from: Afghanistan against Australia
What: Trophy Champions Tophy – Group B Game
when: Friday February 28 at 2 pm (09:00 GMT)
where: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
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Afghanistan will have a lot in their minds when they face Australia in the final match of the ICC 2025 Champions Cup in Lahore on Friday.

The emerging force of men will be against the team most successful in all the international criminal court championships. But this is not all. The match will be played under the remaining cloud Political tensions Between both countries and their cricket panels.

Australia has to reject To play against Afghanistan in their bilateral championships since the Taliban returned to power in the Asian country in 2021, a move that was not taken lightly by the Cricket Council in Afghanistan (ACB).

the province He was criticized by ACB officials and Afghan players, as well as the head of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The match also works as a virtual knockout for both teams, providing them with an opportunity to qualify for the semi -finals.

If Afghanistan succeeds in it, this will be the first time in the last four -stage of the ICC event.

Australia, at the same time, not strangers in the stages of the knockout and will enjoy the opportunity to raise another international cup for one day (ODI), after winning the 50th World Cup in India in 2023.

“Who knows what we can achieve”

Jonathan Troot, the Afghanistan coach, believes that his team’s performance in the fifty -century, and Twenty20 World Cup means that there is no chance for Australia lightly taken.

Afghanistan beat England with eight runs in Lahore on Wednesday

In the last two championships for the International Criminal Court, Troot men defeated England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to occupy the sixth place in the Fiftieth World Cup and entered the semi -finals of the T20 edition in 2024, overcoming Australia along the way.

“Everything is at stake, and since I was a coach, we played against Australia three times and we were in the game in each of these games,” Patter said in the former England before the match.

“We must take a lot of confidence from that … Certainly what happened in the World Cup, and the T20 World Cup, and I say this to the players as well, that Afghanistan will not be underestimated again.

“In the past, people may have seen the match and believed it was a little easier than playing a historic testing nation.

“In this coordination, in these circumstances, I do not see that. Every game we play will be competitive and every game we go to expect to win.”

Troot said that there is a size for the team when he took over in 2022, but they grew with experience.

“Who knows what we can achieve?” He asked.

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How can Afghanistan qualify for the semi -finals?

After two points of their match, the template is simple for the Troot side: Australia won, ended with four points and stamping a berth.

How can Australia qualify for the semi -finals?

The Champions Cup winners twice have three points from the first two games. The victory over England has two points, while a match was washed against South Africa gained them one point.

All they need now is one point to end against their opponents. If the match ends without any result, Australia will carry one point and end in four games from three games, enough to see it.

The loss, though, will expel them.

Lahore weather forecast

The weather can play spoiled in the second consecutive match, where heavy bathing is expected to continue in the morning. The rain declines later in the day, but it is likely to affect the match.

Afghanistan against Australia: Register face to face

The ruling world champions won all the four ODI meetings between the two sides.

Form Guide: Afghanistan

Before losing their opening match against South Africa, Afghanistan won four of the six Odyssey in a bilateral series against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.

They wore the loss in the opening match of their championship to beat the world champions in England 2019 on Wednesday.

Last five Odis: NR wwlw

Form Guide: Australia

Australia arrived in the Champions Cup against the backdrop of two losses from the ODI series, including white away from Sri Lanka, but it turned into matters in their opening match against the old competitors England.

Last five Odis: LLLW NR

News of the Afghanistan team

Afghanistan is expected to record the same eleventh that overcame England in its last match.

a team: Hashemat Allah Shahidi (the team leader), Ramat Shah, Rahman Allah Gorbaz (goalkeeper), Ikram Alekil (goalkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Sidik Allah Atal Farid Ahmed Malik, Nangayuelia Khrut

Australia team news

It is unlikely to link Australia with the eleventh winner who took them on the line against their competitors.

a team: Steve Smith (Captain), Alex Carre