In the Champions Trophy 2025, Afghanistan has surprised everyone by defeating England. Under the captaincy of Hashmatullah Shaheedi, Afghanistan not only defeated the former World Champion in a thrilling match, but also forced them to be out of the first round of the tournament. This victory of Afghan team has also blown away the sleep of Australia. Now he is also afraid that his leaf may not be cleaned before the semi -finals. On February 28, Afghanistan is to face the Kangaroo team, during which it will have a chance to equalize the defeat in the 2023 ODI World Cup. But will she be able to do this? Let's know.

Will the account be repaid after 479 days?

The last clash between Afghanistan and Australia in the ODI format took place on 7 November 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. During this time, she had reached close to her first victory against the Kangaroo team. But Glenn Maxwell had to face defeat due to Maxwell's 201 charismatic innings. Now both teams are going to fight at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore in the Champions Trophy. In such a situation, the question is whether the players of Afghanistan will be able to succeed in Lahore.

However, only time will tell.

But captain Hashmatullah Shaheedi has also made a gesture to defeat Australia after defeating England. He said that we have defeated England twice and now there is a focus on Australia's team in the next match. Apart from his statement, if Afghanistan has defeated England, if he sees it, it can definitely be said that Steve Smith's captaincy has the power to defeat Afghanistan.

Afghanistan players are in form

The way Afghan players scored 325 runs after 37 wickets fell on 37, it shows that they have power in batting. At the same time, while defending it, he saved 13 runs under pressure in the last over, which shows his bail ability.

Afghanistan all out of the English team not only spin but also on the basis of fast bowling. During this, Ibrahim Jadaran scored a brilliant 177 runs.

At the same time, Ajmatullah Omrajai took 5 wickets with 41 runs and performed amazing all-round. Apart from this, other players are also seen in form. The Afghanistan team recently defeated South Africa in the ODI series in UAE.

Australia has been defeated in T20 World Cup

The players of the Afghanistan team are in form and their recent performance has also been tremendous.

But apart from this, one more thing which is scaring the Australian team. That is the T20 World Cup 2024 defeat. The Afghanistan team may have been missed by defeating Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023.

But the next year he defeated the Kangaroo team during the T20 World Cup held in the West Indies. Afghanistan scored 148 runs while batting first. In response to this, the Australian team was piled up for just 127 runs. This means that Afghanistan again has the power to defeat it. For this, every 'weapon' required on the pitch of Lahore is present.

Australia will lose then it will be out

After England, now Australia is also under threat of being out of the tournament.

In Group B, South Africa ranks first in points table with 3 points and +2.140 net run rate. At the same time, Australia also has 3 points, but due to the net run rate +0.475, it is second. Apart from this, Afghanistan is at the third with 2 points. Now all three have 1-1 matches left, so that the semi-final seat is to be decided.

If the Kangaroo team loses to Afghanistan in the last match to be held on February 28, then it will be 3 points, while Afghanistan will have 4 points and will go to the semi -finals. On the other hand, if South Africa loses by a small margin, then its seat for the semi -finals will also be confirmed. That is, Australia's team will be out of the tournament.