Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the coin toss under overcast conditions and elected to bat in Afghanistan’s must-win last Group B game of the Champions Trophy against Australia.

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -Australia sailed into the Champions Trophy semi-finals after their final Group B match against Afghanistan was abandoned at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday. Chasing 274 for victory against the plucky Afghans,

The game between Afghanistan and Australia has been called off here in Lahore. Chasing 274 runs the Australia were 109/1 after Travis Head blitzed with a half-century. Earlier on the back of half-centuries from Sediq Atal and Azmathullah Omarzai managed to get 273 runs.