MATCH NO – 4th Match
SERIES – Champions Trophy – 2025
DATE – 22nd February, 2024
TIME – 02:30 PM IST
VENUE – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
INTRODUCTION
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is set to commence on February 19, 2025, marking the tournament’s return after an eight-year hiatus. This edition features the top eight One Day International (ODI) teams competing across venues in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The participating teams are divided into two groups:
Group A: Pakistan, India, New Zealand, and Bangladesh
Group B: Australia, England, South Africa, and Afghanistan
Each team will play the others in their group once, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals. Matches are scheduled in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Dubai. Notably, due to political tensions, India will play all its matches in Dubai.
Hosting this tournament is a monumental event for Pakistan, marking its first major ICC event since the 1996 World Cup. The country has undertaken extensive preparations, including stadium upgrades and enhanced security measures, to ensure a successful event.
MATCH PREVIEW
fourth Match of Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between Australia (AUS) and England (ENG) .Both teams are strong contender for CT – 2025 and Australian team performed not too good in recent ODI series and lost last 2 ODI series against Sri Lanka & Pakistan, whereas England team performed not too good in recent ODI series and lost last 3 ODI series against India, West Indies & Australia.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks but India’s team looks more balanced and strong, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between England vs Australia.
PITCH REPORT
Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, is renowned for its batting-friendly pitches, especially in One Day Internationals (ODIs). The surface typically offers consistent bounce and pace, allowing batsmen to play their shots freely. Fast bowlers may find some assistance early on, but movement tends to diminish after the initial overs. As the match progresses, spinners often become more effective due to the pitch slowing down.
Historically, the stadium has hosted 73 ODIs, with an average first-innings score of 253 runs. Teams batting first have won 37 matches, while those chasing have secured victory in 34 instances, indicating a relatively balanced contest between batting and bowling.
Notable records at Gaddafi Stadium include Pakistan’s highest team total of 375/3 against Zimbabwe in 2015, and the lowest total of 75 all out, also by Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 2009.
With the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 scheduled to host several matches at this venue, including the high-profile India-Pakistan clash on March 1, teams are expected to prepare for high-scoring encounters. Strategies will likely focus on leveraging the favorable batting conditions while effectively utilizing spin options as the pitch evolves during the game.
GROUND STATS (ODI)
| TOTAL MATCH | 68 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 250+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 35 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 32 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 200 | 12 |
| BETWEEN 250 TO 249 | 19 |
| BETWEEN 250 TO 299 | 23 |
| ABOVE SCORE 300 | 14 |
BOWLERS STATS ON GADDAFI STADIUM (ODI)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 68
PACER WICKETS – 509
SPINNER WICKETS – 211.
AUS VS ENG TEAM NEWS,SQUADS, PLAYING11 & PLAYER STATS
AUSTRALIA (AUS):
TEAM NEWS
- Australian team did not perform well in recent ODI series and they lost the series by 0-2 against Sri Lanka. Hopefully they will come back strongly in the Champions Trophy.
- Last match played between Australia & England, Australia successfully chased a total of 302 runs and won the match by 49 runs by DLS.
- In the last match Australian team failed to chase a the total of 281 runs and lost the match by 174 runs against Sri Lanka.
- Steven Smith Scored 29 runs, Josh Inglis scored 22 runs and Travis Head scored 18 runs in the previous match against Sri Lanka.
- Ben Dwarshuis, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott & Zampa took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against Sri Lanka.
- Both teams played 161 odi matches and Australian team won 91 match and lost 65 matches against England.
SQUADS
Batting – Steven Smith ©, Jake Farser – McGurk, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne.
Bowling – Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa.
All Rounder – Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Matthew Short/Josh Inglis, Travis Head, Steven Smith ©, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson/Ben Dwarshuis.
PLAYER STATS:
1. MATTHEW SHORT – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 2+0W, 1W, 40+1W, 4+0W, 109r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 58+0W, 14+0W, 29+0W, 1W |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 4 INNINGS – 10 RUNS – 1W. |
2. TRAVIS HEAD – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 18r, 21+1W, 20+0W, 57+0W, 34r, 4r.. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 190 RUNS – 2W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 31+4W, 34r, 29r, 154+2W, 11r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 18 INNINGS – 894 RUNS – 56A – 6W. |
3. STEVEN SMITH © – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 29r, 12r, 131r, 141r, 52r.. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 36r, 5r, 60r, 4r, 32r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 39 INNINGS – 1240 RUNS – 15W. |
4. MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 15r, 26r, 4r, 20r, 77r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 88 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 4+0W, 0r, 19r, 77+3W, 71r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 11 INNINGS – 330 RUNS – 3W. |
5. GLENN MAXWELL – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r, 28++0W, 76+0W, 90r, 58+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 2W, 2+1W, 30+0W, 7+2W, 108+0W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 25 INNINGS – 899 RUNS – 20W. |
6. ALEX CAREY (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 41r, 156r, 46r, 22r, 18r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 65 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 13r, 77r, 74r, 12r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 14 INNINGS – 510 RUNS – 46A. |
7. AARON HARDIE – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 32+2W, 28+0W, 22r, 0r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 2W, 44+0W, 23+2W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 4 INNINGS – 67 RUNS – 4W. |
8. SEAN ABBOTT – RHB+RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 20+3W, 0W, 7+0W, 4W.. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 91 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 0W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 4 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
9. SPENCER JOHNSON – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 3W, 0W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | NOT PLAYED YET. |
10. ADAM ZAMPA – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 0W, 3W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 2W, 2W, 1W, 3W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 16 INNINGS – 34 WICKETS. |
11. NATHAN ELLIS – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 3W, 1W, 1W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | NOT PLAYED YET. |
ENGLAND (ENG)
TEAM NEWS
- England team performed not well in recent ODI Series and lost the by 0-3 in against Indian
- Last match played between England and Australia, England failed to defend a total of 302 runs and lost the match by 49 runs according to DLS.
- In the last match England team failed to chase a the total of 356 runs and lost the match by 142 runs against India.
- Philip Salt Scored 23 runs, Ben Duckett scored 34 runs, Tom Banton scored 38 runs, Joe Root scored 24 runs and Gus Atkinson scored 38 runs in the previous match against India.
- Adil Rashid took 4 wickets, Mark Wood took 2 wickets, Gus Atkinson, Joe Root & Saqib Mahmood took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against India.
- Both teams played 161 matches and England team won 65 matches and lost 91 matches against Australia.
SQUADS
Batting – Philip Slat (wk), Joe Root, Jos Buttler © (wk), Jamie Smith (wk), Ben Duckett, Harry Brook.
Bowling – Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood.
All Rounder – Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Philip Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Butter ©, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse/Gus Atukinson, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid.
PLAYER STATS:
1. PHILIP SALT – (WK) RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 23r, 26r, 43r, 55r, 23r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 45r, 22r, 0r, 12r, 17r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 7 INNINGS – 133 RUNS |
2. BEN DUCKETT – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 34r, 65r, 32r, 0r, 39r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 107r, 63r, 8r, 32r, 95r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 5 INNINGS – 305 RUNS – 61A. |
3. JOE ROOT – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 24+0W, 69+0W, 19+0W, 0r, 78+2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 13r, 0r, 30r, 1r, 49r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 29 INNINGS – 667 RUNS. |
4. HARRY BROOK – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 19r, 31r, 0r, 2r, 51r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 72r, 87r, 110r, 4r, 39r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 5 INNINGS – 312 RUNS – 78A. |
5. JOS BUTTLER © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 6r, 34r, 52r, 7r, 2r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 1r, 1r, 29r, 8r, 3r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 33 INNINGS – 969 RUNS. |
6. LIAM LIVNGSTONE – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 9+0W, 41+1W, 5+0W, 9+0W, 9+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 0r, 62+1W, 33+0W, 1W, 13r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 6 INNINGS – 110 RUNS – 3W. |
7. JAMIE OVERTON – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 19+2W, 3W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
8. BRYDON CARSE – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 10+0W, 3W, 1W, 2W, 37+3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 9+1W, 3W, 1W, 26+3W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 5 INNINGS – 37 RUNS – 8W. |
9. JOFRA ARCHER – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 2W, 2W, 0W, 1W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 8 INNINGS – 14 WICKETS. |
10. ADIL RASHID – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 4W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 36+0W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 27+0W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 31 INNINGS – 303 RUNS – 50W. |
11. MARK WOOD – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 2W, 0W, 3W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 17 INNINGS – 21 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 161
- AUS WIN – 91
- ENG WIN – 65
- NO RESULT – 05.
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Buttler.
BATSMEN – B. Duckett, T. Head, B. Duckett.
ALL-ROUNDERS – G. Maxwell, J. Root, L. Livingstone.
BOWLERS – A. Rashid, S. Abbott, A. Zampa, J. Archer.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – A. Carey/P. Salt.
BATSMEN – B. Duckett, T. Head, B. Duckett, H. Brook.
ALL-ROUNDERS – G. Maxwell, J. Root, A. Hardie.
BOWLERS – A. Rashid, A. Zampa, B. Carse.
BACK-UPS – P. Salt, N. Ellis, S. Johnson, M. Wood.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – T. Head, B. Duckett.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – J. Root, G. Maxwell.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
AUSTRALIA MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
