So that's all we have from the Bristol Cricket Ground as the Aussies have had a clinical start to the tournament by registering a comprehensive victory.
With that shot, Australia beat Afghanistan by seven wickets. It was Maxwell who hit the winning shot and thus sealed a victory.
The Australians are clearly dominating the game as they are now just 28 runs away from victory.
Afghanistan have kept the opposition on the park longer than any asian team at the world cup so far #CWC19 #AFGvAUS— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) June 1, 2019
Rashid Khan finally gets the first wicket of the World Cup 2019 as he sends Usman Khawaja packing. Bowls straight in line and the impact also is in the line Khawaja gets LBW on 15.
Australia is cruising to victory as David Warner gets a 50 and they are on their way to register a thumping victory over Afghanistan. Usman Khawaja is currently batting on the score of 14.
Finally, team Afghanistan gets a breakthrough as Naib snaps the wicket of Aaron Finch. Does not time it well and hands it over to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Finch OUT on 66. Usman Khawaja the new batsman in. One run to end the over.
Nabi is heer to bowl. Starts off with two runs from two balls and then a couple of dots. A single from the next ball. One run to end the over.
Rashid Khan is here to bowl his first over and Finch starts off with a FOUR and brings up his half-century in quite a stylish manner. SIX on the following ball by Finch. Single to end the over.
Nabi back to business and he starts off conceding a single. Warner survives a scare as he steps out of the crease and almost gets stumped. Finch, on the other hand, nears 50.
Gulbadin Naib is back to bowl his second over. Finch slams it away for a SIX as it sails away to the distance of 84 metres. One run from the next ball. Eight runs from the over.
It’s a Super Saturday and we have a couple of games on the platter as per the schedule of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The second game for the day is between Afghanistan and Australia. The match will be held at the Bristol City Ground and this is the first game for both teams. Needless to say that the two will surely leave no stone unturned to have a winning start in the tournament. For Australia, David Warner and Steve Smith will be under the spotlight and they will look to relaunch their ODI careers after serving a year-long ban. The duo had been banned from international cricket after the ball-tampering controversy. Afghanistan vs Australia, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match Preview: AUS Look to Start Well Against AFG.
Afghanistan might have been tagged as minnows in the tournament, but they have managed to stun Pakistan in the first practice game. Gulbadin Naib and men went on to win the tie against Afghanistan by three wickets. The team lost the game against England by nine wickets, they cannot be ruled out of the tournament. Team Australia will heave a sigh of relief as David Warner has been declared fit for the upcoming game. Afghanistan vs Australia Cricket Score 4th ODI Match.
Also today we will witness an interesting battle between the Sunrisers Hyderabad duo Rashid Khan and David Warner. This is the first time that they would come against each other and it would be quite an intriguing affair. Stay tuned to the website for all the live updates.