Afghanistan team suffered a heartbreaking defeat against five-time champions Australia after Glenn Maxwell’s heroic efforts sealed the deal for the team in the mega event. If a few things go well in the coming days, Afghanistan’s team still has a chance to reach the semi-finals in his 2023 ODI World Cup.
Afghanistan team was in contention for a place in the semi-finals after impressive wins against England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Netherlands. Before the match against Australia. Afghanistan’s best-case scenario in this tournament is to win both matches and Afghanistan will now face South Africa in Ahmedabad.
However, if you win, the situation will be favorable. Afghanistan’s place in the last four of theODI World Cupwill also depend on the results of other teams. Afghanistan’s success rate is lower than Pakistan and New Zealand, so they will have to either beat South Africa easily or hope both countries lose their next match.
Afghanistan continued to perform well in the ongoing 2023 ODI World Cup, led by Afghanistan opener Zadran. Ibrahim Zadran became the first Afghan player to reach a century in the history of the World Cup against a formidable Australian team. In the end, Afghanistan scored 291 with Rashid Khan delivering a strong batting performance at the end of the innings.
Australia’s chase was completely thrown into disarray when Travis Head lost his wicket for a duck. After Mitchell Marsh was sacked, the floodgates opened for the Australians. Azmat Omarzai dismisses Josh Inglis and David Warner with back-to-back deliveries, leaving them at 49 for 4, with the five-time champion giving Glenn Maxwell andPat Cumminsthe game in hand. He continued to lose wickets at a rapid pace. Secure your team’s place in the semi-finals.
Australia becomes the third team to officially qualify for the 2023 World Cup semi-finals. Although there are still games left, they are certain to finish second or third in the final standings, while South Africa will likely finish second or third. This means South Africa and Australia will meet in her second World Cup semi-final in 2023.
In the league match of the 2023 ODI World Cup, South Africa defeated Australia by 134 runs in Lucknow. Australia, chasing a target of 313 runs, were bowled out for 177 runs in 40.5 overs. The five-time champions will look to turn things around when they face the Proteas in the main event Final Four.
