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.
After 11 overs - Aus 4-76
Maxwell clubs one through mid-wicket to finish the over at 4-76.
Tim David’s intent here will be fascinating. There was surely some consideration to sending out Wade ahead of him. I’m not sure Australia are quite ready for their finisher.
Does he settle with Maxwell or does he try and knock the head off the chase.
More Rashid Khan from the other end.
STOINIS GONE!
Marcus Stoinis has been done by a Gulbadin ball that just climbed on him and caught the top-edge.
It was a lazy-looking shot, but a clever bit of bowling and Stoinis is caught by the wicket-keeper hustling back to snare it.
That makes things very interesting again. Stoinis had just settled and was providing nice help to Maxwell.
It’s Tim David now and Australia are 4-71 in the 11th.
After 10 overs - Aus 3/70
That’s really the perfect result from a Rashid Khan over. His spell through these next few overs here will shape the game.
Stoinis and Maxwell are rolling the strike over really nicely and they ran five singles in that over. Maxwell squeezed an outrageous shot through the covers off a Rashid yorker for four.
Big over. Aussies look comfortable and might just have their nose in front now.
After 9 overs - Aus 3-61
Stoinis survived an ambitious lbw shout and then got one away to the boundary to get his knock just rolling a little bit.
Maxwell has persisted with the reverse-sweep and Afghanistan haven’t shuffled things to try and stop it.
Not a bad set from Noor Ahmed, but the pressure came off when he slid the first ball down leg and it ran away for four.
Three greens
Rashid Khan was talked into a review against Marcus Stoinis by leg-spinner Noor Ahmed.
Stoinis kicked one that was pitching outside-leg and it’s three greens - he’s all good.
But he has struggled to click into gear here.
After 8 overs - Aus 3-50
A tidy first-up over from Rashid, conceding just three.
The required rate is still a very manageable 8.3, but Australia need a partnership here.
MAXY MOTORING
Maxwell shifting through the gears now!
He finishes the seventh over 4, dot, 6, with the last shot a magnificent slog sweep that goes out of the ground, triggering a ball change.
Aussies 3-46 after 7, chasing 149, as the danger man Rashid Khan comes into the attack.
After 6 overs - Australia 3-33
Nabi takes 1-1 in his first over, and it’s an over that looms as a significant one in the context of this tournament.
Afghanistan the slightest of favourites with bookmakers now for the first time in the match as Kharote comes into the attack.
WARNER GONE!
It’s a poor shot and Warner has to go!
The slog sweep goes straight up, and it’s spin that has an immediate impact as Nabi strikes!
Australia now 3-32 in the sixth over and in a spot of bother as Stoinis comes out
Maxy getting moving
Two boundaries in the over for Glenn Maxwell!
One flicked fine just wide of the keeper, and the second a beautiful clip to the leg side.
Can he be a thorn in the Afghanistan side once again?
