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The Champions Trophy 2025 Group B match between Afghanistan and Australia on Friday, February 28, is scheduled to take place at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Afghanistan will face Australia in the Champions Trophy 2025 match on Friday at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. (Picture Credit: AP)
Two-time champions Australia will face Afghanistan in Match No. 10 of the Champions Trophy 2025 on Friday, February 28. The must-win match for both teams is scheduled to take place at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. In the last international match played between the two teams in the T20 World Cup 2024, Afghanistan secured a famous win by 21 runs over the Aussie team led by Mitchell Marsh.
The reigning ODI World Cup winners would like to settle the scores against the spirited Afghan team on Friday and book a place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy 2025. Australia opened its campaign in the Champions Trophy 2025 on February 22 by securing a five-wicket win over England in Lahore, but its second match in Rawalpindi got washed out due to rain on Tuesday, February 25.
On the other hand, Afghanistan will come into the do-or-die match after securing an eight-run win over England in the second Group B match played at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday, February 26. Afghanistan will have high hopes from Ibrahim Zadran and Azmatullah Omarzai in the match against Australia.
Zadran scored 177 runs in the last match against England, whereas Omarzai picked up five wickets to set up a memorable win for the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led side.
Lahore Weather Forecast For February 28
There’s high chance of rain today in Lahore. The humidity is expected to be around 74 percent. The temperatures are predicted to range between 12 degrees Celsius and 21 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore produced a run fest during the Champions Trophy fixture between England and Australia. Both sides breached the 350-run mark during that game. The game between Afghanistan and England also turned out to be a high-scoring affair as both teams succeeded in crossing the 300-run mark. The outfield is also expected to be fast, which will, eventually, end up assisting the batters.
Squads
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran.
Australia: Steve Smith (C), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (WK), Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa.
- Location :
Lahore, Pakistan