ODI World Cup.

[Donny]

Love Mel Jones' commentating.

Puts the likes of Michael Slater to shame.

5/90 after 23 overs.

[Donny]

Some spirited batting from Afghanistan.

After 34 overs, 7/162.

2 wickets in an over from Stoinis.

[Donny]

Then 21 from his next over.

8/187 after 36 overs.

[Donny]

208 to win for the Aussies.

[Donny]

Aussies start: 1,1,4,4,dot,dot.

0/10.

[Pies4shaw]

Australia 2/199. Warner 84 and Smith 17 at the crease. Earlier Finch made 66 from 49 and Khawaja made 15.

[Pies4shaw]

Australia win - 3/209 - with just 15.1 overs to spare. Warner 89* and Maxwell 4* (from 1, of course). Smith out for 18.

[Pies4shaw]

Warner is POTM.

[K]

Pre-game odds:

S. Africa 78%, Bangladesh 22%
England 76%, Pakistan 24%
Sri Lanka 53%, Afghanistan 47%
Oz 66%, Windies 34%.

[K]

If the pitch helps spinners, we might want to put a bit on Bangladesh at those long odds.

[K]

S. Africa win toss, field.
Amla out after the head knock in game 1.

Bangladesh should treat the first 5 overs or more like a Test match.

[Pies4shaw]

Tamim came to me,
Sadness in his eyes,
He told me that he wanted help
Before his batting slides.

And so Soumya turned up here,
He knew he had to try,
Now I'll ask South Africa to bowl a few slow wides....

Bangladesh, Bangladesh,
Where so many batsmen are starved of runs,
And their forward defence looks like a mess,
Now won't you make Ngidi bowl slow and weedy
Relieve the batsmen of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh, Bangladesh,
Such a great disaster, their middle order,
But their forward defence looks like a mess,
Now won't you make Rabada bowl a lot less harder
Relieve the batsmen of Bangladesh
Relieve the openers of Bangladesh.



Sorry I couldn't help myself.

Bangladesh are batting. 0/6 from 1.5 overs.

[Pies4shaw]

0/9 from 3.

And Ravi Shankar is still tuning up.

[Pies4shaw]

Bangladesh 0/28 from 5. 14 from that last over - 2 great pull shots for 4 and a snick between the two slips.

[Pies4shaw]

Rabada bounces 4 wides. He's rattled, here.