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AUS vs AFG, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia Lose Four Wickets Early In Chase of 292

Australia were reeling at 49/4 in 8.2 overs with pacers Naveen-ul-haq and Azmatullah Omarzai picking two wickets each. Azamatullah scalped two consecutive wickets in the ninth over, but missed his hat-trick by a whiske.

AUS vs AFG, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia Lose Four Wickets Early In Chase of 292

Australia's chase of 292 has begun on a shaky note after losing four early wickets. Afghanistan pacers Naveen-ul-haq and Azmatullah Omarzai picked two wickets each to out Australia in all sorts ofΒ trouble in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match at the Wankhede Stadium. Naveen struck inΒ the secondΒ over of Australia chase to provide his side with the first breakthrough and then scalped another wicket in the sixth over. Azamatullah then picked two consecutive wickets in the ninth over, but missed his hat-trick by a whisker to leave Australia at 49/4.Β For the uninitiated, Afghanistan defeated England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Netherlands early.Β Ibrahim Zadran Becomes First Afghanistan Batsman To Score a Century in ICC World Cups, Achieves Feat During AUS vs AFG CWC 2023 Match.

Trouble for Australia

AUS 49/4

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