Afghanistan vs Australia Highlights, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Australia qualify for semis; Afghanistan mathematically alive

Spencer Johnson to Sediqullah Atal, Short of a length and around off, takes off viciously and moves away, Sediqullah Atal plays inside the line of it as it goes to the keeper.

Spencer Johnson to Sediqullah Atal, Excellent bowling! Back of a length and on off, holds its line this time, Sediqullah Atal tries to play at it but the ball just goes past the outside edge.

Spencer Johnson to Ibrahim Zadran, Hard length and around leg, Ibrahim Zadran clips it through backward square leg for a single.

Ben Dwarshuis to Sediqullah Atal, A beauty to end the over! Pulls his length back a bit, on off, shaping away Sediqullah Atal strides out to block but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ben Dwarshuis to Sediqullah Atal, Overpitched and on off, Sediqullah Atal looks to drive but gets a bottom edge towards mid on.

Ben Dwarshuis to Sediqullah Atal, Good length and around leg, Sediqullah Atal flicks it over square leg for a couple of runs.

Ben Dwarshuis to Sediqullah Atal, On a length and around off, Sediqullah Atal guides it to point.

Ben Dwarshuis to Sediqullah Atal, Pitched up and just outside off, Sediqullah Atal goes after it but fails to connect.

Ben Dwarshuis to Sediqullah Atal, Fuller one and on middle, Sediqullah Atal knocks it back to the bowler.

Spencer Johnson to Ibrahim Zadran, Play and a miss! Goes back to his fuller length and on off, goes with the angle. Ibrahim Zadran tries to drive it on the up but the ball zips past the outside edge. End of an eventful over!

Spencer Johnson to Sediqullah Atal, On a length and on off, Sediqullah Atal taps it towards short covers for a single.

Spencer Johnson to Sediqullah Atal, Touch fuller and around off, shapes away this time, Sediqullah Atal looks to drive but misses.

Spencer Johnson to Sediqullah Atal, FIVE WIDES! Spencer Johnson is struggling with his line a bit! Pitched up and down the leg this time, shapes further in. Sediqullah Atal fails to glance it away and once again Josh Inglis has no chance as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Spencer Johnson to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR BYES! Wow..that moved a long way! Spencer Johnson hits the length hard and around off, hits the deck and nips back in sharply and late as well. Sediqullah Atal tries to push it away but gets beaten on the inside edge. Josh Inglis puts in a full-length dive to his right but has no chance of stopping that from going to the boundary.

Spencer Johnson to Sediqullah Atal, Good length and around middle and leg, angling in, Sediqullah Atal misses his flick. Wided.

Spencer Johnson to Ibrahim Zadran, Full again and on middle, Ibrahim Zadran knocks it towards mid on for a single.

Spencer Johnson to Ibrahim Zadran, Oh..that's a jaffa! Spencer Johnson goes fuller and on middle, threatens to shape in but angles away. Ibrahim Zadran looks to drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ben Dwarshuis to Sediqullah Atal, Overpitched and on off, Sediqullah Atal pushes it towards covers where Marnus Labuschagne fumbles a bit to allow the second run. First runs off the bat for Afghanistan.

Ben Dwarshuis to Sediqullah Atal, BEATEN! Fuller in length and just on the sixth stump line. Sediqullah Atal gets drawn forward but the ball swings away from the outside edge.

Ben Dwarshuis to Sediqullah Atal, Pitched up and around off, Sediqullah Atal drills it towards point.

Ben Dwarshuis to Sediqullah Atal, Targets the stumps this time, fuller and on middle, Sediqullah Atal steers it towards point.

Ben Dwarshuis to Sediqullah Atal, Good length and just outside off, shapes away again, Sediqullah Atal leaves it alone.

Ben Dwarshuis to Sediqullah Atal, BEAUTY! Ben Dwarshuis begins with a hard-length delivery in that channel outside off, shapes away. Sediqullah Atal has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Ben Dwarshuis.

Spencer Johnson to Sediqullah Atal, Hard length and on leg, Sediqullah Atal fails to work it away as the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. Another leg bye. No runs from the bat, 4 extras and a wicket from the first over!

Sediqullah Atal walks in early at number yet again.

Spencer Johnson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Spencer Johnson, you beauty! Australia strikes early and Rahmanullah Gurbaz's poor run in this tournament continues. This one is bowled right in the blockhole, on off, swings inwards in the air sharply at pace. Gurbaz is a bit late to put his bat down in time and the ball goes through to rattle the stumps. The Afghan stands for a few seconds in disbelief but has to walk back. Afghanistan are 3/1!

Spencer Johnson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Short of a length and on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays back and blocks it out.

Spencer Johnson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Pitched up and well outside off, angling away, Rahmanullah Gurbaz offers no shot at it.

Spencer Johnson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Goes a bit fuller and around off, shaping further away, Rahmanullah Gurbaz comes down the track again but leaves it alone. Josh Inglis dives to his right but it moves away from him and goes straight to first slip.

Spencer Johnson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Back of a length but down the leg side, Rahmanullah Gurbaz fails to glance it away. Wided.

Spencer Johnson to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Afghanistan are underway with extras! Spencer Johnson starts with a good-length delivery, on middle, shaping in. Rahmanullah Gurbaz uses his feet to flick it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards deep square leg. Gurbaz takes on the fielder and comes back for the second leg bye. Positive intent right from the start!

Done and dusted with the pre-match proceedings and it is now time to play! The two umpires are already out on the field of play and so are the Australian players. It will be the usual duo of Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz to open the innings for Afghanistan. Spencer Johnson has the new ball in hand and is ready to steam in. A couple of slips in place to begin with, let's play...

We are just a few minutes away from the start of the action and a few of the floodlights are already on. The officials will now walk out along with the mascots before the two sets of players stride out and line up for their respective national anthems. It will be the national anthem of Australia first, followed by that of Afghanistan.

Steve Smith, the skipper of Australia, says that they would have bowled first anyway. He talks about the reason as the weather is unpredictable, and it can create a big difference in the end. Adds that all the boys are preparing well for this good Afghanistan team as they played brilliantly against England the other night. They are looking forward to a good contest. Mentions that this game is a must-win for them and they will come out with good intent here. Informs that they are going unchanged as well.

Hashmatullah Shahidi, the captain of Afghanistan, says that they will bat first and the wicket looks good. Adds that England and Australia have already played here and it is a slow wicket. Says that hopefully it remains the same throughout the game. Mentions that they were really happy with the win over England but they have also talked about a few things that they need to improve. Informs they are unchanged.

Australia (Unchanged XI) - Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steve Smith (C), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (WK), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson.

Afghanistan (Unchanged XI) - Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Afghanistan. Hashmatullah Shahidi opts to BAT first.