Afghanistan are just one step away from their dreams of grabbing yet another semi-final spot in another ICC tournament. They reached here after defeating England by 8 runs in a must-win clash and are now set to face Australia in another high-stakes encounter in Lahore. Afghanistan and Australia faced off in the thriller encounter of ICC ODI World Cup 2023 and we all know what happened in that match. Glenn Maxwell, while crumbling with his injury, played a once-in-a-lifetime knock to kick out Afghanistan from the tournament and clinched a semi-final spot. The fate has brought these two teams back to a pretty similar situation. Also Read: Afghanistan Skipper Gives Fierce Response to a Journalist Before Australia Clash Moving on to this match then Afghanistan will need to deliver their collective best to tackle this inexperienced side. Australia without their premier fast bowler won’t pose much threat to this in-form Afghanistan. We are going to discuss three major points that Afghanistan needs to focus on in their next match to beat Australia. Batting First, No Chase Pressure The best probable option for Afghanistan would be to win the toss and bat first. Australia might be inexperienced with their lineup but their monstrous batting lineup can add some huge runs on board which later would cause trouble for Afghani batters while chasing. Under pressure and under lights, it will be a difficult task for Afghanistan to chase a big total. Middle Order Needs to Step Up The middle-order of this Afghanistan team has not been up to the mark in the first two matches. The middle order mostly relies on Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi and newly added Sadiqullah Atal for runs in the middle overs. Apart from Shah, no other batters have left a mark in the ongoing tournament, with an exploitable middle order Australian pacers can make them easy prey in this match. They will need to step up and take their responsibilities in this crucial game. Spin Heavy Trap for Aussie Batters Afghanistan have played their first two matches with three spinners and would be eager to plan out a suitable spin-heavy attack for the Australian batters. The trio of Noor Ahmed, Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi hasn’t been that effective with respect to their credibility and records but they can deliver anytime in such high-stakes clashes. If Afghanistan decides to attack Australia from spin only, then they can add Nangeyalia Kharote as another spinner to the playing XI. With just one premier pace, Fazalhaq Farooqi, in their squad and Azmatullah Omarzai as another pace bowling option, spinners will need to plan out a way to dismantle the batting unit of Australia as quickly as they can or it will cause heavy trouble for their own team.