Australia vs England LIVE Updates, ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Australia faces a tough challenge in their opening match at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on Saturday. Chasing a formidable target of 352 set by England, they are struggling at four wickets down, with Matthew Short departing after scoring 63.

Earlier, England put up an impressive total of 351/8 after being invited to bat first. Ben Duckett starred with a sensational 165 off 143 balls, setting a new record as the first batter in Champions Trophy history to surpass 150 runs in a single innings. His knock also eclipsed the previous highest individual score in the tournament, held by Nathan Astle and Andy Flower, both of whom had scored 145. Additionally, England became the first team ever to cross the 350-run mark in the history of the competition.

For Australia, Ben Dwarshuis was the standout bowler, finishing with figures of 3/66.

Australia Playing XI: Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Nathan Ellis.