Maxwell played perhaps one of the best ODI knocks, helping Australia bounce back from 91/7 while chasing 292 to beat Afghanistan by seven wickets at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.
Afghanistan's maiden World Cup century came after Zadran played a 129-run knock from 143 balls against the Aussies on Tuesday. On the other hand, the Aussie bowling attack failed to make early breakthroughs in the match which helped Afghanistan to score 291/5.
Afghanistan's sensational 7-wicket victory over the Netherlands at the Ekana Sports City took them past Pakistan in the points table straight to the fifth spot in the ongoing World Cup on Friday.
Prior to Afghanistan's memorable seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the 30th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Monday, star Afghani cricketer Rashid Khan shared words of wisdom with his squad and said that don't think about the outcome.
Half-centuries from Rahmant Shah, skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai and a four-wicket haul by Fazalhaq Farooqi helped Afghanistan secure a memorable seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their ICC Cricket World Cup match at Pune on Monday.
With this win, Afghanistan has climbed upto fifth position in the points table with three wins, three losses and six points. Afghanistan has recorded another win over a former World Champion, after beating Pakistan and defending champions England. SL has won two and lost four matches and sit
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65) Ibrahim Zadran (87) and Rahmat Shah (77)* starred with the bat to help Afghanistan register a commanding 8-wicket upset triumph.
Following New Zealand's 149-run win against Afghanistan in the 16th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, Kiwi batsman Glenn Phillips said that the Afghanistan spinners were incredibly talented and strong in the game.