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Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Rashid Khan broke the crucial stand with the scalp of Ben Duckett for 38. The spin maestro trapped Duckett in front of the wicket. Duckett and Joe Root tried to put England’s chase back on track with a 50-run stand for the third wicket but the momentum is once again on Afghanistan’s favour. Earlier, England lost Phil Salt and Jamie Smith inside the first seven overs.…Read More
Ibrahim Zadran played an incredible 177-run knock as Afghanistan raced to a highly competitive 325 for seven in their must-win Champions Trophy match against England.
Zadran, whose daddy hundred came off 146 balls (12×4, 6×6), had solid support from skipper Hashmathullah Shahidi (40, 67b, 3×4), with whom he raised 103 runs for the fourth wicket, and Azmatullah Omarzai (41, 31b) with whom he milked 72 runs for the fifth wicket. Earlier, Jofra Archer brought his A-game to the table with the new ball and claimed three wickets inside powerplay to put Afghanistan on the back foot. The Afghan batters failed to judge Archer’s pace and ended up posting 39/3 after 10 overs.
Both Afghanistan and England were undone by two exceptional batting performances in their opening games. They have also been kept alive because of the match between the two sides that beat them being washed out yesterday. There is no doubt that it is England who are under the bigger pressure coming into this match, though and for Afghanistan, any kind of victory would be a cherry on top of the remarkable journey they have been on, which resulted in them qualifying for the Champions Trophy in the first place.
The Bazball reboot hasn’t quite worked out well for England, even though they are making all the noises that they have done in Test cricket in the past couple of years outside the field. As has been the case with the Test team, whose high rish approach has wielded results for only a very short period, the big talk of joy and laughter hasn’t quite translated to results on the pitch.
Under McCullum, England were outplayed quite comprehensively in their three-match ODI series in India prior to this tournament. They then may have scored 356/5 against a depleted Australian bowling attack but then ended up losing that match by five wickets with more than two overs to spare. Liam Livingstone said after the match that they didn’t deserve to lose considering the performance they put in that day. A performance in which they conceded 356 runs in 47.3 overs.
Afghanistan have had to field questions on a number of off-the-field topics that have plagued their country, chiefly the plight of women under the Taliban. Some UK lawmakers want England to boycott Wednesday’s match but Afghanistan’s coach, former England batter Jonathan Trott said that the players themselves are caught in a tricky situation. “These guys are brave. They know the difference between right and wrong. It is a real tricky situation for them,” coach Jonathan Trott told the BBC broadcaster. “We work hard to bring joy to the country and the guys are passionate, brave and proud of being able to do that, but knowing full well that there are things that are not correct.”
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said his side were sportsmen who could only control what happened on the field. “We play hard, we work hard, we have good net sessions. So that’s what we’re thinking of and we only can do what we can do in the ground,” he told a press conference. England’ cricket board said this week’s game would go ahead after talks between the UK government, the International Cricket Council and the players, adding that the cricketing community alone could not tackle Afghanistan’s problems. They could do a lot on the fireld if England continue the way have in the recent past. The defeat was Australia was the fifth consecutive loss England suffered in ODIs.
Highlights of Afghanistan vs England Champions Trophy match:
– Rashid Khan broke the 68-run stand for the third wicket and claimed the crucial wicket of Ben Duckett for 38.
– Mohammad Nabi got the better of Jamie Smith for 9, on the first ball of his spell as England lost their two wickets early.
– Afghanistan posted 325/7 (I Zadran 177; J Archer 3/64) in 50 overs vs England in Lahore
– Ibrahim Zadran registered the highest individual score in Champions Trophy history – 177
– Ibrahim Zadran slammed 150 off 134. Afghanistan 272/5 in 45.3 overs vs England in Lahore
– Ibrahim Zadran hit 6th ODI century. Afghanistan 183/4 in 36.3 overs vs England in Lahore
– Ibrahim Zadran scored 8th ODI half-century. Afghanistan 96/3 in 23.2 overs vs England
– Jofra Archer claimed three wickets inside powerplay to break Afghanistan’s back.
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Feb 26, 2025 8:23 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Nabi returned to the attack and he delivered a tight over. Four runs came off it, Afghanistan need to put a brake on England’s scoring rate to put the required run rate pressure on them a bit. ENG 124/3 in 20 overs
Feb 26, 2025 8:21 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Another 10-run over from Rashid Khan. He has claimed the wicket of Ben Duckett in his last over, but the spin wizard needs to be a bit economical in his next overs. ENG 120/3 in 19 overs
Feb 26, 2025 8:17 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Noor Ahmad got into the attack, and Harry Brook hit him for a boundary on the second ball of the over. Brook has to pass the spin test here which he failed to do in the last few matches. ENG 110/3 in 18 overs
Feb 26, 2025 8:09 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: England three down! Rashid Khan with a loud LBW appeal for Ben Duckett but the umpire declined and Afghanistan went for a review here and it turned out to be a great one. The Afghanistan camp is elated as the ball was clearly hitting the stumps, and England have lost in-form Duckett for 38. ENG 98/3 in 16.4 overs
Feb 26, 2025 8:02 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Another expensive over from Rashid Khan as eight runs came off it. Joe Root is finding no difficulty in facing the Afghan spin maestro as he finished his ovr with another boundary. AFG 93/2 in 15 overs
Feb 26, 2025 7:58 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Ben Duckett survived on the first ball of the over as the Afghan skipper Shahidi dived forward but failed to hold onto it. It might turn out very costly for Afghanistan. ENG 85/2 in 14 overs
Feb 26, 2025 7:51 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Fifty-run stand between Ben Duckett and Joe Root as England are trying to fight back in the chase. Duckett hit Rashid Khan for a boundary as the Afghan spin maestro leaked 10 runs off the over. ENG 80/2 in 13 overs
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Feb 26, 2025 7:48 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Fazalhaq Farooqi returns to the attack and delivers a tidy over with two runs off it. Afghanistan need a couple of tight overs to build some pressure on the English batters to force them to make errors. ENG 74/2 in 12 overs
Feb 26, 2025 7:44 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Joe Root pulls off a reverse sweep to finish the over with a boundary. The scoring rate is over 6, which is a good sign for England and they just need a partnership here to bounce back in the game. ENG 68/2 in 11 overs
Feb 26, 2025 7:32 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Joe Root is looking solid once again as he hit his first boundary of the innings in the last over to keep the scoreboard moving. England just need a solid partnership to put the chase back on track. ENG 43/2 in 8 overs
Feb 26, 2025 7:23 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Mohammad Nabi strikes in his first over and gets the wicket of Jamie Smith for 9. The veteran all-rounder didn’t take much time to get a wicket and struck on the first ball itself. ENG 30/2 in 5.1 overs
Feb 26, 2025 7:21 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Jamie Smith has started strong with a couple of boundaries. He hit Azmatullah Omarzai for a four in the last over as six runs came off it. The current run rate is 6 but England need a partnership here to shift the momentum in their favour. ENG 30/1 in 5 overs
Feb 26, 2025 7:08 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Azmat Omarazai provides the first breakthrough to England and bamboozles Phil Salt for 12. The English batter misjudged the ball and went for a pull shot, and it hit the top of the off-stump. ENG 19/1 in 3.3 overs
Feb 26, 2025 7:05 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Five runs came off the third over as Fazalhaq Farooqi bounced back after getting hit for a couple of boundaries in the first over. ENG 17/0 in 3 overs
Feb 26, 2025 7:01 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Azmat Omarzai from the other end, he started off strong with three dot balls in a row, but Ben Duckett broke the shackles on the fourth ball to hit a boundary. ENG 12/0 in 2 overs
Feb 26, 2025 6:57 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: A bit overpitched from Fazhalhaq Farooqi and Phil Salt started the chase with a boundary. He followed it up with another four as England are off to a solid start in the chase. They need to continue this momentum to put pressure back on Afghanistan. ENG 8/0 in 1 over
Feb 26, 2025 6:51 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Ben Duckett and Phil Salt are in the middle to start the chase for England. Fazalhaq Farooqi has the ball in hand.
Feb 26, 2025 6:22 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: An excellent over to finish the innings for England as two runs came off it and Liam Livingstone also took the wickets of Ibrahim Zadran and Mohammad Nabi. Afghanistan will be elated to see the scoreboard as they were three down inside the first powerplay, and from there, they managed to reach 325, which is a big achievement. Excellent knock from Ibrahim Zadran and he got good support from Shahidi, Omarzai and Nabi as Afghanistan shifted the momentum in their favour. Afghanistan score 325/7 (I Zadran 177; J Archer 3/64) in 50 overs vs England
Feb 26, 2025 6:19 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: A great knock comes to an end as Ibrahim Zadran departs for 177! He went for a big shot on the first ball of the final over but was caught near the boundary rope. The English players shook hands with him as he took the long walk back towards the pavilion.
Feb 26, 2025 6:16 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Another maximum by Ibrahim Zadran as 14 runs came off it. Afghanistan are just dominating the English bowlers now, and they are feeling the pressure now, which can be seen in their body language. AFG 323/5 in 49 overs
Feb 26, 2025 6:08 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Ibrahim Zadran has scripted history now with the highest individual score in Champions Trophy history. He pipped Ben Duckett with a maximum over long-on as Jofra Archer looked clueless in his last couple of overs now. 10 runs came off it. AFG 309/5 in 48 overs
Feb 26, 2025 6:04 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Joe Root returned to attack, and Mohammad Nabi welcomed him with back-to-back sixes on the first two balls, followed by a four. England are feeling the pressure now. Ibrahim Zadran also chipped in with a boundary on the fifth ball as 23 runs came off it. AFG 299/5 in 47 overs
Feb 26, 2025 5:58 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: 150 up for Ibrahim Zadran! An incredible knock from the Afghan opener as he batted in every phase and held his ground to lead his team’s fightback and now they are marching towards 300. He slams 150 off 134 balls and still hungry to score more. AFG 276/5 in 46 overs
Feb 26, 2025 5:50 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Ibrahim Zadran smashes Jofra Archer for a six on the first ball of the over as the momentum has shifted completely in Afghanistan’s favour. He didn’t stop there and hit a hat-trick of fours on the last three balls to pile up misery on England. He is patiently waiting for the balls and playing them on their merit to find gaps. 20 runs came off the over. AFG 256/5 in 44 overs
Feb 26, 2025 5:46 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: There is no stopping for Ibrahim Zadran as he smacked Mark Wood for a maximum. 9 runs came off the over. Mohammad Nabi is also going strong as Afghanistan have set eyes on 300. AFG 236/5 in 43 overs
Feb 26, 2025 5:39 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Short ball from Jamie Overton and Mohammad Nabi hit a boundary over point. With Zadran in the middle, Afghanistan will hope to get near 300 from here. The current run rate is 5.4 in AFG 227/5 in 42 overs
Feb 26, 2025 5:29 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Jamie Overton gets the wicket of Azmatullah Omarazai here. The change of pace worked for Overton as Omarazai failed to launch it over boundary rope and was caught by Tom Banton for 41. However, it was an entertaining knock from the Afghan all-rounder. AFG 212/5 in 40 overs
Feb 26, 2025 5:21 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Azmatullah Omarzai is not shying away from taking on the England bowlers be it a pacer or spinner. He is looking to collect boundaries to take the run rate over 6. He smashed Mark Wood for a four on the first ball and then stamped his authority with a six on the short ball straight down the ground. Ibrahim Zadran also joined the party and played a glorious cover drive for another four. Massive over for AFG as 18 runs came off it. AFG 208/4 in 38 overs
Feb 26, 2025 5:12 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Ibrahim Zadran smashes his sixth ODI century with an easy single. He took 106 balls to breach the triple-digit mark. Excellent knock from Afghanistan’s number 18 as he has put his team back into the game. AFG 183/4 in 36.3 overs
Feb 26, 2025 5:10 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Eight runs came off the last over as Afghanistan are not succumbing under pressure and rotating the strike well in this phase. Ibrahim Zadran is also just two runs away from his century. AFG 180/4 in 36 overs
Feb 26, 2025 5:02 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Mark Wood is back into the attack and only two runs came off it. Ibrahim Zadran is into his 90s now and the nervousness can be seen in his batting. The milestone pressure might force him to tone down his aggression. AFG 167/4 in 34 overs
Feb 26, 2025 4:50 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Azmatullah Omarzai slogs it over long-on for a maximum to finish Adhil Rashid’s over on a high. 10 runs came off it. The current run rate is getting close to 5 now. AFG 159/4 in 32 overs
Feb 26, 2025 4:38 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Adil Rashid gets the big wicket of Hashmatullah Shahidi for 40 to break the dangerous stand. The momentum started shifting towards Afghanistan way, but Adil Rashid has turned the table once again. AFG 140/4 in 29.3 overs
Feb 26, 2025 4:31 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Ibrahim Zadran is now trying to stamp his authority as he smacked Jamie Overton’s short ball over long-off for a maximum and then followed it up with a boundary at mid-wicket. He finished off the over with a boundary, too, as 16 runs came off it. The run rate has moved up to 4.75. AFG 133/3 in 28 overs
Feb 26, 2025 4:24 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Ibrahim Zadran goes straight down the ground to hit a boundary on the first ball of Jamie Overton’s over. 9 runs came off the over. AFG 112/3 in 26 overs
Feb 26, 2025 4:19 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Hashmatullah Shahidi charged down the ground and played it a along the ground to hit a boundary as Afghanistan have crossed the 100-run mark. Five runs came off the over as Joe Root bounced back well after the second ball went for a boundary. AFG 103/3 in 25 overs
Feb 26, 2025 4:16 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Ibrahim Zadran completes his eighth half-century with a single. He has stitched this innings together so far as Afghanistan are crawling back into the game now. AFG 98/3 in 24 overs
Feb 26, 2025 4:10 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Liam Livingstone into the attack and seven runs came off it.. Ibrahim Zadran is getting close to his half-century with a boundary on the last ball of the over. The right-handed batter has held one end firmly so far. AFG 91/3 in 22 overs
Feb 26, 2025 4:08 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Nine runs came off the last two overs as Afghanistan are now trying to increase the run rate. Ibrahim Zadran smashed a six in the 20th over to break the shackles but they need more boundaries here. AFG 84/3 in 21 overs
Feb 26, 2025 4:01 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Joe Root into the attack and only two runs came off it. Afghanistan have already played 72 dot balls – 13 overs out of 19 which is a concerning sign for them. Strike-rotation is key in this format and Afghanistan need to find a way to make it happen. AFG 71/3 in 19 overs
Feb 26, 2025 3:56 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Hashmatullah Shahidi and Ibrahim Zadran are trying to rebuild the innings but they need a big over to shift the momentum a bit. Jamie Overton has not troubled the Afghan batters much so far. AFG 65/3 in 17 overs
Feb 26, 2025 3:41 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: 50 up for Afghanistan! The run rate is under 4, which is not a good sign, but Afghanistan’s top priority is to stitch a partnership. 8 runs came off the over. AFG 51/3 in 14 overs
Feb 26, 2025 3:33 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Adil Rashid into the attack and delivered a tight over with two runs coming off it. Jos Buttler is going with an attacking field for Rashid with a slip in place as England are in search of another wicket. AFG 42/3 in 12 overs
Feb 26, 2025 3:30 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Another tidy over from Jofra Archer as only one run came off the over that too through a wide. He has been running riot in this match as the Afghanistan batters have struggled to handle him. AFG 40/3 in 11 overs
Feb 26, 2025 3:22 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Jofra Archer claims another wicket as Rahmat Shah became his third victim of the match. He failed to handle Archer’s pace and attempted a hook shot but got into an uncomfortable position. Adil Rashid took an easy catch at fine leg as Afghanistan lost their third wicket. AFG 37/3 in 8.5 overs
Feb 26, 2025 3:16 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Mark Wood is not looking 100 per cent, but he completed his over, which turned out to be a tidy one. He was checked by the physio mid over. He fell on his knees on a couple of deliveries in follow-through. He is walking off the field to get medical attention.
Feb 26, 2025 3:09 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Almost wicket No.3 there for England. Wood bangs the fifth ball of the fourth over in short, Zadran ramps it away behind him, Archer is there at deep third, puts in the dive but the ball just about eludes him. That is all the runs that come in that over though. Zadran on nine off 16, Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah is the new batter at the other end. He is yet to score a run after facing a ball.
Feb 26, 2025 3:06 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Almost wicket No.3 there for England.
Feb 26, 2025 3:00 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Archer appeals for LBW and the umpire gives it! Sediqullah Atal reviews it. The batter planted is front foot forward, the bat almost trapped behind the pad really. It is pad first, the third umpire decides and ball tracking shows that the ball just about pitched in line. Wickets hitting, slicing the middle stump in half. England flying early here.
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Feb 26, 2025 2:53 PM IST
Afghanistan vs England Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Gurbaz chops on first ball of the fifth over! Wicket No.50 for Archer in ODI cricket. Full and swinging in, Gurbaz drives to drive but the ball darts in to take his inside edge. It then smashes on to his own stumps. This is a very good start for England.
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