Afghanistan vs Australia, Champions Trophy: In the Champions Trophy 2025, the seats of two teams going to the semi-finals from Group A have already been confirmed. But the matter is still stuck in Group B. In this group, a very important match of the tournament is going to be played between Australia and Afghanistan on 28 February, because it will decide the fate of both the teams. On one hand, Afghanistan has a chance to create history by defeating Australia. At the same time, the Kangaroo team would also like to enter the semi-finals by winning it. But this match to be held at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is under the shadow of rain and there is a possibility of cancellation.

Australia has played 2 matches in Group B. During this time, it won against England. The second match against South Africa was cancelled due to rain. In this way, the Kangaroo team has secured 3 points and is at the second position in the points table with a net run rate of +0.475. Talking about Afghanistan, it was defeated badly by South Africa in its first match.

In the second match, the Afghan team registered a historic win against England. Thus, it currently has 2 points and is at the third position in the points table with a net run rate of -0.990. On the other hand, the England team has already been eliminated and the South African team is at the first position with 3 points in 2 matches and a net run rate of +2.140. This means that to reach the semi-finals, the Afghanistan team needs to win at all costs. Only then will it be able to get ahead of Australia and South Africa with 4 points.

But if the match gets washed out due to rain, both teams will get 1 point each. With this, Australia will reach the semi-finals with 4 points, while Afghanistan will be out of the tournament with 3 points. Because even if South Africa loses its last match, its points will be equal to Afghanistan. But due to better net run rate, it will get entry in the next round.

Australia Squads for Champions Trophy: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa. Travelling reserve: Cooper Connolly.

Afghanistan Squads for Champions Trophy: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran. Reserves: Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami.

Lahore Pitch Report

The pitch at the Gaddafi Stadium produces a lot of runs. There have been 10 ODIs here since 2022. Out of these, the chasing teams have won five. The average first innings score in this period has been 300. In this tournament, Australia chased England's target of 351 runs and won easily, while Afghanistan successfully defended 325 runs against England. This was also a very close match.

Weather Report

The weather in Lahore is expected to be bad during the match between Australia vs Afghanistan. The chance of rain will be 40 to 70 percent from 6 am to 3 pm. If the match is delayed due to rain or a wet out field or the match is washed out, Australia will directly enter the semi-finals, while Afghanistan will have to wait for the result of the match between South Africa and England.

Streaming and Broadcast Details

ICC Champions Trophy match between Afghanistan and Australia will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network and Sports18 Network. The action will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website.