AUS vs AFG LIVE SCORE
AUS vs AFG LIVE SCORE: At the storied Wankhede Stadium, Hashmatullah Shahidi chose to bat first after winning the toss. Pat Cummins opts to make two changes to the Australian playing eleven, inserting Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell in place of Steve Smith and Cameron Green. One adjustment for Afghanistan is the replacement of spinner Noor Ahmed with Fazalhaq Farooqi.
The Australians, who lost their first two ICC World Cup 2023 matches to South Africa and India, have had a fantastic comeback in the competition.
At the head of Australia’s batting order, David Warner has shown his detractors wrong and is still among the leading run-scorers in the competition. The Australian bowling attack has been spearheaded by the speed trio of Cummins, Starc, and Hazlewood, while wrist-spinner Adam Zampa has taken the second-most wickets in the tournament with 19.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, has had an incredible tournament at the Cricket World Cup this year. With eight points from their first seven matches, they are currently ranked sixth in the standings.
Afghanistan, who are frequently known for their spin bowling, have been dominant in every area of their WC 2023 campaign, handily defeating Pakistan and England, two of the largest teams in the competition.
In order to advance to the tournament’s semi-finals, the Afghans will need to demonstrate their mettle in their two back-to-back games, first against Australia and then against a formidable South Africa team in their next encounter.
15th over
Rashid Khan, who took Azmat’s place, is more aggressive. Drama right away as Maxwell tries to grab a quick single, leading to a run-out attempt at the striker’s end. The umpire ascends, and he looks good! Rahmat’s throw struck the stumps while Marnus’s bat was still in the air, despite a diving catch. At that point, Afghanistan had a 70-1 advantage.
Now for Azmat to bowl his sixth. Maxwell hits a double to begin. On the pads, Maxwell has it easy since he guides it nicely for FOUR
AUS 51/4 in 9 overs
Warner is cleaned up by Azmat! Warner overlooks reading a textbook that is assigned to him. Australia is having problems. At five, Josh Inglis is in. TWO IN TWO, PLEASE. INGLIS RETURNS, UNAFFECTED BY THE SCORERS! An inswinger was attempted first, but it was thwarted for Inglis. He attempted to tuck it towards the cover fielder, but it was knicked to Aliklhil. At number six is Glenn Maxwell. ENEMY! Before it appeared that Maxwell was trapped, there was a loud yell for a leg. The umpire then shouts no, and Shahidi moves away. Afghanistan loses a review when the replay reveals Maxwell had an outside advantage, and the result is upheld. Maxwell has three slips in place, but he gets the ball through some covering.
AUS 33/1 in 5 overs
AUS 16/1 after 3 overs Mujeeb keeps going. From the first three balls, three singles. This time, it offers width, and Warner seizes the opportunity to drive it through four covers! Seven out of that total.
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