AFG vs AUS Prediction, Match 10, Champions Trophy 2025 Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Afghanistan will go head to head with Australia in the 10th match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore on Friday, February 28.

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Afghanistan, led by Hashmatullah Shahidi, had an exceptional game against England, winning by eight runs in their most recent clash in the showpiece event. Interestingly, they knocked England out of the competition.

On the other hand, Australia, led by Steve Smith, defeated England by five wickets in their campaign opener. Later, their contest against South Africa got abandoned due to rain.

AFG vs AUS, Champions Trophy, Match 10 Details

Match: Afghanistan vs Australia, Group B, Match 10

Time & Date: 2:30 PM IST, Friday, February 28

Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

AFG vs AUS, Champions Trophy, Match 10 Pitch Report

The Lahore surface is expected to assist batters comparatively. However, spinners will get enough assistance in the middle overs with good enough spin and bounce. The captain winning the toss would love to bowl first and put pressure on the opposition.

AFG vs AUS, Champions Trophy, Match 10 Probable XIs

Afghanistan

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Australia

Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson.

AFG vs AUS, Champions Trophy, Match 10 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Australia

While Australia started off their campaign with an excellent win over England in their tournament opener, Afghanistan initiated their competition with a loss against South Africa by 107 runs.

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However, Afghanistan came back stronger with an eight-run win over England to stay in the contention. That said, we can expect Australia to come out on top with a comfortable win despite having a poor bowling attack.

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