well my forecasting skills are not exact but Maxwell does finish it off with a boundary. Full ball outside off and slaughtered over extra cover, two bounces into the fence to clinch victory for Australia.
Afghanistan vs Australia, 4th match at Bristol, Jun 01 2019 - Match Result
RESULT
4th match (D/N), Bristol, June 01, 2019, ICC Cricket World Cup
207
(34.5/50 ov, T:208) 209/3
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
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Scores: Chandan Duorah | Comms: @saurabh_42Scorecard summary
Afghanistan • 207/10(38.2 overs)
51 (49)
3/40 (8.2)
43 (60)
3/60 (8)
Australia • 209/3(34.5 overs)
89* (114)
1/32 (5)
66 (49)
1/52 (8)
Right that wraps it up for this game. Join us tomorrow, because only this match has ended, the World Cup hasn't. Till then, this is Saurabh Somani signing off on behalf of Peter Della Penna and Chandan Duorah.
7.30pm: Captains speak time.
Gulbadin Naib: "They are a champion side, so you can't have any mistake against them. We didn't have a good start with our openers, so obviously we were a bit on the back foot. After that Rahmat and Nabi got stuck in the wicket, so the pressure was there. Looking at the England conditions, you can take this kind of step (bringing in Hamid). Hope there is something for spin in the upcoming matches."
Aaron Finch: "Always a bit of nerves, we've been training together so long now. We were probably ready to go four days ago, long build up. But good to get a first win. Wickets in the Powerplay are crucial to any side, if you look at the data, so pretty good to get a couple early. Couple of sharp run-out chances from Smithy. I felt good today, you get a couple away early and get a good flow going. Warner is very important to our side. He was struggling to time the ball in the first half, but the fact that he kept hanging in there was great for him. He did the job at the end. Important you don't look too far ahead."
7.24pm: David Warner is the Man of the Match. "Good to be back. Great win and good start for us. Gotta keep the ball rolling. Nerves getting back into the camp and getting back into the full intensity of training. I was a bit more relaxed when Finchy started going. For us it's getting past this first victory and move on to the West Indies. We know the bowlers always say that one-day cricket is a batsman's game, but you saw the out and out quicks going through the batsmen. For us as batters, its about holding our nerve. This team is a different one from the team back then (in 2015) but there is a great energy and great buzz about this team."
7.20pm: Command performance by Australia, particularly while batting. While bowling too, they had the better of Afghanistan except for a few overs at the end. But the good work done upfront meant they didn't have much to chase. The batsmen came out with purpose. Finch was aggressive, Warner was intent on batting through. Both did that. Would have been perfect if Smith had stayed unbeaten, but you can't deny the perfection of a finish that has a Maxwell boundary at the end. Australia's defence is up and running, and in some style too. Stick around for the presentations.
34.5
4
Mujeeb to Maxwell, FOUR runs
So it won't be a fairytale comeback of Smith and Warner sharing an unbeaten partnership to drive Australia to victory. Maybe Glenn Maxwell will hit a six to finish to compensate?
34.4
W
Mujeeb to Smith, OUT
anti-climax wide outside off and it was there to be square driven, but bounced a bit more than he expected and he gets an upper edge that loops to short third man. Smith falls with just three runs to get for victory
Steven Smith c Hazratullah Zazai b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 18 (27b 1x4 0x6 36m) SR: 66.66
34.3
•
Mujeeb to Smith, no run
fuller outside off, gets to the pitch of the ball to cover drive, but very gently and the in-field is able to cut it off
34.2
1
Mujeeb to Warner, 1 run
quicker and darting into him, he gives himself room and slaps it to long-on with a horizontal bat
34.1
•
Mujeeb to Warner, no run
fuller, driven back to the bowler
Hamza: "4 one-sided matches in the world cup so far. What does your score predictor say for the remaining 44 matches and today's champions league final?" - says the magic formula for exciting cricket is to log on to ESPNcricinfo and get 10 other friends to log on. Who must each get 10 friends too. And so on...
Rahul Gupta: "This partnership is a statement! Beware, Aussies will dominate this world cup too. "
end of over 345 runs
AUS: 204/2CRR: 6.00 • RRR: 0.25
David Warner88 (112b 8x4)
Steven Smith18 (25b 1x4)
Rashid Khan 8-0-52-1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4-0-40-0
33.6
1
Rashid Khan to Warner, 1 run
fuller length outside off, nudged to square leg
33.5
•
Rashid Khan to Warner, no run
googly, pitches outside off and straightens, he flat-bats it to mid-on
33.4
1
Rashid Khan to Smith, 1 run
fuller outside off, takes a stride out to get to the pitch and drive it to long-off
33.3
1
Rashid Khan to Warner, 1 run
flat and quick outside off, slapped through cover
33.2
2
Rashid Khan to Warner, 2 runs
tossed up on leg stump, flicked off his toes into a gap. Into the gap of course means a guaranteed two runs the way these two are going
33.1
•
Rashid Khan to Warner, no run
good length on the stumps, big stride out to defend
These two are strolling towards the target metaphorically. Sprinting to it literally - with their running between the wickets. What a comeback story
end of over 338 runs
AUS: 199/2CRR: 6.03 • RRR: 0.52
David Warner84 (107b 8x4)
Steven Smith17 (24b 1x4)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4-0-40-0
Dawlat Zadran 5-0-32-0
32.6
1
Mujeeb to Warner, 1 run
quicker homing in on the stumps, punched to long-off
32.5
1
Mujeeb to Smith, 1 run
good length around the fourth stump, walks across to flick to short fine leg
32.4
2
Mujeeb to Smith, 2 runs
fuller angled into him, and they're sprinting between the wickets again. Flicked to square leg and they get another two
32.3
1
Mujeeb to Warner, 1 run
back of a length on the stumps, shuffles across to flick to square leg
32.2
2
Mujeeb to Warner, 2 runs
angled into the pads, and Warner busily works it to deep midwicket with soft hands. These guys sprint between the wickets so they get two
32.1
1
Mujeeb to Smith, 1 run
fullish outside off, punched to long-off
end of over 323 runs
AUS: 191/2CRR: 5.96 • RRR: 0.94
Steven Smith13 (21b 1x4)
David Warner80 (104b 8x4)
Dawlat Zadran 5-0-32-0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3-0-32-0
31.6
1
Zadran to Smith, 1 run
short ball again but doesn't rise above the chest and Smith paddle-pulls it around the corner to deep square leg
31.5
•
Zadran to Smith, no run
digs in a better bouncer that time, targetted at the head and Smith ducks under
Sam Caruana: "Any chance of a Predictor update?" - Afghanistan have a chance of winning. Unfortunately that chance is 0.01%
31.4
•
Zadran to Smith, no run
good length outside off, Smith moves across and wrists it to mid-on
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AUS
89 runs (114)
8 fours0 six
Productive shot
flick
18 runs
0 four0 six
Control
87%
AUS
66 runs (49)
6 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
pull
19 runs
0 four3 sixes
Control
82%
Best performances - bowlers
AUS
O
8.2
M
0
R
40
W
3
ECO
4.8
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W |
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
AUS
O
8
M
0
R
60
W
3
ECO
7.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | 1W | |||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| County Ground, Bristol | |
| Toss | Afghanistan, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2019 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match number | ODI no. 4146 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 13.30 start, First Session 13.30-17.00 Interval 17.00-17.30, Second Session 17.30-21.00 |
| Match days | 01 June 2019 - daynight (50-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Australia 2, Afghanistan 0 |
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