🏏ICC Champions Trophy 2025:AFG vs. AUS, Match 10, Group B, Lahore🏏 - Page 5

Steven Smith: We would have bowled first, uncertain overhead conditions and there's the dew factor as well. All the guys are doing good, should be a good contest, looking forward to it. Coming here with good intent and aggression and ready to get started. Same team for us.

Hasmatullah Shahidi: We will bat first because the wickets looks good, it's a used pitch, England and Australia already played on this pitch so it will slow down in the second half and hopefully, our spinners will come into play. We were happy with the performance in our last game, we also have made plans against Australia and hopefully, we can rectify the mistakes we made against England. We are going with the same team.

Afghanistan have won the toss and have opted to bat

Australia (Playing XI): Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey(w), Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi

The players and the umpires make their way to the middle. Time for the National Anthems - Australia first and it will be followed by Afghanistan.

The players and the umpires make their way to the middle. Time for the National Anthems - Australia first and it will be followed by Afghanistan. The anthems are done and we are ready to roll

There's a good crowd in waiting in anticipation of an electrifying contest. Spencer Johnson to start off with the new ball. Two slips in place.

Today max people would have selected Maxwell for max runs but somebody else will come out of syllabus

Gurbaz gone.

First wicket for Spencer Johnson

Originally posted by: SlatePencil

Today max people would have selected Maxwell for max runs but somebody else will come out of syllabus

Maybe he won't get a chance to bat

0.5

W

Spencer Johnson to Gurbaz, out Bowled!! Gurbaz b Spencer Johnson 0(5)

Spencer Johnson to Gurbaz, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Originally posted by: Sevenstreaks

Gurbaz gone.

First wicket for Spencer Johnson

Ibrahim gaya to Maxwell batting karega hi nahi