Australia vs. Afghanistan: Live score for the 2023 World Cup Australia and Afghanistan are playing a crucial game at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. After winning the toss, the Afghan team chose to bat first and set a goal of 292 runs.
39th match between Australia and Afghanistan in live cricket commentary: Australia and Afghanistan are playing a crucial match at the 2023 ODI World Cup, which India is hosting. For both teams to advance to the semifinals, this game is crucial. Australia will advance to the semi-finals if it wins this game.
Hashmatullah Shahidi, the captain of Afghanistan, won the toss and chose to bat first in this game. Following this, the team lost five wickets and scored 291 runs. Ibrahim Zadran made history for the team with an outstanding century of 129 runs in 143 balls without losing.
In just 28 balls, Zadran and Rashid put up 58 runs together.
In actuality, Zadran, 21, is the first batsman from Afghanistan to score a century during a World Cup. In his inning, he hit eight fours and three sixes. Rahmat Shah scored 30 runs and Rashid Khan scored 35 runs, aside from them. For the fifth wicket, Zadran and Rashid combined for 58 runs in 28 balls. Josh Hazlewood gave Australia two wickets.
Cameron Green and Steve Smith were not included in the Australian squad for this game. Smith Steve is hurt. For this game, Glenn Maxwell and Marnus Labuschagne have joined the squad. For this match, the Afghan team made changes; Naveen-ul-Haq replaced Fazalhaq Farooqui on the team.
Ibrahim Zadran hits Afghanistan's maiden @cricketworldcup century at the Wankhede 🤩@mastercardindia Milestones 🏏#CWC23 | #AUSvAFG pic.twitter.com/QcCis10f7x
— ICC (@ICC) November 7, 2023
In the World Cup, Zadran became the first batsman to score a century.
101*: Australia vs. Ibrahim Zadran, Mumbai, 2023
96 - Scotland vs. Samiullah Shinwari, Dunedin, 2015
87 - Pakistan vs. Ibrahim Zadran, Chennai, 2023
Afghanistan's wickets fell in this manner.
First wicket: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (21), wicket: Josh Hazlewood, 38/1
Second wicket: Rahmat Shah (30), wicket: Glenn Maxwell, 121/2
Third wicket: Hashmatullah Shahidi (26), wicket: Mitchell Starc, 173/3
Fourth wicket: Azmatullah Omarzai (22), wicket: Adam Zampa, 210/4
Fifth wicket: Mohammad Nabi (12), wicket: Josh Hazlewood, 233/5
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Australia versus Afghanistan in a match-up
3 matches in total
Australia triumphed 3
Win for Afghanistan: 0
*During the Cricket World Cup, both nations have faced off against one another twice. Afghanistan has lost both of these matches to Australia.
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Playing-11 of both the teams in the match
Australian team: Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper).
The Afghanistan squad consists of the following players: Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, and Ikram Alikhil (wicketkeeper).