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Home  »  Cricket  »  ICC Cricket World Cup 2023  »  Match 39 Full Commentary

Afghanistan vs Australia 2023 Match 39 Full Commentary

Result · Nov 07 2023, Tue - 02:00 PM (IST)
AFGHANISTAN
291/5
AUSTRALIA
293/7
Australia won by 3 wickets
CRR:6.26
Player Of The Match
  • 49.6

    Mitchell Starc to Rashid Khan. Full toss, wide outside off stump deep in crease driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis. Afghanistan innings come to an end. They managed to post 291 runs on the board. Ibrahim Zadran played a stupendous unbeaten knock of 129, and Rashid Khan played a delightful cameo at the end. Hazlewood picked up two wickets to his name. Do join us back in a while for the chase.

  • 49.5

    SIX! Mitchell Starc to Rashid Khan. Off cutter short, outside off stump deep in crease hooking, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.

  • 49.4

    Mitchell Starc to Rashid Khan. Full toss, outside off stump deep in crease driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

  • 49.3

    SIX! Mitchell Starc to Rashid Khan. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump deep in crease cutting, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

  • 49.2

    Mitchell Starc to Rashid Khan. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Head.

  • 49.1

    FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Rashid Khan. Full toss, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.

  • 48.6

    Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Maxwell.

  • 48.6

    Wide Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran. Off cutter bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.

  • 48.5

    FOUR! Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

  • 48.4

    SIX! Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • 48.3

    Pat Cummins to Ibrahim Zadran. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, outside edge for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

  • 48.2

    Pat Cummins to Rashid Khan. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Warner.

  • 48.1

    Pat Cummins to Rashid Khan. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

  • 47.6

    Mitchell Starc to Ibrahim Zadran. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, mis-fielded by Cummins.

  • 47.5

    APPEAL! Mitchell Starc to Rashid Khan. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Stoinis, appeal made for Caught. A stunning effort from Stoinis, but the ball falls short on him.

  • 47.4

    Mitchell Starc to Rashid Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to extra cover for no runs, mis-fielded by Cummins.

  • 47.3

    Mitchell Starc to Ibrahim Zadran. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Hazlewood.

  • 47.2

    SIX! Mitchell Starc to Ibrahim Zadran. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.

  • 47.1

    Mitchell Starc to Rashid Khan. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Head.

  • 46.6

    FREE HIT. Glenn Maxwell to Rashid Khan. Quicker ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Stoinis.

  • 46.6

    No ball Glenn Maxwell to Rashid Khan. Quicker ball half volley, down leg side on the front foot flick, inside edge to fine leg and it was a no ball, fielded by Head.

  • 46.5

    FOUR! Glenn Maxwell to Rashid Khan. Off break back of a length, outside off stump down the track cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.

  • 46.4

    Glenn Maxwell to Ibrahim Zadran. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Starc.

  • 46.3

    Glenn Maxwell to Ibrahim Zadran. Off break length ball, down leg side down the track working, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 46.2

    Glenn Maxwell to Rashid Khan. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Head.

  • 46.1

    SIX! Glenn Maxwell to Rashid Khan. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • End of Over 46
    Over 46. 4 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Australia: 271/7 (rr 5.89)
  • 45.6

    Josh Hazlewood to Rashid Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.

  • 45.5

    Josh Hazlewood to Ibrahim Zadran. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to backward point for 1 run, run save by Marsh.

  • 45.4

    Josh Hazlewood to Rashid Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.

  • 45.3

    OUT! Bowled. Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Nabi. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Knocked him over!

  • 46.5

    SIX! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell. Quicker length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Maxwell hits the winning maximum! Australia win by three wickets. At the start of the innings, Afghanistan bowlers created pressure by picking up seven wickets for 91. Then, Maxwell played a remarkable knock suffering from cramp scoring an unbeaten 201 runs. He had great support from Pat Cummins and Australia have now qualified for the semi finals. Glenn Maxwell is Player of the Match.

  • 46.4

    FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell. Quicker ball back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

  • 46.3

    SIX! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

  • 46.2

    SIX! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • 46.1

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khil.

  • End of Over 46
    Over 46. 4 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Australia: 271/7 (rr 5.89)
  • 45.6

    Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Lakanwal.

  • 45.5

    Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs.

  • 45.4

    Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell. Leg spinner half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.

  • 45.3

    Rashid Khan to Pat Cummins. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Lakanwal.

  • 45.2

    Rashid Khan to Pat Cummins. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.

  • 45.2

    Wide Rashid Khan to Pat Cummins. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Khil.

  • 45.1

    Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell. Googly back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, shy attempt by Lakanwal, fielded by Shahidi.

  • End of Over 45
    Over 45. 7 runs. Bowler: Naveen-ul-Haq. Australia: 267/7 (rr 5.93)
  • 44.6

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell. Half volley, off stump deep in crease pushing, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Lakanwal.

  • 44.5

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 44.4

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump deep in crease pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Khil.

  • 44.3

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Khil.

  • 44.2

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, to long on for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 44.1

    SIX! Naveen-ul-Haq to Glenn Maxwell. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Smoked it!

  • End of Over 44
    Over 44. 15 runs. Bowler: Azmatullah Omarzai. Australia: 260/7 (rr 5.91)
  • 43.6

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Glenn Maxwell. Short, outside off stump deep in crease pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Lakanwal, fielded by Shahidi.

  • 43.5

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Glenn Maxwell. Short, outside off stump deep in crease pulling, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 43.4

    FOUR! Azmatullah Omarzai to Glenn Maxwell. Short, outside off stump deep in crease pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

  • 43.3

    SIX! Azmatullah Omarzai to Glenn Maxwell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump deep in crease reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control over third man for 6 runs.

  • 43.2

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Glenn Maxwell. Off cutter back of a length, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • 43.1

    FOUR! Azmatullah Omarzai to Glenn Maxwell. Reverse Swing-In length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.

  • End of Over 43
    Over 43. no runs. Bowler: Noor Ahmad. Australia: 245/7 (rr 5.70)
  • 42.6

    Noor Ahmad to Pat Cummins. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, mis-timed to backward point for no runs, fielded by Murid.

  • 42.5

    Noor Ahmad to Pat Cummins. Googly back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to deep cover for no runs, fielded by Omarzai.

  • 42.4

    Noor Ahmad to Pat Cummins. Googly length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep square leg for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • 42.3

    Noor Ahmad to Pat Cummins. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for no runs, fielded by Omarzai.

  • 42.2

    Noor Ahmad to Pat Cummins. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • 42.1

    Noor Ahmad to Pat Cummins. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Khil.

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