Toss, opening comments, and playing XIs

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi predicts that his spinners will do well on the used pitch. Australia skipper Steve Smith said he would have chosen to field regarldess due ot the weather and dew. He added that it expects a good context.

Afghanistan playing xi: 1 Ibrahim Zadran, 2 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 3 Sediqullah Atal, 4 Rahmat Shah, 5 Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), 6 Azmatullah Omarzai, 7 Mohammad Nabi, 8 Gulbadin Naib, 9 Rashid Khan, 10 Noor Ahmad, 11 Fazalhaq Farooqi

Australia playing xi: 1 Travis Head, 2 Matt Short, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 Marnus Labuschagne, 5 Josh Inglis (wk), 6 Alex Carey, 7 Glenn Maxwell, 8 Ben Dwarshuis, 9 Nathan Ellis, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Spencer Johnson