Glenn Maxwell with Steve Smith. Photo: AP/K.M. Chaudary Glenn Maxwell with Steve Smith. Photo: AP/K.M. Chaudary

Another ICC tournament and another Afghanistan vs Australia match-up which is a virtual quarter-final. The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 sees cricket's newest power take on the absolute greats of cricketing history in a high stakes battle in Lahore where the loser will go homenatalfelizpg, and the winner to the semifinals. (LIVE Blog | Full Coverage | More Cricket News)

Afghanistan had eliminated Australia from the 2024 T20 World Cup after the Aussies had dumped the Afghans out of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Now, the two teams again face to decide the semifinal line-up from Group B. Afghanistan will be knocked out if they lose. Australia can still manage to advance after a loss but they would have to hope for South Africa losing badly to England.

Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa of Samagi Jana Balawegaya is in second place with nearly 34.28 per cent of the total vote.

Authorities on site have said around 70 people had been working there at the time of the blast. State TV later reported that 24 are believed to be trapped inside.

A couple of washouts in Rawalpindi have added another layer of uncertainty to the game. Though, this match is in Lahore, the threat of rain still looms.

Afghanistan are coming into the match after knocking out England in a thrilling game. They had lost comprehensively against South Africa in their tournament opener. Australia had beaten England to open campaign while the much anticipated against South Africa was washed out.

Let us take a look at what the Lahore weather looks like ahead of the Afghanistan vs Australia Group B match at the Champions Trophy.

Afghanistan Vs Australia Lahore Weather Forecast Lahore weather on February 28, 2025. Photo: Accuweather. Lahore weather on February 28, 2025. Photo: Accuweather.

The Air Quality in Lahore is deemed unhealthy whereas there is 34% chance of cloud cover.

Lahore Hourly Weather Photo: AccuWeather Lahore Hourly Weather Photo: AccuWeather

There are predictions of early morning showers in Lahore on the match day. However, the weather at the time is expected to be a bit cloudy with no expectation of rain.

Full Squads:

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad,fef777 Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran

Australia: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa

win444 Afghanistan Vs Australia Head to Head record:

The two sides have played four ODIs so far. Australia have defeated Afghanistan all four times.natalfelizpg