Australia won by 3 wickets
Match Summary
AFG 291-5 (50 Ovs)
Batting
Ibrahim Zardan 129(143)
Rashid Khan 35(18)
Bowling
Hazlewood 2/39
Maxwell 1/55
AUS 293-7 (46.5 Ovs)
Batting
Glenn Maxwell 201(128)
Mitchell Marsh 24(11)
Bowling
Rashid Khan 2/44
Naveen ul Haq 2/47
Player Of The Match
Glenn Maxwell
It was Afghanistan’s bad luck At one point, Australia looked as though the match would be 100 percent lost And Afghanistan would qualify for the semi-finals for the first time But it didn’t happen Maxwell shattered all the dreams of Afghanistan Afghanistan fought hard to bowl out Australia for 91 runs but later Australia’s captain Patt Cummins and Maxwell did not leave each other until the end. Established a long-lasting partnership Maxwell alone scored 201 runs and Played a huge role in winning the Australian team Afghanistan batted first and scored 291 runs with five out Ibrahim Zardan scored 129 runs and was the outstanding player In reply, Australia got off to a very poor start at 91 with the players having seen the way in the pavilion Max scored a responsible batting 201 to lead Australia to victory The turning point of this match was Afghanistan’s fielding. Maxwell got three chances which were sure catches but the Afghanistan team dropped those catches. Dropping these catches played a big role in Afghanistan’s defeat If Afghanistan had won, they would have qualified for the World Cup semi-finals for the first time, but bad luck for Afghanistan
Date
Tuesday, Nov 07, 2023
Toss
Afghanistan won the toss and opt to bat
Venue
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Field Umpires
Alex Wharf (ENG)
Michael Gough (ENG)
Third Umpire
Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Match Referee
Jeff Crowe (NZ)