Australia reach semis after rain ends Afghanistan game

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LAHORE: World Champions Australia Champions Trophy was passing through the semi -finals of 2025 when the outfield of Gaddafi Stadium on Friday night abandoned the match against Afghanistan after a heavy rains to leave a spoiler here.

Chasing the target of 274 runs, Australian, assessing the condition of the rain, the average was played with above eight and reached 50 in 4.3 overs and the loss of one wicket reached 100 in 12 overs when he was at 12.5 overs after stopping the game.

However, when Noor Ahmed scored nine runs in the 13th over, five balls were thrown, Paradise opened for so much intensity that all the stands filled with fans were immediately evacuated because there was no shadow in this newly changed stadium. And even if Dick Worth Lewis’s procedure implemented, Australia was beyond Afghanistan in a run rate.

As the drizzle decreased at 7.45, ground staff exposed the ground and began the process of drying the field with a super store operating. Since the cut off time was fixed at 10.10 pm, the inspection was done at 8.45 and after that when the umpires found that the safe game’s Enough was not healthy and it could not be ready at a certain time, the match was abandoned. At the same time, both teams were awarded one point with Australia now having four points, they were in the semi -finals. According to Afghanistan, they have three points but with a low run rate, they are the number three teams on the points table behind South Africa, which also has three points.

In reply, Australia was starting to start a concrete start to score 44 before losing their first wicket. Matthew Short (20, 3×4, 1×6) became the victim of Azmatullah Umarzai in the fifth over. Travis Head and captain Steven Smith were on the crease with an unbeaten partnership of 65 when the umpires took off the players. Head, who completed his 17th ODI half -century in 34 balls, was playing in 59 and Smith was playing 19.

Selecting the first batting, Afghanistan managed to post a total of 273 runs despite slow start and tough bowling by Australian bowlers. Sidiqullah Atal and Uzmatullah Omarzai were a standout actor for Afghanistan. Atal crossed his second ODI half -century, scoring 85 off 95 balls, including nine boundaries, including three sixes. Azmatullah Umarzai played an important late chemo, scoring 63 runs with five sixes and four with four.

Atal also created a second wicket partnership of 67 with Ibrahim Zampa for 22 runs in the 14th over with Adam Zampa. After losing the wicket on the fifth ball of the innings initially, Afghanistan got two wickets for 70. Since Atal organized a firm, he put Rahat Shah (12) and captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (20) under pressure from Australian bowlers.

Under this order, Uzmatullah Umarzai prepared the eighth ODI half -century to strengthen the team’s tomorrow. Before establishing the second valuable partnership, Izmatullah saw the cheap dismissal of Muhammad Nabi and Gulbalabin, and left Afghanistan for seven in 199. He then scored 36 useful runs with Rashid Khan for the eighth wicket, which scored 19 runs before being dismissed.

In the 46th over 235 with eight wickets, Izmatullah and the rest of the batsmen accelerated the score. At 272, Izmatullah lost his wicket after reaching 67 off 63 balls. Noor Ahmed was the last batsman who was dismissed, while Fazal Haq Farooqi was not out.

Ben Doreshus was the selection of Australian bowlers, taking three wickets for 47 runs in nine overs. Spencer Johnson and Adam Zampa took two wickets in each, including 49 and 48, respectively. Nathan Ellis and Glenn Maxwell entered with each wicket.

On Saturday (today), South Africa will face England in Karachi, while Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore will host the second semi -final on March 5.