Afghanistan upset England by eight runs in Lahore

Afghanistan vs England LIVE Score: Afghanistan and England will face-off in Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Both Afghanistan and England lost their opening fixtures of the tournament. While Afghanistan were beaten by South Africa, England lost to Australia. This is a must-win game for both the sides. A battered England will hope to keep their Champions Trophy hopes alive when they face a dangerous Afghanistan in a crucial group B match on Wednesday.A defeat here would severely dent both the teams’ dreams of a semifinal berth in the tournament, as South Africa and Australia have already notched up two points.The days of England’s white ball supremacy are far behind now, as the former world champions’ creaking unit even failed to defend a 350-plus total against Australia in their tournament opener.While England may take some comfort in posting a massive total, the reality is that it came against an Australian side missing their premier pacers – Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood.The English bowlers then failed to stop an Australian line-up that did not have lead batters such as injured Mitchell Marsh and now-retired Marcus Stoinis.So, England will need to show massive improvement against Afghanistan on both those counts.Afghanistan’s three-pronged spin attack, consisting Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad and Mohammad Nabi, has the potential to trouble even the best, and England batters’ recent outings against slow bowlers are not confidence inspiring either.

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