Five-time World Cup champions Australia will be up against Afghanistan in match no. 39 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. A win over Afghanistan will almost certainly book their berth in the semifinal stage, joining India and South Africa in the last four.


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Pat Cummins-led side will be boosted by the return of all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell, who missed the last couple of matches due to different reasons. With Marsh and Maxwell back, two out of the three – Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Green – will be sitting out this clash.


“Marsh’s here, he’s here at training today and Max is here as well so yeah, I assume they’re training and whether they’re available tomorrow I have no idea,” Steve Smith said in the pre-match press conference in Mumbai on Monday.


Smith himself has been suffering from vertigo over the last few days and walked away from the training session on the eve of the match early. “I’ve had a bit of vertigo stuff the last day or so, so it’s just been a bit annoying. So, hopefully I can get through training today and be all good. But, yeah, it's not a nice place to be,” Smith informed.


Australia vs Afghanistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match No. 39 Details


Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai


Date & Time: November 7, 2pm IST onwards


Live Streaming and TV details: Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar website and app


Australia vs Afghanistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match No. 39 Dream11 Prediction


Wicketkeeper: Rahmanullah Gurbaz


Batters: Travis Head, David Warner, Ibrahim Zadran, Marnus Labuschagne


All-rounders: Azmatullah Omarzai


Bowlers: Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Rashid Khan


Captain: David Warner


Vice-captain: Rashid Khan


Australia vs Afghanistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match No. 39 Predicted 11


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


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