AFG vs AUS, Champions Trophy 2025: Afghanistan and Australia are all set to lock horns with each other on Friday at Lahore’s Gadaffi Stadium. Both teams of Group B are vying for a place in the semi-finals, making this a high-stakes encounter. This has been called as one of the interesting matches of the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan. It is a do-or-die game for both teams, as the winner will advance to the semi-finals. If Australia loses, their fate depends on England to beat South Africa by a huge margin to remain in tournament.
Whether the weather will impact today’s match in Lahore is a key factor.
Here’s A look At Lahore’s Weather
Rainfall has been predicted on Friday in the weather forecast for Lahore. According to the Accuweather, the temperature will remain around 19 degrees Celsius. There is 71 percent chances of precipitation and it is expected to rain for nearly two hours. Weather forecast has predicted 63 percent cloud cover and the sky will generally remain cloudy today. The chance of thunderstorms remain low at 2%. While the rain might cast its spell, there is a good news as rain is likely to lash in the first half and recede as the day progresses.
AFG vs AUS, Champions Trophy: Pitch report
Observation of the previous matches and nature of the pitch, it is expected to be batting friendly. However, the cloud cover is expected to benefit the seamers, in particular. The Gaddafi Stadium has already hosted two matches in the ongoing tournament. 1349 runs were scored in four innings during both the matches.
Here’s A Quick Comparison Of Both The Teams:
Australia: Australia will attempt to take giant leap without world-class bowling trio Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazelwood, who are all unavailable.
Afghanistan: The form has been mixed in Afghanistan. All eyes are on star opening batter, Ibrahim Zadran who scored 177 off 146 balls to secure Afghanistan’s victory over England.
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