Afghanistan vs Australia, ICC CWC 2019 Stat Highlights: David Warner Shines as AUS Crush AFG by Seven Wickets
Australia and Afghanistan played the first game of the ICC 2019 World Cup at the Bristol County Ground which was won by Aaron Finch and company by seven wickets.
Australia and Afghanistan played the first game of the ICC 2019 World Cup at the Bristol County Ground which was won by Aaron Finch and company by seven wickets. The best part about the match was that despite the tag of minnows against their team, Gulbadin Naib and team put up a great fight against the mighty Aussies. After winning the toss, team Afghanistan elected to bat first. The team lost a couple of early wickets in the game. Rahmat Shah stabilised the Afghani innings by chipping in with 43 runs and made way to the pavilion as he missed out on his half-century. David Warner and Steve Smith 'Booed' by Fans in AFG vs AUS ICC Cricket World Cup Match, Watch Video.
After losing a couple of more wickets, captain Gulbadin Naib tried his best to put together the crumbling by contributing 31 runs. Najibullah Zadran played a terrific inning of 51 runs from 49 balls. The team posted a total of 207 runs. Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa both snapped three wickets each. In response, the Aussies chased the total in 34.5. Aaron Finch scored 66 runs and David Warner went on to become the highest scorer of Australia. Warner made 89 runs from 114 runs. AUS beat AFG by 7 wickets | Afghanistan vs Australia Highlights And Cricket Score 4th ODI Match.
Check out a few stats from the match:
# Najibullah Zadran scored the ninth half-century of his career.
# David Warner scored his 17th 50 of his career.
# Aaron Finch made the 21st half-century of his career.
David Warner was made the Man of the Match for his blistering knock. “Great win and we hope to keep the ball rolling. I think there were some nerves getting to the training and then coming out today. Got relaxed once Finchy started to get going,” he said.
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