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Afghanistan qualify for ICC Champions Trophy for first time ever
(Last Updated On: November 4, 2023)
For the first time in Afghanistan cricket history, they have made it to the Champions Trophy, CricTracker reported on Friday.
Afghanistan will make their debut appearance at the 2025 edition of Champions Trophy that will be hosted by Pakistan.
According to the rules of ICC, the top seven teams in the ICC World Cup 2023 automatically qualify for the eight-team competition. Pakistan will be the eighth team for being the host nation. Afghanistan will finish among the top seven in this year’s World Cup.
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy will be the ninth edition, a cricket tournament for the eight top-ranked One Day International (ODI) men’s national teams. It will be hosted by Pakistan in February 2025.