We cannot say that there is a great rivalry between these two teams because they haven’t encountered each other many times to date. In fact, there is no history of test matches between these two teams. With only one victory by the Afghanistan National Cricket Team overall against the Australia Men’s Cricket Team, they are yet to figure out the strategy to beat Australia. However, whatever matches have been played between these two teams, fans have witnessed a thrill. From easy run chase to bottling it up, here is the Afghanistan National Cricket Team Vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Match Scorecard across all formats for all the cricket fans. Take a look.
Afghanistan National Cricket Team Vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Test Matches
There is no record of any test match played between these two teams. Afghanistan, being a new team in this format, is yet to encounter Australia in a test match, so there is no scorecard between them in the red ball format.
Afghanistan National Cricket Team Vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Match Scorecard: ODIs
Both teams have faced each other five times in the 50-over game, and 4 out of those 5 encounters went in favour of the Australian Team, while 1 ended in a no-result. Unfortunately, there is no victory registered under the name of Afghanistan in ODIs against Australia. Let’s have a look at the scorecard of the ODI matches played between Australia and Afghanistan.
10th Match, Group B (D/N), Lahore, February 28, 2025, ICC Champions Trophy
Afghanistan
273
Australia
(12.5/50 ov, T:274) 109/1
Toss
Afghanistan elected to bat first
Result
No result
Man of the match
NA
39th Match (D/N), Wankhede, November 07, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup
Afghanistan
291/5
Australia
(46.5/50 ov, T:292) 293/7
Toss
Afghanistan elected to bat first
Result
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
Man of the match
Glenn Maxwell
4th match (D/N), Bristol, June 01, 2019, ICC Cricket World Cup
Afghanistan
207
Australia
(34.5/50 ov, T:208) 209/3
Toss
Afghanistan elected to bat first
Result
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
Man of the match
David Warner
26th Match, Pool A (D/N), W.A.C.A, March 04, 2015, ICC Cricket World Cup
Afghanistan
(37.3/50 ov, T:418) 142
Australia
417/6
Toss
Afghanistan elected to bowl first
Result
Australia won by 275 runs
Man of the match
David Warner
Only ODI (D/N), Sharjah, August 25, 2012, Australia tour of the United Arab Emirates
Afghanistan
(43.5/50 ov, T:273) 206
Australia
272/8
Toss
Australia elected to bat first
Result
Australia won by 66 runs
Man of the match
Mitchell Starc
Afghanistan National Cricket Team Vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Match Scorecard: T20Is
Both teams have clashed against each other only 2 times in the shortest form of cricket. Out of 2 encounters, both teams won one match each. Let’s have a look at the Afghanistan National Cricket Team Vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Match Scorecard in T20Is.
48th Match, Super Eights, Group 1 (N), Kingstown, June 22, 2024, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Afghanistan
148/6
Australia
(19.2/20 ov, T:149) 127
Toss
Australia elected to field first
Result
Afghanistan won by 21 runs
Man of the match
Gulbadin Naib
38th Match, Group 1 (N), Adelaide, November 04, 2022, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Afghanistan
164/7
Australia
168/8
Toss
Afghanistan elected to field first
Result
Australia won by 4 runs
Man of the match
Glenn Maxwell
Conclusion
We can say that a thrilling competition between the Afghanistan National Cricket Team and the Australian Men’s Cricket Team has just begun, and many more thrilling matches await the fans. The Australian Men’s Cricket Team has always managed to keep the Afghanistan National Cricket Team under pressure, whether in ODIs or T20Is. Afghanistan has the capability to bounce back stronger, and they will surely figure out the strategy in the upcoming matches. With only a few matches played between these two teams, which was thrilling by the way, fans await more action to see how things unfold.
