LAHORE: An important match between Afghanistan and Australia will take place today in the Champions Trophy, with Afghanistan aiming to defeat Australia in their bid for a place in the semifinals.
An important match between Afghanistan and Australia will take place today in the Champions Trophy. Afghanistan aims to defeat Australia in its quest for a semi-final spot, while rain is ready to disrupt their entire schedule.
In this Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy, played in Lahore, the encounter between Afghanistan and Australia has become akin to a quarter-final. The team that wins will advance to the semi-finals.
If the Afghan team loses, they will be eliminated from the event, but if Australia loses, they won’t be out of the semi-final race. However, they will need some prayers, similar to Pakistan, and all eyes will be on the match between England and South Africa on Saturday.
Australia and South Africa currently have 3 points each, but South Africa has a better net run rate. Afghanistan is in third place with 2 points. Australia prepared for their match against Afghanistan with an indoor practice session on Thursday, while Afghanistan’s practice session was canceled due to rain.Today’s match was postponed due to rain, resulting in both teams earning one point each, bringing Australia’s total to four points and Afghanistan’s to three.
South Africa would need to lose to England by a large margin for Afghanistan to have a chance of reaching the semi-finals. Prior to this, Afghanistan’s captain Hashmatullah Shahidi stated that if they can challenge England, they can also defeat Australia.
