Afghanistan (AFG) vs Australia (AUS), 10th Match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Match Prediction Dream11 Fantasy Tips dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Afghanistan (AFG) vs Australia (AUS), 10th Match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Match Prediction Dream11 Fantasy Tips

Venue : Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

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

H2H Record :

Total matches - 04
AFG won - 00
AUS won - 04
NR - 00,
Tied - 00,

Pitch Report :

The National Stadium in Karachi is known for its batting-friendly nature, which often leads to high-scoring matches. The Pacers are likely to be more effective on this wicket. The surface offers good bounce, benefiting fast bowlers at the initial stage of the game, as they can create movement and challenge the batters. However, the pacers might get a help from the new ball and that might some cause trouble to the top order batters. But if the batters can play the initial phase out there is plenty of runs available for them. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.

The average first innings score is here 270 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 20°C on the Friday with 98% humidity and 6 km/hr wind speed. There are 20% chance of the rain during the match.

Probable XI :

Afghanistan :

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

Australia :

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

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 making a habit of creating upsets in the ICC events, and this time they eliminated England from the Champions Trophy 2025 with a nerve-wracking 8-run victory on Wednesday. Ibrahim Zadran’s career-defining knock of 177 and valuable contributions in the middle from Hashmatullah Shahidi (40), Azmatullah Omarzai (41), and Mohammad Nabi (40) powered them to a handsome score of 325 for 7 in 50 overs. The success didn’t come easy at all for them as they had to toil extremely hard to gain a victory in the final over. Azmatullah Omarzai’s 5-fer pulled off something special for the Afghan Atalan, who beat England for the second time in a row in the ICC competition. Afghanistan are currently 3rd in Group B with 2 points. This all happened after their loss to South Africa by 107 runs last week.

Australia and their Champions Trophy rainy story continues for the 3rd straight time. They eliminated themselves in the Group stages in the last two editions without winning a single game mainly because of weather gods. Thankfully, they are off the mark in the ongoing competition, chasing a humongous 351 to complete 5 wickets victory over England. Josh Inglis’ innings for the lifetime handed them a win in the Champions Trophy after more than 15 years. In the follow-up against South Africa, rain played the spoilsport entirely, handing equal one point each for both teams. They have to wait for some more time to play against South Africa in the competition as both teams haven’t faced each other since the tournament's inception back in 1998. They are tempted to play an additional spinner in place of a seamer.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

*Afghanistan*

Rahmanullah Gurbaz :

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is a dynamic and explosive opener who's able to destroy any bowling attacks on his day. The wicket-keeper has a solid record in ODIs, with 1785 runs at an average of 37.98 in 48 ODI matches. The opener also has scored 21 runs against the Australia, in his only inning against them. Must have pick.

Rahmat Shah :

Rahmat Shah is a experienced batter who's also bowls occasionally. When other Afghan batters struggled against Proteas bowlers, Rahmat Shah stood firm and played some quality shots during his stay of 90 runs which included 9 fours and a six. He's played 122 ODIs so far and scored 3964 runs at an average of 35.39, which includes 5 tons & 31 fifties. Shah played just just two games against the Australia and scored 73 runs in those games. Punt pick.

Hashmatullah Shahidi :

Hashmatullah Shahidi is an experienced batter who's looking in good form. The skipper scored 2415 runs at an average of 33.54 in 89 ODIs so far. The Afghanistan's skipper scored 33 runs, Avg - 22 in two matches against the Aussies. Punt pick.

Ibrahim Zadran :

Ibrahim Zadran is another strong top order batter based on his consistent performances in ODIs. He has scored 1633 runs at an average of 51.03 and a strike rate of 83.11 in 35 innings, including seven half-centuries and six half-centuries. Ibrahim Zadran holds the record for the highest individual score in the Champions Trophy. He attained the feat against England, scoring 177 from 146 balls with the help of 12 fours and 6 sixes. One of the best captaincy choice for grand league.

Gulbadin Naib :

Gulbadin Naib is another player to watch out for the Afghanistan side who performed fantastically in the recently played some franchise cricket. He has scored 1328 runs at an average of 20.12 and a strike rate of 75.67 in 88 ODIs matches so far, including five half-centuries. Punt pick.

Mohammad Nabi :

Mohammad Nabi is an outstanding allrounder, who's the scored 3654 runs and 176 wickets from 172 ODIs. He bagged 4 wickets and managed to score 48 runs against South Africa & England in previous two games. But he's didn't have a good record against the Australia and scored just 67 run in four matches against them and picked up two wickets. Must have pick.

Azmatullah Omarzai :

Azmatullah Omarzai is a real gem for Afghanistan and has all the traits to become one of the best all-rounders for the country. In 2 matches in the tournament, he made 59 runs and picked up 6 wickets with the best figures of 5 for 58. He's played 38 ODIs so far and scored 966 runs, Avg - 43.91. & picked up 36 wickets in these. He hasn't solid allround record against the Australia managed to scored just 22 runs at an average of 22.0 and picked up two wickets in a match against them. Default c/vc pick.

Rashid Khan :

Rashid-Khan is an exceptional player, who's able contribute with both bat & ball. He's picked up 199 wickets in just 113 ODI matches, also amassed 1365 runs. He's also scalped 3 wickets in two matches against the Australia with best figures of 2/44. Default c/vc pick.

Fazalhaq Farooqi :

FazalHaq Farooqi is a proficient wicket-taking bowler who's picked up 52 wickets in 41 ODIs. His knack for consistently taking wickets makes him a valuable asset in any fantasy team.

Noor Ahmad :

Noor Ahmad has a mystery option that can trouble any batter at surface like Lahore. He is still in his early days in ODIs, having taken 10 wickets in 12 matches. Punt pick.

*Australia*

Josh Inglis :

Josh Inglis always lives to bat in Asian continent continues as all of his maiden centuries across formats came in India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. The 29-year-old England Born wicket-keeper batter, delivered a high-caliber knock under pressure against England on Saturday, scoring 120* from 86 balls to guide Australia home. Good pick.

Alex Carey :

Alex Carey was played as a genuine batter against England made the difference, taking some blinders. He also batted splendidly for his 69 and made a 146-run stand for the 5th wicket along with Josh Inglis. Punt pick.

Travis Head :

Travis Head plays fearlessly specially in power play. He is a big-match player, who has won many games for Australia single-handedly across formats. In 71 ODIs, he gathered 2669 runs at an average of 42.37 with the best score of 154* and has 24 wickets to his name as well. Head was out on a duck against the Afghanistan in WC 2023. Default c/vc pick.

Steven Smith :

Steven Smith is known for his consistency. He is all set to lead the side in the ICC event after a gap of 8 years. His numbers are excellent in the ODI format as he made 5708 runs at an average of 42.92 with the top score of 164*. The vateran also has 113 runs at an average of 56.5 and a strike rate of 90.4 in two ODI innings against Afghanistan. Must have pick.

Marnus Labuschagne :

Marnus Labuschagne rotates the strike well and keeps the scoreboard ticking in the middle overs. He scored a valuable 47 against England and also picked up 2 wickets against England. He also has 14 runs at an average of 14 in a match against the Afghanistan. One of the best captaincy choice for grand league.

Glenn Maxwell :

Glenn Maxwell is the star allrounder who has a magnificent allround record against the Afghanistan, scored 295 runs at an average of 147.5 in four innings and also taken 2 wickets with the ball against them. Another safest c/vc pick.

Matt Short :

Matt Short looked organized against England and ensured the run rate doesn’t go down. He scored 63 runs from 66 balls that filled with 9 fours and a six. Hit or miss type player.

Adam Zampa :

Adam Zampa is the premium Aussies spinner who's in top-notch form with the hall. He has taken 4 wickets with the economy of 6.56 in two matches against the Afghanistan. Good pick.

Ben Dwarshuis :

Ben Dwarshuis has been in good form, taking 3/66 against England and 4/39 in a domestic cricket match recently. His ability to swing the new ball and strike early will be crucial in dismantling Afghanistan’s top order. One of the best captaincy choice for grand league.

Details Analysis

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Cheat sheet

Afghanistan ODIs

Wk :

Rahmanullah Gurbaz -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
6(15), 10(14), 101(120), 2(8), 5(7), 89(94), 105(110), 0(3), 51(53), 121(117), 48(57), 8(20), 1(3), 25(22), 21(25), 10(11), 0(4), 65(53)

Ikram Alikhil -

5dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 4dwn, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB
5(5), 4(9), DNB, 2(4), DNB, 32(38), 4(1), 10(14)*, 12(14), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB

Batter :

Ibrahim Zadran -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
177(146), 17(29), 22(31), 60(93), 13(10), 54(76), 4(7), 15(30), 129(143), 20(34), 39(57), 87(113)

Hashmatullah Shahidi -

3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
40(67), 0(4), 20(22)*, 29(30)*, 6(21), 17(40), 52(92), 10(17), DNB, 16(29), 69(103), 50(33)*, 5(8), 9(12), 7(11), 2(7), 26(43), 56(64), 58(74), 48(45)

Rahmat Shah -

2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
4(9), 90(92), 17(23)*, 1(5), 8(22), 52(76), 2(13), 1(6), 50(66), 8(26), 4(9), 2(5), 65(77), 63(69), 7(14), 26(46), 30(44), 52(54), 62(74), 77(84)

Sediqullah Atal -

1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
4(4), 16(32), 52(50), 104(128), 14(18), 39(51), 21(30), 28(36), 6(12), 15(23), 2(15), 81(97), 0(1), 23(32), 19(28), 60(63), 38(49), 1(19),

Darwish Rasooli -

Open, 1dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn
143(124)*, 148(121), 10(12), 46(34), 8(16), 32(45), 122(91), 65(76),

All-rounder :

Azmatullah Omarzai - Right Arm Medium Fast

4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB
41(31), 18(27), DNB, 5(15), 70(77)*, 0(1), 0(3), 2(4), 86(60), 25(36), 4(9), 19(20), 54(59), 3(6), 149(115)*, 97(107), 22(18), 31(28), 73(63), DNB
5/58(10), 1/39(6), 1/17(6), 1/17(5), 4/37(7), 0/23(3), 1/16(5), DNB, 1/17(3), 0/3(3), 0/13(5), 2/47(10), 0/29(4), 3/56(10), 0/55(6), 0/8(1), 2/52(7), 0/11(3), 1/37(7), 1/50(5)

Mohammad Nabi - Right Arm Off break

5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 2dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, DNB, DNB, DNB
40(24), 8(17), DNB, 18(16), 34(27)*, 17(21), 84(79), 5(13), 13(19), DNB, 48(62), 40(27), 14(21), 1(4), 136(130), 2(3), 12(10), DNB, DNB, DNB
2/57(8), 2/51(10), DNB, DNB, 1/37(10), 0/49(10), 1/23(5), 1/37(8), 0/29(7), DNB, 5/17(10), 0/36(8), 1/46(10), 0/38(10), 1/44(10), 2/35(10), 0/20(2), 3/28(9), 0/33(6), 1/31(10)

Gulbadin Naib - Right Arm Medium

6dwn, 6dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn
1(3)*, 13(19), 1(5), 26(25), 22(32), 34(27), 8(5), 0(7), 16(7), 22(16), 15(13), 0(3), 20(21), 8(11)
1/16(2), 0/42(7), DNB, 0/10(2), 0/9(1), DNB, 1/38(6), 0/48(5), 0/61(8), 4/60(10), 1/58(8), 2/36(9), 1/19(2), 0/48(6)

Nangeyalia Khrote - Left Arm orthodox

DNB, 7dwn, 7dwn, 6dwn, DNB, DNB, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 6dwn,
DNB, 4(12), 27(28)*, 0(3), DNB, DNB, 10(8), 15(9), 40(60), 19(19), 23(33), DNB, 41(42),
0/35(9), 3/28(8), 0/16(6), 0/31(6), 4/26(7), 0/16(5), 4/30(9), 0/41(7), 1/26(8), 1/46(9), 3/42(9), 1/20(9), 3/17(8),

Bowler :

Rashid Khan - Legbreak

1/66(10), 0/59(10), 3/38(8), 1/40(10), 2/32(10), 2/28(8), 5/19(9), 2/30(9), 2/37(10), 2/44(10), 0/31(10), 1/50(10), 0/41(10), 1/43(10), 3/37(10), 2/57(8),

Fazal Haq Farooqi - Left Arm Medium Fast

1/62(10), 1/59(8), 2/15(6), 0/41(7), 0/69(7), 0/22(4), 0/18(4), 4/35(7), 1/23(5), 4/51(10), 0/54(5), 1/55(10), 0/77(9), 0/36(5), 4/34(10), 0/39(7), 1/50(7), 0/50(6)

Fareed Ahmed Malik - Left Arm Medium Fast

1/11(4), 1/17(7), 0/45(4), 2/79(9), 2/70(10), 0/8(1), 2/61(9), 2/43(8), 1/9(6)

Noor Ahmad - Left Arm Chinaman

0/51(10), 1/65(9), 1/61(10), 1/54(8), 0/62(8), 0/49(9), 0/53(10), 2/31(9), 3/49(10),

Naveed Zadran - Left-arm Medium

3/13(3), 0/45(5), 0/21(3), 1/42(7), 0/15(6), 1/42(8), 1/22(4), 2/47(9)

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar - Off break

5/33(10), 3/9(4), 0/49(7), 2/35(10), 6/26(7), 1/38(7), 0/23(5), 3/20(10), 0/13(3), 0/34(6), 3/30(10), 1/35(10), 3/29(10), 1/40(10), 0/26(5), 5/30(10),

Bilal Sami - Right Arm Medium

0/25(3), 0/17(5), 2/21(5), 2/36(6), 2/60(9), 4/32(9), 1/54(9),

Australia ODIs

WK :

Alex Carey -

4dwn, 4dwn, Open, Open, Open, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, Open, 4dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
69(63), 41(38), 75(63), 36(30), 6(15), 13(22), 77(65)*, 74(67), DNB, 12(10), 0(2), 11(14), 28(25), 11(19), 14(12), 2(4), 99(77), ),

Josh Inglis -

3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, Open, Open, Open, 5dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn,
120(86)*, 22(27), 7(19), 18(25), 49(42), 1(5), 21(29), 28(20), 8(15), 35(16), 9(11), 65(43), 28(49), DNB, 0(1), 3(6), 38(28),

Batter :

Steven Smith -

1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn,
5(6), 29(34), 12(17), 35(48), 44(46), 56(53), 36(48*), 5(6), 60(82), 4(6), 32(28), 6(3), 5(10), 79(79), 4(9), 30(62), 63(64)*, 44(52), 18(17), 71(68), 7(9),

Travis Head -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
6(5), 18(18), 31(26), 34(23), 29(27), 154(129), 4(5), 137(120), 62(48), 10(11), 0(2), 11(10), 109(67), 17(11),
DNB, DNB, 2/34(5),

Marnus Labuschagne -

2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn,
47(45), 15(27), 6(11), 16(13), 11(24), 4(10), 0(3), 19(28), 77(61)*, 74(99), DNB, 26(33), 58(110), 18(31), 14(28), 71(83), 18(26), 62(47),
2/41(10), DNB, 1/5(1), 1/58(8), 0/10(1), DNB, DNB, 3/39(9),

Jake Fraser-McGurk -

1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, ABN, Open,
9(9), 2(9), 7(9), 13(10), 16(14), 2(9), 6(8), 41(18), 10(5), 31(15), 125(38), ABN, 15(12),

All-rounder :

Glenn Maxwell - Right Arm off-break

5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn,
32(15)*, 1(3), 0(2), 16(21), 0(1), DNB, 2(3), 30(25), 7(5), 2(1), 1(5), 201(128), 41(24), 106(44), 0(1), 31(21)*, 3(17), 15(25), 77(71),
1/58(7), 0/23(4), DNB, DNB, 0/11(3), 2/49(10), 1/30(3), 0/11(2), 2/15(6), 1/35(6), 0/35(10), 1/55(10), 1/62(10), DNB, 0/40(5), 1/36(10), 2/34(10), 0/33(8),

Matthew Short - Off break

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, DNB, 4dwn, DNB, Open, Open, 6dwn, Open, Open Open, Open
63(66), 2(8), 0(2), 22(30), 19(15), 1(4), 58(30), 14(12), 29(36), DNB, 41(55), DNB, 81(88)*, 134(100), 5(8), 9(8), 2(4), 3(12), 108(94),
0/7(1), 0/25(4), 1/39(9), DNB, DNB, 0/2(1), 0/6(2), 0/12(1), 0/8(1), 1/68(10), DNB, 0/12(2), DNB, DNB....

Aaron Hardie - Right now Fast Medium

4dwn, 5dwn, 1dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn,
0(4), 32(37), 12(13), 14(19), 10(19), DNB, 44(26), 23(25), DNB, 2(5), 26(36), DNB, 10(27), 3(5), 23(9), 13(19), 5(13),
1/60(9), 2/13(6), 0/19(2), DNB, 0/24(2), 0/15(4), 2/38(5), 0/26(5), 2/26(8), 0/27(6), DNB, 1/27(8), DNB, DNB, 2/62(10), 0/18(3), 1/18(4), 2/54(10),

Cooper Connolly - Left-arm orthodox

1dwn, 3dwn, Open, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, Open, 4dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
3(16), 7(16), 7(20), 39(43), DNB, 11(16), 13(23), 2(4), 42(32), 0(6), 3(9), 33(25), 11(13),
DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/21(2), 0/31(4), 1/41(10), 1/41(10), 1/25(4), 0/11(3), 2/30(9), 0/47(10), 0/20(5), 0/39(10),

Sean Abbott - Right Arm Medium

1/41(10), 3/61(9), 0/49(6), 1/34(8), 0/62(7), 0/53(8), 0/50(5), 1/14(4), 3/40(10), 2/42(10), 2/61(10), 1/31(6), 1/10(3), 1/91(10), 1/56(10),

Bowler :

Adam Zampa - Legbreak

2/64(10), 1/47(8), 0/32(6), 0/10(2), 1/44(7), 2/64(10), 2/74(10), 2/66(8), 1/42(8), 3/49(10), 2/14(5), 1/31(10), 1/56(10), 0/55(7), 2/32(10), 1/58(10), 3/21(10), 3/74(10), 4/8(3), 4/53(10), 4/47(8),

Mitchell Starc - Left Arm Fast

0/28(4), 3/33(10), 0/47(6), 0/70(8), 2/63(8), 3/50(10), 3/55(10), 3/34(10), 1/70(9), 2/66(10), 0/89(9), 1/22(4), 1/65(8), 2/43(10), 2/53(9),

Nathan Ellis - Right Arm Fast Medium

0/51(10), 2/23(9), 0/39(7), 1/77(10), 1/49(8), 1/79(10), 1/69(10), 2/32(8), 2/13(5), 0/38(5), 4/59(10), 3/54(10),

Tanveer Sangha - Leg break

0/34(5), 1/49(9), 2/48(9), 2/51(9), 0/20(3), 1/65(9), 1/41(8), 1/61(10), 1/64(10),

Spencer Johnson - Left Arm Fast

0/54(7), 2/44(7), 0/28(8), 4/46(10), 0/38(7), 0/61(8), 1/47(10), 2/41(10), 0/40)10), 1/38(6), 1/52(10),

Ben Dwarshuis - Left arm fast medium

3/66(10), 1/47(10), 4/39(9), 1/18(4), 1/43(7), 4/40(9), 1/34(8), 2/39(9), 2/39(9), 1/56(10), 1/79(9),

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Cheat Sheet

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