Summary

  • Maxwell, dropped on 24 & 33, hits staggering 201* to lead Australia to three-wicket win

  • Australia had slumped to 91-7 in pursuit of 292

  • Highest ODI chase at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Australia's highest World Cup chase

  • Zadran hits Afghanistan's first World Cup century as they post 291-5

  • Australia have secured spot in semi-finals

  • Afghanistan miss chance to go fourth but could still qualify

  1. Postpublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    It's going to be so, so close.

  2. Umpire reviewpublished at 14.1 overs

    Has Marnus Labuschagne been run out?

    He's very slow off the mark and then there's a direct hit from mid-wicket.

    He got the dive out but he could be in trouble.

  3. Postpublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Aaron Finch
    Former Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

    This is a ground where the longer you are in, the easier it becomes to bat on.

  4. Aus 69-4published at 14 overs

    Target 292

    Marnus Labuschagne blocks out a maiden from Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

    The right-hander is 14 not out off 28 balls at the moment.

    The required run-rate has crept up to 6.19. Still more than manageable but something to keep an eye on.

  5. Postpublished at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    You known Glenn Maxwell is always going to take on that delivery. He had that 40-ball century in Delhi earlier in this tournament.

  6. Aus 69-4published at 13 overs

    Target 292

    One of these teams could be back on this ground for the semi-final next Thursday. The teams that finish second and third are due to meet in Mumbai.

    I suspect whichever team wins the toss will fancy a bat first. Firstly because of the intense heat in the day and the secondly because how the ball moves around in the evening.

    Azmatullah Omarzai strays down the leg side a little and Glenn Maxwell is just able to help it on its way for four.

  7. Postpublished at 14:04 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    What Afghanistan proved in their innings is that you are able to go slow and then catch up at the end. The biggest problem for Australia will be when the spin bowlers come on. Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed in tandem will take some stopping.

  8. Postpublished at 14:04 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Aaron Finch
    Former Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Afghanistan just need to halt this momentum for Australia and swing it back into their dressing room.

  9. Postpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    While the players get some liquids on board, here's Azmatullah Omarzai removing David Warner and Josh Inglis in successive balls.

  10. Aus 61-4published at 12 overs

    Target 292

    The spin of Mujeeb Ur Rahman is back. Afghanistan only have the two seamers, to join their four spinners so Hashmatullah Shahidi is going to have manage his bowlers carefully.

    There's a half-hearted appeal for lbw but Glenn Maxwell jams the ball between bat and pad with his inside edge, rather than pad first.

    Four singles from the over, and the players are going to take drinks.

  11. Postpublished at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Aaron Finch
    Former Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

    A short-arm jab, Labuschagne just stays nice and still and he punches that through mid-wicket.

  12. Aus 57-4published at 11 overs

    Target 292

    Another genuine edge, this time from the bat of Marnus Labuschagne, but he plays with soft hands and it drops well short of the slip cordon in the end.

    The right-hander capitalises on his bit of luck with a short-arm jab into the mid-wicket boundary.

    He is absolutely critical to Australia's chances.

  13. Postpublished at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    There's only been four games at this ground in the tournament.

    The chasing team have been 67-4, 35-3, 14-6 and 52-4 after the powerplay.

    It's not an easy ground to chase on.

  14. Postpublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Aaron Finch
    Former Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It's been the trend of the tournament. As soon as the seam has been presented in the second innings, there has been movement. It is going to take a massive rebuild job for Australia, if they are to chase this down.

  15. Aus 52-4published at 10 overs

    Target 292

    Think it is fair to say Afghanistan have won the powerplay.

    Australia need 240 more from 240 balls.

  16. Postpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Aaron Finch
    Former Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

    If anything is going to happen, Rashid Khan is going to be there up and around the action.

  17. Postpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Geoff Lemon
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Labuschagne has really been carrying on today, hasn't he?

  18. Postpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Aaron Finch
    Former Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Marnus Labuschagne is still not happy with something, he is waving his bat around.

  19. Postpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Now Marnus Labuschagne is unhappy with movement behind the bowlers arm again.

    Rashid Khan is getting very agitated.

  20. Postpublished at 13:47 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    We've got a delay as a member of the groundstaff comes out and hammers away at the footholes.