As expected, another one sided match virtually, as the mighty Aussies bulldozed past minnow Afghanistan by 7 wickets.
Earlier, Starc, in his comeback match scorched up fiery pace to remove opener Shahzad in the first over itself, which set the tone of the match. Afghani batsmen thereafter, applied hard on intent & courage, with some good contributions from Rahmat Shah, capt Gubadin, Najibullah & Rashid Khan - Najib picking up an enterprising half century as well. However, the Australian bowling had too much sting for them to combat, & Afghanistan folded up for 207 runs within 40 overs - had they managed to hang around till their quota of 50 overs, & scored another 50-60 runs, the game could've been more competitive.
In reply, Warner & Finch had little to worry & they piled up 96 runs, before Finch holed out. Khawaja & Smith got some useful practice in as well, before Maxwell ended the chase with a boundary. Warner remained unbeaten with a workman like 89 - both him & Smith looking in ominous form, in their comeback match after a one year ban & lots of boos from the crowd.
This Australian side, bats deep & has quality strike bowlers to ben in the reckoning. For Afghanistan, its still learning days, but they look confident & composed enough to topple couple of top charter teams, maybe .....
Earlier, Starc, in his comeback match scorched up fiery pace to remove opener Shahzad in the first over itself, which set the tone of the match. Afghani batsmen thereafter, applied hard on intent & courage, with some good contributions from Rahmat Shah, capt Gubadin, Najibullah & Rashid Khan - Najib picking up an enterprising half century as well. However, the Australian bowling had too much sting for them to combat, & Afghanistan folded up for 207 runs within 40 overs - had they managed to hang around till their quota of 50 overs, & scored another 50-60 runs, the game could've been more competitive.
In reply, Warner & Finch had little to worry & they piled up 96 runs, before Finch holed out. Khawaja & Smith got some useful practice in as well, before Maxwell ended the chase with a boundary. Warner remained unbeaten with a workman like 89 - both him & Smith looking in ominous form, in their comeback match after a one year ban & lots of boos from the crowd.
This Australian side, bats deep & has quality strike bowlers to ben in the reckoning. For Afghanistan, its still learning days, but they look confident & composed enough to topple couple of top charter teams, maybe .....
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