Bristol, June 1 (IANS) Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib won the toss and opted to bowl against Australia in their campaign opener of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at the County Ground here on Saturday.

Playing XI:

Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch (Captain), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa

Afghanistan: Mohammad Shahzad (wicket-keeper), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib (Captain), Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan

--IANS kk/bg