ICC Champions Trophy 2025: [Watch] Indian National Anthem played before AUS vs ENG clash in Lahore

The AUS vs ENG match was played on Saturday in Lahore.

The sound organizing team at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, made a massive blunder when they mistakenly played the Indian national anthem for a few second instead of the Australian anthem ahead of the start of the AUS vs ENG match.

Australia and England got their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaigns underway on February 22 in Lahore, with Aussie skipper Steve Smith winning the toss and electing to bowl first on a flat pitch at the Gaddafi Stadium.

Before the start of the match, as is the tradition in ICC events, both teams lined up for their nation’s respective national anthems.

After England’s national anthem, it was time for Australia’s national anthem. However, for a couple of seconds, the Indian national anthem got played, with the words “Bharat Bhagya Vidhata” being clearly heard.

The sound organiser was quick in realising their mistake and immediately aborted the audio and then played Australian’s national anthem.

[Watch] Indian National Anthem played before AUS vs ENG clash in Lahore

Meanwhile, Ben Duckett and Joe Root have cracked brisk half-centuries after England lost Phil Salt and Jamie Smith in the first six overs. At the time of writing, Duckett is batting on 72 off 70 balls and Root on 54 off 60 balls, with England’s score reading 166/2 after 25 overs.

Teams:

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

England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith(w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

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