News Update
Tezzbuzz|28-02-2025
Delhi: Australian cricket team star batsman Marnas Labushen believes that the ICC Champions Trophy will be very important to face his spin bowling in the final match of Group B against Afghanistan in 2025 on Friday. Australia's last group match against South Africa in Rawalpindi was rained, so that they will have to win Afghanistan to reach the semi -finals.
Australia defeated England by five wickets in their first match of the tournament, while Afghanistan also defeated the 2019 ODI World Cup winner England by eight runs to upset.
Afghanistan will now try to make it to the semi -finals by defeating Australia.In the press conference before the match, Labushen said, “We would like to perform well with both bat and ball. Afghanistan's spin invasion is his greatest strength and we have to handle it in the middle overs. “
He further said, “We have seen that the Afghanistan batsman is also strong. His top order in the last ODI World Cup batted brilliantly, but Glenn Maxwell's historic innings gave us victory. We have to make a strategic attack against him in every department of the game.
“The preparations for Australia have been affected due to rain, but the team is fully ready. He said, “Most of our preparations had already been done before the tournament. The match was canceled against South Africa due to rain and now we are doing indoor exercises, but all the players are fully ready to play. ”
When Labushen was asked whether Afghanistan is still the 'Underdog' team, he said, “I am not going to decide whether they are underadogs or not. We know how talented players they are and at what level of cricket they play.
We are just focusing on our preparations and will come down to perform well. ”Will Afghanistan again create history, or Australia will reach the semi -finals?
In the 2024 T20 World Cup, Afghanistan made history by defeating Australia by 21 runs and first made it to the semi -finals of the ICC tournament. At the same time, he also came close to victory against Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup, but Maxwell's historic innings broke his dream. Now it has to be seen whether Afghanistan again reversed and reaches the semi -finals or Australia maintains its domination.
