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Background
Australia will face Afghanistan in the 38th match of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the Adelaide Oval on 4th November (Friday).
Australia is currently placed at the 3rd spot and they need a big win against Afghanistan to keep their semis hopes alive.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan are already been knocked out of the tournament and they will be keen to end their campaign on a high.
Australia defeated Ireland by 37 runs in their previous game.
Batting first, Australia managed to score 179 runs on the board from their 20 overs. Skipper Aaron Finch scored 63 runs off 44 balls.
Defending 180 runs, Australian bowlers started brilliantly and dismissed the half-Irish side for just 25 runs.
But Lorcan Tucker smashed 71 runs off 48 balls and helped his side to reach 137 runs.
On the other, Afghanistan suffered a 6-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in their previous match.
Batting first, Afghanistan posted just 144 runs on the scoreboard. Sri Lanka comfortably chased down the target in the 19th over with 6 wickets in hand. Dhananjaya de Silva scored an unbeaten half-century for his side while Mujeeb and Rashid Khan picked 2 wickets each for their side.
Live Streaming and Broadcast
This match will be broadcast live on Star Sports network while the Live streaming will be available on the Disney + Hotstar app & web.
Match Details:
Teams – Australia vs Afghanistan
Date – 4th November October 2022
Time – 1:30 PM IST
Venue – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Average 1st innings total
The average 1st innings score at the Adelaide Oval is 159 runs.
Head-to-Head record in T20Is:
Here is the head-to-head record between Australia and Afghanistan in T20 Internationals.
Total Matches Played – 0
Australia won – 0
Afghanistan won – 0
Tie/ No Result – 0
This is going to be the first-ever encounter between these two sides in T20 internationals.
Pitch Report:
The Adelaide Oval always assists the batters and it is known as one of the high-scoring grounds in Australia.
The ball will come nicely onto the bat while bowling with different variations will be the key for bowlers on this wicket.
Both captains will like to bat first after winning the toss and try to post a big total on this pitch.
Weather Report:
The temperature is expected to hover around 22°C on the match day with 54% humidity. There is a 20 percent chance of precipitation during the match.
Possible Playing XI:
Here are the possible playing XIs of both teams,
Australia:
Aaron Finch ©/Cameron Green, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
Afghanistan:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Usman Ghani, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi ©, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarazi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Who will win?
Afghanistan has a good spin bowling attack but their batting lineup looks very weak.
It is a must-win game for Australia so, they will come hard on them and try to win this game by a huge margin.
Hence, we predict that Australia will beat Afghanistan in the 38th match of this T20 World Cup 2022.
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