England's ICC Champions Trophy 2025 journey ended in heartbreak as Afghanistan defeated them by 8 runs in a nail-biting encounter at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium. Star batter Joe Root fought till the end with a brilliant century,

In eighth match of ICC Champions Trophy at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Afghanistan beat England by eight runs tonight. Batting first, Afghanistan scored 325 runs for loss of 7 wickets in stipulated fifty overs. In reply, England was all out at 317 in 49.5 overs

Afghanistan have knocked England out of the tournament in a Champions Trophy sensation — and will now seek to do the same to Australia.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat against England in a must-win Champions Trophy game for both teams.

Afghanistan beat England by eight runs to knock them out of the Champions Trophy. For years, Afghanistan has been seen as the rising team, celebrated for their upsets against the cricketing giants. But now, they are steadily becoming one of the premier white-ball teams in the world, particularly in subcontinental conditions.

Zadran's 177 is also the highest score by an Afghanistan batter in ODI cricket. He broke his own record of 162 which he made against Sri Lanka in Pallekele in November 2022

Opener Ibrahim Zadran's 177 and five wickets by Azmatullah Omarzai helped Afghanistan knock England out of the Champions Trophy with a thrilling eight-run victory on Wednesday.Needing 13 off the last six balls with one wicket in hand,

Ibrahim Zadran scores a sensational, record-breaking to for Afghanistan against England at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, on Wednesday, February 26, as the opener now holds the record for highest-ever individual score in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy.

Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran scripted history with a sensational knock of 177 off 146 deliveries, the highest individual score in ICC Champions Trophy history, surpassing England's Ben Duckett's 165.