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ODI World Cup: Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in a crucial preliminary league match of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium here on Tuesday.

It is an important match for both teams. By winning it, Australia will move to 12 points and confirm their place in the semifinals, joining India (16) and South Africa (14) as the third team in the knockout round. Victory will take Afghanistan to 10 points and with one more match against the Netherlands to go, they will be in a good position to make a maiden entry in the knockout rounds.

Afghanistan made one change in the Playing XI bringing in Naveen-ul-Haq for Fazalhaq Farooqi.