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ICC World Cup 2023: Glenn Maxwell's incredible 201*(128) leads Australia (293/7) to a fantastic 3-wicket win against Afghanistan (291/5)

7sins said:
Never get the hype with stonis but for some reason he always get in the ipl team and Australia limited over squad
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Actually in IPL you pair up with Indians and other mercenaries. For instance this time he played for LUkcnow super giants. Rahul opener. Nicholas pooran was a monster against spinner. He pulled off some unbelievable chases. Stoinis just had to dealt with other trundlers.
 
Will England think tank will be thinking of poaching Jonathan Trott after this tournament 🤔
 
Afg by big margin winning is bad news for Pak and also BD as Australia will come hard at BD and probably demolish them but they have better nnr over SL atm so it depends who loses by how big of a margin in their remaining match to get the CT spot.
 
Marooned said:
3.0 degree swing. That's crazy. The conditions have been beyond comprehension this worldcup. Unplayable bowling by not so great bowlers.
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Yes only if Pakistan bowls well the conditions are normal...
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Actually in IPL you pair up with Indians and other mercenaries. For instance this time he played for LUkcnow super giants. Rahul opener. Nicholas pooran was a monster against spinner. He pulled off some unbelievable chases. Stoinis just had to dealt with other trundlers.
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Makes sense
 
Even if Afg win this, odds are still stacked against them to win the final match against SA.

The next match between NZ and Pak will decide who will be in the Semis.

My money is still on NZ to make the semis. NZ have to beat a terrible Lankan side. Lot easier for them than Pak or Afg.
 
Champ_Pal said:
Even if Afg win this, odds are still stacked against them to win the final match against SA.

The next match between NZ and Pak will decide who will be in the Semis.

My money is still on NZ to make the semis. NZ have to beat a terrible Lankan side. Lot easier for them than Pak or Afg.
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Chances of washout??
 
lmaoo he gets him in the next ball.. and that is better catch this time
 
Afghanistan Zindabad

he didnt even review that looollll
 
Maxwell just go for the boundaries man ataleast score 30 40 runs
 
Man Afghanistan is my favourite team from now . This passion is what we deserve as fans
 
All of a sudden I can recall Australia refused to play a series vs Afghans recently
 
Great work again by WK.

Now get those remaining Aussies quickly, please.

#GoAfghansGo
 
Afghanistan the new Asian tiger in cricket! Am sure next ODI Asia cup they will play in the final!
 
SA and Aus are proving to be easy sissy teams in Indian muddy wicket conditions. Dew and two-faced nature of the pitches also ensuring one innings is different from the other which is a shame as its not an even contest.

Afghanistan will never beat Australia or Pakistan or England under 'normal' playing conditions. Maybe once in 20 attempts. They are competing well in this WC because the conditions are directly proportional to their strength. You could call it luck. They are hiring the right personnel, and Indian consultants so its a bit of miniature bhai bhai world cup soap opera also on the sidelines. Good preparation overall as their batters are playing within their limits.

It's a silver lining like how Kenya made the WC semi finals once. So good luck to Afghanistan.
 
Nothing more easier for IND than AFG going to SF. AFG is playing great against all teams and suddenly becomes a dummy against IND. Like we dont even see a tough competition.
 
Cummins is no mug with the bat, get him out before he settles.

More Wrong-Un’s, please.
 
Cummins and Maxwell should just go at it what's the point fo holding back its over
 
That's stupid to not review by Starc. Was a phenomenal ball though
 
Much drier surface than the ones we have seen in Mumbai so far. I don't know why 😜
 
RamLakhan said:
They were not yet ready then. If they meet Bangladesh now, they will demolish them for sure! Even agaist India Afghanistan can give the best competition!
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As an Indian fan, I would much rather face NZ or Pak over this Afg team. They are in red hot form and can take down any team at this point.
 
soso_killer said:
This has been an incredible World Cup
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+1

So much better than when all kinds of results are coming. Boring as hell was super flat pitch with just playing like T20 WC.

Afghanistan winning against 4 previous WC champions, takes the cake.
 
Even mighty Aus finding it tough when pitch isn't flat pancake.
 
AFG has played well against all major teams in this WC except a certain team..
 
Energy said:
SA and Aus are proving to be easy sissy teams in Indian muddy wicket conditions. Dew and two-faced nature of the pitches also ensuring one innings is different from the other which is a shame as its not an even contest.

Afghanistan will never beat Australia or Pakistan or England under 'normal' playing conditions. Maybe once in 20 attempts. They are competing well in this WC because the conditions are directly proportional to their strength. You could call it luck. They are hiring the right personnel, and Indian consultants so its a bit of miniature bhai bhai world cup soap opera also on the sidelines. Good preparation overall as their batters are playing within their limits.

It's a silver lining like how Kenya made the WC semi finals once. So good luck to Afghanistan.
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Sorry bro, i disagree.

These conditions are normal conditions, it would be unnormal if it was a rank turner or there was green grass on an australia wicket.

Thing is, if you have been following Afghanistan cricket for the last 4 years, you would know, Afghanistan has a massive spin arsenal. They have 7 spinners that are good enough for international cricket. They have been using Mujeeb Ur Rehman as an opening bowler.

Point is, Afghanistan build a team for this world cup. They prepared in advance.

If Australia did not prepare in advance for a world cup in India where spinners will play a big role, how is that Afghanistan's fault?

No one is claiming Afghanistan is a top team, thing is, there good cricket in subcontinent is being appreciate.

How can you call it luck when Afghanistan wins 5 games, and Pakistan lost 4 games on the trot? Pakistan is also a subcontinent team, why they didnt develop any spinners and went with shadab and nawaz for the last 3 years?

Also, every game between pakistan vs afghanistan has been a nail biter so how can you say pakistan would win ?

Also Keya case is different.

Kenya played in a world cup format where points were carried forward. Plus, Kenyan team had a few games forfeited by the opposition thus getting points. Also the kenyan team was made up of players from one school thus it was never sustainable.

Afghanistan is building a team for the past 15 years. THese guys have practiced cricket by doing diving practice on a damn mattress because the country had no grass in 2009.

So how can you say this is just luck? This is not 1 win or 2 win, but 5 wins.

Blame Pakistan and Australia for not creating teams for a World Cup in the subcontinent. Dont blame Afhganistan and just because you dont follow Afghanistan cricket that does not mean you have to throw in a conspiracy that Indians are doing something here.
 
RamLakhan said:
They were not yet ready then. If they meet Bangladesh now, they will demolish them for sure! Even agaist India Afghanistan can give the best competition!
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Hindsight is a great thing, isn’t it.

International cricket, biggest stage in cricket the cwc and you assuming they weren’t ready? Lol. This isn’t sunday league stuff. They were beaten well and truly by Bangladesh. Also Afg never beaten BD in any icc events. Only Ind and BD remain the two asian teams not lost to Afg in icc tournaments.
 
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