Afghanistan's thrilling 8-run win over England in the ICC Champions Trophy reignites interest in ODI cricket amid T20 dominance. Ibrahim Zadran's majestic 177 and pacer Azmatullah Omarzai's fifer trumped Joe Root's masterful hundred, as the brave Afghanistan registered a thrilling 8-run win to knock a largely-insipid England on Wednesday. Afghanistan now have two points and will have to beat the Aussies in their final group match to entertain the hopes of reaching the last eight. For a long time, England's chase merely rattled along as the dismissal of Phil Salt and Jamie Smith jolted them early.
Afghanistan take an absolute nail-biter to stay alive in the #ChampionsTrophy 2025 #AFGvENG https://t.co/6IQekpiozs pic.twitter.com/b3PUb6jfZo
— ICC (@ICC) February 26, 2025
For the England players, it was a repeat of their embarrassment of the last time the two teams met, in 2023’s ODI World Cup, when Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Mujeeb Ur Rahman combined to best the defending champions.England are winless after two matches and in their last league match in Group B they will face South Africa, who already have three points along with Australia.
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