AUS vs AFG Live Score, World Cup 2023: Afghanistan captain Hasmatullah Shahidi has won the toss and Afghanistan will bat first against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Australia vs Afghanistan in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Australia vs Afghanistan Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in their World Cup match on Tuesday. Veteran Australian batter Steve Smith missed out with a vertigo and was replaced by Mitchell Marsh, while Glenn Maxwell returned to the playing eleven in place of Cameron Green. Afghanistan made one change, bringing in seamer Naveen-ul-Haq for Fazalhaq Farooqi.
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Australia will look to overcome their middle-order woes and secure a final-four spot when they come up against a fearless Afghanistan on Tuesday. Only two places remain up for the taking, with India slated to finish atop the World Cup points table. South Africa have also qualified. With no other team directly threatening Australia’s progression into the semifinals, Pat Cummins’ men would like to finish the job at the Wankhede Stadium.
In ICC ODI World Cup tournaments, Australia and Afghanistan have faced each other in two matches. Out of these, the Kangaroos have emerged victorious on both occasions.
Follow AUS vs AFG live action below.
ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 – Match 39
Australia
44/2 (7.1)
vs
Afghanistan
291/5 (50.0)
Batting
David Warner *17 (27)
Marnus Labuschagne1 (3)
Bowling
Naveen-ul-Haq *2/18 (3.1)
Azmatullah Omarzai0/14 (2)
Play In Progress ( Day – Match 39 )
Australia need 248 runs in 257 balls at 5.78 rpo
Story of Afghanistan’s magical run: From chopper fallen on cricket field to team taking flight in World Cup
“Ye aaj subah hi gira hai (This has fallen down in the morning)’, Mirwais Ashraf pointed his finger towards an American chopper, a Sikorsky, lying on the ground where Afghanistan cricket used to train,” Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper recalls to The Indian Express.
Latif was appointed as the first head coach of Afghan cricket in 2010. Mirwais Ashraf is now the chairman of the country’s cricket board, and as per Latif, he is working tirelessly to develop the cricketing infrastructure in the country.
“Mirwais made his debut under me. We are still in touch, he is driven to make cricket popular in Afghanistan. The first generation, who I coached, grew up in a refugee camp in Peshawar after Russia’s invasion. The current lot are the victims of the Taliban war. The passion and the team spirit was always there. It was the same a decade ago as well,” recollects Latif.
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First published on: 07-11-2023 at 12:24 IST
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