On England's next game against Sri Lanka in Wellington on Sunday: "Sri Lanka have an incredible record against England in Sri Lanka - outside Sri Lanka, they don't travel particularly well. But after today, I'm rather concerned for England - Dilshan batted very well, Sangakkara's in great nick so I'm worried about how many runs Sri Lanka will get, and I'm worried England haven't adopted a more aggressive approach."
Captain's view
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews: "Dilshan and Sangakkara were brilliant, they batted us through, took calculated risks and it was a great effort by the three batters. We were slightly sloppy in the field and could have done better, but once you've got 300 on the board your bowlers can take chances. We're all ready for the England game."
Captain's view
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza: "Our bowlers weren't up to the mark and hopefully in the next match we will improve. They [Sri Lanka batsmen Dilshan and Sangakkara] played well and showed their character today. I hope our next game will be our best in the tournament."
Final scorecard
Sri Lanka win by 92 runs
Bangladesh 240 all out (40 overs)
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Tamim 0), 40-2 (Sarkar 25), 41-3 (Mominul Haque 1), 84-4 (Anamul Haque 29), 100-5 (Mahmudullah 28), 164-6 (Shakib Al Hasan 46), 7-208 (Mushfiqur 36), 228-8 (Mortaza 7), 240-9 (Rahman 53), 240-10 (Taskin 0)
"I was quite caught up in all the hype about the game - Bangladesh's record against Sri Lanka is poor but I thought they might do better. This game has followed the other two played at the MCG - teams batting first have piled on the runs and won by a country mile. When you're chasing 300, you either get very close or nowhere near, and when their only firecracker batsman Tamim Iqbal was back in the hutch after two balls of the innings, it was all over."
Man of the match
Tillakaratne Dilshan has been named man of the match for his 161 not out and 2-35. Here is what he has just had to say about his side's win: "I am really happy with today's innings after getting out first ball in the last game.
"I am enjoying my cricket and when I cross the line I don't think about my age.
"I dropped a catch and it is all a part of the game. But I am happy with our performance and we are getting back to a rhythm. This was a good game for us before we move on to the bigger games."
"Sri Lanka have a very experienced line-up, they set a good blueprint with the bat to keep wickets in hand and accelerate in the last few overs. It was an emphatic batting performance - some of the guys didn't get a hit, but if the batters at the top keep doing the job, so be it."
"Sabbir's wringing his hand, looking at his finger - the last thing you want is to lose a player to a hand injury, but it was a brute of a delivery. Malinga's release point is so difficult to pick up, but it was a good catch by Sangakkara. He's been an amazing cricketer."
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Ahmed lbw Malinga 0 (Ban 240 all out)
Malinga quickly wraps things up by trapping Taskin Ahmed bang in front with a full ball. The finger goes straight up and a review - more out of hope than belief - cannot save Ahmed or his team. It is a 92-run victory for Sri Lanka, who have dominated this game from start to finish. England beware.
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Sabbir c Sangakkara b Malinga 53
Just two balls after bringing up his 50, courtesy of a flick down leg for four, Sabbir goes as the bowler digs one in a bit shorter and catches the batsmen on the gloves before Sangakkara claims.
"After that stumping, Dilshan has 99 one-day international wickets, to go with his 9,586 ODI runs."
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Ban 234-8 (Sabbir 47, Rubel 0)
Dilshan continues and a pulled single gives new man Rubel Hossain a chance to show what he can do. And this consists of knocking back the four deliveries he faces.
Ban 233-8 (runs required 100)
The game is gone but Sabbir offers at least one moment of genuine positivity during Mathews' over, courtesy of a launched drive past mid-off for four. Other than that it was all very conservative.
"Dilshan bowled the most horrendous delivery in international cricket which flew down the leg side - he could bowl left-arm better than that - and then he gets a wicket next ball."
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Mortaza st Sangakkara b Dilshan 7 (Ban 228-8)
Dilshan claims the wicket of Mortaza, who is beaten by the ball and stumped by Sangakkara, in the middle of a crazy over that featured an awful mis-field at point to concede four runs, a reviewed stumping (given not out) and possibly the worst ball you'll see at this tournament, which Dilshan planted near his own feet.
Perera is back on, but his return lasts just two balls (the second of which is pummelled through mid-on for four by Mortaza) before he signals an injury (in his back it would seem) and leaves the field. Mathews takes over and prevents any further boundaries, with both batsmen claiming a single apiece.
Ban 216-7 (Mortaza 1, Sabbir 35)
Herath delivers a neat over to end his spell for the concession of just one further run, courtesy of a turn to leg from Mortaza. The spinner ends with 0-43 from his 10 overs.
"He always looks a friendly chap, Herath. I've never had the pleasure of meeting him, but he looks like he could be a village postmaster."
Ban 215-7 (runs required 118)
This is a thankless task for Mashrafe Mortaza, who comes in to join Sabbir at the crease. Sabbir takes responsibility by getting inside a short ball and pulling for four before guiding one down to third man for two. It's all going to be in vain, though.
"We've increasingly seen some of the better teams take their powerplays earlier, when they're in good positions, so the opposition have to burn up their good bowlers and they've got nowhere to go later on. I rather like that."
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Mushfiqur b Lakmal 36 (Ban 208-7)
Mushfiqur slices Lakmal's first ball for four but the bowler gets immediate revenge with a slower ball that totally outfoxes the batsman and sets the stumps flashing red and the Sri Lankan fans to their feet.
Mushfiqur knocks one to leg for a single that brings up 200 for Bangladesh from Malinga's third ball, before Sabbir finally records a powerplay boundary by guiding one down through third man. 10 overs remain, 129 runs to score.
"They're doing a montage on the big screen of all today's fielding mishaps. All it needs is the Benny Hill music to go with it."
Ban 199-6 (runs required 134)
We've now had four overs of the batting powerplay and we've not had a boundary. If Bangladesh were to pull this off, this was their window to try and do it in. Lakmal's seventh over, which goes for just two singles, is another nail in their coffin.
Ban 197-6 (Sabbir 24, Mushfiqur 30)
Both of these batsmen are set now and should be primed to accelerate. Easier said than done against Malinga, who pounds in and delivers at pace to give Sabbir nothing to swing at. The Bangladesh batsman steers another ball down to third man for two and flicks one to leg for a single to retain strike. Bangladesh creep toward 200 but remain well short of their target.
Ban 193-6 (runs required 140)
Lakmal is back and rattles through his sixth over for the concession of seven runs thanks mainly to a Sabbir pull to mid-wicket and a steer to third man by the same batsman, both of which brought a couple of runs apiece.
"I was on tour once with England in India with Samit Patel, who was quite a portly chap but somehow thought he was Usain Bolt. He said he'd race anyone for money, so we put him up against Ravi Bopara, who really was quick. We set up a 100-yard dash in Indore, Samit lost by about 42 yards and couldn't really understand it."
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Ban 186-6 (need 147 off 84 balls)
Malinga is back for the powerplay and tries one of his slower, dipping yorkers, which beats Sabbir but is a few inches wide of off stump. It is the closest he gets to a wicket as the Bangladesh pair claim four singles from the over. That doesn't help either side in their immediate goal.
"The Bangladeshis have a lot to do. We're about to enter a powerplay, but it isn't looking like it's their day."
Ban 182-6 (Mushfiqur 26, Sabbir 14)
Herath pins Bangladesh down again until Sabbir takes a stride down the track and powerfully drives one through cover that beats the diving Chandimal near the rope. They are going to need a few more of those in the next few overs to resurrect their challenge. They've got 151 runs to get and 15 overs to get them in. My basic maths ability tells me that is just a smidge over 10 an over.
Ban 176-6 (Sabbir 9, Mushfiqur 25)
We're back in single territory as Mushfiqur and Sabbir work the ball around the circle to claim three of them, with Dilshan helping them out by angling a ball down the leg side for a wide. However, the required run-rate is now very close to 10 an over.
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Ban 171-6 (runs required 162)
Mathews return is short-lived as Herath come back for some more spin. Sabbir looks to keep up the momentum established by Shakib with a sweep for four off the last ball of the over.
"Long-off and long-on had gone back, Shakib went to chip it dead straight and didn't get it as precise as he wanted to. Maybe his bat's too good - it came off the middle and it went straight to long-on. They need maybe 10 an over, but it's not as daunting now they play so much T20. But the boundaries here at the MCG are more vast then maybe they're used to."
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Ban 165-6 (Sabbir 1, Mushfiqur 23)
Dilshan removes the danger man to further boost his man of the match credentials. The new man is Sabbir Rahman, who gets off the mark with push to cover for one.
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Shakib c Malinga b Dilshan 46 (Ban 164-6)
Malinga makes no mistake this time as he steadies himself to successfully claim a catch offered by Shakib's chip to mid-on off Dilshan. Briefly, Bangladesh had hopes of pulling off a miracle, but that is surely now a line drawn under such lofty optimistic aspirations.
"Malinga sent the Bangladesh supporters behind him into a frenzy after he dropped the ball over the boundary. He's now moved himself to mid-off!"
Dropped catch
Mushfiqur has a go at Dilshan, who he launches back down the ground. Malinga is under it but he is right on the boundary rope and he cannot claim the catch. To rub salt in the wound he drops it over the rope for six.
Ban 157-5 (Shakib 46, Mushfiqur 15)
Mathews brings himself back into the attack to try and halt Bangladesh's mini-revival. Shakib's assualt continues, though, as he slices the first ball over the keeper for four before cutting one to the boundary through backward point. A single takes him to 46. We've already seen one team come back from a losing position to win today. Can Bangladesh do an Afghanistan here?
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Bangladesh 145-5 (30 overs)
Not out batsmen: Shakib Al Hasan 35, Mushfiqur Rahim 15
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Tamim 0), 40-2 (Sarkar 25), 41-3 (Mominul Haque 1), 84-4 (Anamul Haque 29), 100-5 (Mahmudullah 28)
Shakib has clearly decided he's had enough of singles. He suddenly looks far more aggressive in his intent. And it rubs off on Mushfiqur, who pulls a short one from Dilshan through mid-wicket for four. It is good to see but surely it has come too late?
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One line from the England camp today. Fast bowler Steven Finn has welcomed plans for a Big Bash-style franchise Twenty20 league in English cricket.
"I think that for a while now we've been a bit behind the times when it's come to T20 cricket," he told BBC Sport. "I think it would been a great step in the right direction for us if it did happen."
Ian: Hate to say this but it would be best for England if Sri Lanka gave Bangladesh a real thrashing today.
Ban 138-5 (Mushfiqur 10, Shakib 34)
That's more like it from Bangladesh. Shakib plants his right boot down the track and launches the first ball of Herath's seventh over back over the bowlers head and over the rope for six. A few balls later he drives on the floor to the mid-off boundary before hammering one a bit wider all the way to the rope. Finally, some intent. 16 from the over.
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Ban 122-5 (Shakib 18, Mushfiqur 10)
Another Dilshan over, another two runs conceded. Sri Lanka don't need to be out of first gear to maintain their control on the match here.
Ban 120-5 (runs required 213)
Even the previously staunch and defiant Bangladesh fans are a bit subdued now. Malinga mixes his length in search of another breakthrough, which does not come but not at the cost of anything significant. A flicked single to leg from each batsmen is all that comes off the over. You have to wonder what (if any) game plan Bangladesh are exercising now?
Ban 118-5 (Shakib 16, Mushfuqir 8)
The Bangladesh pair are struggling to get the ball off the square at the moment. Dilshan concedes just three singles from his second over and this match is slowly fizzling out to nothing. Shame.
"These are two quality players who can do a lot of damage at the end. The last thing Sri Lanka want is any pressure."
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Ban 115-5 (Shakib 14, Mushfiqur 7)
Mathews is going for the jugular as he recalls Malinga to the attack. They would love to get this wrapped up quickly now so they can turn their attention to England on Sunday. The pace bowler beats the outside edge three times during the over as Bangladesh survive to add two runs to their total.
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Ban 113-5 (Mushfiqur 6, Shakib 13)
Not content with batting all 50 overs of the Sri Lankan innings, Dilshan wants a go with the ball. His man of the match hopes are almost boosted further when he catches the outside edge of Shakib's bat but it is too far wide for Sangakkara to snare. Later in the over, Dilshan somehow fails to hit the stumps after angling a ball through the attempted back-foot drive of the Bangladeshi batsman.
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Bibhash Dash: Have Bangladesh heard of promotion? Shakib has come out on 84-4. Does he attack, does he build? Damned either way.
Ban 110-5 (Perera 1-29 off 6)
Shakib has over 4000 ODI runs to his name and has scored six 100s in his 142 matches. He has a top score of 134 and it is going to need a repeat of that if his team are to pull off the near impossible here. He and Mushfiqur claim five more runs off Perera's sixth over.
Ban 105-5 (Mushfiqur 4, Shakib 7)
Herath continues bowling duty following his role in the dismissal of Mahmudullah. Bangladesh claim five from it. Just the 228 runs needed now at 8.14 an over!
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Ban 100-5 (Mushfiqur 1, Shakib 6)
The over started poorly from Sri Lanka's point of view with a boundary and a wide, but ended well as Bangladesh's hopes of resurrecting a challenge was all but snubbed out. Mushfiqur Rahim has joined Shakib at the crease. A miracle is the request from his team-mates.
"He went down on his knees, caught it crocodile-fashion and ended up in a big heap on the floor. Even Herath knows what a pickle he made of it, as he just lay on the ground."
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Mahmudullah c Herath b Perera 28 (Ban 100-5)
A boundary does come as Mahmudullah pulls over mid-wicket to bring up the Bangladesh 100. But any momentum that might have sparked is halted as the same batsmen misjudges a pull and top-edges skyward for Herath to scamper in from fine leg and catch. The spinner almost misjudged the catch badly but recovered just in time to claim it. Bangladesh are sinking without trace.
In case you missed it earlier, Afghanistan sealed a historic first World Cup win by beating Scotland by one wicket. But that only tells a fraction of what was a truly dramatic story in Dunedin. With Afghanistan at 144-8 chasing a total of 210, it looked like Scotland were set to record their own first ever World Cup win. However, Samiullah Shenwari's 96 put Andy Moles's team within sight of victory before he was out with 19 still needed. Last man Shapoor Zadran joined Hamid Hassan at the crease and the two saw their team home with three balls to go, with the former hitting the winning runs.
Ban 95-4 (Mahmudullah 24, Shakib 6)
Mahmudullah burgles another single through mid-on off Herath before Shakib does likewise with a prod to leg. The over ends with another single from a back-foot drive from the right-hander. These two are picking up singles well but they desperately need boundaries.
Ban 92-4 (runs required 241)
The overs are ticking by and Bangladesh are not making inroads into that imposing Sri Lankan score. Shakib runs a single down to third man and Mahmudullah chips one to leg for another one but it is nowhere near enough when there's over 240 runs still to get. There is only one way this game is going and it does not end well for the team batting second.
"Herath isn't a big spinner of the ball - he's difficult to get away as he doesn't get many revolutions on the ball, but the odd one will turn and it gets in your head. But that's a great bit of fielding off his own bowling."
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Ban 90-4 (Shakib 4, Mahmudullah 21)
Bangladesh are getting bogged down now. Herath varies his length and his pace to keep Shakib and Mahmudullah guessing and the pair do not have the answers and are only able to claim a single from the over.
Ban 89-4 (Shakib 3, Mahmudullah 21)
There are some glum faces on the Bangladesh bench. They have come looking to be positive but have been met with a rejuvenated Sri Lanka side. Perera continues the assault and restricts the Bangladesh batsmen to a trio of singles.
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After a drinks break, new man Shakib Al Hasan settles in to try and provide some resistance to the Sri Lankan tide. He is an experienced player but he arrives with his team in a dire situation. He gets off the mark with a single, one of two from the Herath over.
"I don't think this is Mahmudullah's fault. He's turned it onto the leg side and the non-striker went sprinting down before being sent back. But Mahmudullah is down on his haunches like the most guilty man in the world, so I can only assume he called 'yes' straight away."
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Anamul run out (Mathews) 29 (Ban 84-4)
Well, they tried to run themselves out twice in the previous over unsuccessfully, but this time they manage it as Anamul is sent back by his partner after attempting a single but fails to make his ground at the non-striker's end as Mathews' throw takes out middle stump. Madness.
"A wonderful bit of fielding, though he could have thrown it to the bowler's end - it was classic schoolboy running as the batsman middled the ball and ran, while the non-striker was ball-watching."
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Ban 84-3 (Mahmuduallah 19, Anamul 29)
Oh, so close to a run out. There is a huge mix-up between the batsmen after Mahmudullah taps one to cover and is then almost run out at the striker's end from Chandimal's throw. Mahmudullah rubs salt in the wound by charging and slogging a boundary through midwicket. Finally, a second potential run out sees Anamul slide in to beat a direct throw on the stumps. After a little lull, it is all action again.
Ban 76-3 (run-rate 5.42, required 7.13)
Herath rattles through his second over and it is a very good one as well. Only a flick through midwicket from Anamul for one prevents it being the first maiden of the innings.
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Ben Thapa: Malinga looks several pounds lighter than the last game he played. Good bit of fitness work!
Ban 75-3 (Mahmudullah 13, Anamul 26)
Mathews is mixing it up. On comes Thisara Perera to put down some medium pace. It doesn't disrupt the Bangladeshi pair, though, who continue to rotate the strike and patiently construct a partnership.
"I've just recovered from dinner, where I was with two of the real chatterboxes of Victorian cricket - Damien Fleming and Dean Jones. I didn't get many words in."
Ban 65-3 (Anamul 21, Mahmudullah 10)
Lakmal continues and the Bangladesh pair work him around the ground in efficient fashion to add five to their total. It is a very lively atmosphere in the stands. The Bangladesh fans may be watching their side struggle but they are still having fun.
"Mathews just hasn't got his line right, that flicked Mahmudullah's pad and Malinga didn't have a hope at fine leg. Then, it was a terrific chase from Chandimal at point to keep the scoring to two, he moves like lightning."
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Scorecard update
Bangladesh 60-3 (10 overs)
Not out batsmen: Anamul Haque 17, Mahmudullah 9
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Tamim 0), 40-2 (Sarkar 25), 41-3 (Mominul Haque 1)
There is still life in Bangladesh. Mahmudullah claims his first boundary with a flick through square leg off Mathews. He then claims four leg byes courtesy of a loose ball down leg. Regarding the Sri Lanka referral earlier, apparently there was a technical problem with Snicko, meaning it could not be used, and so their referral has been restored.
Vaas and Atapattu honoured
A bit of Sri Lanka news - former captain (and current coach) Marvan Atapattu and ex-seam bowler Chaminda Vaas have both been handed honorary life membership of MCC in recognition of their playing achievements.
They will be donning their stripy ties alongside 11 other Sri Lankan honorary members, including Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan.
Ban 49-3 (Mahmudullah 3, Anamul 16)
Bangladesh have had the wind completely taken out of their sails. It could have got even worse for them as well as Anamul pokes a drive just a yard over the outstretched hand of Dilshan at point. Then, in the final ball the same batsman looks to push a shot over mid-off but doesn't catch it and is only rescued by a drop from Mathews.
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In case you've just joined us, you've missed a batting masterclass from two Sri Lankan old-timers. Tillakaratne Dilshan posted his highest ODI score with an unbeaten 161, while Kumar Sangakkara scored a sublime 105 not out off 76 balls in his 400th one-day international.
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Ban 46-3 (runs required 287)
Mathews continues, trying to press home Sri Lanka's advantage. It is another tidy over that goes for just two runs, from the first ball. Interesting to see Mahmudullah come out at five. Usually, Shakib Al Hasan fills that spot, but he is still to appear.
Ban 44-3 (Mahmudullah 1, Anamul 13)
You can't take your eyes off this match for a minute. Boundaries, dropped catches, bizarre referrals and wickets; we've had it all in the seven overs so far. Bangladesh need to consolidate here. Not that they've got much time to do so. They still need 289 runs. Mahmudullah is the new man and he is quickly off the mark with a single.
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Monimul c Jayawardene b Lakmal 1 (Ban 41-3)
Who needs a referral? Monimul goes next ball as he slices a short ball straight to Mahela Jayawardene at slip. Bangladesh are falling apart.
Lakmal returns in place of Malinga and sparks a referral with his first ball, which Sri Lanka believe Monimul Haque nicked with the bottom of his bat. Snicko is not shown and it is given not out, much to the bemusement and frustration of the Sri Lankan players.
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Sarkar c Sangakkara b Mathews 25 (Ban 40-2)
Angelo Mathews takes an executive decision to remove Lakmal from the attack and bring himself on. It doesn't stem the boundaries, though as Anamul pulls a short delivery for six over backward point. Mathews hits back, though, as Sarkar chases a fullish, wide delivery - the fifth of the over - and edges to Sangakkara. It brings an end to a promising partnership and ushers Mominul Haque to the crease.
Jon Benger: Swann's comment at 07:48 shows how out of touch the #ECB are. We wanted good attacking cricket, not huddles!!
Ban 33-1 (Anamul 6, Sarkar 25)
Malinga starts round the wicket to the left-handed Sarkar before switching back to over two balls in. It almost has an immediate impact with the batsman chipping the ball just a yard over the outstretched hand of a diving Lahiru Thirimanne at short midwicket. It results in one of the two singles taken off the over.
Ban 31-1 (Sarkar 24, Anamul 5)
Bangladesh continue to attack with Sarkar punching a drive through cover for four off Lakmal before lofting a drive past mid-off for another boundary. He makes it a hat-trick with a superb checked drive, much to the delight of the Bangladesh fans in the rapidly-filling MCG stands. Bangladesh have responded very well to the early wicket.
Ban 17-1 (Sarkar 11, Anamul 5)
Malinga bounds in for his second over, keeping it full and economical early on before a short delivery is dispatched through square leg for four by Anamul for the only runs of the over.
Ban 13-1 (Anamul 1, Sarkar 11)
Well, Bangladesh are trying to take the game to Sri Lanka. They have no choice really, with the total they have to chase down. Sarkar drives through point for four before picking up a single.
Dropped catch
Suranga Lakmal is Malinga's opening partner with the ball for Sri Lanka. And in his second delivery he tempts a loose shot from Anamul to sky the ball inside the circle. Dilshan gets under it but doesn't even get a finger on it as the ball goes down. Not even tiredness can excuse that.
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Ban 6-1 (Anamul 0, Sarkar 6)
The left-handed Soumya Sarkar is the new man and he is greeted to the crease with a nasty swinging delivery from Malinga that smacks him on the toes. Sarkar gets his revenge, though, with a straight drive past the bowler for four to get himself and his team on the board before taking the last ball for two.
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Tamim b Malinga 0 (Ban 0-1)
Lasith Malinga starts for Sri Lanka and starts in the best possible way with a ball of decent length that nips through the defence of Tamim Iqbal and cleans him up second ball. Bangladesh's task has just gone from big to massive.
"With England, the huddle was done basically for the crowd to look at - the captain and coach would say it was for team unity, but it wasn't..."
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The Sri Lankans are huddled up on the pitch as Angelo Mathews delivers some motivational words. Here come the Bangladesh openers, Tamim Iqbal and Anamul Haque.
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A good spell from Sam Sheringham there, taking care of the late-innings fireworks from Sri Lanka. I'm Phil Dawkes and I'll be seeing you through Bangladesh's reply at the MCG. Hopefully, it'll be just as exciting. Bangladesh have got their work cut out if they are to summon up as much drama as the Afghanistan v Scotland game. But you never know...
"SL are the first team to bat through the full overs in a World Cup match for the loss of only 1 wicket."
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Madhavan Raman: Ok #SL made 115 in last 10 but with just 1 wicket down? Could have got another 40-50. And @KumarSanga2 what a player.
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Afghanistan coach Andy Moles: "I just kept saying to the guys to drag it right to the end. It is all about the players. They are so passionate and I am just glad they can have this success. I desperately feel sorry for Scotland but it just shows the game is never over. It is never nice to lose like that and we need to understand that. Inside I am very proud and pleased but we must win with humility.
"What you saw today is the typical thing you see in associate cricket; when they are good they are very good. The more cricket we play against full member nations the more we will get better and more consistent.
"I am not happy with the way we played today but we play Australia, New Zealand and England next. We have some immense hard work to do before those fixtures. We will learn from this experience."
Afghanistan seal historic win over Scotland
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In case you missed it earlier, Afghanistan sealed a historic first World Cup win by beating Scotland by one wicket. But that only tells a fraction of what was a truly dramatic story in Dunedin. With Afghanistan at 144-8 chasing a total of 210, it looked like Scotland were set to record their own first ever World Cup win. However, Samiullah Shenwari's 96 put Andy Moles's team within sight of victory before he was out with 19 still needed. Last man Shapoor Zadran joined Hamid Hassan at the crease and the two saw their team home with three balls to go, with the former hitting the winning runs.
Sri Lanka scorecard
Sri Lanka 332-1 from 50 overs
Not out batsmen: Dilshan 161 from 146, Sangakkara 105 from 76
Fall of wickets: 122-1 (Thirimanne 52)
Bowling figures: Mortaza 10-0-53-0, Hossain 9-0-62-1, Ahmed 10-1-82-0, Al Hasan 10-0-55-0, Mahmudullah 7-0-49-0, 4-0-26-0
Kumar Sangakkara: "The boys were wishing me luck for my 400th games so it was nice to get the hundred. You have to evolve with the game. I've tried to keep pace with the guys and innovate."
"The crowd have witnessed a magnificent couple of innings. Dilshan and Sangakkara have carved up on this MCG pitch. Without even seeing Bangladesh face a ball, it is going to be a huge task for them to win this."
SL 332-1
Dilshan 161, Sangakkara 105
Dilshan whips a low full toss away for four. Sanga misses a scoop shot but makes amends by clouting one through the leg side for four. The last ball finds a fielder for a single to take us to 332-1. That's quite some total. Bangladesh need 333 to win. I can't see it, can you?
"Brilliant from Kumar Sangakkara. Once again he has walked out and proved he is world class."
Sangakkara 100
Sagakkara is on strike for the last over and he wastes no time in bringing up his 22nd ODI century with a chip into the off side. 73 balls faced. What a player. What a career.
SL 320-1
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There's a feverish air to the Sri Lankan support as they anticipate Kumar's three figures. Two singles take him to 98, then Dilshan clubs one off his toes through midwicket to bring up his 150. A wide yorker is squeezed away for three. Is this Sanga's moment? No, a single, for 99 not out.
SL 309-1
And so it goes on. Dilshan brings up the SL 300 with a sweep, then reverse sweeps Shakib for another four. The last ball of the over brings the third boundary as Dilshan heaves a length ball past square leg to reach 148 big ones.
SL 296-1
Dilshan 136, Sangakkara 95
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Anything you can do, says Dilshan to his partner as he hammers Mortaza for successive fours. Sangakkara chips one over cover for four then guides one into space to reach 95 before Dilshan picks out a fielder for a rare dot ball.
SL 282-1
Boy will I miss Sangakkara when he lays his willow wand to rest. Here's a special shot as he goes inside-out and clatters Mahmudullah for four.
"It is incredible how the lack of fielder out in the deep at the death makes it so easy to bat. There are so many open spaces in a field as big as this. It has made it less of a speciality. It used to be a Lance Klusener who would specialise at doing well in these situations. Now anyone can do it."
SL 274-1
No let-up in this assault. Painful viewing for anyone of a Bangladeshi persuasion as Dilshan smashes four fours from Taskin's latest over. They a racking up an ... er ... cricket score.
"Once again, this proves how hard it is to bowl at the death. With so many men in there are so many gaps in the field."
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SL 258-1
Sangakkara is steaming towards what would be his 22nd one-day hundred here. A pull and a sweep take his four tally to 10 and his score to 83 off 61 balls.
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Sam, Liverpool: Best game of the WC, so happy for Afghanistan! Perfectly illustrates why associates deserve to be in the 2019 competition. ICC take note.
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SL 247-1
Taskin curbs the free-scoring Sri Lankans to an extent with an over of yorkers. It's ones and twos all the way, but we are looking at a total way in excess of 300 here.
"If they keep on with this Sri Lanka are going to get a huge score. The key is to play good shots. With the fielding restrictions it gives batsmen a lot of opportunity and freedom."
Dropped catch
SL 239-1 (Dilshan 106, Sangakkara 70)
Another howler as Sangakkara is dropped at backward point. Dreadful from the Bangladeshis. And the master craftsman rubs their noses in it with a superb spank down the ground for six.
Dilshan 100
SL 224-1
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The MCG crowd rises in unison to applaud Dilshan after an inside-edge trickles down to fine leg to bring up his 21st one-day century. He looks absolutely knackered as he removes his helmet to reveal his trademark blue bandana. Sri Lankan flags are flying everywhere. There's a big Sri Lankan community in Melbourne and they are loving every minute of this.
Sangakkara 50
SL 217-1 (Dilshan 98, Sangakkara 56)
Hello everyone. I arrive with news of a half-century for Kumar Sangakkara in his 400th ODI. He's got there very quickly, off just 45 balls. At the other end, Dilshan is doing a textbook job of anchoring the innings, moving to within two runs of a century as we enter the final 10 overs of the innings.
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Right then... let's hand over to Sam Sheringham who is keeping across all the action in Melbourne where Sri Lanka are playing Bangladesh.
"No team winning a World Cup match batting second has had a collapse where they lost five wickets for 12 or fewer runs before Afghanistan today (85-2 to 97-7)
"The worst previous five-wicket collapse by a team batting second and going on to win a World Cup game was 14 by Bangladesh v England at Chittagong in 2011. They lost 5-14 (155-3 to 169-8) before reaching 227 to win."
"This is where the World Cup can come into its own. This has not been the highest quality match we have ever seen but it really mattered to both teams and it created the tension and the drama. When you get a match that really matters like this you are drawn into the drama. Whether you are from Afghanistan, Scotland or Dunedin, everybody here was drawn into it."
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So, Scotland remain bottom of Pool A but Afghanistan now have two points and draw level with England and Sri Lanka.
Captain's view
Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi: "Shenwari batted brilliantly. It was a good learning curve on how to handle pressure. We have three games left now and it's good to put points on the board. This is our first win in the World Cup and everyone will enjoy it. Hopefully we'll win one more game."
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So, if you're just waking up and wondering why I'm getting so excited... let me fill you in on the details.
Afghanistan won the toss and put Scotland in. They then reduced Preston Mommsen's side to 144-8, but Majid Haq and Alasdair Evans put on 62 for the ninth wicket to help their side to 210 all out.
In reply, Afghanistan slipped from 42-0 to 97-7 but Samiullah Shenwari made the most of being dropped at slip on 20 to hit 96 and see his side to a dramatic one-wicket victory with three balls to spare.
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And Samiullah Shenwari is one of my new favourite cricketers. What a hero. He wore his heart on his sleeve and was a one-man batting juggernaut towards the end.
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh update
SL 179-1 (35 overs)
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It's all a bit more sedate at the MCG and right now, this game is only going one way. Bangladesh are their own worst enemies, mind you. Another dropped catch has let off Sangakkara. He got a leading edge but bowler Taskin Ahmed could not hold on to the chance as he dived forward. Dilshan has 92, Sangakkara is on 28.
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Game of the World Cup so far? It's got my vote.
Man of the match
No surprises here... the award goes to Shenwari, who hit 96 off 147 balls: "There was a lot of pressure because we lost five early wickets and I had to stay there until the end. I did my job and I'm happy. It was a poor shot to get out but I wanted another six. I middled it but I don't know why it didn't cross the boundary. We are looking to get another win now so we can reach the quarter-finals."
Final scorecard
Afghanistan 211-9 from 49.3 overs won by one wicket
Not out batsmen: Hassan 15 from 39, Shapoor 12 from 10
"That is an amazing game of cricket. Not the highest quality but as dramatic as I have seen in a long time. Afghanistan, against all the odds have triumphed. Scotland are desolate."
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Afghanistan were 97-7 after 23.4 overs. How have they pulled this one around? Scotland look crestfallen. They can barely believe it.
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What an incredible game! The ball hadn't even crossed the boundary and Shapoor was running around the outfield indiscriminately, whipping off his helmet and diving to the turf in sheer disbelief.
Champagne moment
Shapoor hits it for four down to fine leg and Afghanistan have beaten Scotland by one wicket with three balls to spare.
Afg 207-9 (need 4 from 4 balls)
Run out chance... hit and Scotland win. But Machan misses. This is tense with a capital T.
Afg 207-9 (need 4 from 5)
Iain Wardlaw to bowl the final over. His first ball is dug out for a single.
"It was a calamitous last two balls. Suddenly, for the first time in about an hour and a half, Afghanistan are favourites."
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Let's go ball by ball. The maths are simple. Scotland need one wicket, Afghanistan need five runs. The prize? A historic first World Cup victory for either side.
Afg 206-9 (need 5 from 6)
So, we're heading for the final over. A Richie Berrington wide proves costly and that extra delivery is paddled for four by Shapoor.
Afg 200-9 (need 11 from 8)
We'll get them in singles declare the Afghanistan number 10 and 11. One more chipped from the target.
Afg 199-9 (need 12 from 10)
A single for Shapoor, then Hamid Hassan is cheered as he also turns over the strike.
"What a game. It has been a slow burner, but this has been special. There has been a lot of unspectacular cricket and mistakes but the outcome is still uncertain, there is a lot of tension and for us watching a lot of excitement. It is now about who can hold their nerve."
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Richie Berrington, who has 4-32 from 9 overs, comes on to try and prise out that all-important final wicket.
Afg 197-9 (need 14 off 12 balls)
Could we be on for a tie here? Five from the over.
Not out
Afg 193-9
Nah, it just hit the thigh pad. Shapoor is fine to continue.
Umpire review
Afg 193-9
What a game this has been. Both sides have given it their all. Hamid Hassan takes a single from the first ball of Alasdair Evans' last over. The number 11, Shapoor, has a play and miss then wafts at one down the leg side. Not out says the umpire, but the Scots use their review.
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"There are enough balls left there to do it, but is there enough batting know-how? Hassan played very well alongside Shenwani, but now he is the senior partner. Scotland will want to get Shapoor on strike."
Afg 192-9 (need 19 off 18 balls)
Over to you, Shapoor and Hamid.
Shenwari still hasn't taken his helmet off. The guy is distraught. What a hero.
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Yep, he's out. Shenwari is disconsolate as he sits on the sidelines with his gloves and helmet still on.
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Hang on... the umpires are checking. Shenwari might not be out because the umpires want to check there were the requisite number of fielders inside the circle. Drama.
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh update
SL 147-1 (30 overs)
Sri Lanka are priming themselves for an absolute monster of a total at the MCG, with Sangakkara straight into his groove and Dilshan seeing it like a football.
Sri Lanka 147-1 from 30 overs
Batsmen: Dilshan 73, Sangakkara 15
Fall of wickets: 122-1 (Thirimanne 52)
Bowling figures: Mortaza 7-0-25-0, Hossain 7-0-36-1, Ahmed 5-1-33-0, Al Hasan 5-0-16-0, Mahmudullah 4-0-24-0, Rahman 2-0-12-0
"What a dramatic over. What a topsy-turvy day for Haq. He dropped Sherwani, went for over 18 in this over and now has the vital wicket. What an innings from the Afghanistan batsman, though."
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Shenwari c Davey b Haq 96 (Afg 192-9)
Three sixes and out! Shenwari cannot believe it... he's holed out to Josh Davey at deep mid-wicket.
Six
Afg 192-8
Majid Haq is coming round the wicket and Shenwari plants another maximum over mid-wicket.
Six
Afg 186-8
A wide and then make that two sixes for Shenwari, who just about gets the ball over the diving fielder at backward square leg.
Six
Afg 179-8
Majid Haq trundles in to begin his final over and Shenwari hammers a six over mid-wicket.
Afg 173-8 (need 38 runs off 24 balls)
Fans and officials from both sides are biting their nails, almost praying for something to go their way in these tense closing overs. The run-rate is mounting as Hamid Hassan uses up three balls without scoring, then takes a single to third man. Shenwari keeps the strike with a single to cover.
Afg 170-8 (need 41 runs off 30 balls)
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Scotland won't need reminding that Majid Haq dropped a straightforward slip catch to get rid of Shenwari when he was on 20. In fact, Haq is having a mare... the spinner missing a chance to run out Hamid Hassan with the batsman stranded mid-pitch when he can't get the ball out of his hands in time from the non-striker's end. Two more chipped from the ever-decreasing target.
Afg 168-8 (need 43 runs off 36 balls)
Whatever happens now, Shenwari does not deserve to finish on the losing side. He's really worn his heart on his sleeve during this innings, it clearly means so much. Scotland bring in two slips for Hamid Hassan and test him with a short one which is pulled to the boundary for four. A yorker is then dug out for a single meaning he retains the strike.
"Now you can sense a bit of tension out there among the Scots. Hassan has essentially been passive until now."
Afg 161-8 (need 50 runs off 42 balls)
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Four dot balls and then Shenwari goes for broke - planting Majid Haq onto the pavilion roof. He's giving everything here, kneeling as the ball sails over the boundary. It's probably due to sheer mental exhaustion.
"It has been gallant effort from Shenwari as he has seen mayhem happen at the other end. At some point Hassan is going to have to contribute here because he is going to be on strike. He can take his time but he is going to have to go beyond blocking."
Afg 155-8 (target 211)
This is Scotland's Edgbaston 05. Who will be their Steve Harmison? Evans runs his fingers across the seam and beats Hamid Hassan on the outside edge, then pulls up in his delivery stride to try and unsettle the nervy number 10. Shenwari has words... this could get sparky. Hamid Hassan is trying to restrain himself and watches one go past him, then Matt Cross saves four leg byes with some athletic keeping. This is turning into a cracker. I did tell you so at 21:30 GMT yesterday!
"Bangladesh have now conceded a 100 run opening partnership in 39 of their 296 ODIs. At 13.17% of their games this is the highest of any team that has played 20 or more ODIs. 2nd are Zimbabwe with 11.36%. By comparison Australia have also conceded 39 opening partnerships over 100, but in 849 ODIs."
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Thirimanne c Taskin b Rubel 52 (SL 122-1)
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Breakthrough for Bangladesh in Melbourne. Thirimanne's luck finally runs out as he guides Rubel Hossain straight into the hands of Taskin at third man.
Kumar Sangakkara receives a great reception as he strides out for his 400th one-day international.
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Afg 154-8 (Shenwari 67, Hassan 3)
Davey bowls his last and bowls it well, with a good line. Shenwari takes a single off the second ball and Hassan takes no risks and no runs from the remaining four. Scotland are still favourites here but they could really do with a wicket to ease their nerves and bring in the Afghanistan number 11.
Majid Haq's off-spin to close out the powerplay. Just a sweeped single for Shenwari, but Hamid Hassan gets off the mark in nice style by opening the face and angling three down to third man.
Afg 148-8 (target 211)
Just waking up? First of all... good morning. Now, before you put the kettle on, let me tell you Scotland are two wickets away from their first ever Cricket World Cup victory. However, Afghanistan are putting up a late fight - Shenwari clouting Josh Davey for six over mid-wicket and then four through the off side. The comparison between the two sides is almost identical now. Who will prevail?
Samiullah Shenwari's 113-ball fifty is the slowest for Afghanistan in ODIs.
It was 95 by Asghar Stanikzai v Australia in Sharjah in 2012 and 95 Samiullah Shenwari v Ireland in Dubai in 2015
There have only been two slower 50s in all ODIs since 1 January, 2008:
119 balls Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka v Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2009 and 119 balls Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan v West Indies in Providence in 2013
Afg 137-8 (need 74 runs off 72 balls)
Adjacent to the University Ovals, a large group of rugby players have arrived for training and are just beginning their warm-ups. They love the oval ball in New Zealand. Back to the cricket, Shenwari nails a pull shot to the boundary sweeper but declines to takes the single so early in the over. He eventually takes the one to put Hamid Hassan on strike. Three dots. Scotland turning the screw.
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh update
SL 90-0 (20 overs)
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Bangladesh are working hard to tie down the Sri Lankan openers, but still they can't take a wickets. Dilshan breaks the shackles by smacking the last ball of the 20th over through the covers for four.
Sri Lanka: 90-0 off 20 overs
Not out batsman: Thirimanne 42, Dilshan 41
Bowling figures: Mortaza 6-0-20-0, Hossain 3-0-20-0, Taskin 3-1-16-0, Al Hasan 5-0-16-0, Mahmudullah 3-0-17-0
Shenwari brings up his ninth ODI fifty with two into the leg side. He then takes a single to put Hamid Hassan on strike. Rambo is given a few instructions... but will Rambo listen? Yes he does. He safely sees out two dot balls.
Afg 133-8 (target 211)
Shenwari was livid with Zadran after that dismissal. Replays showed him hitting the turf with his bat, crouching to the floor in disappointment and then rising to his feet to have words with his batting partner as he sloped off. Has Zadran cost his side the game? One from the over.
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D Zadran c Mommsen b Berrington 9 (Afg 132-8)
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Golden-arm Berrington strikes again. And what is Zadran doing? His batting partner Shenwari, who is well set on 48, gives a bit more responsibility to the tailender who responds by hoicking a catch high into the air and Preston Mommsen does the honours at mid-off.
Afg 126-7 (need 85 runs off 96 balls)
The field is spread as Scotland try and tempt Shenwari into turning over the strike. It's like a game of chess now. The right-hander eventually obliges and Dawlat Zadran is given three balls to deal with. He takes a single from the second one, and Shenwari can't retain the strike. Is this Scotland's chance to break this partnership?
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"New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was born in Dunedin. Not that they like to go on about it."
Afg 124-7 (Berrington 7-0-23-3)
There's a touch of the Paul Collingwoods about Scotland's canny medium pacer Richie Berrington. Twelve steps before he delivers the ball, he gets in close to the wicket and tries to bowl wicket to wicket. The singles are there for Shenwari, but the Afghan batsman would rather wait for the boundaries as he farms the strike. Another seven from the over.
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka update
SL 71-0 (15 overs)
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Tillakaratne Dilshan is just starting to go through the gears at the MCG, punching Mahmudullah through the covers for his fourth four. The sting has been taken out of the Bangladeshi attack and Sri Lanka are setting themselves up for a big total. Thirimanne has 34, Dilshan has 31.
Afg 117-7 (target 211)
Shenwari's change in tack prompts Scotland to bring on Majid Haq. Not a bad move to get the spinner to serve up some tempters. Just one from the over.
Afg 116-7 (Shenwari 38, Zadran 2)
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Samiullah Shenwari is a useful player for Afghanistan to rely on. He has over 1,100 ODI runs and eight half-centuries. In this innings, he has also become the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan in ODIs. The right-hander clips Iain Wardlaw for four through the leg side to keep the scoreboard ticking, then carves another boundary over mid-off. Go hard or go home.
The runs have really dried up now. Shenwari is shouldering the burden of the strike, which he retains with a push into the off side. Another good, aggressive over from Evans.
Afg 105-7 (required run-rate: 5.04)
The Afghanistan batsmen have red helmets. Considering they are wearing blue kits, they look a little odd. It's like they've had to borrow their headwear. In the Scotland dug-out, Paul Collingwood looks a little more pink than the last time we saw him on camera. Four from the over.
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh update
SL 51-0 (10 overs)
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Another big let-off for Thirimanne in Melbourne as he dissects the gap between keeper and slip. Bowler Mortaza looks absolutely devastated. No fireworks yet, and just two boundaries, but Sri Lanka are building a handy old platform here.
Sri Lanka 51-0 from 10 overs
Not out batsmen: Thirimanne 29, Dilshan 16
Bowling figures: Mortaza 5-0-14-0, Hossain 3-0-20-0, Taskin Ahmed 1-0-12-0, Al Hasan 1-0-5-0
The tall, rangy and flame-haired Alasdair Evans started this Afghanistan collapse with two wickets in an over, and he's comfortably been Scotland's quickest bowler. He's back for a second spell and he's probing away from back of a length. Afghanistan are content to survive for now - much like Scotland's lower order did. Then, the runs will eventually come.
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Afg 100-7 (Shenwari 25 of 75 balls)
Richie Berrington is supposed to be a part-time bowler, but he's got three key wickets here. That success has put a couple of clicks on his bowling speed too - he's running in a little harder and with much more relish now. Dawlat Zadran gets off the mark with two which brings up the 100 for Afghanistan.
Afg 98-7 (target 211)
Thanks Phil, you've played a blinder for Scotland there. I make it a 20 over spell of seven wickets for 71 runs. Josh Davey, with his textbook run-up to the wicket, delivers a maiden over. That'll do.
Afg 98-7 (Zadran 0, Shenwari 25)
Berrington has two slips in. That is a testimony to how he has bowled in this match, maximising his gentle pace to superb effect. Just the one run from his fifth over. I now hand you back to Mr Marc Higginson, who will see this game through to the close.
Afg 97-7 (Zadran 0, Shenwari 24)
The Scotland players jog round as another successful over ends. Dawlat Zadran has joined Shenwari at the crease. As long as Shenwari is there, Afghanistan will believe they can still pull off an unlikely win. It will have to be some innings, though.
"That was good captaincy - he had a slip and a gully. There was no need for a second slip, he had it covered with those two fielders."
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Naib c Haq b Davey 0 (Afg 97-7)
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Afghanistan are falling apart now. Gulbadin Naib is the new man but he lasts just one ball as he prods nervously at a Davey delivery, which catches the shoulder of the bat and loops up for first slip Haq to dive and catch. Scotland have victory in sight.
"Afghanistan really need someone to play the innings of their life. They have fallen away here and now they are in all sorts of straits. They will feel sad because I think the standard has been average from both teams. It's a good game of cricket, even if the skill levels aren't there."
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Zadran c Haq b Berrington 4 (Afg 96-6)
He may not be the most threatening bowler in the world but Berrington is doing a superb job for Scotland here. Two balls after slightly over-pitching and allowing Zadran to get off the mark with a driven four, he finds a much better length and tempts the batsman into a ill-timed flash and catches an edge behind to Haq at slip. No mistakes this time for the off-spinner, who claims and runs away in delight. Scotland are now firmly in control.
"One of these two needs to score 50. Afghanistan can't let this collapse go any further. They have to fight for the next six or seven overs to ensure that."
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh update
SL 17-0 (5 overs)
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Thirimanne got a golden duck in Sri Lanka's nervy victory over Afghanistan but there are signs that he might make Bangladesh pay for their early profligacy in Melbourne. The left-hander has advanced to 11 not out alongside Dilshan (3 not out) in a cautious start by the 1996 champs.
Afg 90-5 (Shenwari 22, Zadran 0)
Shenwari has not looked entirely convincing, but there is a lot of pressure on him now. The left-handed Najibullah Zadran is the new man at the crease and he is able to survive his first ball after Shenwari clips the over's only run to long leg.
"That's an example of yet another player who didn't learn from the Scottish innings. He sat on the back foot, showed two pads to the bowler and invited him to hit them halfway up."
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Zazai lbw Berrington 0 (Afg 89-5)
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Another one goes! Another efficient Berrington over ends in the best way possible as new man Afsar Zazai goes first ball. It is a full delivery and the batsman basically offers both of his pads to be hit bang in front. No chance of a review this time. That is plum and Scotland are rampant!
Scorecard update
Afghanistan 88-4 from 20 overs (target 211)
Not out batsman: Shenwari 20
Fall of wickets: 42-1 (Mangal 6), 46-2 (Stanikzai 4), 85-3 (Ahmadi 51), 88-4 (Nabi 1)
Oh no! What a chance for Scotland to really get themselves on top. Berrington draws a flashing drive from Shenwari and catches an outside edge that is straight into the midriff of Haq at slip. Unfortunately for the Scots, Haq makes a hash of it and spills it.
"The batsman was taking a huge risk by playing against the line to a full ball. It's a big wicket because Nabi is their captain and he could have guided the team to their goal. Now we've got a game on."
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Nabi lbw Davey 1 (Afg 88-4)
Scotland captain Mommsen is certainly keeping the Afghanistan batsmen guessing from one end as another change sees Wardlaw replaced by Davey. It is an effective change as Davey concedes a solitary single before hammering a delivery into the static Nabi's pads and prompting a raised finger from the umpire. Nabi reviews it but this shows it is just clipping leg and is given as umpire's call by the slimmest of margins. Scotland strike again!
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"Richie Berrington is making a virtue of having no pace. He barely gets up to 75mph, and that's not including the slower balls."
Afg 87-3 (Shenwari 19, Nabi 1)
Ahmadi's replacement is the right-handed Mohammad Nabi, who scored 21 against Sri Lanka. He gets off the mark from his first ball. Shenwari flat-bats a couple before completing a risky single from a drive to mid-off. All-in-all a very successful over from Berrington. The required run-rate remains at 4.
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh - Dropped catch
SL 1-0 (1 over)
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It's a dramatic start to proceedings in Melbourne as Lahiru Thirimanne gets a thick edge on Mashrafe Mortaza's third ball but Anamul Haque drops an absolute dolly at slip. A huge let-ff for the struggling Sri Lankans.
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"That's quite a good catch because it went up a long time. It was up there long enough for Machan to think that if he didn't catch it, his team would lose. I'm not sure about the shot selection though."
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Ahmadi c Machan b Berrington 51 (Afg 85-3)
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Well, will you look at that. Just as I was talking up Ahmadi's potential role in winning this game he goes for one big shot too many and skies a Berrington ball straight to Machan at long on. Scotland are back in this game again.
"Ahmadi has played some great shots, and some unorthodox ones. He's given himself room to lash the ball through the off side a couple of times and inbetween times he's watched the ball well."
Afg 85-2 (126 required for victory)
Oh, so close! Ahmadi steers a short ball from the returning Wardlaw just a few inches over the outstretched hand of Haq at slip. That would have been a key wicket for Scotland. Instead, the batsman remains at the crease to take a single next ball and reach his 50 from 48 balls. It is his fifth ODI half-century from 22 matches and if he sticks around much longer he will take this game away from Scotland.
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"A few things I've learned on a lap of the ground:
It's very warm in the sunshine, but freezing in the shade
A grass bank should be mandatory at every cricket ground, so civilised, so many options - sit/lie/snooze/stand at the back/have your own game of cricket
Wherever you are in the world, there's a group of drunken idiots
There are some Notts County fans here."
Champagne moment - England win
England Women have beaten New Zealand to level their five-match ODI series at 2-2. Charlotte Edwards (89 not out) and Sarah Taylor (64 not out) put on more than 150 together to help England to a nine-wicket victory in pursuit of New Zealand's 168 all out.
Afg 78-2 (Ahmadi 45, Shenwari 17)
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Haq grimaces as a well-timed sweep from Shenwari brings him a boundary. The spinner responds well, though, to keep the Afghanistan number four at the striker's end, despite his best attempts at another suicidal single that again sees Ahmadi send him scampering back to the crease.
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Lots of empty seats at the MCG, which is understandable given it does seat nigh on 100,000. There are a few pockets of blue and green supporters helping belt out the national anthems. As for the teams, Dinesh Chandimal comes in for the injured Jeevan Mendis in the Sri Lankan middle order. Bangladesh are unchanged.
"Ahmadi is racing along. He naturally hits the ball really hard. Shenwari is trying to provide the glue and is doing a good job. Scotland captain Preston Mommsen has now been forced to turn to his fifth-choice bowler Richie Berrington who is more a batsman who bowls a bit. This is the weakness in the Scottish team."
Afg 74-2 (Shenwari 13, Ahmadi 45)
This is where Scotland struggle; they simply don't have the strength in depth in their bowling to maintain a consistent threat. They turn to Berrington, who with the best will in the world is gentle medium pace at best. It is a decent first over, but one that Ahmadi sees through with ease and plunders for four runs to take him closer to 50.
Bangladesh boosted by Brisbane rain
Bangladesh meet Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground knowing that the weather gods have already smiled kindly upon them during this World Cup.
Having picked up an unexpected point when their match against Australia at the Gabba was called off as a no result after heavy rain in Brisbane, Bangladesh lie in third place in Pool A with three points following their impressive 105-run win over Afghanistan.
Victory over Sri Lanka would mean that one further win from the Pool A games against New Zealand, England or Scotland would see them progress to the quarter-finals.
Afg 70-2 (Ahmadi 42, Shenwari 12)
You can see the temptation to Ahmadi, as he considers taking a stride to Haq and planting him down the ground. He resists, though, and the off-spinner goes for a trio of singles.
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Charlotte Edwards and Sarah Taylor look to be steering England to a commanding victory over hosts New Zealand in the fourth one-day international in Lincoln.
Captain Edwards, leading England for the 201st time, has 49 and Taylor 47 in England's 107-1, chasing 168 for victory. Heather Knight is the only wicket to fall - she was dismissed for five with the score on 11.
Afg 67-2 (Evans 2-20 off 5)
Evans remains in the Scotland attack and ruins his otherwise efficient over with a short one which Shenwari cuts away from four to the off-side boundary. He then chucks his last down leg for a wide before beating the outside edge with an excellent extra delivery.
It is delicately poised now. A wicket will bring Scotland firmly into the game, but they don't have the kind of total to allow this pair to settle.
Mathews wary of Bangladesh threat
Sri Lanka were well beaten by New Zealand in their first Pool A match and were indebted to Mahela Jayawardene's century in the second as they laboured to a four-wicket win over Afghanistan.
"This will be a pressure match for all of us," Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews said.
"Bangladesh have a good set of players and we have to take all their batsmen and bowlers seriously."
"Scotland can't continue giving away singles so they don't have to bowl at Ahmadi. Sooner or later they have to get him out, especially with such an average score to defend."
Afg 62-2 (Ahmadi 40, Shenwari 7)
Spinner Majid Haq is into the attack and the change almost produces a wicket as Shenwari flicks one to square leg ands sets off only to have to scamper back and just make his ground before the bails are whipped off from a throw. Scotland will be encouraged that there are still some nerves on show from Afghanistan.
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David in Spain: Re 6 overs... Excuse the high horse, but Len Hutton had no reputation for swinging away at anything (the opposition) had to offer. Rather he drove you and drove you, classically through the covers.
Very true David. Classy as he was, Sir Len was probably not built for this modern swashbuckling form of cricket. Saying that, he could probably still do a job in the current England side!
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Afg 60-2 (Ahmadi 39, Shenwari 6)
Evans drops his length too short and is punished by Shenwari, who flashes a solid back-foot drive through cover for four. After the two-wicket salvo from Scotland, Afganistan are slowly steadying the ship.
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Jordan Davies: I'll miss these associate versus associate clashes if the next World Cup has only 10 sides. Intriguing games.
Sri Lanka win toss and bat vs Bangladesh
We are less than 30 minutes away from the start of the all-Asian clash between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Pool A. They've just tossed up at the MCG and Sri Lanka have won it. Captain Angelo Mathews chooses to bat first.
Afg 55-2 (Shenwari 2, Ahmadi 39)
Wides were a problem for Scotland in their previous game against England and Davey lapses to gift Afghanistan a run. Ahmadi then gets back into the game with a pull shot through midwicket for four. Davey responds well, though, nipping one away and beating Ahmadi's tentative prod forward.
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Afghanistan 48-2 from 10 overs (target 211)
Batsmen: Ahmadi 34, Shenwari 1
Fall of wickets: 42-1 (Mangal 6), 46-2 (Stanikzai 4)
Evans cannot repeat the fireworks of his previous over but it is another tidy effort; a maiden which ties Shenwari at the striker's end. Ahmadi is clearly the danger man and one simple way of dealing with that: keep him off strike and frustrate him. Scotland were 38-1 at this stage.
Afg 48-2 (Shenwari 1, Ahmadi 34)
Prior to that Evans over, the Scotland attack had tempted out a couple of false shots but had otherwise looked pretty tame as Afghanistan took the game to them. Now, it is the batting side looking nervous as the Scots bounce round in the field. Davey's over goes for a couple of singles, including one that gets the new man Samiullah Shenwari off the mark.
"Another good ball by Evans. He is bowling it just outside off stump and has that extra pace and carry. All of a sudden, the Scottish team believe winning is a possibility."
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Stanikzai c Cross b Evans 4 (Afg 46-2)
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Game on! Asghar Stanikzai replaces Mangal and doesn't waste any time, flashing a drive through cover for four before misjudging the length of the next ball and catching an edge off an awkward flash for keeper Cross to claim. Evans has two in an over and Scotland are rampant.
"Mangal didn't look comfortable. Evans looks to be in more of a rhythm than the other bowlers and had the extra pace. Scotland will be buoyed by that because they needed to make some sort of inroads."
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Mangal b Evans 6 (Afg 42-1)
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Evans does make the breakthrough! A ball after Mangal had top-edged a shortish ball just short of fine-leg, Evans nips one right through a poor defensive shot and cleans him up. Scotland are up and running.
"All the analysts of the teams still to play Afghanistan will be noting Ahmadi because he's dangerous. You can't give him any width or he'll smash it."
Afg 40-0 (Mangal 6, Ahmadi 32)
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Wardlaw pounds in for another over (his fourth), but he fails to make the breakthrough. His last two balls get the Ahmadi treatment as the opener takes a couple of steps down the track and launches the ball to long-on for four before pulling to the on side boundary. This is looking ominous now. Afghanistan are quickly eating into that Scotland total.
Afg 31-0 (Ahmadi 24, Mangal 6)
Cheers Marc. Well, Ahmadi is doing his best impression of another Pudsey man, Len Hutton, here swinging away at everything Scotland have to offer. It is his partner that comes to the fore this over, though. A pummelling drive is stopped just short of the cover boundary by some good Scotland fielding before Evans almost sneaks one past a very shaky defensive shot.
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Afg 27-0
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Oh no. Nawroz Mangal fences at one outside off stump but Preston Mommsen's fine effort at second slip is not enough and the catch goes to ground. The over ends with Javed Ahmadi clattering another boundary - this is a decent start for the Afghans.
And with that, allow me to hand over the live text baton to Pudsey's finest, Phil Dawkes.
Afg 18-0 (Ahmadi 16, Mangal 1)
Javed Ahmadi must have a table booked at Miga Korean BBQ Restaurant tonight. It's the best restaurant in town according to my internet search. The aggressive right-hander gives Josh Davey the charge and belts another four, then when the bowler readjusts his length, cuts another boundary through backward point.
Afg 10-0 (target 211)
The tall, muscular Iain Wardlaw, with his side parting blowing in the Dunedin breeze, sends down a bouncer which is too short and called a wide. He then stands and watches in disbelief as Javed Ahmadi walks down the crease and belts four through the covers.
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"Was between Ramiz Raja and Allan Border in the lunch queue. Between us, we've played 213 Tests and scored 14,007 runs. Border gave me the idea of drizzling olive oil on the salad, Ramiz found the chocolate ice creams. Legends."
Afg 3-0 (Ahmadi 3, Mangal 0)
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Will Afghanistan win? Neigh.
Sorry... but it is 2.20am. OK... I'll get my coat.
Josh Davey takes the second new nut for Scotland and slips into a nice rhythm outside off stump fairly quickly. Two from the over.
Afg 1-0 (target 211)
How will Afghanistan approach this? Will they be more England or more New Zealand?
It looks like the latter as Iain Wardlaw drops short and Javed Ahmadi throws the kitchen sink but finds the fielder. Just one from the opening over.
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Hopefully Swanny's caught his bus OK. Now let's see how Afghanistan get on in pursuit of Scotland's 210 all out.
"I'm having a throwback day to when I was 20. Have left passport at check in, jacket at security and phone at hotel. Just need to miss the bus."
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Giles Perryman in Hobart: "Personally I think Hamid Hassan's got more of the look of Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots part deux.
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"Afghanistan lingered on the pitch for an end-of-innings huddle. They will be happy to have bowled Scotland out for 210, but will perhaps wonder if it could have been a smaller chase. As for the Scots, they marched off the University Oval. Their lunch will taste better than it might have done. We've got a game."
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Scotland 210 all out from 50 overs (Afghanistan won toss)
"Lots of batsmen got starts but none went on to make a big score. That gallant partnership between Haq and Evans may be significant because once you get over 200 you may not be favourites but you have a chance.
"Afghanistan's bowlers looked strong again. It's a disappointment to Scotland but Afghanistan will know they have a bit of work to do and have a certain amount of pressure on them as they target a first World Cup win.
"Early wickets and pressure could make things difficult, but it's an under-par score."
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David in Spain: "Great bowling in Lincoln by Cross & Grundy (see 01:10), two relative newcomers to the side. Now let's see if our batters can finish the job."
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Afghanistan bowler Hamid Hassan: "We're happy. It's better to be patient because if you stick around it gets easier and you can score runs later on. Hopefully we can chase the target."
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There we have it then. Scotland complete their 50 overs and have set Afghanistan 211 to win.
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Evans c Nabi b Shapoor 28 (Scotland 210 all out)
Another wicket for Shapoor, who finishes with a four-for as Nabi takes an excellent catch in the covers. A gutsy knock from Alasdair Evans ends in the final ball of the innings.
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Haq c Naib b Shapoor 31 (Sco 206-9)
A sensible and calculated 51-ball knock comes to an end when the left-hander slices high into the off side and Naib takes an excellent diving catch just outside the circle.
Sco 206-8 (Haq 31, Evans 25)
Scotland reach that magical figure of 200 when Alasdair Evans flays a full toss from Naib over extra cover for four. Two more come with a firm push into the off side and some aggressive running, then four leg byes run down to fine leg. Is this a match-winning partnership? One over to go.
"Scotland have now made their highest score in World Cup matches. Their previous best was 186-8 v South Africa at Basseterre in 2007.
"The only other teams that have not reached 200 in a World Cup match are East Africa (best of 128) and Bermuda (best of 156) and they only played three games each."
Sco 196-8 (Haq 31, Evans 19)
Afghanistan's fielding has been woeful at times. They spurn another run-out opportunity when a shy at the stumps fails to connect with the target. Majid Haq takes Scotland to their highest ever World Cup total by flicking Shapoor for two into the leg side. A beamer is then hit for four so, coupled with the no-ball, that's another five added to the score. Throw in another four, which brings up the 50 partnership of 72 balls, and Scotland are motoring.
Sco 183-8 (Hassan 10-1-32-1)
From looking like a simple run-chase for Afghanistan, this partnership has given Scotland a real chance of victory. Hamid Hassan keeps things tight in his final over, sending down five dots and conceding just a single. Another excellent display from Rambo.
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Henry Clarson 45: After the magic of IRE v UAE, I fear Scotland are now making the case for the ICC to reduce the World Cup to at least 13 teams.
Sco 182-8 (Nabi 10-0-38-1)
There are some strange sights in the crowd today. One lady is dressed as a car tyre, there's a bloke wearing a sports shoe fancy dress outfit and then somebody else looking like a television. It seems to be something to do with sponsors. Nabi races through his final over, which goes for two runs.
"It's important how you go in at lunch. It can raise spirits and give a glimmer of hope. Half an hour ago we thought Scotland might all be out for 150 but now they could get 200 plus if they have a good last five overs."
Sco 180-8 (Haq 20, Evan 16)
Afghanistan miss the chance of a run-out and then the ball runs for four overthrows. These are bonus runs for Scotland, which are being accrued just by batting out their overs. Eight from the over.
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"One of the great PA announcements. 'If you're parked at Logan Park High School, please move your car, otherwise it will be towed'. Queue exodus of people worried their wheel won't be there for much longer."
Sco 172-8 (Naib 8-0-47-1)
This is nice, sensible batting from Scotland who are edging towards the 200 they crave. Majid Haq drives Naib for two before the bowler delivers the 11th wide of the innings. Combine that with the runs given away by mistakes in the field and I reckon it's in excess of 20. Could prove costly if the game is close.
"We haven't seen the ball hit aerially to mid-on or mid-off the whole innings. That is something to do with the pace of the bowling, as well as the length, but also how Scotland have stayed in their crease. Scotland have taken an area of the field away by not coming forward. The intention of saying we're just going to nurdle the ball around hasn't been the answer."
Sco 167-8 (partnership: 23)
There's quite a few schoolchildren in the ground today and they get every excitable in front of the camera as they wave Afghanistan and Scotland flags. And one lad holds up a Rubik's Cube. What's the strangest thing you've ever taken to the cricket? He's probably got Ker-Plunk in his bag.
Shapoor is back into the attack and he is milked for ones and twos by the wagging Scotland tail.
England women update
England women need 169 to level the one-day series against New Zealand after dismissing the White Ferns for 168 off the last ball of the innings in Lincoln.
Kate Cross with 5-24 and Rebecca Grundy with 3-36 led the way for England while Amy Satterthwaite top-scored with 27.
Sco 163-8 (run-rate 3.88)
There's another brief delay while Majid Haq changes bats after his last one broke at the end of the previous over. It's not the first time the willow has snapped in this tournament. Alasdair Evans, whose highest ODI score is 22, runs a boundary down to third man and he looks quite set. He then shuffles in his crease to try and disrupt Naib's line and it works as he guides a single down to fine leg.
Sco 157-8 (Haq 8, Evans 7)
Just beyond the grassy banks of the University Oval, there's a hot dog van in view. I always like the wide array of different foods at the Test match, although I baulked at £8 for a burrito at one ground last summer.
Back to more pressing matters, Scotland are keeping Afghanistan at bay for now. Their tail is showing commendable aptitude against the seaming ball as they eek out the odd single which will give them a fighting chance once they get the ball in hand.
Sco 155-8 (Hassan 9-1-31-1)
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It seems the local bobbies are supporting Afghanistan today. They'll be pleased with the scoreline then. Hamid Hassan continues to beat the outside edge with seam movement and slight lift. When the big man does pitch one up, he is flayed through the covers by Majid Haq.
Sco 149-8 (run-rate: 3.82)
There is a brief delay between overs while Majid Haq puts tape over some sponsorship on his gloves. Too much branding on display it seems. Just one from the over.
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"I've seen worse settings for international sport, this is cricket in Middle-earth. All runs precious for Scotland..."
Sco 148-8 (Haq 2, Evans 4)
Hamid Hassan's stock delivery appears to be the one which jags back into the right-hander at a decent lick. After seeing the way Alex Hales struggled with such deliveries against India last year, I reckon he could pose the England man some problems if the two go head to head in the final group game. Five dots, then a boundary for Alasdair Evans.
"There have been some good balls bowled but you look back at that fourth-wicket partnership between Machan and Mommsen. They were going well and Machan, a senior player and batting well with almost 30 overs left, went for a big shot and got out. Given that three wickets had gone and the frailty of the batsmen to follow that was a wasteful wicket and Afghanistan knew they could press the batsmen once he had gone."
Sco 144-8 (D Zadran 8-1-26-3)
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"We are the Afghans," shout the Asian side's supporters, who claim to be an offshoot of the Barmy Army. Good effort. Scotland's last hope of a half-decent score seems to have ended with the dismissal of Richie Berrington.
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Berrington c Zazai b D Zadran 25 (Sco 144-8)
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Another one bites the dust as Dawlat Zadran picks up his third wicket. After beating the batsman with one which nips back, he runs one across the outside edge and the wicketkeeper does the rest.
Sco 143-7 (run-rate: 3.97)
Time for the powerplay. Hamid Hassan is given the task of bowling in it, after going through a wide array of stretches during the last over. He's such a colourful and energetic character - I have no idea, but he strikes me as somebody who might be a dressing room joker. He starts off by jagging one into Richie Berrington's pads. Not out, but it's close.
"Before today Afghanistan had only bowled Scotland out one in their eight previous ODIs. That was at Benoni in 2009 when Scotland scored 206, which was their first meeting and actually Afghanistan's first ever ODI.
(206 is not Scotland's lowest total v Afghanistan as they made 199-8 in 50 overs at Sharjah in 2013).
Sco 142-7 (Berrington 24, Haq 2)
Majid Haq might have a first-class century to his name, but he doesn't have a bat sponsor. His bat looks like an over-sized toothpick as he sits back in his crease and guides a single down to fine leg. Two from the over.
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Aashish: Good contest this between bat and ball for a change - Scotland have runs on the board and wicket doing a bit.
'Lots of passion'
Afghanistan coach Andy Moles, speaking to a pitch-side reporter: "I am trying to educate the players to show them how to prepare. They have a lot of passion, a will to work hard and an undying belief that they can beat anybody. Those are great things to have.
"They just have to understand that you can't improve overnight but you need a long-term goal and plenty of work hard to improve."
Sco 140-7 (Nabi 9-0-36-1)
Scotland just haven't been able to get hold of Afghanistan's sole spinner, Mohammad Nabi, today although Richie Berrington does manage a four through extra cover to bring some light relief.
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"Sha-poooor, Sha-poooor, is the chant of the Afghanistan fans beneath the TMS box. They're right to be excited, an attack of Test quality has torn into this Scotland batting line-up and is lining us up for an early finish in Dunedin."
Sco 134-7 (Berrington 18, Haq 0)
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I reckon Afghanistan's bowling attack, given the right conditions, could cause England some problems in their final group game. I can see the headlines now, and they ain't pretty. Shapoor, with a packed off-side field, is bowling to his field perfectly. He appeals unsuccessfully for a strangle down the leg side against the new batsman Majid Haq.
"Hassan got as much pleasure taking that catch as he would taking a wicket for himself. It looks bleak for Scotland at the moment. Afghanistan kept the pressure on and Davey was getting submerged. Afghanistan are not letting go while there have been some rash shots."
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Davey c Hassan b Shapoor 1 (Sco 134-7)
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Afghanistan are bringing a lot of quality and character to this tournament. Hamid Hassan celebrates catching Josh Davey low down at mid-off by doing a commando roll, then he puts both arms in the air to soak up the acclaim of team-mates while still sat on the ground. That's how you celebrate. Scotland sinking without trace.
"Afghanistan haven't let the pressure off. I like Nabi, he's a lovely off-spinner, totally in control of what he's doing and also in control of the batsmen. He's only had one wicket but nearly had another in the previous over."
Sco 134-6 (run-rate 4.19)
Just two from the over. Scotland are chugging like a clapped out motor at the moment.
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Sco 132-6
A close shave for Scotland as Afghanistan review a potential caught behind against Richie Berrington. Nabi is the bowler and replays show there is no edge, but is it lbw? It's umpire's call so the not out decision is upheld.
England women update
Seamer Kate Cross has finished her 10 overs with the impressive figures of 5-24 to restrict New Zealand to 100-8 from 33 overs in the fourth one-day international in Lincoln. Left-arm spinner Rebecca Grundy, playing in her third ODI, has also bowled well, taking 3-20 from six overs.
England, 2-1 down in the five-match series, will have high hopes of levelling the series now.
Sco 132-6 (Shapoor 5-0-15-1)
Josh Davey is the new man to the crease, and now would be a good time for the 24-year-old to add to his two ODI half-centuries.
"Afghanistan have a wide slip and he would never have got his hands to it so the wicketkeeper had to go and that's a very good catch and good reward for Afghanistan. That's another example of a batsman pushing at the ball and not getting forward enough to the pitch. And now Scotland have to rebuild again."
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Cross c Zazai b Shapoor 15 (Sco 132-6)
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Scotland just can't kick on once they form a partnership. Not for the first time today, a promising fightback is ended. This time left-arm seamer Shapoor, bowling round the wicket, digs one in short and the ball leaves Matt Cross who fences at it and Zazai takes a superb diving catch to his right.
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Scotland 130-5 from 30 overs (Afghanistan won toss)
Run rate: 4.33 per over
Batsmen: Berrington 16, Cross 15
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (MacLeod 0), 38-2 Gardiner 5), 40-3 (Coetzer 25), 93-4 (Machan 31), 95-5 (Mommsen 23)
The steady din of drums is the backing track to this morning's play. Where are the bagpipes? Nabi continues to give nothing away - rather like my Dad when he's at the bar. Five from the over.
Sco 125-5 (Cross 14, Berrington 13)
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The gentle, but nagging, medium pace from Naib continues to pose a threat to the Scottish batsmen. He is being backed up by some energetic close fielding. Richie Berrington, with seven ODI half-centuries to his name, gives a short, wide one the treatment when he carves four past backward point.
Sco 117-5 (extras: 14)
In the grounds of this compact stadium, there's a game of Kwik Cricket going on between a handful of youngsters. Plastic bat, ball and stumps... brings back memories. Scotland benefit from five wides when Nabi strays down leg. An unexpected bonus.
Sco 108-5 (Hassan 6-1-20-1)
Hamid Hassan bowls a toe-crushing yorker which Matt Cross does well to dig out. There's still a slip in place, with the boys in light blue knowing they are one wicket away from exposing the Scotland tail. Again, Rambo sends in a timber-seeking yorker which Richie Berrington jabs down on. Just one run from the over.
"The attitude of the Afghanistan team in the field has improved so much since we first saw them."
Sco 107-5 (Berrington 4, Cross 10)
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Between overs, Hippy Hippy Shakes is belted out over the PA system. In the middle, Scotland's struggles go on as they manage just the three singles from off-spinner Nabi's fifth over. The skipper now has 1-14 from five - miserly.
Sco 104-5 (run-rate 4.16)
Afghanistan go in for the kill and bring back Rambo. Hamid Hassan has an impressive ODI record, with 51 wickets at 19 coming into this match. You don't see many better numbers than that. His first delivery is too full and Matt Cross drives him to the boundary, but he soon slips into a groove. He has natural pace and gets one to angle back in to Cross and whistle past the outside edge.
"The moving ball away from the bat has gone past the outside bat too often and the batsmen have been too crease-bound. The pace of the pitch has perhaps taken them by surprise and there have not been many drives down the wicket."
Sco 99-5 (Berrington 3, Cross 3)
Mohammad Nabi is a tall off-spinner with a confident aura about him. He is racing through his overs, putting more pressure on the rebuilding Scots. Three from the over.
Sco 96-5 (Afghanistan won the toss)
Will Scotland take 200 now if the banker rings up and offers them a deal? I'd say so. They have two new batsmen - Richie Berrington and Matt Cross - at the crease.
"Scotland seemed to be riding the storm with these two putting on fifty, but now they have some big rebuilding to do. We know Berrington, Cross and Davey can hold a bat but beyond that you're into hitters and tail-enders. This is the game that gives them the best chance of victory but they are not looking good at the moment."
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Mommsen c Zazai b Naib 23 (Sco 95-5)
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The wheels are coming off now. Canny seamer Gulbadin Naib gets one to nibble and leave the right-handed Preston Mommsen who edges behind to the wicketkeeper. The skipper's hopes of a big knock are ended.
Sco 95-4 (Nabi 3-0-8-1)
When the flashing bails are disturbed - as they were when Matt Machan was bowled - they look like a hot ash rising from a fire. Scotland need to rise from the ashes here, because the Afghans appear to be taking control.
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Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza says his side has been energised by the victory over Afghanistan and believes his side can record a fifth ODI victory against Sri Lanka in this, the 38th meeting between the sides.
"We lost to Afghanistan in the Asia Cup last year and many people thought they will win again - but look what happened. We won easily and the same can happen again," he said.
"We have defeated Sri Lanka in recent times and we can do so again if we play to our potential."
"That's a big wicket because he's Scotland's most dangerous player but he took liberties there. Nabi is a very old fashioned spinner, no great thrills and he gets close to the stumps. Machan made room and stepped away to leg, which is a high risk shot given the number of overs left and those bails went flying. It's a bad judgement because they were going along quite nicely. It's a bit of a waste."
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Machan b Nabi 31 (Sco 93-4)
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Why, why, why? Matt Machan will be asking himself that question a few times in the next few hours after he is bowled by off-spinner Nabi, who goes round the wicket to the left-handed Scot, holds one back and knocks back the off stick. A promising partnership is ended.
Sco 92-3 (run-rate: 4.38)
These two are putting Scotland into a decent position, and bring up their 50 partnership off 54 balls. It's the second time they have done so in nine innings batting together. We're into the middle overs now, meaning it's all about ones and twos. Who will show their hand and be aggressive in their bowling/batting/field placings first?
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"I've long believed that you judge a cricket ground by the 'lap' you can walk around it. Can you get all the way, or will you be stopped by some over-zealous security? Can you see the cricket for most of your circumnavigation?
"Dunedin scores highly and also provides proof that we're in a Scottish city. Also spotted - Scotland coach Paul Collingwood and match referee David Boon having a crafty cigarette."
Sco 88-3 (Machan 28, Mommsen 21)
By my calculations, Afghanistan have given away at least 10 runs in the field today from mistakes. That would be my only criticism of them, mind. They have bowled well after putting Scotland into bat and the match is nicely poised. Four from Nabi's latest over.
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Mike Hemsley: There's a tube ad in London where James Anderson REALLY looks like Timothy Olyphant (the bad guy in Die Hard 4, amongst other things).
Sco 85-3 (partnership: 45 off 47 balls)
Young Matt Machan, who has two first-class hundreds to his name in 20 matches, is easy on the eye. He unfurls another sumptuous cover drive to the boundary, while Preston Mommsen weighs in with four of his own courtesy of a mis-field. Dare I say it, but this partnership is looking good.
Sco 74-3 (Machan 19, Mommsen 16)
Scotland's assistant coach Paul Collingwood sits on the boundary munching a sandwich and wearing a Scotland vest. He looks trim and pale - not that the Dunedin rays will pose too much harm today on this mild morning. Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi, an off-spinner, gives himself a bowl and goes round the wicket to the left-handed Machan. Just two from the over.
England women update
Just over halfway in the New Zealand innings and England have done well to peg them back to 72-4 from 25.2 overs in the fourth one-day international in Lincoln.
Rebecca Grundy and Kate Cross both have two wickets, and Grundy has the outstanding figures of 2-2 from two overs.
Sco 72-3 (run-rate: 4.24)
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I quite like the Scotland one-day kit. It's dark blue, of course, with a tartan pattern on the arms. It's steady as she goes for the Scots at the moment, with the good balls being defended and the bad ones getting the treatment. Matt Machan drives one of those bad balls through to the cover boundary, then gets lucky when he edges one through the slips and it runs away for another four.
"Machan is one of the dangermen. He's established himself as a county player for Sussex and is probably as gifted as any of the Scottish players. Mommsen, as the captain, will want to lead the team and establish the way forward."
Sco 64-3 (D Zadran 7-1-25-2)
Dawlat Zadran stands at the top of his bowling mark with two fingers straddling the seam of the white ball we use in one-day cricket. He's into his seventh over now and possibly tiredness is creeping in as he drops short and the left-handed Matt Machan tucks into a boundary through the the off side.
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Scotland 59-3 from 15 overs (Afghanistan won toss)
Run rate: 3.93 per over
Batsmen: Mommsen 15, Machan 5
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (MacLeod 0), 38-2 Gardiner 5), 40-3 (Coetzer 25)
Gulbadin Naib, who has eight wickets in 14 one-day internationals, is brought into the attack. Bowling with less pace than those before him, he's more a canny bowler and when he runs one across his fingers, it nips back and beats the outside edge. However, his lack of pace is exposed when he drops short and Preston Mommsen pulls him to the boundary. Drinks.
Sco 55-3 (Afghanistan won toss)
Nice shot, skip. A ripple of applause goes round the University Oval as Preston Mommsen unfurls a cover drive to the boundary.
Sco 48-3 (Machan 5, Mommsen 5)
Hamid Hassan loves to accessorise. He's wearing war paint, a team-coloured bandana and sticky tape/plasters on his arm. Scotland are on the back foot now and they push the odd single into the gaps as their rebuilding job begins.
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Duncan Garrett: Got a feeling this Afghanistan attack is going to cause England some grief when they play.
Sco 44-3 (D Zadran 5-1-14-2)
The biggest compliment I can pay Afghanistan is that their bowling does not look associate standard. There are Test-playing nations who haven't got a trio of quicks as good as Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran and Hamid Hassan. All three are quick and all three can move the ball off the seam. Scotland skipper Preston Mommsen is off the mark with a cut for four.
"Scotland, up until the last over, would have been quite happy to be only one down but now Afghanistan have their tails up and it's going to be very hard work for Scotland.
"We saw Afghanistan's adrenaline last time become a bit of an issue but they are a bit calmer today and don't seem to be getting so carried away."
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Coetzer b D Zadran 25 (Sco 40-3)
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Scotland... you're in a pickle now. Kyle Coetzer is bowled by one which nips back and gets through the gap between bat and pad to rattle the timbers. Coetzer was playing down the wrong line - he played down Bakerloo when it was on Piccadilly.
Sco 40-2 (Hassan 3-1-9-1)
Matt Machan joins Kyle Coetzer at the crease. Possibly Scotland's two best batsmen together at a critical time.
"I'm pretty sure that was hitting middle, perhaps middle and leg, but that was three very good balls from Hassan.
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Gardiner lbw b Hassan 5 (Sco 38-2)
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Third time lucky for Hamid Hassan, who has a leg-before and a strangle down the leg side against Hamish Gardiner turned down. There's no doubt about the third appeal though as the ball crashes into the right-hander's pad. Plumb.
Sco 38-1 (run-rate: 3.80)
The average score in the first 10 overs of this World Cup is 47. Hardly trailblazing stuff - teams prefer to lay a solid foundation and then go big at the end. The general rule now is to double the score at 31 overs. That's what the stats say anyway.
Scotland are ticking along fairly nicely - ones and twos the main fayre for now.
Sco 33-1 (Coetzer 25, Gardiner 2)
Kyle Coetzer is middling the ball nicely, no edges on his bat. Hamid Hassan delivers a maiden over.
Sco 33-1 (Shapoor 4-0-13-0)
Shapoor has changed ends. He's now running in from the other end! I'm not sure that it's official name, but it'll do for now.
Anyway, Shapoor doesn't look to be getting too much joy from the switch. He is still getting good pace and bounce but not much movement in the last over or so.
Sco 31-1 (run-rate: 4.43)
Here comes John Rambo, who is going under the name of Hamid Hassan for this tournament. Right-arm quick, he bustles in and puts the ball in the corridor but when he does err too wide, Kyle Coetzer throws the kitchen sink and benefits from four via a fielding mistake. Of all the men to upset, Rambo would be low on my list of favoured targets. The bowler's mood isn't helped by a glorious straight drive for four next up. Coetzer is looking in good nick.
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"It feels like an end-of-summer day in Dunedin, they type you get in late August in the UK. Warm in the sunshine, cool in the shade.
"The University Oval is filling with a steady stream of people still coming in. The grassy banks are busy, the temporary seating less so. From below, there's a chant of 'let's go Scotland' from a young voice, but it's an early struggle for the Scots."
Sco 23-1 (Coetzer 16, Gardiner 1)
There's quite a few Scotland supporters inside the ground for this one. Plenty are sporting tartan, ginger wigs and are armed with bagpipes. What better way to spend your Thursday morning? Dawlat Zadran is bowling some beauties, again he gets the ball to rag from middle to off. You've got to be a very good batsman to get a nick on that. Maiden over.
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Sco 23-1 (Coetzer 16, Gardiner 1)
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The straw-coloured pitch has good pace and carry, and the Afghanistan new-ball bowlers are looking dangerous. Kyle Coetzer, however, is able to be patient and he again pounces on the one bad ball in the over when he clatters four over extra cover.
"Coetzer is looking good again. He's been watchful, but he's cracked a couple away, and he's the only one showing any confidence."
Sco 18-1 (Coetzer 12, Gardiner 0)
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Dawlat Zadran is an impressive bowler. He had Calum MacLeod on toast before he eventually got him - one delivery unplayable as it pitched on middle and whistled past off, like an 85mph leg-break. He continues to tear in and bowl at back of a length, nibbling the ball this way and that. Another four for Coetzer comes when he flays a loose ball through point.
Sco 12-1 (Coetzer 6, Gardiner 0)
Afghanistan have got three slips in place as they look to take a few early wickets on this helpful-looking pitch. Kyle Coetzer, rather like he did against England, stays on the back foot and looks to hit the ball into the off side. He pounces on a short and wide delivery and slices it for four. Much more control in that shot than Calum MacLeod's effort.
"There was a bit of width but he hit it straight to the fielder and MacLeod looks extremely disappointed as he walks off. That wasn't a great ball, but he bowled some beauties before in that over and MacLeod thought he could get his innings under way."
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MacLeod c N Zadran b D Zadran 0 (Sco 7-1)
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A terrible start for Scotland as Calum MacLeod loses his wicket in a sloppy manner - slapping a short, wide effort straight to the fielder at point. Catching practice.
Sco 1-0 (Coetzer 1, Macleod 0)
Shapoor Zadran takes the new ball for Afghanistan. The left-arm seamer runs in from a different postcode - it's easily the longest run-up in this tournament. Apparently he covers 6km in a game - the boy must be as fit as a fiddle. Tall and gangly, he's generating decent bounce and pushing the ball across Scotland's two right-handed openers. Just a single from a mis-field in the opening over.
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"The opening bowlers, the two Zadrans, looked superb in their last match. They bowled fast whereas the Scotland openers, apart from Kyle Coetzer, have not looked as good.
"Afghanistan are full of passion, and in addition to the bowlers also have a couple of really good batsmen. I think Scotland have a game on here but they won't be as worried as they would have been facing England, for example."
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Strike up the bagpipes, it's time for the ears to be treated to the Flower of Scotland. Rousing.
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Afghanistan's players, to a man, have one hand on their heart and one behind their backs as they proudly sing their national anthem. It's a long one.
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The two teams stride out alongside mascots underneath a perfect blue sky in Dunedin. Time for the national anthems.
"These sides know each other pretty well and Scotland won their last meeting emphatically. They should be less nervous except there's history to be made - for both sides. The Scots are in their third World Cup so really want to break their duck. From what we've seen I've been slightly more impressed by Afghanistan, but it's only been two games."
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Ian: Scotland vs Afghanistan should be a real cracker like Ireland vs UAE last night.
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How it stands
We should also remind ourselves how Pool A looks ahead of this match:
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If Afghanistan win, Scotland will become the first team to lose their first 11 World Cup matches. They are currently tied with Netherlands on 10.
In the last ODI between these teams at Abu Dhabi on 14 January, Scotland bowled Afghanistan out for 63 to beat them by 150 runs.
In five ODIs against Afghanistan, Josh Davey has scored 157 runs at 52.33 with 2 fifties, and taken 12 wickets at 14.91.
Afghanistan 'ready for Scotland'
Afghanistan all-rounder Mirwais Ashraf, who took 2-29 from eight overs against Sri Lanka, has been ruled out of the tournament with a side strain, so wicketkeeper-batsman Shafiqullah comes into the 15-man squad.
Batsman Javed Ahmadi says Afghanistan have been buoyed by their performance against the Sri Lankans.
"We lost that game, but we learned a lot of things. The last six months, that is what we were practicing for, playing against a full member. So hopefully we will be ready for Scotland," he said.
Scotland beat Afghanistan by 150 runs in a pre-World Cup warm-up match in Dubai January, after dismissing their fellow associate side for 63, and Freddie Coleman hopes the Scotland bowlers can put on a repeat performance in Dunedin.
"It's obviously very different conditions to what we faced in the Abu Dhabi game and that was obviously a very successful day for our bowlers," the Scotland batsman said.
"But even there it swung around a bit and nipped around so hopefully we can get the same sort of movement out of this pitch."
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Introducing Afghanistan...
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Welcome to Dunedin
Scotland and Afghanistan have never won a match at the World Cup, but barring a rain storm at Dunedin, one of the associate sides will put an end to that sorry record tonight.
Both sides have impressed at moments during this World Cup, with Scotland taking seven New Zealand wickets in their defeat to the co-hosts in Dunedin, while Afghanistan caused Sri Lanka a few nervy moments at the same venue before the 1996 world champions prevailed.
The teams have met have met eight times in ODIs, with Afghanistan winning five of them.
There is radio commentary on every game in this tournament on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and online. Test Match Special is just cranking up now. Go and have a listen.
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BBC Sport at the World Cup
"Welcome to Dunedin, the most southern city in New Zealand and about as far away from the UK you can get to without venturing to the middle of the Pacific. We're are also in Little Scotland - a city named after the Gaelic word for Edinburgh.
"As you wander through the Saltires, you browse the 'Scotland Shop', buy an oatcake (the Scottish, not Staffordshire kind) and drink in the Robbie Burns Pub. The weather, however, is slightly warmer than north of Hadrian's Wall, though I did overhear a member of the TV crew saying it was -1 first thing this morning."
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If you're a cricket nut, student or just living in a more conducive time zone... let me remind you we've got two World Cup matches tonight. From 03:30 GMT, Sri Lanka will lock horns with Bangladesh. If the Tigers win that one, it will be panic stations for England.
We will also bring your updates from Lincoln. The New Zealand town, not the English city, where England Women take on the Kiwis in the fourth one-day international. With two games to go, the hosts are leading the series 2-1.
England have won the toss and will bowl first.
Toss
Let's be honest... all cricket live texts are richer for an early picture of Lionel Richie. Now, let me tell you about the toss. Afghanistan won it and will bowl first, captain Mohammad Nabi citing the seam-bowling friendly wicket as the reason why.
But do you know what... this match matters to these two associate cricket nations. And as we've seen already in this tournament, they have plenty of decent players to set up an intriguing contest.
Would I lie to you? No. So believe me when I say this could turn into a little belter of a match.
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- Wherever you are in the world, there's a group of drunken idiots
- There are some Notts County fans here."
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- In the last ODI between these teams at Abu Dhabi on 14 January, Scotland bowled Afghanistan out for 63 to beat them by 150 runs.
- In five ODIs against Afghanistan, Josh Davey has scored 157 runs at 52.33 with 2 fifties, and taken 12 wickets at 14.91.
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That is all from us for today. Be sure to join us tomorrow for the South Africa v West Indies match, which gets under way at 03:30 GMT. Goodbye.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
On England's next game against Sri Lanka in Wellington on Sunday: "Sri Lanka have an incredible record against England in Sri Lanka - outside Sri Lanka, they don't travel particularly well. But after today, I'm rather concerned for England - Dilshan batted very well, Sangakkara's in great nick so I'm worried about how many runs Sri Lanka will get, and I'm worried England haven't adopted a more aggressive approach."
Captain's view
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews: "Dilshan and Sangakkara were brilliant, they batted us through, took calculated risks and it was a great effort by the three batters. We were slightly sloppy in the field and could have done better, but once you've got 300 on the board your bowlers can take chances. We're all ready for the England game."
Captain's view
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza: "Our bowlers weren't up to the mark and hopefully in the next match we will improve. They [Sri Lanka batsmen Dilshan and Sangakkara] played well and showed their character today. I hope our next game will be our best in the tournament."
Final scorecard
Sri Lanka win by 92 runs
Bangladesh 240 all out (40 overs)
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Tamim 0), 40-2 (Sarkar 25), 41-3 (Mominul Haque 1), 84-4 (Anamul Haque 29), 100-5 (Mahmudullah 28), 164-6 (Shakib Al Hasan 46), 7-208 (Mushfiqur 36), 228-8 (Mortaza 7), 240-9 (Rahman 53), 240-10 (Taskin 0)
Bowling figures: Malinga 9-0-35-3, Lakmal 8-0-49-2, Mathews 5.4-0-36-1, Herath 10-0-43-0, Perera 6.2-0-33-1, Dilshan 8-0-35-2
Sri Lanka 332-1 (50 overs): Dilshan 161*, Sangakkara 105*
Sri Lanka won toss
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"I was quite caught up in all the hype about the game - Bangladesh's record against Sri Lanka is poor but I thought they might do better. This game has followed the other two played at the MCG - teams batting first have piled on the runs and won by a country mile. When you're chasing 300, you either get very close or nowhere near, and when their only firecracker batsman Tamim Iqbal was back in the hutch after two balls of the innings, it was all over."
Man of the match
Tillakaratne Dilshan has been named man of the match for his 161 not out and 2-35. Here is what he has just had to say about his side's win: "I am really happy with today's innings after getting out first ball in the last game.
"I am enjoying my cricket and when I cross the line I don't think about my age.
"I dropped a catch and it is all a part of the game. But I am happy with our performance and we are getting back to a rhythm. This was a good game for us before we move on to the bigger games."
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Bryce McGain
Ex-Australia leg-spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Sri Lanka have a very experienced line-up, they set a good blueprint with the bat to keep wickets in hand and accelerate in the last few overs. It was an emphatic batting performance - some of the guys didn't get a hit, but if the batters at the top keep doing the job, so be it."
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Bryce McGain
Ex-Australia leg-spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Sabbir's wringing his hand, looking at his finger - the last thing you want is to lose a player to a hand injury, but it was a brute of a delivery. Malinga's release point is so difficult to pick up, but it was a good catch by Sangakkara. He's been an amazing cricketer."
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Ahmed lbw Malinga 0 (Ban 240 all out)
Malinga quickly wraps things up by trapping Taskin Ahmed bang in front with a full ball. The finger goes straight up and a review - more out of hope than belief - cannot save Ahmed or his team. It is a 92-run victory for Sri Lanka, who have dominated this game from start to finish. England beware.
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Sabbir c Sangakkara b Malinga 53
Just two balls after bringing up his 50, courtesy of a flick down leg for four, Sabbir goes as the bowler digs one in a bit shorter and catches the batsmen on the gloves before Sangakkara claims.
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Ex-Australia leg-spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"A very good effort from Sabbir, he's showing some depth to the Bangladesh batting line-up."
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BBC Test Match Special
"After that stumping, Dilshan has 99 one-day international wickets, to go with his 9,586 ODI runs."
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Ban 234-8 (Sabbir 47, Rubel 0)
Dilshan continues and a pulled single gives new man Rubel Hossain a chance to show what he can do. And this consists of knocking back the four deliveries he faces.
Ban 233-8 (runs required 100)
The game is gone but Sabbir offers at least one moment of genuine positivity during Mathews' over, courtesy of a launched drive past mid-off for four. Other than that it was all very conservative.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"It's always disappointing when a one-day match pootles out like this because a side thinks they can add 0.001 to their net run rate or something."
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Bryce McGain
Ex-Australia leg-spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Dilshan bowled the most horrendous delivery in international cricket which flew down the leg side - he could bowl left-arm better than that - and then he gets a wicket next ball."
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Mortaza st Sangakkara b Dilshan 7 (Ban 228-8)
Dilshan claims the wicket of Mortaza, who is beaten by the ball and stumped by Sangakkara, in the middle of a crazy over that featured an awful mis-field at point to concede four runs, a reviewed stumping (given not out) and possibly the worst ball you'll see at this tournament, which Dilshan planted near his own feet.
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Ban 222-7 (Sabbir 36, Mortaza 7)
Perera is back on, but his return lasts just two balls (the second of which is pummelled through mid-on for four by Mortaza) before he signals an injury (in his back it would seem) and leaves the field. Mathews takes over and prevents any further boundaries, with both batsmen claiming a single apiece.
Ban 216-7 (Mortaza 1, Sabbir 35)
Herath delivers a neat over to end his spell for the concession of just one further run, courtesy of a turn to leg from Mortaza. The spinner ends with 0-43 from his 10 overs.
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"He always looks a friendly chap, Herath. I've never had the pleasure of meeting him, but he looks like he could be a village postmaster."
Ban 215-7 (runs required 118)
This is a thankless task for Mashrafe Mortaza, who comes in to join Sabbir at the crease. Sabbir takes responsibility by getting inside a short ball and pulling for four before guiding one down to third man for two. It's all going to be in vain, though.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"We've increasingly seen some of the better teams take their powerplays earlier, when they're in good positions, so the opposition have to burn up their good bowlers and they've got nowhere to go later on. I rather like that."
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Mushfiqur b Lakmal 36 (Ban 208-7)
Mushfiqur slices Lakmal's first ball for four but the bowler gets immediate revenge with a slower ball that totally outfoxes the batsman and sets the stumps flashing red and the Sri Lankan fans to their feet.
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Bangladesh 204-6 (40 overs)
Not out batsmen: Mushfiqur Rahim 32, Sabbir Rahman 29
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Tamim 0), 40-2 (Sarkar 25), 41-3 (Mominul Haque 1), 84-4 (Anamul Haque 29), 100-5 (Mahmudullah 28), 164-6 (Shakib Al Hasan 46)
Bowling figures: Malinga 8-0-29-1, Lakmal 7-0-38-1, Mathews 4-0-29-1, Herath 9-0-42-0, Perera 6-0-29-1, Dilshan 6-0-28-1
Sri Lanka 332-1 (50 overs): Dilshan 161*, Sangakkara 105*
Sri Lanka won toss
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Ban 204-6 (Mushfiqur 32, Sabbir 29)
Mushfiqur knocks one to leg for a single that brings up 200 for Bangladesh from Malinga's third ball, before Sabbir finally records a powerplay boundary by guiding one down through third man. 10 overs remain, 129 runs to score.
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"They're doing a montage on the big screen of all today's fielding mishaps. All it needs is the Benny Hill music to go with it."
Ban 199-6 (runs required 134)
We've now had four overs of the batting powerplay and we've not had a boundary. If Bangladesh were to pull this off, this was their window to try and do it in. Lakmal's seventh over, which goes for just two singles, is another nail in their coffin.
Ban 197-6 (Sabbir 24, Mushfiqur 30)
Both of these batsmen are set now and should be primed to accelerate. Easier said than done against Malinga, who pounds in and delivers at pace to give Sabbir nothing to swing at. The Bangladesh batsman steers another ball down to third man for two and flicks one to leg for a single to retain strike. Bangladesh creep toward 200 but remain well short of their target.
Ban 193-6 (runs required 140)
Lakmal is back and rattles through his sixth over for the concession of seven runs thanks mainly to a Sabbir pull to mid-wicket and a steer to third man by the same batsman, both of which brought a couple of runs apiece.
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"I was on tour once with England in India with Samit Patel, who was quite a portly chap but somehow thought he was Usain Bolt. He said he'd race anyone for money, so we put him up against Ravi Bopara, who really was quick. We set up a 100-yard dash in Indore, Samit lost by about 42 yards and couldn't really understand it."
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Ban 186-6 (need 147 off 84 balls)
Malinga is back for the powerplay and tries one of his slower, dipping yorkers, which beats Sabbir but is a few inches wide of off stump. It is the closest he gets to a wicket as the Bangladesh pair claim four singles from the over. That doesn't help either side in their immediate goal.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"The Bangladeshis have a lot to do. We're about to enter a powerplay, but it isn't looking like it's their day."
Ban 182-6 (Mushfiqur 26, Sabbir 14)
Herath pins Bangladesh down again until Sabbir takes a stride down the track and powerfully drives one through cover that beats the diving Chandimal near the rope. They are going to need a few more of those in the next few overs to resurrect their challenge. They've got 151 runs to get and 15 overs to get them in. My basic maths ability tells me that is just a smidge over 10 an over.
Ban 176-6 (Sabbir 9, Mushfiqur 25)
We're back in single territory as Mushfiqur and Sabbir work the ball around the circle to claim three of them, with Dilshan helping them out by angling a ball down the leg side for a wide. However, the required run-rate is now very close to 10 an over.
Ban 171-6 (runs required 162)
Mathews return is short-lived as Herath come back for some more spin. Sabbir looks to keep up the momentum established by Shakib with a sweep for four off the last ball of the over.
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Bryce McGain
Ex-Australia leg-spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Long-off and long-on had gone back, Shakib went to chip it dead straight and didn't get it as precise as he wanted to. Maybe his bat's too good - it came off the middle and it went straight to long-on. They need maybe 10 an over, but it's not as daunting now they play so much T20. But the boundaries here at the MCG are more vast then maybe they're used to."
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Ban 165-6 (Sabbir 1, Mushfiqur 23)
Dilshan removes the danger man to further boost his man of the match credentials. The new man is Sabbir Rahman, who gets off the mark with push to cover for one.
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Shakib c Malinga b Dilshan 46 (Ban 164-6)
Malinga makes no mistake this time as he steadies himself to successfully claim a catch offered by Shakib's chip to mid-on off Dilshan. Briefly, Bangladesh had hopes of pulling off a miracle, but that is surely now a line drawn under such lofty optimistic aspirations.
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Bryce McGain
Ex-Australia leg-spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Malinga sent the Bangladesh supporters behind him into a frenzy after he dropped the ball over the boundary. He's now moved himself to mid-off!"
Dropped catch
Mushfiqur has a go at Dilshan, who he launches back down the ground. Malinga is under it but he is right on the boundary rope and he cannot claim the catch. To rub salt in the wound he drops it over the rope for six.
Ban 157-5 (Shakib 46, Mushfiqur 15)
Mathews brings himself back into the attack to try and halt Bangladesh's mini-revival. Shakib's assualt continues, though, as he slices the first ball over the keeper for four before cutting one to the boundary through backward point. A single takes him to 46. We've already seen one team come back from a losing position to win today. Can Bangladesh do an Afghanistan here?
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Bangladesh 145-5 (30 overs)
Not out batsmen: Shakib Al Hasan 35, Mushfiqur Rahim 15
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Tamim 0), 40-2 (Sarkar 25), 41-3 (Mominul Haque 1), 84-4 (Anamul Haque 29), 100-5 (Mahmudullah 28)
Bowling figures: Malinga 5-0-16-1, Lakmal 5-0-29-1, Mathews 3-0-17-1, Herath 7-0-30-0, Perera 6-0-29-1
Sri Lanka 332-1 (50 overs): Dilshan 161*, Sangakkara 105*
Sri Lanka won toss
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Ban 145-5 (runs required 188)
Shakib has clearly decided he's had enough of singles. He suddenly looks far more aggressive in his intent. And it rubs off on Mushfiqur, who pulls a short one from Dilshan through mid-wicket for four. It is good to see but surely it has come too late?
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One line from the England camp today. Fast bowler Steven Finn has welcomed plans for a Big Bash-style franchise Twenty20 league in English cricket.
"I think that for a while now we've been a bit behind the times when it's come to T20 cricket," he told BBC Sport. "I think it would been a great step in the right direction for us if it did happen."
Read more from Finn here.
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Ian: Hate to say this but it would be best for England if Sri Lanka gave Bangladesh a real thrashing today.
Ban 138-5 (Mushfiqur 10, Shakib 34)
That's more like it from Bangladesh. Shakib plants his right boot down the track and launches the first ball of Herath's seventh over back over the bowlers head and over the rope for six. A few balls later he drives on the floor to the mid-off boundary before hammering one a bit wider all the way to the rope. Finally, some intent. 16 from the over.
Ban 122-5 (Shakib 18, Mushfiqur 10)
Another Dilshan over, another two runs conceded. Sri Lanka don't need to be out of first gear to maintain their control on the match here.
Ban 120-5 (runs required 213)
Even the previously staunch and defiant Bangladesh fans are a bit subdued now. Malinga mixes his length in search of another breakthrough, which does not come but not at the cost of anything significant. A flicked single to leg from each batsmen is all that comes off the over. You have to wonder what (if any) game plan Bangladesh are exercising now?
Ban 118-5 (Shakib 16, Mushfuqir 8)
The Bangladesh pair are struggling to get the ball off the square at the moment. Dilshan concedes just three singles from his second over and this match is slowly fizzling out to nothing. Shame.
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"These are two quality players who can do a lot of damage at the end. The last thing Sri Lanka want is any pressure."
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Ban 115-5 (Shakib 14, Mushfiqur 7)
Mathews is going for the jugular as he recalls Malinga to the attack. They would love to get this wrapped up quickly now so they can turn their attention to England on Sunday. The pace bowler beats the outside edge three times during the over as Bangladesh survive to add two runs to their total.
Ban 113-5 (Mushfiqur 6, Shakib 13)
Not content with batting all 50 overs of the Sri Lankan innings, Dilshan wants a go with the ball. His man of the match hopes are almost boosted further when he catches the outside edge of Shakib's bat but it is too far wide for Sangakkara to snare. Later in the over, Dilshan somehow fails to hit the stumps after angling a ball through the attempted back-foot drive of the Bangladeshi batsman.
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Bibhash Dash: Have Bangladesh heard of promotion? Shakib has come out on 84-4. Does he attack, does he build? Damned either way.
Ban 110-5 (Perera 1-29 off 6)
Shakib has over 4000 ODI runs to his name and has scored six 100s in his 142 matches. He has a top score of 134 and it is going to need a repeat of that if his team are to pull off the near impossible here. He and Mushfiqur claim five more runs off Perera's sixth over.
Ban 105-5 (Mushfiqur 4, Shakib 7)
Herath continues bowling duty following his role in the dismissal of Mahmudullah. Bangladesh claim five from it. Just the 228 runs needed now at 8.14 an over!
Ban 100-5 (Mushfiqur 1, Shakib 6)
The over started poorly from Sri Lanka's point of view with a boundary and a wide, but ended well as Bangladesh's hopes of resurrecting a challenge was all but snubbed out. Mushfiqur Rahim has joined Shakib at the crease. A miracle is the request from his team-mates.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"He went down on his knees, caught it crocodile-fashion and ended up in a big heap on the floor. Even Herath knows what a pickle he made of it, as he just lay on the ground."
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Mahmudullah c Herath b Perera 28 (Ban 100-5)
A boundary does come as Mahmudullah pulls over mid-wicket to bring up the Bangladesh 100. But any momentum that might have sparked is halted as the same batsmen misjudges a pull and top-edges skyward for Herath to scamper in from fine leg and catch. The spinner almost misjudged the catch badly but recovered just in time to claim it. Bangladesh are sinking without trace.
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Bangladesh 94-4 (20 overs)
Not out batsmen: Mahmudullah 24, Shakib 6
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Tamim 0), 40-2 (Sarkar 25), 41-3 (Mominul Haque 1), 84-4 (Anamul Haque 29)
Bowling figures: Malinga 3-0-12-1, Lakmal 5-0-29-1, Mathews 3-0-17-1, Herath 5-0-9-0, Perera 4-0-19-0
Sri Lanka 332-1 (50 overs): Dilshan 161*, Sangakkara 105*
Sri Lanka won toss
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Cricket catch-up
In case you missed it earlier, Afghanistan sealed a historic first World Cup win by beating Scotland by one wicket. But that only tells a fraction of what was a truly dramatic story in Dunedin. With Afghanistan at 144-8 chasing a total of 210, it looked like Scotland were set to record their own first ever World Cup win. However, Samiullah Shenwari's 96 put Andy Moles's team within sight of victory before he was out with 19 still needed. Last man Shapoor Zadran joined Hamid Hassan at the crease and the two saw their team home with three balls to go, with the former hitting the winning runs.
Ban 95-4 (Mahmudullah 24, Shakib 6)
Mahmudullah burgles another single through mid-on off Herath before Shakib does likewise with a prod to leg. The over ends with another single from a back-foot drive from the right-hander. These two are picking up singles well but they desperately need boundaries.
Ban 92-4 (runs required 241)
The overs are ticking by and Bangladesh are not making inroads into that imposing Sri Lankan score. Shakib runs a single down to third man and Mahmudullah chips one to leg for another one but it is nowhere near enough when there's over 240 runs still to get. There is only one way this game is going and it does not end well for the team batting second.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Herath isn't a big spinner of the ball - he's difficult to get away as he doesn't get many revolutions on the ball, but the odd one will turn and it gets in your head. But that's a great bit of fielding off his own bowling."
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Ban 90-4 (Shakib 4, Mahmudullah 21)
Bangladesh are getting bogged down now. Herath varies his length and his pace to keep Shakib and Mahmudullah guessing and the pair do not have the answers and are only able to claim a single from the over.
Ban 89-4 (Shakib 3, Mahmudullah 21)
There are some glum faces on the Bangladesh bench. They have come looking to be positive but have been met with a rejuvenated Sri Lanka side. Perera continues the assault and restricts the Bangladesh batsmen to a trio of singles.
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Ban 86-4 (Mahmudullah 20, Shakib 1)
After a drinks break, new man Shakib Al Hasan settles in to try and provide some resistance to the Sri Lankan tide. He is an experienced player but he arrives with his team in a dire situation. He gets off the mark with a single, one of two from the Herath over.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"I don't think this is Mahmudullah's fault. He's turned it onto the leg side and the non-striker went sprinting down before being sent back. But Mahmudullah is down on his haunches like the most guilty man in the world, so I can only assume he called 'yes' straight away."
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Anamul run out (Mathews) 29 (Ban 84-4)
Well, they tried to run themselves out twice in the previous over unsuccessfully, but this time they manage it as Anamul is sent back by his partner after attempting a single but fails to make his ground at the non-striker's end as Mathews' throw takes out middle stump. Madness.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"A wonderful bit of fielding, though he could have thrown it to the bowler's end - it was classic schoolboy running as the batsman middled the ball and ran, while the non-striker was ball-watching."
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Ban 84-3 (Mahmuduallah 19, Anamul 29)
Oh, so close to a run out. There is a huge mix-up between the batsmen after Mahmudullah taps one to cover and is then almost run out at the striker's end from Chandimal's throw. Mahmudullah rubs salt in the wound by charging and slogging a boundary through midwicket. Finally, a second potential run out sees Anamul slide in to beat a direct throw on the stumps. After a little lull, it is all action again.
Ban 76-3 (run-rate 5.42, required 7.13)
Herath rattles through his second over and it is a very good one as well. Only a flick through midwicket from Anamul for one prevents it being the first maiden of the innings.
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Ben Thapa: Malinga looks several pounds lighter than the last game he played. Good bit of fitness work!
Ban 75-3 (Mahmudullah 13, Anamul 26)
Mathews is mixing it up. On comes Thisara Perera to put down some medium pace. It doesn't disrupt the Bangladeshi pair, though, who continue to rotate the strike and patiently construct a partnership.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Bangladesh have lost at least one wicket in the first over of all three WC matches they have played against Sri Lanka."
Ban 69-3 (runs required 264)
Mathews opts for some spin by introducing Rangana Herath. It is typically tidy stuff, with just a single and a couple of leg byes conceded.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"I've just recovered from dinner, where I was with two of the real chatterboxes of Victorian cricket - Damien Fleming and Dean Jones. I didn't get many words in."
Ban 65-3 (Anamul 21, Mahmudullah 10)
Lakmal continues and the Bangladesh pair work him around the ground in efficient fashion to add five to their total. It is a very lively atmosphere in the stands. The Bangladesh fans may be watching their side struggle but they are still having fun.
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Bryce McGain
Ex-Australia leg-spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Mathews just hasn't got his line right, that flicked Mahmudullah's pad and Malinga didn't have a hope at fine leg. Then, it was a terrific chase from Chandimal at point to keep the scoring to two, he moves like lightning."
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Bangladesh 60-3 (10 overs)
Not out batsmen: Anamul Haque 17, Mahmudullah 9
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Tamim 0), 40-2 (Sarkar 25), 41-3 (Mominul Haque 1)
Bowling figures: Malinga 3-0-12-1, Lakmal 4-0-24-1, Mathews 3-0-17-1
Sri Lanka 332-1 (50 overs): Dilshan 161*, Sangakkara 105*
Sri Lanka won toss
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Ban 60-3 (Anamul 17, Mahmudullah 9)
There is still life in Bangladesh. Mahmudullah claims his first boundary with a flick through square leg off Mathews. He then claims four leg byes courtesy of a loose ball down leg. Regarding the Sri Lanka referral earlier, apparently there was a technical problem with Snicko, meaning it could not be used, and so their referral has been restored.
Vaas and Atapattu honoured
A bit of Sri Lanka news - former captain (and current coach) Marvan Atapattu and ex-seam bowler Chaminda Vaas have both been handed honorary life membership of MCC in recognition of their playing achievements.
They will be donning their stripy ties alongside 11 other Sri Lankan honorary members, including Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan.
Ban 49-3 (Mahmudullah 3, Anamul 16)
Bangladesh have had the wind completely taken out of their sails. It could have got even worse for them as well as Anamul pokes a drive just a yard over the outstretched hand of Dilshan at point. Then, in the final ball the same batsman looks to push a shot over mid-off but doesn't catch it and is only rescued by a drop from Mathews.
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In case you've just joined us, you've missed a batting masterclass from two Sri Lankan old-timers. Tillakaratne Dilshan posted his highest ODI score with an unbeaten 161, while Kumar Sangakkara scored a sublime 105 not out off 76 balls in his 400th one-day international.
Ban 46-3 (runs required 287)
Mathews continues, trying to press home Sri Lanka's advantage. It is another tidy over that goes for just two runs, from the first ball. Interesting to see Mahmudullah come out at five. Usually, Shakib Al Hasan fills that spot, but he is still to appear.
Ban 44-3 (Mahmudullah 1, Anamul 13)
You can't take your eyes off this match for a minute. Boundaries, dropped catches, bizarre referrals and wickets; we've had it all in the seven overs so far. Bangladesh need to consolidate here. Not that they've got much time to do so. They still need 289 runs. Mahmudullah is the new man and he is quickly off the mark with a single.
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Monimul c Jayawardene b Lakmal 1 (Ban 41-3)
Who needs a referral? Monimul goes next ball as he slices a short ball straight to Mahela Jayawardene at slip. Bangladesh are falling apart.
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Lakmal returns in place of Malinga and sparks a referral with his first ball, which Sri Lanka believe Monimul Haque nicked with the bottom of his bat. Snicko is not shown and it is given not out, much to the bemusement and frustration of the Sri Lankan players.
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Sarkar c Sangakkara b Mathews 25 (Ban 40-2)
Angelo Mathews takes an executive decision to remove Lakmal from the attack and bring himself on. It doesn't stem the boundaries, though as Anamul pulls a short delivery for six over backward point. Mathews hits back, though, as Sarkar chases a fullish, wide delivery - the fifth of the over - and edges to Sangakkara. It brings an end to a promising partnership and ushers Mominul Haque to the crease.
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Jon Benger: Swann's comment at 07:48 shows how out of touch the #ECB are. We wanted good attacking cricket, not huddles!!
Ban 33-1 (Anamul 6, Sarkar 25)
Malinga starts round the wicket to the left-handed Sarkar before switching back to over two balls in. It almost has an immediate impact with the batsman chipping the ball just a yard over the outstretched hand of a diving Lahiru Thirimanne at short midwicket. It results in one of the two singles taken off the over.
Ban 31-1 (Sarkar 24, Anamul 5)
Bangladesh continue to attack with Sarkar punching a drive through cover for four off Lakmal before lofting a drive past mid-off for another boundary. He makes it a hat-trick with a superb checked drive, much to the delight of the Bangladesh fans in the rapidly-filling MCG stands. Bangladesh have responded very well to the early wicket.
Ban 17-1 (Sarkar 11, Anamul 5)
Malinga bounds in for his second over, keeping it full and economical early on before a short delivery is dispatched through square leg for four by Anamul for the only runs of the over.
Ban 13-1 (Anamul 1, Sarkar 11)
Well, Bangladesh are trying to take the game to Sri Lanka. They have no choice really, with the total they have to chase down. Sarkar drives through point for four before picking up a single.
Dropped catch
Suranga Lakmal is Malinga's opening partner with the ball for Sri Lanka. And in his second delivery he tempts a loose shot from Anamul to sky the ball inside the circle. Dilshan gets under it but doesn't even get a finger on it as the ball goes down. Not even tiredness can excuse that.
Ban 6-1 (Anamul 0, Sarkar 6)
The left-handed Soumya Sarkar is the new man and he is greeted to the crease with a nasty swinging delivery from Malinga that smacks him on the toes. Sarkar gets his revenge, though, with a straight drive past the bowler for four to get himself and his team on the board before taking the last ball for two.
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Tamim b Malinga 0 (Ban 0-1)
Lasith Malinga starts for Sri Lanka and starts in the best possible way with a ball of decent length that nips through the defence of Tamim Iqbal and cleans him up second ball. Bangladesh's task has just gone from big to massive.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"With England, the huddle was done basically for the crowd to look at - the captain and coach would say it was for team unity, but it wasn't..."
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The Sri Lankans are huddled up on the pitch as Angelo Mathews delivers some motivational words. Here come the Bangladesh openers, Tamim Iqbal and Anamul Haque.
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A good spell from Sam Sheringham there, taking care of the late-innings fireworks from Sri Lanka. I'm Phil Dawkes and I'll be seeing you through Bangladesh's reply at the MCG. Hopefully, it'll be just as exciting. Bangladesh have got their work cut out if they are to summon up as much drama as the Afghanistan v Scotland game. But you never know...
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"SL are the first team to bat through the full overs in a World Cup match for the loss of only 1 wicket."
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Madhavan Raman: Ok #SL made 115 in last 10 but with just 1 wicket down? Could have got another 40-50. And @KumarSanga2 what a player.
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Afghanistan coach Andy Moles: "I just kept saying to the guys to drag it right to the end. It is all about the players. They are so passionate and I am just glad they can have this success. I desperately feel sorry for Scotland but it just shows the game is never over. It is never nice to lose like that and we need to understand that. Inside I am very proud and pleased but we must win with humility.
"What you saw today is the typical thing you see in associate cricket; when they are good they are very good. The more cricket we play against full member nations the more we will get better and more consistent.
"I am not happy with the way we played today but we play Australia, New Zealand and England next. We have some immense hard work to do before those fixtures. We will learn from this experience."
Afghanistan seal historic win over Scotland
In case you missed it earlier, Afghanistan sealed a historic first World Cup win by beating Scotland by one wicket. But that only tells a fraction of what was a truly dramatic story in Dunedin. With Afghanistan at 144-8 chasing a total of 210, it looked like Scotland were set to record their own first ever World Cup win. However, Samiullah Shenwari's 96 put Andy Moles's team within sight of victory before he was out with 19 still needed. Last man Shapoor Zadran joined Hamid Hassan at the crease and the two saw their team home with three balls to go, with the former hitting the winning runs.
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Sri Lanka 332-1 from 50 overs
Not out batsmen: Dilshan 161 from 146, Sangakkara 105 from 76
Fall of wickets: 122-1 (Thirimanne 52)
Bowling figures: Mortaza 10-0-53-0, Hossain 9-0-62-1, Ahmed 10-1-82-0, Al Hasan 10-0-55-0, Mahmudullah 7-0-49-0, 4-0-26-0
Sri Lanka won toss
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Kumar Sangakkara: "The boys were wishing me luck for my 400th games so it was nice to get the hundred. You have to evolve with the game. I've tried to keep pace with the guys and innovate."
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"The crowd have witnessed a magnificent couple of innings. Dilshan and Sangakkara have carved up on this MCG pitch. Without even seeing Bangladesh face a ball, it is going to be a huge task for them to win this."
SL 332-1
Dilshan 161, Sangakkara 105
Dilshan whips a low full toss away for four. Sanga misses a scoop shot but makes amends by clouting one through the leg side for four. The last ball finds a fielder for a single to take us to 332-1. That's quite some total. Bangladesh need 333 to win. I can't see it, can you?
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Brilliant from Kumar Sangakkara. Once again he has walked out and proved he is world class."
Sangakkara 100
Sagakkara is on strike for the last over and he wastes no time in bringing up his 22nd ODI century with a chip into the off side. 73 balls faced. What a player. What a career.
SL 320-1
There's a feverish air to the Sri Lankan support as they anticipate Kumar's three figures. Two singles take him to 98, then Dilshan clubs one off his toes through midwicket to bring up his 150. A wide yorker is squeezed away for three. Is this Sanga's moment? No, a single, for 99 not out.
SL 309-1
And so it goes on. Dilshan brings up the SL 300 with a sweep, then reverse sweeps Shakib for another four. The last ball of the over brings the third boundary as Dilshan heaves a length ball past square leg to reach 148 big ones.
SL 296-1
Dilshan 136, Sangakkara 95
Anything you can do, says Dilshan to his partner as he hammers Mortaza for successive fours. Sangakkara chips one over cover for four then guides one into space to reach 95 before Dilshan picks out a fielder for a rare dot ball.
SL 282-1
Boy will I miss Sangakkara when he lays his willow wand to rest. Here's a special shot as he goes inside-out and clatters Mahmudullah for four.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It is incredible how the lack of fielder out in the deep at the death makes it so easy to bat. There are so many open spaces in a field as big as this. It has made it less of a speciality. It used to be a Lance Klusener who would specialise at doing well in these situations. Now anyone can do it."
SL 274-1
No let-up in this assault. Painful viewing for anyone of a Bangladeshi persuasion as Dilshan smashes four fours from Taskin's latest over. They a racking up an ... er ... cricket score.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Once again, this proves how hard it is to bowl at the death. With so many men in there are so many gaps in the field."
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SL 258-1
Sangakkara is steaming towards what would be his 22nd one-day hundred here. A pull and a sweep take his four tally to 10 and his score to 83 off 61 balls.
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Afghanistan seal historic World Cup win
Sam, Liverpool: Best game of the WC, so happy for Afghanistan! Perfectly illustrates why associates deserve to be in the 2019 competition. ICC take note.
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SL 247-1
Taskin curbs the free-scoring Sri Lankans to an extent with an over of yorkers. It's ones and twos all the way, but we are looking at a total way in excess of 300 here.
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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"If they keep on with this Sri Lanka are going to get a huge score. The key is to play good shots. With the fielding restrictions it gives batsmen a lot of opportunity and freedom."
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SL 239-1 (Dilshan 106, Sangakkara 70)
Another howler as Sangakkara is dropped at backward point. Dreadful from the Bangladeshis. And the master craftsman rubs their noses in it with a superb spank down the ground for six.
Dilshan 100
SL 224-1
The MCG crowd rises in unison to applaud Dilshan after an inside-edge trickles down to fine leg to bring up his 21st one-day century. He looks absolutely knackered as he removes his helmet to reveal his trademark blue bandana. Sri Lankan flags are flying everywhere. There's a big Sri Lankan community in Melbourne and they are loving every minute of this.
Sangakkara 50
SL 217-1 (Dilshan 98, Sangakkara 56)
Hello everyone. I arrive with news of a half-century for Kumar Sangakkara in his 400th ODI. He's got there very quickly, off just 45 balls. At the other end, Dilshan is doing a textbook job of anchoring the innings, moving to within two runs of a century as we enter the final 10 overs of the innings.
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Right then... let's hand over to Sam Sheringham who is keeping across all the action in Melbourne where Sri Lanka are playing Bangladesh.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"No team winning a World Cup match batting second has had a collapse where they lost five wickets for 12 or fewer runs before Afghanistan today (85-2 to 97-7)
"The worst previous five-wicket collapse by a team batting second and going on to win a World Cup game was 14 by Bangladesh v England at Chittagong in 2011. They lost 5-14 (155-3 to 169-8) before reaching 227 to win."
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"This is where the World Cup can come into its own. This has not been the highest quality match we have ever seen but it really mattered to both teams and it created the tension and the drama. When you get a match that really matters like this you are drawn into the drama. Whether you are from Afghanistan, Scotland or Dunedin, everybody here was drawn into it."
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So, Scotland remain bottom of Pool A but Afghanistan now have two points and draw level with England and Sri Lanka.
Captain's view
Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi: "Shenwari batted brilliantly. It was a good learning curve on how to handle pressure. We have three games left now and it's good to put points on the board. This is our first win in the World Cup and everyone will enjoy it. Hopefully we'll win one more game."
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So, if you're just waking up and wondering why I'm getting so excited... let me fill you in on the details.
Afghanistan won the toss and put Scotland in. They then reduced Preston Mommsen's side to 144-8, but Majid Haq and Alasdair Evans put on 62 for the ninth wicket to help their side to 210 all out.
In reply, Afghanistan slipped from 42-0 to 97-7 but Samiullah Shenwari made the most of being dropped at slip on 20 to hit 96 and see his side to a dramatic one-wicket victory with three balls to spare.
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And Samiullah Shenwari is one of my new favourite cricketers. What a hero. He wore his heart on his sleeve and was a one-man batting juggernaut towards the end.
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SL 179-1 (35 overs)
It's all a bit more sedate at the MCG and right now, this game is only going one way. Bangladesh are their own worst enemies, mind you. Another dropped catch has let off Sangakkara. He got a leading edge but bowler Taskin Ahmed could not hold on to the chance as he dived forward. Dilshan has 92, Sangakkara is on 28.
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Game of the World Cup so far? It's got my vote.
Man of the match
No surprises here... the award goes to Shenwari, who hit 96 off 147 balls: "There was a lot of pressure because we lost five early wickets and I had to stay there until the end. I did my job and I'm happy. It was a poor shot to get out but I wanted another six. I middled it but I don't know why it didn't cross the boundary. We are looking to get another win now so we can reach the quarter-finals."
Final scorecard
Afghanistan 211-9 from 49.3 overs won by one wicket
Not out batsmen: Hassan 15 from 39, Shapoor 12 from 10
Fall of wickets: 42-1 (Mangal 6), 46-2 (Stanikzai 4), 85-3 (Ahmadi 51), 88-4 (Nabi 1), 89-5 (Zazai 0), 96-6 (Najibullah 4), 97-7 (Naib 0) 132-8 (Dawlat 9), 192-9 (Shenwari 96)
Bowling figures: Wardlaw 9.3-0-61-0, Davey 10-1-34-2, Evans 10-1-30-2, Haq 10-0-45-1, Berrington 10-0-40-4
Scotland 210 all out (50 overs): Machan 31, Haq 31, Shapoor 4-38, Dawlat 3-29
Afghanistan won toss
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Andrew Morris: What a match. But Scotland had numerous opportunities and just couldn't get it done. It'll come. Just not this year.
Matthew Vernon: I don't think I've ever been happier for a cricket team than I am for Afghanistan right now!! Superb grit and determination.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"That is an amazing game of cricket. Not the highest quality but as dramatic as I have seen in a long time. Afghanistan, against all the odds have triumphed. Scotland are desolate."
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Afghanistan were 97-7 after 23.4 overs. How have they pulled this one around? Scotland look crestfallen. They can barely believe it.
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What an incredible game! The ball hadn't even crossed the boundary and Shapoor was running around the outfield indiscriminately, whipping off his helmet and diving to the turf in sheer disbelief.
Champagne moment
Shapoor hits it for four down to fine leg and Afghanistan have beaten Scotland by one wicket with three balls to spare.
Afg 207-9 (need 4 from 4 balls)
Run out chance... hit and Scotland win. But Machan misses. This is tense with a capital T.
Afg 207-9 (need 4 from 5)
Iain Wardlaw to bowl the final over. His first ball is dug out for a single.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It was a calamitous last two balls. Suddenly, for the first time in about an hour and a half, Afghanistan are favourites."
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Let's go ball by ball. The maths are simple. Scotland need one wicket, Afghanistan need five runs. The prize? A historic first World Cup victory for either side.
Afg 206-9 (need 5 from 6)
So, we're heading for the final over. A Richie Berrington wide proves costly and that extra delivery is paddled for four by Shapoor.
Afg 200-9 (need 11 from 8)
We'll get them in singles declare the Afghanistan number 10 and 11. One more chipped from the target.
Afg 199-9 (need 12 from 10)
A single for Shapoor, then Hamid Hassan is cheered as he also turns over the strike.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
Shenwari's 147 balls is the longest innings for Afghanistan in ODIs.
It was 143 balls by Usman Ghani in his 118 v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in 2014.
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Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"What a game. It has been a slow burner, but this has been special. There has been a lot of unspectacular cricket and mistakes but the outcome is still uncertain, there is a lot of tension and for us watching a lot of excitement. It is now about who can hold their nerve."
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Richie Berrington, who has 4-32 from 9 overs, comes on to try and prise out that all-important final wicket.
Afg 197-9 (need 14 off 12 balls)
Could we be on for a tie here? Five from the over.
Not out
Afg 193-9
Nah, it just hit the thigh pad. Shapoor is fine to continue.
Umpire review
Afg 193-9
What a game this has been. Both sides have given it their all. Hamid Hassan takes a single from the first ball of Alasdair Evans' last over. The number 11, Shapoor, has a play and miss then wafts at one down the leg side. Not out says the umpire, but the Scots use their review.
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Andrew Walker: Even as a Scotland supporter, Shenwari batted with a Braveheart
Scott Lennon: Could be the most important catch in Scotland's cricketing history
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Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"There are enough balls left there to do it, but is there enough batting know-how? Hassan played very well alongside Shenwani, but now he is the senior partner. Scotland will want to get Shapoor on strike."
Afg 192-9 (need 19 off 18 balls)
Over to you, Shapoor and Hamid.
Shenwari still hasn't taken his helmet off. The guy is distraught. What a hero.
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Yep, he's out. Shenwari is disconsolate as he sits on the sidelines with his gloves and helmet still on.
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Hang on... the umpires are checking. Shenwari might not be out because the umpires want to check there were the requisite number of fielders inside the circle. Drama.
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh update
SL 147-1 (30 overs)
Sri Lanka are priming themselves for an absolute monster of a total at the MCG, with Sangakkara straight into his groove and Dilshan seeing it like a football.
Sri Lanka 147-1 from 30 overs
Batsmen: Dilshan 73, Sangakkara 15
Fall of wickets: 122-1 (Thirimanne 52)
Bowling figures: Mortaza 7-0-25-0, Hossain 7-0-36-1, Ahmed 5-1-33-0, Al Hasan 5-0-16-0, Mahmudullah 4-0-24-0, Rahman 2-0-12-0
Sri Lanka won toss
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"What a dramatic over. What a topsy-turvy day for Haq. He dropped Sherwani, went for over 18 in this over and now has the vital wicket. What an innings from the Afghanistan batsman, though."
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Shenwari c Davey b Haq 96 (Afg 192-9)
Three sixes and out! Shenwari cannot believe it... he's holed out to Josh Davey at deep mid-wicket.
Six
Afg 192-8
Majid Haq is coming round the wicket and Shenwari plants another maximum over mid-wicket.
Six
Afg 186-8
A wide and then make that two sixes for Shenwari, who just about gets the ball over the diving fielder at backward square leg.
Six
Afg 179-8
Majid Haq trundles in to begin his final over and Shenwari hammers a six over mid-wicket.
Afg 173-8 (need 38 runs off 24 balls)
Fans and officials from both sides are biting their nails, almost praying for something to go their way in these tense closing overs. The run-rate is mounting as Hamid Hassan uses up three balls without scoring, then takes a single to third man. Shenwari keeps the strike with a single to cover.
Afg 170-8 (need 41 runs off 30 balls)
Scotland won't need reminding that Majid Haq dropped a straightforward slip catch to get rid of Shenwari when he was on 20. In fact, Haq is having a mare... the spinner missing a chance to run out Hamid Hassan with the batsman stranded mid-pitch when he can't get the ball out of his hands in time from the non-striker's end. Two more chipped from the ever-decreasing target.
Afg 168-8 (need 43 runs off 36 balls)
Whatever happens now, Shenwari does not deserve to finish on the losing side. He's really worn his heart on his sleeve during this innings, it clearly means so much. Scotland bring in two slips for Hamid Hassan and test him with a short one which is pulled to the boundary for four. A yorker is then dug out for a single meaning he retains the strike.
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Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Now you can sense a bit of tension out there among the Scots. Hassan has essentially been passive until now."
Afg 161-8 (need 50 runs off 42 balls)
Four dot balls and then Shenwari goes for broke - planting Majid Haq onto the pavilion roof. He's giving everything here, kneeling as the ball sails over the boundary. It's probably due to sheer mental exhaustion.
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Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It has been gallant effort from Shenwari as he has seen mayhem happen at the other end. At some point Hassan is going to have to contribute here because he is going to be on strike. He can take his time but he is going to have to go beyond blocking."
Afg 155-8 (target 211)
This is Scotland's Edgbaston 05. Who will be their Steve Harmison? Evans runs his fingers across the seam and beats Hamid Hassan on the outside edge, then pulls up in his delivery stride to try and unsettle the nervy number 10. Shenwari has words... this could get sparky. Hamid Hassan is trying to restrain himself and watches one go past him, then Matt Cross saves four leg byes with some athletic keeping. This is turning into a cracker. I did tell you so at 21:30 GMT yesterday!
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Bangladesh have now conceded a 100 run opening partnership in 39 of their 296 ODIs. At 13.17% of their games this is the highest of any team that has played 20 or more ODIs. 2nd are Zimbabwe with 11.36%. By comparison Australia have also conceded 39 opening partnerships over 100, but in 849 ODIs."
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Thirimanne c Taskin b Rubel 52 (SL 122-1)
Breakthrough for Bangladesh in Melbourne. Thirimanne's luck finally runs out as he guides Rubel Hossain straight into the hands of Taskin at third man.
Kumar Sangakkara receives a great reception as he strides out for his 400th one-day international.
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Kishin Mahtani: From my crystal ball where I predicted Gayle's double century, I am now predicting Scotland and Afghanistan will be a tie
Afg 154-8 (Shenwari 67, Hassan 3)
Davey bowls his last and bowls it well, with a good line. Shenwari takes a single off the second ball and Hassan takes no risks and no runs from the remaining four. Scotland are still favourites here but they could really do with a wicket to ease their nerves and bring in the Afghanistan number 11.
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Afghanistan 153-8 from 40 overs (target 211)
Batsmen: Shenwari 66, Hassan 3
Fall of wickets: 42-1 (Mangal 6), 46-2 (Stanikzai 4), 85-3 (Ahmadi 51), 88-4 (Nabi 1), 89-5 (Zazai 0), 96-6 (Najibullah 4), 97-7 (Naib 0) 132-8 (Dawlat 9)
Bowling figures: Wardlaw 7-0-46-0, Davey 9-1-33-2, Evans 8-1-24-2, Haq 7-0-18-0, Berrington 9-0-32-4
Scotland 210 all out (50 overs): Machan 31, Haq 31, Shapoor 4-38, Dawlat 3-29
Afghanistan won toss
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Afg 153-8 (need 58 runs off 60 balls)
Majid Haq's off-spin to close out the powerplay. Just a sweeped single for Shenwari, but Hamid Hassan gets off the mark in nice style by opening the face and angling three down to third man.
Afg 148-8 (target 211)
Just waking up? First of all... good morning. Now, before you put the kettle on, let me tell you Scotland are two wickets away from their first ever Cricket World Cup victory. However, Afghanistan are putting up a late fight - Shenwari clouting Josh Davey for six over mid-wicket and then four through the off side. The comparison between the two sides is almost identical now. Who will prevail?
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BBC Test Match Special statistician
Samiullah Shenwari's 113-ball fifty is the slowest for Afghanistan in ODIs.
It was 95 by Asghar Stanikzai v Australia in Sharjah in 2012 and 95 Samiullah Shenwari v Ireland in Dubai in 2015
There have only been two slower 50s in all ODIs since 1 January, 2008:
119 balls Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka v Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2009 and 119 balls Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan v West Indies in Providence in 2013
Afg 137-8 (need 74 runs off 72 balls)
Adjacent to the University Ovals, a large group of rugby players have arrived for training and are just beginning their warm-ups. They love the oval ball in New Zealand. Back to the cricket, Shenwari nails a pull shot to the boundary sweeper but declines to takes the single so early in the over. He eventually takes the one to put Hamid Hassan on strike. Three dots. Scotland turning the screw.
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh update
SL 90-0 (20 overs)
Bangladesh are working hard to tie down the Sri Lankan openers, but still they can't take a wickets. Dilshan breaks the shackles by smacking the last ball of the 20th over through the covers for four.
Sri Lanka: 90-0 off 20 overs
Not out batsman: Thirimanne 42, Dilshan 41
Bowling figures: Mortaza 6-0-20-0, Hossain 3-0-20-0, Taskin 3-1-16-0, Al Hasan 5-0-16-0, Mahmudullah 3-0-17-0
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50 for Shenwari
Afg 136-8
Shenwari brings up his ninth ODI fifty with two into the leg side. He then takes a single to put Hamid Hassan on strike. Rambo is given a few instructions... but will Rambo listen? Yes he does. He safely sees out two dot balls.
Afg 133-8 (target 211)
Shenwari was livid with Zadran after that dismissal. Replays showed him hitting the turf with his bat, crouching to the floor in disappointment and then rising to his feet to have words with his batting partner as he sloped off. Has Zadran cost his side the game? One from the over.
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D Zadran c Mommsen b Berrington 9 (Afg 132-8)
Golden-arm Berrington strikes again. And what is Zadran doing? His batting partner Shenwari, who is well set on 48, gives a bit more responsibility to the tailender who responds by hoicking a catch high into the air and Preston Mommsen does the honours at mid-off.
Afg 126-7 (need 85 runs off 96 balls)
The field is spread as Scotland try and tempt Shenwari into turning over the strike. It's like a game of chess now. The right-hander eventually obliges and Dawlat Zadran is given three balls to deal with. He takes a single from the second one, and Shenwari can't retain the strike. Is this Scotland's chance to break this partnership?
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BBC Sport at the World Cup
"New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was born in Dunedin. Not that they like to go on about it."
Afg 124-7 (Berrington 7-0-23-3)
There's a touch of the Paul Collingwoods about Scotland's canny medium pacer Richie Berrington. Twelve steps before he delivers the ball, he gets in close to the wicket and tries to bowl wicket to wicket. The singles are there for Shenwari, but the Afghan batsman would rather wait for the boundaries as he farms the strike. Another seven from the over.
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka update
SL 71-0 (15 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan is just starting to go through the gears at the MCG, punching Mahmudullah through the covers for his fourth four. The sting has been taken out of the Bangladeshi attack and Sri Lanka are setting themselves up for a big total. Thirimanne has 34, Dilshan has 31.
Afg 117-7 (target 211)
Shenwari's change in tack prompts Scotland to bring on Majid Haq. Not a bad move to get the spinner to serve up some tempters. Just one from the over.
Afg 116-7 (Shenwari 38, Zadran 2)
Samiullah Shenwari is a useful player for Afghanistan to rely on. He has over 1,100 ODI runs and eight half-centuries. In this innings, he has also become the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan in ODIs. The right-hander clips Iain Wardlaw for four through the leg side to keep the scoreboard ticking, then carves another boundary over mid-off. Go hard or go home.
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Afghanistan 107-7 from 30 overs (target 211)
Not out batsman: Shenwari 29, Dawlat 2
Fall of wickets: 42-1 (Mangal 6), 46-2 (Stanikzai 4), 85-3 (Ahmadi 51), 88-4 (Nabi 1), 89-5 (Zazai 0), 96-6 (Najibullah 4), 97-7 (Naib 0)
Bowling figures: Wardlaw 6-0-37-0, Davey 8-1-22-2, Evans 7-1-23-2, Haq 3-0-9-0, Berrington 6-0-16-3
Scotland 210 all out (50 overs): Machan 31, Haq 31, Shapoor 4-38, Dawlat 3-29
Afghanistan won toss
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Afg 107-7 (Evans 7-1-23-2)
The runs have really dried up now. Shenwari is shouldering the burden of the strike, which he retains with a push into the off side. Another good, aggressive over from Evans.
Afg 105-7 (required run-rate: 5.04)
The Afghanistan batsmen have red helmets. Considering they are wearing blue kits, they look a little odd. It's like they've had to borrow their headwear. In the Scotland dug-out, Paul Collingwood looks a little more pink than the last time we saw him on camera. Four from the over.
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh update
SL 51-0 (10 overs)
Another big let-off for Thirimanne in Melbourne as he dissects the gap between keeper and slip. Bowler Mortaza looks absolutely devastated. No fireworks yet, and just two boundaries, but Sri Lanka are building a handy old platform here.
Sri Lanka 51-0 from 10 overs
Not out batsmen: Thirimanne 29, Dilshan 16
Bowling figures: Mortaza 5-0-14-0, Hossain 3-0-20-0, Taskin Ahmed 1-0-12-0, Al Hasan 1-0-5-0
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Afg 101-7 (target 211)
The tall, rangy and flame-haired Alasdair Evans started this Afghanistan collapse with two wickets in an over, and he's comfortably been Scotland's quickest bowler. He's back for a second spell and he's probing away from back of a length. Afghanistan are content to survive for now - much like Scotland's lower order did. Then, the runs will eventually come.
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James Gutteridge: Nobody remind Richie Berrington that he's supposed to be "a batsman who bowls a bit"
Afg 100-7 (Shenwari 25 of 75 balls)
Richie Berrington is supposed to be a part-time bowler, but he's got three key wickets here. That success has put a couple of clicks on his bowling speed too - he's running in a little harder and with much more relish now. Dawlat Zadran gets off the mark with two which brings up the 100 for Afghanistan.
Afg 98-7 (target 211)
Thanks Phil, you've played a blinder for Scotland there. I make it a 20 over spell of seven wickets for 71 runs. Josh Davey, with his textbook run-up to the wicket, delivers a maiden over. That'll do.
Afg 98-7 (Zadran 0, Shenwari 25)
Berrington has two slips in. That is a testimony to how he has bowled in this match, maximising his gentle pace to superb effect. Just the one run from his fifth over. I now hand you back to Mr Marc Higginson, who will see this game through to the close.
Afg 97-7 (Zadran 0, Shenwari 24)
The Scotland players jog round as another successful over ends. Dawlat Zadran has joined Shenwari at the crease. As long as Shenwari is there, Afghanistan will believe they can still pull off an unlikely win. It will have to be some innings, though.
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Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"That was good captaincy - he had a slip and a gully. There was no need for a second slip, he had it covered with those two fielders."
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Naib c Haq b Davey 0 (Afg 97-7)
Afghanistan are falling apart now. Gulbadin Naib is the new man but he lasts just one ball as he prods nervously at a Davey delivery, which catches the shoulder of the bat and loops up for first slip Haq to dive and catch. Scotland have victory in sight.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Afghanistan really need someone to play the innings of their life. They have fallen away here and now they are in all sorts of straits. They will feel sad because I think the standard has been average from both teams. It's a good game of cricket, even if the skill levels aren't there."
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Zadran c Haq b Berrington 4 (Afg 96-6)
He may not be the most threatening bowler in the world but Berrington is doing a superb job for Scotland here. Two balls after slightly over-pitching and allowing Zadran to get off the mark with a driven four, he finds a much better length and tempts the batsman into a ill-timed flash and catches an edge behind to Haq at slip. No mistakes this time for the off-spinner, who claims and runs away in delight. Scotland are now firmly in control.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"One of these two needs to score 50. Afghanistan can't let this collapse go any further. They have to fight for the next six or seven overs to ensure that."
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh update
SL 17-0 (5 overs)
Thirimanne got a golden duck in Sri Lanka's nervy victory over Afghanistan but there are signs that he might make Bangladesh pay for their early profligacy in Melbourne. The left-hander has advanced to 11 not out alongside Dilshan (3 not out) in a cautious start by the 1996 champs.
Afg 90-5 (Shenwari 22, Zadran 0)
Shenwari has not looked entirely convincing, but there is a lot of pressure on him now. The left-handed Najibullah Zadran is the new man at the crease and he is able to survive his first ball after Shenwari clips the over's only run to long leg.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"That's an example of yet another player who didn't learn from the Scottish innings. He sat on the back foot, showed two pads to the bowler and invited him to hit them halfway up."
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Zazai lbw Berrington 0 (Afg 89-5)
Another one goes! Another efficient Berrington over ends in the best way possible as new man Afsar Zazai goes first ball. It is a full delivery and the batsman basically offers both of his pads to be hit bang in front. No chance of a review this time. That is plum and Scotland are rampant!
Scorecard update
Afghanistan 88-4 from 20 overs (target 211)
Not out batsman: Shenwari 20
Fall of wickets: 42-1 (Mangal 6), 46-2 (Stanikzai 4), 85-3 (Ahmadi 51), 88-4 (Nabi 1)
Bowling figures: Wardlaw 5-0-33-0, Davey 5-0-20-1, Evans 5-1-20-2, Haq 3-0-9-0, Berrington 2-0-6-1
Scotland 210 all out (50 overs): Machan 31, Haq 31, Shapoor 4-38, Dawlat 3-29
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Dropped catch
Oh no! What a chance for Scotland to really get themselves on top. Berrington draws a flashing drive from Shenwari and catches an outside edge that is straight into the midriff of Haq at slip. Unfortunately for the Scots, Haq makes a hash of it and spills it.
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Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"The batsman was taking a huge risk by playing against the line to a full ball. It's a big wicket because Nabi is their captain and he could have guided the team to their goal. Now we've got a game on."
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Nabi lbw Davey 1 (Afg 88-4)
Scotland captain Mommsen is certainly keeping the Afghanistan batsmen guessing from one end as another change sees Wardlaw replaced by Davey. It is an effective change as Davey concedes a solitary single before hammering a delivery into the static Nabi's pads and prompting a raised finger from the umpire. Nabi reviews it but this shows it is just clipping leg and is given as umpire's call by the slimmest of margins. Scotland strike again!
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David in Spain: Charlotte Edwards! Now there's a modern-day Len Hutton for you!
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Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Richie Berrington is making a virtue of having no pace. He barely gets up to 75mph, and that's not including the slower balls."
Afg 87-3 (Shenwari 19, Nabi 1)
Ahmadi's replacement is the right-handed Mohammad Nabi, who scored 21 against Sri Lanka. He gets off the mark from his first ball. Shenwari flat-bats a couple before completing a risky single from a drive to mid-off. All-in-all a very successful over from Berrington. The required run-rate remains at 4.
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh - Dropped catch
SL 1-0 (1 over)
It's a dramatic start to proceedings in Melbourne as Lahiru Thirimanne gets a thick edge on Mashrafe Mortaza's third ball but Anamul Haque drops an absolute dolly at slip. A huge let-ff for the struggling Sri Lankans.
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Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"That's quite a good catch because it went up a long time. It was up there long enough for Machan to think that if he didn't catch it, his team would lose. I'm not sure about the shot selection though."
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Ahmadi c Machan b Berrington 51 (Afg 85-3)
Well, will you look at that. Just as I was talking up Ahmadi's potential role in winning this game he goes for one big shot too many and skies a Berrington ball straight to Machan at long on. Scotland are back in this game again.
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Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Ahmadi has played some great shots, and some unorthodox ones. He's given himself room to lash the ball through the off side a couple of times and inbetween times he's watched the ball well."
Afg 85-2 (126 required for victory)
Oh, so close! Ahmadi steers a short ball from the returning Wardlaw just a few inches over the outstretched hand of Haq at slip. That would have been a key wicket for Scotland. Instead, the batsman remains at the crease to take a single next ball and reach his 50 from 48 balls. It is his fifth ODI half-century from 22 matches and if he sticks around much longer he will take this game away from Scotland.
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BBC Sport at the World Cup
"A few things I've learned on a lap of the ground:
Champagne moment - England win
England Women have beaten New Zealand to level their five-match ODI series at 2-2. Charlotte Edwards (89 not out) and Sarah Taylor (64 not out) put on more than 150 together to help England to a nine-wicket victory in pursuit of New Zealand's 168 all out.
Afg 78-2 (Ahmadi 45, Shenwari 17)
Haq grimaces as a well-timed sweep from Shenwari brings him a boundary. The spinner responds well, though, to keep the Afghanistan number four at the striker's end, despite his best attempts at another suicidal single that again sees Ahmadi send him scampering back to the crease.
TEAM NEWS
Lots of empty seats at the MCG, which is understandable given it does seat nigh on 100,000. There are a few pockets of blue and green supporters helping belt out the national anthems. As for the teams, Dinesh Chandimal comes in for the injured Jeevan Mendis in the Sri Lankan middle order. Bangladesh are unchanged.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Ahmadi is racing along. He naturally hits the ball really hard. Shenwari is trying to provide the glue and is doing a good job. Scotland captain Preston Mommsen has now been forced to turn to his fifth-choice bowler Richie Berrington who is more a batsman who bowls a bit. This is the weakness in the Scottish team."
Afg 74-2 (Shenwari 13, Ahmadi 45)
This is where Scotland struggle; they simply don't have the strength in depth in their bowling to maintain a consistent threat. They turn to Berrington, who with the best will in the world is gentle medium pace at best. It is a decent first over, but one that Ahmadi sees through with ease and plunders for four runs to take him closer to 50.
Bangladesh boosted by Brisbane rain
Bangladesh meet Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground knowing that the weather gods have already smiled kindly upon them during this World Cup.
Having picked up an unexpected point when their match against Australia at the Gabba was called off as a no result after heavy rain in Brisbane, Bangladesh lie in third place in Pool A with three points following their impressive 105-run win over Afghanistan.
Victory over Sri Lanka would mean that one further win from the Pool A games against New Zealand, England or Scotland would see them progress to the quarter-finals.
Afg 70-2 (Ahmadi 42, Shenwari 12)
You can see the temptation to Ahmadi, as he considers taking a stride to Haq and planting him down the ground. He resists, though, and the off-spinner goes for a trio of singles.
England women update
Charlotte Edwards and Sarah Taylor look to be steering England to a commanding victory over hosts New Zealand in the fourth one-day international in Lincoln.
Captain Edwards, leading England for the 201st time, has 49 and Taylor 47 in England's 107-1, chasing 168 for victory. Heather Knight is the only wicket to fall - she was dismissed for five with the score on 11.
Afg 67-2 (Evans 2-20 off 5)
Evans remains in the Scotland attack and ruins his otherwise efficient over with a short one which Shenwari cuts away from four to the off-side boundary. He then chucks his last down leg for a wide before beating the outside edge with an excellent extra delivery.
It is delicately poised now. A wicket will bring Scotland firmly into the game, but they don't have the kind of total to allow this pair to settle.
Mathews wary of Bangladesh threat
Sri Lanka were well beaten by New Zealand in their first Pool A match and were indebted to Mahela Jayawardene's century in the second as they laboured to a four-wicket win over Afghanistan.
"This will be a pressure match for all of us," Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews said.
"Bangladesh have a good set of players and we have to take all their batsmen and bowlers seriously."
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Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Scotland can't continue giving away singles so they don't have to bowl at Ahmadi. Sooner or later they have to get him out, especially with such an average score to defend."
Afg 62-2 (Ahmadi 40, Shenwari 7)
Spinner Majid Haq is into the attack and the change almost produces a wicket as Shenwari flicks one to square leg ands sets off only to have to scamper back and just make his ground before the bails are whipped off from a throw. Scotland will be encouraged that there are still some nerves on show from Afghanistan.
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David in Spain: Re 6 overs... Excuse the high horse, but Len Hutton had no reputation for swinging away at anything (the opposition) had to offer. Rather he drove you and drove you, classically through the covers.
Very true David. Classy as he was, Sir Len was probably not built for this modern swashbuckling form of cricket. Saying that, he could probably still do a job in the current England side!
Spotlight on Sri Lanka
Afg 60-2 (Ahmadi 39, Shenwari 6)
Evans drops his length too short and is punished by Shenwari, who flashes a solid back-foot drive through cover for four. After the two-wicket salvo from Scotland, Afganistan are slowly steadying the ship.
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Jordan Davies: I'll miss these associate versus associate clashes if the next World Cup has only 10 sides. Intriguing games.
Sri Lanka win toss and bat vs Bangladesh
We are less than 30 minutes away from the start of the all-Asian clash between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Pool A. They've just tossed up at the MCG and Sri Lanka have won it. Captain Angelo Mathews chooses to bat first.
Afg 55-2 (Shenwari 2, Ahmadi 39)
Wides were a problem for Scotland in their previous game against England and Davey lapses to gift Afghanistan a run. Ahmadi then gets back into the game with a pull shot through midwicket for four. Davey responds well, though, nipping one away and beating Ahmadi's tentative prod forward.
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Afghanistan 48-2 from 10 overs (target 211)
Batsmen: Ahmadi 34, Shenwari 1
Fall of wickets: 42-1 (Mangal 6), 46-2 (Stanikzai 4)
Bowling figures: Wardlaw 4-0-26-0, Davey 3-0-12-0, Evans 3-0-10-2
Scotland 210 all out (50 overs): Machan 31, Haq 31, Shapoor 4-38, Dawlat 3-29
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Afg 48-2 (run-rate 4.80, required 4.07)
Evans cannot repeat the fireworks of his previous over but it is another tidy effort; a maiden which ties Shenwari at the striker's end. Ahmadi is clearly the danger man and one simple way of dealing with that: keep him off strike and frustrate him. Scotland were 38-1 at this stage.
Afg 48-2 (Shenwari 1, Ahmadi 34)
Prior to that Evans over, the Scotland attack had tempted out a couple of false shots but had otherwise looked pretty tame as Afghanistan took the game to them. Now, it is the batting side looking nervous as the Scots bounce round in the field. Davey's over goes for a couple of singles, including one that gets the new man Samiullah Shenwari off the mark.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"The instructions from the Afghanistan captain and coach might have changed now. They need these two fellas to take three or four overs to settle in."
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Another good ball by Evans. He is bowling it just outside off stump and has that extra pace and carry. All of a sudden, the Scottish team believe winning is a possibility."
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Stanikzai c Cross b Evans 4 (Afg 46-2)
Game on! Asghar Stanikzai replaces Mangal and doesn't waste any time, flashing a drive through cover for four before misjudging the length of the next ball and catching an edge off an awkward flash for keeper Cross to claim. Evans has two in an over and Scotland are rampant.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Mangal didn't look comfortable. Evans looks to be in more of a rhythm than the other bowlers and had the extra pace. Scotland will be buoyed by that because they needed to make some sort of inroads."
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Mangal b Evans 6 (Afg 42-1)
Evans does make the breakthrough! A ball after Mangal had top-edged a shortish ball just short of fine-leg, Evans nips one right through a poor defensive shot and cleans him up. Scotland are up and running.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"We need some more bagpipes in the crowd to get the Scots going. They look like they've got problems with Ahmadi."
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"All the analysts of the teams still to play Afghanistan will be noting Ahmadi because he's dangerous. You can't give him any width or he'll smash it."
Afg 40-0 (Mangal 6, Ahmadi 32)
Wardlaw pounds in for another over (his fourth), but he fails to make the breakthrough. His last two balls get the Ahmadi treatment as the opener takes a couple of steps down the track and launches the ball to long-on for four before pulling to the on side boundary. This is looking ominous now. Afghanistan are quickly eating into that Scotland total.
Afg 31-0 (Ahmadi 24, Mangal 6)
Cheers Marc. Well, Ahmadi is doing his best impression of another Pudsey man, Len Hutton, here swinging away at everything Scotland have to offer. It is his partner that comes to the fore this over, though. A pummelling drive is stopped just short of the cover boundary by some good Scotland fielding before Evans almost sneaks one past a very shaky defensive shot.
Dropped catch
Afg 27-0
Oh no. Nawroz Mangal fences at one outside off stump but Preston Mommsen's fine effort at second slip is not enough and the catch goes to ground. The over ends with Javed Ahmadi clattering another boundary - this is a decent start for the Afghans.
And with that, allow me to hand over the live text baton to Pudsey's finest, Phil Dawkes.
Afg 18-0 (Ahmadi 16, Mangal 1)
Javed Ahmadi must have a table booked at Miga Korean BBQ Restaurant tonight. It's the best restaurant in town according to my internet search. The aggressive right-hander gives Josh Davey the charge and belts another four, then when the bowler readjusts his length, cuts another boundary through backward point.
Afg 10-0 (target 211)
The tall, muscular Iain Wardlaw, with his side parting blowing in the Dunedin breeze, sends down a bouncer which is too short and called a wide. He then stands and watches in disbelief as Javed Ahmadi walks down the crease and belts four through the covers.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the World Cup
"Was between Ramiz Raja and Allan Border in the lunch queue. Between us, we've played 213 Tests and scored 14,007 runs. Border gave me the idea of drizzling olive oil on the salad, Ramiz found the chocolate ice creams. Legends."
Afg 3-0 (Ahmadi 3, Mangal 0)
Will Afghanistan win? Neigh.
Sorry... but it is 2.20am. OK... I'll get my coat.
Josh Davey takes the second new nut for Scotland and slips into a nice rhythm outside off stump fairly quickly. Two from the over.
Afg 1-0 (target 211)
How will Afghanistan approach this? Will they be more England or more New Zealand?
It looks like the latter as Iain Wardlaw drops short and Javed Ahmadi throws the kitchen sink but finds the fielder. Just one from the opening over.
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Hopefully Swanny's caught his bus OK. Now let's see how Afghanistan get on in pursuit of Scotland's 210 all out.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on Twitter
"I'm having a throwback day to when I was 20. Have left passport at check in, jacket at security and phone at hotel. Just need to miss the bus."
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Giles Perryman in Hobart: "Personally I think Hamid Hassan's got more of the look of Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots part deux.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the World Cup
"Afghanistan lingered on the pitch for an end-of-innings huddle. They will be happy to have bowled Scotland out for 210, but will perhaps wonder if it could have been a smaller chase. As for the Scots, they marched off the University Oval. Their lunch will taste better than it might have done. We've got a game."
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Scotland 210 all out from 50 overs (Afghanistan won toss)
Not out batsman: Wardlaw 1
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (MacLeod 0), 38-2 Gardiner 5), 40-3 (Coetzer 25), 93-4 (Machan 31), 95-5 (Mommsen 23), 132-6 (Cross 15), 134-7 (Evans 1), 144-8 (Berrington 25), 206-9 (Haq 31), 210-10 (Evans 28)
Bowling figures: Shapoor Zadran 10-1-38-4, Dawlat Zadran 10-1-29-3, Hassan 10-1-32-1, Naib 9-0-53-1, Nabi 10-0-38-1, Ahmadi 1-0-8-0
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Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Lots of batsmen got starts but none went on to make a big score. That gallant partnership between Haq and Evans may be significant because once you get over 200 you may not be favourites but you have a chance.
"Afghanistan's bowlers looked strong again. It's a disappointment to Scotland but Afghanistan will know they have a bit of work to do and have a certain amount of pressure on them as they target a first World Cup win.
"Early wickets and pressure could make things difficult, but it's an under-par score."
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David in Spain: "Great bowling in Lincoln by Cross & Grundy (see 01:10), two relative newcomers to the side. Now let's see if our batters can finish the job."
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Afghanistan bowler Hamid Hassan: "We're happy. It's better to be patient because if you stick around it gets easier and you can score runs later on. Hopefully we can chase the target."
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There we have it then. Scotland complete their 50 overs and have set Afghanistan 211 to win.
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Evans c Nabi b Shapoor 28 (Scotland 210 all out)
Another wicket for Shapoor, who finishes with a four-for as Nabi takes an excellent catch in the covers. A gutsy knock from Alasdair Evans ends in the final ball of the innings.
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Haq c Naib b Shapoor 31 (Sco 206-9)
A sensible and calculated 51-ball knock comes to an end when the left-hander slices high into the off side and Naib takes an excellent diving catch just outside the circle.
Sco 206-8 (Haq 31, Evans 25)
Scotland reach that magical figure of 200 when Alasdair Evans flays a full toss from Naib over extra cover for four. Two more come with a firm push into the off side and some aggressive running, then four leg byes run down to fine leg. Is this a match-winning partnership? One over to go.
That's a record
Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Scotland have now made their highest score in World Cup matches. Their previous best was 186-8 v South Africa at Basseterre in 2007.
"The only other teams that have not reached 200 in a World Cup match are East Africa (best of 128) and Bermuda (best of 156) and they only played three games each."
Sco 196-8 (Haq 31, Evans 19)
Afghanistan's fielding has been woeful at times. They spurn another run-out opportunity when a shy at the stumps fails to connect with the target. Majid Haq takes Scotland to their highest ever World Cup total by flicking Shapoor for two into the leg side. A beamer is then hit for four so, coupled with the no-ball, that's another five added to the score. Throw in another four, which brings up the 50 partnership of 72 balls, and Scotland are motoring.
Sco 183-8 (Hassan 10-1-32-1)
From looking like a simple run-chase for Afghanistan, this partnership has given Scotland a real chance of victory. Hamid Hassan keeps things tight in his final over, sending down five dots and conceding just a single. Another excellent display from Rambo.
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Henry Clarson 45: After the magic of IRE v UAE, I fear Scotland are now making the case for the ICC to reduce the World Cup to at least 13 teams.
Sco 182-8 (Nabi 10-0-38-1)
There are some strange sights in the crowd today. One lady is dressed as a car tyre, there's a bloke wearing a sports shoe fancy dress outfit and then somebody else looking like a television. It seems to be something to do with sponsors. Nabi races through his final over, which goes for two runs.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It's important how you go in at lunch. It can raise spirits and give a glimmer of hope. Half an hour ago we thought Scotland might all be out for 150 but now they could get 200 plus if they have a good last five overs."
Sco 180-8 (Haq 20, Evan 16)
Afghanistan miss the chance of a run-out and then the ball runs for four overthrows. These are bonus runs for Scotland, which are being accrued just by batting out their overs. Eight from the over.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the World Cup
"One of the great PA announcements. 'If you're parked at Logan Park High School, please move your car, otherwise it will be towed'. Queue exodus of people worried their wheel won't be there for much longer."
Sco 172-8 (Naib 8-0-47-1)
This is nice, sensible batting from Scotland who are edging towards the 200 they crave. Majid Haq drives Naib for two before the bowler delivers the 11th wide of the innings. Combine that with the runs given away by mistakes in the field and I reckon it's in excess of 20. Could prove costly if the game is close.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"We haven't seen the ball hit aerially to mid-on or mid-off the whole innings. That is something to do with the pace of the bowling, as well as the length, but also how Scotland have stayed in their crease. Scotland have taken an area of the field away by not coming forward. The intention of saying we're just going to nurdle the ball around hasn't been the answer."
Sco 167-8 (partnership: 23)
There's quite a few schoolchildren in the ground today and they get every excitable in front of the camera as they wave Afghanistan and Scotland flags. And one lad holds up a Rubik's Cube. What's the strangest thing you've ever taken to the cricket? He's probably got Ker-Plunk in his bag.
Shapoor is back into the attack and he is milked for ones and twos by the wagging Scotland tail.
England women update
England women need 169 to level the one-day series against New Zealand after dismissing the White Ferns for 168 off the last ball of the innings in Lincoln.
Kate Cross with 5-24 and Rebecca Grundy with 3-36 led the way for England while Amy Satterthwaite top-scored with 27.
Sco 163-8 (run-rate 3.88)
There's another brief delay while Majid Haq changes bats after his last one broke at the end of the previous over. It's not the first time the willow has snapped in this tournament. Alasdair Evans, whose highest ODI score is 22, runs a boundary down to third man and he looks quite set. He then shuffles in his crease to try and disrupt Naib's line and it works as he guides a single down to fine leg.
Sco 157-8 (Haq 8, Evans 7)
Just beyond the grassy banks of the University Oval, there's a hot dog van in view. I always like the wide array of different foods at the Test match, although I baulked at £8 for a burrito at one ground last summer.
Back to more pressing matters, Scotland are keeping Afghanistan at bay for now. Their tail is showing commendable aptitude against the seaming ball as they eek out the odd single which will give them a fighting chance once they get the ball in hand.
Sco 155-8 (Hassan 9-1-31-1)
It seems the local bobbies are supporting Afghanistan today. They'll be pleased with the scoreline then. Hamid Hassan continues to beat the outside edge with seam movement and slight lift. When the big man does pitch one up, he is flayed through the covers by Majid Haq.
Sco 149-8 (run-rate: 3.82)
There is a brief delay between overs while Majid Haq puts tape over some sponsorship on his gloves. Too much branding on display it seems. Just one from the over.
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BBC Sport at the World Cup
"I've seen worse settings for international sport, this is cricket in Middle-earth. All runs precious for Scotland..."
Sco 148-8 (Haq 2, Evans 4)
Hamid Hassan's stock delivery appears to be the one which jags back into the right-hander at a decent lick. After seeing the way Alex Hales struggled with such deliveries against India last year, I reckon he could pose the England man some problems if the two go head to head in the final group game. Five dots, then a boundary for Alasdair Evans.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"There have been some good balls bowled but you look back at that fourth-wicket partnership between Machan and Mommsen. They were going well and Machan, a senior player and batting well with almost 30 overs left, went for a big shot and got out. Given that three wickets had gone and the frailty of the batsmen to follow that was a wasteful wicket and Afghanistan knew they could press the batsmen once he had gone."
Sco 144-8 (D Zadran 8-1-26-3)
"We are the Afghans," shout the Asian side's supporters, who claim to be an offshoot of the Barmy Army. Good effort. Scotland's last hope of a half-decent score seems to have ended with the dismissal of Richie Berrington.
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Berrington c Zazai b D Zadran 25 (Sco 144-8)
Another one bites the dust as Dawlat Zadran picks up his third wicket. After beating the batsman with one which nips back, he runs one across the outside edge and the wicketkeeper does the rest.
Sco 143-7 (run-rate: 3.97)
Time for the powerplay. Hamid Hassan is given the task of bowling in it, after going through a wide array of stretches during the last over. He's such a colourful and energetic character - I have no idea, but he strikes me as somebody who might be a dressing room joker. He starts off by jagging one into Richie Berrington's pads. Not out, but it's close.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Before today Afghanistan had only bowled Scotland out one in their eight previous ODIs. That was at Benoni in 2009 when Scotland scored 206, which was their first meeting and actually Afghanistan's first ever ODI.
(206 is not Scotland's lowest total v Afghanistan as they made 199-8 in 50 overs at Sharjah in 2013).
Sco 142-7 (Berrington 24, Haq 2)
Majid Haq might have a first-class century to his name, but he doesn't have a bat sponsor. His bat looks like an over-sized toothpick as he sits back in his crease and guides a single down to fine leg. Two from the over.
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Aashish: Good contest this between bat and ball for a change - Scotland have runs on the board and wicket doing a bit.
'Lots of passion'
Afghanistan coach Andy Moles, speaking to a pitch-side reporter: "I am trying to educate the players to show them how to prepare. They have a lot of passion, a will to work hard and an undying belief that they can beat anybody. Those are great things to have.
"They just have to understand that you can't improve overnight but you need a long-term goal and plenty of work hard to improve."
Sco 140-7 (Nabi 9-0-36-1)
Scotland just haven't been able to get hold of Afghanistan's sole spinner, Mohammad Nabi, today although Richie Berrington does manage a four through extra cover to bring some light relief.
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BBC Sport at the World Cup
"Sha-poooor, Sha-poooor, is the chant of the Afghanistan fans beneath the TMS box. They're right to be excited, an attack of Test quality has torn into this Scotland batting line-up and is lining us up for an early finish in Dunedin."
Sco 134-7 (Berrington 18, Haq 0)
I reckon Afghanistan's bowling attack, given the right conditions, could cause England some problems in their final group game. I can see the headlines now, and they ain't pretty. Shapoor, with a packed off-side field, is bowling to his field perfectly. He appeals unsuccessfully for a strangle down the leg side against the new batsman Majid Haq.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Hassan got as much pleasure taking that catch as he would taking a wicket for himself. It looks bleak for Scotland at the moment. Afghanistan kept the pressure on and Davey was getting submerged. Afghanistan are not letting go while there have been some rash shots."
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Davey c Hassan b Shapoor 1 (Sco 134-7)
Afghanistan are bringing a lot of quality and character to this tournament. Hamid Hassan celebrates catching Josh Davey low down at mid-off by doing a commando roll, then he puts both arms in the air to soak up the acclaim of team-mates while still sat on the ground. That's how you celebrate. Scotland sinking without trace.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Afghanistan haven't let the pressure off. I like Nabi, he's a lovely off-spinner, totally in control of what he's doing and also in control of the batsmen. He's only had one wicket but nearly had another in the previous over."
Sco 134-6 (run-rate 4.19)
Just two from the over. Scotland are chugging like a clapped out motor at the moment.
Not out
Sco 132-6
A close shave for Scotland as Afghanistan review a potential caught behind against Richie Berrington. Nabi is the bowler and replays show there is no edge, but is it lbw? It's umpire's call so the not out decision is upheld.
England women update
Seamer Kate Cross has finished her 10 overs with the impressive figures of 5-24 to restrict New Zealand to 100-8 from 33 overs in the fourth one-day international in Lincoln. Left-arm spinner Rebecca Grundy, playing in her third ODI, has also bowled well, taking 3-20 from six overs.
England, 2-1 down in the five-match series, will have high hopes of levelling the series now.
Sco 132-6 (Shapoor 5-0-15-1)
Josh Davey is the new man to the crease, and now would be a good time for the 24-year-old to add to his two ODI half-centuries.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Afghanistan have a wide slip and he would never have got his hands to it so the wicketkeeper had to go and that's a very good catch and good reward for Afghanistan. That's another example of a batsman pushing at the ball and not getting forward enough to the pitch. And now Scotland have to rebuild again."
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Cross c Zazai b Shapoor 15 (Sco 132-6)
Scotland just can't kick on once they form a partnership. Not for the first time today, a promising fightback is ended. This time left-arm seamer Shapoor, bowling round the wicket, digs one in short and the ball leaves Matt Cross who fences at it and Zazai takes a superb diving catch to his right.
Scorecard update
Scotland 130-5 from 30 overs (Afghanistan won toss)
Run rate: 4.33 per over
Batsmen: Berrington 16, Cross 15
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (MacLeod 0), 38-2 Gardiner 5), 40-3 (Coetzer 25), 93-4 (Machan 31), 95-5 (Mommsen 23)
Bowling figures: Shapoor Zadran 4-0-13-0, Dawlat Zadran 7-1-25-2, Hassan 6-1-20-1, Naib 6-0-36-1, Nabi 7-0-28-1
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Sco 130-5 (partnership: 35 runs)
The steady din of drums is the backing track to this morning's play. Where are the bagpipes? Nabi continues to give nothing away - rather like my Dad when he's at the bar. Five from the over.
Sco 125-5 (Cross 14, Berrington 13)
The gentle, but nagging, medium pace from Naib continues to pose a threat to the Scottish batsmen. He is being backed up by some energetic close fielding. Richie Berrington, with seven ODI half-centuries to his name, gives a short, wide one the treatment when he carves four past backward point.
Sco 117-5 (extras: 14)
In the grounds of this compact stadium, there's a game of Kwik Cricket going on between a handful of youngsters. Plastic bat, ball and stumps... brings back memories. Scotland benefit from five wides when Nabi strays down leg. An unexpected bonus.
Sco 108-5 (Hassan 6-1-20-1)
Hamid Hassan bowls a toe-crushing yorker which Matt Cross does well to dig out. There's still a slip in place, with the boys in light blue knowing they are one wicket away from exposing the Scotland tail. Again, Rambo sends in a timber-seeking yorker which Richie Berrington jabs down on. Just one run from the over.
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Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"The attitude of the Afghanistan team in the field has improved so much since we first saw them."
Sco 107-5 (Berrington 4, Cross 10)
Between overs, Hippy Hippy Shakes is belted out over the PA system. In the middle, Scotland's struggles go on as they manage just the three singles from off-spinner Nabi's fifth over. The skipper now has 1-14 from five - miserly.
Sco 104-5 (run-rate 4.16)
Afghanistan go in for the kill and bring back Rambo. Hamid Hassan has an impressive ODI record, with 51 wickets at 19 coming into this match. You don't see many better numbers than that. His first delivery is too full and Matt Cross drives him to the boundary, but he soon slips into a groove. He has natural pace and gets one to angle back in to Cross and whistle past the outside edge.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"The moving ball away from the bat has gone past the outside bat too often and the batsmen have been too crease-bound. The pace of the pitch has perhaps taken them by surprise and there have not been many drives down the wicket."
Sco 99-5 (Berrington 3, Cross 3)
Mohammad Nabi is a tall off-spinner with a confident aura about him. He is racing through his overs, putting more pressure on the rebuilding Scots. Three from the over.
Sco 96-5 (Afghanistan won the toss)
Will Scotland take 200 now if the banker rings up and offers them a deal? I'd say so. They have two new batsmen - Richie Berrington and Matt Cross - at the crease.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Scotland seemed to be riding the storm with these two putting on fifty, but now they have some big rebuilding to do. We know Berrington, Cross and Davey can hold a bat but beyond that you're into hitters and tail-enders. This is the game that gives them the best chance of victory but they are not looking good at the moment."
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Mommsen c Zazai b Naib 23 (Sco 95-5)
The wheels are coming off now. Canny seamer Gulbadin Naib gets one to nibble and leave the right-handed Preston Mommsen who edges behind to the wicketkeeper. The skipper's hopes of a big knock are ended.
Sco 95-4 (Nabi 3-0-8-1)
When the flashing bails are disturbed - as they were when Matt Machan was bowled - they look like a hot ash rising from a fire. Scotland need to rise from the ashes here, because the Afghans appear to be taking control.
Mortaza bullish ahead of MCG clash
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza says his side has been energised by the victory over Afghanistan and believes his side can record a fifth ODI victory against Sri Lanka in this, the 38th meeting between the sides.
"We lost to Afghanistan in the Asia Cup last year and many people thought they will win again - but look what happened. We won easily and the same can happen again," he said.
"We have defeated Sri Lanka in recent times and we can do so again if we play to our potential."
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"That's a big wicket because he's Scotland's most dangerous player but he took liberties there. Nabi is a very old fashioned spinner, no great thrills and he gets close to the stumps. Machan made room and stepped away to leg, which is a high risk shot given the number of overs left and those bails went flying. It's a bad judgement because they were going along quite nicely. It's a bit of a waste."
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Machan b Nabi 31 (Sco 93-4)
Why, why, why? Matt Machan will be asking himself that question a few times in the next few hours after he is bowled by off-spinner Nabi, who goes round the wicket to the left-handed Scot, holds one back and knocks back the off stick. A promising partnership is ended.
Sco 92-3 (run-rate: 4.38)
These two are putting Scotland into a decent position, and bring up their 50 partnership off 54 balls. It's the second time they have done so in nine innings batting together. We're into the middle overs now, meaning it's all about ones and twos. Who will show their hand and be aggressive in their bowling/batting/field placings first?
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the World Cup
"I've long believed that you judge a cricket ground by the 'lap' you can walk around it. Can you get all the way, or will you be stopped by some over-zealous security? Can you see the cricket for most of your circumnavigation?
"Dunedin scores highly and also provides proof that we're in a Scottish city. Also spotted - Scotland coach Paul Collingwood and match referee David Boon having a crafty cigarette."
Sco 88-3 (Machan 28, Mommsen 21)
By my calculations, Afghanistan have given away at least 10 runs in the field today from mistakes. That would be my only criticism of them, mind. They have bowled well after putting Scotland into bat and the match is nicely poised. Four from Nabi's latest over.
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Sco 85-3 (partnership: 45 off 47 balls)
Young Matt Machan, who has two first-class hundreds to his name in 20 matches, is easy on the eye. He unfurls another sumptuous cover drive to the boundary, while Preston Mommsen weighs in with four of his own courtesy of a mis-field. Dare I say it, but this partnership is looking good.
Sco 74-3 (Machan 19, Mommsen 16)
Scotland's assistant coach Paul Collingwood sits on the boundary munching a sandwich and wearing a Scotland vest. He looks trim and pale - not that the Dunedin rays will pose too much harm today on this mild morning. Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi, an off-spinner, gives himself a bowl and goes round the wicket to the left-handed Machan. Just two from the over.
England women update
Just over halfway in the New Zealand innings and England have done well to peg them back to 72-4 from 25.2 overs in the fourth one-day international in Lincoln.
Rebecca Grundy and Kate Cross both have two wickets, and Grundy has the outstanding figures of 2-2 from two overs.
Sco 72-3 (run-rate: 4.24)
I quite like the Scotland one-day kit. It's dark blue, of course, with a tartan pattern on the arms. It's steady as she goes for the Scots at the moment, with the good balls being defended and the bad ones getting the treatment. Matt Machan drives one of those bad balls through to the cover boundary, then gets lucky when he edges one through the slips and it runs away for another four.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Machan is one of the dangermen. He's established himself as a county player for Sussex and is probably as gifted as any of the Scottish players. Mommsen, as the captain, will want to lead the team and establish the way forward."
Sco 64-3 (D Zadran 7-1-25-2)
Dawlat Zadran stands at the top of his bowling mark with two fingers straddling the seam of the white ball we use in one-day cricket. He's into his seventh over now and possibly tiredness is creeping in as he drops short and the left-handed Matt Machan tucks into a boundary through the the off side.
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Scotland 59-3 from 15 overs (Afghanistan won toss)
Run rate: 3.93 per over
Batsmen: Mommsen 15, Machan 5
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (MacLeod 0), 38-2 Gardiner 5), 40-3 (Coetzer 25)
Bowling figures: Shapoor Zadran 4-0-13-0, Dawlat Zadran 6-1-20-2, Hassan 4-1-14-1, Naib 1-0-4-0
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Sco 59-3 (Mommsen 15, Machan 5)
Gulbadin Naib, who has eight wickets in 14 one-day internationals, is brought into the attack. Bowling with less pace than those before him, he's more a canny bowler and when he runs one across his fingers, it nips back and beats the outside edge. However, his lack of pace is exposed when he drops short and Preston Mommsen pulls him to the boundary. Drinks.
Sco 55-3 (Afghanistan won toss)
Nice shot, skip. A ripple of applause goes round the University Oval as Preston Mommsen unfurls a cover drive to the boundary.
Sco 48-3 (Machan 5, Mommsen 5)
Hamid Hassan loves to accessorise. He's wearing war paint, a team-coloured bandana and sticky tape/plasters on his arm. Scotland are on the back foot now and they push the odd single into the gaps as their rebuilding job begins.
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Duncan Garrett: Got a feeling this Afghanistan attack is going to cause England some grief when they play.
Sco 44-3 (D Zadran 5-1-14-2)
The biggest compliment I can pay Afghanistan is that their bowling does not look associate standard. There are Test-playing nations who haven't got a trio of quicks as good as Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran and Hamid Hassan. All three are quick and all three can move the ball off the seam. Scotland skipper Preston Mommsen is off the mark with a cut for four.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"Scotland, up until the last over, would have been quite happy to be only one down but now Afghanistan have their tails up and it's going to be very hard work for Scotland.
"We saw Afghanistan's adrenaline last time become a bit of an issue but they are a bit calmer today and don't seem to be getting so carried away."
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Coetzer b D Zadran 25 (Sco 40-3)
Scotland... you're in a pickle now. Kyle Coetzer is bowled by one which nips back and gets through the gap between bat and pad to rattle the timbers. Coetzer was playing down the wrong line - he played down Bakerloo when it was on Piccadilly.
Sco 40-2 (Hassan 3-1-9-1)
Matt Machan joins Kyle Coetzer at the crease. Possibly Scotland's two best batsmen together at a critical time.
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Warren Lees
Ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special
"I'm pretty sure that was hitting middle, perhaps middle and leg, but that was three very good balls from Hassan.
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Gardiner lbw b Hassan 5 (Sco 38-2)
Third time lucky for Hamid Hassan, who has a leg-before and a strangle down the leg side against Hamish Gardiner turned down. There's no doubt about the third appeal though as the ball crashes into the right-hander's pad. Plumb.
Sco 38-1 (run-rate: 3.80)
The average score in the first 10 overs of this World Cup is 47. Hardly trailblazing stuff - teams prefer to lay a solid foundation and then go big at the end. The general rule now is to double the score at 31 overs. That's what the stats say anyway.
Scotland are ticking along fairly nicely - ones and twos the main fayre for now.
Sco 33-1 (Coetzer 25, Gardiner 2)
Kyle Coetzer is middling the ball nicely, no edges on his bat. Hamid Hassan delivers a maiden over.
Sco 33-1 (Shapoor 4-0-13-0)
Shapoor has changed ends. He's now running in from the other end! I'm not sure that it's official name, but it'll do for now.
Anyway, Shapoor doesn't look to be getting too much joy from the switch. He is still getting good pace and bounce but not much movement in the last over or so.
Sco 31-1 (run-rate: 4.43)
Here comes John Rambo, who is going under the name of Hamid Hassan for this tournament. Right-arm quick, he bustles in and puts the ball in the corridor but when he does err too wide, Kyle Coetzer throws the kitchen sink and benefits from four via a fielding mistake. Of all the men to upset, Rambo would be low on my list of favoured targets. The bowler's mood isn't helped by a glorious straight drive for four next up. Coetzer is looking in good nick.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the World Cup
"It feels like an end-of-summer day in Dunedin, they type you get in late August in the UK. Warm in the sunshine, cool in the shade.
"The University Oval is filling with a steady stream of people still coming in. The grassy banks are busy, the temporary seating less so. From below, there's a chant of 'let's go Scotland' from a young voice, but it's an early struggle for the Scots."
Sco 23-1 (Coetzer 16, Gardiner 1)
There's quite a few Scotland supporters inside the ground for this one. Plenty are sporting tartan, ginger wigs and are armed with bagpipes. What better way to spend your Thursday morning? Dawlat Zadran is bowling some beauties, again he gets the ball to rag from middle to off. You've got to be a very good batsman to get a nick on that. Maiden over.
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In the spirit of Rambo-lookalike Hamid Hassan, we're asking for your cricketers who could be Hollywood stunt doubles...
Ashish Amin: Alastair Cook could do a decent Henry Cavill impersonation. Not sure he would look great in superman's tights though.
Sco 23-1 (Coetzer 16, Gardiner 1)
The straw-coloured pitch has good pace and carry, and the Afghanistan new-ball bowlers are looking dangerous. Kyle Coetzer, however, is able to be patient and he again pounces on the one bad ball in the over when he clatters four over extra cover.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Coetzer is looking good again. He's been watchful, but he's cracked a couple away, and he's the only one showing any confidence."
Sco 18-1 (Coetzer 12, Gardiner 0)
Dawlat Zadran is an impressive bowler. He had Calum MacLeod on toast before he eventually got him - one delivery unplayable as it pitched on middle and whistled past off, like an 85mph leg-break. He continues to tear in and bowl at back of a length, nibbling the ball this way and that. Another four for Coetzer comes when he flays a loose ball through point.
Sco 12-1 (Coetzer 6, Gardiner 0)
Afghanistan have got three slips in place as they look to take a few early wickets on this helpful-looking pitch. Kyle Coetzer, rather like he did against England, stays on the back foot and looks to hit the ball into the off side. He pounces on a short and wide delivery and slices it for four. Much more control in that shot than Calum MacLeod's effort.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"There was a bit of width but he hit it straight to the fielder and MacLeod looks extremely disappointed as he walks off. That wasn't a great ball, but he bowled some beauties before in that over and MacLeod thought he could get his innings under way."
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MacLeod c N Zadran b D Zadran 0 (Sco 7-1)
A terrible start for Scotland as Calum MacLeod loses his wicket in a sloppy manner - slapping a short, wide effort straight to the fielder at point. Catching practice.
Sco 1-0 (Coetzer 1, Macleod 0)
Shapoor Zadran takes the new ball for Afghanistan. The left-arm seamer runs in from a different postcode - it's easily the longest run-up in this tournament. Apparently he covers 6km in a game - the boy must be as fit as a fiddle. Tall and gangly, he's generating decent bounce and pushing the ball across Scotland's two right-handed openers. Just a single from a mis-field in the opening over.
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Let's do this. A countdown from 10 and we're under way.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"The opening bowlers, the two Zadrans, looked superb in their last match. They bowled fast whereas the Scotland openers, apart from Kyle Coetzer, have not looked as good.
"Afghanistan are full of passion, and in addition to the bowlers also have a couple of really good batsmen. I think Scotland have a game on here but they won't be as worried as they would have been facing England, for example."
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Strike up the bagpipes, it's time for the ears to be treated to the Flower of Scotland. Rousing.
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Afghanistan's players, to a man, have one hand on their heart and one behind their backs as they proudly sing their national anthem. It's a long one.
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The two teams stride out alongside mascots underneath a perfect blue sky in Dunedin. Time for the national anthems.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"These sides know each other pretty well and Scotland won their last meeting emphatically. They should be less nervous except there's history to be made - for both sides. The Scots are in their third World Cup so really want to break their duck. From what we've seen I've been slightly more impressed by Afghanistan, but it's only been two games."
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Ian: Scotland vs Afghanistan should be a real cracker like Ireland vs UAE last night.
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How it stands
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Afghanistan 'ready for Scotland'
Afghanistan all-rounder Mirwais Ashraf, who took 2-29 from eight overs against Sri Lanka, has been ruled out of the tournament with a side strain, so wicketkeeper-batsman Shafiqullah comes into the 15-man squad.
Batsman Javed Ahmadi says Afghanistan have been buoyed by their performance against the Sri Lankans.
"We lost that game, but we learned a lot of things. The last six months, that is what we were practicing for, playing against a full member. So hopefully we will be ready for Scotland," he said.
Line-ups
Ladies and gentlemen, here are your teams:
Afghanistan: Javed Ahmadi, Nawroz Mangal, Asghar Stanikzai, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Dawlat Zadran, Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zadran.
Scotland: Calum MacLeod, Kyle Coetzer, Hamish Gardiner, Matt Machan, Preston Mommsen, Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross, Josh Davey, Majid Haq, Alasdair Evans, Iain Wardlaw
Coleman backs the Scotland bowlers
Scotland beat Afghanistan by 150 runs in a pre-World Cup warm-up match in Dubai January, after dismissing their fellow associate side for 63, and Freddie Coleman hopes the Scotland bowlers can put on a repeat performance in Dunedin.
"It's obviously very different conditions to what we faced in the Abu Dhabi game and that was obviously a very successful day for our bowlers," the Scotland batsman said.
"But even there it swung around a bit and nipped around so hopefully we can get the same sort of movement out of this pitch."
Introducing Scotland
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Introducing Afghanistan...
Figures correct as of 13 February
Welcome to Dunedin
Scotland and Afghanistan have never won a match at the World Cup, but barring a rain storm at Dunedin, one of the associate sides will put an end to that sorry record tonight.
Both sides have impressed at moments during this World Cup, with Scotland taking seven New Zealand wickets in their defeat to the co-hosts in Dunedin, while Afghanistan caused Sri Lanka a few nervy moments at the same venue before the 1996 world champions prevailed.
The teams have met have met eight times in ODIs, with Afghanistan winning five of them.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the World Cup
"Welcome to Dunedin, the most southern city in New Zealand and about as far away from the UK you can get to without venturing to the middle of the Pacific. We're are also in Little Scotland - a city named after the Gaelic word for Edinburgh.
"As you wander through the Saltires, you browse the 'Scotland Shop', buy an oatcake (the Scottish, not Staffordshire kind) and drink in the Robbie Burns Pub. The weather, however, is slightly warmer than north of Hadrian's Wall, though I did overhear a member of the TV crew saying it was -1 first thing this morning."
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Also coming your way
If you're a cricket nut, student or just living in a more conducive time zone... let me remind you we've got two World Cup matches tonight. From 03:30 GMT, Sri Lanka will lock horns with Bangladesh. If the Tigers win that one, it will be panic stations for England.
We will also bring your updates from Lincoln. The New Zealand town, not the English city, where England Women take on the Kiwis in the fourth one-day international. With two games to go, the hosts are leading the series 2-1.
England have won the toss and will bowl first.
Toss
Let's be honest... all cricket live texts are richer for an early picture of Lionel Richie. Now, let me tell you about the toss. Afghanistan won it and will bowl first, captain Mohammad Nabi citing the seam-bowling friendly wicket as the reason why.
Good evening... and welcome to the cricket
To dig up a line from Charles and Eddie in the nineties... Would I lie to you?
Of course not. So, I'm not going to bill Scotland v Afghanistan as the big one.
It doesn't have the glitz of football's Champions League, nor the glamour of the Brit Awards. England v Australia it ain't, Pakistan v India it isn't.
But do you know what... this match matters to these two associate cricket nations. And as we've seen already in this tournament, they have plenty of decent players to set up an intriguing contest.
Would I lie to you? No. So believe me when I say this could turn into a little belter of a match.