Champions Trophy 2025, Match 4: Australia vs England Match Preview
The Ashes rivals will clash with each other at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on February 22.
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The evergreen Ashes rivals, Australia and England are set to start off their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign with a highly anticipated battle on Saturday, February 22 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
The teams are placed with Afghanistan and South Africa in Group B, making every game extremely important in the clash for a spot in the semi-finals. Interestingly, with only three group-stage games, even a single loss could majorly affect their opportunities to strive further.
Highly known for the fierce rivalry, Australia and England will be eager to make a fiery beginning and gain early hold in the tournament. As the nature of the group stage, likely to be knockouts, the tension will be huge on both sides to deliver a match-winning game.
As the cricketing world is eagerly looking forward for this all time blockbuster rivalry, all eyes will be on Lahore, where two of the sport’s giants battle for perfect start in their campaign.
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Match Details
| Match | Australia vs England, Match 4, Champions Trophy 2025 |
| Venue | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Date and Time | Saturday, February 22, 2:30 pm (IST) |
| Live Streaming and Broadcast Details | JioStar (Live streaming on Jio Hotstar), television coverage on Star and Network 18 channels |
Pitch Report
The Gaddafi pitch historically has been a proper batting pitch. Batters from both the sides will enjoy scoring runs. It's pretty obvious that the teams can easily make a huge target and interestingly, the conditions are unlikely to change with time, so the team chasing down the score is also likely to score runs.Head-To-Head Record
| Matches | 161 |
| Won by Australia | 91 |
| Won by England | 65 |
| No Result | 3 |
| Tied | 2 |
| First Played | January 5, 1971 |
| Last Played | September 29, 2024 |
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Predicted Playing XIs
Australia:
Travis Head, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson.
England (Announced):
Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
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