It has never been easy for Australia against Afghanistan
When you see an Australia vs Afghanistan contest, you'd be forgiven for assuming that it should be a relatively easy road to victory for Australia. But take the perennial underdogs Afghanistan lightly and they might just stun you. All you have to do is cast your mind back to the time these two sides met in the 2023 CWC. You might remember it for Maxwell's logic-defying knock but what you might not remember is the indiscreet batting from Australia that got them into a precarious situation in the first place.
That said, take nothing away from Afghanistan, they play with great courage and passion and they've shown time and again that they've got what it takes to give these 'big' sides a run for their money. But, they've also shown at times that they lack the polish required to drive home the advantage. To beat the accomplished juggernaut that Australia are, Afghanistan will have to be chanceless.
Toss Update -
Australia have won the toss and have opted to field
Pitch Report -
Pitch report: "Extremely humid and sweaty. There’s an easterly wind blowing in the direction of the side that’s 70m, it’s 67m to the other side and 80m down the ground. All games have been low scoring here. There’s more water in this surface, nice covering of grass and it is rock hard. There will be some turn, batters will have to be at their best against spin and bowlers will have to hit the right lines and lengths
Teams:
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Nangeyalia Kharote, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
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This is the first loss for Australia against Afghanistan in 6 international matches.
Afghanistan create History! Afghanistan win by 21 runs!!
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Aus need 24 in 6 balls. Can they do it? Can Afghanistan take revenge ?
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Australia need 33 runs in 12 balls
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Australia are 106/6
Australia need 50 runs in 40 balls
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Australia are 76/4
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Australia need 99 runs in 72 balls
They are 33/3 now in 6 overs. Is it the game where ... Where....
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What a shame for them this is! They were all set to 180+ but have now surrendered in the last. Minimum 30 runs less!!
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136/4
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What a poor batting after opening pair batted for 100+ runs!!
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118/1
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Afghanistan are 116/0
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Only for the second time in 6 matches Australia failed to take a wicket in the Powerplay this WC. The other was against England's 54 runs
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Afg are 29/0 now