AUS vs AFG Dream11 Prediction

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After a sedate start, Australia has bounced back smartly over the last couple of weeks, winning 5 matches on the trot. A win here will ensure that the team will finish in the top 4 and qualify for the playoffs.

Since the Wankhede Stadium offers an excellent batting surface, Australia will depend on its batsmen to get to a match-winning total. David Warner will be the key batsman at the top of the order. He is in brilliant form and is also the leading run-scorer for the team.

His opening partner, Travis Head, is also capable of scoring brisk runs during the Powerplay. Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, who are yet to reach their peak form, got some runs under their belt in the last match and that should give them some confidence heading into this game. Mitchell Marsh too returns to the squad, adding extra arsenal to the middle order.

Coming to the bowling, Adam Zampa has bowled some excellent spells in this tournament and will once again be the key bowler for his team. Zampa picked up 4 wickets in the last match and is now the leading wicket-taker of the tournament. The pace trio of Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, and Pat Cummins is picking up steam and will look to get early wickets.

Afghanistan has played remarkably well in this World Cup. With 4 wins in 7 matches, Afghanistan has the same number of points as New Zealand and Pakistan. Although they are 6th on the table, the team, for the first time in its history, has a real shot at making it to the knockouts in cricket’s biggest tournament. However, Afghanistan will need to play out of their skins to make that happen.

More often than not, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran have given the team a good start with the bat. However, Afghanistan’s biggest strength in this tournament has been the middle order. Hashmatullah Shahidi has led his team from the front and is the top-scorer for the team with 281 runs.

Shahidi has scored 3 half-centuries in his last 6 innings. He has received excellent support from Rahmat Shah and Azmatullah Omarzai. The latter has also fared well with the ball, picking up 5 wickets. He will be joined by Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen Ul-Haq in the pace department, both of whom have picked up 6 wickets each.

The spin attack will be the key for them in this match. Mohammad Nabi bowled a brilliant spell in the last match, picking up 3 wickets. Mujeeb ur Rahman and Rashid Khan have been quite disciplined in the middle overs, scalping 7 wickets each.