Champions Trophy 2025 AFG vs ENG Highlights: the 8th match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was scheduled to be played between Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan and Jos Buttler-led England on February 26 in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
| Tournament | ICC Champions Trophy 2025 |
| Match | Afghanistan vs England, 8th Match, Group B |
| Date | Wednesday, February 26, 2025 |
| Toss | Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat |
| Venue | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Result |
Afghanistan won by 8 runs
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| Points Table | Champions Trophy 2025 Points Table, NRR, Team Standings |
Afghanistan vs England Playing 11
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
England
Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Champions Trophy 2025 AFG vs ENG Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Afghanistan | 325-7 (50 Ov) |
| England | 317-10 (49.5 Ov) |
Champions Trophy 2025 AFG vs ENG Scorecard
Afghanistan Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | b Archer | 6 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Archer b Livingstone | 177 | 146 | 226 | 12 | 6 | 121.23 |
| Sediqullah Atal | lbw b Archer | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Rashid b Archer | 4 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) | b Rashid | 40 | 67 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 59.7 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c sub (T Banton) b Overton | 41 | 31 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 132.25 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Root b Livingstone | 40 | 24 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 166.66 |
| Gulbadin Naib | not out | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Rashid Khan | not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
England Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Jofra Archer | 10 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 6.4 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 6.25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 10 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 7.2 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 10 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 6.71 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Livingstone | 5 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 5.6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
England Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Phil Salt | b Azmatullah Omarzai | 12 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 92.3 |
| Ben Duckett | lbw b Rashid Khan | 38 | 45 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 84.44 |
| Jamie Smith † | c Azmatullah Omarzai b Mohammad Nabi | 9 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Joe Root | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai | 120 | 111 | 177 | 11 | 1 | 108.1 |
| Harry Brook | c & b Mohammad Nabi | 25 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 119.04 |
| Jos Buttler (c) | c Rahmat Shah b Azmatullah Omarzai | 38 | 42 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 90.47 |
| Liam Livingstone | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Gulbadin Naib | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 125 |
| Jamie Overton | c Mohammad Nabi b Azmatullah Omarzai | 32 | 28 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 114.28 |
| Jofra Archer | c Mohammad Nabi b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 14 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 175 |
| Adil Rashid | c Ibrahim Zadran b Azmatullah Omarzai | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Mark Wood | not out | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
Afghanistan Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 10 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 6.2 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 9.5 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 5.89 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 8 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 7.12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 6.6 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noor Ahmad | 10 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 5.1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Player of the Match
Ibrahim Zadran | Afghanistan
I was expecting that, I wanted to grab one good catch for the team. Whenever I grabbed it (the winning catch), that feeling was great. It means a lot to me, as much as you work hard, I was having trust on myself and I wanted to keep on batting.
That 177 is a special moment for me. We have played here last time in Asia Cup, so I had the idea. I wanted to take time and play proper cricketing shots and that worked for me so I’m happy.
When you win a game, it gives you a lot of energy and it gives you confidence. We will try to play even better play in the next game. We will be playing against Australia so we will try to do as less mistakes as possible. We will have a plan and do our best.
