AUS vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, Today Match Prediction AUS vs AFG World Cup 2023

AUS vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, Today Match Prediction AUS vs AFG World Cup 2023

The action will continue in the ongoing World Cup as Australia, the most successful team in ICC events, are about to face Afghanistan in the 39th game. This highly anticipated match will take place at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Tunesday, November 7th, at 02:00 pm IST. Currently, Australia has won 5 out of 7 matches and are in 3rd place on the points table with 10 points. On the other hand, Afghanistan are entering this game after a 7 wickets win against Netherlands in 34th game at the Ekana stadium and kept hope alive to make the playoffs this year. They have played 7 matches in this campaign and are at the 6th of the points table with 8 points.

Australia is sitting pretty in the points table in terms of making it to top four. They started their tournament in a not-so-good way, losing to India and South Africa. But they managed to win their next five matches comfortably including the one against the Netherlands when they registered the biggest win in ODI World Cup history by 309 runs and after that they defeated defending champions England by 33 runs in the last game.
Australia find themselves a little crippled in terms of player availability with clouds on Glenn Maxwell’s fitness. Even Mitchell Marsh is unavailable due to personal reasons, as he has flown back home. Having said that, Travis Head’s return to the playing XI has certainly bolstered their batting up the order while this encounter also gives more time to the likes of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne to get their mojo back. The bowling attack comprising Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa seems unperturbed at the moment.

On the other hand, Afghanistan are surprisingly still in the hunt to make it to the semifinals and that is where their massive improvement in ODI cricket gets highlighted. They defeated teams like England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the league stage and can surprise even bigger teams. However, to beat a team like Australia, they will have to play the best cricket of their life. The five-time champions could be too good for Hashmatullah Shahidi and his men, but cricket is a game of uncertainties, and Afghanistan will be looking to turn the tables on the Aussies. Afghanistan continue to fret over an injury to Ikram Alikhil, the man who changed things for them in the middle order and secured valuable points. Najibullah Zadran will replace him in the playing XI if he is unfit even as there are no updates on Ikram. Apart from that, the team looks pretty settled and they are clear with their roles as well. Also, the likes of Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-ul-Haq will have to take more responsibility to strike early against big teams. Even the death overs bowling is a worry for Afghanistan while Azmatullah Omarzai will be key too with both bat and ball. His all-round ability has lend a lot of solidity to the team.

Match Preview

Match : Australia Vs Afghanistan, 39th Match of WC 2023

Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Date & Time : 7th November, Tuesday at 2:00 PM IST

 H2H Record :

Total matches - 03
AUS won - 03
AFG won - 00
NR - 00,
Tied - 00,

 Pitch Report :

The pitch on offer at the Wankhede Stadium has always favored the batsmen and it will be the same for this gamne as well. It will be a proper batting wicket for this game with good help for the spinners as it'sa night game so dew also likely to come into play. The Pacers won't get much swing but there wil be good bounce for them. Both teams will be looking to field first and get it out of the way after winning the toss. Chasing team won 60% matches here.

Average first innings score here is 275 runs so far.

 Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 28°C on the Tuesday with 75% humidity and 10 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of rain during the match.

Probable XI :

Australia :

David Warner, Travis Head, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey/Sean Abbott, Pat Cummins (C), Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood.

 Afghanistan :

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil/Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.