Most Successful In ICC Events, Yet Most Unlucky In Champions Trophy. Here’s Why. The Reason Will Leave You Stunned…

It seems like the Australian cricket team has been running out of luck in the Champions Trophy for a long time. In the last 8 matches for Australia at this ICC event, the kangaroos have managed to win just once with the conclusion ending in No Result 4 times and the side losing thrice. Today at the Champions Trophy match 7 against South Africa, the match ended with no result as it was abandoned due to rain.

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2013 Champions Trophy

The 2013 campaign for Australia was disappointing when it did not find its place beyond the group stage. Starting with an unfortunate defeat against England after losing by 48 runs, its fortune did not seem to improve. The next match against New Zealand ended in no result due to rain which cost them valuable opportunity to score points. The campaign concluded with another defeat against Sri Lanka by 20 runs. With just one point from the group stage from the abandoned match, Australia finished last in the group.

2017 Champions Trophy

During the 2017 campaign Australia’s fortune did not change much, it lost its first match against England by 40 runs through the DLS method. Australia again lost the opportunity to score points as both its matches ended up in No Result against Bangladesh and New Zealand. This led Australia to score just 2 points from 3 matches and that too through the abandoned matches where both teams get 1-1 point each.

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2025 Champions Trophy

Australia is turning out to be a worthy contender for the semifinals this season as they performed exceptionally well against England by chasing a massive total of 351 runs. This was the highest score by any team in the history of the Champions Trophy but England’s happiness could not last long enough as the Aussie scored 356 runs achieving another milestone of the highest score in the Champions Trophy with Josh Inglis being the star performer. Today’s match against South Africa ended with no result as it was abandoned due to rain.