Naveen-ul-Haq to Warner, no run, did that carry? Naveen isn't pleased! Rahmat Shah the man at gully. Toughie but carried.
1.3
Naveen-ul-Haq to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, goes for the inswinging yorker, Marsh digs it out to mid-off
Mitchell Marsh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Crowd getting behind the bowler as he runs in
1.2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Head, out Caught by Ikram Alikhil!! Edgeddd and taken! Head walks, no review. Oh a healthy edge. Good length delivery angling in, Head c Ikram Alikhil b Naveen-ul-Haq 0(2)
Naveen-ul-Haq to Head, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
1.1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Head, no run
Naveen-ul-Haq, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Decent over despite as first ball boundary
0.6
Mujeeb to Warner, no run, oh he cuts uppishly but doesn't carry to backward point. Warner thought he could pounce with width on offer, didn't control the shot and got away with it
0.5
Mujeeb to Warner, no run
0.4
Mujeeb to Warner, no run, on the stumps, Warner works it to leg
0.3
Mujeeb to Warner, no run, defended to the off-side
0.2
Mujeeb to Warner, no run
0.1
Mujeeb to Warner, FOUR, first ball swings away a bit and Warner uses thr width to cut this in front of square past the cover fielder for four. Good start for Australia
Warner and Head are at the crease. Warner is on strike. Mujeeb will open the attack
Welcome back... Afghanistan do have a pretty good total, but one feels they left at least 30 runs out in the middle. We've seen seamers wreak havoc with new ball under lights. Afghanistan have a spin quartet though. Will they use both Azmat and Naveen early? Will be interesting to see their tactics.
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Ibrahim Zadran: Thanks a lot. Feeling very good to become first Afghan player to score a 100 against Australia. I want to score many more hundreds. I worked very hard for this tournament. Against Pakistan, I missed my ton, so I wanted to make it up in this game. I was feeling like I’d get a hundred in the next 3 matches. Wicket is playing well, I passed the message on that we need to target 280-285. If we had wickets in hand, then maybe even 300 or 330 would be possible. We lost some wickets in the end, but Rashid came out and played brilliantly. Our aim was to score at least these many runs, and then field and bowl well. I had a good chat with Sachin Tendulkar yesterday, he shared a lot of experiences that I can’t express. I’m very thankful to him for sharing his experiences and giving me a lot of confidence.
Highest team scores for Afghanistan in World Cups 291/5 vs AUS, Mumbai WS, 2023 288 vs WI, Leeds, 2019 286/2 vs PAK, Chennai, 2023 284 vs ENG, Delhi, 2023 272/8 vs IND, Delhi, 2023 Most sixes in a WC innings for Afghanistan 9 vs AUS, Mumbai WS, 2023 8 vs ENG, Manchester, 2019 8 vs ENG, Delhi, 2023 7 vs AUS, Bristol, 2019 7 vs IND, Delhi, 2023 Highest individual scores vs Australia in World Cups 132* - Neil Johnson (ZIM), Lord’s, 1999 130 - Chris Harris (NZ), Chennai, 1996 129* - Ibrahim Zadran (AFG), Mumbai WS, 2023 117 - Shikhar Dhawan (IND), The Oval, 2019 116 - Rachin Ravindra (NZ), Dharamsala, 2023 Most 50-plus stands for Afghanistan in a WC match 3 vs Pakistan, Chennai, 2023 3 vs Sri Lanka, Pune, 2023 3 vs Australia, Mumbai WS, 2023
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