Australia progress to semi-finals after their Group B match against Afghanistan in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 ends with no result due to wet outfield

[jnaveen1980]

They remind me of Pak team from 2000s, can win from no where but also make elementary mistakes.

You havce to attack them before they realize what they hit them. That is how Rishabh Pant owned them in the last 2 Test series. hardik pandya the same. He averages 55 at a strike rate of 112 against Australia

 

[Hellion]

Strong wind so that is actually good news for Afghanistan.

 

[jnaveen1980]

TOo many widish balls from both spinenrs and pacers.

 

[Asif321]

Afghans had opportunities but they let it slip

 

[jnaveen1980]

I thought they would correct the mistakes they made in 2023 world cup. Alas they got worse in this match under lights.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Hope India meets Australia in the semi final itself not final. In final our guys will choke. That means India has to lose to NZ.

 

[Asif321]

Afghanistan should take the washout

 

[baba ghazi]

hopefully 7 overs can be bowled out ..australia deserve a win

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Rain halts the play as Australia looks poised to succeed for a semi-final spot

 

[mominsaigol]

Afghanistan should take the washout

If they do their out anyway

 

[Champ_Pal]

Aus are a nightmare for Afg. Will be a big bummer if Afg will go on to lose to Aus again in a crucial match. At 109/1, Aus are set to finish the innings off by 40th over.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Rain halts the play as Australia looks poised to succeed for a semi-final spot

Even a depleted Aus team has enough match winners to win it all. They are Champions no matter the format.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Even a depleted Aus team has enough match winners to win it all. They are Champions no matter the format.

Yep underestimated them

 

[mominsaigol]

Aus are a nightmare for Afg. Will be a big bummer if Afg will go on to lose to Aus again in a crucial match. At 109/1, Aus are set to finish the innings off by 40th over.

Washout

 

[Asif321]

If they do their out anyway

Atleast get a point

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

If they do their out anyway

Nope bro afghanistan might just sneak in with one point if south africa loose to england badly.

 

[mominsaigol]

Atleast get a point

They already have 2 points. Game wasn't over. Australia had a 90% chance of winning but quickly wickets and afg were back in it. A team like them would want to go down fighting for a spot in semi's

 

[mominsaigol]

Nope bro afghanistan might just sneak in with one point if south africa loose to england badly.

No, Aus will have 4 points, Afg will have 3. Aus would qualify nonetheless

 

[Cover Drive Six]

If it's a no result, Australia will be through to the semi-finals.

 

[mominsaigol]

If it's a no result, Australia will be through to the semi-finals.

As if they were going to lose this game. Anyway I'm glad aus dominated as otherwise this thread would be flooded with Indians complaining.

Thankfully it's quiet for now..see how peaceful PP is when loud mouths don't show up .

 

[Devadwal]

Congratulations @Vikram1989 your team australia qualified for semifinal

 

[Hellion]

Rain has ruined this tournament

 

[kron]

Even a depleted Aus team has enough match winners to win it all. They are Champions no matter the format.

You know why? Cause their bowling is overrated

It’s their batting
They have powerhouse match winners in batting

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Rain has ruined this tournament

PCB has already suffered from two abandoned matches, which a significant loss of commercial revenue.

 

[Devadwal]

Rain spoiled the party in This champion trophy but all the deserving team has reached in the semi-final .

Maybe australia saved against South Africa.

India Vs australia
Nz vs South Africa

 

[kingusama92]

Nope bro afghanistan might just sneak in with one point if south africa loose to england badly.

"...they need South Africa to lose by at least 207 runs (chasing 301) to move up to second place and qualify."

Badly is an understatement. England will have to destroy South Africa.

 

[kron]

Is it Aus vs India then?

 

[Asif321]

don’t think we will have game anymore

 

[Devadwal]

"...they need South Africa to lose by at least 207 runs (chasing 301) to move up to second place and qualify."

Badly is an understatement. England will have to destroy South Africa.

That is not going to happened so Semifinal line-up are almost fix but NZ - India game will decide who is going to play with whome

I want India - Australia Semifinal and NZ - South Africa

 

[Local.Dada]

3 washouts for a small tournament. Maybe it would have benefitted Pak to move it to totally to Dubai. What’s the benefit from this tournament? Serious question. Poor choice to have tournament in this season I think.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

There's a significant amount of water that has pooled on the outfield. The cut-off time is 10.11pm, but clearly there's a significant clean-up job to be done.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

3 washouts for a small tournament. Maybe it would have benefitted Pak to move it to totally to Dubai. What’s the benefit from this tournament? Serious question. Poor choice to have tournament in this season I think.

I guess all matches in Dubai would generate more revenue than those held in Pakistan.

 

[BDfanforever]

CT has a useless format. One or two bad games plus a washout teams are done.

 

[Local.Dada]

only Nzl seem mentally strong enough to beat Australia this time. Don’t trust India or SA vs Aussies in this zone.

 

[Devadwal]

Not a single shade in Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Very poor stuff

 

[batandballbattle]

With NR Afghans will be hoping for an England phainty to SA, which looks unlikely

 

[Local.Dada]

CT has a useless format. One or two bad games plus a washout teams are done.

CT is a useless tournament. India winning it in 2013 and then Pak in 2017 gave it a lifeline. Otherwise ICC was planning to scrap this.

 

[BDfanforever]

That is not going to happened so Semifinal line-up are almost fix but NZ - India game will decide who is going to play with whome

I want India - Australia Semifinal and NZ - South Africa

This time you won't get BD for an easy semi win.

 

[Hellion]

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Not a single shade in Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Very poor stuff

Awful

 

[Vikram1989]

Congratulations @Vikram1989 your team australia qualified for semifinal

Come on bro am not a wannabe

Kabhi bhi dil hai Hindustani

 

[Devadwal]

Yes , ICC should give Bangladesh minimum 9 match like World cup so they can qualified for semifinal as they can have one - two bad day's

CT has a useless format. One or two bad games plus a washout teams are done.

 

[Local.Dada]

Wow from the Tv screen itself I can see pools of water on the field. Usually you can’t tell that clearly on TV. This game is as good as done.

 

[Vikram1989]

Rain spoiled the party in This champion trophy but all the deserving team has reached in the semi-final .

Maybe australia saved against South Africa.

India Vs australia
Nz vs South Africa

Sa should be better for us in semis. Sa may struggle on slow wickets and easy to handle .Hopefully by finals time rohit may retire due to his hamstring issues

 

[Asif321]

Covers are off

 

[Local.Dada]

Yes , ICC should give Bangladesh minimum 9 match like World cup so they can qualified for semifinal as they can have one - two bad day's

They did make it to semis in CT. Probably their greatest sporting achievement across all sports. Not a dig, it’s a fact.

 

[Devadwal]

I guess all matches in Dubai would generate more revenue than those held in Pakistan.

Indian Match revenues >>>>> Rest of The tournament revenues

 

[Asif321]

CT has a useless format. One or two bad games plus a washout teams are done.

This isn’t WC it’s a very short tournament . So it has to be like that

 

[Devadwal]

They did make it to semis in CT. Probably their greatest sporting achievement across all sports. Not a dig, it’s a fact.

Yes I'm aware of that match

 

[Local.Dada]

This isn’t WC it’s a very short tournament . So it has to be like that

When we had only 1 wc every 4 yrs. It was an exciting tournament. Now with T20 WC, leagues etc this has become such a boring and useless tournament. I remember in 2013, no one cared till India won. In 2017 Pak’s fairy tail woke everyone up. Apart from that useless.

 

[Devadwal]

Come on bro am not a wannabe

Kabhi bhi dil hai Hindustani

My apologies .

 

[Devadwal]

Covers are off

How is the drainage system?

 

[ChennaiFan]

3 washouts for a small tournament. Maybe it would have benefitted Pak to move it to totally to Dubai. What’s the benefit from this tournament? Serious question. Poor choice to have tournament in this season I think.

I am not sure if February/March is a rainy season in Pakistan. But you cannot plan for such rainy days given the short window available for a multination tournament. We cannot blame the PCB or the ICC in this case.

 

[Devadwal]

I am not sure if February/March is a rainy season in Pakistan. But you cannot plan for such rainy days given the short window available for a multination tournament. We cannot blame the PCB or the ICC in this case.

No , this is not a rainy season in pakistan .

 

[sweep_shot]

"...they need South Africa to lose by at least 207 runs (chasing 301) to move up to second place and qualify."

Badly is an understatement. England will have to destroy South Africa.

I probably have a higher chance of going to moon than this happening.

 

[OldWarHorse]

Time for @Bhaijaan 's ghar wapsi

 

[Devadwal]

Condition of the ground after rain stopped

 

[jnaveen1980]

Disasterous tournament. 2 dead rubbers 3 wash outs , 7 or 8 one sided games. Srilanka in place of Indis would have made the tournament a bit more interesting

 

[Mas-LFC]

CT is a useless tournament. India winning it in 2013 and then Pak in 2017 gave it a lifeline. Otherwise ICC was planning to scrap this.

Needs to be scraped. Dont need more tournaments as if there isn’t enough going. Icc just greedy.

 

[Hellion]

Condition of the ground after rain stopped
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No more ICC tournaments in Pakistan.

 

[jnaveen1980]

By the way any news about TRP rating ao far

 

[Devadwal]

So all the water over covers has spread on the ground. Pathetic

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

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So all the water over covers has spread on the ground. Pathetic

A bunch of idiots. Everyone should have refused to play in Pakistan. India was the only smart one. Worst hosted event in cricket history.

 

[Asif321]

A bunch of idiots. Everyone should have refused to play in Pakistan. India was the only smart one. Worst hosted event in cricket history.

Atleast they didn’t burn seats and throw stones on players

 

[Van_Sri]

The Problem I have with ICC and BCCI is that they bring politics into Cricket. We hardly have few Cricket Teams in the World who play quality Cricket and you ruin them by saying this is wrong and that is wrong. Don’t bring Political agendas into Sports. Pakistan is a good cricketing nation it’s time to support them. Rains in Pakistan is not their fault.

 

[Hellion]

Atleast they didn’t burn seats and throw stones on players

In which recent ICC event has this happened ?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Wow If rain was forecast why did Afghanistan elect to bat first.

 

[Local.Dada]

Wow If rain was forecast why did Afghanistan elect to bat first.

They have 1 strategy, bat first, put a competitive score and defend to the best of their ability. Nothing else works for them. I was surprised when they calmly chased against Pak in the wc, till the last ball I was expecting a choke

 

[Saurav]

Where are the fans when you need them?

 

[FearlessRoar]

This is how they are drying the field. Where is the equipment?

 

[jnaveen1980]

They have 1 strategy, bat first, put a competitive score and defend to the best of their ability. Nothing else works for them. I was surprised when they calmly chased against Pak in the wc, till the last ball I was expecting a choke

But in a shortened game batting second is always advantageous. They missed a trick.

 

[psyoptica]

This is how they are drying the field. Where is the equipment?

These guys are using sponge to soak up the water embarrassing

 

[Devadwal]

This is how they are drying the field. Where is the equipment?

This will takes entire night to drying the grounds.

 

[Asif321]

In which recent ICC event has this happened ?

96 worldcup

 

[jnaveen1980]

Man of the match Hasmat. What a snooze fest.

 

[aboveandbeyond]

A bunch of idiots. Everyone should have refused to play in Pakistan. India was the only smart one. Worst hosted event in cricket history.

When will the Taliban ever host a tournament?

Answer on a postage stamp please.

 

[followed]

Afghanistan is getting kicked out of the tournament. Good stuff.

 

[Saurav]

This is poor drainage system

 

[ChennaiFan]

They have 1 strategy, bat first, put a competitive score and defend to the best of their ability. Nothing else works for them. I was surprised when they calmly chased against Pak in the wc, till the last ball I was expecting a choke

Perhaps they knew the Pakistanis were bigger chokers than the Afghanistan batsmen.

 

[Hellion]

96 worldcup

That was 30 years ago. Nothing of the sort has happened in ages

 

[Hellion]

Match called off. They have shaken hands. Absolutely awful