Afghanistan Vs Australia In ODIs: Most Wins, Runs, Wickets, 100s, Sixes And More
Ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025 match between Afghanistan and Australia in Lahore on Friday, here's a look at top performers and record holders in four 50-over matches played so far between the two teams.
Australia will face Afghanistan in the last Group B match of the Champions Trophy 2025 on Friday, February 28. The must-win match for both the teams is scheduled to take place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Afghanistan secured a narrow win by eight runs over England in the last match played at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday, February 26, whereas Australia’s last match against South Africa got washed out due to rain in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, February 25.
The Aussies, however, have won one match in Lahore this year. The Steve Smith-led side chased down the target of 352 runs against England in the tournament opener played on Saturday, February 22.
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The reigning ODI World Cup winners would like to maintain the perfect win record over Afghanistan in the match on Friday as well and book a place in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy.
Ahead of the Afghanistan-Australia Champions Trophy 2025 match, here’s a look at top performers and record holders in four matches played so far between the two teams.
Most wins: Australia (4 wins in four matches).
Highest total: 417 for 6 in 50 overs by Australia in Perth on March 4, 2015.
Lowest total: 142 all out in 37.3 overs by Afghanistan in Perth on March 4, 2015.
Biggest win (by runs): Australia beat Afghanistan by 275 runs in Perth on March 4, 2015.
Biggest win (by wickets): Australia beat Afghanistan by 7 wickets in Bristol on June 1, 2019.
Most runs: 309 runs in four matches by David Warner of Australia.
Highest score: 201* from 128 balls by Glenn Maxwell of Australia in Mumbai on November 7, 2023.
Highest average: 147.50 by Glenn Maxwell of Australia (295 runs in four matches).
Highest strike rate (minimum 100 balls): 169.54 by Glenn Maxwell of Australia (295 runs from 174 balls in four matches).
Most 100s: 1 century each by David Warner, Glenn Maxwell (both from Australia), and Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan.
Most ducks: 1 zero each by Travis Head, Josh Inglis (both from Australia), Hazratullah Zazai, Javed Ahmadi, Mohammad Shahzad, Nawroz Mangal, Dawlat Zadran, and Najibullah Zadran (all six from Afghanistan).
Most sixes: 17 maximums by Glenn Maxwell of Australia.
Most sixes in an innings: 10 sixes by Glenn Maxwell during his 201-run knock in Mumbai on November 7, 2023.
Most wickets: 8 wickets in four matches by Mitchell Starc of Australia.
Best bowling figures: 4 for 22 in 7.3 overs by Mitchell Johnson of Australia in Perth on March 4, 2015.
Most dismissals: 5 (4 catches and 1 stumping) by Alex Carey of Australia.
Most catches: 3 catches each by Michael Clarke (Australia), Najibullah Zadran, and Mohammad Nabi (both from Afghanistan).
Highest partnership: 260 runs for the second wicket between Steve Smith and David Warner of Australia in Perth on March 4, 2015.
Most wins as captain: 2 wins in two matches for Michael Clarke of Australia.
In the last 50-over match played between the two teams in Mumbai on November 7, 2023, Aussies rode on Maxwell’s unbeaten 201 to chase down the target of 292 runs in 46.5 overs and secure a win by three wickets.
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