In a big upset in the Champions Trophy 2025, Afghanistan defeated England by 8 runs. With this win, the Afghanistan team has raised the hope of reaching the semi-finals. Of course, Afghanistan’s victory has knocked England out of the semi-final race. Let us tell you that with this win, the Afghanistan team has come at number three in Group B with a run rate of -0.990. Now Afghanistan has a chance to go to the semi-finals. The next match of the Afghanistan team is going to be with the Australian team on 28 February. By winning this match, the Afghanistan team can reach the semi-finals. If the Afghanistan team defeats Australia, then Afghanistan may face India. This is because the Indian team has already reached the semi-finals. Now it will be very interesting to see from Group B which will be the two teams that will reach the semi-finals.
To secure their place in the semi-finals, Australia will have to be defeated at all costs (Champions Trophy 2025)
Let us tell you that currently three teams in Group B are in the race for qualification. South Africa is at number one in Group B, which has played 2 matches so far, in which one has been won and one match was tied. South Africa is at number one in the list of Group B with 3 points and +2.140 net runs. The Australian team is currently at number two. Australia has played 2 matches so far, in which the team has won one and one match was tied. Australia is at the second position with three points and a run rate of +0.475. At the same time, Afghanistan’s team is at number three with a net run rate of -0.990. Needless to say, the match to be held on February 28 will be very important for Afghanistan and Australia. If the Afghanistan team has to secure its place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy 2025, then it will have to defeat Australia at any cost. If the Afghanistan team defeats Australia, then the Afghanistan team will have 4 points and with 4 points the Afghanistan team will reach the semi-finals. On the other hand, if the South African team manages to defeat England in its last league stage match, then South Africa will have five points and with this the African team will reach the semi-finals by becoming the number one team in the points table. In such a situation, South Africa will be at number one in Group B and the Afghanistan team will be at number two.
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Apart from this, if we talk about Group A of Champions Trophy 2025, then if the Indian team is successful in defeating New Zealand in its last match in Group A, then Team India will reach number one in Group A and New Zealand will be at number two. In such a situation, the Indian team will play the first semi-final match in Dubai in which India will face the team ranked number 2 in Group B. That is, if Afghanistan reaches the semi-finals and remains at number two, then the first semi-final will be between the team of India and Afghanistan. Let us tell you that as per the rules, the semi-final match is against those teams, which are the top two teams in their group. They face the top two teams of the other group. The team at the top in one group plays the semi-final match with the team at the top in the other group.
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