Afghanistan and Australia will lock horns in a high-stakes ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group B match on the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore on Friday.
The Aussies will look to cement their semifinal berth with a win, whereas Afghanistan will hope to supply one other beautiful efficiency to maneuver nearer to a spot within the last-four stage.
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Afghanistan fielded the identical taking part in XI in its first two matches, and can seemingly retain the group mixture, which consists of the damaging spin trio of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad.
Alternatively, whereas Australia overhauled an enormous 352-run goal towards archrival England, its inexperienced pace-bowling unit leaked runs. Thus, the Steve Smith-led facet might look to usher in bowling all-rounder Sean Abbott, and will even make room for an additional spin choice in leggie Tanveer Sangha.
AFGHANISTAN PREDICTED XI
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad.
AUSTRALIA PREDICTED XI
Travis Head, Matthew Quick, Steve Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (wk), Nathan Ellis, Sean Abott, Adam Zampa, Ben Dwarshuis.
AFG vs AUS DREAM11 FANTASY TEAM
Wicketkeeper: Josh Inglis
Batters: Travis Head (vc), Ibrahim Zadran, Marnus Labuschagne
All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell (c), Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Matthew Quick
Bowlers: Adam Zampa, Rashid Khan, Ben Dwarshuis
Group Composition: AFG 4:7 AUS | Credit Left: 11.5
THE SQUADS
Afghanistan: 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.
Australia: 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 Quick, Adam Zampa.
AFG vs AUS LIVE STREAMING INFO
The ICC Champions Trophy match between Afghanistan and Australia shall be telecast stay on the Star Sports activities Community and Sports18 Community from 2:30 PM IST. The motion shall be streamed stay on the JioHotstar app and web site.
