The eighth game of the Champions Trophy 2025 in Lahore pitted Afghanistan against England in an exciting battle. Afghanistan chose to bat first after decisively winning the toss on a pitch that was particularly conducive to batting. Jofra Archer of England took two early wickets in the powerplay, but Ibrahim Zadran, a bright young talent, saved the Afghan innings. Zadran helped his team to an impressive 325 runs by taking his time building his innings before letting loose his natural smashes. He made the greatest individual score in Champions Trophy history, 177 runs off 146 balls.
Duckett (38) and Jamie Smith (9) were lost early in the powerplay as England’s chase got off to a bad start. But Joe Root’s outstanding 120-run innings from 111 balls took the lead. Despite his best efforts, England lost by 8 runs because the rest of the batting lineup was unable to assist him enough. Both teams’ spirit was put to the test in this encounter, with England finding it difficult to keep up under duress and Afghanistan displaying remarkable poise in recovering from early setbacks.
Afghanistan won because to a vital five-wicket haul from Azmatullah Omarzai, which kept Afghanistan’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions Trophy 2025 alive and eliminated England. This hotly contested match demonstrated extraordinary skill and unrelenting resolve.
Here are some important stats ahead of the Afghanistan vs England clash in the Champions Trophy 2025:
Afghanistan Players’ Completed Milestones:
- Ibrahim Zadran: Completed 1,500 runs in ODIs.
- Ibrahim Zadran: Scored highest Score in Champions Trophy – 177
- Azmatullah Omarzai: Took fifer in Champions Trophy – 5/58
England Players’ Completed Milestones:
- Ben Duckett: completed 1,000 runs in ODIs.
- Joe Root: Complete 500 runs in the Champions Trophy.
- Phil Salt: Completed 1,000 ODI runs.
- Jofra Archer: Completed 50 ODI wickets.
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