Washout secures Australia’s spot in Champions Trophy semi-final | Cricket News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Australia secured their place in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy after their essential Group B conflict towards Afghanistan was deserted as a result of rain. The match was halted when Australia had been 109 for 1 in 12.5 overs, chasing a goal of 274 set by Afghanistan.
Despite the bottom workers’s efforts, the umpires declared the match deserted after an inspection as a result of persistent swimming pools of water on the pitch. The interruption occurred simply an hour earlier than the reduce-off time for finishing the match.
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With the sport referred to as off, Australia superior to the semifinals with 4 factors, whereas their earlier match towards South Africa in Rawalpindi was additionally deserted.
At the time of the interruption, Travis Head was in glorious type, having scored 59 runs off 40 balls, together with 9 fours and one six. He was dropped on six by Rashid Khan, however capitalised on the chance, dominating the Afghan bowlers.

Earlier, Afghanistan posted a aggressive whole of 273, because of Sediqullah Atal‘s gritty 85 and Azmatullah Omarzai’s explosive 67. Atal anchored the innings, whereas Omarzai’s late fireworks propelled Afghanistan previous 270 after they had been 235 for 8 following Rashid Khan’s dismissal.
As it occurred: Australia qualify for semis; Afghanistan mathematically alive
Afghanistan’s possibilities of progressing are slim and depend upon the end result of Saturday’s match between South Africa and England. If South Africa wins, they are going to high the group with 5 factors.
If England emerges victorious, South Africa and Afghanistan will each end on three factors, resulting in a web run-fee (NRR) calculation, which is more likely to remove Afghanistan until South Africa loses by a considerable margin.