Having won the toss, Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi elected to bat first in the Champions Trophy 2025 match against Australia

Opening the innings, Rahmanullah Gurbaz yet again fell short and departed on a five-ball duck

Ibrahim Zadran, who in the previous match played an innings of 150+ runs against England, was unable to replicate his form in today`s match. Having played 28 balls, the premier right-handed batsman scored 22 runs including 2 fours

Coming to bat at number three, Sediqullah Atal garnered 85 runs off 95 deliveries. His stunning knock was laced with 6 fours and 3 sixes

Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi faced 49 balls, but was only able to score 20 runs, including 1 four

Riding on Azmatullah Omarzai`s crucial knock of 67 runs, "The Afghans" were able to put a target of 274 runs against the Aussies. Omarzai`s knock came in 63 deliveries and saw him hit 1 four and 5 sixes

Australia`s rising speedster Spencer Johnson claimed two wickets. Having completed his quota of 10 overs, the pacer conceded 49 runs

Star spinner Adam Zampa too snapped two wickets. Ben Dwarshuis bagged three wickets for 47 runs in his nine-over spell. Nathan Ellis and Glenn Maxwell`s contribution of one wicket each left Afghanistan to reach the total of 273 runs all out