Rain halted play in the winner-takes-all Champions Trophy Group B match between Australia and Afghanistan in Lahore, with a semi-final place up for grabs on Friday. Australia, chasing 274 to win, were 109-1 after 12.5 overs with Travis Head and Steve Smith unbeaten on 59 and 19 respectively.
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A wash-out would send Australia through to the semi-finals and leave Afghanistan on the brink of elimination. Sediqullah Atal scored 85 while Azmatullah Omarzai made 67 in Afghanistan`s total of 273 all out in 50 overs.
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