Australia creates a historic record that no team has ever done..!?

Australia has created a record that no team has ever done in the history of the Champions Trophy. When the match against afghanistan was interrupted due to rain, the Australian team had batted for 12.5 overs. By then, it had achieved this Himalayan record. In this match, the Afghan team batted first and scored 273 runs after losing all their wickets in 50 overs. Chasing a target of 274 runs, the Australian team added runs in the first 10 overs. Since there was a possibility of rain, the Australian team played aggressively. Notably, the Australian team's aggressive player Travis Head scored a half-century. With this, australia scored 90 runs for the loss of one wicket in the first 10 overs of the Power Play overs. australia has set a record for the highest score in the first 10 overs of the Power Play in the history of the Champions Trophy.
Before this, sri lanka had scored 87 runs against south africa in the 2017 Champions Trophy series. That was the highest Power Play score. australia has now broken it. australia had scored 109 runs in 12.5 overs in this match. The match was abandoned due to rain. With this, australia and afghanistan were given one point each. australia was already with 3 points. Now they have advanced to the semi-finals with four points.
There are only two matches left in the 2025 Champions Trophy. Only the South Africa-England match and the India-New Zealand match are to be played. In these, India, New Zealand, and australia have already qualified for the semi-finals. Even if south africa loses to England, they can still qualify for the semi-finals if their net run rate does not fall below that of Afghanistan.
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Sowmiya Sriram

01/03/2025 09:48 AM