Afghanistan vs Australia: Lahore weather update & Gaddafi Stadium pitch report

Afghanistan vs Australia: Group B of the ongoing 2025 Champions Trophy is set for an exciting spectacle as Afghanistan faces off against Australia at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium today. Both teams are completing for a spot in the semi-finals, which makes this an important match.

Their recent clashes in ICC tournaments have been thrilling, adding an extra layer of intensity to this showdown. During the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup, a memorable performance by Glenn Maxwell propelled Australia to victory.

However, Afghanistan managed to retaliate at last year's Men's T20 World Cup, securing a thrilling win against the Australians.

Afghanistan vs Australia: Weather forecast

There is a forecast for light rain in Lahore ahead of the match. The conditions, however, are expected to get better in the second half of the day, when the match is scheduled to be played.

The Gaddafi Stadium pitch is traditionally batter-friendly, so there are possibilities of it being a high-scoring game.

In case of dew in the evening, batting is easy in the second innings too.

Afghanistan vs Australia: Pitch report

The Gaddafi Stadium pitch is tradionally batter-friendly, so there are possibilities of it being a high-scoring game.

In case of dew in the evening, batting is easy in the second innings too.

Afghanistan vs Australia: Squads

Australia Squad: Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Tanveer Sangha

Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Ikram Alikhil, Nangeyalia Kharote, Naveed Zadra