🏏ICC Champions Trophy 2025:AFG vs. AUS, Match 10, Group B, Lahore🏏 - Page 30

Well, well, well.. The umpires had a look at the outfield and they reckon it is too damp for any cricket to resume. They go up to the dressing rooms and are shaking hands with the skippers. The game has been called off. This result means that Australia qualify for the semi-finals. Afghanistan hang on by a thread, but they'd need a big favour from England tomorrow for South Africa's net run rate to slip and relegate them to third place. We've just got confirmation that England need to win by a margin of over 207 runs for South Africa's net run rate to slip below Afghanistan. So Afghanistan still have a mathematical shot at the semis, but in all practicality it is Australia and South Africa. Tomorrow's game will primarily decide which team finishes top of the group, and which team second.

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).

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

H Shahidi: Unfortunate that the game went without a result. Was a good game. I think we should have scored 300+ but they bowled well in the middle overs. 270 was a good score but we didn't start well with the ball. Gave them too much width and gave them many hitting options. We'll learn from this. (On Atal) He played really well today, first two games he didn't play the way we expect but his comeback was good. First ICC event for him, he played well under pressure. Omarzai is top class, that's why he got ODI Player of the year, he always performs for us. He plays a good role, he took a fifer against England and today also he played with a positive intent under pressure. I think today was a bad day for me as a batter. I will speak with the coach later on where I went wrong, it was a slow innings strike rate wise. Will learn from this. About the tournament, you never know. We still have hopes, hopefully England win big.

Australia could have topped the group if it had not rained today but now they have to be satisfied with second position

In the off chance England wins against South Africa, the margin won’t be very huge since South Africa will want to maintain it’s run rate. So Afghanistan is officially out of the series unless there’s a itv level medical miracle waiting for them

Tough luck for them I guess.

Ab yeh afwah kaun faila reha hai ki Smith is dancing on badal barsa bijuli in dressing room

Originally posted by: SoniRita

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

See I was so right Rain loves the Aussies

Originally posted by: SlatePencil

Ab yeh afwah kaun faila reha hai ki Smith is dancing on badal barsa bijuli in dressing room

People would love to see the visuals and what a song too bilkul situation ke hisaab se

Originally posted by: SoniRita

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

Australia hai yaa shraddha kapoor