The persistent rain stopped the play during the Champions Trophy 2025 clash between Australia and Afghanistan played on February 28.
The rain started pouring after Australia played 12.5 overs of their innings. Aussies innings have been interrupted in the 273-run chase where Travis Head fires a quick fifty to give a solid start for the side.
Despite the dismissal of Matt Short for 20 runs, Head is aiming for a partnership with Steve Smith.
Steven Smith and Co won their first game of the tournament against England by 5 wickets while their second game against South Africa was abandoned due to rain.
On the other hand, Afghanistan who made their maiden Champions Trophy appearance in the 2025 edition lost their first game by 107 runs against South Africa and won their second game by 8 runs against England. The defeat pushed England out of the tournament.
Batting first Afghanistan posted a decent score against Australia. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran opening the inning while Spencer Johnson who bowled the first over of the inning bagged a wicket in the very first over by dismissing Rahmanullah for five ball duck.
Rain Stops Play! 🌧️
A slight drizzle has interrupted the proceedings in Lahore, with the scoreline being 109/1 after 12.5 overs. 👍#AfghanAtalan | #ChampionsTrophy | #AFGvAUS | #GloriousNationVictoriousTeam pic.twitter.com/cz5ARtM3XM
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) February 28, 2025
Following his dismissal, Afghanistan made a steady inning by adding 67 runs for the second wicket. Zampa broke the partnership by dismissing Ibrahim Zadran for 22 runs in third ball of the 14th over.
While the batters were expected to build another crucial partnership, Australian bowlers put pressure on the Afghan batting lineup by dismissing Rahmat Shah for 12 runs. Though Afghan lost wickets at one end, Sediqullah Atal on the other end made an impressive inning and nears his triple-digit mark.
But Spencer Johnson in the 32nd over dismissed Atal for 85 and scattered the dreams of scoring a century. Azmatullah Omarzai for his counterpart added 67 runs. Without much contribution from the lower order, Afghanistan managed to score 273 runs after losing 10 wickets in the allotted 50 overs.
