Zampa dismissed Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi as the Afghans slumped to 77 for five after winning the toss and opting to bat on a quick wicket in Bristol, before returning to dismiss Rashid Khan

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Naib was left frustrated by his batsmen’s shortcomings as Afghanistan were initially reduced to five for two, with Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai both being dismissed without scoring inside the first eight balls of the match

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The Cricketer assess both sets of players after Australia got their World Cup campaign off to the perfect start against Afghanistan at Bristol

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The Oval plays host to a match which one way or another feels like a seismic moment in both side's campaign in England and Wales

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NICK FRIEND looks at the main takeaways from Australia's seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in Bristol in a game that saw David Warner dominate

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The Cricketer runs down the who, what, where, when, why, how much, which channel and how wet will it be for the fifth game of the tournament...

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The Black Caps storm to opening World Cup by 10 wickets after dismissing their opponents for just 136

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When England faced Pakistan in their pre-tournament ODI series in May, Wood caused an injury scare after he struck opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq on the elbow with a sharp delivery

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The skipper carried his bat for an 84-ball half century but lack support as the 1996 winners were skittled for just 136 in Cardiff

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Sarfraz made just eight as Jason Holder's raft of pace bowlers - led by Oshane Thomas and Andre Russell - dismantled Pakistan's batting line-up

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It's a numbers game! Here The Cricketer takes a look back at some of the stats to come out of the world of cricket this week...

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The Cricketer assess both sets of players after the Kiwis got their World Cup campaign off to the perfect start in Cardiff

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NICK HOWSON looks at the main takeaways from New Zealand's 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Cardiff in another one-sided game in this competition

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The 36-year-old was forced to retire hurt on Thursday during his side's defeat to England after being hit on the helmet by a bouncer from Archer

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NICK FRIEND looks back on an eventful round of County Championship action with reflections on some of the key talking points from around the grounds

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