AFG vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, Match 10, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for Champions Trophy 2025

Afghanistan are enjoying a good run of form in their last five ODIs, winning three games while losing only one, alongside a no-result game. They are coming off a historic win against England.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 28 Feb 2025, 14:15 IST

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Preview

Afghanistan (AFG) and Australia (AUS) will take on each other in the 10th game of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The game will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday, February 28, at 2:30 PM (IST). It will be a virtual knockout for both teams to ensure their spot in the semi-finals of the tournament’s current edition. So, it will be a must-win and an all-important game to keep their hopes alive in the tournament.

Afghanistan are enjoying a good run of form in their last five ODIs, winning three games while losing only one, alongside a no-result game. They are coming off a historic win against England by a narrow 8-run margin to stay alive in the tournament. They will look ahead to beat the defending ODI World Cup champions Australia to make it to the tournament's semi-finals.

On the other hand, Australia has been struggling with a tough run of form in their last five ODIs except for a comprehensive 5-wicket win in the previous Champions Trophy 2025 game. They have won only one while losing three, alongside an ‘abandoned’ game in their last five ODIs. So, they will also try to put their all on the line in the game against Afghanistan. 

Also Check: Who will win today’s Champions Trophy match between AFG vs AUS?

Match Information

Afghanistan vs Australia, 10th Match, Group B

ICC Champions Trophy, 28 Feb 2025, Fri, 2:30 PM IST ,Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

Disney+ Hotstar

Weather Report

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Clear

31.0°C

25% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Afghanistan

W
L
L
L
W

Australia

NR
W
L
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Ibrahim Zadran

AFG - bat

216 Runs

3 Matches

2

Josh Inglis

AUS - wk

131 Runs

3 Matches

3

Alex Carey

AUS - wk

130 Runs

3 Matches

4

Azmatullah Omarzai

AFG - all

126 Runs

3 Matches

5

Rahmat Shah

AFG - bat

106 Runs

3 Matches

6

Sediqullah Atal

AFG - bat

105 Runs

3 Matches

1

Glenn Maxwell

AUS - all

195.00

3 Matches

2

Nathan Ellis

AUS - bowl

142.86

3 Matches

3

Josh Inglis

AUS - wk

133.67

3 Matches

4

Travis Head

AUS - bat

133.33

3 Matches

5

Rashid Khan

AFG - bowl

122.58

3 Matches

6

Mohammad Nabi

AFG - all

116.67

3 Matches

1

Ben Dwarshuis

AUS - bowl

7 Wkts

3 Matches

2

Azmatullah Omarzai

AFG - all

7 Wkts

3 Matches

3

Adam Zampa

AUS - bowl

6 Wkts

3 Matches

4

Mohammad Nabi

AFG - all

4 Wkts

3 Matches

5

Nathan Ellis

AUS - bowl

3 Wkts

3 Matches

6

Spencer Johnson

AUS - bowl

2 Wkts

2 Matches

1

Cooper Connolly

AUS - all

4.63

1 Match

2

Nathan Ellis

AUS - bowl

5.33

3 Matches

3

Mohammad Nabi

AFG - all

5.76

3 Matches

4

Ben Dwarshuis

AUS - bowl

5.85

3 Matches

5

Spencer Johnson

AUS - bowl

6.06

2 Matches

6

Adam Zampa

AUS - bowl

6.14

3 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Farid Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, N Zadran, Darwish Rasooli

Bench : IA Khil, R Shah, Gulbadin Naib, Noor Ahmad, Nangeyalia kharote, Bilal Sami

Australia

JP Inglis (wk), AT Carey, Steve Smith (C), Marnus Labuschagne, TM Head, GJ Maxwell, MW Short, A Zampa, Nathan Ellis, SH Johnson, Ben Dwarshuis

Bench : AM Hardie, J Fraser-McGurk, Tanveer Sangha, Sean Abbott, Cooper Connolly

Injury and availability news

Will be added when there is an update.

Pitch Report

The surface at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore has a batting-friendly nature, especially in the first half of the game. The bowlers (mostly spinners) might get some help here in the second innings. The average score here has been 293 runs; so, the toss-winning skipper will look ahead to bat first and post a troubling total for the opponent to chase down.

30%

Pace Bowling

70%

Spin Bowling

72%

Batting Pitch

293

Average Score

28%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Ibrahim Zadran AFG | BAT

Star Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran has been in sensational batting form in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. He has scored 194 runs in two innings, with an outstanding average of 97.00, hitting a historic century, scoring 177 runs in the last game against England. He is also the leading run-scorer for his side in the tournament.

9
C

Josh Inglis AUS | WK

Australia's in-form wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis smashed a match-winning century in the campaign opener against England. He scored an unbeaten century of 120 runs off just 86 balls, with eight fours and six sixes.

6
C

Rahmat Shah AFG | BAT

Afghanistan’s Rahmat Shah has scored 94 runs in two innings, with a brilliant batting average of 47.00, hitting a half-century. He can also be selected as one of the captaincy picks in this game’s dream11 team.

9

Azmatullah Omarzai AFG | ALL

Star in-form Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai impressed everyone with his match-winning all-round performance against England in the last game. He claimed an amazing five-wicket haul and also scored 41 runs off just 31 balls, with one four and three sixes in the first innings. He has scalped a total of 6 wickets in two innings, with a decent bowling strike rate of 15.83, alongside 59 runs in two innings with the bat.

7

Alex Carey AUS | WK

Australia batter Alex Carey is also in brilliant batting form; he played a decisive and crucial knock of 69 runs in the last game against England, stitching a match-winning partnership with Josh Inglis.

9

Matthew Short AUS | ALL

Australian opener Matthew Short played an impactful 63-run knock in the last game against the Three Lions, hitting nine fours and a six.

9

Rashid Khan
AFG | BOWL

6

Rahmat Shah
AFG | BAT

7

Alex Carey
AUS | WK

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7

Noor Ahmad

AFG | BOWL

Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmed has failed to leave any impact with the ball in the first two games he has played. Noor has scalped only 1 wicket in two games after bowling 19 overs.

7

Gulbadin Naib

AFG | ALL

Afghanistan all-rounder hasn’t left any impact either with the bat or with the ball, in the two games he has played so far. He has scored only 14 runs with the bat in two innings alongside scalping only 1 wicket in these two appearances.

Last Updated On - Feb 28 2025 2:15 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

AFG

8 : 3

AUS

Credits Left
10/100

Head To Head
Rahmanullah Gurbaz

8.5

Josh Inglis

9

Alex Carey

7

Rahmat Shah

6

Sediqullah Atal

9

Ibrahim Zadran
C

9

Azmatullah Omarzai
VC

9

Mohammad Nabi

7

Matthew Short

9

Rashid Khan

9

Fazalhaq Farooqi

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

AFG

6 : 5

AUS

Credits Left
11/100

Grand League
Josh Inglis
C

9

Alex Carey
VC

7

Rahmat Shah

6

Hashmatullah Shahidi

8.5

Ibrahim Zadran

9

Azmatullah Omarzai

9

Mohammad Nabi

7

Glenn Maxwell

9

Matthew Short

9

Fazalhaq Farooqi

7.5

Ben Dwarshuis

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

AFG

6 : 5

AUS

Credits Left
10/100

Mega League
Josh Inglis

9

Alex Carey

7

Rahmat Shah
C

6

Sediqullah Atal

9

Ibrahim Zadran

9

Azmatullah Omarzai

9

Mohammad Nabi

7

Matthew Short
VC

9

Rashid Khan

9

Adam Zampa

9

Nathan Ellis

7

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Players
11/11

Team 1

AFG

6 : 5

AUS

Credits Left
10/100

CricTracker Special
Josh Inglis

9

Alex Carey

7

Rahmat Shah
C

6

Sediqullah Atal

9

Ibrahim Zadran

9

Azmatullah Omarzai

9

Mohammad Nabi

7

Matthew Short
VC

9

Rashid Khan

9

Adam Zampa

9

Nathan Ellis

7

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