LAHORE: Afghanistan has won the raffle and chose to hit first against England in the group game of the Champions Trophy on 2025.
The clash, which is a must, is being held at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore.
Afghanistan, who is making his first appearance in the prestigious tournament, also had an unwanted beginning in his inaugural campaign while suffering a defeat of 107 races against South Africa.
Meanwhile, which are the 2019 World Cup champions, they also had a forgotten start in their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign, since they suffered an exhausting defeat of five Wickt at the hands of the archirival Australia on Saturday in the same place.
Despite establishing a total gigantic of 351 on the board, England ended up on the loser side since its bowling unit was dominated by the Australian Wicktkeeper duo of Josh Inglis and Alex Carey.
After the abandonment of the group B group between Australia and South Africa, England now needs to win its two remaining group stage matches to progress even more in the eight team tournament, while the path of Afghanistan towards the semifinal has become more difficult.
Playing Xis
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
England: Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (W), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (C), Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
