Match No. 39 of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 will see Australia (AUS) take on Afghanistan (AFG) at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The match will be played on Tuesday, November 7, and will start at 2:00 p.m. IST.
Australia and Afghanistan don’t often go head-to-head in international cricket. In fact, they have played just three ODIs and one T20I against each other. Interestingly, all four matches, including the three ODIs, have been won by Australia.
Australia will start their ODI World Cup 2023 clash against Afghanistan as heavy favorites. The Aussies have thus far played in all 12 editions of the Men’s ODI World Cup, and the 2023 tournament will be their 13th representation. Afghanistan, meanwhile, will be part of their third men’s ODI World Cup campaign in 2023.
Ahead of the ODI World Cup clash between Australia and Afghanistan, let us take a look at the head-to-head stats in ODIs and ODI World Cups between the two sides:
Australia vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head Record - ODI World Cup
Australia and Afghanistan have collided twice in the history of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup. They first met in an ODI World Cup game in 2015 before taking part for the second time in 2019.
Their first-ever meeting at an ODI World Cup in 2015 was hosted in Perth. The match saw Australia record their biggest-ever win in an ODI game when they thrashed Afghanistan by a hefty margin of 275 runs.
Batting first, Australia made 417/6 in their 50 overs. David Warner starred for the hosts as he clobbered 179 runs off only 133 balls. He stitched up a 260-run partnership for the second wicket with Steve Smith, who made 95 off 98 balls.
In the second innings, the Australian pace attack rattled Afghanistan and bundled them out for only 142 runs to win the game by 275 runs.
In their last head-to-head meeting at an ODI World Cup, Australia continued their dominance and registered a win by seven wickets. The match was played in Bristol, where Afghanistan made 207 runs while batting first. While Najibullah Zadran made 51 for AFG, Adam Zampa and Pat Cummins took three wickets each for AUS.
In reply, AUS eased past the total, courtesy of an unbeaten 89 by David Warner and a fifty by Aaron Finch (66). AUS made 209/3 in 34.5 overs.
AUS vs AFG head-to-head ODI World Cup record -
| Matches Played | 2 |
| Australia won | 2 |
| Afghanistan won | 0 |
| Tied | 0 |
| No-result | 0 |
| Australia win percentage (%) | 100% |
| Afghanistan win percentage (%) | 0% |
Match-wise statistics
| First Match | Mar 04, 2015 |
| Last Match | Jun 01, 2019 |
Top Run Scorers in Australia vs Afghanistan ODI World Cup matches
| Team | Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike-Rate | 50/100 | Highest score |
| AUS | David Warner | 2 | 2 | 267 | 267.00 | 108.09 | 1/1 | 178 |
| AFG | Najibullah Zadran | 2 | 2 | 75 | 37.50 | 93.75 | 1/0 | 51 |
Top Wicket Takers in Australia vs Afghanistan ODI World Cup matches:-
| Team | Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | Economy | 4/5 |
| AUS | Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5.50 | 2.93 | 1/0 |
| AFG | Dawlat Zadran | 2 | 2 | 2 | 66.50 | 8.86 | 0/0 |
Australia vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head Record - ODIs
Apart from their two ICC Men’s ODI World Cup games, Australia and Afghanistan have played only one non-World Cup fixture. It was also their maiden clash in one-day internationals. The match took place in August 2012, when Australia toured the U.A.E. Ahead of their multi-format series against Pakistan, Australia played a one-off ODI against Afghanistan.
Their ODI in 2012 saw AUS beat AFG by 66 runs. Batting first, the Men in Yellow made 272/8 in their 50 overs. Matthew Wade (75) and Michael Clarke (75) made half-centuries for AUS. In their defense, AUS skittled out AFG for 206 runs, with Mitchell Starc inflicting four scalps.
AUS vs AFG head-to-head ODI Record
| Matches Played | 3 |
| Australia won | 3 |
| Afghanistan won | 0 |
| Tied | 0 |
| No-result | 0 |
| Australia win percentage (%) | 100% |
| Afghanistan win percentage (%) | 0% |
Match-wise statistics
| First Match | Aug 25, 2012 |
| Last Match | Jun 01, 2019 |
Top Run Scorers in Australia vs Afghanistan ODIs:-
| Team | Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike-Rate | 50/100 | Highest score |
| AUS | David Warner | 3 | 3 | 291 | 145.50 | 109.81 | 1/1 | 178 |
| AFG | Najibullah Zadran | 3 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 92.59 | 1/0 | 51 |
Top Wicket Takers in Australia vs Afghanistan ODIs:-
| Team | Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | Economy | 4/5 |
| AUS | Mitchell Starc | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13.71 | 4.36 | 1/0 |
| AFG | Shapoor Zadran | 2 | 2 | 4 | 37.25 | 8.27 | 0/0 |
