Afghanistan will square off against Australia in the 48th match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at the Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent on Saturday. Afghanistan have suffered two back-to-back losses and they certainly need to come up with an improved batting performance as they have failed to even cross the 140-run mark in their last two games.
Australia, on the other hand, have been clinical in their performances. The Aussies were able to register a 28-run win (DLS method) against Bangladesh in their Super 8 opener and will want to get the job done against Afghanistan. Pat Cummins was the star of the show as he bagged a hat-trick against the Tigers and made the most of his experience.
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Najibullah Zadran needs three sixes to complete 100 maximums in T20Is.
Afghanistan’s veteran Mohammad Nabi needs seven fours to complete 150 boundaries in T20I format. Furthermore, he needs another five wickets to complete 100 scalps.
Rashid Khan needs 69 runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is. The Afghan captain also needs three wickets to reach 150 scalps in the T20I format.
Gulbadin Naib requires six sixes to complete 50 maximums in his T20I career.
Tim David needs five fours to complete 100 boundaries in T20Is.
Marcus Stoinis needs 10 fours to complete 100 boundaries in T20Is.
Ashton Agar needs one wicket to complete 50 wickets in T20Is.
Josh Inglis needs 30 runs to reach 500 runs in the shortest format. He also needs four fours to complete 50 boundaries in T20Is.
Matthew Wade needs five fours and four sixes to complete 100 boundaries and 50 maximums respectively in T20Is.
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik.
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
