World Cup 2023: Australia vs Afghanistan face off today, Check details

Australia is all set to take on Afghanistan in the 39th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 today. Today’s Australia vs Afghanistan match is slated to take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 2 pm.

Both Australia and Afghanistan will be playing their 8th match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. Australia is currently on the third position on the World Cup 2023 points table with 10 points. Afghanistan stands at the sixth position with eight points.

Australia’s journey in the tournament began with a loss to India, where they were defeated by six wickets with 52 balls remaining. In their second match, they faced a 134-run loss against South Africa. However, Australia bounced back with victories against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The Aussies won against Sri Lanka by five wickets. They won against Pakistan by 62 runs. Their biggest win came when they defeated the Netherlands by a whopping 309 runs. Their winning streak continued after they defeated New Zealand by five runs and England by 33 runs in their seventh match.

Coming to Afghanistan, their journey in the tournament also began with two consecutive losses to India and Bangladesh. However, they made a comeback by defeating England by 69 runs in their third match. Unfortunately, they lost against New Zealand by 149 runs in their fourth match. However, they rebounded by defeating Pakistan by eight wickets in their fifth match. Further, they defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their sixth match. They again defeated Pakistan by eight wickets with six balls remaining in their seventh match.

Let us talk about the weather conditions for the Australia vs Afghanistan match. Mumbai expected to remain warm with some clouds and sunshine. There is only one percent of rain during the day, while no rain is expected at night. The temperature is expected to range between 37 degrees and 27 degrees.

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