The eighth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between England and Afghanistan today. The match will begin at 2:30 pm at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Both teams will be in the Champions Trophy for the first time.
The two teams lost their first match in this Champions Trophy. England were defeated against Australia while Afghanistan was defeated against South Africa. Both are looking for their first title.
Match Details, Eighth Match Eng vs AFG Date: February 26 Stadium: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Time: Toss- At 2:00 pm, Match Start- 2:30 pm
In front of England Head to Head Both teams have come up against each other in a total of 3 times in ODIs. All three matches were played during the World Cup. In this, England won the 2015 and 2019 matches. At the same time, Afghanistan beat England by 69 runs in the last World Cup match played in 2023.
Out of Cars Tournament The Champions Trophy has been released from 2025 due to an injury to the toes in the toes of England. 20 -year -old Rehan Ahmed has a chance in the squad. Cars is the right hand batter and fast bowler. He scored 8 runs in the first match against Australia in the Champions Trophy and took 1 wicket by giving 69 runs. The match lost to England by 5 wickets.
Duckate scored a century in the last match Ben Duckette has scored the highest runs for England this year. He has scored 165 runs in 4 matches. Duckt scored a century (165 runs) against Australia in the previous match. However, he could not win his team.
Spinner Adil Rashid has taken the highest wicket. He has taken 8 wickets in 4 matches. He got a wicket in the last match.
Rahmat Shah team's top scorer Rahmat Shah is the top scorer of Afghanistan this year. He scored 90 runs in the last match against South Africa. But this run was not enough to win the team. Mohammad Nabi is the highest wicket -taker bowler. In the last match, Nabi took 2 wickets.
Pitch report Most high -scoring matches have been played at Gaddafi Stadium. The pitch here is convenient for batting and that is why high-scoring matches are seen here.
So far 70 ODIs have been played here. The batting team has won 35 matches and the first bowling team has won 33 matches. At the same time, the result of a match could not be determined. While a match was also tie. The highest score here is 375/3, which Pakistan scored against Zimbabwe in the 5th. The highest run chase at Gaddafi Stadium is 349/4, which Pakistan scored against Australia in 2022.
Weather report The weather in Lahore will be good during the England-Afghanistan match on Wednesday. There will be a cloudy day on this day, though there is no possibility of rain. There will be a cloudy day and the weather will be hot. The temperature is expected to be around 14 to 25 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the wind will blow at 15 km / h.
Both teams Potential Playing-11 England (ENG): Jose Butler (Captain), Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Ben Ducket, Jamie Smith, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Liam Livingston, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood.
Afghanistan (AFG): Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sedikullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbuddin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed and Fazli-Fazli.
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