Australia will be locking horns against Afghanistan in the 10th game of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The game will be taking place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday (February 28).
This will be the first ODI meeting between the two teams since their famous clash in Mumbai in the 2023 World Cup. Afghanistan were agonizingly close to their first-ever ODI win over Australia but eventually lost the game by three wickets.
Defending 291 runs, Afghanistan had reduced Australia to 91/7. However, a majestic 201-run knock from Glenn Maxwell helped Australia pull off one of the greatest comebacks in the game. Later in 2024, Afghanistan beat Australia in the T20 World Cup to register their first-ever win over the heavyweights in any format.
While Australia will still be favorites for the upcoming game, Afghanistan will also be fancying their chances. So ahead of the huge AFG vs AUS game, we are taking a look at the head-to-head record between the two teams.
AFG vs AUS Head-to-Head Records- ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Match 10:
| Stats | Matches | AUS won | AFG won | Draw | Tied | NR |
| Overall | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In ongoing series | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFG vs AUS Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics
According to AFG vs AUS head-to-head records in ODIs, the rivalry has been pretty much a one-sided affair so far. The rivalry has been completely dominated by Australia. Both the teams have played only four ODIs against each other so far and Australia have won all of them.
The first ODI between Afghanistan and Australia took place in 2012 in Sharjah. Australia had won that game by 66 runs. Their second meeting took place in the 2015 World Cup with Australia winning that game by a record margin of 275 runs.
In the 2019 World Cup, Australia and Afghanistan faced each other once again. Australia continued their domination over Afghanistan and won the game by 7 wickets.
The fourth and last ODI between Afghanistan and Australia took place in the 2023 World Cup. In that game, Afghanistan came agonizingly close to beating Australia but eventually lost the game by 3 wickets thanks to a historic double-century from Glenn Maxwell.
Defending 291 runs, Afghanistan had reduced Australia to 91/7 but eventually lost the game as Maxwell delivered one of the best batting performances of all time.
AFG vs AUS Head-to-Head Records: Best performers
The record for scoring the most runs in AFG vs AUS ODIs is held by Australia’s David Warner. The former Australia opener played 4 games against Afghanistan and scored 309 runs with the help of a century and a half-century.
He is the first player to reach the 300-run mark in this fixture. Maxwell is at the second spot with 295 runs and will be looking to join Warner in the 300-run club. Apart from Maxwell and Warner, no other batsman has even managed to reach the 150-run mark in the AFG vs AUS ODIs.
For Afghanistan, the record for scoring the most ODI runs against Australia is held by their opener Ibrahim Zadran. The right-handed batsman has scored 129 runs in the only ODI that he has played against Australia so far.
Among the bowlers, the record for taking the most wickets in AFG vs AUS ODI belongs to Australia’s Mitchell Starc.
The left-arm pacer, who missed the ongoing tournament due to personal reasons, has taken 8 wickets in 4 ODIs against the Asian team. For Afghanistan, Shapoor Zadran has the most ODI wickets against Australia – 4.
Conclusion:
The last time Australia and Afghanistan played an ODI against each other, it turned out to be one of the best ODIs of all time.
Riding on Glenn Maxwell’s monumental double-century, Australia had recovered from 91 for 7 to chase down 292 runs. Both teams will be looking to deliver a similar entertaining game to the cricketing world once again.
