Match Details
Date: November 04, 2022
Time : 1:30 PM IST
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Preview:
The 38th match of the T20 World Cup 2022 will bring defending champions Australia up against out-of-contention Afghanistan on November 4 at Adelaide Oval . This match will be crucial for hosts as they need to register a win with a huge margin in order to stay relevant in the ICC tournament. Meanwhile, Md. Nabi-led Afghanistan will look to cause massive upset in the tournament by defeating Australia.
Pitch Report:
The surface at Adelaide will provide lot of assistance to the batters and we expect high-scoring game. Bowlers will have to bring their best game in Adelaide in order to extract something out of the pitch.
Team Analysis:
Australia:
Aaron Finch-led Australia is currently at third position with five points under their belt. A win by huge margin will pull them up in the order and then they can expect some luck in their favour. Speaking of the squad, David Warner's form is a major concern for the defending champion as the explosive batter has looked out of touch. Australian skipper Aaron Finch has found the mojo at the right time and will be hoping to play crucial role against Afghanistan. Middle-order has looked strong with the presence of Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh and Tim David. Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood will have huge responsibility against Afghanistan.
Probable XI:
David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
Afghanistan:
Md. Nabi-led side has failed miserable in the ICC tournament despite featuring the likes of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Usman Ghani, and Najibullah Zadran. The top-order will need to step up against Australia if they want to make an impression in the tournament. Even Rashid Khan has failed to impress with his performance and being termed as one of the reasons why South Asian nation could not perform well in the competition. Afghanistan will have a daunting task ahead of them as they face mighty Australia in their next fixture.
Probable XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Usman Ghani, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Match prediction:
Conclusion:
It won’t be tough to predict which team will step as favorites in the match between Australia vs Afghanistan. Although, no team should be written off before the result of the game, but Australia will be likely to win the game against Afghanistan.
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