On Friday, Australia defeated Afghanistan by four runs at the Adelaide Oval in a T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 Stage match. Afghanistan was chasing 169 runs when Australia bowled them out for 164 in 20 overs. Rashid Khan almost carried his team over the finish line with an unbroken performance of 48 runs off 23 balls, including three fours and four sixes. For the Australians, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood both took two wickets. Australia scored 168 for eight in 20 overs, mostly due to Glenn Maxwell’s undefeated 54 runs off 32 deliveries. His powerful knock contained six fours and two sixes. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s Naveen-ul-Haq took three wickets and Fazalhaq Farooqi had two dismissals.
Australia vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup Preview
| Match No | 38 |
| Match | ICC Men’s T20 World 2022 |
| Date | Friday,4 November 2022 |
| Toss | Afghanistan won the toss & elected to bowl |
| Venue | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Australia vs Afghanistan Scoreboard
| Team | Score |
| Australia | 168/8 (20 Overs) |
| Afghanistan | 164/7 (20 Overs) |
Australia Batting
| Batsmas | Status | Runs | Balls | 4S | 6S | SR |
| David Warner | b: Naveen-ul-Haq | 25 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 138.89 |
| Cameron Green | c: Gulbadin Naib b: Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Mitch Marsh | c: Rahmanullah Gurbaz b: Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 45 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 150.00 |
| Steve Smith | lbw: Naveen-ul-Haq | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Marcus Stoinis | c: Usman Ghani b: Rashid Khan | 25 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 119.05 |
| Glenn Maxwell | not out | 54 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 168.75 |
| Matthew Wade | b: Fazalhaq Farooqi | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Pat Cummins | c: Rashid Khan b: Naveen-ul-Haq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kane Richardson | run out (Naveen-ul-Haq) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Adam Zampa | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Afghanistan Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Econ |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
Afghanistan Batting
| Batsman | Status | Runs | Balls | 4S | 6S | SR |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c: David Warner b: Kane Richardson | 30 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 176.46 |
| Usman Ghani | c: Pat Cummins b: Josh Hazlewood | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c: Mitchell Marsh b: Adam Zampa | 26 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 78.79 |
| Gulbadin Naib | run out (Glenn Maxwell) | 39 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 169.57 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c: David Warner b: Josh Hazlewood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c: Glenn Maxwell b: Adam Zampa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Darwish Rasooli | run out (Marcus Stoinis) | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 115.38 |
| Rashid Khan | not out | 48 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 208.70 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Australia Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Econ |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
| Pat Cummins | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Kane Richardson | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Cameron Green | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
Check: ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Points Table
Playing 11 Australia vs Afghanistan
| Australia | Afghanistan |
| Cameron Green | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| David Warner | Usman Ghani |
| Mitch Marsh | Ibrahim Zadran |
| Steve Smith | Gulbadin Naib |
| Glenn Maxwell | Darwish Rasooli |
| Marcus Stoinis | Najibullah Zadran |
| Matthew Wade | Mohammad Nabi |
| Pat Cummins | Rashid Khan |
| Kane Richardson | Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
| Adam Zampa | Naveen-ul-Haq |
| Josh Hazlewood | Fazalhaq Farooqi |
Australia vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup Highlights! 38
Player of the match
Glenn Maxwell! Australia
Status! 54* runs 32 balls
