Lahore6 minutes agoAuthor: Bikram Pratap Singh
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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 clash for the first time in the Champions Trophy.
England and Afghanistan lost their first match in this Champions Trophy. England were defeated by Australia by 5 wickets and Afghanistan was defeated by South Africa by 107 runs. Both teams are looking for the first title.
Match details, eighth match Eng vs AFG date: 26 February Stadium: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Time: Toss 2:00 PM, Match Start- 2:30 PM
England ahead in head to head Both teams have collided 3 times in ODIs. All three matches have been played during the World Cup. In this, England won the 2015 and 2019 matches. At the same time, Afghanistan defeated England by 69 runs in the 2023 World Cup.
Cars out of tournament England all -rounder Bridon Cars has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy 2025 due to a toe injury. In his place, 20 -year -old Rehan Ahmed has got a chance in the team. Cars are right -handed batsmen and fast bowlers. In this Champions Trophy, he took one wicket for 69 runs in addition to scoring 8 runs in the team’s first match against Australia.
Rehan Ahmed has got a chance in the team in place of Bridan Cars.
Docket scored a century in the last match This year Ben Docket has scored the most runs for England. He has 296 runs in 4 matches. Docket scored a century (165) against Australia in the last match. However, he could not win his team.
Spinner Adil Rashid has taken the most wickets. His names are 8 in 4 matches. He got one wicket in the last match.
Rahmat Shah team’s top scorer Rahmat Shah is the top scorer of this year of Afghanistan. He scored 90 against South Africa in the last match. But these run was not enough to win the team. The team’s veteran player Mohammad Nabi is the top wicket. Nabi took 2 wickets in the last match.
Pitch report Most high scoring matches have been played at Gaddafi Stadium. The pitch here is batting-friendly and this is the reason why big scores are seen here.
70 ODIs have been played here so far. The first batting team has won 35 matches and the first bowling team has won 33 matches. At the same time, a match could not be resulted in. While a match has also been tied. The highest score here is 375/3, which Pakistan made against Zimbabwe in 2015. Gaddafi Stadium has the highest run chase 349/4, which Pakistan did against Australia in 2022.
Weather report The weather of Lahore will be good during the England-Afghanistan match on Wednesday. There will be clouds here on this day, although there is no chance of rain. The whole day will be cloudy and the weather will also be warm. The temperature is expected to be around 14 to 25 ° C. At the same time, the air will run at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour.
Possible playing-11 of both teams England: Jose Butler (Captain), Phil Soult (wicketkeeper), Ben Docket, Jamie Smith, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Joffra Archer, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood.
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shaheedi (Captain), Ibrahim Jadaran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sedikullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ajmatullah Omrajai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed and Fazal-Haq Farooqui.
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