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CLAIM NOWAustralia vs Afghanistan, ICC WC 2023, Today Match Prediction 07 November 2023
Toss Winner - Afghanistan won the toss and choose to bat first
Australia beat Afghanistan by 3 wickets
Can Afghanistan beat yet another world-cup-winning nation?
- Afghanistan have won 3 consecutive matches, all while chasing a total
- Australian bowlers will be threatening with their current form
- Afghanistan’s real strength lies in the middle-order
Australia to win
| Tournament: | ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 |
| Format: | oneday |
| Venue: | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai City, India |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 35.0°C|Overcast |
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AUS vs AFG Match Prediction & Analysis
Australia will be taking on an in-form Afghanistan as they look to seal the semi-final spot. The race to the remaining two spots in the top 4 is wide open with only Bangladesh and England ruled out.
6 teams are competing to make it to the remaining semi-final berths in the World Cup. A win for Afghanistan would keep this race alive and make their contention even stronger. Hashmatullah Shahidi will back his players to deliver their best against the former champions at a batting paradise in Wankhede.
Rahmatullah Shah has scored 3 consecutive fifties while the skipper Hashmat has been unbeaten in the last 3 wins with 2 half-centuries to his name.
Australia’s got a solid batting lineup with Warner being in great touch at the top along with Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne also finding their rhythm in the middle-order.
Moreover, Glenn Maxwell is also likely to be available for this game which makes Aussies a lot more dangerous.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Australia Preview
Australia were in the bottom 3 after losing their first two consecutive matches of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. They’ve bounced back incredibly since then winning 5 matches in a row. A win here would seal the semi-final spot for the 5-time world champions.
Pat Cummins showed just why he’s the best for the captain’s job across formats as he led his side to a 33-run win over England in the last match. He has done a great job of leading from the front as far as bowling is concerned.
His approach to bowling has been right on the money. Aussies look very promising going ahead in the tournament and the favorites should watch out for them.
As far as batting is concerned, they’ve looked a bit inconsistent in the last few games going by the individual performances.
However, overall, Australia look solid with all the bases covered in the batting department. There are many reliable match-winners in this side at every position in the batting order.
With Glenn Maxwell back in the side, they should be looking to dominate the Afghanistan bowling attack on a batting-friendly pitch at the Wankhede in Mumbai.
Australia Predicted Playing XI:
David Warner, Travis Head, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Australia Key Players From Previous Game Of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Australia Actual Playing XI:
Travis Head, Pat Cummins, Josh Inglis, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
Afghanistan Preview
Afghanistan must be pleased with the way their campaign has progressed in this World Cup so far. They came here with just 1 win from 2 World Cups previously and have now beaten England, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, all world-cup winning nations.
Will Australia be the next on their list of former champions to beat? It may not be that easy. The pitch at the Wankhede is a belter and gets even better to bat on at night with the due coming in play.
As such, we can safely say that Afghanistan are about to face their toughest challenge of the 2023 World Cup so far. Having said that, we cannot overlook the batting strength of Afghanistan either.
Their middle-order has been very consistent and the openers also looked promising. If they manage to navigate the first powerplay against a moving ball from the Aussie pace attack, Afghanistan can well be on their way to a competitive total.
The batters were impressive even against a strong Indian bowling attack and then took it a notch further by chasing 283 against Pakistan. Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be crucial at the top to set the foundation for the middle-order to then build on in the middle-overs.
While there are many impactful spin bowling options in this side, the opposition has Warner who averages over 100 against spinners in ODIs. It will be a tough challenge for the bowlers to put Australia on the back foot.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad
Afghanistan Key Players From Previous Game Of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Afghanistan Actual Playing XI:
Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Alikhil, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen ul Haq
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The pitch is hard, flat, and offers even bounce and pace allowing for great timing and stroke-making. Batters can expect to time the pull shots perfectly on this surface and given the ground dimensions, also have a good chance of clearing the boundary quite comfortably. The weather will be mostly cloudy with a high of 34 degrees Celsius.
AUS vs AFG Pitch Report
Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will be the venue for this match. While the average 1st innings score in ODIs here is 247 runs, we reckon a 300+ runs total is what the team batting first should be looking at. Anything less than that or even around 300-320 can be chased down at this venue.
Toss: To Bowl
There should be no doubt about this when playing at Wankhede. Win the toss, bowl first is the age-old mantra most teams have followed when they play here. Even a 300+ score can be chased down on this ground, especially in a day-night match with the due assisting the batters.
AUS vs AFG
Winning Prediction
Both Australia and Afghanistan are on a roll with back-to-back victories. However, the Aussies will have an edge coming into this match considering their overall strength. The batting averages of their key players against spin and their pacers' ability to swing the new ball and execute the yorkers at the death makes them a far superior side in comparison. Australia will start as clear favorites in our match prediction.
Australia to win
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