T20 World Cup 2024: 48th Match, AFG vs AUS Today Match Prediction - Who will win today's match Between Afghanistan and Australia - Cricket Winner

Both sides will have contrasting memories of their previous encounter in a World Cup. A good chunk of players remain from Mumbai 2023, the encounter which saw Glenn Maxwell steal what could have been the greatest moment in Afghanistan Cricket. Glenn Maxwell played arguably one of the top five World Cup knocks that night, and months later he has been struggling to find a sizeable score with the bat. Australia again stand in the way for Afghanistan.

This time though they could end Afghanistan’s hopes of qualification a game early with Afghanistan already down a game after losing to India. A win for Afghanistan though opens up the group nicely and will leave Afghanistan with a lot of hope as they go to their next game. They have the spin potential and but do they have the nerve?

AFG vs AUS Match Details

Date: June 22nd, 2024

Time:  6:00 AM IST

Venue: Kingstown, St Vincent

AFG vs AUS Weather Report

Rain is expected to show up at some stage but not enough to cause a significant interruption.

AFG vs AUS Pitch Report

St Vincent gears up for another game. The ground has been decent for batting and chasing may be a better bet.

AFG vs AUS Predicted Playing XI

AUS Playing XI

Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Matthew Wade, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

AFG Playing XI

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen Ul Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

AFG vs AUS Key Players

Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell is starting to show glimpses of his best form. He got some time out in the middle in the last two games, and is bringing out his best shots. He faces Afghanistan now and will know that the Afghanistan bowlers will feel the pressure considering his last performance against them.

Rashid Khan

Afghanistan’s best bet of beating Australia is if their greatest showman can provide a really special contribution. Rashid Khan looked like his former self against India, picking up wickets, while going for runs as the batters went after him. He loves it when the batters take him on and a few wickets could see him make the ball talk a lot with batters dancing under pressure.

AFG vs AUS Match Tips

Australia will start favorites but if there is some turn Afghanistan will know that they have a weapon that keeps them in the game commandingly.

Match Prediction: Australia Will Win the Match