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Champions Trophy: The match between Australia and Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy 2025 could not be completed due to rain. Eventually the match was cancelled due to rain and both the teams were given 1-1 points. With this, Australia entered the semi-finals (semi-finals) from Group-B. Earlier, India and New Zealand have also reached the semi-finals from Group-A. Now one place is vacant, for which there is a tough competition between the two teams.
Australian team reached the semi-finals while being at number one
All the matches of Australia in Group-B have been completed. After three matches, Australia has four points and its net run net plus is 0.475. It has qualified for the semi-finals by being at the first position in the points table. At the same time, both South Africa and Afghanistan teams have three points each in the same group, but Africa is at second and the Afghan team is at third place. South Africa’s net run rate is plus 2.140 and Afghanistan’s net run rate is minus 0.990. Now both these teams are contenders to enter the semi-finals, but who will enter will be known from the match between South Africa and England.
The match between South Africa vs England will determine the semi-finalist
The match between South Africa and England will be played on 1 March. The match is very important for South Africa to reach the semi-finals, because if the African team defeats England, then it will easily reach the semi-finals. But if it loses by a big margin, then there can be a chance for Afghanistan.
Three teams have been eliminated
Pakistan was given the hosting rights of Champions Trophy 2025. But in the current tournament, the Pakistani team could not perform well. It had to face defeat against New Zealand by 60 runs and against India by 6 wickets. While its match against Bangladesh was canceled due to rain. So far the teams of Pakistan, Bangladesh and England have been eliminated from the semi-final race.
