T20 World Cup: Live coverage of Australia’s super-eights clash with Afghanistan
Australia will have to get to the T20 World Cup semifinals the hard way after a remarkable upset at the hands of Afghanistan.
Recap the events of the stunning upset below.
AGAR GOES!
And that may well be the end of that!
It’s fitting that Gulbadin takes the catch - a neat one diving left - from an Agar drive, and the West Aussie won’t be the saviour today.
What an upset this is! 36 needed off 16.
After 17 overs - Aus 8-112
Agar is nearly run out after a serious mix-up... but the throw for an attempted direct hit misses when Nabi could have almost lobbed it to the keeper running in!
But Afghanistan are in the box seat regardless now. 36 needed off 18. It’s a long shot for the Aussies
GONE! CUMMINS GOES!
Australia in dire straits now!
Cummins is tricked by a slower one that stays low, and he’s bowled... leaving the Aussies eight down!
Hell of an effort here from Gulbadin Naib, who has 4-18 to emerge as the chief destroyer.
Still 38 from 21 required...
After 16 overs - Aus 7-111
Rashid finishes with 1-23 from his four, and what a big wicket that was.
38 needed off 24. Cummins and Agar are going to have to find the boundary multiple times down the stretch here... it’s a coinflip game now!
WADE GOES!
Rashid strikes with the first ball of his last over!
It’s a great diving catch from Janat off the attempted sweep, and the last of the recognised batters has to go!
Australia now 7 down and needing 41 off 29 balls as Agar comes in...
After 15 overs - Aus 6-108
Neat start from Cummins, he turned one round the corner off Gulbadin.
In the balance this one!
Australia need 41 from five overs.
MAXWELL OUT!
A massive blow! He blazes a ball to short third-man off Gulbadin, who has been the destroyer today.
It’s Matthew Wade and the bowlers now. The rate is under control, but they’ve got some serious work to stick around now.
Maxwell’s knock ends on 59 after 41 balls. One of his best, but he hasn’t got them quite to the finish line.
After 13 overs - Aus 5-94
Matthew Wade has started with a couple of pretty nice strokes and is pretty keen to get to the pitch of it and drive.
They scampered through for two clever singles - one off an over throw - to keep things moving and then Glenn Maxwell dissected the two straight fielders to lov a straight four off the final ball.
It also brought up his 50 off 35 balls.
Do Afghanistan keep going with Rashid now to try and snare another?
HE’S OUT!
An unsuccesful review for Australia and Tim David and now they are in some trouble.
The ball was only JUST clipping the top of leg-stump, it’s jagged some way by Gulbadin. It was basically unplayable.
There will be some questions asked around Australia’s use of David ... should they have held off on the finisher? That’s five down with Wade and then Cummins to come.
Australia are 5-85.
Given out!
Tim David has been given out lbw off the bowling of Gulbadin, who is having a big say in this match.
He’s sent it upstairs.
