Afg vs Aus: Australian acting captain Steve Smith praised his bowlers after entering the semi -finals with the cancellation of rainfall against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy.
In response to the target of 274 runs for the victory, Australia scored 109 for one wicket in 12.5 overs when it started raining. The match was finally canceled after a two -hour delay.
Smith said after the match, “We wanted to stay in the top two and reach the semi -finals. Our bowlers performed well and took wickets. He did his job well by stopping Afghanistan around 270. ”Australia gave 37 runs, including 17 wide, but despite this, Smith defended the bowlers.
He said, “Some runs went extra but overall performance will be said to be good. It is shameful that the match was washed away in the rain. “Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said,” Unfortunately the match could not be resulted in the match. It was a good match. We should have scored more than 300 runs but bowled well in the middle overs. ”
