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Lahore: The tenth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between Australia and Afghanistan today. The match will start at 2:30 pm at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore. Both teams have played two matches each. Australia won one and the other match was washed out. Afghanistan, on the other hand, won one and lost the other.
Afghanistan and Australia will face each other for the first time in the history of the Champions Trophy. Overall 4 ODIs were played between the two. Australia won all the matches. However, the Afghan team, which has come with the tag of dark horse, cannot be taken lightly. The team had knocked England out of the tournament by defeating them in their last match.
The team that wins this match will qualify for the semi-finals from Group B. If the Afghanistan team loses, it will be out of the tournament, while if the Kangaroo team loses, they will have to depend on the result of the match between South Africa and Australia.
Match details, 10th match
AUS vs AFG
Date: February 28
Stadium: Gaddafi Cricket Stadium, Lahore
Time: Toss- 2:00 PM, Match start- 2:30 PM
Australia has won all the ODI matches
The Australia team has won all the four matches. However, Afghanistan had won the last encounter between the two in the T20 World Cup.
Pitch Report
The pitch of Gaddafi Stadium is batting-friendly and this is the reason why high scoring matches have been played here. So far 71 ODIs have been played in this stadium. The team batting first won 36 matches and the team bowling first won 33 matches. At the same time, one match could not be decided. While one match was also tied. The highest score here is 375/3, which Pakistan made against Zimbabwe in 2015. The highest run chase at Gaddafi Stadium is 356/5, which Australia made against England in the same tournament.
Weather Report
There is a 71% chance of rain in Lahore on Friday. It will be cloudy throughout the day and the weather will also be cold. The temperature is expected to be around 11 to 19 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the wind will blow at a speed of 13 kilometers per hour.
