The ongoing World Cup in India is gradually moving to its closing stages with the semifinal race getting intense. Five-time champions Australia take on Afghanistan in their next game in the bid to seal the semis spot. The Aussies last won the tournament back in 2015 when they took down New Zealand in the final under the captaincy of Michael Clarke. Things have been different for the Australian side in this edition of the tournament as they started off with a couple of wins but bounced back well later.
Since the consecutive defeats, Australia have recovered winning five matches on the trot to keep themselves in contention for the title. The Aussies have managed to beat teams – New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Netherlands and England. They will now be looking to extend their winning form against Afghanistan. Both teams will be going head-to-head at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 7.
Afghanistan have won their last three matches. They beat the Netherlands in their last game by seven wickets and will now be hoping to secure their first-ever knockout appearance at the World Cup.
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Pitch Report:
The pitch of Wankhede Stadium is known aid both bowlers and batters. The average first-innings score in ODIs is around 247 while in the second innings, it’s 196. Wankhede has hosted 32 ODI matches so far with the team batting first winning 17 times and the ones batting second emerging victorious on 15 occasions.
Weather Report:
Mumbai will experience an overcast sky for the majority of the day on November 7. Despite the expected presence of clouds, the chances of rainfall are almost negligible at 1% during the day and 5% at night. The temperatures are going to vary between 35 degrees Celsius during the day and 27 degrees at night. Humidity should range anywhere from 48% to 67%. Winds will be blowing at speeds from 10km/h to 15km/h.
Australia vs Afghanistan ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Full Squads:
Australia Full Squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc
Afghanistan Full Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq
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