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Australia at T20 World Cup
on 22 Oct: lost to New Zealand by 89 runs
on 25 Oct: beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
on 28 Oct: no result vs England
on 31 Oct: beat Ireland by 42 runs
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Australia vs Afghanistan: Team News
Rashid Khan has been declared fit to play despite some fitness concerns over his knee and back. They could strengthen the batting with Darwish Rasooli with Azmatullah Omarzai likely to sit out
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Australia vs Afghanistan: Team News
All eyes will be on Australia's playing XI. If both Aaron Finch and Tim David are fit, there will be no changes to the side. If one or either are unavailable then Cameroon Green and Steve Smith could slot in. Finch didn't participate in the training session a day prior. David, however, was involved in the nets. If Finch is unavailable, Matthew Wade will captain Australia
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Player to watch: Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan has earned himself plenty of fans in Adelaide for his exploits with the Strikers in the Big Bash League. He has accounted for 44 wickets in 29 T20s at the Adelaide Oval. His strike rate is better at the venue (15.5) than his career strike rate (16.8)
Not long now until our very own @rashidkhan_19 will take to @TheAdelaideOval with Afghanistan 🇦🇫, when they play Australia 🇦🇺 in the @T20WorldCup on Friday! Get your tickets to watch Rash at his second home: https://t.co/UmW2vLLGj3
— Adelaide Strikers (@StrikersBBL) October 31, 2022
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12:26 (IST)
Australia vs Afghanistan head-to-head
Australia and Afghanistan have never met in a T20I contest and only ever met thrice in international cricket. Australia won all three ODI matches: by 66 runs in 2012, by 275 runs in 2015 and by 7 wickets in 2019
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Qualification Scenario in Group 1
Australia have plenty to do against Afghanistan. They need to win, and need to win big. But it may still not be enough! Here's how things stand and what are their chances
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AUS vs AFG, Pre-match talk
Afghanistan assistant coach Rais Ahmadzai: "It's really not an easy game for us to play against Australia in Australian conditions, but we are here to give them a tough time. I think Australia will be under pressure because they want to win, and we are here to finish the tournament with high morale."
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AUS vs AFG, Pre-match talk
Australia captain Aaron Finch: "The reality is that our first game has put us in this situation. We knew for the rest of the tournament that it was going to come down to run rate should things go well. But also there are still two other games to be played in the pool. So first and foremost, we need to get the two points"
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Australia vs Afghanistan Preview
Let's start with the thing that matters most: the qualification scenarios. Australia have to win and win big if they are to hope to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals. The margin has to be in the equivalent of 60 runs or more to keep themselves in it. To make things even more daunting for their prospects, they'd want Sri Lanka to beat England at the SCG on Saturday.
Australia vs Afghanistan Preview: The defending champions Australia need to win big to keep themselves alive in the T20 World Cup. The hosts need to make huge net run rate gains against Afghanistan to have any hope of reaching the semi-finals. But, even if Australia achieve both the things, it may not be enough. England could progress to the last-four instead if they beat Sri Lanka tomorrow.
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To compound Australia’s challenge, they could well be without skipper Aaron Finch. He spent almost all of Thursday’s training session on the sidelines, in conversations with senior players and coaching staff. He had claimed to be 70-30 to play and those odds dropped significantly as the day wore on. If he doesn’t play, Matthew Wade could step in as captain.
Afghanistan had entered the tournament as potential dark horses. But those hopes were dashed by rain and two poor batting performances against England and Sri Lanka. Watch out for Rashid Khan who plays for Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. He has been unplayable at the venue in the BBL and the Aussies would be better off being watchful against him.
Squads:
Australia Squad: David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Kane Richardson, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Steven Smith
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Usman Ghani, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi(c), Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Darwish Rasooli, Naveen-ul-Haq, Qais Ahmad
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