🏏ICC Champions Trophy 2025:AFG vs. AUS, Match 10, Group B, Lahore🏏 - Page 29

Originally posted by: WildestDreams

There have now been eight no-result/abandoned matches in the Champions Trophy history, six involving Australia.

For Afghanistan to qualify:

-- England will have to beat South Africa by at least 207 runs if they bat first. If they bat second, they will have to chase down the target within 11.1 overs (assuming a first innings total of 300 in both cases).

These are very extreme chances and at the present, it’s not at all possible. This will only happen if South Africa deliberately looses the match and they definitely won’t — considering winning this match puts them on a race for the finals.

All d predictions went down d drain

If semifinal is abandoned due to rain then the team who has topped in their group will move to final. If final is abandoned teams will share the trophy

Originally posted by: Sevenstreaks

All d predictions went down d drain

Meri 15 points gayi I had predicted Head and Aussies to win.

Originally posted by: SlatePencil

If semifinal is abandoned due to rain then the team who has topped in their group will move to final. If final is abandoned teams will share the trophy

Won’t they have a spare day in case of semi finals and finals ? That’s what they do in IPL in India na ?

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

Meri 15 points gayi I had predicted Head and Aussies to win.

That's sad . Hope you score well tomo

I chose Spencer and Ben took three wickets

I chose Omarzai in wrong category

So I m happy

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

Won’t they have a spare day in case of semi finals and finals ? That’s what they do in IPL in India na ?

I think if it rains in spare day also then this rules comes to play

Steve Smith, the skipper of Australia, says that it has been a good result as they started the tournament and they have finished in the top two to go into the semi-final, which is pretty satisfying for them. Adds that the bowlers did a really good job as they kept it simple and just tried to take wickets. Restricting them around 270 was top-notch. Talks about the extras as Spencer Johnson was bowling a bit wayward but overall, they bowled really well, created many opportunities, and hit the pads on numerous occasions. That was a good performance by the whole group but it is a shame that the game has ended as whitewashed. Talks about the preparations for the semi-final as they will look at that and make game plans as per the team they will be up against. Says about the Travis Head’s batting that he is a class player and when he starts going, he becomes so tough to bowl to. Concludes that they have guys in the group who can do well and can come up and rise on the occasion when the team wants from them.

Hashmatullah Shahidi, the captain of Afghanistan, says that it is unfortunate that they couldn't get a result and adds that it was a good game. Mentions that they should have got over 300 runs but lauds the opposition for bowling well in the middle phase. Says that even 270 was a defendable total, but the bowlers didn't hit their strides early on. On Sediqullah Atal, he says that in the first two games, he didn't play as expected but came back well and did well under pressure and hopes he carries on. On Azmatullah Omarzai, he says that Azmat is a top player and that is why he is the Men's ODI CRicketer of the Year and performances well under pressure and hopefully, he can also carry on in the same manner. On his own batting form, he says that it was a bad day for him and will speak with the coach with where things went wrong and will learn from today and ends up saying that, you never know, you still have hope.

Right then, we finally have one confirmed team from Group B in the semifinals and now, just one spot remains, which will be ascertained in the very next game. South Africa face-off against England at the National Stadium in Karachi on Saturday, March 1. A win for the Proteas and they will top their group, but a loss and they might still make it to the top 4, which then would be the same top 4 that we saw in the ODI World Cup in late 2023. Jos Buttler, though, would want to sign off on a high as England's white-ball skipper, and it should be an interesting game with no rain forecasted in Karachi for now.