Australia is all set to take on Afghanistan in the 48th match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2024, which will be played at Arnos Vale Stadium on June 23.
Teams Overview:
Australia has won all matches of the first round of the ongoing T20 World Cup. In the first match, they defeated Oman by 39 runs, while in the second match, they defeated England by 36 runs. In their third league stage match, they defeated Namibia by nine wickets, and in the last match of the first round, they defeated Scotland by five wickets in a nail-biting match.
Australia defeated Bangladesh in the first match of the Super Eight stage of the ICC T20 World Cup. In this match, Australia defeated Bangladesh by 28 runs using the DLS method.
Afghanistan has won three matches out of four in the T20 World Cup group stage. In the first match, they defeated Uganda by 125 runs, while in the second match, they defeated New Zealand by 84 runs. In the third match, they defeated Papua New Guinea by seven wickets. In the last group stage match, West Indies defeated Afghanistan by 104 runs.
Afghanistan lost to India in their first ICC T20 World Cup match. In this match, India defeated Afghanistan by 47 runs. In this match, India scored 181 for the loss of eight wickets, while Afghanistan could score 134 runs in the allotted overs
Key players:
Australia: Marcus Stoinis, Travis Head, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Starc
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Arnos Vale stadium pitch report:
The pitch of Arnos Vale stadium is more tilted toward bowlers while the batter struggles on this Carrabian surface. This surface gives some extra edge to the spinners. Teams have lost 77 wickets in the last five matches.
Head to Head:
Afghanistan and Australia have played each other once in the T20 format. In this contest, Australia emerged victorious.
Here are the probable playing XI of both teams:
Australia playing XI:
David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins
Afghanistan playing XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadra
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming (TV)
Pakistan: Ten Sports & PTV Sports
India: Star Sports
UK: Sky Sports
West Indies: ESPN Caribbean
South Africa: SuperSport
Live Streaming (Online)
Pakistan: Tamasha app & Myco app
India & Bangladesh: Disney+Hotstar
UK: Sky Go app
West Indies: ESPN Play Caribbean’s app
USA: Willow TV’s website
South Africa: SuperSport’s app
Australia: Amazon Prime Video
Match details:
The 48th match of the ICC T20 World Cup between Australia and Afghanistan will be played in Arnos Vale Stadium on June 23. The match will start at 5:30 a.m. (PKT), 6:00 a.m. (IST), and 12:30 a.m. (GMT).
Match predictions:
Both teams have balanced batting and bowling lineups, but Australia is the favourite in this match because of its strength in both.
Probable Scenarios:
Scenario 1:
AUS won the toss and decided to bat first
Power Play: 55-50 runs
First-inning Total: 155-100
AUS won the match
Scenario 2:
AUS won the toss and decided to bowl first
Power Play: 40-45 runs
First inning total: 145-150
AUS won the match