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.

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.

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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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.

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.

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."

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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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.

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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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.

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."

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."

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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.

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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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.

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.

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.

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."

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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.

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.