AFG vs ENG: Afghanistan again made a big upset

AFG vs ENG: Afghanistan again made a big upset, badly defeated England and knocked them out of the tournament

Joe Root Azmatullah Omarzai Afghanistan created a big upset by defeating England in the 8th match of Champions Trophy 2025. Afghanistan scored 325 runs while batting first, thanks to Ibrahim Zadran's 177 runs. In response, despite Joe Root's century, England team collapsed at 317 runs. Afghanistan won this match by 8 runs.

Afghanistan, who won the toss and batted first, had a very bad start. The team lost 3 wickets at the score of 37. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 6 runs in 15 balls. Apart from him, Sediqullah Atal scored 4 and Rahmat Shah scored 4 runs. After this, Ibrahim Zadran and captain Hashmatullah Shahidi added 103 runs for the fourth wicket. Adil Rashid broke this partnership. He bowled Shahidi in the 30th over. Shahidi scored 40 runs in 67 balls.

Ibrahim Zadran then shared a 72-run partnership with Azmatullah Umarzai. Umarzai was caught out on the last ball of the 40th over. He scored 41 runs off 31 balls. Ibrahim Zadran once again shared a partnership with Mohammad Nabi and added 111 runs. Zadran was caught out on the first ball of the last over. He scored 177 runs off 146 balls. In the same over, Liam Livingstone sent Mohammad Nabi to the pavilion. Nabi scored 40 runs off 24 balls. Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan remained unbeaten on 1 run each. Jofra Archer took 3 wickets.

England team also did not get a good start. In the fourth over, Azmatullah Umarzai bowled Phil Salt. He scored 12 runs with the help of 2 fours. Jamie Smith also returned at the score of 30. Jamie played an innings of 9 runs. After 2 wickets fell early, Ben Duckett and Joe Root stood at the crease. Both of them added 68 runs together. In the 17th over, Rashid Khan dismissed Duckett LBW. In-form Duckett faced 45 balls and scored 38 runs.

In the 22nd over, Mohammad Nabi caught and bowled Harry Brook. Brook scored 25 runs in 21 balls with the help of 3 fours. England got the 5th blow at the score of 216. Captain Jos Buttler played an innings of 38 runs in 42 balls with the help of 2 sixes. Liam Livingstone scored 10 runs. England got a big blow in the 46th over. Joe Root, who had already scored a century, became the victim of Azmatullah. Root scored 120 runs in 111 balls. After this, Jamie Overton scored 32, Jofra Archer scored 14 runs and Adil Rashid scored 5 runs.

Azmatullah Umarzai opened the innings for Afghanistan. He took 5 wickets for 58 runs in 9.5 overs. Apart from him, Mohammad Nabi got 2 wickets. Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rashid Khan and Gulbin took 1 wicket each. Dailymintz