ODI World Cup 2023: Match 39, AUS vs AFG Stats & Records at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Australia (AUS) and Afghanistan (AFG) meet each other in match number 39 of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 on November 7, 2023, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Australia come into the contest on the back of five consecutive wins, they lost the first two games and from there on never turned back, winning on five consecutive occasions. They scored over 350 for three consecutive games. David Warner has been their go-to batter in the World Cup, as he has so far aggregated 428 runs in as many as seven innings at an average of 61.14 while Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh have scored one century each, Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne came up with useful batting against England last game.

In the bowling Department, Adam Zampa has been brilliant picking up 19 wickets in seven games with three four-wicket-haul and two three-wicket-haul. Australia have won five out of seven games and are placed third in the points table with a healthy run rate. Australia will look to win the game and confirm their semi-final berth.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, come into the game on the back of three consecutive chases, they won the game in grand style. Afghans have used the old-school ODI Chase approach and have been successful on a hat-trick of occasions. Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Omarzai were among the runs in all chases and have turned up to good effect while Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran have given their potential starts on many occasions. Bowlers have performed well as a unit to restrict the teams below 300 totals.

Afghanistan have won four out of seven games and are placed in sixth position courtesy of poor NRR, they now need to win at least one game and depend on other results to go their way while if they win both games they will qualify for the semi-finals. Afghans will now look to carry the winning run going.

AUS vs AFG Head-to-Head Record: 

In 3 games played between the two, Australia have won all the games while Afghanistan is yet to make a mark against them.

Wankhede Stadium ODI Stats & Records:

Pace bowlers here at this venue have picked 241 wickets in as many as 26 games at an average of 29.97 while spinners have accounted for 119 wickets at an average of 36.84.  Teams batting first have won 14 games while teams chasing have won 12 games. The average first-batting score here is 260.

X-Factors for Afghanistan vs Australia

Australia:

David Warner has been their key batter for Australia scoring 428 runs in as many as seven games and he has also scored two centuries in this World Cup, his consistency will make him the key batter in the upcoming game

Afghanistan:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz has smashed over 220 runs in the World Cup and will be the key factor, his start at the top of the order in the powerplay will be the key for Afghanistan to tackle Australia.

AUS vs AFG Probable Playing XI:

Afghanistan:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb UR Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi 

Australia:

David Warner, Trevis Head, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis(WK), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood