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Ian Chadband

Injured Short set to miss Aussies' Champs Trophy semi

Matt Short has a calf injury and is unlikely to play in Australia's Champions Trophy semi-final. (Stefan Gosatti/AAP PHOTOS)

Matt Short looks set to miss Australia's Champions Trophy semi-final against either India or New Zealand after his injury proved the only downside to their rain-helped rush into the last-four in Pakistan.

After the in-form opener suffered a quad injury in the field and hobbled his way to a brisk 20 off 15 balls in the washout against Afghanistan in Lahore on Friday, captain Steve Smith said he didn't think the Adelaide Strikers star would be fit to play in next week's semis.

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