ODI World Cup match - Afghanistan vs Australia  
Cricket

Afghanistan opt to bat against Australia

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in their World Cup match here on Tuesday.

Mumbai | Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in their World Cup match here on Tuesday.

Veteran Australian batter Steve Smith missed out with a vertigo and was replaced by Mitchell Marsh, while Glenn Maxwell returned to the playing eleven in place of Cameron Green.

Afghanistan made one change, bringing in seamer Naveen-ul-Haq for Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Teams

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil(wk), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad and Naveen-ul-Haq.

Australia: Pat Cummins(c), Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.

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