00:00Australia against Afghanistan, essentially a quarter-final clash. Both
00:04sides fought back to register unlikely wins against England at this venue. Today
00:09a semi-final spot is up for grabs. There you go, it's Afghanistan who have won the
00:14toss, they're gonna bat first. It's a knockout game in effect here in Lahore.
00:24Not the greatest of lines to begin with and here's an attitude. We'll run two.
00:29Here's a little early sign. Oh, what a ripper that is. That's stark-like. That's how good that is.
00:38That is just so, so pinpoint. Decent pace, 140. Some late shape as well. And Spencer
00:48Johnson, just bear in mind folks, this is his second ODI. That'll be great for his
00:53confidence. Touch player. Pace. It matters. Afghanistan, three for one. Gerbaz, not
01:03adding to the scoreboard.
01:04Alisa Cantu in New Zealand. Oh, inside edge. Down to the boundary for four.
01:13Ah, at last. A glorious cover drive. We've been waiting for it. And Sadiq provides some element
01:22of class. A good strike. Good enough to get it away for four more. Meet and drink. Sweating on
01:38something like that on. Shots. Short wide. And Ibrahim Zadran pounces all over it. What a shot for four.
01:59Albi Moore. Direction not right. From Johnson. That's the other option. When you get a pull
02:12ball, put it away. And it's a little more like it. Walk back. Punish it over midweekly.
02:22Yeah. Gets them going. Yeah. Oh, gone.
02:31Really good from Glenn Maxwell. The previous delivery was a short one. This was probably
02:37slightly quicker and fuller. And it's an outside edge. A really good catch behind the stumps.
02:45Key wickets at important times. Maxwell's first delivery. A real half tracker. Punished away.
02:52Guys, he gave himself some width. The little extra bounce is what we've seen in this track
02:56today. A little extra on the chin there as well from Maxwell.
03:03Shah gone for 12. It's 91 for 3.
03:08Gone for the big shot.
03:10Nobody back there.
03:13And it wouldn't have mattered anyway.
03:15Six runs. And 50 up. To Senegula.
03:25You could say the same off the whole innings.
03:28Oh!
03:31Hashmat.
03:34Trying to get himself away.
03:37He's very lucky there.
03:44He's taken off there.
03:48Catch!
03:49The shots of catch it.
03:53Nope.
03:55All the way.
03:56Over the ropes.
03:58Senegula.
03:59For six more.
04:01It's a beautiful shot.
04:03First ball of the over again.
04:05Looking to target Zampa.
04:09Shot.
04:11Timing.
04:11And placement too.
04:14Four runs.
04:20Big shout from Ellis.
04:23Nothing, says umpire Wharf.
04:30Fielder.
04:31Nah, never mind.
04:33He'll just fetch it and bring it back.
04:36Right out the middle of the bat.
04:38Confident to get it wide of long.
04:43That carried.
04:44It has carried.
04:46So the switch of ends for Spencer Johnson
04:49works for him
04:50and Australia
04:51and ends as Senegula's innings.
04:55Afghanistan a partage of 68.
04:58Especially
04:59Senegula.
05:00Atal was looking dangerous.
05:04And then this
05:05straight into the hands
05:06and the covers.
05:08He has to go.
05:09A fine inning comes to an end.
05:13It's high.
05:16He's a strong, strong player.
05:21Asmatullah Ormazai
05:23tees off.
05:26First boundary
05:27and 33 deliveries.
05:31Catch it.
05:33It's the wicket
05:34Australia wants.
05:36He tried to get going.
05:39Asmatullah
05:40but Zampa strikes again.
05:43Loving his involvement here.
05:45Adam Zampa
05:46everyone knows
05:46he's such a key for Australia.
05:50The trouble is
05:51when you're trying to strike off
05:52no base
05:53you give yourself no option.
05:55It has to be clean
05:56and wasn't.
05:57Lavishain was however.
06:05whoops, whoops.
06:07That's gone on to the stumps.
06:09This will go to the television
06:10umpire I'm sure.
06:12And they think
06:13they have their man.
06:23bingo.
06:25That's exactly
06:27what the doctor ordered
06:28again here for Australia
06:29striking
06:30the dangerous
06:30nubby on this occasion.
06:32An absolutely
06:33superb piece of
06:35awareness
06:35from the fast bowler.
06:40two straight
06:44leg buys
06:45but
06:46Afghanistan
06:46will take it.
06:50Could be
06:51could be
06:52oh my goodness
06:53he just shelled it.
06:55That would have been
06:56one of the best.
06:57Matthew Short
07:01he's a great athlete
07:02he made great ground
07:05full length dive
07:06and it just pops out
07:07when he hits the ground.
07:09It's a great angle of it.
07:12He's got it
07:12he's got it
07:13elbow hits the ground
07:14and it just pops out.
07:19Oh straight up
07:21who wants us
07:21it's got to be the keeper
07:22it's got to be Inglis
07:24it's got to be
07:26safe
07:27safe
07:28so the short drop
07:29meant for nothing.
07:32Catch by Josh Inglis
07:33went so high
07:35it's pace on
07:36from Ellis
07:38Goulbertine
07:39trying to target
07:39that shorter boundary
07:42got the speed wobbles
07:44here for a second
07:44Josh Inglis
07:45and you can just see there
07:46the relief
07:47as it goes into
07:48those big mitts
07:49that's a huge wicket
07:50for Australia
07:51Goulbertine goes for four
07:52199 for seven
07:56speaking of which
07:57Q Maxwell
07:59Q Azmat
08:04well the sound
08:05off the band
08:05this isn't the first time
08:06that Adam Zemp
08:07has been hit
08:07six off his first delivery
08:12did we say risk free
08:14did we say risk free
08:16I think we're so lucky
08:19I need Rashid Khan
08:24that's a better shot
08:25that's a very very
08:27well controlled shot
08:28indeed
08:28and it's a brilliant
08:30piece of fielding
08:34magnificent in fact
08:38this field
08:39Ellis the culprit
08:41couple more
08:41for Afghanistan
08:43they're all a bonus now
08:49off the edge
08:50an educated edge
08:52they needed that
08:54Afghanistan
08:55four to close the
08:57overall
08:57it's 2.30 for seven
09:03it's in the gap
09:04a couple of bounces
09:06and four
09:12bang again
09:13this time
09:14it's gone straight up
09:15Maxwell
09:17accepts gleefully
09:19there you go
09:20there's the wicket
09:21they were after
09:23Dorsha's the man
09:25and the previous
09:27delivery which was
09:27cut away
09:28so he had to try
09:29to help it
09:30he was batting
09:30across the stumps
09:31anyway
09:33and he's had a
09:34number of deliveries
09:36that have fallen
09:37into vacant territory
09:38not this time
09:40Maxwell takes it
09:41and now Australia
09:42can continue thinking
09:44can we pull out
09:46Afghanistan
09:48within the overs left
09:50four and a half
09:50overs left
09:5119 to Rashid Khan
09:55oh wow
09:58what a shot
10:01that is outstanding
10:04from Azmatullah
10:05Omazai
10:09he's gone again
10:15not quite all of it
10:17not enough to get it
10:19over the ropes either
10:23nicely played
10:24caressed into that
10:26offside
10:26to bring up
10:28an eighth half century
10:29in ODI cricket
10:30for the men's
10:33ICC
10:34ODI player of the year
10:37Azmatullah Omazai
10:47bang
10:48out of there
10:50a long way out of there
10:52what a shot
10:55this guy can play
10:59Azmatullah Omazai
11:00what can I get
11:04he can get all of that
11:06he can get all of that
11:09he can get all of that
11:09some of these shots
11:10that have been played
11:11here this afternoon
11:13my oh my
11:19banged away
11:21shape
11:23shape brilliant
11:23shape brilliant
11:25shape brilliant
11:26fielder fielder
11:29takes the catch
11:30top work by Alex Carey
11:33in the deep
11:33it'll save Australia
11:36a boundary or two
11:45good safe catch
11:46big side of the ground
11:47very member
11:50it's a shot that he's
11:51played with
11:52summer plum today
11:53just held on
11:54just held on
11:58and that's all you need
11:59to complete
12:00for this missile
12:00ooh
12:01he says Nabi
12:06terrific knock
12:07from Azmat
12:08Omazai
12:13they'll run again
12:19okay
12:20let's throw that back
12:21so it's just another
12:22spot
12:22next brain
12:25can we zoom that up
12:31just go big
12:32going
12:33looks like it's
12:33being answered
12:33into the glove
12:35there's confirmation
12:39given out
12:41and so
12:43Afghanistan
12:45273 all out
12:46having won the toss
12:48and decided
12:48to back first
13:02he gives him a little
13:03bit of width and length
13:05he didn't push off
13:06fair quite
13:10that's not what you
13:11need
13:12just a gift from that
13:13short
13:13first up
13:17in what movement
13:20they're pleading
13:21Afghanistan
13:27and because that man
13:28at long leg
13:29is very wide
13:30no chance of stopping
13:31that ill-directed
13:33leg buys
13:33but four to Australia
13:39that's too easy
13:40for Travis head
13:48not where he intended
13:49but for nevertheless
13:51and that's what
13:52mostly he tried to do
13:53pick up boundaries
13:54match on
13:56your boundaries mean
14:00but it's never easy
14:01when the ball's moving
14:02around
14:02particularly both ways
14:07he has nailed that
14:12he's so strong in that
14:17area
14:18I'd raise away
14:19for four as well
14:22an expensive
14:23over another one
14:2414 off
14:25with 32
14:25without loss
14:30dropped it
14:31dropped it
14:32and of all people
14:34of all the people
14:35on the field
14:36right now
14:36that man
14:37Rashid Khan
14:38can't
14:39and he's
14:40one of the best
14:44I cannot believe it
14:47you covered the ground
14:48and then
14:49just couldn't
14:49hold on to it
14:52never
14:54saw that happening
14:55because it looked
14:56like he would have
14:56taken it easily
15:01down to fine leg
15:02and over
15:08oh no
15:11oh no
15:12Fazalak Haruki
15:14must be steaming
15:1542 without loss
15:16after four overs
15:20out to deep square
15:21out to deep square
15:22oh my god
15:23another one floored
15:27Rashid dropped one
15:31a substitute field
15:33and I was put down
15:33a sit-up
15:40just said that
15:41they need to make
15:41their own luck
15:42and they need to
15:43take their chances
15:43that's straight off
15:45the toe of the bat
15:45from Matt Short
15:48they don't get much
15:49simpler than that
15:53this time
15:54this time
15:56Gulberdin
15:57Naib
16:02Omazo strikes
16:03after some
16:04ill fortune
16:05for Afghanistan
16:06as ballers
16:07he's pumped
16:08the muscles
16:08and short
16:09the guns
16:09they already
16:10are short
16:13finally hang on
16:14to one
16:15and it's Matt Short
16:16he's been in good
16:17form
16:17looks to just
16:18help it over the
16:19leg side
16:19but it's a leading
16:20edge
16:21Gulberdin
16:22makes good ground
16:24gets back
16:25and takes a
16:25comfortable catch
16:26over his shoulder
16:28as always
16:29guns out
16:33that short
16:33goes for 20
16:34Australia lose
16:35their first
16:36it's 44 for 1
16:37they've got confidence
16:44even to the big
16:45side of the ground
16:46that is Reese
16:47doing
16:47even with all
16:48on the ring
16:51back to back
16:52force
16:52in the most
16:54elegant manner
16:55from Steve
16:56Smith
17:00shot
17:02short
17:03and put away
17:04easily
17:04like Travis
17:06here
17:10easy pickings
17:12outside off
17:12nobody out
17:13there
17:25shot
17:25shot
17:25shot
17:27belatedly
17:28decides
17:28that he could
17:29get to that
17:30and he's right
17:31he can
17:32away for four
17:33more
17:34three in the
17:34over
17:40gone at it
17:41as he normally
17:42does
17:43Travis
17:44hit
17:47off the edge
17:49but it'll do
17:50nicely
17:51as bowler
17:52you probably
17:53feel unlucky
17:57breaking the back
17:59of the chase
17:59right here
18:01he punished
18:0850 up
18:0950 up
18:09to Travis
18:10here
18:11a mainstay
18:12at the top
18:13of this order
18:14for
18:16Australia
18:16it's the 17th
18:1815 one day
18:19internationals
18:19to go with the
18:21six centuries
18:22that he has
18:22and if you think
18:24of any of them
18:25they'll be
18:26belligerent
18:27because he makes
18:28the play
18:29for the Aussies
18:30to get them
18:31started
18:32he definitely
18:33won't be happy
18:34with this
18:34either
18:34Travis
18:35hit
18:39nice shot
18:40nobody's
18:41getting that
18:42it's gone
18:42before
18:43a little
18:44too much
18:44width
18:45a bit
18:48too easy
18:48Noor Ahmed
18:50let's see
18:51where it was
18:52and from
18:53here
18:53you'd expect
18:55with Australia
18:55so far ahead
18:56even if we got there
18:58it wouldn't be
18:59giving Afghanistan
19:01too much
19:02of a chance
19:02now as they go off
19:04with this rain
19:06interruption
19:06they'll hope
19:08that we can
19:08get back on
19:09welcome back
19:10everybody
19:11to the
19:12Gaddafi stadium
19:13here in Lahore
19:14for this
19:15champion's trophy
19:16match between
19:16Afghanistan
19:17and Australia
19:20the rain came
19:21down
19:22and unfortunately
19:23it's had the
19:24final say
19:25and the
19:26umpires
19:27in
19:28sort of
19:29five or so
19:30minutes ago
19:30came out
19:31to try and see
19:32if
19:32conditions
19:34were okay
19:36for the game
19:37to resume
19:38and
19:40unfortunately
19:42it's not so
19:43puddles
19:44still
19:44on the outfield
19:46so handshakes
19:47all round
19:48Australia
19:49and
19:50Afghanistan
19:51despondent
19:52the Afghans
19:53after their effort
19:55here
19:55in this
19:56champion's trophy
19:57on debut
19:58in the tournament
19:59it means therefore
20:01the match is
20:02abandoned
20:02and it's
20:03Australia
20:03that
20:04qualify
20:06for the
20:07semi-finals
20:08a look at the
20:10summary
20:10273
20:11we felt
20:12was
20:12not quite
20:13enough
20:13and after
20:15Travis
20:15hit
20:15assault
20:16at the top
20:17of the order
20:18is 59
20:19and not out
20:20Australia
20:21109
20:23for one
20:23in 12.5
20:25overs
20:25when the rain
20:26came
20:26well
20:27they were
20:28a long way
20:29ahead of where
20:30they needed to be
20:31and bossing
20:32the game
20:33there's the queue
20:35alongside their name
20:36and a great Australian
20:37batter alongside me
20:39and Matthew Hayden
20:40since 2009
20:42when you won it
20:43you lot
20:44now you qualify
20:45once again
20:46what it means to this team
20:47yeah it's many mango seasons
20:49isn't it
20:492009
20:50and it's also
20:51the rain has been
20:53chasing
20:53the Australian cricket team
20:55around in this tournament
20:56now for a number of years
20:57the last nine matches
20:58five
20:59of which have been
21:00abandoned in this tournament
21:02they'll be happy though
21:04they'll be rewarded
21:05by the fact
21:06that they've come here
21:07with a depleted line-up
21:08and they've got themselves
21:10into a position
21:11a great win
21:12at this very venue
21:13against England
21:14with a mighty run chase
21:16that man there
21:17on the left of screen
21:18Kerry contributing
21:19on that night
21:20Travis Head
21:21looked dangerous
21:22to get dropped early
21:23but
21:23he is
21:25a mighty force
21:26in this Australian
21:27cricket team
21:27so
21:28the qualification
21:29the most important thing
21:31when you arrive
21:32at this tournament
21:32is if you reach
21:34the semi-finals
21:35and give yourselves
21:36a chance
21:37yeah first job
21:38get out the group
21:39and as soon as you do that
21:41and as soon as
21:42any Australian side
21:44gets out of the group
21:45and gets into the knockouts
21:47it's almost as if
21:48they get a second wind
21:50and many of the teams
21:51will then try
21:52to avoid them
21:53and they get
21:54buoyed by that
21:56and seem to be able
21:57to get the job done
21:59get over the line
22:00once they get into finals
22:02once they get into finals
22:02and I'll see you next time
22:04and I'll see you next time
22:05and I'll see you next time
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