Rahmanullah Gurbaz departs for a duck

Rahmanullah Gurbaz walked back to the pavilion without opening his account as Australia's players celebrate.

Ibrahim Zadran fell for a low score against Australia

Ibrahim Zadran, who was the backbone of their batting effort during their historic win against England, perished for 22.

Afghanistan's Sediqullah Atal (L) celebrates after scoring a half-century

Coming at one down, Sediqullah Atal rose to the occasion, scoring a 95-ball 85 before being dismissed by Spencer Johnson in the 32nd over.

 Nathan Ellis of Australia celebrates dismissing Gulbadin Naib

Atal’s dismissal opened floodgates as Afghanistan slipped from 159-3 to 199-7.

Azmatullah Omarzai of Afghanistan salutes the crowd after reaching his half century

After putting on a match-winning all-round effort (41 and 5-58) against England, Azmatullah Omarzai scored 67 to take Afghanistan to a fighting 273.

Travis Head of Australia bats in a fiery fashion

In response, Australia's Travis Head started blazingly, smashing a fifty off just 34 balls.

Travis Head and Steve Smith of Australia leave the field as rain stops play

Australia raced to 109-1 in 12.5 overs when rain halted play. Head was batting then on 59* off 40 balls, while Steve Smith milked 19* off 22.

Groundsmen cover the pitch as rain stops play

Groundsmen cover the pitch as rain stops play.

Umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Alex Wharf inspect the outfield for a rain-curtailed match

Umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Alex Wharf inspect the outfield for a rain-curtailed match.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi shares light-hearted moment

In a lighthearted moment, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi picks up water from the outfield as groundsmen toil hard.

Jonathan Trott waits for the rain god to relent

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott waits for the rain god to relent as a washout would be detrimental to their semi-final hopes.

Australia and Afghanistan players shake hands after play is abandoned

Australia and Afghanistan players shake hands after play is abandoned.

Giant screen shows play has been called off

The delay proved terminal for the match, as it was called off shortly after. Since the second innings did not see the completion of 20 overs, the match could not be completed, and both teams received one point each.

Trott walks back to the dressing room

The washout effectively ended Afghanistan’s campaign despite them still being mathematically in with a slim chance of reaching the semi-finals.