On February 26, 2025, the 8th match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025: England vs Afghanistan was held at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. At first, Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
Champions Trophy 2025 | England vs Afghanistan | 8th Match | Feb 26, 2025
The batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran opened the inning. Very soon, Jofra Archer bowled out Rahmanullah Gurbaz at 6 runs and gave a starting jolt to the Afghanistan. But, Ibrahim Zadran scored 177 runs in 146 balls and helped his team to put a giant target for 325/7 runs on the scoreboard. On the other hand, the England got all out at 317 runs at 49.5 overs. In this way, England lost this match by 8 runs only.
Teams Squads
Team England
- Phil Salt
- Ben Duckett
- Jamie Smith
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook
- Jos Buttler (c)
- Liam Livingstone
- Jamie Overton
- Jofra Archer
- Adil Rashid
- Saqib Mahmood
Team Afghanistan
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Sediqullah Atal
- Rahmat Shah
- Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Mohammad Nabi
- Gulbadin Naib
- Rashid Khan
- Noor Ahmad
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
Champions Trophy 2025: England vs Afghanistan
The results of these matches are listed at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 results.
Following are the remaining ten matches in total before concluding the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The complete list of matches with their schedule is listed at this link.
19 Feb :: Pakistan vs. New Zealand, National Stadium, Karachi
20 Feb :: India vs. Bangladesh, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
21 Feb :: Afghanistan vs. South Africa, National Stadium, Karachi
22 Feb :: Australia vs. England, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
23 Feb :: India vs. Pakistan, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
24 Feb :: Bangladesh vs. New Zealand, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
25 Feb :: Australia vs. South Africa, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
26 Feb :: Afghanistan vs. England, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
27 Feb :: Pakistan vs. Bangladesh, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
28 Feb :: Afghanistan vs. Australia, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
1 Mar :: South Africa vs. England, National Stadium, Karachi
2 Mar :: India vs. New Zealand, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
4 Mar :: Semi-final 1, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai*
5 Mar :: Semi-final 2, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore**
9 Mar :: Final—Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore ***
Every game begins at 14:00 Pakistan Standard Time
* If India qualify, the first semi-final will include India
** If Pakistan qualify, the second semi-final will include Pakistan
*** If India advances to the final, the final match will be played in the Dubai International Cricket Stadium
You may also like to visit:
https://www.icc-cricket.com/index
https://www.cricbuzz.com
https://www.olympics.com
https://www.espncricinfo.com
