The Australia National Cricket Team and the Afghanistan National Cricket Team are all set to lock horns with each other in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The match between the teams will take place on Friday (28th February) at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
The governing body cancelled the series twice as they mentioned that they would be playing against them only if they allowed women to play. However, Australia have played Afghanistan in the ICC events since then as they locked horns with each other at the 2022 T20 World Cup, the 2023 ODI World Cup, and the 2024 T20 World Cup.
"It's an ICC tournament," Labuschagne said. "And our game, as the schedule came out, we're playing Afghanistan. Personally, which I can speak of, I've got no issues about playing tomorrow. But obviously, there have been some stances from us at Cricket Australia in the past. But we're just focusing on tomorrow where we are playing Afghanistan."
We'd love to win tomorrow and silence the crowd - Marnus Labuschagne
"We'd love to win tomorrow and silence the crowd," Labuschagne said. "But for us, it's all about making sure we stick to our process and engage in the game. We must be ready to play and whatever gets thrown at us - doesn't matter what the situation is - that we come out and perform at our best."
I will have to make sure we're ready to go tomorrow if it is a shortened fixture - Marnus Labuschagne
"I think as players you always want to play," Labuschagne said. "Obviously, if the whole match rains out, I think that means that we go through to the semi-finals - but obviously, we'd love to be able to win the game tomorrow and finish top in the pool.
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