Summary

  • Warner hits unbeaten 89 for Australia - booed after reaching 50

  • Finch hammers 66 off 48 balls after Australia's pace bowlers dominate in Bristol

  • Afghanistan lost both openers for ducks after choosing to bat first

  • Najibullah top-scores with 51, sharing 83-run partnership with Gulbadin (31) for sixth wicket

  • Three wickets each for Cummins and leg-spinner Zampa

  1. Postpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    Adam Williams
    BBC Sport at Bristol

    Rashid Khan’s here to have some fun it seems.

    Australia’s preference to keep banging the ball in short hasn’t been without its success today, but at times it has seemed a little bit premeditated.

    Plenty for Aaron Finch and co to ponder as the tournament goes on.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    #bbccricket

    Daniel Davies: If Afghanistan aren't your favourite team at the Cricket World Cup, then you're lying.

  3. Postpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    Simon Mann
    TMS commentator

    That flew into the crowd! It was a magnificent blow.

  4. 6 runs

    Afg 187-8published at 36 overs

    More runs for Rashid Khan!

    First he squeezes one beyond midwicket for four. Then, next up, he sends a straight-batted slap beyond mid-off for another boundary.

    Then, to complete the over, he sends a pull over midwicket for six!

    21 from the over!

  5. 6 runs

    Afg 173-8published at 35.2 overs

    Afghanistan aren't going down quietly.

    Rashid Khan strides forward and dispatches Marcus Stoinis back over his head for six.

    Lovely shot.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 35 overs

    Dawlat Zadran c Carey b Cummins 4 (Afg 166-8)

    That was coming. Some more short stuff from Cummins, Dawlat Zadran tries to pull but can only glove the ball through to Carey.

  7. Afg 166-7published at 34.5 overs

    It's all happening now.

    Some oohs and ahhs from Pat Cummins has he dangles the ball just outside off stump. Dawlat Zadran has a swing but doesn't make contact.

    Cummins then bangs in one short and Dawlat has no idea where that is, but somehow his no-look pull disappears down to fine leg for four.

  8. Postpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    Dawlat Zadran is the new batsman. Can Afghanistan last the distance?

  9. Postpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Afghanistan are now in danger of not seeing out their innings.

  10. Postpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    Geoff Lemon
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Najibullah Zadran has done exactly what Gulbadin Naib did there. It is another wasted opportunity.

  11. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    Najibullah Zadran c Carey b Stoinis 51 (Afg 162-7)

    Two in the over! Another short ball is skied into the air and Carey takes a simple catch!

  12. Afg 162-6published at 33.3 overs

    Marcus Stoinis comes in... and it should be another wicket! A top edge from new batsman Rashid Khan lands between square leg and fine leg!

  13. Postpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    Geoff Lemon
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That was a decent knock but like Rahmat Shah earlier he needed to find a way to just go on.

  14. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    Gulbadin Naib c Carey b Stoinis 31 (Afg 160-6)

    Oh dear. After playing so well Gulbadin Naib looks to pull a short one from off to on, but only succeeds in top-edging it into the sky and Alex Carey takes the catch.

  15. 50 runs

    50 for Najibullah Zadranpublished at 33 overs

    Mitchell Starc is nudging 90 mph but Afghanistan somehow deal with it. The final ball is banged in short and Najibullah pulls. sending a top edge over the wicketkeeper for four to bring up his fifty.

    Well played sir.

  16. How's stat?!published at 16:01 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    This is the highest six-wicket partnership against Australia in World Cup cricket since 2003.

  17. Postpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    Geoff Lemon
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That has gone a long way back.

    Afghanistan are starting to up that run-rate now. It's coming together.

  18. Afg 153-5published at 32 overs

    Afghanistan are battling hard.

    Najibullah Zadran sends a Nathan Coulter-Nile delivery back whence it came for another big six over long-on.

  19. Postpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    This is good from Afghanistan. It's going to make more of a game of it.

  20. Postpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 1 June 2019

    Geoff Lemon
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Gulbadin Naib is basically fielding at mid-on with Adam Zampa at the moment.

    He doesn't want the strike with Mitchell Starc bowling.