In a do-or-die match between England and Afghanistan, Afghanistan defeated England by 8 runs. As a result, England was eliminated from the tournament. In an important Group B match of the Champions Trophy, Afghanistan set a target of 326 runs for England, thanks to Ibrahim Zadran’s century.
With this, Ibrahim Zadran made history by recording the highest individual score in the Champions Trophy. Afghanistan won the toss against England and opted to bat first. This crucial match was a do-or-die situation for both teams. Before this match, England had suffered a defeat against Australia, while Afghanistan had lost to South Africa. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Afghanistan scored 325 runs in 50 overs, losing 7 wickets. Ibrahim Zadran played a brilliant innings of 177 runs off 146 balls for Afghanistan, which included 12 fours and 6 sixes. Hasmatullah Shahidi scored 40, Azmatullah Omarzai added 41, and Mohammad Nabi played a useful innings of 40 runs for Afghanistan. Jofra Archer took three wickets for 64 runs in 10 overs for England. Apart from him, Liam Livingstone took 2 wickets, Adil Rashid claimed 1, and Jamie Overton also took 1 wicket.
England had a poor start while chasing the target of 326 runs, losing 2 wickets for just 30 runs. For England, Joe Root played a fine innings of 120 runs off 111 balls against Afghanistan, which included 11 fours and 1 six. With this, Root also completed the 17th century of his ODI career. Captain Jos Buttler managed only 38 runs off 42 balls, while Ben Duckett scored 38 and Jamie Overton contributed 32 runs.
On the other hand, Azmatullah Omarzai took 5 wickets for 58 runs in 9.5 overs for Afghanistan. Additionally, Mohammad Nabi picked up 2 wickets, while captain Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, and Fazal Farooqi claimed 1 wicket each.