ODI World Cup 2023: Afghanistan Qualify for Champions Trophy 2025 For First Time, Set To Play Tournament

Afghanistan are having a memorable World Cup to remember. They have successfully qualified for the Champions Trophy 2025 for the first time in their history. Afghanistan’s qualification for Champions Trophy 2025 was confirmed after Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka in the World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday.

The Champions Trophy 2025 tournament will be hosted by Pakistan. Barring the hosts, the top 7 teams from the World Cup 2023 will qualify to play in the tournament. ICC ODI World Cup 2023 has been a remarkable journey for the Afghanistan team, which has been making waves with its excellent performance.

Having won only one game in the previous World Cup editions, the team has an excellent run rate this year, securing wins against past champions England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The team defeated Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Netherlands in consecutive games to boost their hopes of securing a position in the semifinals.

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Afghanistan will next defeat Australia on November 7, which will be a crucial game for them in the World Cup tournament. Afghanistan is currently in 6th position after playing 7 matches. If they win the match with Australia, then they will secure 5th position in the points table. After Australia, the team will be facing South Africa who have already qualified for the semis.

While the fixtures might be tough, Hashmatullah Shahidi has backed his side and said that the team believes in their players and has the skill to see eye to eye against any international team.

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