3 Players To Watch In AUS vs AFG CWC Match 39: Five-time world champions Australia will go toe to toe with underdogs Afghanistan in match number 39 of the World Cup 2023. This game will be played at the batting-friendly Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
A one-sided affair is expected given how Australia have resurged with two wins after losing their first two games. Afghanistan made an upset with a win over England, but that’s their only win in 4 outings, and they are all but out of the semi-final race.
As per the 3 Players To Watch In AUS vs AFG CWC Match 39, Over the past 11 years, Australia and Afghanistan have faced off in only 3 ODI matches, all of which were won by Australia.
3 Players To Watch In AUS vs AFG CWC Match 39: ICC CWC 2023
Adam Zampa
Adam Zampa had an ordinary start to his World Cup 2023 campaign with just 1 wicket in his first two games. However, the wily leg-spinner has stunningly rocked back to form – while also dealing with back, neck, and shoulder niggles – to take 8 wickets in his last two games. That those wickets came against Asian teams – Sri Lanka and Pakistan – tells a lot about Zampa’s quality and smarts.
During the 2019 WC encounter against Afghanistan, Zampa took 3 wickets in 8 overs. Even though the Wankhede pitch is unlikely to offer the spinners any turn, Zampa has variations good enough to run rampant through the Afghanistan middle- and lower-order.
David Warner
As per the 3 Players To Watch In AUS vs AFG CWC Match 39, David Warner has featured in all three of Australia’s encounters against Afghanistan, recording scores of 24, 178, and 89*, averaging a whopping 145 at a strike rate of 109.
Warner, who didn’t have a fifty in the first three games of the tournament, was magnificent against Pakistan, smashing 163 runs in 124 balls at the batting-friendly Chinnaswamy Stadium. He could repeat a similar score against Afghanistan at the Wankhede.
Steve Smith
According to the 3 Players To Watch In AUS vs AFG CWC Match 39, there is no arguing the fact that Steve Smith has nowhere been near his best in the tournament so far, managing only 72 runs in his first 4 innings and two single-digit scores in his last two knocks.
For Australia’s chances of reaching the semi-finals to improve, and eventually lift the trophy as well, Steve Smith must fire soon. No better opportunity to return to form than against Afghanistan at a venue like the Wankhede.
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