Afghanistan vs Australia Weather Report And Pitch Report Of St Vincent Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 48, Super 8

Kingstown, St Vincent hosts the Afghanistan vs Australia Super 8 match on Sunday, June 23. The match starts at 6 am IST which is 8.30 pm local time.

Afghanistan lost their first Super 8 match against India. They won matches against New Zealand, Uganda, and PNG but were tested against India. They might be further tested against Australia. A loss against Australia will lessen their chances of making it to the semi-finals of the tournament.

Afghanistan as a white-ball side has been consistently on the rise. In the ICC World Cup 2023, they won against teams like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and England. In this World Cup. they have defeated New Zealand and knocked them out of the tournament. However, they will have to play out of their skins to beat Australia who are yet unbeaten.

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Australia, on the other hand, started their Super 8 campaign with a thumping win over Bangladesh, Chasing 140 to win, they won on the Super Over.

The likes of David Warner and Travis Head started very attacking in the chase and were ahead of the DLS par score when the rain came. Australia play India in their final league game after playing Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs Australia Weather Report And Pitch Report Of St Vincent Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 48, Super 8

Afghanistan vs Australia Weather Report Of Kingstown

The match starts at 8.30 pm local time on Sunday, June 23. There is a forecast of rain throughout the day on Sunday. There is a nearly 60 percent chance of rain during the day which lessens to 55 percent by the evening and the night.

The humidity will be around 90 percent with heavy showers expected as per Weather.com. Rain has been a constant throughout the World Cup and might play spoilsport in yet another game.

Afghanistan vs Australia Pitch Analysis

So far 8 matches have been played at this venue with four matches won by the team batting first and three matches batting second.

A score of 160 at this venue has turned out to be a winning score As Bangladesh did against the Netherlands. However, with Australia playing in this match, the innings score might be a bit higher if they bat first.

Weather Impact on Afghanistan vs Australia, T20 World Cup 2024, Match 48

The weather forecast for this match does not look good. There is a massive rain threat for this match which is close to 60 percent. This might be a rain-affected contest.

This might make winning even more difficult for Afghanistan. However, a 10-over match still keeps them in the hunt. The weather forecast does not look good and we will be lucky if we get a game.

Conclusion

Given the weather forecast, we might have another washout on the cards. Rain is on the horizon and will play spoilsport in this match. Afghanistan's chances of qualifying will come down considerably if this match ends in a washout. A win against Bangladesh might not be enough to see them through.

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