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.
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.
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.
Dawlat is here to bowl and starts off with no run. Dot ball. Bowls short to Finch and he sends it away into the crowd for a SIX. FOUR to end the over for the Aussies.
Dawlat Zadran is here to bowl and starts off conceding no runs in the first three balls. A single follows. Bowls a WIDE. A couple of runs from the next ball. no run to end the over.
Dawlat Zadran comes into the attack. Starts off with a NO BALL. FREE HIT follows. Warner slaps it straight down the ground for a FOUR. Three dot balls follow. Single on the fifth ball. No run to end the over.
Hamid comes back into the attack. Starts off conceding a single and then a couple of dot balls follow. Warner joins the party as he slams a FOUR to end the over.
Mujeeb ur Rahman is here and Finch sends it to the stands for a humongous SIX and a dot ball follows. A single and then three runs for Australia. FOUR runs to end the over.
Hamid Hassan, right-arm fast, comes into the attack and starts off with three dots from the first three balls. No run in the next ball too. No run to end the over and it's a maiden 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.
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