Australia and England will face off in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday.
The Aussies, led by Steve Smith, will hope to turn their fortunes around after going winless in the last two editions of the tournament, in 2013 and 2017. Meanwhile, England will want to recover from the 0-3 series defeat against India earlier this year.
Australia will also have to contend with an inexperienced bowling line-up after captain Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc were ruled out of the competition. England, led by Jos Buttler, has already named its playing XI, which boasts of three frontline seamers and a specialist spinner in Adil Rashid.
AUSTRALIA PREDICTED XI
Travis Head, Matthew Short, Steve Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Sean Abbott, Spencer Johnson, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
ENGLAND PLAYING XI
Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
AUS vs ENG DREAM11 FANTASY TEAM
Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Josh Inglis
Batters: Travis Head (c), Steve Smith, Ben Duckett
All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Joe Root, Liam Livingstone
Bowlers: Adam Zampa (vc), Adil Rashid
Team Composition: AUS 5:6 ENG | Credits Left: 10.0
THE SQUADS
Australia: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa.
England: Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.
LIVE STREAMING INFO
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between Australia and England will be aired live on Star Sports Network and Sports18 Network at 2:30 PM IST. The match will also be streamed live on JioHotstar app and website. Moreover, you can stay tuned to Sportstar’s website and app for all the instant updates from the match.