic.
"South Africa need a big, big partnership now. They can't afford to leave it to their lower order. Vernon Philander is injured for starters."
SA 134-4 (Mohit 6-0-26-2)
So JP Duminy joins Miller at the crease. These two both hit centuries in putting on a record unbroken 256 in South Africa's win over Zimbabwe. They only need 175 this time. In fewer than 22 overs. A superb over from Mohit, spoiled only by a wide.
"It looked like a good shot initially, it made a gun-shot type noise as it flew towards Shikhar Dhawan, but it just came off the splice in the end. South Africa are in trouble now."
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Du Plessis c Dhawan b M Sharma 55 (SA 133-4)
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A wicket for MS Dhoni! The skipper can take the credit for that one. He brings Mohit Sharma back into the attack and Du Plessis - advancing down the track - drills his first ball straight to mid-off, where Shikhar Dhawan takes the catch above his head. The Indian fielders go wild. Dhoni allows a sheepish grin to cross his face. Advantage India.
SA 133-3 (target 308)
The spin twins are whirling away with good effect - Ashwin restricts Miller and Du Plessis to a single apiece. At this stage India were 138-2. Just a thought...
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David Hussey
Former Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It's a nice start from Du Plessis, but he's got to go big if South Africa are to win. He needs to get 140 or 150."
SA 131-3 (Jadjea 8-0-35-0)
Miller looks like he might be the man to spearhead this South Africa pursuit, which would be a record in an ODI at the MCG. However, with an escalating run rate comes the need to take chances - and the left-hander sees a sweep narrowly evade the diving Mohit at deep mid-wicket. Still, a four's a four.
'My ear drums have burst'
Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Melbourne
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"I do believe my eardrums have just burst! An almighty roar that greeted Mohit Sharma's accurate throw that ran out AB de Villiers and sent a soundly sleeping baby into a state on panic.
"The crowd know just how vital a wicket that was to pick-up if India are going to go and win this match and the shouts of 'India Zindabad' are growing ever louder. The flags are flying high once again as the MCG finally starts to cool from the intense heat during the day."
SA 121-3 (target 308)
The pressure builds. The noise grows. Are the South African nerves starting to fray? Du Plessis survives an appeal for a bat-pad catch that is slightly stronger than half-hearted. No boundaries from the past four overs.
SA 115-3 (target 308)
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India tighten the tourniquet - and India captain MS Dhoni is a master of it. Jadeja rattles through another economical over and South Africa's task now reads: 193 needed off 25 overs.
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Tyrone Savio Pereira: When MSD gets ABD, you know India got this in the bag! Come on boys!
SA 113-3 (target 308)
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Thanks for introducing the new man, Barry. We should work together more often. For those who don't know, this is the David Miler who smashed 138 not out off 92 balls in South Africa's win over Zimbabwe in their World Cup opener. Five singles off that Ashwin over.
"AB was backing the fact there would be no direct hit, but it was a magnificent throw from the deep. David Miller scored a great century against Zimbabwe, but how does he handle an occasion like this?"
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De Villiers run out 29 (SA 107-3)
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Quick he may be, but De Villiers is not rapid enough. He is run out by a superb throw from Mohit Sharma from deep point as he chased a second run. The fielder made good ground to his left, the release was quick, the throw was flat and within inches of the stumps. Wicketkeeper MS Dhoni sealed the deal.
"The volume in this ground seems to be continually escalating. Sometimes the batsmen are getting into difficulties when running between the wickets because they just can't hear each other."
It's a record!
Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Melbourne
"The crowd registered at 116 decibels during the break as it set a first-world world record for a decibel count at a World Cup cricket match. If the count had been taken while Shikhar Dhawan was sending the ball over the rope, there's no doubt it would have been quite a few notches higher.
"The crowd have quietened a great deal during South Africa's innings, so much so that the incessant ringing of an alarm was the loudest thing that could be heard in the first 10 overs.
"The odd boundary brings about a smattering of applause from the outnumbered South African fans alongside the DJ's blasts of Katy Perry's biggest hit. However, the loudest cheers are now being reserved for the loss of wickets, close run-outs and bump balls."
SA 107-2 (Du Plessis 44, De Villiers 29)
Ravichandran Ashwin, India's premier spinner, into the attack. He doesn't go for seven an over very often, so you suspect something has to give here. Du Plessis can't pierce the off-side field... so he goes over the top off the back foot. A streaky edge for four as he attempts to repeat the shot completes a profitable over for South Africa.
"I faced the first ever ball in floodlit cricket during the Packer World Series. It was a no-ball. The lighting wasn't good, so it was hard to pick up the ball. Back then they had eight-ball overs in Australia - as a batsman I loved that. It meant if you got on a roll, you had two extra deliveries."
SA 97-2 (target 308)
Best friends and also the quickest runners in world cricket? I can't think of too many players who are faster between the wickets than De Villiers and Du Plessis. They need that speed as they scamper a couple of tight singles off Yadav. They know they need to get a wriggle on if they are to win this game as the required run rate reaches 7.27 an over.
Now that's more like it from South Africa. Eight runs off that Jadeja over, most notably a powerful sweep by De Villiers that brings up the half-century stand. Pats on the back all round.
"That four was rather like a snooker player playing a safety shot and getting a lucky pot."
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SA 84-2 (Du Plessis 30, De Villiers 20)
Du Plessis's default response to being tied down is to give the bowler the charge. Even the pace of Umesh Yadav doesn't cow him as he top-edges an ugly swat over keeper Dhoni's head for four. It might not be pretty but at least he's still there. The partnership is worth 44 off 52 balls.
"India are trying to throttle South Africa here. The lights are beaming down and the run-rate is going up."
SA 79-2 (Du Plessis 26, De Villiers 19)
De Villiers and Du Plessis are best mates. Went to the same school. Best man at each other's weddings. They may well share toothpaste too. Can you think of two closer cricketers?
"Du Plessis has got that axeman-type grip, which normally means lots of bottom hand in the stroke, but that was a much more controlled shot down the ground, keeping the ball along the deck."
SA 74-2 (target 308)
The athletic right-arm quick Umesh Yadav glides to the delivery crease, but he serves up a full bunger and Faf Du Plessis smashes the ball straight down the ground. A short one is then top-edged for another boundary. Go hard or go home.
"Full marks to the Indian quicks, they've done a superb job to restrain the start of this South Africa innings. There's some free-scoring players at the top of the order, who've not had anything to put away."
Drinks break
SA 63-2 (target 308)
I spoke too soon. Normal service is resumed with two singles off that Jadeja over. Time for a drink.
SA 61-2 (target 308)
The first boundary for five overs is followed next ball by another as De Villiers finally locates the middle of his bat. A meaty pull, then a swat through extra cover as he gives Mohit the charge. Here we go.
"You're feeling the scoreboard pressure and it just needs a partnership for South Africa to get it back on an even keel. Both these players will be aware of that."
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SA 52-2 (Jadeja 2-0-7-0)
Jadeja seems to be on a one-man mission to up the over rate. He rattles through that one, giving up three singles.
"There's a definite plan to AB de Villiers here from MS Dhoni with two fielders out deep on the leg side. India coach Duncan Fletcher has had his analysts working overtime and MS Dhoni will have studied lots of videos of de Villiers batting."
SA 49-2 (target 308)
South Africa skipper De Villiers is yet to find his timing, and Du Plessis has looked far from fluent: he has 11 from 24 balls. Mohit Sharma can be happy with two runs off the over.
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India legend Sachin Tendulkar tweets: Always special to be back at cricket stadiums. Atmosphere at the MCG is fantastic! #CWC15 #IndvsSA
SA 47-2 (Du Plessis 10, De Villiers 3)
Shami has indeed been replaced, in favour of the left-arm spin of Ravindra Jadeja. Round the wicket, he concedes four singles to the cover sweeper.
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Nick Lawson from Birmingham: At the match and the place is a sea of blue. Shami is bowling like he's possessed the speed he's getting, incredible!
SA 43-2 (target 308)
Exit Amla, ODI average 55. Enter AB de Villiers, ODI average of almost 52 and the holder of the fastest ODI century in history. Best of luck, India.
"It's always a risky shot. He never really looked at ease today Hashim Amla, he's normally such a free scorer. But very good bowling from India. A great bouncer, coming to the batsman at badge height and it's always difficult to control from there."
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Amla c Shami b M Sharma 22 (SA 40-2)
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Amla goes. Sharma drops short, Amla needs no second invitation to pull, but he picks out a back-pedalling Shami at deep backward square-leg. He makes a tricky catch look simple.
Scorecard update
South Africa 38-1 (10 overs)
Batsmen: Amla 22*, Du Plessis 5*
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (De Kock 7)
Bowling figures: Yadav 3-0-13-0, Shami 5-1-15-1, M Sharma 2-0-9-0
Kishin Mahtani: The Amla run-out miss will it come back to haunt India....
SA 38-1 (Shami 5-1-15-1)
The panting Shami errs in length as Amla pulls from outside off stump for four through square leg. Eight off the over and that might be the end of his impressive opening spell.
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Nitin Srivastava
BBC Hindi in Melbourne
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"Indian street food - chaat, samosa and poori - attracts a heavy rush at the MCG during the interval."
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SA 30-1 (target 308)
Ooh, almost! India almost run Amla out - twice. He sets off in search of a suicidal single to cover, Du Plessis rightly sends him back, Ajinkya Rahane misses with the throw with Amla not even in the frame, and Suresh Raina also misses from within a few feet as he collects the ball backing up the stumps. A comedy of errors.
SA 30-1
Hashim Amla calls for a new bat - and a member of the coaching staff trots out with four to choose from. How many bats can you possibly need? I dread to think what his excess baggage bill is like at the airport.
It's been a pretty impressive start from India. Although they didn't enjoy the best of series before this World Cup, what they do have is experience of bowling on Australian pitches. They'll also be pleased not to be bowling at Australia. It will feel like a completely new tour for them."
SA 28-1 (target 308)
The rubber-wristed Amla whips Shami just short of the man at square leg, then has to hurry to make his ground as he takes a single to cover. Du Plessis ends the over with a charge-and-miss at the pace bowler. The pressure builds.
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"It should be a gettable target. More teams are scoring 300 now as a par. With the change in the fielding restrictions to just being allowed four outside the circle, it makes these sorts of chases much more reachable. But I reckon it will also be quite a tight finish."
SA 26-1 (Amla 13, Du Plessis 3)
Mohit Sharma replaces Umesh Yadav. With a little skip at the start of his run, he locates Amla's outside edge as the batsman attempts to work to leg - and the ball flies through the recently vacated first slip region. India captain MS Dhoni strikes his Bruce Forsyth pose behind the stumps as he ponders that fielding change.
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SA 19-1 (target 308)
You'd never believe it, but Mohammed Shami is only 24. I'm not sure I'm having that. Talk about a heavy paper round. A stubbled face and widows peaks big enough to make his forehead look like a profile of the Loch Ness monster, he keeps it tight once more and now has figures of 1-5 off three overs.
Will India win the World Cup? 'Heck yeah'
Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Melbourne
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"Amish Patel and his family have travelled from San Francisco and are pretty confident where the World Cup is going to be headed."
SA 17-1 (target 308)
Kohli, the catcher, is surely the most intense man ever to step foot on a cricket pitch - all glaring eyes and furrowed brows as he prowls the infield. Needless to say, he's up for this one too. Faf du Plessis off the mark as Yadav concedes five off the over. Amla untroubled so far.
How's stat?!
South Africa will have to break an MCG record if they are to chase down India's 307-7. Here are the top five successful run chases here:
297-4: Australia v England, 2011
291-5: Australia v New Zealand, 2007
273-6: West Indies v Australia, 1985
272-7: South Africa v Australia, 2009
270-4: Australia v England, 2014
SA 12-1 (Shami 2-1-3-1)
A wicket maiden for Shami and the thousand of India fans in the crowd make themselves heard again.
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Former Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"There's that crowd noise you were talking about. It's a disappointing innings from Quinton De Kock. He didn't really get a feel of the tempo of the game and he's just mistimed a drive."
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De Kock c Kohli b Shami 7 (SA 12-1)
The breakthrough. Shami bowls full and outside off stump. De Kock's eyes light up as he drives. Captain Virat Kohli takes a smart catch tumbling forward at mid-off. The crowd goes wild. First blood to India. It seems I've forgotten how to write proper sentences.
Rishi V: India well below par given history against SA in World Cup. Hopefully I'm wrong.
SA 12-0 (target 308)
Yadav, whose flat-top haircut would not look out of place on a Lego man, maintains an admirably fuller length - until he pins De Kock with one in the unmentionables as the left-hander tries to pull. There'll be a nasty bruise there in the morning.
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SA 9-0 (Amla 2, De Kock 5)
No shortage of energy from the bustling Shami, who already has beads of sweat on his forehead on this sticky Melbourne evening. A wide over Amla's head is the highlight of that over.
"It'll be quieter this, this second half with only the odd explosions of noise when a wicket falls. Boundaries will go largely unnoticed in the crowd."
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And it's the stocky Mohammed Shami to take the second new ball. Hashim Amla on strike.
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Former Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It could have been more for South Africa to chase. The South Africans finished off the innings well and Dale Steyn has taken some of that India momentum out of the game. It could still be a difficult chase once the pitch quickens up a touch and the dew from the lights starts to take effect."
SA 6-0 (target 308)
Quinton de Kock may well have been glancing through the record books during his tea, judging by that wild swipe at Umesh Yadav off the first ball he faced. Top edge. Over the keeper. One bounce. Four. Nothing like a little sighter...
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"Let's do it," Virat Kohli says on the big screen as the countdown reaches zero. Shall we...?
Sri Lanka, who reached the final in 2011, made hard work of chasing a modest 233, slipping to 2-2, 18-3 and 51-4 in Dunedin in Pool A.
It needed a superb century from veteran Mahela Jayawardene to rescue them, but there was still doubt over the outcome of the match until Thisara Perera smashed an unbeaten 47 off 26 balls. Victory was sealed with four wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare.
"I want to see England bring back James Tredwell - he has never let England down. They can't rely on Moeen Ali and Joe Root because they are still learning their craft, while the fast bowlers all do the same thing - there's no variation.
"I'd like to see James Taylor back at number three and also Alex Hales back in. He's chomping at the bit and he has scored runs for England in big games before."
England defeats are 'irrelevant'
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England's dismal start to the World Cup will have no bearing on Monday's match against Scotland in Christchurch, says batsman Ian Bell.
England are bottom of Pool A after a 111-run defeat by Australia and an eight-wicket thrashing by New Zealand in their opening two games.
"Even though what's happened has been so bad, it's irrelevant to what happens when we play Scotland," said Bell. "It's about how we react. We have to put in a good performance, turn up and play our best cricket."
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"Wayne Parnell's economy rate (9.44) is the worst in a World Cup match for South Africa by anyone bowling at least nine overs and the equal fourth worst in all World Cup matches."
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Ninad Malegaonkar: Looking at the Indian support at The G, let's rename MCG as Mumbai Cricket Ground.
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BBC Sport in Melbourne
"The crowd were on their feet for nearly the entire final 15 overs. The Bhangra music has started, Miss Pooja's 'Lovely' has got everybody's hips moving, the drums are being beaten, the Mexican wave is making the rounds and the fans are loving life.
"There is set be an attempt to record the loudest crowd at a cricket match during the interval and it's impossible to see how it won't be broken at a packed and raucous MCG."
India's Shikhar Dhawan: "I really enjoyed batting. I knew I was playing well because I got some fifties in practice games. I took my time and later on capitalised. It was important to carry on the momentum. The wicket was really good. It's a challenging total and the first 10 overs will be crucial for us."
"South Africa have saved themselves 15 runs there. They fought back well, but hats off to India - that's a magnificent total. An MCG record has to fall if South Africa are to win this."
Ind 307-7
England could learn a lot from South Africa. The Proteas are bowling fast, straight and full. Their fielding is incredibly dynamic too. Mo Shami gives India a late push with a boundary off Dale Steyn, but the final 10 overs go for just 80 runs. Not a bad result for South Africa, who will need 308 to win.
"South Africa have done really well in the last three or fours over - they've pulled it bad a bit. They've not let their heads drop, even when the ball was flying everywhere, so well done."
Ind 302-7
I bet AB De Villiers is brilliant at knocking down the coconut shy at a funfair (47.2 overs). He's probably got hundreds of cuddly toys at home. The umpire knew what was coming, if not Ravindra Jadeja, as he hurriedly ran to mid-on. India are past 300 now. Is that par? Above par? Or below par?
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Dhoni c de Kock b Morkel 18 (Ind 302-7)
A sparkling 11-ball knock from Dhoni is ended when a Morne Morkel bumper is top-edged behind to Quinton de Kock.
"Parnell is having an MCG meltdown. It's happened to many people before, normally in front of an Australian crowd. This time's it's 80,000 baying Indians. Now he's been sent down to the boundary, where the Indians are going to remind him of his figures."
Ind 297-6 (Dhoni 17, Ashwin 0)
MS Dhoni injects some life into this spluttering Indian innings by clattering Wayne Parnell for three consecutive boundaries all round the wicket. A score of 300-plus looks a shoo-in now.
"AB de Villiers had three stumps to aim at but he only clipped the off stump. He'll probably chastise himself quietly for that."
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Jadeja run out (De Villiers) 2 (Ind 284-6)
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How good is AB de Villiers? Ravindra Jadeja makes the mistake of taking on the South African's arm at mid-off and from the best part of 20 yards, the stumps are thrown down. Another wicket for the Proteas.
Dave Ellis: Great Innings from India but something tells me they may be a few short - still fancy SA here.
Ind 284-5 (run-rate: 6.04)
South Africa have pulled this one back really well. MS Dhoni looks like he's nipped out for a Sunday afternoon hit with his mates as he takes on the leg-spinner Imran Tahir without a helmet. Old school. A good over by the Proteas - just six runs from it.
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Rahane lbw Steyn 79 (Ind 278-5)
A fantastic battle between Ajinkya Rahane and Dale Steyn concludes with the fast bowler coming out on top. Three searing yorkers are marked in the scorebook as dots, then Rahane swipes the next one over mid-off for six. Steyn's response? Another fast, straight ripper which pins the little right-hander in front. Plumb.
"It was a slower ball bouncer, not only a good catch but very good field placing from AB de Villiers. He had the man 15 yards in front of square which is very unusual for a fast bowler, feather in the cap to AB de Villiers."
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Raina c sub (Roussow) b Morkel 6 (Ind 269-4)
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Suresh Raina falls to the short ball yet again. Just a couple of balls after being dropped in the deep by substitute fielder Rilee Roussow, the stocky left-hander does the same again and pulls a short ball down the throat of Roussow at deep square leg.
Ind 266-3
Suresh Raina is the new man to the crease and he shows magnificent hands to guide a short ball past backward point for four. The next six overs should be entertaining.
What you may have missed...
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Just woken up? You missed a belter of a game in Dunedin, where Afghanistan fell narrowly short of a shock win over Sri Lanka in Pool A.
Sri Lanka, runners-up in the 2011 World Cup final, scraped home by four wickets with only 10 balls to spare against the minnows, who were playing only their second game in the tournament's history.
Chasing 233, Sri Lanka lost both openers to first-ball ducks as they slipped to 18-3 and 51-4. Although Mahela Jaywardene's superb 100 - his 19th century in ODIs - rescued them somewhat, it needed an unbeaten 47 off 26 balls from Thisara Perera (above) to see them over the line.
"Good catch by Amla, took it very casually, 85,000 screaming India fans. It's official 85,000 Indians make a lot more noise than 85,000 Aussies."
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Dhawan c Amla b Parnell 137 (Ind 261-3)
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The MCG rises as one to salute a fantastic innings from Shikhar Dhawan. His destructive 146-ball knock comes to an end when he swivels on a short ball from left-arm quick Wayne Parnell and shovels a catch to Hashim Amla at fine leg.
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Kartik Pande: (re 33 overs) Most other teams also don't rate Dhawan.....and suffer!
Ind 254-2 (Dhawan 137, Rahane 64)
He's slight in frame and it looks like his helmet is too big for him, but Ajinkya Rahane has so much power. He steps back and plants Imran Tahir back over his head for a six, then cracks a single into the off side. Another nine added to the score.
Ind 245-2 (run-rate: 5.83)
What an incredible atmosphere the Indian supporters are generating inside the MCG. It's brilliant to see such a pure love of this magnificent sport. Ajinkya Rahane gets stuck into Wayne Parnell and swats him for six into the leg side. India have their foot on the throat of this Proteas bowling attack.
50 for Rahane (off 40 balls)
Ind 237-2
I've got to admit... some of this strokeplay from Shikhar Dhawan is mind-blowing. He picks up a decent length ball from Morne Morkel and just flicks it past backward square leg for a maximum.
The tall, rangy Morkel responds with a couple of rippers which beat the outside edge. A gentle single allows Dhawan to return to the non-striker's end for a breather and a little smile as the 100 partnership comes up off 83 balls. Ajinkya Rahane is also batting well as he brings up his half-century with a single of his own.
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Parm Bilkhu: (Re 33 overs) If you don't rate Shikhar Dhawan then surely this innings will change your mind? Even Steyn is suffering.
"Fantastic from Dhawan, aggression one ball and a little deft touch the next."
Ind 227-2 (Dhawan 125, Rahane 49)
Shikhar Dhawan is on fire now. He gets hold of a Dale Steyn slower ball and blasts it over mid-on for six, then leans back in his crease and guides four down to third man. The great fast bowler has no answer to this onslaught.
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BBC Sport in Melbourne
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"As is often the case when the Indian cricket team roll into town, you might as well be on India. The supporters are making so much noise that AB de Villiers has been struggling to hear his bowlers asking for a field change, despite being a matter of yards away.
"The DJ's choice of old-school Bollywood tracks and modern day hits is adding to the party atmosphere. The incoming clouds are threatening to rain on India's progress but it seems unlikely that even the unpredictable Melbourne weather can dampen this excitable Indian crowd."
Ind 214-2 (Dhawan 114, Rahane 48)
Morne Morkel, like Dale Steyn before him, is getting tennis ball-like bounce from back of a length and that is keeping the batsmen wary as they continually get a whiff of leather. Ajinkya Rahane is no mug though and when the ball is pitched up it is belted back past the bowler for four. Go fetch. His next effort? He gives himself room and clatters Morkel through the covers for another boundary.
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Bibhash in Goole: If it's 6am and you throw an argument like you don't rate Dhawan when he's about to make a hundred, then you're probably still asleep and dreaming.
Ind 206-2 (run-rate: 5.44)
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Dale Steyn looks like he's been to the barber's with James Anderson. Like the England quick, he's sporting one of those trendy haircuts where a short, back and sides is complemented by a finely-coiffed comb-over on the top. You'd never see Merv Hughes sporting such looks.
Steyn is roaring in and he gets one to beat Shikhar Dhawan's outside edge and the keeper takes the ball at head height. Quick. Two from the over.
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Kishin Mahtani: Where is the terrorizing South African bowling?
Ind 204-2 (Dhawan 113, Rahane 39)
Seeing it like a watermelon? Shikhar Dhawan is seeing it like a space hopper now as he sweeps Imran Tahir for a single down to third man. When he is returned the strike, he swivels on a short ball and flicks four to the deep square leg boundary. As for Ajinkya Rahane, his timing is better than a Swiss watch as he middles everything which comes his way. The little right-hander is a man for all conditions. What a prospect.
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Jared Maobe: I think the Proteas are totally slow in reaction vs India. They're easily assisting India score extra runs.
Ind 195-2 (run-rate 5.41)
Duminy continues off his few paces, the noise remains at incessant levels, increasing a decibel or two when Rahane thumps a short one for four and glances the next one to the boundary as well.
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Parm Bilkhu: Fantastic century by Shikhar Dhawan. Scoring runs when it matters at a big event (again).
Dhawan's century off 122 balls is the slowest of the 30 ODI hundreds made for India since Sachin Tendulkar took 138 balls to reach 100 against Bangladesh at Mirpur on 16 March 2012.
Shikhar Dhawan has made India's 15th ODI century against South Africa - 12 of these have been scored by opening batsmen.
"He took his time, nice partnership with Virat Kohli and they've set a good platform. South Africa have got a real problem."
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100 for Dhawan (off 122 balls)
Ind 183-2
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There it is! Shikhar Dhawan has the best part of 85,000 adoring supporters inside the MCG in the palm of his hands as he brings up his seventh ODI century by hitting Wayne Parnell through the off side for four. The left-hander breaks into a huge smile as hundreds of Indian flags are waved in the crowd.
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Tayo Sowole: Re: 33 Overs. Don't rate Dhawan either but he gets the job done. The scoreboard never lies.
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"When you're on 99 you should be seeing it like a water melon and thinking about the celebration you're going to do."
Ind 172-2 (Dhawan 99, Rahane 21)
Steady Shikhar, steady! A huge roars sweeps the MCG when Dhawan faces up on 99 not out and twice he pushes the ball into the off side and sets off for a single which just isn't there. Three dot balls from JP Duminy leave the crowd on the edge of their seat.
Quotes from the captains
Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi: "We started very well but we were 30 or 40 short on that pitch. For the first 10-15 overs we bowled very well but missed a few run outs. It was a tough game and the boys played very well."
Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews: "Afghanistan put us under a lot of pressure and we had to fight really hard to the last ball. We need to work really hard to get to the top teams."
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Akhil Dhoot: You've got to feel for Afghanistan, they deserved to win today. Hope they create a major upset in this tournament.
Ind 170-2 (Dhawan 98, Rahane 20)
Right, it's 6am and I'm going to throw something out there... I don't rate Shikhar Dhawan. I've seen him score lots of runs, and to take a hundred off this South African pace attack would be a superb achievement, but I have so many doubts about his technique. Agree or disagree? You probably think I'm crazy saying something like that about a player with thousands of international runs at a decent average and excellent strike-rate.
Left-arm quick Wayne Parnell is bowling at the moment and when he drops short, Ajinkya Rahane - who, for the record, I think is an excellent player - pulls four through mid-wicket. An outside edge past slip also brings four. Good over for India.
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We're going to pick this game up with India 156-2 after 32 overs. Shikhar Dhawan is 95 not out.
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Right then, we'll hear from the two captains shortly. But let's get stuck into a clash of two cricketing heavyweights. India v South Africa in front of 85,000 at the G. What's not to like about that?
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Murali N: Wonderful game and proud to have watched it.
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It's pretty hard to finish off Sri Lanka, isn't it? If Kumar doesn't stand up, Mahela generally does. Angelo Mathews and Tillakaratne Dilshan are of the world-class variety too. I'd suggest it's their bowling which might see them fall short in this competition.
Afghanistan's two quicks - Hamid Hassan and Shapoor - would not look out of place in the bowling attack of any of the top Asian nations.
Man of the match
Sri Lanka's Mahela Jaywardene, who scored 100 off 120 balls: "We dodged a bullet today. All credit to Afghanistan, they batted really well and bowled beautifully. Their bowlers pitched the ball up, got a bit of movement and had pace. They were a handful. It's not a big gap between the top countries and the others. When the wickets were dropping, I wanted to make sure I batted through. Angelo batted well too and Thisara finished it off for us. All in all, it was a good effort."
Thisara Perera finishes on 47 off 26 balls, his knock including six fours and one six. That's how you drag your side over the line.
Champagne moment
Sri Lanka win by four wickets
Thisara Perera hammers four over extra cover, swirls the bat in his hands and embraces Jeevan Mendis. The Sri Lankans are home and hosed... but they've been pushed all the way by Afghanistan.
"It has been a very honest effort by the Afghanistan team as a group but perhaps we have got to the stage where just a lack of experience creeps in."
SL 230-6 (target 233)
The field is spread as the runs Afghanistan have left to defend are slowly eaten up. Thisara Perera's big hitting has given the associates no choice, and it plays into the Sri Lankan's hands as they push ones and twos into the gaps and then the 50 partnership comes up off 39 balls when Perera slices four past backward point. Just three needed now. All over?
Appeal - not out
SL 219-6
Jeevan Mendis is given out caught behind after trying to guide Hamid Hassan down to third man. The batsman reviews, however, and replays show there was no edge. A reprieve.
India v South Africa update
Kohli c Du Plessis b Tahir 46 (India 136-2 after 27.1 overs)
Kohli goes! That's the one that South Africa wanted. Leg-spinner Imran Tahir drops short, Kohli pulls... but straight to Faf du Plessis at mid-wicket. Kohli is an angry man as he stomps off - and rightly so. A gift for South Africa.
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Smiles are starting to break out in the Sri Lankan dressing room, except for Mahela Jayawardene who looks anxious as he sits still padded up on a plastic chair. Twelve runs from the over have put the boys in dark blue and yellow firmly in charge.
Six
SL 217-6
Thisara Perera hammers a six straight down the ground off Dawlat Zadran, then carves four over backward point. Sri Lanka have taken this game by the scruff off the neck now.
"Perera is the key, the one they have to deny. He can't keep swinging through an arc outside off-stump, you've got to get it up there on his toes."
SL 207-6 (target 233)
Left-arm quick Shapoor sends down his final over and rues Thisara Perera's good luck as a wild swish flies past the keeper and to the boundary for a fortuitous four. A half-tracker is then smashed into the leg side but straight to the fielder - good running brings them back for two, then a lofted shot down to third man produces another brace. Strapping all-rounder Perera is hitting the ball hard and adopting the positive approach.
"Afghanistan need to put pressure on the end of the over. I think they need to bowl full, on middle and off. It opens up too many gaps in the field if you bowl short."
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Rana WH Rehman: Come on Afghanistan....Believe, you can do it.
India v South Africa update
India 123-1 (25 overs)
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Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli are laying the platform for a sizeable India total against South Africa in Pool B.
Leftie Dhawan has flayed his way to 82 off 92 balls, while Kohli - centurion in India's opening win over Pakistan - has 37 to his name despite hitting only two fours.
Sachin latest: he's still wearing his aviators.
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Afghanistan have managed to get the required run-rate above seven an over now, but they have a dangerous foe in Thisara Perera who belts four through the off side and then a single down to mid-on. The ball's like a tracer bullet when TP hits it. Nine from the over.
"A couple of good overs now for the Afghans and the pressure desperately goes on to the Sri Lankans."
SL 185-6 (target 233)
Mirwais Ashraf's run-up in delivery is so slow, he almost comes to a complete stop before sending one down. He does, however, know how to bowl a nagging line and length and keeps the pressure on Sri Lanka, who are relieved to see Thisara Perera's chipped drive drop short of Shapoor at mid-off.
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Murali N: How many more Big 10 teams need to falter before the ICC can see the real future in cricket?
SL 183-6 (Hasan 7-0-31-3)
Hamid Hassan has got the wickets of Mahela Jaywardene and Kumar Sangakkara against his name today. He's won at cricket top trumps, that's for sure. He comes round the wicket to the new batsman, the left-handed Thisara Perera, but his length is too short and he's clattered past backward point for four.
"Very much another twist, all of a sudden there is life about this Afghanistan team again. There is a belief they can turn this game around."
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Jayawardene c Mangal b Hassan 100 (SL 178-6)
Hello. Afghanistan have come roaring back into this one - Hamid Hassan's short ball being guided straight into the hands of Mangal at third man by Mahela Jayawardene. The fast bowler now has three wickets to his name and kisses the turf.
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Sri Lanka 178-5 from 41 overs (target 233)
Batsmen: Jayawardene 100, Mendis 0
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Thirimanne 0), 2-2 (Dilshan 0), 18-3 (Sangakkara 7), 51-4 (Karunaratne 23) 177-5 (Mathews 44)
Take a bow, Mr Jayawardene. The old master himself does it again for his country, flicking a single off his hips to bring up his 19th ODI century, and his fourth in a World Cup. One of the all-time greats. His 100 today took 118 balls.
"It was always a dicey single. He called it of course."
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Mathews run out 44 (SL 177-5)
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Finally Afghanistan make Sri Lanka pay for some poor running between the wickets - Nabi's direct hit sends skipper Angelo Mathews packing. Is there still hope for the associates? The partnership ends on 126.
"Our mid-innings predictions are looking a bit better. Whatever happens it has been a good game and Afghanistan will take a lot of good things. If they'd had a couple of 'dead-eye Dicks' in the field they would have got a couple of run-outs and probably won the game but I've been very impressed with their pace bowling in particular, which looks as good as a lot of the so-called top teams."
India v South Africa update
India 83-1 (20 overs)
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India have recovered from 9-1 to reach 83 without further loss against South Africa in Pool B in Melbourne.
On a bouncy MCG pitch, the Shikhar Dhawan has hit eight fours in his dashing unbeaten 55 - he has just been dropped by Hashim Amla at backward point - while the ever-dangerous Virat Kohli has moved to 26 without alarm.
Sachin update: he has taken a selfie.
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Steady as she goes for Sri Lanka... another couple knocked from their target. Incidentally, do you think Afghanistan coach Andy Moles has a look of Brookside's Sinbad? That's one for fans of nineties soaps!
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Not out
SL 173-4
Mahela survives - replays showing the delivery from Dawlat nipped back in and caught the batsman's back pocket on its way through to the keeper.
Review
SL 173-4
Have Afghanistan made a breakthrough. They review a caught behind decision against Mahela after the umpire says not out.
SL 173-4 (target 233)
The pigeons are beginning to circle and land on the outfield on this hazy, late afternoon in Dunedin. Shapoor is still running in hard and Angelo Mathews greets him with a flowing cover drive for four. Two more singles put Mahela on the brink of a century. He's 97 not out.
"The Afghanistan shoulders have dropped by two inches."
SL 167-4 (need 66 more to win)
"Go Sri Lanka, go," chant the increasingly jubilant Sri Lankan supporters as Mahela Jayawardene takes on Dawlat Zadran and hammers six over cow corner. There's a real clunk every time the ball hits the middle of Jaya's bat - don't be surprised if another of his wands snaps in half.
"Jayawardene is so balanced, he hits the ball late and in the middle of the bat, he doesn't have to have a big flourish. Because he hits it in the middle it races out to the boundary."
SL 157-4 (target 233)
The Sri Lankan supporters are banging their own drum in the crowd. And why not? Their side have showed good resolve here. Mahela is closing on a century now, just 12 runs needed. Five singles shaved from the total.
"It was a surprise Afghanistan got such a big score. They lost their way for a while but got through to a very competitive total and all we can say up to this stage is they have given Sri Lanka a jolly good fright."
Powerplay
SL 152-4
When it matters, the big players stick their hands up. Mahela Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews have rescued Sri Lanka today, and they bring up their hundred partnership off 144 balls. The powerplay it might be, but there's no risk-taking from the 2011 finalists. Just steady accumulation - five from the over.
"Over the last five or six overs it looks like Sri Lanka have got in a more comfortable position. Jayawardene can control it right to the end as long as Mathews maintains the support role."
SL 147-4 (need 86 more to win)
Mirwais Ashraf gets in close to the stumps and bowls a nice, tidy line and length. When he does stray, however, Angelo Mathews helps himself to four down the leg side. Time for drinks. And the powerplay.
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Kishin Mahtani: Afghanistan hold your heads high. You have earned such respect with your passion and love of the game.
SL 142-4 (target 233)
The Hamid Hassan experiment lasts just one over and Afghanistan return to slow bowling, which has been innocuous on this surface in this innings. Six singles from Nabi's latest gambit.
"Quite often in these situations the fielding team is living more in hope than anything for a wicket. You look for your youngest, most athletic fielder to come up with a brilliant catch or run out. The ones are becoming twos here and the ball is going into the gaps more often."
SL 136-4 (Jayawardene 76, Mathews 27)
The balding, canny figure of Mirwais Ashraf returns to bowl after a spell off the field with injury. He lands the ball on a sixpence and gets a little nibble from the pitch and the runs dry up temporarily. Just one from the over.
SL 135-4 (target 233)
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The bandana-wearing, war-paint plastered Afghanistan bowler Hamid Hassan is brought back into the attack by his skipper. Can he make the breakthrough? Not yet... Sri Lanka remain in cruise control and knock the ball into gaps. Less than 100 needed now.
SL 131-4 (need 104 more to win)
Sri Lanka need less than a run a ball now. Just three singles from another double-quick over of spin from Nabi.
"This is still even with those four wickets down but he's got to take Shenwari off. He needs a wicket. There's no-one better at finding gaps off the spinner than Jayawardene."
India v South Africa update
India 36-1 (10 overs)
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South Africa are keeping India - and Virat Kohli - in check in the Pool B match in Melbourne.
Having lost Rohit Sharma without scoring in the third over, the defending champions are now 36-1, with Shikhar Dhawan 28 and Kohli - fresh from his century against Pakistan - unbeaten on eight.
This MCG pitch looks a belter and what is predicted to be an 85,000-strong crowd is swelling nicely. The biggest cheer so far: Sachin Tendulkar's appearance on the big screen.
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Mahela Jayawardene must have a table booked. He's suddenly gone through the gears - clipping four down to fine leg and then bisecting two fielders to caress another boundary through the covers. Eye of the needle stuff. The leg-spin of Shenwari is about as threatening as a kitten at the moment. Sri Lanka coasting.
"Nabi is sticking with Shenwari to my surprise. I thought he would have taken him off, you could tell he was going in the last over."
SL 117-4 (target 233)
Afghanistan need to change something here. Their spin bowlers are being milked for ones and twos, it's far too easy for Sri Lanka now. Five from the over.
SL 112-4 (Jayawardene 58, Mathews 16)
It's a nice, gentle 20 degrees in Dunedin at the moment but some of the Sri Lankan players shelter beneath big white towels which are draped over their heads. There's certainly little to worry about as Shenwari is taken for another nine runs - Jayawardene getting a boundary with a paddle to fine leg.
SL 103-4 (target 233)
It all looks too easy for Mahela at the moment as he rocks back in his crease and cuts Mohammad Nabi for two. Afghanistan are not letting their heads drop though, as they slap each other on the back following each bit of good fielding. Got to keep going.
"You like your spin bowlers to be the calming influence of the team but Shenwari gets a bit wound up."
50 for Jayawardene (67 balls)
SL 99-4
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Some of the stats surrounding Mahela Jayawardene are incredible. The elegant right-hander is playing his 443rd one-day international today, meaning he has spent more than one year of his life playing ODI cricket alone. He now has 78 half-centuries from those games too as he brings up another landmark by easing Shenwari for a single.
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Sri Lanka-based journalist Andrew Fernando: Found out that Mahela recently got a tattoo done on his arm. Sanga's also got a trendy haircut. Even their mid-life crises are in sync.
SL 89-4 (Jayawardene 49, Mathews 12)
Shapoor is almost running in from the sightscreen as he bounds in to deliver the ball at a decent lick. He continues to attack from round the wicket with the ball angling into the right-handers and a good over is spoilt at the end when he strays down leg and is clipped for four by Mahela.
"It's still a damn good contest. Mathews is naturally a free flowing batsman but he's also the captain who has a team teetering at the moment. We could have had about four run outs in this innings."
SL 89-4 (target 233)
There's a very vocal fella on the Dunedin PA system. He's blasting out the tunes between overs and trying to whip the crowd into a frenzy. It's rather like when your club side does a T20 competition on a Bank Holiday and Big Mick from behind the bar gets hold of the microphone attached to a CD player.
Three more singles shaved from the target, with Mahela Jayawardene avoiding a run-out opportunity as another direct hit attempt fails to hit its target.
There's some excellent fielding happening out there as the Afghans throw themselves about the field and make some fine diving stops. Every run counts here.
Hang on... what's happened there? Mahela Jayawardene plays a forward defensive to Shapoor and his bat snaps in two. He sends for a new one from the dressing room. Will a change in Mahela's wand affect the great man? No, he middles the first ball he faces into the outfield for a single. Of the 62 balls he has faced, he has not edged a single one.
How's stat?
Mahela Jayawardene became the fourth Sri Lankan to reach 1,000 World Cup runs when he reached 25.
He follows compatriots Sanath Jayasuriya, Aravinda de Silva and Kumar Sangakkara and is the 14th player overall.
SL 82-4 (target 233)
Afghanistan keeper Afsar Zazai is very vocal behind the stumps. With a red helmet on, he continually shouts encouragement to leg-spinner Shenwari but there's a lack of spin. Just a single from the over.
India v South Africa update
Sharma run out (De Villiers) 0 (Ind 9-1 after 2.5 overs)
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AB de Villiers take a bow. Rohit Sharma perishes as India lose their first wicket against South Africa in their Pool B match in Melbourne.
Shikhar Dhawan pushes to mid-off and sells his partner a dummy with a spot of 'yes, no, wait'. South Africa captain De Villiers, at extra cover, has one stump at the non-striker's end to aim at - and of course he hits as Rohit is short despite a despairing dive.
You can keep your switch hits, ramp shots and reverse sweeps... for me, there's nothing better than watching Mahela Jayawardene unfurl a cover drive for four. Not that Afghanistan bowler Shapoor will agree as he watches the ball kiss the grass on its way to the rope. Sri Lanka starting to look quite comfortable out there.
"Mathews needs to be very much the support role and that's what he's playing at the moment. It's an awful lot of Jayawardene to score but they have to turn the strike over. Run rate is unlikely to be an issue throughout but they have to make sure no wickets are lost for perhaps the next 15-20 overs."
SL 76-4 (target 233)
It's all very idyllic in Dunedin. The sun has burnt off the cloud cover, the green pine trees which line one side of the ground look resplendent and there's a gentle hum of conversation as spectators enjoy a leisurely Sunday down at the cricket. A few leg-breaks from Samiullah Shenwari are worked for three singles.
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Naveed Afzal: Just turned on the cricket and Afghanistan are in the ascendency. If they do win I think that piles the pressure more on England.
SL 73-4 (Jayawardene 27, Mathews 7)
With Mirwais off the park, Asghar Stanikzai is given the chance to bowl some dibbly-dobblies. His pace leaves little margin for error and when he does drop short, Mahela Jaywardene rocks onto the back foot and pulls four through mid-wicket, which is the signal for the ground's DJ to blast out a bit of Black Box and Ride on Time. Never gets old that song.
How's stat?
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Hamid Hassan is the first player to take 50 ODI wickets for Afghanistan.
He is the joint sixth quickest overall:
19 matches - Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka
23 - Ajay Agarkar of India and Mitchell McClenaghan of New Zealand
24 - Dennis Lille of Australia
25 - Shane Warne of Australia
26 - Curtly Ambrose of West Indies, Len Pascoe of Australia, Patrick Patterson of West Indies and Hamid Hassan of Afghanistan
SL 67-4
Bad news for the Afghans as Mirwais Ashraf pulls up injured while delivering the first ball of his fifth over and has to leave the field for some treatment.
SL 66-4 (target 233)
Afghanistan's left-arm seamer Shapoor Zadran, with his Ishant Sharma-like flowing locks, comes round the wicket to the two right-handed batsmen and angles the ball in. He is bowling to a field with seven men inside the circle, a tactic which is helping to build a bit of pressure as the associates look to starve Sri Lanka of the oxygen ones and twos give to a run-chase. Maiden over.
"The Afghans will be thinking 'just one more' but if we don't get that wicket pretty soon you will see the despondency start to creep in."
SL 66-4 (Jayawardene 27, Mathews 7)
Afghanistan are still striving for wickets, with a slip in place. Break this partnership between these two batting heavyweights and the associate nation can start to think about delivering a knockout blow. Sri Lanka are content to milk the ones and twos into the deceptively large areas of the lush green outfield.
"This drinks break is a chance for Afghanistan to decide where they'd like to get to in perhaps five or 10 overs."
How's stat?
This is just the second time in ODIs that both openers have made first-ball ducks.
The other instance was Zimbabwe v West Indies at Georgetown in 2006 (HP Rinke and T Duffin).
SL 63-4 (target 233)
Thanks Jamie, sterling work. How is everyone? Salivating at the prospect of our first World Cup shock?
It's time for some off spin from Mohammad Nabi, and the extra pace off the ball is some brief respite for the two batsmen who knock the ball into gaps for four singles.
Scorecard update
Sri Lanka 59-4 from 15 overs (target 233)
Batsmen: Jayawardene 24, Mathews 2
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Thirimanne 0), 2-2 (Dilshan 0), 18-3 (Sangakkara 7), 51-4 (Karunaratne 23)
Clear blue skies now in Dunedin, New Zealand really is the most beautiful country. Jayawardene collects his 1,000th World Cup run in his 35th match. Ashraf is rather less menacing than Hassan, at around 125k's but he's doing his job. This match remains in the balance and we are going to stay with it for now. It needs a calm head and that will come in the form of my esteemed colleague Mr Marc Higginson.
SL 56-4 (run-rate 4.00)
That last wicket for Hassan was his 50th, in his 26th match, and he is the sixth fastest to reach that landmark in ODI history. The big man is down on his haunches, clutching his left ankle. Here's a novel solution, he calls on Shapoor to swap boots. So poor old Shapoor gets the troublesome one. There is no magic in this one, he produces a waist high full toss off a shortened run-up and it is called a no-ball. Boots returned to their original respective owners.
SL 52-4 (Jayawardene 21, Mathews 0)
When have we ever seen Sangakkara and now Jayawardene take suicidal runs in the same innings? Mathews is barely in the picture as the throw comes in, he would have been out by a yard but the ball bounces over the timbers. The Afghans were 53-2 at the same stage.
India v South Africa
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News from the MCG, where India have won the toss against South Africa and will bat first in their Pool B clash.
South Africa: Amla, De Kock, Du Plessis, De Villiers, Miller, Duminy, Philander, Parnell, Steyn, Tahir, Morkel.
"It bobbled but it stuck and Hassan has a second wicket. The pressure is mounting on Sri Lanka and the old pros Jayawardene and Mathews will have to play exceptionally well to get Sri Lanka out of this hole."
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Karunaratne c Mangal b Hassan (SL 51-4)
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Hassan has done it again. This is fantastic. He is emerging as one of the stars of the tournament here. Another dramatic celebration, he put his palms on the wicket and then on on knee spreads his arms wide, reminiscent of Freddie Flintoff in the 2005 Ashes. Karunaratne appeared in control of the shot, but merely steered it to wide slip, where Mangal juggled with it but held on to his left. Sensational stuff.
SL 42-3 (target 233)
The sun is out now and the weather is set fair but still stormy waters for the Sri Lankans to negotiate. Ashraf is the new bowler and he is unfortunate to concede a boundary when a thick edge from Karunaratne goes past the solitary slip and away for four.
SL 35-3 (Hassan 1-10 from 3)
Big Hamid Hassan is already up at 144k's, which in excess of 89mph, and that headband and face paint probably adds to the intimidation. He took 5-45 against UAE in December and has 49 wickets in his 26 ODIs, including two against Bangladesh in the previous match. Jayawardene clips him for two, but imagine if he went now. Just three fours in those opening 10 powerplay overs.
SL 32-3 (target 233)
Dawlat Zadran continues, keeping it tight at a good pace. He has a best of 3-41 against Scotland last month and he only concedes a single to Jayawardene in this over. His opening five overs have yielded 1-15.
"Hassan looks the part. He's a terrific sight with his headband and the force is with him at the moment. He's bowling superbly and looks like a potential Test bowler. Neither of these bowlers are dibbly-dobbly bowlers."
SL 31-3 (run-rate 3.87)
Sri Lanka chairman of selectors Sanath Jayasuriya does not look quite as relaxed as he did when we last saw him. In contrast Agfhan coach Andy Moles is all smiles in his team tracksuit top. What a delivery from the fearsome headbanded Hassan, bowling around the wicket in excess of 142km/h. He is getting the ball to move away from the left-hander. No edge but only one single in the over.
"Phew! That was one sweaty walk to the G! India v South Africa starts in 40 minutes."
SL 30-3 (target 233)
The great Jayawardene has played a few key innings during his 443 ODIs but he is going to need another one here to avert his team's most ignominious defeat. Still two slips in place and the little man, with a sleeveless sweater to keep out the cold, gets off the mark by clipping Dawlat Zadran off his pads for two, followed by a neat leg glance to the fine-leg boundary.
"The excitement from the Afghanistan players is amazing. Hassan did a full somersault, waved at the crowd and was surrounded by his team-mates.
"The problem for Sri Lanka is to get a partnership going before they even think about the run rate. They need to be patient."
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Sangakkara b Hassan 7 (SL 18-3)
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Is it Rambo? No it's Hamid Hassan. Afghan headband and the flag in face paint on either cheek. Oh my goodness he's got Sangakkara out, bowled between bat and pad as he went back. A jubilant cartwheel from the bowler. Sri Lanka have lost two of their big guns. Three down and 215 short of their target. What a story we have developing here at the University Oval.
SL 17-2 (run-rate 3.40)
Two slips in place for Dawlat Zadran, with a neat short back and sides haircut and a gold chain jangling outside his shirt. Karunaratne clips three off his pads but 233 seems rather distant at this stage.
Reprieve for Sangakkara
SL 13-2 (Sangakkara 7, Karunaratne 6)
Oh this is extraordinary. A player of Sangakkara's experience completely rattled. Never a run there as he pushed off the back foot, the ball had barely left the cut strip, all manner of confusion and the batsmen end up in mid-pitch together. The fielder could almost have run with the ball and knocked the bails off to run Sangakkara out but chose an underarm throw and missed the target. What a reprieve! As if to compound the issue the next ball goes for four. Is that the key moment?
SL 6-2 (target 233)
Just a single for each batsman in the Dawlat Zadran over. Conditions overcast and cool. Sweater weather. Jubilant Afghans in the crowd in their colourful attire, no sweaters there. It's all set up for another fabulous encounter.
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James Bamford: So we're going to win the rest of the games easily are we...? Afghanistan have got Sri Lanka 2-2!
JK: What is happening? Sri Lanka must really want the "Worst performance of the tournament" award off England and they've started well!
SL 4-2 (run-rate 2.00)
Shapoor Zadran is a tall, powerfully built left-arm seamer and it was his extra bounce that accounted for Dilshan. Left-hander Dimuth Karunaratne is the new man, coming in ahead of the maestro Mahela Jayawardene.
"This is so unexpected but what amazing bounce Shapoor Zadran got out of that ball. What an incredible start as they put the Sri Lanka batsman under real pressure."
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Dilshan c Zazai b S Zadran 0 (SL 2-2)
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Both openers out first ball. Both Sri Lanka openers this is, not Afghanistan. We might have to stay with this match. Although it could be over before India-South Africa begins in a little over an hour.
SL 1-1 (D Zadran 1-1)
No great pace from Dawlat Zadran, with no great leap in delivery, but he is causing all manner of unease with his nagging line and length. Even the great Sangakkara is rattled, and he would have been out when pushing for a quick single had the bowler hit from just off the cut strip. Interesting start to say the least.
"Afghanistan have got to get out some of the big Sri Lanka names and if they do that we my see a real battle on our hands for Sri Lanka."
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Thirimanne lbw b D Zadran 0 (SL 0-1)
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Well, what about that. They said what happens if Sri Lanka lose a couple of early wickets, well that's as early as you can get. First up, the ball brushed Thirimanne's back pad as he prods forward and umpire Illingworth sends him on his way. No review. It just about pitched on leg-stump and umpire's call was the verdict on the direction.
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The attractive red roller, which could be a new children's cartoon character, has done its work and we are about to begin.
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The Sri Lankan top four have scored 37,618 ODI runs between them so you would imagine they would be capable of getting the bulk of these 233 required for victory between them, although 233 was the figure the team was bowled out for in the opening match against New Zealand.
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The Afghans have won 24 of their 46 ODIs to date, the majority of which have been against fellow minnows of course, but there have been two wins against Zimbabwe and one against Bangladesh.
Update from England's camp
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the World Cup
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"More from Ian Bell - and his thoughts on what went wrong in their thrashing by New Zealand:
"'To go out and play like we did was embarrassing. To have to apologise for the way we played is not acceptable. It's really disappointing, but hopefully in the next four games we have in this group, we can put it right.
"'The talent within the group to put it right is there and there's still a lot of cricket to be played in this World Cup.
"'We have to go back to doing the simple things right. When we do that, we're a dangerous side. 'We certainly can't play like we have in the last two games'."
Update from England's camp
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the World Cup
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"Ian Bell has been talking to the media ahead of Monday's World Cup match against Scotland in Christchurch. Here's what he said:
"'It's about how we react tomorrow. We have to go and put in a good performance. The result is the most important thing, but we'd like to get that with real clinical cricket, we haven't done that in these two games - we've been well off the pace.
"'It would be nice to put it all together the kind of game we know we can. Even though what's happened has been so bad, it's irrelevant to what happens tomorrow. We have to turn up and play our best cricket'."
How's stat?
-232 is Afghanistan's highest score against a top-eight nation (ie excluding Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and associate nations). Their previous best was 206 v Australia at Sharjah in 2012.
-Afghanistan's innings was the fifth time the top-eight batsmen in the order have all reached double figures in a World Cup innings.
Lunch interval
So we have a 40-minute interval before we see the start of the Sri Lanka reply. At 03:15 GMT we will be crossing to the MCG for news of the toss between India and South Africa and then focusing on that one. We'll keep you posted on this match, however.
Afghanistan innings - final scorecard
Afghanistan 232 from 49.4 overs (Sri Lanka won toss)
"Sri Lanka will be happy with the last 15 overs or so because it could have been a lot worse. Maybe Afghanistan attacked too soon and I think the wicket of Nabi in the powerplay was critical. He looks a good player but went for a big shot and was bowled. Thereafter it was a struggle for them.
"It will be a major upset if Sri Lanka don't win but someone has to go out and make the runs."
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Zazai c Herath b Malinga 19 (Afg 232 all out)
All over and Malinga, after that 0-84 against the Kiwis and five wicketless overs in this one, finishes with 3-41, figures matched by his captain. Zazai was the last to go, falling in valiant fashion with a mighty swipe, it flew off the top edge and was safely pouched in the deep on the leg-side.
"The batsmen crossed and that's the last thing Afghanistan would have wanted, based on what we've seen in numbers nine and 10. One suspects the number 11 Shapoor Zadran is not a magician with the bat and even if he misses the ball, it might be worth taking the risk and running a bye."
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Hassan c Mendis b Mathews 0 (Afg 227-9)
Hassan is caught at deep mid-wicket first ball but no chance for the hat-trick for Mathews, that's the final ball of the penultimate over.
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D Zadran b Mathews 4 (Afg 227-8)
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Hard to set fields for the old thick edge over the keeper's head. But it's of no great cost to the Sri Lankans as Mathews quickly holds one back to shatter the older Zadran's timbers when he goes for another agricultural heave.
"Ashraf was perfectly entitled to swing the bat at this stage but Afghanistan would like to get up to 240 if they could. It might not be a match-winning score but it always gives you a chance."
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Ashraf c Lakmal b Malinga 28 (Afg 221-7)
Useful from Ashraf, couple of sixes in that 32-ball knock, but he succumbs to a slower one from Malinga, caught at deep backward square-leg. I think I would be ok against the Malinga slower ball, I could just about react to it as if it were a normal delivery.
Six
Afg 216-6 (Ashraf 24, Zazai 12)
Well the debate about modern bats will gain a pace or two with this one. It was a leading edge as Ashraf attempted to turn Lakmal to leg but it sailed straight over the wicketkeeper's head for six.
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Jarleth Eaton: Afghanistan could beat England in this World Cup. Their batting line up is much better than England's right now.
Six
Afg 206-6 (run-rate 4.48)
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Now that will help. Ashraf top-edges a six over fine-leg, the 91st maximum of the tournament. Some frenetic drums around the ground liven things up too.
Afg 195-6 (Lakmal 2-26 from 9)
Three singles are all that are scored again in this one from Lakmal. How many will they need to make Sri Lanka uncomfortable?
Afg 192-6 (run-rate 4.36)
Perera restricts the scoring to three singles. The Afghans have only passed 300 once, against UAE last year, and we can safely say they are not going to do it here.
"Both batsmen are thinking of survival at the moment. They aren't really confident about taking the bowler on when the need to find the boundary is fast approaching."
Afg 189-6 (Zazai 6, Ashraf 5)
Rather incongruously it's the throbbing strains of Bruce Springsteen's Dancing In The Dark blaring away at the end of this over. Two leg byes off Mathews but it's now 56 balls since the last boundary. From 128-2 it has not really kicked on for the minnows. But they are not expected to win this are they? It's not England.
Afg 183-6 (run-rate 4.35)
Doesn't look like we are going to see an explosive end to the innings. We've had eight overs since the last boundary, which was that six from Zadran. Understandably the Afghans are wary of being skittled out before their overs are completed.
Afg 180-6 (Herath 1-41 from 10)
Herath returns and only concedes a single from his final over. Ashraf is the new man. He averages only 14 in his 30 matches but has made an unbeaten 52 against UAE. How many can the minnows add?
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Re: 38th over
Andrew Dennett: Batman and Superman is the correct partnership if discussing The Justice League, or at least part of it! Otherwise no it's not!
Scorecard update
Afghanistan 179-6 from 40 overs (Sri Lanka won toss)
Malinga looking much more in the groove now, just the one wide in the over. So 10-2 in that powerplay. Malinga still kisses the ball before every delivery. That can't be hygienic.
"Afghanistan did a lot of hard work at the start of the innings and until the 35th over it was going well but it now looks a little bleak. The powerplay is causing havoc, partly because Malinga has been brought back and he's dangerous when players try to attack him."
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Zadran c Perera b Lakmal 10 (Afg 175-6)
The curse of the batting powerplay. Only six runs so far and two wickets. Zadran clearly likes a big hit but he doesn't get hold of this one and is comfortably taken in the leg-side.
Afg 175-5
Afghan wicketkeeper Zazai is also 21. He's playing his 10th ODI and began his career with successive fifties, against UAE. Just the two singles in the over off Malinga. There's a Batman and Superman walking together around the ground, that's not the correct partnership is it? Oh, I'm told there's a movie coming out featuring both. A lot of films are made in New Zealand so this could be one of the scenes.
"It is an interesting conundrum if you're an associate side, there are two different goals. Do you go for respectability and take 230 which probably won't win you the game, or do you go for broke in the knowledge you might be all out for 200?"
Afg 173-5 (Lakmal 1-20 from 7)
Lakmal, with a Colonel Sanders-style goatee, albeit much darker, appeals for lbw against Zadran but umpire Gaffaney says it is sliding down the leg-side, and there is another appeal for a run-out but square-leg official Illingworth decides there is no need to refer to the tv official for that one. Just the one leg-bye in the over.
"That's a big blow to Afghanistan. Nabi had played very impressively and Sri Lanka will be very relieved to see him depart."
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Nabi b Malinga 21 (Afg 169-5)
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The tinted, tousle-haired Malinga claims his first wicket of the World Cup. It was full, Nabi went for the big shot, made no contact, and the bails are a-flashing. Another good knock, only 27 balls for that 21.
Afg 169-4 (Nabi 21, Zadran 9)
Zadran is only 21, and this is just his 12th ODI. He hit seven fours and six sixes in his 83 from 50 balls against Ireland in Dubai in January so clearly knows how to wield the willow. Some chanting from the Afghan followers, along the lines of "where we come from" but mercifully not as long. A smattering of singles off Perera and we're all set for the batting powerplay. What are we going to see in these next five overs?
Six
Afg 165-4 (run-rate 4.85)
Dilshan is smarting after copping a full blooded drive on the hand at short extra cover. The new man is left-hander Zadran, who gets off the mark in fine style with a drive on one knee off Herath reminiscent of Yuvraj Singh. It soars many a mile but is not caught by one of the orange t-shirts this time. The third six of the innings.
"Shenwari was encouraged to go for that shot by the big hitting from his captain. He hit it well and flat but that's another disappointment for Afghanistan.
"They may have decided that 260 to 280 is not a winning score and want to get to 320 but they are not far enough into the innings to play like that and now run the risk of losing too many wickets before the final overs. They need a little bit more patience."
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Shenwari c Mathews b Perera 38 (Afg 157-4)
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Nabi had stepped up the rate with a sweetly struck drive for four and then a mighty crack over mid-wicket for the maximum next ball but his partner is no more. It was well hit too, but it went straight to mid-off, where Mathews was no doubt extremely grateful to get his hands in front of where no man wants to be hit by a cricket ball, particularly one travelling at around 100mph.
Afg 146-3 (Shenwari 38, Nabi 7)
A fiercely struck short-arm jab when Herath offers him a touch of width outside off-stump brings Shenwari his fifth boundary. Not pretty but there are no prizes for aesthetic appeal. Sadly.
Afg 141-3 (Shenwari 34, Nabi 7)
The spin combination is broken as Perera returns, and the only blemish from him is a wide. The Afghans have already comfortably surpassed the 124 they were dismissed for in their only previous meeting with Sri Lanka.
Scorecard update
Afghanistan 140-3 from 30 overs (Sri Lanka won toss)
Run rate: 4.66 per over
Batsmen: Shenwari 34, Nabi 7
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (Mangal 10), 40-2 (Ahmadi 24), 128-3 (Stanikzai 54)
Akhil Dhoot: Afghanistan just need to continue what they are doing, 4-5 runs an over. With wickets in hand, they can surely go for 300!
Afg 140-3 (Herath 1-27 from 7)
Nabi is in his 47th ODI and he has seven half centuries to his name, with a best of 77 and a useful strike-rate of 90. Only singles as Herath varies his flight skilfully. Wily customers these slow left-armers.
Afg 137-3 (Shenwari 3, Nabi 5)
Stanikzai has made two of the three Afghanistan fifties against one of the top eight nations. The new man is the skipper Mohammad Nabi, who gets off the mark with a boundary when he deftly dabs a Mendis full toss past backward square-leg, where there is nothing deft about Malinga's cumbersome attempt to cut the ball off.
"The start of an over is a time when you don't have to go searching for the boundary and Stanikzai has gone after it. Afghanistan felt so positive about the way they were going but now they have to start again and it'll take five or six overs to get back on track."
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Stanikzai c Mendis b Herath 54 (Afg 128-3)
But he's gone this time, just dragging a lofted drive a fraction, and sending it straight down the throat of Mendis on the long-on boundary. A very enterprising innings, what can his pals do from here?
Afg 128-2 (run-rate 4.74)
Stanikzai also made 66 against Australia in August 2012, a bowling attack featuring Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc and James Pattinson. Shenwari reveals the reverse sweep against Mendis and collects two.
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Tim Oliver: Will be a brilliant achievement if Afghanistan can bat for 50 overs. If they do, they might give a Sri Lanka run for their money.
Kishin Mahtani: Afghanistan seem to know the basics of cricket better than England do.
Fifty for Stanikzai
Afg 125-2 (partnership 85)
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Fifty from as many balls for Stanikzai, his fifth in ODIs, sealed with his fifth four, a thump down the ground off Herath. He proudly raises his bat to his appreciative colleagues on the balcony and then the rest of the ground, who are now enjoying some watery sunshine.
Afg 117-2 (Stanikzai 46, Shenwari 27)
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Could be a Manchester United flag that couldn't it? Merging the traditional with the old Newton Heath colours that we saw a few years back. Surely Sri Lanka are not going to be embarrassed by a minnow? Jeevan Mendis is on with his array of leg-breaks. A googly finds some turn off the pitch but Stanikzai turns it away for a single and is quick to let his partner - and the bowler - know that he picked the delivery.
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Re: umpire review in 23rd over
Chris Painter: Umpire's call rule needs addressing! More than half the ball was hitting some part of the stump - yet Sri Lanka lose their DRS!
Afg 113-2 (run-rate 4.71)
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Malinga returns but although the blonde curls are still there he doesn't look the same destructive bowler of old. Stanikzai has already had treatment on his hind quarters and he won't want to play too many of those full blooded swipes at fresh air that nearly knock him off balance. He picks up another boundary though, his fourth four, with a thick edge through the vacant gully region.
Umpire review - not out
Afg 106-2 (partnership 66)
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Sri Lanka review an lbw decision as Herath's quicker ball traps Shenwari on the crease when he tries to turn to leg. The replays show half the ball is hitting leg stump but it is given as umpire's call so the decision from umpire Gaffaney remains and Sri Lanka lose their review.
"The Sri Lankans aren't showing much energy out there. There's no real mystery, apart from Malinga, in their attack anymore without Ajantha Mendis. The rest is pretty orthodox. This is a good start by any standards in this tournament and captain Angelo Mathews will be worried."
Afg 100-2 (run rate 4.63)
The fifty stand from 70 balls. An edge to third man brings Shenwari his third boundary, while a rare slip down the leg-side from skipper Mathews results in five wides and brings up the 100. Time for the skipper to tap into the wisdom of former captain Jayawardene.
Update from England's camp
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the World Cup
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"England nets in grey Christchurch ahead of their match against Scotland on Monday. Stuart Broad had a long chat with coach Peter Moores before he batted. I wonder if the thrust was 'get in line, Stuart'."
Afg 89-2 (partnership 49)
Herath keeping things relatively tidy around 82km but not looking particularly threatening. This is the fellow who we saw take 5-3 against New Zealand no less in last year's World T20.
Afg 86-2 (Stanikzai 35, Shenwari 14)
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Stanikzai is in sight of his fifth ODI fifty here, he was out for 27 the first time his team played the Sri Lankans. He picks up another boundary with a cut off Perera and his running is admirable, racing off the mark and always looking for more than a single.
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Favourite World Cup moment so far
Jeebay 9870: Hamilton Mazakadza and the rest of the Zimbabwe team smacking Dale Steyn around the park. #bestcwcmomentsofar
"This is a good partnership for Afghanistan. Stanikzai, in particular, has really impressed. I am still salivating by his big six, as is the spectator who took that catch so spectacularly in the stand."
Afg 81-2 (run-rate 4.26)
Herath gets through his overs alarmingly quickly from a text commentary point of view, much like one of his predecessors, the great Sanath Jayasuriya, who is in attendance looking very dapper in a steel blue suit and open neck shirt. A couple of singles to either batsmen was what I saw in the blur.
Afg 79-2 (Stanikzai 29, Shenwari 13)
A picture of the Sri Lankan pitch map shows the vast majority of the bowling has been on a good length, with virtually nothing down the leg-side but Stanikzai collects another boundary by shovelling Perera through mid-wicket. The 10th boundary of the innings, nine fours and a six.
Afg 73-2 (Stanikzai 24, Shenwari 12)
Indeed they haven't, Warren. Prior to the 5-2 home win against England late last year (does that count anymore? ooh harsh) they were beaten 5-0 in India. Spin is introduced in the form of diminutive slow left-armer Rangana Herath. No immediate sign of turn and Stanikzai uses his feet nicely to drive through extra cover for a couple to keep the scoreboard ticking. Time for drinks.
"I'm a little surprised by the Sri Lankans because they have bowled conservative lines and haven't shown us they're the A team in this game. It's a huge opportunity to get a win and show they are getting back in form. They haven't had the most enjoyable run of late."
Afg 68-2 (run-rate 4.25)
A hint of blue sky but it looks rather grey over in the distant hills. Just the single in the Perera over.
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Afghanistan 67-2 from 15 overs (Sri Lanka won toss)
Run rate: 4.47 per over
Batsmen: Shenwari 11, Stanikzai 19
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (Mangal 10), 40-2 (Ahmadi 24)
"One of the Afghanistan batsmen has to go on to get 80 plus. They can't afford batsmen getting in and making 30 if they are going to post a decent total."
Afg 67-2 (Stanikzai 19, Shenwari 11)
Purposeful stuff from the Afghans, running between the wickets more like whippets than Afghan hounds. They have a good presence in the crowd too, enjoying a bit of Bob Marley over the public address between overs. Stanikzai has to receive some treatment on his hind quarters, lying on the turf. It always looks like torture when the physios get into their work.
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Mark Savile: Catch a ball one-handed and win $NZ1m wow!
They have to share it Mark, but you're right, it's not a bad rate of pay.
Afg 62-2 (run-rate 4.42)
Another bowling change as Perera, boldly wearing the number 1 shirt, replaces Lakmal, who returned 1-20 from his opening six-over burst. Two boundaries for Shenwari, an on-drive and a fiercely hit drive through the covers.
Afg 53-2 (Mathews 1-14 from 3)
Steady stuff from Shenwari against the nagging Mathews. Shenwari has the highest average of the Afghan side, at 36. Only three of them are above 30 and one of those is Mangal, who is of course back in the hutch.
Afg 50-2 (run-rate 4.16)
Stanikzai in his 40th ODI has a best of 90 not out against Bangladesh and he brings up the Afghan 50 with a single off Lakmal.
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Pete Naylor: Pakistan expected to contact the successful orange shirt fan for role as fielding coach.
Pakistan dropped five catches in their defeat by West Indies on Saturday
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Afg 48-2 (run-rate 4.36)
Not only a six from Stanikzai off Mathews but a one-handed catch in the crowd by one of the orange bullseye T-shirt brigade. The third such occasion of the tournament and these guys will share a cash prize. It had to be one-handed because he had his sunglasses in the other one, not that he needs them in these overcast conditions.
"Ahmadi looked very angry with himself looking back at the replay screen as he walked off. I don't think there's much pace in the pitch - it stood up on the pitch like a tennis ball. Shame for Afghanistan to lose two wickets like this after making a good start. They need to dig in now."
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Ian: Key question. Will Afghanistan score more against Sri Lanka than England did against New Zealand?
Ahmadi c Herath b Lakmal 24 (Afg 40-2)
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It was a curious stroke from Ahmadi, who had played himself in nicely, he appeared to get a leading edge attempting to flick to leg and it looped tamely to mid-wicket where Herath took a neat catch.
Timely wicket too because it took the cameras away from a character in the crowd dressed in a double-breasted red suit with brass buttons and a matching red beret. What he is doing I have no idea, apart from some dubious dancing, but he seems to like the cameras.
"Mangal hit it like he was giving fielding practice to your eight-year-old daughter. Much relief for Sri Lanka and their captain Mathews but heartache for Mangal. A stand of 34 is not a bad opening partnership by the standards of some matches at this World Cup but that's a wasted opportunity for Afghanistan."
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Mangal c Thirimanne b Mathews 10 (Afg 34-0)
The breakthrough arrives and a gentle loosener from skipper Mathews provides it. Perhaps Mangal was deceived by the slow pace but he drives it straight to short extra cover as if giving catching practice. How will the minnows react to the loss of their first wicket?
Afg 34-0 (Ahmadi 22, Mangal 10)
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Ahmadi aged just 23 looks a cool customer and plays an exemplary off drive to the pickets with a classically high MCC elbow. Four more from the final ball with a flick off the pads. Where are these helpful bowling conditions then?
Moles promises more
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Afghanistan coach Andy Moles may have 'the most dangerous job in sport' but he is determined that it is not going to be the most demoralising. Like Frank Sinatra, he's got high hopes. Here is what he had to say after their opening-game defeat by Bangladesh...
"We genuinely thought we could win the game but just didn't get out of the blocks with the bat," said the former Warwickshire opener. "We were in a fog and before we knew it we were one, two, three down and treading water.
"We do well with bat and ball for 35 overs and it's that extra 15 overs where we need to work on our concentration levels, our discipline and our execution."
Afg 24-0 (run-rate 3.42)
The Sri Lanka opening bowlers conceded 162 runs from 18 overs in the opening defeat against New Zealand last weekend and Malinga concedes his third boundary of this innings when Mangal bisects the cover fielders perfectly.
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Favourite World Cup moment so far
Gilad Lipschitz: Brendon McCullum's record-breaking 50 against England. His innings has to be the best at this World Cup.
Dropped catch
Afg 19-0 (Ahmadi 13, Mangal 6)
Mangal is dropped on four by Mahela Jayawardene, diving to his right at second slip off Lakmal. Playing his 443rd ODI the old boy, a sprightly 37, but he does not add to his 217 catches this time. Sharp chance but we're used to seeing him snaffle those.
"Lasith Malinga is a more dangerous bowler at the end of the innings than at the start. I wouldn't use him for very long with the new ball. He's much better with the old ball when batsmen are going after him."
Afg 15-0 (Ahmadi 11, Mangal 4)
Ahmadi is away with successive boundaries off Malinga, the first off the edge wide of the slips but the second a fluent square drive. He then keeps out a beautiful slower ball yorker as well that has cleaned many a batsman up over the years. Hint of swing towards the end of the over but nothing of the Tim Southee range.
Afg 4-0 (run-rate 1.0)
He's trying to get those 13 quickly by the looks of things. All manner of attacking intent but he calms down with a beautifully straight drive off Lakmal for two runs through mid-on.
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Nawroz Mangal needed 13 runs at the start of play to become the third player to score 1,000 ODI runs for Afghanistan.
Afg 2-0 (Ahmadi 0, Mangal 2)
The temporary stands are fairly sparsely populated at the moment but there is a smattering of Sri Lanka followers who appear to be in good spirits. Malinga, who has 271 ODI wickets from his 179 matches, is still getting into his stride. Mangal pinches a single from the final delivery.
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Thomas DJH Stirk: Ireland's run chase is the standout moment so far. The way they went about chasing 300 was superb.
Three slips in place for rangy seamer Lakmal. It's overcast but no dramatic swing as yet. Mangal gets off the mark with a thick edge to third man for a single. Not sure if Mrs Mangal is here. (one for the older Neighbours fans)
Afg 0-0 (Ahmadi 0, Mangal 0)
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You may think that Malinga would have ripped through the Afghans in that one previous meeting. He didn't. He took 0-23 from five overs. He opens with a maiden. Better than the opening match against the Kiwis when he went for 84 from his 10 and there was not surprisingly no maidens.
"All we need in this tournament is a close game. We haven't really had one yet. I like the fact that the bowlers have a chance if they use the new ball well but also if you have wickets in hand it then becomes a batsman's game."
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The Afghan openers are out there in their salmon pink helmets. Both teams in mid-blue kit and the mercurial Lasith Malinga has the ball. Umpires Chris Gaffaney from New Zealand, no relation to Dean, and former England spinner Richard Illingworth, no relation to Raymond. Let's play.
Ashraf staying positive
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There is a humility about the way Afghanistan are approaching their task at the World Cup. They are clearly not naive to their standing in the world cricket order. However, it is also clear they are aiming to imprint a little bit of themselves on the tournament.
"We'll be trying to do our best against all full member nations to play positive cricket and have a good fight," said Afghanistan pace bowler Mirwais Ashraf. Everyone loves an underdog, especially when they bite. Could Sri Lanka be in for a shock?
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Very dramatic Afghanistan anthem, reminiscent of a Bond theme. These two have met just the once before, in the Asia Cup in March last year, when Sri Lanka made 253-6 and bowled the Afghans out for 124.
Anthem time
Kumar Sangakkara singing away merrily there. He should know the words by now, this is his 399th ODI. He needs five dismissals to become the first to takes 500 ODI scalps.
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"We've seen some remarkable starts to innings in this tournament so there are perils against the new ball - Scotland and Pakistan for example. It's a good pitch but it has a bit of life like the pitch yesterday where Pakistan were 1-4. They have to get through the first 10 overs relatively unscathed."
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The first thing the Afghans need to do is get through the new balls. In that opening match against the Tigers they were 3-3 after three overs.
Afghanistan's debut blues
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Afghanistan's World Cup debut was spoiled by Bangladesh, who claimed a 105-run victory in Canberra on Wednesday. However, despite the defeat, there were positives for the associate member, mostly in their bowling.
Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zadran and Mirwais Ashraf did well to limit the Tigers until 15 overs of big hitting took them out of the debutants' range. Whilst the reply began dreadfully, their were glimpses of grit in the Afghan middle order, courtesy of Samiullah Shenwari and Mohammad Nabi. They have an even tougher task on their hands today, though.
SL look to bounce back
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Sri Lanka are a big tournament team, right? They save their best for the big occasions, don't they? That is the usual perception of the 1996 World Cup winners and runners-up for the last two tournaments. However, they didn't exactly show up for their opening game in Christchurch, where they suffered a 98-run defeat to co-hosts New Zealand.
Now there is no shame in losing to New Zealand (although England stretched that theory the limit) but it was their third defeat in a row and showed a huge gulf in class between the sides. Also concerning for them will be the display of opening bowler Lasith Malinga, who has been such a star of past tournaments but lost his radar and was taken for 84 wicketless runs from his 10 overs by the Kiwis. They will be aiming for a very comprehensive win today.
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We're back at another beautiful New Zealand ground for this one, the University Oval in Dunedin, scene of that remarkable match between New Zealand and Scotland.
The associate nation batted first in that one of course and were reduced to 12-4 in the fifth over, but it was far from the procession we expected as the Scots mustered 142 and the Kiwis only won by three wickets.
Team news
Both teams make one change, Sri Lanka bringing in all-rounder Thisara Perera for Nuwan Kulasekera Afghanistan have Dawlat Zadran in for Aftab Alam.
Quotes from the captains
Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews: "It has always been a wicket that swings and seams and we need to respect that."
Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi: "We would have bowled first because it is a bit green but hopefully we will bat well."
Toss
Sri Lanka have won the toss and will bowl first.
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We'll have the toss shortly and from 03:15 GMT on Sunday we will turn our attentions to the big match between India and South Africa, with a huge crowd expected at the iconic MCG.
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Hello again. Well there have been some fireworks in the last couple of games haven't there? Brendon McCullum's fastest World Cup fifty from 18 balls and then yesterday Pakistan making the worst start in World Cup history by slumping to 1-4. Do these feats come in threes? We shall see.
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And that is that for another action-packed day at the Cricket World Cup.
Wins for both Sri Lanka and India in their respective groups have thrown up some more magnificent performances from the game's big names.
Don't forget - the action down under continues as soon as this evening. It's the Battle of Britain from 21:30 GMT.
England against Scotland from Christchurch in Pool A. You definitely don't want to miss that.
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Shikhar Dhawan led the way with a superb 137 as made 307-7 from their 50 overs.
The bowlers and the fielders then put in an almost faultless shift for their captain and South Africa surprisingly surrendered for 177 in just over 40 overs to give India the win by 130 runs.
Read our report right here.
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Barry Richards
Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Don't discount South Africa, I think they'll still come good in this tournament. The fifth bowler is a worry and if Miller doesn't come good, there's quite a long tail. But, India against Australia could be a mouth-watering encounter on the evidence both of those sides have shown so far."
Captain's view
More from India captain MS Dhoni: "A couple of run outs made things even more impressive. Once the batsmen took us on and we got them in the field with some great work, that was the real turning point.
"After two games, we've shown we're able to execute our plans well. There's an improvement in each and every game."
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"India look like the team from this group who can go on and challenge New Zealand and Australia. Shikhar Dhawan was magnificent but so was Ajinkya Rahane - he's a small man in stature but he just smashed it."
Captain's view
India captain MS Dhoni: "I think it's more than just the result that pleases me today. It was a back-to-back good performance from both the bowling and batting unit, which is why we can enjoy it.
"South Africa are such a good side, so I think that makes it an even more satisfying win. I felt the bowlers bowled well, the right areas, the spinners varied their pace and that was some of the reason for our success."
Captain's view
South Africa captain AB de Villiers: "The run-outs cost us dearly, coming just when we got started with the bat in hand. That's where we lost the game. The bowlers fought back well because we were staring at 350. It was a 270-280 par wicket although to restrict India to 307 was a good effort.
"It was not a good enough performance as a batting unit and now we have to regroup. The wicket didn't change, but I still think it was a good toss to win. You can put pressure on the fielding team if you have them out there in the afternoon heat.
"Playing six batsmen actually ended up being a good decision because we lost Vernon Philander to injury. If I didn't have Wayne Parnell, I might have had to bowl myself."
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Nitin Srivastava
BBC Hindi in Melbourne
MCG has erupted with Vande Matram (the national song of India) and Chak De India (Go India!) slogans in the air! And there's no age barrier for cricket fans who came and enjoyed the match.
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Barry Richards
Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"The two things that always worry me about India cricket are running between the wickets and their ability to defend a target up front with their opening bowlers. They've dispelled both of those myths tonight. I thought their running was exceptional and their out-fielding incredible."
Man of the match
India's Shikhar Dhawan, who hit 137 runs off 146 balls: "It was very important to score a century, it's a great feeling. More than that, it was important that we put on big partnerships for the team. We lost an early wicket today but we just wanted to stay there and respect the good balls and cash in on the bad deliveries. I knew I could pick up the run-rate, I was relaxed."
India win by 130 runs
Well, that was not what I was expecting to see at the halfway stage.
Yet another side fails to chase down a target at this World Cup and by our calculations, only five teams have won batting second in the first 13 matches.
Stay with us, we'll have the reaction from the man of the match and both captains to come shortly.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Melbourne
"The crowd erupts both in jubilation and slight disbelief - at India's immense bowling display - as the boys in blue complete a day of domination.
"The colourful celebrations, which are a mixture of singing, dancing, chanting and cheering have spilled out of the MCG and onto Batman Avenue and are likely to go on well into early hours in Melbourne.
"86, 876 people watched the dominant display and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to believe at least 85.000 of those were Indian supporters. They came expecting an India victory, as they always do, and their side did not disappoint them. Led by Shikhar Dhawan and Ravi Ashwin, India showed that they won't be letting the World Cup trophy go easily."
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Gerard Whateley
BBC Test Match Special
"India have laid down a marker and it's been a supremely underwhelming performance by one of the pre-tournament favourites South Africa."
India win by 130 runs
Imran Tahir lbw b Raina 8 (SA 177)
And that is that. Imran Tahir prods forward to Suresh Raina and he is right in front of all three stumps. No hesitation from Aleem Dar who raises the finger. The last seven South Africa wickets have fallen for just 44 runs and India have won by 130 runs at the MCG.
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Prashant Srivastava: India really playing like the defending champions. Ruthless display.
SA 175-9 (Ashwin 10-0-41-3)
More boundary joy for Parnell late-on as he flashes outside off to a full ball from Ashwin and gets a thick edge down to third man for four.
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Barry Richards
Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"There's a lot of talk about Wayne Parnell in South Africa and whether he can produce in the big games. There was no X-Factor today. He went for nine an over - that's a pummelling. Jacques Kallis has left a big hole in this team."
SA 170-9 (Shami 8-1-30-2)
Parnell clobbers a pull shot for four off Shami, but there's hardly a flicker of emotion on his face as you sense this has little time left to run its course.
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Ozayr Colossus: India's bowling and fielding has matched their batting thus far - we're not accustomed to this.
Parm Bilkhu: South Africa appear to have a very long tail. They will need to sort that if they want to win this World Cup.
SA 162-9 (Ashwin 9-0-36-3)
Imran Tahir brings up the rear of this South Africa reply. Ashwin has three wickets to his name and in double quick time too. Easy to forget we've actually been in the batting powerplay for the last three overs. It might not last its full five.
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Barry Richards
Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It's almost like they have given up, which is not the South African way. The captain won't be happy with this."
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Morkel b Ashwin 2 (SA 161-9)
Start the car. Morne Morkel takes a huge hack at a floaty ball from Ashwin. He swings, he misses, the stumps flash once again and another man in green and yellow makes his way off the park.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"I wouldn't mind seeing a speed gun on Mohammed Shami, he's steaming in and getting good bounce against Morne Morkel who is a very tall man."
Shami's fastest ball today was registered at 89.3mph
SA 161-8 (Shami 7-1-22-2)
Mohammed Shami's fully justified his selection today and has a couple of wickets to his name plus a catch. Morne Morkel's the latest man in as South Africa look to restore some pride.
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Amod: Indian fielding today reminds me of the South Africa of the 90s, the way South Africa are batting reminds me of India from 90s.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It's been a wonderful all-round display by the Indians. They started slowly with the bat but didn't panic at any point and all their bowlers have been on form."
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Steyn c Dhawan b Shami 1 (SA 158-8)
And they're up on their feet once again as Dale Steyn is the latest South Africa batsman to come and go. Banged in short outside off by Shami and Steyn cuts it straight to the waiting Shikhar Dhawan at cover point.
'The end is nigh'
Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Melbourne
"The crowd are on their feet and can sense the end is nigh as fans' favourite Ashwin's over accounts for two more South African wickets. The dhol's are beating along to sound of cheers and whistles."
SA 157-7 (Ashwin 8-0-35-2)
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith is among those despondent supporters I just mentioned. Wonder what difference he might have made today if he'd still been playing. Just the one off another tidy over from Ashwin.
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Harsha Bhogle
BBC Test Match Special
"There was quite a bit riding on this game if you consider that whoever wins is likely to finish top of the group. They will then avoid having to face Australia or New Zealand... and play England. Or possibly Bangladesh or Afghanistan!"
SA 156-7 (Req rate 10.13)
Suresh Raina comes on as the sixth different bowler for India. Dale Steyn is out in the middle to join Parnell. There's some glum looking faces in the crowd among the South African contingent as they know what's coming.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"South Africa's largest World Cup defeat by runs is 83 by Australia at Basseterre in 2007. They could eclipse that today."
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"There's no nick, it's hit him on the back leg and has not got far to go. It's out! I'm here to support Ashwin anyway... the off-spinner's union."
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Philander lbw b Ashwin 0 (SA 153-7)
Two gone in an over. Vernon Philander's stay at the crease lasts just two balls. Ashwin flights one up that turns back to the right-hander and traps him on the back foot in front of the timbers. Umpire Richard Kettleborough gives him out and there's an immediate call for a review. DRS shows it was hitting the top of middle and off on umpire's call. Could be an early finish at "The G".
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"MS Dhoni very cleverly threw the ball rather than taking the ball with his gloves to the stumps. Excellent wicketkeeping."
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Miller run out 21 (SA 153-6)
More fantastic fielding from India and this is quickly derailing for South Africa. Miller sweeps down to the man who has to chase from deep square leg. A fantastic throw in from Umesh Yadav as they sprint back for two and once again MS Dhoni shows great awareness to guide the ball on to the stumps. Miller is inches short despite the huge dive.
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Kishin Mahtani: South Africa now need to score as many as possible as Net Run Rate is going to be critical to decide who goes to the next round.
DrHolmes: Unlike other teams, SA are not just about a couple of players. We all know they can counter punch. This one's going down the wire.
Robin Gelder: Never seen India field so well.
Drinks break
SA 151-5 (Need 157 more to win off 102 balls)
Shami works his way through another neat over. The boundaries have dried up for South Africa and the last five overs have gone by at 18-2. India doing a cracking job here of squeezing the opposition, very much in the same way they did to Pakistan at Adelaide. On comes the fastest drinks cart in Melbourne for another refreshment break.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"India's seamers have been fantastic, especially when you consider they have had a long, hard tour of Australia with little success heading into this tournament."
Close!
SA 150-5
Parnell backs away and squirts the ball out to the point fence. They scamper back for two as the throw comes in and Miller has to get a full-length dive out to get home. Shami breaks the bails, but the replays show Miller is home just in time.
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Harsha Bhogle
BBC Test Match Special
"There's a three-week waiting list for an Australian visa in India because of the thousands of people wanting to come to this tournament."
SA 148-5 (Req rate 8.69)
Looks like that dismissal of Duminy also came off his body as well as his bat on the way through to slip. Wayne Parnell is the new man in, he's had a chastening day with the ball so far, but does have the ability to hit a long ball.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"If the reverse-sweep comes off you're a hero, if not you're zero. The Indian supporters are going mad - whoever sold India flags outside the MCG today has just gone and bought a Bentley."
WICKET
Duminy c Raina b Ashwin 6 (SA 147-5)
And that could well be that. JP Duminy attempts a reverse sweep from Ashwin and a leading edge loops up to slip for the simplest of catches for Suresh Raina. A sea of blue goes wild at the MCG once again.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Today was the seventh time that De Villiers and Du Plessis have been involved in a run-out while batting together, which equals the South Africa record for most run-outs by a pair in ODIs with Hansie Cronje/Jacques Kallis and Gary Kirsten/Jacques Kallis."
SA 147-4 (Miller 21, Duminy 6)
Thanks Justin, you pass the baton to me at a time when you sense South Africa need a big performance from one or two of their number. As you say, break it down to the last 20 overs as a run chase and it doesn't sound unrealistic. Mohit Sharma keeps up his steady display and he's well backed up by his fielders with light blue shirts diving left and right to keep South Africa in check.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It's been a tricky wicket, especially for the South Africans who have struggled to find their timing. David Miller strikes the ball so cleanly though, that if he gets it through the infield it will go for a boundary."
Scorecard update
South Africa 142-4 (30 overs)
Batsmen: Miller 20*, Duminy 2*
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (De Kock 7) 40-2 (Amla 22), 108-3 (De Villiers 30), 133-4 (Du Plessis 55)
Bowling figures: Yadav 6-0-34-0, Shami 5-1-15-1, M Sharma 6-0-26-2, Jadeja 8-0-35-0, Ashwin 5-0-31-0
India 307-7 (50 overs) after winning toss
Dhawan 137, Rahane 79, Morkel 2-59
Full scorecard
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SA 142-4 (target 308)
Miller sweeps the first ball of Ashwin's over for four, and the batsmen accumulate steadily off the remainder of it. It's now a Twenty20 game - 166 needed off 20 overs. Hold on to your hats as Adam Williams takes the mic.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"South Africa need a big, big partnership now. They can't afford to leave it to their lower order. Vernon Philander is injured for starters."
SA 134-4 (Mohit 6-0-26-2)
So JP Duminy joins Miller at the crease. These two both hit centuries in putting on a record unbroken 256 in South Africa's win over Zimbabwe. They only need 175 this time. In fewer than 22 overs. A superb over from Mohit, spoiled only by a wide.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special
"It looked like a good shot initially, it made a gun-shot type noise as it flew towards Shikhar Dhawan, but it just came off the splice in the end. South Africa are in trouble now."
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Du Plessis c Dhawan b M Sharma 55 (SA 133-4)
A wicket for MS Dhoni! The skipper can take the credit for that one. He brings Mohit Sharma back into the attack and Du Plessis - advancing down the track - drills his first ball straight to mid-off, where Shikhar Dhawan takes the catch above his head. The Indian fielders go wild. Dhoni allows a sheepish grin to cross his face. Advantage India.
SA 133-3 (target 308)
The spin twins are whirling away with good effect - Ashwin restricts Miller and Du Plessis to a single apiece. At this stage India were 138-2. Just a thought...
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David Hussey
Former Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It's a nice start from Du Plessis, but he's got to go big if South Africa are to win. He needs to get 140 or 150."
SA 131-3 (Jadjea 8-0-35-0)
Miller looks like he might be the man to spearhead this South Africa pursuit, which would be a record in an ODI at the MCG. However, with an escalating run rate comes the need to take chances - and the left-hander sees a sweep narrowly evade the diving Mohit at deep mid-wicket. Still, a four's a four.
'My ear drums have burst'
Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Melbourne
"I do believe my eardrums have just burst! An almighty roar that greeted Mohit Sharma's accurate throw that ran out AB de Villiers and sent a soundly sleeping baby into a state on panic.
"The crowd know just how vital a wicket that was to pick-up if India are going to go and win this match and the shouts of 'India Zindabad' are growing ever louder. The flags are flying high once again as the MCG finally starts to cool from the intense heat during the day."
SA 121-3 (target 308)
The pressure builds. The noise grows. Are the South African nerves starting to fray? Du Plessis survives an appeal for a bat-pad catch that is slightly stronger than half-hearted. No boundaries from the past four overs.
SA 115-3 (target 308)
India tighten the tourniquet - and India captain MS Dhoni is a master of it. Jadeja rattles through another economical over and South Africa's task now reads: 193 needed off 25 overs.
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Tyrone Savio Pereira: When MSD gets ABD, you know India got this in the bag! Come on boys!
SA 113-3 (target 308)
Thanks for introducing the new man, Barry. We should work together more often. For those who don't know, this is the David Miler who smashed 138 not out off 92 balls in South Africa's win over Zimbabwe in their World Cup opener. Five singles off that Ashwin over.
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Barry Richards
Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"AB was backing the fact there would be no direct hit, but it was a magnificent throw from the deep. David Miller scored a great century against Zimbabwe, but how does he handle an occasion like this?"
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De Villiers run out 29 (SA 107-3)
Quick he may be, but De Villiers is not rapid enough. He is run out by a superb throw from Mohit Sharma from deep point as he chased a second run. The fielder made good ground to his left, the release was quick, the throw was flat and within inches of the stumps. Wicketkeeper MS Dhoni sealed the deal.
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Barry Richards
Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"The volume in this ground seems to be continually escalating. Sometimes the batsmen are getting into difficulties when running between the wickets because they just can't hear each other."
It's a record!
Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Melbourne
"The crowd registered at 116 decibels during the break as it set a first-world world record for a decibel count at a World Cup cricket match. If the count had been taken while Shikhar Dhawan was sending the ball over the rope, there's no doubt it would have been quite a few notches higher.
"The crowd have quietened a great deal during South Africa's innings, so much so that the incessant ringing of an alarm was the loudest thing that could be heard in the first 10 overs.
"The odd boundary brings about a smattering of applause from the outnumbered South African fans alongside the DJ's blasts of Katy Perry's biggest hit. However, the loudest cheers are now being reserved for the loss of wickets, close run-outs and bump balls."
SA 107-2 (Du Plessis 44, De Villiers 29)
Ravichandran Ashwin, India's premier spinner, into the attack. He doesn't go for seven an over very often, so you suspect something has to give here. Du Plessis can't pierce the off-side field... so he goes over the top off the back foot. A streaky edge for four as he attempts to repeat the shot completes a profitable over for South Africa.
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Barry Richards
Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"I faced the first ever ball in floodlit cricket during the Packer World Series. It was a no-ball. The lighting wasn't good, so it was hard to pick up the ball. Back then they had eight-ball overs in Australia - as a batsman I loved that. It meant if you got on a roll, you had two extra deliveries."
SA 97-2 (target 308)
Best friends and also the quickest runners in world cricket? I can't think of too many players who are faster between the wickets than De Villiers and Du Plessis. They need that speed as they scamper a couple of tight singles off Yadav. They know they need to get a wriggle on if they are to win this game as the required run rate reaches 7.27 an over.
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South Africa 92-2 (20 overs)
Batsmen: Du Plessis 32*, De Villiers 26*
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (De Kock 7) 40-2 (Amla 22)
Bowling figures: Yadav 5-0-29-0, Shami 5-1-15-1, M Sharma 5-0-25-1, Jadeja 5-0-22-0
India 307-7 (50 overs) after winning toss
Dhawan 137, Rahane 79, Morkel 2-59
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SA 92-2 (target 308)
Now that's more like it from South Africa. Eight runs off that Jadeja over, most notably a powerful sweep by De Villiers that brings up the half-century stand. Pats on the back all round.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"That four was rather like a snooker player playing a safety shot and getting a lucky pot."
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SA 84-2 (Du Plessis 30, De Villiers 20)
Du Plessis's default response to being tied down is to give the bowler the charge. Even the pace of Umesh Yadav doesn't cow him as he top-edges an ugly swat over keeper Dhoni's head for four. It might not be pretty but at least he's still there. The partnership is worth 44 off 52 balls.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"India are trying to throttle South Africa here. The lights are beaming down and the run-rate is going up."
SA 79-2 (Du Plessis 26, De Villiers 19)
De Villiers and Du Plessis are best mates. Went to the same school. Best man at each other's weddings. They may well share toothpaste too. Can you think of two closer cricketers?
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Barry Richards
Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Du Plessis has got that axeman-type grip, which normally means lots of bottom hand in the stroke, but that was a much more controlled shot down the ground, keeping the ball along the deck."
SA 74-2 (target 308)
The athletic right-arm quick Umesh Yadav glides to the delivery crease, but he serves up a full bunger and Faf Du Plessis smashes the ball straight down the ground. A short one is then top-edged for another boundary. Go hard or go home.
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Barry Richards
Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Full marks to the Indian quicks, they've done a superb job to restrain the start of this South Africa innings. There's some free-scoring players at the top of the order, who've not had anything to put away."
Drinks break
SA 63-2 (target 308)
I spoke too soon. Normal service is resumed with two singles off that Jadeja over. Time for a drink.
SA 61-2 (target 308)
The first boundary for five overs is followed next ball by another as De Villiers finally locates the middle of his bat. A meaty pull, then a swat through extra cover as he gives Mohit the charge. Here we go.
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Barry Richards
Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"You're feeling the scoreboard pressure and it just needs a partnership for South Africa to get it back on an even keel. Both these players will be aware of that."
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SA 52-2 (Jadeja 2-0-7-0)
Jadeja seems to be on a one-man mission to up the over rate. He rattles through that one, giving up three singles.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"There's a definite plan to AB de Villiers here from MS Dhoni with two fielders out deep on the leg side. India coach Duncan Fletcher has had his analysts working overtime and MS Dhoni will have studied lots of videos of de Villiers batting."
SA 49-2 (target 308)
South Africa skipper De Villiers is yet to find his timing, and Du Plessis has looked far from fluent: he has 11 from 24 balls. Mohit Sharma can be happy with two runs off the over.
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India legend Sachin Tendulkar tweets: Always special to be back at cricket stadiums. Atmosphere at the MCG is fantastic! #CWC15 #IndvsSA
SA 47-2 (Du Plessis 10, De Villiers 3)
Shami has indeed been replaced, in favour of the left-arm spin of Ravindra Jadeja. Round the wicket, he concedes four singles to the cover sweeper.
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Nick Lawson from Birmingham: At the match and the place is a sea of blue. Shami is bowling like he's possessed the speed he's getting, incredible!
SA 43-2 (target 308)
Exit Amla, ODI average 55. Enter AB de Villiers, ODI average of almost 52 and the holder of the fastest ODI century in history. Best of luck, India.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It's always a risky shot. He never really looked at ease today Hashim Amla, he's normally such a free scorer. But very good bowling from India. A great bouncer, coming to the batsman at badge height and it's always difficult to control from there."
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Amla c Shami b M Sharma 22 (SA 40-2)
Amla goes. Sharma drops short, Amla needs no second invitation to pull, but he picks out a back-pedalling Shami at deep backward square-leg. He makes a tricky catch look simple.
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South Africa 38-1 (10 overs)
Batsmen: Amla 22*, Du Plessis 5*
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (De Kock 7)
Bowling figures: Yadav 3-0-13-0, Shami 5-1-15-1, M Sharma 2-0-9-0
India 307-7 (50 overs) after winning toss
Dhawan 137, Rahane 79, Morkel 2-59
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Kishin Mahtani: The Amla run-out miss will it come back to haunt India....
SA 38-1 (Shami 5-1-15-1)
The panting Shami errs in length as Amla pulls from outside off stump for four through square leg. Eight off the over and that might be the end of his impressive opening spell.
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Nitin Srivastava
BBC Hindi in Melbourne
"Indian street food - chaat, samosa and poori - attracts a heavy rush at the MCG during the interval."
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SA 30-1 (target 308)
Ooh, almost! India almost run Amla out - twice. He sets off in search of a suicidal single to cover, Du Plessis rightly sends him back, Ajinkya Rahane misses with the throw with Amla not even in the frame, and Suresh Raina also misses from within a few feet as he collects the ball backing up the stumps. A comedy of errors.
SA 30-1
Hashim Amla calls for a new bat - and a member of the coaching staff trots out with four to choose from. How many bats can you possibly need? I dread to think what his excess baggage bill is like at the airport.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
It's been a pretty impressive start from India. Although they didn't enjoy the best of series before this World Cup, what they do have is experience of bowling on Australian pitches. They'll also be pleased not to be bowling at Australia. It will feel like a completely new tour for them."
SA 28-1 (target 308)
The rubber-wristed Amla whips Shami just short of the man at square leg, then has to hurry to make his ground as he takes a single to cover. Du Plessis ends the over with a charge-and-miss at the pace bowler. The pressure builds.
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David Hussey
Former Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It should be a gettable target. More teams are scoring 300 now as a par. With the change in the fielding restrictions to just being allowed four outside the circle, it makes these sorts of chases much more reachable. But I reckon it will also be quite a tight finish."
SA 26-1 (Amla 13, Du Plessis 3)
Mohit Sharma replaces Umesh Yadav. With a little skip at the start of his run, he locates Amla's outside edge as the batsman attempts to work to leg - and the ball flies through the recently vacated first slip region. India captain MS Dhoni strikes his Bruce Forsyth pose behind the stumps as he ponders that fielding change.
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SA 19-1 (target 308)
You'd never believe it, but Mohammed Shami is only 24. I'm not sure I'm having that. Talk about a heavy paper round. A stubbled face and widows peaks big enough to make his forehead look like a profile of the Loch Ness monster, he keeps it tight once more and now has figures of 1-5 off three overs.
Will India win the World Cup? 'Heck yeah'
Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Melbourne
"Amish Patel and his family have travelled from San Francisco and are pretty confident where the World Cup is going to be headed."
SA 17-1 (target 308)
Kohli, the catcher, is surely the most intense man ever to step foot on a cricket pitch - all glaring eyes and furrowed brows as he prowls the infield. Needless to say, he's up for this one too. Faf du Plessis off the mark as Yadav concedes five off the over. Amla untroubled so far.
How's stat?!
South Africa will have to break an MCG record if they are to chase down India's 307-7. Here are the top five successful run chases here:
SA 12-1 (Shami 2-1-3-1)
A wicket maiden for Shami and the thousand of India fans in the crowd make themselves heard again.
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David Hussey
Former Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"There's that crowd noise you were talking about. It's a disappointing innings from Quinton De Kock. He didn't really get a feel of the tempo of the game and he's just mistimed a drive."
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De Kock c Kohli b Shami 7 (SA 12-1)
The breakthrough. Shami bowls full and outside off stump. De Kock's eyes light up as he drives. Captain Virat Kohli takes a smart catch tumbling forward at mid-off. The crowd goes wild. First blood to India. It seems I've forgotten how to write proper sentences.
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Rishi V: India well below par given history against SA in World Cup. Hopefully I'm wrong.
SA 12-0 (target 308)
Yadav, whose flat-top haircut would not look out of place on a Lego man, maintains an admirably fuller length - until he pins De Kock with one in the unmentionables as the left-hander tries to pull. There'll be a nasty bruise there in the morning.
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SA 9-0 (Amla 2, De Kock 5)
No shortage of energy from the bustling Shami, who already has beads of sweat on his forehead on this sticky Melbourne evening. A wide over Amla's head is the highlight of that over.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"It'll be quieter this, this second half with only the odd explosions of noise when a wicket falls. Boundaries will go largely unnoticed in the crowd."
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And it's the stocky Mohammed Shami to take the second new ball. Hashim Amla on strike.
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David Hussey
Former Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It could have been more for South Africa to chase. The South Africans finished off the innings well and Dale Steyn has taken some of that India momentum out of the game. It could still be a difficult chase once the pitch quickens up a touch and the dew from the lights starts to take effect."
SA 6-0 (target 308)
Quinton de Kock may well have been glancing through the record books during his tea, judging by that wild swipe at Umesh Yadav off the first ball he faced. Top edge. Over the keeper. One bounce. Four. Nothing like a little sighter...
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"Let's do it," Virat Kohli says on the big screen as the countdown reaches zero. Shall we...?
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Even though South Africa will have to break records to chase this total down, they've wrestled back a bit of the initiative."
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Never before have a side chased 300 to win an ODI at the MCG. Will South Africa make history? Justin Goulding will talk you through it...
What you may have missed...
While we wait for South Africa to begin their chase of 308 to beat India, let me fill you in on Sri Lanka's narrow escape against Afghanistan.
Sri Lanka, who reached the final in 2011, made hard work of chasing a modest 233, slipping to 2-2, 18-3 and 51-4 in Dunedin in Pool A.
It needed a superb century from veteran Mahela Jayawardene to rescue them, but there was still doubt over the outcome of the match until Thisara Perera smashed an unbeaten 47 off 26 balls. Victory was sealed with four wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"I want to see England bring back James Tredwell - he has never let England down. They can't rely on Moeen Ali and Joe Root because they are still learning their craft, while the fast bowlers all do the same thing - there's no variation.
"I'd like to see James Taylor back at number three and also Alex Hales back in. He's chomping at the bit and he has scored runs for England in big games before."
England defeats are 'irrelevant'
England's dismal start to the World Cup will have no bearing on Monday's match against Scotland in Christchurch, says batsman Ian Bell.
England are bottom of Pool A after a 111-run defeat by Australia and an eight-wicket thrashing by New Zealand in their opening two games.
"Even though what's happened has been so bad, it's irrelevant to what happens when we play Scotland," said Bell. "It's about how we react. We have to put in a good performance, turn up and play our best cricket."
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How's stat?!
Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Wayne Parnell's economy rate (9.44) is the worst in a World Cup match for South Africa by anyone bowling at least nine overs and the equal fourth worst in all World Cup matches."
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Ninad Malegaonkar: Looking at the Indian support at The G, let's rename MCG as Mumbai Cricket Ground.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Melbourne
"The crowd were on their feet for nearly the entire final 15 overs. The Bhangra music has started, Miss Pooja's 'Lovely' has got everybody's hips moving, the drums are being beaten, the Mexican wave is making the rounds and the fans are loving life.
"There is set be an attempt to record the loudest crowd at a cricket match during the interval and it's impossible to see how it won't be broken at a packed and raucous MCG."
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End-of-innings scorecard
India 307-7 (50 overs) after winning toss
Dhawan 137, Rahane 79, Kohli 46
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (R Sharma 0), 136-2 (Kohli 46), 261-3 (Dhawan 137), 269-4 (Raina 6), 278-5 (Rahane 79), 284-6 (Jadeja 2), 302-7 (Dhoni 18)
Bowling figures: Steyn 10-1-55-1, Philander 4-1-19-0, Duminy 7-0-39-0, M Morkel 10-0-59-1, Tahir 10-0-48-1, Parnell 9-0-85-1
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Player's view
India's Shikhar Dhawan: "I really enjoyed batting. I knew I was playing well because I got some fifties in practice games. I took my time and later on capitalised. It was important to carry on the momentum. The wicket was really good. It's a challenging total and the first 10 overs will be crucial for us."
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"South Africa have saved themselves 15 runs there. They fought back well, but hats off to India - that's a magnificent total. An MCG record has to fall if South Africa are to win this."
Ind 307-7
England could learn a lot from South Africa. The Proteas are bowling fast, straight and full. Their fielding is incredibly dynamic too. Mo Shami gives India a late push with a boundary off Dale Steyn, but the final 10 overs go for just 80 runs. Not a bad result for South Africa, who will need 308 to win.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"South Africa have done really well in the last three or fours over - they've pulled it bad a bit. They've not let their heads drop, even when the ball was flying everywhere, so well done."
Ind 302-7
I bet AB De Villiers is brilliant at knocking down the coconut shy at a funfair (47.2 overs). He's probably got hundreds of cuddly toys at home. The umpire knew what was coming, if not Ravindra Jadeja, as he hurriedly ran to mid-on. India are past 300 now. Is that par? Above par? Or below par?
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Dhoni c de Kock b Morkel 18 (Ind 302-7)
A sparkling 11-ball knock from Dhoni is ended when a Morne Morkel bumper is top-edged behind to Quinton de Kock.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Parnell is having an MCG meltdown. It's happened to many people before, normally in front of an Australian crowd. This time's it's 80,000 baying Indians. Now he's been sent down to the boundary, where the Indians are going to remind him of his figures."
Ind 297-6 (Dhoni 17, Ashwin 0)
MS Dhoni injects some life into this spluttering Indian innings by clattering Wayne Parnell for three consecutive boundaries all round the wicket. A score of 300-plus looks a shoo-in now.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"AB de Villiers had three stumps to aim at but he only clipped the off stump. He'll probably chastise himself quietly for that."
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Jadeja run out (De Villiers) 2 (Ind 284-6)
How good is AB de Villiers? Ravindra Jadeja makes the mistake of taking on the South African's arm at mid-off and from the best part of 20 yards, the stumps are thrown down. Another wicket for the Proteas.
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Dave Ellis: Great Innings from India but something tells me they may be a few short - still fancy SA here.
Ind 284-5 (run-rate: 6.04)
South Africa have pulled this one back really well. MS Dhoni looks like he's nipped out for a Sunday afternoon hit with his mates as he takes on the leg-spinner Imran Tahir without a helmet. Old school. A good over by the Proteas - just six runs from it.
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Rahane lbw Steyn 79 (Ind 278-5)
A fantastic battle between Ajinkya Rahane and Dale Steyn concludes with the fast bowler coming out on top. Three searing yorkers are marked in the scorebook as dots, then Rahane swipes the next one over mid-off for six. Steyn's response? Another fast, straight ripper which pins the little right-hander in front. Plumb.
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Ind 271-4
Here comes MS Dhoni, he of the fastest hands in the east.
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William Smeaton: Although India have batted well I don't believe 320 will be enough. Amla, ABDV, Duminy, DuPlessis is a strong batting line-up.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It was a slower ball bouncer, not only a good catch but very good field placing from AB de Villiers. He had the man 15 yards in front of square which is very unusual for a fast bowler, feather in the cap to AB de Villiers."
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Raina c sub (Roussow) b Morkel 6 (Ind 269-4)
Suresh Raina falls to the short ball yet again. Just a couple of balls after being dropped in the deep by substitute fielder Rilee Roussow, the stocky left-hander does the same again and pulls a short ball down the throat of Roussow at deep square leg.
Ind 266-3
Suresh Raina is the new man to the crease and he shows magnificent hands to guide a short ball past backward point for four. The next six overs should be entertaining.
What you may have missed...
Just woken up? You missed a belter of a game in Dunedin, where Afghanistan fell narrowly short of a shock win over Sri Lanka in Pool A.
Sri Lanka, runners-up in the 2011 World Cup final, scraped home by four wickets with only 10 balls to spare against the minnows, who were playing only their second game in the tournament's history.
Chasing 233, Sri Lanka lost both openers to first-ball ducks as they slipped to 18-3 and 51-4. Although Mahela Jaywardene's superb 100 - his 19th century in ODIs - rescued them somewhat, it needed an unbeaten 47 off 26 balls from Thisara Perera (above) to see them over the line.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Good catch by Amla, took it very casually, 85,000 screaming India fans. It's official 85,000 Indians make a lot more noise than 85,000 Aussies."
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Dhawan c Amla b Parnell 137 (Ind 261-3)
The MCG rises as one to salute a fantastic innings from Shikhar Dhawan. His destructive 146-ball knock comes to an end when he swivels on a short ball from left-arm quick Wayne Parnell and shovels a catch to Hashim Amla at fine leg.
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Kartik Pande: (re 33 overs) Most other teams also don't rate Dhawan.....and suffer!
Ind 254-2 (Dhawan 137, Rahane 64)
He's slight in frame and it looks like his helmet is too big for him, but Ajinkya Rahane has so much power. He steps back and plants Imran Tahir back over his head for a six, then cracks a single into the off side. Another nine added to the score.
Ind 245-2 (run-rate: 5.83)
What an incredible atmosphere the Indian supporters are generating inside the MCG. It's brilliant to see such a pure love of this magnificent sport. Ajinkya Rahane gets stuck into Wayne Parnell and swats him for six into the leg side. India have their foot on the throat of this Proteas bowling attack.
50 for Rahane (off 40 balls)
Ind 237-2
I've got to admit... some of this strokeplay from Shikhar Dhawan is mind-blowing. He picks up a decent length ball from Morne Morkel and just flicks it past backward square leg for a maximum.
The tall, rangy Morkel responds with a couple of rippers which beat the outside edge. A gentle single allows Dhawan to return to the non-striker's end for a breather and a little smile as the 100 partnership comes up off 83 balls. Ajinkya Rahane is also batting well as he brings up his half-century with a single of his own.
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Parm Bilkhu: (Re 33 overs) If you don't rate Shikhar Dhawan then surely this innings will change your mind? Even Steyn is suffering.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"Fantastic from Dhawan, aggression one ball and a little deft touch the next."
Ind 227-2 (Dhawan 125, Rahane 49)
Shikhar Dhawan is on fire now. He gets hold of a Dale Steyn slower ball and blasts it over mid-on for six, then leans back in his crease and guides four down to third man. The great fast bowler has no answer to this onslaught.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Melbourne
"As is often the case when the Indian cricket team roll into town, you might as well be on India. The supporters are making so much noise that AB de Villiers has been struggling to hear his bowlers asking for a field change, despite being a matter of yards away.
"The DJ's choice of old-school Bollywood tracks and modern day hits is adding to the party atmosphere. The incoming clouds are threatening to rain on India's progress but it seems unlikely that even the unpredictable Melbourne weather can dampen this excitable Indian crowd."
Ind 214-2 (Dhawan 114, Rahane 48)
Morne Morkel, like Dale Steyn before him, is getting tennis ball-like bounce from back of a length and that is keeping the batsmen wary as they continually get a whiff of leather. Ajinkya Rahane is no mug though and when the ball is pitched up it is belted back past the bowler for four. Go fetch. His next effort? He gives himself room and clatters Morkel through the covers for another boundary.
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Bibhash in Goole: If it's 6am and you throw an argument like you don't rate Dhawan when he's about to make a hundred, then you're probably still asleep and dreaming.
Ind 206-2 (run-rate: 5.44)
Dale Steyn looks like he's been to the barber's with James Anderson. Like the England quick, he's sporting one of those trendy haircuts where a short, back and sides is complemented by a finely-coiffed comb-over on the top. You'd never see Merv Hughes sporting such looks.
Steyn is roaring in and he gets one to beat Shikhar Dhawan's outside edge and the keeper takes the ball at head height. Quick. Two from the over.
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Kishin Mahtani: Where is the terrorizing South African bowling?
Ind 204-2 (Dhawan 113, Rahane 39)
Seeing it like a watermelon? Shikhar Dhawan is seeing it like a space hopper now as he sweeps Imran Tahir for a single down to third man. When he is returned the strike, he swivels on a short ball and flicks four to the deep square leg boundary. As for Ajinkya Rahane, his timing is better than a Swiss watch as he middles everything which comes his way. The little right-hander is a man for all conditions. What a prospect.
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Jared Maobe: I think the Proteas are totally slow in reaction vs India. They're easily assisting India score extra runs.
Ind 195-2 (run-rate 5.41)
Duminy continues off his few paces, the noise remains at incessant levels, increasing a decibel or two when Rahane thumps a short one for four and glances the next one to the boundary as well.
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Parm Bilkhu: Fantastic century by Shikhar Dhawan. Scoring runs when it matters at a big event (again).
How's stat?!
Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
Dhawan's century off 122 balls is the slowest of the 30 ODI hundreds made for India since Sachin Tendulkar took 138 balls to reach 100 against Bangladesh at Mirpur on 16 March 2012.
Shikhar Dhawan has made India's 15th ODI century against South Africa - 12 of these have been scored by opening batsmen.
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Barry Richards
Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"He took his time, nice partnership with Virat Kohli and they've set a good platform. South Africa have got a real problem."
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100 for Dhawan (off 122 balls)
Ind 183-2
There it is! Shikhar Dhawan has the best part of 85,000 adoring supporters inside the MCG in the palm of his hands as he brings up his seventh ODI century by hitting Wayne Parnell through the off side for four. The left-hander breaks into a huge smile as hundreds of Indian flags are waved in the crowd.
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Tayo Sowole: Re: 33 Overs. Don't rate Dhawan either but he gets the job done. The scoreboard never lies.
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David Hussey
Former Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"When you're on 99 you should be seeing it like a water melon and thinking about the celebration you're going to do."
Ind 172-2 (Dhawan 99, Rahane 21)
Steady Shikhar, steady! A huge roars sweeps the MCG when Dhawan faces up on 99 not out and twice he pushes the ball into the off side and sets off for a single which just isn't there. Three dot balls from JP Duminy leave the crowd on the edge of their seat.
Quotes from the captains
Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi: "We started very well but we were 30 or 40 short on that pitch. For the first 10-15 overs we bowled very well but missed a few run outs. It was a tough game and the boys played very well."
Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews: "Afghanistan put us under a lot of pressure and we had to fight really hard to the last ball. We need to work really hard to get to the top teams."
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Akhil Dhoot: You've got to feel for Afghanistan, they deserved to win today. Hope they create a major upset in this tournament.
Ind 170-2 (Dhawan 98, Rahane 20)
Right, it's 6am and I'm going to throw something out there... I don't rate Shikhar Dhawan. I've seen him score lots of runs, and to take a hundred off this South African pace attack would be a superb achievement, but I have so many doubts about his technique. Agree or disagree? You probably think I'm crazy saying something like that about a player with thousands of international runs at a decent average and excellent strike-rate.
Left-arm quick Wayne Parnell is bowling at the moment and when he drops short, Ajinkya Rahane - who, for the record, I think is an excellent player - pulls four through mid-wicket. An outside edge past slip also brings four. Good over for India.
India v South Africa
We're going to pick this game up with India 156-2 after 32 overs. Shikhar Dhawan is 95 not out.
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Right then, we'll hear from the two captains shortly. But let's get stuck into a clash of two cricketing heavyweights. India v South Africa in front of 85,000 at the G. What's not to like about that?
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Murali N: Wonderful game and proud to have watched it.
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It's pretty hard to finish off Sri Lanka, isn't it? If Kumar doesn't stand up, Mahela generally does. Angelo Mathews and Tillakaratne Dilshan are of the world-class variety too. I'd suggest it's their bowling which might see them fall short in this competition.
Afghanistan's two quicks - Hamid Hassan and Shapoor - would not look out of place in the bowling attack of any of the top Asian nations.
Man of the match
Sri Lanka's Mahela Jaywardene, who scored 100 off 120 balls: "We dodged a bullet today. All credit to Afghanistan, they batted really well and bowled beautifully. Their bowlers pitched the ball up, got a bit of movement and had pace. They were a handful. It's not a big gap between the top countries and the others. When the wickets were dropping, I wanted to make sure I batted through. Angelo batted well too and Thisara finished it off for us. All in all, it was a good effort."
Final scorecard
Sri Lanka won by four wickets
Afghanistan 232 from 49.4 overs Stanikzai 54, Malinga 3-41, Mathews 3-41
Sri Lanka 233-6 from 48.2 overs
Batsmen: Perera 47, Mendis 9
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Thirimanne 0), 2-2 (Dilshan 0), 18-3 (Sangakkara 7), 51-4 (Karunaratne 23) 177-5 (Mathews 44) 178-6 (Jayawardene 100)
Bowling figures: Dilwat Zadran 9-0-44-1, Shapoor Zadran 10-1-48-1, Hassan 9-0-45-3, Ashraf 8.1-0-31-0, Nabi 5.2-0-28-0, Stanikzai 0.5-0-6-0, Shenwari 6-0-32-0
Toss: Won by Sri Lanka
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Thisara Perera finishes on 47 off 26 balls, his knock including six fours and one six. That's how you drag your side over the line.
Champagne moment
Sri Lanka win by four wickets
Thisara Perera hammers four over extra cover, swirls the bat in his hands and embraces Jeevan Mendis. The Sri Lankans are home and hosed... but they've been pushed all the way by Afghanistan.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"It has been a very honest effort by the Afghanistan team as a group but perhaps we have got to the stage where just a lack of experience creeps in."
SL 230-6 (target 233)
The field is spread as the runs Afghanistan have left to defend are slowly eaten up. Thisara Perera's big hitting has given the associates no choice, and it plays into the Sri Lankan's hands as they push ones and twos into the gaps and then the 50 partnership comes up off 39 balls when Perera slices four past backward point. Just three needed now. All over?
Appeal - not out
SL 219-6
Jeevan Mendis is given out caught behind after trying to guide Hamid Hassan down to third man. The batsman reviews, however, and replays show there was no edge. A reprieve.
India v South Africa update
Kohli c Du Plessis b Tahir 46 (India 136-2 after 27.1 overs)
Kohli goes! That's the one that South Africa wanted. Leg-spinner Imran Tahir drops short, Kohli pulls... but straight to Faf du Plessis at mid-wicket. Kohli is an angry man as he stomps off - and rightly so. A gift for South Africa.
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SL 219-6 (target 233)
Smiles are starting to break out in the Sri Lankan dressing room, except for Mahela Jayawardene who looks anxious as he sits still padded up on a plastic chair. Twelve runs from the over have put the boys in dark blue and yellow firmly in charge.
Six
SL 217-6
Thisara Perera hammers a six straight down the ground off Dawlat Zadran, then carves four over backward point. Sri Lanka have taken this game by the scruff off the neck now.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Perera is the key, the one they have to deny. He can't keep swinging through an arc outside off-stump, you've got to get it up there on his toes."
SL 207-6 (target 233)
Left-arm quick Shapoor sends down his final over and rues Thisara Perera's good luck as a wild swish flies past the keeper and to the boundary for a fortuitous four. A half-tracker is then smashed into the leg side but straight to the fielder - good running brings them back for two, then a lofted shot down to third man produces another brace. Strapping all-rounder Perera is hitting the ball hard and adopting the positive approach.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Afghanistan need to put pressure on the end of the over. I think they need to bowl full, on middle and off. It opens up too many gaps in the field if you bowl short."
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Rana WH Rehman: Come on Afghanistan....Believe, you can do it.
India v South Africa update
India 123-1 (25 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli are laying the platform for a sizeable India total against South Africa in Pool B.
Leftie Dhawan has flayed his way to 82 off 92 balls, while Kohli - centurion in India's opening win over Pakistan - has 37 to his name despite hitting only two fours.
Sachin latest: he's still wearing his aviators.
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Scorecard
SL 197-6 (target 233)
Afghanistan have managed to get the required run-rate above seven an over now, but they have a dangerous foe in Thisara Perera who belts four through the off side and then a single down to mid-on. The ball's like a tracer bullet when TP hits it. Nine from the over.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Perera looks like the one who wants to get after it but he would prefer them to bowl a little fuller."
SL 188-6 (need 45 off 36)
Two lefties at the crease now and Jeevan Mendis is denied a four down the ground by a diving stop at mid-off. Three from the over.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"A couple of good overs now for the Afghans and the pressure desperately goes on to the Sri Lankans."
SL 185-6 (target 233)
Mirwais Ashraf's run-up in delivery is so slow, he almost comes to a complete stop before sending one down. He does, however, know how to bowl a nagging line and length and keeps the pressure on Sri Lanka, who are relieved to see Thisara Perera's chipped drive drop short of Shapoor at mid-off.
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Murali N: How many more Big 10 teams need to falter before the ICC can see the real future in cricket?
SL 183-6 (Hasan 7-0-31-3)
Hamid Hassan has got the wickets of Mahela Jaywardene and Kumar Sangakkara against his name today. He's won at cricket top trumps, that's for sure. He comes round the wicket to the new batsman, the left-handed Thisara Perera, but his length is too short and he's clattered past backward point for four.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Very much another twist, all of a sudden there is life about this Afghanistan team again. There is a belief they can turn this game around."
WICKET
Jayawardene c Mangal b Hassan 100 (SL 178-6)
Hello. Afghanistan have come roaring back into this one - Hamid Hassan's short ball being guided straight into the hands of Mangal at third man by Mahela Jayawardene. The fast bowler now has three wickets to his name and kisses the turf.
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Sri Lanka 178-5 from 41 overs (target 233)
Batsmen: Jayawardene 100, Mendis 0
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Thirimanne 0), 2-2 (Dilshan 0), 18-3 (Sangakkara 7), 51-4 (Karunaratne 23) 177-5 (Mathews 44)
Bowling figures: Dilwat Zadran 8-0-32-1, Shapoor Zadran 9-1-38-1, Hassan 6-0-26-2, Ashraf 6.1-0-20-0, Nabi 5-0-22-0, Stanikzai 0.5-0-6-0, Shenwari 6-0-32-0
Afghanistan 232 from 49.4 overs Stanikzai 54, Malinga 3-41, Mathews 3-41
Toss: Won by Sri Lanka
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Radio 5 live sports extra commentary
100 for Jayawardene
SL 178-5
Take a bow, Mr Jayawardene. The old master himself does it again for his country, flicking a single off his hips to bring up his 19th ODI century, and his fourth in a World Cup. One of the all-time greats. His 100 today took 118 balls.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It was always a dicey single. He called it of course."
WICKET
Mathews run out 44 (SL 177-5)
Finally Afghanistan make Sri Lanka pay for some poor running between the wickets - Nabi's direct hit sends skipper Angelo Mathews packing. Is there still hope for the associates? The partnership ends on 126.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Our mid-innings predictions are looking a bit better. Whatever happens it has been a good game and Afghanistan will take a lot of good things. If they'd had a couple of 'dead-eye Dicks' in the field they would have got a couple of run-outs and probably won the game but I've been very impressed with their pace bowling in particular, which looks as good as a lot of the so-called top teams."
India v South Africa update
India 83-1 (20 overs)
India have recovered from 9-1 to reach 83 without further loss against South Africa in Pool B in Melbourne.
On a bouncy MCG pitch, the Shikhar Dhawan has hit eight fours in his dashing unbeaten 55 - he has just been dropped by Hashim Amla at backward point - while the ever-dangerous Virat Kohli has moved to 26 without alarm.
Sachin update: he has taken a selfie.
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SL 175-4 (need 58 off 60)
Steady as she goes for Sri Lanka... another couple knocked from their target. Incidentally, do you think Afghanistan coach Andy Moles has a look of Brookside's Sinbad? That's one for fans of nineties soaps!
Not out
SL 173-4
Mahela survives - replays showing the delivery from Dawlat nipped back in and caught the batsman's back pocket on its way through to the keeper.
Review
SL 173-4
Have Afghanistan made a breakthrough. They review a caught behind decision against Mahela after the umpire says not out.
SL 173-4 (target 233)
The pigeons are beginning to circle and land on the outfield on this hazy, late afternoon in Dunedin. Shapoor is still running in hard and Angelo Mathews greets him with a flowing cover drive for four. Two more singles put Mahela on the brink of a century. He's 97 not out.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"The Afghanistan shoulders have dropped by two inches."
SL 167-4 (need 66 more to win)
"Go Sri Lanka, go," chant the increasingly jubilant Sri Lankan supporters as Mahela Jayawardene takes on Dawlat Zadran and hammers six over cow corner. There's a real clunk every time the ball hits the middle of Jaya's bat - don't be surprised if another of his wands snaps in half.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Jayawardene is so balanced, he hits the ball late and in the middle of the bat, he doesn't have to have a big flourish. Because he hits it in the middle it races out to the boundary."
SL 157-4 (target 233)
The Sri Lankan supporters are banging their own drum in the crowd. And why not? Their side have showed good resolve here. Mahela is closing on a century now, just 12 runs needed. Five singles shaved from the total.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"It was a surprise Afghanistan got such a big score. They lost their way for a while but got through to a very competitive total and all we can say up to this stage is they have given Sri Lanka a jolly good fright."
Powerplay
SL 152-4
When it matters, the big players stick their hands up. Mahela Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews have rescued Sri Lanka today, and they bring up their hundred partnership off 144 balls. The powerplay it might be, but there's no risk-taking from the 2011 finalists. Just steady accumulation - five from the over.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Over the last five or six overs it looks like Sri Lanka have got in a more comfortable position. Jayawardene can control it right to the end as long as Mathews maintains the support role."
SL 147-4 (need 86 more to win)
Mirwais Ashraf gets in close to the stumps and bowls a nice, tidy line and length. When he does stray, however, Angelo Mathews helps himself to four down the leg side. Time for drinks. And the powerplay.
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Kishin Mahtani: Afghanistan hold your heads high. You have earned such respect with your passion and love of the game.
SL 142-4 (target 233)
The Hamid Hassan experiment lasts just one over and Afghanistan return to slow bowling, which has been innocuous on this surface in this innings. Six singles from Nabi's latest gambit.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Quite often in these situations the fielding team is living more in hope than anything for a wicket. You look for your youngest, most athletic fielder to come up with a brilliant catch or run out. The ones are becoming twos here and the ball is going into the gaps more often."
SL 136-4 (Jayawardene 76, Mathews 27)
The balding, canny figure of Mirwais Ashraf returns to bowl after a spell off the field with injury. He lands the ball on a sixpence and gets a little nibble from the pitch and the runs dry up temporarily. Just one from the over.
SL 135-4 (target 233)
The bandana-wearing, war-paint plastered Afghanistan bowler Hamid Hassan is brought back into the attack by his skipper. Can he make the breakthrough? Not yet... Sri Lanka remain in cruise control and knock the ball into gaps. Less than 100 needed now.
SL 131-4 (need 104 more to win)
Sri Lanka need less than a run a ball now. Just three singles from another double-quick over of spin from Nabi.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"This is still even with those four wickets down but he's got to take Shenwari off. He needs a wicket. There's no-one better at finding gaps off the spinner than Jayawardene."
India v South Africa update
India 36-1 (10 overs)
South Africa are keeping India - and Virat Kohli - in check in the Pool B match in Melbourne.
Having lost Rohit Sharma without scoring in the third over, the defending champions are now 36-1, with Shikhar Dhawan 28 and Kohli - fresh from his century against Pakistan - unbeaten on eight.
This MCG pitch looks a belter and what is predicted to be an 85,000-strong crowd is swelling nicely. The biggest cheer so far: Sachin Tendulkar's appearance on the big screen.
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Sri Lanka 128-4 from 30 overs (target 233)
Batsmen: Jayawardene 72, Mathews 23
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Thirimanne 0), 2-2 (Dilshan 0), 18-3 (Sangakkara 7), 51-4 (Karunaratne 23)
Bowling figures: Dilwat Zadran 5-0-15-1, Shapoor Zadran 6-1-24-1, Hassan 5-0-23-2, Ashraf 4.1-0-14-0, Nabi 3-0-13-0, Stanikzai 0.5-0-6-0, Shenwari 6-0-32-0
Afghanistan 232 from 49.4 overs Stanikzai 54, Malinga 3-41, Mathews 3-41
Toss: Won by Sri Lanka
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SL 128-4 (Jayawardene 72, Mathews 23)
Mahela Jayawardene must have a table booked. He's suddenly gone through the gears - clipping four down to fine leg and then bisecting two fielders to caress another boundary through the covers. Eye of the needle stuff. The leg-spin of Shenwari is about as threatening as a kitten at the moment. Sri Lanka coasting.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Nabi is sticking with Shenwari to my surprise. I thought he would have taken him off, you could tell he was going in the last over."
SL 117-4 (target 233)
Afghanistan need to change something here. Their spin bowlers are being milked for ones and twos, it's far too easy for Sri Lanka now. Five from the over.
SL 112-4 (Jayawardene 58, Mathews 16)
It's a nice, gentle 20 degrees in Dunedin at the moment but some of the Sri Lankan players shelter beneath big white towels which are draped over their heads. There's certainly little to worry about as Shenwari is taken for another nine runs - Jayawardene getting a boundary with a paddle to fine leg.
SL 103-4 (target 233)
It all looks too easy for Mahela at the moment as he rocks back in his crease and cuts Mohammad Nabi for two. Afghanistan are not letting their heads drop though, as they slap each other on the back following each bit of good fielding. Got to keep going.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"You like your spin bowlers to be the calming influence of the team but Shenwari gets a bit wound up."
50 for Jayawardene (67 balls)
SL 99-4
Some of the stats surrounding Mahela Jayawardene are incredible. The elegant right-hander is playing his 443rd one-day international today, meaning he has spent more than one year of his life playing ODI cricket alone. He now has 78 half-centuries from those games too as he brings up another landmark by easing Shenwari for a single.
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Sri Lanka-based journalist Andrew Fernando: Found out that Mahela recently got a tattoo done on his arm. Sanga's also got a trendy haircut. Even their mid-life crises are in sync.
SL 89-4 (Jayawardene 49, Mathews 12)
Shapoor is almost running in from the sightscreen as he bounds in to deliver the ball at a decent lick. He continues to attack from round the wicket with the ball angling into the right-handers and a good over is spoilt at the end when he strays down leg and is clipped for four by Mahela.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It's still a damn good contest. Mathews is naturally a free flowing batsman but he's also the captain who has a team teetering at the moment. We could have had about four run outs in this innings."
SL 89-4 (target 233)
There's a very vocal fella on the Dunedin PA system. He's blasting out the tunes between overs and trying to whip the crowd into a frenzy. It's rather like when your club side does a T20 competition on a Bank Holiday and Big Mick from behind the bar gets hold of the microphone attached to a CD player.
Three more singles shaved from the target, with Mahela Jayawardene avoiding a run-out opportunity as another direct hit attempt fails to hit its target.
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Kishin Mahtani: Fielding is fast becoming the sixth bowler.
SL 86-4 (Shapoor 5-1-18-1)
There's some excellent fielding happening out there as the Afghans throw themselves about the field and make some fine diving stops. Every run counts here.
Hang on... what's happened there? Mahela Jayawardene plays a forward defensive to Shapoor and his bat snaps in two. He sends for a new one from the dressing room. Will a change in Mahela's wand affect the great man? No, he middles the first ball he faces into the outfield for a single. Of the 62 balls he has faced, he has not edged a single one.
How's stat?
Mahela Jayawardene became the fourth Sri Lankan to reach 1,000 World Cup runs when he reached 25.
He follows compatriots Sanath Jayasuriya, Aravinda de Silva and Kumar Sangakkara and is the 14th player overall.
SL 82-4 (target 233)
Afghanistan keeper Afsar Zazai is very vocal behind the stumps. With a red helmet on, he continually shouts encouragement to leg-spinner Shenwari but there's a lack of spin. Just a single from the over.
India v South Africa update
Sharma run out (De Villiers) 0 (Ind 9-1 after 2.5 overs)
AB de Villiers take a bow. Rohit Sharma perishes as India lose their first wicket against South Africa in their Pool B match in Melbourne.
Shikhar Dhawan pushes to mid-off and sells his partner a dummy with a spot of 'yes, no, wait'. South Africa captain De Villiers, at extra cover, has one stump at the non-striker's end to aim at - and of course he hits as Rohit is short despite a despairing dive.
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SL 81-4 (Jayawardene 40, Mathews 8)
You can keep your switch hits, ramp shots and reverse sweeps... for me, there's nothing better than watching Mahela Jayawardene unfurl a cover drive for four. Not that Afghanistan bowler Shapoor will agree as he watches the ball kiss the grass on its way to the rope. Sri Lanka starting to look quite comfortable out there.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Mathews needs to be very much the support role and that's what he's playing at the moment. It's an awful lot of Jayawardene to score but they have to turn the strike over. Run rate is unlikely to be an issue throughout but they have to make sure no wickets are lost for perhaps the next 15-20 overs."
SL 76-4 (target 233)
It's all very idyllic in Dunedin. The sun has burnt off the cloud cover, the green pine trees which line one side of the ground look resplendent and there's a gentle hum of conversation as spectators enjoy a leisurely Sunday down at the cricket. A few leg-breaks from Samiullah Shenwari are worked for three singles.
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Naveed Afzal: Just turned on the cricket and Afghanistan are in the ascendency. If they do win I think that piles the pressure more on England.
SL 73-4 (Jayawardene 27, Mathews 7)
With Mirwais off the park, Asghar Stanikzai is given the chance to bowl some dibbly-dobblies. His pace leaves little margin for error and when he does drop short, Mahela Jaywardene rocks onto the back foot and pulls four through mid-wicket, which is the signal for the ground's DJ to blast out a bit of Black Box and Ride on Time. Never gets old that song.
How's stat?
Hamid Hassan is the first player to take 50 ODI wickets for Afghanistan.
He is the joint sixth quickest overall:
19 matches - Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka
23 - Ajay Agarkar of India and Mitchell McClenaghan of New Zealand
24 - Dennis Lille of Australia
25 - Shane Warne of Australia
26 - Curtly Ambrose of West Indies, Len Pascoe of Australia, Patrick Patterson of West Indies and Hamid Hassan of Afghanistan
SL 67-4
Bad news for the Afghans as Mirwais Ashraf pulls up injured while delivering the first ball of his fifth over and has to leave the field for some treatment.
SL 66-4 (target 233)
Afghanistan's left-arm seamer Shapoor Zadran, with his Ishant Sharma-like flowing locks, comes round the wicket to the two right-handed batsmen and angles the ball in. He is bowling to a field with seven men inside the circle, a tactic which is helping to build a bit of pressure as the associates look to starve Sri Lanka of the oxygen ones and twos give to a run-chase. Maiden over.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"The Afghans will be thinking 'just one more' but if we don't get that wicket pretty soon you will see the despondency start to creep in."
SL 66-4 (Jayawardene 27, Mathews 7)
Afghanistan are still striving for wickets, with a slip in place. Break this partnership between these two batting heavyweights and the associate nation can start to think about delivering a knockout blow. Sri Lanka are content to milk the ones and twos into the deceptively large areas of the lush green outfield.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"This drinks break is a chance for Afghanistan to decide where they'd like to get to in perhaps five or 10 overs."
How's stat?
This is just the second time in ODIs that both openers have made first-ball ducks.
The other instance was Zimbabwe v West Indies at Georgetown in 2006 (HP Rinke and T Duffin).
SL 63-4 (target 233)
Thanks Jamie, sterling work. How is everyone? Salivating at the prospect of our first World Cup shock?
It's time for some off spin from Mohammad Nabi, and the extra pace off the ball is some brief respite for the two batsmen who knock the ball into gaps for four singles.
Scorecard update
Sri Lanka 59-4 from 15 overs (target 233)
Batsmen: Jayawardene 24, Mathews 2
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Thirimanne 0), 2-2 (Dilshan 0), 18-3 (Sangakkara 7), 51-4 (Karunaratne 23)
Bowling figures: Dilwat Zadran 5-0-15-1, Shapoor Zadran 2-0-10-1, Hassan 5-0-23-2, Ashraf 3-0-11-0
Afghanistan 232 from 49.4 overs Stanikzai 54, Malinga 3-41, Mathews 3-41
Toss: Won by Sri Lanka
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SL 59-4 (Jayawardene 25, Mathews 2)
Clear blue skies now in Dunedin, New Zealand really is the most beautiful country. Jayawardene collects his 1,000th World Cup run in his 35th match. Ashraf is rather less menacing than Hassan, at around 125k's but he's doing his job. This match remains in the balance and we are going to stay with it for now. It needs a calm head and that will come in the form of my esteemed colleague Mr Marc Higginson.
SL 56-4 (run-rate 4.00)
That last wicket for Hassan was his 50th, in his 26th match, and he is the sixth fastest to reach that landmark in ODI history. The big man is down on his haunches, clutching his left ankle. Here's a novel solution, he calls on Shapoor to swap boots. So poor old Shapoor gets the troublesome one. There is no magic in this one, he produces a waist high full toss off a shortened run-up and it is called a no-ball. Boots returned to their original respective owners.
SL 52-4 (Jayawardene 21, Mathews 0)
When have we ever seen Sangakkara and now Jayawardene take suicidal runs in the same innings? Mathews is barely in the picture as the throw comes in, he would have been out by a yard but the ball bounces over the timbers. The Afghans were 53-2 at the same stage.
India v South Africa
News from the MCG, where India have won the toss against South Africa and will bat first in their Pool B clash.
South Africa: Amla, De Kock, Du Plessis, De Villiers, Miller, Duminy, Philander, Parnell, Steyn, Tahir, Morkel.
India: Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Kohli, Rahane, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin, Shami, Mohit Sharma, Yadav.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It bobbled but it stuck and Hassan has a second wicket. The pressure is mounting on Sri Lanka and the old pros Jayawardene and Mathews will have to play exceptionally well to get Sri Lanka out of this hole."
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Karunaratne c Mangal b Hassan (SL 51-4)
Hassan has done it again. This is fantastic. He is emerging as one of the stars of the tournament here. Another dramatic celebration, he put his palms on the wicket and then on on knee spreads his arms wide, reminiscent of Freddie Flintoff in the 2005 Ashes. Karunaratne appeared in control of the shot, but merely steered it to wide slip, where Mangal juggled with it but held on to his left. Sensational stuff.
SL 42-3 (target 233)
The sun is out now and the weather is set fair but still stormy waters for the Sri Lankans to negotiate. Ashraf is the new bowler and he is unfortunate to concede a boundary when a thick edge from Karunaratne goes past the solitary slip and away for four.
SL 35-3 (Hassan 1-10 from 3)
Big Hamid Hassan is already up at 144k's, which in excess of 89mph, and that headband and face paint probably adds to the intimidation. He took 5-45 against UAE in December and has 49 wickets in his 26 ODIs, including two against Bangladesh in the previous match. Jayawardene clips him for two, but imagine if he went now. Just three fours in those opening 10 powerplay overs.
SL 32-3 (target 233)
Dawlat Zadran continues, keeping it tight at a good pace. He has a best of 3-41 against Scotland last month and he only concedes a single to Jayawardene in this over. His opening five overs have yielded 1-15.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Hassan looks the part. He's a terrific sight with his headband and the force is with him at the moment. He's bowling superbly and looks like a potential Test bowler. Neither of these bowlers are dibbly-dobbly bowlers."
SL 31-3 (run-rate 3.87)
Sri Lanka chairman of selectors Sanath Jayasuriya does not look quite as relaxed as he did when we last saw him. In contrast Agfhan coach Andy Moles is all smiles in his team tracksuit top. What a delivery from the fearsome headbanded Hassan, bowling around the wicket in excess of 142km/h. He is getting the ball to move away from the left-hander. No edge but only one single in the over.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"Phew! That was one sweaty walk to the G! India v South Africa starts in 40 minutes."
SL 30-3 (target 233)
The great Jayawardene has played a few key innings during his 443 ODIs but he is going to need another one here to avert his team's most ignominious defeat. Still two slips in place and the little man, with a sleeveless sweater to keep out the cold, gets off the mark by clipping Dawlat Zadran off his pads for two, followed by a neat leg glance to the fine-leg boundary.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"The excitement from the Afghanistan players is amazing. Hassan did a full somersault, waved at the crowd and was surrounded by his team-mates.
"The problem for Sri Lanka is to get a partnership going before they even think about the run rate. They need to be patient."
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Sangakkara b Hassan 7 (SL 18-3)
Is it Rambo? No it's Hamid Hassan. Afghan headband and the flag in face paint on either cheek. Oh my goodness he's got Sangakkara out, bowled between bat and pad as he went back. A jubilant cartwheel from the bowler. Sri Lanka have lost two of their big guns. Three down and 215 short of their target. What a story we have developing here at the University Oval.
SL 17-2 (run-rate 3.40)
Two slips in place for Dawlat Zadran, with a neat short back and sides haircut and a gold chain jangling outside his shirt. Karunaratne clips three off his pads but 233 seems rather distant at this stage.
Reprieve for Sangakkara
SL 13-2 (Sangakkara 7, Karunaratne 6)
Oh this is extraordinary. A player of Sangakkara's experience completely rattled. Never a run there as he pushed off the back foot, the ball had barely left the cut strip, all manner of confusion and the batsmen end up in mid-pitch together. The fielder could almost have run with the ball and knocked the bails off to run Sangakkara out but chose an underarm throw and missed the target. What a reprieve! As if to compound the issue the next ball goes for four. Is that the key moment?
SL 6-2 (target 233)
Just a single for each batsman in the Dawlat Zadran over. Conditions overcast and cool. Sweater weather. Jubilant Afghans in the crowd in their colourful attire, no sweaters there. It's all set up for another fabulous encounter.
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James Bamford: So we're going to win the rest of the games easily are we...? Afghanistan have got Sri Lanka 2-2!
JK: What is happening? Sri Lanka must really want the "Worst performance of the tournament" award off England and they've started well!
SL 4-2 (run-rate 2.00)
Shapoor Zadran is a tall, powerfully built left-arm seamer and it was his extra bounce that accounted for Dilshan. Left-hander Dimuth Karunaratne is the new man, coming in ahead of the maestro Mahela Jayawardene.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"This is so unexpected but what amazing bounce Shapoor Zadran got out of that ball. What an incredible start as they put the Sri Lanka batsman under real pressure."
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Dilshan c Zazai b S Zadran 0 (SL 2-2)
Both openers out first ball. Both Sri Lanka openers this is, not Afghanistan. We might have to stay with this match. Although it could be over before India-South Africa begins in a little over an hour.
SL 1-1 (D Zadran 1-1)
No great pace from Dawlat Zadran, with no great leap in delivery, but he is causing all manner of unease with his nagging line and length. Even the great Sangakkara is rattled, and he would have been out when pushing for a quick single had the bowler hit from just off the cut strip. Interesting start to say the least.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Afghanistan have got to get out some of the big Sri Lanka names and if they do that we my see a real battle on our hands for Sri Lanka."
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Thirimanne lbw b D Zadran 0 (SL 0-1)
Well, what about that. They said what happens if Sri Lanka lose a couple of early wickets, well that's as early as you can get. First up, the ball brushed Thirimanne's back pad as he prods forward and umpire Illingworth sends him on his way. No review. It just about pitched on leg-stump and umpire's call was the verdict on the direction.
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The attractive red roller, which could be a new children's cartoon character, has done its work and we are about to begin.
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The Sri Lankan top four have scored 37,618 ODI runs between them so you would imagine they would be capable of getting the bulk of these 233 required for victory between them, although 233 was the figure the team was bowled out for in the opening match against New Zealand.
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The Afghans have won 24 of their 46 ODIs to date, the majority of which have been against fellow minnows of course, but there have been two wins against Zimbabwe and one against Bangladesh.
Update from England's camp
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the World Cup
"More from Ian Bell - and his thoughts on what went wrong in their thrashing by New Zealand:
"'To go out and play like we did was embarrassing. To have to apologise for the way we played is not acceptable. It's really disappointing, but hopefully in the next four games we have in this group, we can put it right.
"'The talent within the group to put it right is there and there's still a lot of cricket to be played in this World Cup.
"'We have to go back to doing the simple things right. When we do that, we're a dangerous side. 'We certainly can't play like we have in the last two games'."
Update from England's camp
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the World Cup
"Ian Bell has been talking to the media ahead of Monday's World Cup match against Scotland in Christchurch. Here's what he said:
"'It's about how we react tomorrow. We have to go and put in a good performance. The result is the most important thing, but we'd like to get that with real clinical cricket, we haven't done that in these two games - we've been well off the pace.
"'It would be nice to put it all together the kind of game we know we can. Even though what's happened has been so bad, it's irrelevant to what happens tomorrow. We have to turn up and play our best cricket'."
How's stat?
-232 is Afghanistan's highest score against a top-eight nation (ie excluding Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and associate nations). Their previous best was 206 v Australia at Sharjah in 2012.
-Afghanistan's innings was the fifth time the top-eight batsmen in the order have all reached double figures in a World Cup innings.
Lunch interval
So we have a 40-minute interval before we see the start of the Sri Lanka reply. At 03:15 GMT we will be crossing to the MCG for news of the toss between India and South Africa and then focusing on that one. We'll keep you posted on this match, however.
Afghanistan innings - final scorecard
Afghanistan 232 from 49.4 overs (Sri Lanka won toss)
Not out batsman: Shapoor Zadran 0
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (Mangal 10), 40-2 (Ahmadi 24), 128-3 (Stanikzai 54), 157-4 (Shenwari 38) 169-5 (Nabi 21), 175-6 (Najibullah Zadran 10), 221-7 (Ashraf 28), 227-8 (Dawlat Zadran 4), 227-9 (Hassan 0), 232-10 (Zazai 19)
Bowling figures: Malinga 9.4-1-41-3, Lakmal 10-1-36-2, Mathews 7-0-41-3, Perera 10-0-54-1, Herath 10-0-41-1, J Mendis 3-0-13-0
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Sri Lanka will be happy with the last 15 overs or so because it could have been a lot worse. Maybe Afghanistan attacked too soon and I think the wicket of Nabi in the powerplay was critical. He looks a good player but went for a big shot and was bowled. Thereafter it was a struggle for them.
"It will be a major upset if Sri Lanka don't win but someone has to go out and make the runs."
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Zazai c Herath b Malinga 19 (Afg 232 all out)
All over and Malinga, after that 0-84 against the Kiwis and five wicketless overs in this one, finishes with 3-41, figures matched by his captain. Zazai was the last to go, falling in valiant fashion with a mighty swipe, it flew off the top edge and was safely pouched in the deep on the leg-side.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"The batsmen crossed and that's the last thing Afghanistan would have wanted, based on what we've seen in numbers nine and 10. One suspects the number 11 Shapoor Zadran is not a magician with the bat and even if he misses the ball, it might be worth taking the risk and running a bye."
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Hassan c Mendis b Mathews 0 (Afg 227-9)
Hassan is caught at deep mid-wicket first ball but no chance for the hat-trick for Mathews, that's the final ball of the penultimate over.
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D Zadran b Mathews 4 (Afg 227-8)
Hard to set fields for the old thick edge over the keeper's head. But it's of no great cost to the Sri Lankans as Mathews quickly holds one back to shatter the older Zadran's timbers when he goes for another agricultural heave.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Ashraf was perfectly entitled to swing the bat at this stage but Afghanistan would like to get up to 240 if they could. It might not be a match-winning score but it always gives you a chance."
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Ashraf c Lakmal b Malinga 28 (Afg 221-7)
Useful from Ashraf, couple of sixes in that 32-ball knock, but he succumbs to a slower one from Malinga, caught at deep backward square-leg. I think I would be ok against the Malinga slower ball, I could just about react to it as if it were a normal delivery.
Six
Afg 216-6 (Ashraf 24, Zazai 12)
Well the debate about modern bats will gain a pace or two with this one. It was a leading edge as Ashraf attempted to turn Lakmal to leg but it sailed straight over the wicketkeeper's head for six.
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Jarleth Eaton: Afghanistan could beat England in this World Cup. Their batting line up is much better than England's right now.
Six
Afg 206-6 (run-rate 4.48)
Now that will help. Ashraf top-edges a six over fine-leg, the 91st maximum of the tournament. Some frenetic drums around the ground liven things up too.
Afg 195-6 (Lakmal 2-26 from 9)
Three singles are all that are scored again in this one from Lakmal. How many will they need to make Sri Lanka uncomfortable?
Afg 192-6 (run-rate 4.36)
Perera restricts the scoring to three singles. The Afghans have only passed 300 once, against UAE last year, and we can safely say they are not going to do it here.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Both batsmen are thinking of survival at the moment. They aren't really confident about taking the bowler on when the need to find the boundary is fast approaching."
Afg 189-6 (Zazai 6, Ashraf 5)
Rather incongruously it's the throbbing strains of Bruce Springsteen's Dancing In The Dark blaring away at the end of this over. Two leg byes off Mathews but it's now 56 balls since the last boundary. From 128-2 it has not really kicked on for the minnows. But they are not expected to win this are they? It's not England.
Afg 183-6 (run-rate 4.35)
Doesn't look like we are going to see an explosive end to the innings. We've had eight overs since the last boundary, which was that six from Zadran. Understandably the Afghans are wary of being skittled out before their overs are completed.
Afg 180-6 (Herath 1-41 from 10)
Herath returns and only concedes a single from his final over. Ashraf is the new man. He averages only 14 in his 30 matches but has made an unbeaten 52 against UAE. How many can the minnows add?
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Re: 38th over
Andrew Dennett: Batman and Superman is the correct partnership if discussing The Justice League, or at least part of it! Otherwise no it's not!
Scorecard update
Afghanistan 179-6 from 40 overs (Sri Lanka won toss)
Run rate: 4.47 per over
Batsmen: Zazai 4, Ashraf 0
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (Mangal 10), 40-2 (Ahmadi 24), 128-3 (Stanikzai 54), 157-4 (Shenwari 38) 169-5 (Nabi 21), 175-6 (Zadran 10)
Bowling figures: Malinga 8-1-30-1, Lakmal 8-1-23-1, Mathews 5-0-32-1, Perera 7-0-37-1, Herath 9-0-40-1, J Mendis 3-0-13-0
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Afg 179-6 (run-rate 4.47)
Malinga looking much more in the groove now, just the one wide in the over. So 10-2 in that powerplay. Malinga still kisses the ball before every delivery. That can't be hygienic.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Afghanistan did a lot of hard work at the start of the innings and until the 35th over it was going well but it now looks a little bleak. The powerplay is causing havoc, partly because Malinga has been brought back and he's dangerous when players try to attack him."
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Zadran c Perera b Lakmal 10 (Afg 175-6)
The curse of the batting powerplay. Only six runs so far and two wickets. Zadran clearly likes a big hit but he doesn't get hold of this one and is comfortably taken in the leg-side.
Afg 175-5
Afghan wicketkeeper Zazai is also 21. He's playing his 10th ODI and began his career with successive fifties, against UAE. Just the two singles in the over off Malinga. There's a Batman and Superman walking together around the ground, that's not the correct partnership is it? Oh, I'm told there's a movie coming out featuring both. A lot of films are made in New Zealand so this could be one of the scenes.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It is an interesting conundrum if you're an associate side, there are two different goals. Do you go for respectability and take 230 which probably won't win you the game, or do you go for broke in the knowledge you might be all out for 200?"
Afg 173-5 (Lakmal 1-20 from 7)
Lakmal, with a Colonel Sanders-style goatee, albeit much darker, appeals for lbw against Zadran but umpire Gaffaney says it is sliding down the leg-side, and there is another appeal for a run-out but square-leg official Illingworth decides there is no need to refer to the tv official for that one. Just the one leg-bye in the over.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"That's a big blow to Afghanistan. Nabi had played very impressively and Sri Lanka will be very relieved to see him depart."
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Nabi b Malinga 21 (Afg 169-5)
The tinted, tousle-haired Malinga claims his first wicket of the World Cup. It was full, Nabi went for the big shot, made no contact, and the bails are a-flashing. Another good knock, only 27 balls for that 21.
Afg 169-4 (Nabi 21, Zadran 9)
Zadran is only 21, and this is just his 12th ODI. He hit seven fours and six sixes in his 83 from 50 balls against Ireland in Dubai in January so clearly knows how to wield the willow. Some chanting from the Afghan followers, along the lines of "where we come from" but mercifully not as long. A smattering of singles off Perera and we're all set for the batting powerplay. What are we going to see in these next five overs?
Six
Afg 165-4 (run-rate 4.85)
Dilshan is smarting after copping a full blooded drive on the hand at short extra cover. The new man is left-hander Zadran, who gets off the mark in fine style with a drive on one knee off Herath reminiscent of Yuvraj Singh. It soars many a mile but is not caught by one of the orange t-shirts this time. The third six of the innings.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Shenwari was encouraged to go for that shot by the big hitting from his captain. He hit it well and flat but that's another disappointment for Afghanistan.
"They may have decided that 260 to 280 is not a winning score and want to get to 320 but they are not far enough into the innings to play like that and now run the risk of losing too many wickets before the final overs. They need a little bit more patience."
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Shenwari c Mathews b Perera 38 (Afg 157-4)
Nabi had stepped up the rate with a sweetly struck drive for four and then a mighty crack over mid-wicket for the maximum next ball but his partner is no more. It was well hit too, but it went straight to mid-off, where Mathews was no doubt extremely grateful to get his hands in front of where no man wants to be hit by a cricket ball, particularly one travelling at around 100mph.
Afg 146-3 (Shenwari 38, Nabi 7)
A fiercely struck short-arm jab when Herath offers him a touch of width outside off-stump brings Shenwari his fifth boundary. Not pretty but there are no prizes for aesthetic appeal. Sadly.
Afg 141-3 (Shenwari 34, Nabi 7)
The spin combination is broken as Perera returns, and the only blemish from him is a wide. The Afghans have already comfortably surpassed the 124 they were dismissed for in their only previous meeting with Sri Lanka.
Scorecard update
Afghanistan 140-3 from 30 overs (Sri Lanka won toss)
Run rate: 4.66 per over
Batsmen: Shenwari 34, Nabi 7
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (Mangal 10), 40-2 (Ahmadi 24), 128-3 (Stanikzai 54)
Bowling figures: Malinga 5-1-24-0, Lakmal 6-0-20-1, Mathews 5-0-32-1, Perera 4-0-21-0, Herath 7-0-27-1, J Mendis 3-0-13-0
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Akhil Dhoot: Afghanistan just need to continue what they are doing, 4-5 runs an over. With wickets in hand, they can surely go for 300!
Afg 140-3 (Herath 1-27 from 7)
Nabi is in his 47th ODI and he has seven half centuries to his name, with a best of 77 and a useful strike-rate of 90. Only singles as Herath varies his flight skilfully. Wily customers these slow left-armers.
Afg 137-3 (Shenwari 3, Nabi 5)
Stanikzai has made two of the three Afghanistan fifties against one of the top eight nations. The new man is the skipper Mohammad Nabi, who gets off the mark with a boundary when he deftly dabs a Mendis full toss past backward square-leg, where there is nothing deft about Malinga's cumbersome attempt to cut the ball off.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"The start of an over is a time when you don't have to go searching for the boundary and Stanikzai has gone after it. Afghanistan felt so positive about the way they were going but now they have to start again and it'll take five or six overs to get back on track."
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Stanikzai c Mendis b Herath 54 (Afg 128-3)
But he's gone this time, just dragging a lofted drive a fraction, and sending it straight down the throat of Mendis on the long-on boundary. A very enterprising innings, what can his pals do from here?
Afg 128-2 (run-rate 4.74)
Stanikzai also made 66 against Australia in August 2012, a bowling attack featuring Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc and James Pattinson. Shenwari reveals the reverse sweep against Mendis and collects two.
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Tim Oliver: Will be a brilliant achievement if Afghanistan can bat for 50 overs. If they do, they might give a Sri Lanka run for their money.
Kishin Mahtani: Afghanistan seem to know the basics of cricket better than England do.
Fifty for Stanikzai
Afg 125-2 (partnership 85)
Fifty from as many balls for Stanikzai, his fifth in ODIs, sealed with his fifth four, a thump down the ground off Herath. He proudly raises his bat to his appreciative colleagues on the balcony and then the rest of the ground, who are now enjoying some watery sunshine.
Afg 117-2 (Stanikzai 46, Shenwari 27)
Could be a Manchester United flag that couldn't it? Merging the traditional with the old Newton Heath colours that we saw a few years back. Surely Sri Lanka are not going to be embarrassed by a minnow? Jeevan Mendis is on with his array of leg-breaks. A googly finds some turn off the pitch but Stanikzai turns it away for a single and is quick to let his partner - and the bowler - know that he picked the delivery.
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Re: umpire review in 23rd over
Chris Painter: Umpire's call rule needs addressing! More than half the ball was hitting some part of the stump - yet Sri Lanka lose their DRS!
Afg 113-2 (run-rate 4.71)
Malinga returns but although the blonde curls are still there he doesn't look the same destructive bowler of old. Stanikzai has already had treatment on his hind quarters and he won't want to play too many of those full blooded swipes at fresh air that nearly knock him off balance. He picks up another boundary though, his fourth four, with a thick edge through the vacant gully region.
Umpire review - not out
Afg 106-2 (partnership 66)
Sri Lanka review an lbw decision as Herath's quicker ball traps Shenwari on the crease when he tries to turn to leg. The replays show half the ball is hitting leg stump but it is given as umpire's call so the decision from umpire Gaffaney remains and Sri Lanka lose their review.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"The Sri Lankans aren't showing much energy out there. There's no real mystery, apart from Malinga, in their attack anymore without Ajantha Mendis. The rest is pretty orthodox. This is a good start by any standards in this tournament and captain Angelo Mathews will be worried."
Afg 100-2 (run rate 4.63)
The fifty stand from 70 balls. An edge to third man brings Shenwari his third boundary, while a rare slip down the leg-side from skipper Mathews results in five wides and brings up the 100. Time for the skipper to tap into the wisdom of former captain Jayawardene.
Update from England's camp
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the World Cup
"England nets in grey Christchurch ahead of their match against Scotland on Monday. Stuart Broad had a long chat with coach Peter Moores before he batted. I wonder if the thrust was 'get in line, Stuart'."
Afg 89-2 (partnership 49)
Herath keeping things relatively tidy around 82km but not looking particularly threatening. This is the fellow who we saw take 5-3 against New Zealand no less in last year's World T20.
Afg 86-2 (Stanikzai 35, Shenwari 14)
Stanikzai is in sight of his fifth ODI fifty here, he was out for 27 the first time his team played the Sri Lankans. He picks up another boundary with a cut off Perera and his running is admirable, racing off the mark and always looking for more than a single.
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Favourite World Cup moment so far
Jeebay 9870: Hamilton Mazakadza and the rest of the Zimbabwe team smacking Dale Steyn around the park. #bestcwcmomentsofar
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"This is a good partnership for Afghanistan. Stanikzai, in particular, has really impressed. I am still salivating by his big six, as is the spectator who took that catch so spectacularly in the stand."
Afg 81-2 (run-rate 4.26)
Herath gets through his overs alarmingly quickly from a text commentary point of view, much like one of his predecessors, the great Sanath Jayasuriya, who is in attendance looking very dapper in a steel blue suit and open neck shirt. A couple of singles to either batsmen was what I saw in the blur.
Afg 79-2 (Stanikzai 29, Shenwari 13)
A picture of the Sri Lankan pitch map shows the vast majority of the bowling has been on a good length, with virtually nothing down the leg-side but Stanikzai collects another boundary by shovelling Perera through mid-wicket. The 10th boundary of the innings, nine fours and a six.
Afg 73-2 (Stanikzai 24, Shenwari 12)
Indeed they haven't, Warren. Prior to the 5-2 home win against England late last year (does that count anymore? ooh harsh) they were beaten 5-0 in India. Spin is introduced in the form of diminutive slow left-armer Rangana Herath. No immediate sign of turn and Stanikzai uses his feet nicely to drive through extra cover for a couple to keep the scoreboard ticking. Time for drinks.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"I'm a little surprised by the Sri Lankans because they have bowled conservative lines and haven't shown us they're the A team in this game. It's a huge opportunity to get a win and show they are getting back in form. They haven't had the most enjoyable run of late."
Afg 68-2 (run-rate 4.25)
A hint of blue sky but it looks rather grey over in the distant hills. Just the single in the Perera over.
Sorecard update
Afghanistan 67-2 from 15 overs (Sri Lanka won toss)
Run rate: 4.47 per over
Batsmen: Shenwari 11, Stanikzai 19
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (Mangal 10), 40-2 (Ahmadi 24)
Bowling figures: Malinga 4-1-17-0, Lakmal 6-0-20-1, Mathews 4-0-19-1, Perera 1-0-9-0
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"One of the Afghanistan batsmen has to go on to get 80 plus. They can't afford batsmen getting in and making 30 if they are going to post a decent total."
Afg 67-2 (Stanikzai 19, Shenwari 11)
Purposeful stuff from the Afghans, running between the wickets more like whippets than Afghan hounds. They have a good presence in the crowd too, enjoying a bit of Bob Marley over the public address between overs. Stanikzai has to receive some treatment on his hind quarters, lying on the turf. It always looks like torture when the physios get into their work.
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Mark Savile: Catch a ball one-handed and win $NZ1m wow!
They have to share it Mark, but you're right, it's not a bad rate of pay.
Afg 62-2 (run-rate 4.42)
Another bowling change as Perera, boldly wearing the number 1 shirt, replaces Lakmal, who returned 1-20 from his opening six-over burst. Two boundaries for Shenwari, an on-drive and a fiercely hit drive through the covers.
Afg 53-2 (Mathews 1-14 from 3)
Steady stuff from Shenwari against the nagging Mathews. Shenwari has the highest average of the Afghan side, at 36. Only three of them are above 30 and one of those is Mangal, who is of course back in the hutch.
Afg 50-2 (run-rate 4.16)
Stanikzai in his 40th ODI has a best of 90 not out against Bangladesh and he brings up the Afghan 50 with a single off Lakmal.
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Pete Naylor: Pakistan expected to contact the successful orange shirt fan for role as fielding coach.
Pakistan dropped five catches in their defeat by West Indies on Saturday
Six
Afg 48-2 (run-rate 4.36)
Not only a six from Stanikzai off Mathews but a one-handed catch in the crowd by one of the orange bullseye T-shirt brigade. The third such occasion of the tournament and these guys will share a cash prize. It had to be one-handed because he had his sunglasses in the other one, not that he needs them in these overcast conditions.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Ahmadi looked very angry with himself looking back at the replay screen as he walked off. I don't think there's much pace in the pitch - it stood up on the pitch like a tennis ball. Shame for Afghanistan to lose two wickets like this after making a good start. They need to dig in now."
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Ian: Key question. Will Afghanistan score more against Sri Lanka than England did against New Zealand?
Ahmadi c Herath b Lakmal 24 (Afg 40-2)
It was a curious stroke from Ahmadi, who had played himself in nicely, he appeared to get a leading edge attempting to flick to leg and it looped tamely to mid-wicket where Herath took a neat catch.
Timely wicket too because it took the cameras away from a character in the crowd dressed in a double-breasted red suit with brass buttons and a matching red beret. What he is doing I have no idea, apart from some dubious dancing, but he seems to like the cameras.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Mangal hit it like he was giving fielding practice to your eight-year-old daughter. Much relief for Sri Lanka and their captain Mathews but heartache for Mangal. A stand of 34 is not a bad opening partnership by the standards of some matches at this World Cup but that's a wasted opportunity for Afghanistan."
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Mangal c Thirimanne b Mathews 10 (Afg 34-0)
The breakthrough arrives and a gentle loosener from skipper Mathews provides it. Perhaps Mangal was deceived by the slow pace but he drives it straight to short extra cover as if giving catching practice. How will the minnows react to the loss of their first wicket?
Afg 34-0 (Ahmadi 22, Mangal 10)
Ahmadi aged just 23 looks a cool customer and plays an exemplary off drive to the pickets with a classically high MCC elbow. Four more from the final ball with a flick off the pads. Where are these helpful bowling conditions then?
Moles promises more
Afghanistan coach Andy Moles may have 'the most dangerous job in sport' but he is determined that it is not going to be the most demoralising. Like Frank Sinatra, he's got high hopes. Here is what he had to say after their opening-game defeat by Bangladesh...
"We genuinely thought we could win the game but just didn't get out of the blocks with the bat," said the former Warwickshire opener. "We were in a fog and before we knew it we were one, two, three down and treading water.
"We do well with bat and ball for 35 overs and it's that extra 15 overs where we need to work on our concentration levels, our discipline and our execution."
Afg 24-0 (run-rate 3.42)
The Sri Lanka opening bowlers conceded 162 runs from 18 overs in the opening defeat against New Zealand last weekend and Malinga concedes his third boundary of this innings when Mangal bisects the cover fielders perfectly.
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Favourite World Cup moment so far
Gilad Lipschitz: Brendon McCullum's record-breaking 50 against England. His innings has to be the best at this World Cup.
Dropped catch
Afg 19-0 (Ahmadi 13, Mangal 6)
Mangal is dropped on four by Mahela Jayawardene, diving to his right at second slip off Lakmal. Playing his 443rd ODI the old boy, a sprightly 37, but he does not add to his 217 catches this time. Sharp chance but we're used to seeing him snaffle those.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Lasith Malinga is a more dangerous bowler at the end of the innings than at the start. I wouldn't use him for very long with the new ball. He's much better with the old ball when batsmen are going after him."
Afg 15-0 (Ahmadi 11, Mangal 4)
Ahmadi is away with successive boundaries off Malinga, the first off the edge wide of the slips but the second a fluent square drive. He then keeps out a beautiful slower ball yorker as well that has cleaned many a batsman up over the years. Hint of swing towards the end of the over but nothing of the Tim Southee range.
Afg 4-0 (run-rate 1.0)
He's trying to get those 13 quickly by the looks of things. All manner of attacking intent but he calms down with a beautifully straight drive off Lakmal for two runs through mid-on.
How's stat?
Nawroz Mangal needed 13 runs at the start of play to become the third player to score 1,000 ODI runs for Afghanistan.
Afg 2-0 (Ahmadi 0, Mangal 2)
The temporary stands are fairly sparsely populated at the moment but there is a smattering of Sri Lanka followers who appear to be in good spirits. Malinga, who has 271 ODI wickets from his 179 matches, is still getting into his stride. Mangal pinches a single from the final delivery.
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Favourite World Cup moment so far
Thomas DJH Stirk: Ireland's run chase is the standout moment so far. The way they went about chasing 300 was superb.
Line-ups
Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (wkt), Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dimuth Karunaratne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath.
Afghanistan: Afsar Zazai, Javed Ahmadi, Nawroz Mangal, Asghar Stanikzai, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi (capt), Dawlat Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mirwais Ashraf, Shapoor Zadran, Hamid Hassan.
Afg 1-0 (Lakmal 0-1)
Three slips in place for rangy seamer Lakmal. It's overcast but no dramatic swing as yet. Mangal gets off the mark with a thick edge to third man for a single. Not sure if Mrs Mangal is here. (one for the older Neighbours fans)
Afg 0-0 (Ahmadi 0, Mangal 0)
You may think that Malinga would have ripped through the Afghans in that one previous meeting. He didn't. He took 0-23 from five overs. He opens with a maiden. Better than the opening match against the Kiwis when he went for 84 from his 10 and there was not surprisingly no maidens.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"All we need in this tournament is a close game. We haven't really had one yet. I like the fact that the bowlers have a chance if they use the new ball well but also if you have wickets in hand it then becomes a batsman's game."
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The Afghan openers are out there in their salmon pink helmets. Both teams in mid-blue kit and the mercurial Lasith Malinga has the ball. Umpires Chris Gaffaney from New Zealand, no relation to Dean, and former England spinner Richard Illingworth, no relation to Raymond. Let's play.
Ashraf staying positive
There is a humility about the way Afghanistan are approaching their task at the World Cup. They are clearly not naive to their standing in the world cricket order. However, it is also clear they are aiming to imprint a little bit of themselves on the tournament.
"We'll be trying to do our best against all full member nations to play positive cricket and have a good fight," said Afghanistan pace bowler Mirwais Ashraf. Everyone loves an underdog, especially when they bite. Could Sri Lanka be in for a shock?
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Very dramatic Afghanistan anthem, reminiscent of a Bond theme. These two have met just the once before, in the Asia Cup in March last year, when Sri Lanka made 253-6 and bowled the Afghans out for 124.
Anthem time
Kumar Sangakkara singing away merrily there. He should know the words by now, this is his 399th ODI. He needs five dismissals to become the first to takes 500 ODI scalps.
Get involved
Feel free to send in your thoughts. What have been your favourite moments so far? Please send them in to #bbccricket. It's time for that jaunty and lengthy Sri Lankan anthem. If you're happy and you know it....
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"We've seen some remarkable starts to innings in this tournament so there are perils against the new ball - Scotland and Pakistan for example. It's a good pitch but it has a bit of life like the pitch yesterday where Pakistan were 1-4. They have to get through the first 10 overs relatively unscathed."
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The first thing the Afghans need to do is get through the new balls. In that opening match against the Tigers they were 3-3 after three overs.
Afghanistan's debut blues
Afghanistan's World Cup debut was spoiled by Bangladesh, who claimed a 105-run victory in Canberra on Wednesday. However, despite the defeat, there were positives for the associate member, mostly in their bowling.
Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zadran and Mirwais Ashraf did well to limit the Tigers until 15 overs of big hitting took them out of the debutants' range. Whilst the reply began dreadfully, their were glimpses of grit in the Afghan middle order, courtesy of Samiullah Shenwari and Mohammad Nabi. They have an even tougher task on their hands today, though.
SL look to bounce back
Sri Lanka are a big tournament team, right? They save their best for the big occasions, don't they? That is the usual perception of the 1996 World Cup winners and runners-up for the last two tournaments. However, they didn't exactly show up for their opening game in Christchurch, where they suffered a 98-run defeat to co-hosts New Zealand.
Now there is no shame in losing to New Zealand (although England stretched that theory the limit) but it was their third defeat in a row and showed a huge gulf in class between the sides. Also concerning for them will be the display of opening bowler Lasith Malinga, who has been such a star of past tournaments but lost his radar and was taken for 84 wicketless runs from his 10 overs by the Kiwis. They will be aiming for a very comprehensive win today.
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We're back at another beautiful New Zealand ground for this one, the University Oval in Dunedin, scene of that remarkable match between New Zealand and Scotland.
The associate nation batted first in that one of course and were reduced to 12-4 in the fifth over, but it was far from the procession we expected as the Scots mustered 142 and the Kiwis only won by three wickets.
Team news
Both teams make one change, Sri Lanka bringing in all-rounder Thisara Perera for Nuwan Kulasekera Afghanistan have Dawlat Zadran in for Aftab Alam.
Quotes from the captains
Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews: "It has always been a wicket that swings and seams and we need to respect that."
Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi: "We would have bowled first because it is a bit green but hopefully we will bat well."
Toss
Sri Lanka have won the toss and will bowl first.
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We'll have the toss shortly and from 03:15 GMT on Sunday we will turn our attentions to the big match between India and South Africa, with a huge crowd expected at the iconic MCG.
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Hello again. Well there have been some fireworks in the last couple of games haven't there? Brendon McCullum's fastest World Cup fifty from 18 balls and then yesterday Pakistan making the worst start in World Cup history by slumping to 1-4. Do these feats come in threes? We shall see.
You're very welcome to our coverage of Sri Lanka against Afghanistan. in Pool A.