Afghanistan vs Australia Cricket World Cup 2023: Expected lineups, head-to-head, toss, predictions and betting odds

Afghanistan and Australia will face off in the 39th match of the 2023 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, 7 November.

Both sides will be keen for a win; Australia in order to further cement their third-place position and Afghanistan in order to stay in the hunt for a top four spot. They are both on good runs of form as well. Australia beat England by 33 runs in their most recent match to make it five wins in a row whicle Afghanistan defeated Netherlands on Friday, their third consecutive victory.

Afghanistan vs Australia: Predicted line-up 

PredictedXIforAfghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq.

PredictedXIforAustralia: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne/Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa.  

Afghanistan vs Australia: Head-to-head in ODIs

The two sides have met thrice in ODIs, with Australia winning all three matches.

Afghanistan vs Australia: Toss

The toss will take place at 1:30 PM IST. Batting first has been the way to go at the Wankhede, so it will be interesting to see what happens if Afghanistan win the toss, given their recent preference for chasing. 

Afghanistan vs Australia: Weather forecast in Mumbai

Mumbai will see a hot day on Wednesday with the temperature touching 37° Celsius in the afternoon. It will fall down to around 31° Celsius in the evening. No rain is predicted, and the humidity will be around 35-40%.

Afghanistan vs Australia: Prediction for CWC 2023 match 

The Wankhede Stadium has been a batting paradise in the first innings during this World Cup. Given Afghanistan's newfound preference for chasing targets down, it could be difficult if they choose to put Australia in to bat first.

Either way, Australia will start this match as clear favourites thanks to the quality of their squad. With their middle-order not in the best of form, they will have to be wary against a talented and efficient Afghanistan unit, but should emerge victorious. 

Afghanistan vs Australia: Betting odds for CWC 2023 match

According to the odds from Dafabet, Australia are strong favourites to win this game.