Afghanistan vs England Highlights : England Rules Out Of Champions Trophy! Afghanistan Dominates

Afghanistan vs England Highlights : On 26 February 2025, a thrilling match of the Champions Trophy was played. It was a do-or-die match between Afghanistan and England in which the Afghanistan team broke all the records and won it. Afghanistan ended all the chances of England to go ahead in the tournament, and in a way, Afghanistan knocked the England team out of the tournament, and they are going ahead.

This match is very interesting because a player from Afghanistan has made a world record, and he has scored the highest runs in any tournament of the Champions Trophy. So let’s start today’s article and know the detailed information of Afghanistan vs England highlights, so you guys will get all the information today.

Afghanistan vs England Highlights Today

After winning the toss, Afghanistan decided to bat first, which was considered a very good decision. This match was being played at Gaddafi Stadium in Pakistan, where Afghanistan’s star player Ibrahim Zadran has made a world record. He played an innings of total 177 runs, which has become a world record. Till date, no player has ever scored such a high score in the Champions Trophy tournament, so this has become a world record.

Afghanistan vs England Highlights – It is because of his outstanding performance that Afghanistan’s team was able to score a very good run. They played an innings of 325 runs while batting first, and they lost a total of seven wickets. In a way, this match had become unbeatable, and the Afghanistan team was looking very confident. We have mentioned the detailed scorecard of the Afghanistan team below.

Player Name	Runs (R)	Balls (B)	Boundaries	Dismissal Details

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wk)

6

15

–

b Jofra Archer

Ibrahim Zadran

177

146

12 fours and 6 sixes

c Jofra Archer b Liam Livingstone

Sediqullah Atal

4

4

1 four

lbw b Jofra Archer

Rahmat Shah

4

9

–

c Adil Rashid b Jofra Archer

Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)

40

67

3 fours

b Adil Rashid

Azmatullah Omarzai

41

31

1 four and 3 sixes

c sub b Jamie Overton

Mohammad Nabi

40

24

2 fours and 3 sixes

c Joe Root b Liam Livingstone

Gulbadin Naib

1

3

–

not out

Rashid Khan

1

1

–

not out

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Afghanistan vs England Highlights Champions Trophy : England’s Innings

Afghanistan vs England Highlights – When the England team came to bat, they definitely got a good start from their opening batsmen, but they could not stay for long and got out early. After this, Joe Root, who was batting at number four for England, played an amazing innings and scored 120 runs and completed his century for his team. Along with this, Jos Buttler made a very good contribution. The England team was very close, and they made 317 runs, but they could not chase these 325 runs, and the Afghanistan team won by only eight runs.

If the England team had started a little early and had performed a little better and had added a little extra effort, then this match could have definitely been theirs. It was a very close match, and the England team was all out. If a little more extra effort was made, then the England team would have definitely won the match. We have mentioned below the detailed scorecard of the England team.

Player Name	Runs (R)	Balls (B)	Boundaries	Dismissal Details

Phil Salt

12

13

2 fours

b Azmatullah Omarzai

Ben Duckett

38

45

4 fours

lbw b Rashid Khan

Jamie Smith (Wk)

9

13

2 fours

c Azmatullah Omarzai b Mohammad Nabi

Joe Root

120

111

11 fours and 1 six

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai

Harry Brook

25

21

3 fours

c & b Mohammad Nabi

Jos Buttler (C)

38

42

2 sixes

c Rahmat Shah b Azmatullah Omarzai

Liam Livingstone

10

8

2 fours

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Gulbadin Naib

Jamie Overton

32

28

3 sixes

c Mohammad Nabi b Azmatullah Omarzai

Jofra Archer

14

8

2 fours

c Mohammad Nabi b Fazalhaq Farooqi

Adil Rashid

5

7

–

c Ibrahim Zadran b Azmatullah Omarzai

Mark Wood

2

3

–

not out

This is the most interesting Afghanistan vs England Highlights of the Champions Trophy till now, and this was a do-or-die match. Whichever team lost this match would have been out of the tournament. Both these teams were giving their best effort and were giving 100%; despite this, Afghanistan gave a little extra effort, and they won this match.

Now the England team has been out of the tournament, and the Afghanistan team will go ahead. You can tell us by commenting how you liked this match.

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