8. ICC champion trophy 2025. Between the National Cricket team in Afghanistan and the England National Crickket team was held on Wednesday, February 26.
The Afghan National Cricket team withdrew huge upset as they beat the England National Crickket team for 8 runs to get them out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
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ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Afghanistan Post 325/7 on the board
The Afghans won the throw and decided to hit the match at Gaddafi Stadium first. They lost three wound wickets, but Ibrahim Zadran stabilized Inings to his sensational performance.
He did not allow Wickeke down to influence his game and played cautiously in the first half of his scams, before accelerating and destroying the Bowling of England.
Ibrahim Zadran finished fifty of 65 balls, and the tone bounced 106 balls. He struck a great constant and scored a grade of 150 running only 134 balls. He put in England under pressure until he stayed in the middle and finished Ubacje with 177 running under the belt in 146 balls, with 12 four -nenth and 6th sixties.
Also, hashmatullah shahidi (40), Azmatullah Omarzai (41), and Mohammad Nabi (40) were inserted with key driving to help in Afghanistan after 325/7 on the board.
Chasing a total, England lost Phil Salt and Jamie Smith very early. However, partnership with Ben Duckett And Joe Root held England in the hunt.
After Duckett came out, Root took over and broke the magnificent century after a long time in a screaming. He was eventually fired to 120 in 46. And after his release of things came off the trail for the English team and all pulled out for 317 runs in 49.5 addings.
Updated ICC Champions Trophy Points Table 2025
On the eve of Afghanistan’s match against England, the Afghans were at the bottom of the group B of the ICC Champion of the ICC 2025, with a net racing rate of -2,140, and three lions were in place no. 3 with a net running of -0.475.
After the match was over, Afghanistan jumped to the place no.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Table
| Teams | M | W | L | T | N/r | Pt | Nrr |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.863 |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.647 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.443 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.087 |
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group B table
| Teams | M | W | L | T | N/r | Pt | Nrr |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.14 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.475 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0,99 |
| England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.305 |
How did England perform in the previous game against Afghanistan?
England performed a nightmare against Afghanistan in their previous match during the 2023 World Cup ICC Cricket on October 15 in Delhi. They faced a shocking defeat of 69 running while the Afghan side pulled the colossal anxiety.
Deciding for a bowl first in the match, England fought against Afghanistan. The explosive 80 rahmanullah garbaz knocks out 57 balls, put an English team early on the back leg.
Although Adil Rashid (3/42) allowed some control and Mark Wood (2/50) to be hit at key intervals, England allowed to flourish in Afghanistan, and they reached a total of 284 rides. In addition to Rashid and Wood, Reece Topley, Liam Livingstone and Joe Root picked up one.
Chasing a target, England looked absolutely miserable while Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root fell early. Dawid Malan (32) seemed promising but failed to turn his beginning, and young man Harry Brook appeared as a lone warrior, hitting 66 running 61 balls
The rest of the impacts collapsed under pressure, and England was thrown out by 215 in only 40.3 additions, which marked one of their most awarded defeats in history.
