Relive Australia advancing to Champions League semi-finals despite washout against Afghanistan

Summary

Group B: Afghanistan v Australia, Lahore
Match abandoned after heavy rain
Australia reached 109-1 off 12.5 overs in pursuit of 274 before rain stopped play
Afghanistan 273: Sediqullah 85 (95), Azmatullah 67 (63); Dwarshuis 3-47
Australia advance to semi-finals
Afghanistan likely out - need England to thrash South Africa on Saturday to stand chance of progressing

by Ffion Wynne & Elizabeth Botcherby

Team news - both sides unchangedpublished at 08:48 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February
Both sides are unchanged for this must-win encounter.
Australia XI: Matt Short, Travis Head, Steve Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson.
Afghanistan XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Afghanistan win the toss and batpublished at 08:46 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February
Hashmatullah Shahidi has won the toss and for the second match in a row, Afghanistan's captain has elected to bat.
Good morning!published at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February
Hello and welcome to our coverage of Australia versus Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy.
It's all to play for in this Group B encounter, with a spot in the semi-finals at stake for both sides.
Rain is threatening to disrupt this fixture, but for the time being it's dry in Lahore, so let's get cracking!

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Gurbaz,bowled Johnson Gurbaz, bowled Johnson	0	5	5	0	0	4	0.00
Ibrahim,caught Labuschagne, bowled Zampa Ibrahim, caught Labuschagne, bowled Zampa	22	28	14	2	0	61	78.57
Sediqullah,caught Smith, bowled Johnson Sediqullah, caught Smith, bowled Johnson	85	95	51	6	3	118	89.47
Rahmat,caught Inglis, bowled Maxwell Rahmat, caught Inglis, bowled Maxwell	12	21	14	1	0	16	57.14
Hashmatullah,caught Labuschagne, bowled Zampa Hashmatullah, caught Labuschagne, bowled Zampa	20	49	33	1	0	59	40.82
Azmatullah,caught Carey, bowled Dwarshuis Azmatullah, caught Carey, bowled Dwarshuis	67	63	29	1	5	85	106.35
Nabi,run out Inglis Nabi, run out Inglis	1	1	0	0	0	6	100.00
Gulbadin,caught Inglis, bowled Ellis Gulbadin, caught Inglis, bowled Ellis	4	12	8	0	0	15	33.33
Rashid,caught Maxwell, bowled Dwarshuis Rashid, caught Maxwell, bowled Dwarshuis	19	17	7	2	0	22	111.76
Noor,caught Inglis, bowled Dwarshuis Noor, caught Inglis, bowled Dwarshuis	6	8	2	0	0	26	75.00
Fazalhaq,not out Fazalhaq, not out	0	1	1	0	0	3	0.00
Extras, no balls 0, wides 17, byes 5, leg byes 15, total 37 Extras, no balls 0, wides 17, byes 5, leg byes 15, total 37
Total,273 all out 50.0 overs Total,273 all out 50.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Johnson	10.0	0	49	2	34	6	3	0	4.90
Dwarshuis	9.0	0	47	3	28	2	4	0	5.22
Ellis	10.0	0	60	1	29	1	3	3	6.00
Maxwell	6.0	1	28	1	24	1	2	1	4.66
Zampa	8.0	0	48	2	22	0	1	3	6.00
Short	7.0	0	21	0	27	1	0	1	3.00

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Short,caught Gulbadin, bowled Azmatullah Short, caught Gulbadin, bowled Azmatullah	20	15	9	3	1	22	133.33
Head,not out Head, not out	59	40	18	9	1	55	147.50
Smith,not out Smith, not out	19	22	10	2	0	32	86.36
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 8, total 11 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 8, total 11
Total,109 for 1 12.5 overs Total,109 for 1 12.5 overs

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Dots	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Azmatullah	5.0	43	1	16	0	8	1	8.60
Fazalhaq	3.0	32	0	10	2	5	1	10.66
Nabi	3.0	13	0	8	0	0	0	4.33
Noor	1.5	13	0	3	0	1	0	7.09

Fall of wicket	Batter
44 for 1 (4.3 overs)	Short

Start Time:: 09:00
Toss:: Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat
Venue:: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Officials:: Alex Wharf, Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney, Andy Pycroft, Richard Kettleborough