AFG vs AUS, Champions Trophy 2025: Australia advance to semifinals as rain plays spoilsport in Lahore.
Rain played a major role in Afghanistan’s exit from the tournament after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match being played in Lahore on Friday ended in a draw.
After the match ended in a draw, both teams shared one point each. With this, Australia was able to qualify for the semi-finals. While Afghanistan’s journey in the tournament is almost over.This is the third match of the tournament where rain has interrupted the match. 2 matches of the Australian team were affected by rain and were declared draws. However, unlike the previous two matches, some play was seen in this match.During this match, Travis Head and Steve Smith gave Australia a fast start while chasing 274 runs. When the rain stopped the play, the pair had taken Australia to a score of 109/1 in 12.5 overs. Head was batting on 59 (40), while Smith was playing on 19 (22). Together, the pair added 65 runs in 50 balls.
Earlier, Afghanistan scored 273 runs thanks to the brilliant batting of Azmatullah Umarzai and Siddiqullah Atal. Umarzai led Afghanistan’s recovery with the bat after Afghanistan lost half its team for just 176 runs. He scored 67 runs in 63 balls, which included one four and five sixes, before being dismissed in the last over of the innings. Siddiqullah scored 85 runs in 95 balls before being dismissed, helping Afghanistan achieve the big target.