In the match between Australia and Afghanistan, Australia won the thrilling match by 3 wickets due to a great double century by Glenn Maxwell 201* (128). After winning this match, Australia was placed in the third position with 12 points and reached the semifinal of the World Cup 2023 while Afghanistan was placed in the 6^th position with 8 points after losing this match according to the points tables of the World Cup 2023.

Earlier, Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first and made a good score of 291/5 in 50 overs due to great batting by Ibrahim Zadran 129* (143), Rashid Khan 35* (18), and Rahmat Shah 30 (44). Josh Hazlewood 2/39 (9), Glenn Maxwell 1/55 (10), Adam Zampa 1/58 (10), and Mitchell Starc 1/70 (9) were good bowling from the Australian side. After this inning, Afghanistan set a good target of 292 runs in 50 overs for Australia to win this match.

During chasing, there was a time when Australia lost 7 wickets in 91 runs in 18.3 overs then it seemed that Australia would lose the match with a big margin against Afghanistan. Due to a great double century by Glenn Maxwell 201* (128), Australia won the thrilling match by only 3 wickets with Afghanistan and reached the semifinal of the World Cup 2023. Pat Cummins 12 (68) also great support to Glenn Maxwell for Australia to win this match. Michell Marsh 24 (11), David Warner 18 (29), and Pat Cummins 12* (68) were also good batting from the Australian side. Rashid Khan 2/44 (10), Naveen-ul-Haq 2/47 (9), and Azmatullah Omarzai 2/52 (7) were good bowling from the Afghanistan side.

Glenn Maxwell (AUS), 201* (128), was declared as the Player of the Match due to his great performance in batting.