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Summary
- Starc bowls Shahzad for a duck with third ball of the match
- Cummins removes Hazratullah as pace dominates early stages
- Afghanistan won toss
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By Callum Matthews
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on Test Match Special
It might just have brushed his hip as umpire Illingworth didn’t signal a wide. It was a tactical appeal.
Afg 19-2
Hashmatullah Shahidi has an awful woft at the opening delivery of Mitchell Starc’s third over.
Not sure that’s the most advisable stroke in the circumstances.
Australia debate a review off the fourth delivery as Rahmat Shah tries to guide one fine. Replays show it flicked his hip though so wise decision from Finch and co to get their review in the shed.
A streaky drive for one ends the over.
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SMS Message: All the games have been one-sided so far and this one is likely to be the same. I hope it improves for the rest of the tournament. from Ed
All the games have been one-sided so far and this one is likely to be the same. I hope it improves for the rest of the tournament.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on Test Match Special
Pat Cummins looks in good rhythm. Good pace, good line. A proper fast bowler.
Afg 17-2
Streaky. Very streaky.
Good line and length from Pat Cummins has Rahmat Shah prodding at one outside off stump and he only succeeds in getting a thick inside edge which flies past the stumps and down to the boundary.
Afg 13-2
Obviously as he says that a well-directed bouncer raps Rahmat Shah on the gloves.
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Michael Clarke on Sky thinks the pitch is actually playing quite slowly.
How’s stat?!
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician
This is the fifth time
both openers have been dismissed for a duck at a World Cup. Afghanistan were the
bowling team on the previous occasion against Sri Lanka at the 2015
tournament in Dunedin.
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