ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - Afghanistan vs Australia - Key Players

Updated At: 2025/02/27

In the 10th fixture of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Afghanistan will come face to face with their political rivals Australia. The two teams have experienced minor friction in recent years because Cricket Australia refused to play against Afghanistan due to ongoing issues in Afghanistan and Talbian’s harsh policies regarding women's participation in sports.

Afghanistan and Australia are both in a close contest to cement their space in the semi-finals of the tournament. They both are looking forward to a win to reach the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.

In a high-scoring fixture, Afghanistan stunned everyone by defeating and eliminating England from the tournament. It was an all-round performance by the Afghan cricketers and now they are very close to creating history by reaching the semi-final in the debut season of the Champions Trophy.

Australia witnessed an unfortunate result in the previous game as the fixture was abandoned due to rains against South Africa. The disappointment was that the points were distributed among the two teams.

Afghanistan is currently in the 3rd position in the Group B point table with a single win and a single loss. Their net run rate stands at -0.990. A thrilling win against England can give the whole team a major boost in the confidence to face the Aussies with the same rhythm.

Australia is currently at the 2nd spot with a single win but they have not lost a single fixture. Their net run rate stands at +0.475. Aussies are in a must-win situation to make sure they reach the semi-final stage of the tournament.

The two teams will meet on Friday and fireworks are expected to be in the match. We bring you a list of key players from both ends and the winning odds from the betting sites in India.

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - Afghanistan vs Australia - Winning Odds

	Afghanistan	Australia
1xBet	3.8	1.286
Parimatch	3.8	1.25
10Cric	3.85	1.27
Melbet	3.815	1.288
4Rabet	3.95	1.25
1Win	3.8	1.24
Stake.com	3.85	1.27
Dafabet	3.75	1.23

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - Afghanistan vs Australia - Squads

Afghanistan

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran.

Australia

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

Afghanistan vs Australia - Key Players

1) Azmatullah Omarzai - Afghanistan

Azmatullah Omarzai is a key for Afghanistan as he carries an immense talent which he showcases in the previous fixture against England. He took it upon himself to help Afghanistan win the high-scoring electrifying fixture. Against England, Azmatullah Omarzai scalped 5 wickets in 9.5 overs at an economy of 5.90. He is currently the leading wicket-taker in the Champions Trophy and has come out as an economical bowler for the team.

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Trophy 2025

Matches

Wickets

Average

Economy

Azmatullah Omarzai

16.16

6.12

ODI Stats	Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy
Azmatullah Omarzai	38	36	29.69	5.44

2) Josh Inglis - Australia

During the first fixture of Australia, it was very clear that they didn’t have a ferocious bowling attack. Hence the team is dependent on their batting unit for a win. Josh Inglis came out as the leading scorer for the team in the first game and scored 120 off 86 balls at a strike rate of 139.53. He is in the right form in the middle order and provides much-needed depth to the team in their batting lineup.

ODI Stats	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Josh Inglis	28	663	28.82	106.08

3) Ibrahim Zadran - Afghanistan

Ibrahim Zadran was another player who took it personally against England and was on fire at the top order. Coming at number 2, Ibrahim Zadran scored 177 off 146 balls at a strike rate of 121.23 and gave his team an advantage in the early hours of the game. He is known for a slow start but eventually, when Ibrahim settles in, he is a difficult batsman to get rid of.

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Trophy 2025

Matches

Runs

Average

Strike Rate

Ibrahim Zadran

194

110.85

ODI Stats	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Ibrahim Zadran	35	1634	51.06	83.15

4) Alex Carey - Australia

In recent times, Alex Carey has come out as one of the middle-order batsmen for Australia. He has been a consistent performer for the team who always maintains a higher strike rate and has a good average during the middle overs. In tough situations, Alex comes out with optimism to score runs and does a fine job in any situation. Against England, Alex came at number 6 and scored 69 off 63 balls at a strike rate of 109.52.

ODI Stats	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Alex Carey	78	2088	35.38	90.50

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - Afghanistan vs Australia - Head-to-Head

Afghanistan	Matches (4)	Australia
0	Wins	4
4	Loss	0
0	No Result	0
0	Tied	0
0	Home Won	1
0	Away Won	0
0	Neutral Won	3