New Delhi. The Afghanistan team is playing a Super 8 match against Australia to stay in the race for the ICC T20 World Cup semi-finals. Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first against Afghanistan. After losing to India, this match is do or die for the Afghan team. Australia have won their first match and will look to secure their ticket to the semi-finals with a win here. Afghanistan has started well. In 6 overs of Powerplay, the team has scored 40 runs without any loss.
Australia started the Super 8 with a win against Bangladesh while Afghanistan lost against India. The Indian team has almost secured the semi-final ticket after defeating Bangladesh on Saturday. If Afghanistan lose here today, they will be out of the tournament and Australia and India will enter the semi-finals with two wins.
Afghanistan Playing XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket-keeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbuddin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Nangelia Kharote, Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqui.
Australia’s Playing XI:
David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
Tags: ICC T20 World Cup, T20 World Cup
First published: June 23, 2024, 06:33 IST