2019 World Cup, Match 4: Defending champions Australia thrash Afghanistan by 7 wickets
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Image Source : Getty ImagesDavid Warner and Steve Smith returned from their international cricket exiles to help steer Australia to a seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the opening game of its World Cup title defence.
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Warner posted an unbeaten 89 as the Aussies surpassed Afghanistan's 207 with 15 overs to spare.
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Warner and Aaron Finch (66) reunited at the top of the order and shared a 96-run opening stand to get the chase started in Bristol after Australia reduced Afghanistan to 207 from 38.2 overs.
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Najibullah Zadran's 49-ball half-century and 83-run, sixth-wicket stand with skipper Gulbadin Naib helped Afghanistan recover to post 207 after losing both openers for ducks.
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Zampa took 3-60 off eight overs and Cummins (3-40) took the last two to finish off Afghanistan's innings in the 39th over.