On Tuesday, November 7, David Warner and Rashid Khan got into a furious confrontation during Australia’s 2023 World Cup match against Afghanistan at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
After some words were exchanged between Azmatullah Omarzai and Mitchell Marsh during the fifth over of Australia’s chase, the incident occurred. Rashid Khan then conversed with Warner, who was conversing with Marsh.
Interestingly, Warner and Rashid Khan both played for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) club in the Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2017 to 2021.
If Australia were to overcome Afghanistan, they must record their biggest successful chase in the 50-over World Cup – 292 runs. Australia were 49-4 after 8.2 overs at the time of writing, with Glenn Maxwell and Marnus Labuschagne at the crease.
The first two breakthroughs came from Naveen-ul-Haq, who dismissed Travis Head (silver duck) and Mitchell Marsh (24 off 11). Meanwhile, Azmatullah Omarzai dismissed Josh Inglis for a golden duck after bowling David Warner (18 off 29).
Rashid Khan’s fiery knock lifts Afghanistan to 291/5 against Australia
Ibrahim Zadran’s disciplined batting effort, along with Rashid Khan’s cameo, enabled Afghanistan achieve 291/5 in their allocated 50 overs. Zadran scored 129 runs undefeated from 143 balls, hitting three sixes and eight boundaries. Rashid Khan finished with 35 off 18 deliveries, including three maximums and two fours. In addition, the pair had a 59* partnership for the sixth wicket.
Josh Hazlewood was Australia’s standout bowler, ending with statistics of 2/39, while Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell, and Adam Zampa each took one wicket.
Afghanistan is coming off a hat-trick of World Cup victories in 2023. Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Netherlands were all vanquished lately.
The team captained by Hashmatullah Shahidi also defeated defending champions England by 69 runs despite defending 284. A win over Australia increases their prospects of reaching the ICC tournament’s semifinals.
Meanwhile, Australia dropped their first two games against India and South Africa before rallying to win five straight. In their most recent match, they defeated England by a score of 33 runs.
