Afghanistan and Australia will lock horns in a crucial match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025, at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore today.
Australia have already qualified for the semi-finals of the big event, while Afghanistan will reach the semi-finals if they win today’s match.
The weather forecast for Lahore for Friday is a couple of soaking showers in the morning, followed by cool weather with variable cloudiness for the entire day. Temperature is likely to hover below 20s degrees Celsius.
Squads:
- Australia: Steve Smith (captain), 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 Short, Adam Zampa.
- Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), 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. Reserves: Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami.
