T20 World Cup 2022 – Match No 38 – Australia Vs Afghanistan at Adelaide On 04 Nov 2022
Australia won this game by four runs to provide the 28th occasion of a team winning a game by single digit margin {one to nine runs} in the T20 World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Bangladesh | won | 9 runs | v Netherlands | Hobart | 24 Oct 2022 |
| 2 | Nepal | won | 9 runs | v Afghanistan | Chattogram | 20 Mar 2014 |
| 3 | New Zealand | won | 9 runs | v England | Chattogram | 22 Mar 2014 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | won | 9 runs | v Ireland | Lord’s | 14 Jun 2009 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | won | 8 runs | v Netherlands | Dharamsala | 09 Mar 2016 |
| 6 | New Zealand | won | 8 runs | v Australia | Dharamsala | 18 Mar 2016 |
| 7 | New Zealand | won | 7 runs | v Zimbabwe | Providence | 04 May 2010 |
| 8 | Pakistan | won | 7 runs | v South Africa | Nottingham | 18 Jun 2009 |
| 9 | U.A.E. | won | 7 runs | v Namibia | Geelong | 20 Oct 2022 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | won | 6 runs | v West Indies | Nagpur | 27 Mar 2016 |
| 11 | Scotland | won | 6 runs | v Bangladesh | Al Amerat | 17 Oct 2021 |
| 12 | South Africa | won | 6 runs | v Netherlands | Chattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 13 | India | won | 5 runs | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 24 Sep 2007 |
| 14 | India | won | 5 runs | v Bangladesh | Adelaide | 02 Nov 2022 |
| 15 | Ireland | won | 5 runs | v England | Melbourne | 26 Oct 2022 |
| 16 | New Zealand | won | 5 runs | v England | Durban | 18 Sep 2007 |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | won | 5 runs | v South Africa | Chattogram | 22 Mar 2014 |
| 18 | Australia | won | 4 runs | v Afghanistan | Adelaide | 04 Nov 2022 |
| 19 | Bangladesh | won | 3 runs | v Zimbabwe | Brisbane | 30 Oct 2022 |
| 20 | England | won | 3 runs | v India | Lord’s | 14 Jun 2009 |
| 21 | South Africa | won | 3 runs | v England | Chattogram | 29 Mar 2014 |
| 22 | West Indies | won | 3 runs | v Bangladesh | Sharjah | 29 Oct 2021 |
| 23 | South Africa | won | 2 runs | v New Zealand | Chattogram | 24 Mar 2014 |
| 24 | India | won | 1 run | v Bangladesh | Bengaluru | 23 Mar 2016 |
| 25 | India | won | 1 run | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Oct 2012 |
| 26 | New Zealand | won | 1 run | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 08 May 2010 |
| 27 | South Africa | won | 1 run | v New Zealand | Lord’s | 09 Jun 2009 |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | won | 1 run | v Pakistan | Perth | 27 Oct 2022 |
It also provides the first occasion of Australia winning a game by single digit margin in the T20 World Cup.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | won | 4 runs | v Afghanistan | Adelaide | 04 Nov 2022 |
It also provides the first occasion of a team winning a game by exact four runs in the T20 World Cup.
MS Wade led Australia in this game in the absence of injured AJ Finch. MS Wade became the 74th captain to lead a team in the T20 World Cup. He also became the seventh captain to lead Australia in the T20 World Cup.
AJ Finch had led Australia in ten T20 World Cup games and became the second Australian captain to lead Australia in ten T20 World Cup games after GJ Bailey
AJ Finch became the 20th captain in the T20 World Cup to lead a team on ten or more occasions.
MS Wade became the 16th captain wicket keeper to lead a team in the T20 World Cup. He also became the second captain wicket keeper to lead Australia in T20 World Cup after AC Gilchrist.
MS Wade became the fifth captain wicket keeper to lead a team in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022. Others are SA Edwards of Netherlands, N Pooran of West Indies, R Chakabva of Zimbabwe and JC Buttler of England.
GJ Maxwell scored 54 not out in this game to provide the 31st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty in the T20 World Cup. It also represents his second fifty in the tournament. Prior to this he had scored 74 against Pakistan at Mirpur on 23.03.14
Australia won its 25th game in the T20 World Cup to become the fourth team to win 25 plus matches in the competition. Others are – Sri Lanka {31}, India {26} and Pakistan {26}. Afghanistan lost its 15th game in the tournament