Australia vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2023: Mumbai weather forecast, Wankhede Stadium pitch report, live streaming

The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host an important ICC World Cup 2023 on match on Tuesday, November 7 when Australia take on a confident Afghanistan team. This match promises to have a huge bearing in the race for the semi-finals.

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Pat Cummins’ Australia will look to maintain their winning streak, having remained unbeaten in their last five matches. They come into this match after having beaten England by 33 runs in their last match.

On the other side, Hashamatullah Shahidi’s Afghanistan team have secured three consecutive wins. They enter this match after winning their last match against the Netherlands on a good batting strip at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

Australia vs Afghanistan: Mumbai Weather Forecast

There is no rain forecast on Tuesday, 7 November in Mumbai. The day is anticipated to be warm, featuring intervals of sunshine and clouds. Temperatures will reach a high of 37°C around noon, gradually drop down to around 31°C in the evening.

As per the Weather Channel, the forecast for the day is cloudy, but there’s no rain expected. The maximum temperature is projected to be 33°C during midday and it will remain fairly the same when the sun sets.

Afghanistan vs Australia: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Pitch Report

The Wankhede Stadium has witnessed an average first innings score of 260 in the 26 ODIs held there. In the last five matches at this location, two matches have been won by the side chasing, while team setting the target has won the match only when they have posted a total in excess of 350.

In general, teams batting first tend to have an advantage at this venue. However, as the Indian bowlers showed against Sri Lanka, there is enough assistance for the seamers under lights.

Australia vs Afghanistan: Head to head in ODIs

Australia and Afghanistan have met each other on three occasions – Australia have won all three of these matches and two of these wins came in the 2015 and 2019 World Cups.

Australia vs Afghanistan: Live streaming details

All the matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup will be shown live on the Star Sports Network. The AUS vs AFG match will also be live streamed on Disney + Hotstar.