Afghanistan won the match by 8 runs with England

Afghanistan won the match by only 8 runs with England due to great century by Ibrahim Zadran 177 (146), and best bowling by Azmatullah Omarzai 5/58 (9.5). After losing this match, England was out of Champions Trophy Tournament 2025 in Pakistan.

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first and made a huge score of 325/7 in 50 overs due to great batting by Ibrahim Zadran 177 (146), Azmatullah Omarzai 41 (31),  Mohammad Nabi 40 (24), and Hashmatullah Shahidi 40 (67). Jofra Archer 3/64 (10), Liam Livingstone 2/28 (5/),  and Adil Rashid 1/60 (10) were good bowling from the England side. After this inning, Afghanistan set a huge target of 326 runs in 50 overs for England to win this match.

During chasing, England was all out at 317 runs in 49.5 overs and lose this match by only 8 runs with Afghanistan due to great bowling by Azmatullah Omarzai 5/58 (9.5), Mohammad Nabi 2/57 (8), and Gulbadin Naib 1/16 (2). Joe Root 120 (111), Jos Butler 38 (42), and Ben Duckett 38 (45) were good batting from the England side.

Ibrahim Zadran (Afg),  177 (146), was declared as the Player of the Match due to great performance in batting

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