Afghanistan vs England highlights, Champions Trophy 2025: Afghanistan win by 8 runs; England knocked out

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, Tossed up, quite full and around off, Zadran just punches it away down to long off and picks up a single right after the boundary.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX! Ibrahim Zadran breaks the shackles and picks the right ball to do it as well. Tossed up at just 80 clicks and around off, Zadran skips down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball before hammering it over long off for a biggie, the second of the game.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, On a nagging length around middle and leg, Zadran stays leg side of the ball and defends it out.

Joe Root to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Floated up at the stumps, Hashmatullah Shahidi tries to come down the pitch but adjusts and blocks it off.

Joe Root to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Flatter trajectory, angling it in at the stumps, Shahidi fails to get it away.

Joe Root to Ibrahim Zadran, Bowled full and around middle, Ibrahim Zadran takes the front leg out and drives it to the left of the bowler and picks up a single.

Joe Root to Ibrahim Zadran, Quick and flat around leg, flicked across to mid-wicket for another dot ball.

Joe Root to Ibrahim Zadran, Flighted up on leg, Ibrahim Zadran makes room and jams it back to the right of the bowler who dives across and parries it away to mid on.

Joe Root to Hashmatullah Shahidi, A round-arm delivery from around the wicket, bowled full and on middle, Shahidi drives it away through covers for one.

Mark Wood has returned to the field after briefly exiting due to left knee discomfort suffered while bowling during the first Powerplay. Joe Root comes into the attack.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, Flatter one, pushed through on middle, Zadran jams it out to mid on. Also, the visuals show that Mark Wood is coming back out to the middle. Positive signs these for England but he can't bowl straight away and will have to wait the amount of time he was off the field.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, These two playing Rashid with quite ease at the moment. Shortish length, drifted into the pads, Zadran rocks back and tucks it away in between deep mid-wicket and long on for a couple of runs.

Adil Rashid to Hashmatullah Shahidi, One more now as Hashmatullah Shahidi punches the slower and shorter delivery down to long on.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, Tossed up on leg, Ibrahim Zadran steps down the track and hits it down to long on for a single.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, Floated up again, around off, Zadran taps it away in front of covers now.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, Nicely flighted, on off and middle, inviting the drive, Zadran is late on it and hits it straight to silly mid off.

Jamie Overton to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Stays over the wicket for the left-hander this time and angles it just across off on a hard length, Shahidi leans back a bit and angles it away down to backward point.

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, Short of a length and outside off, Zadran gets up straight and smacks it hard through covers for just a single.

Jamie Overton to Hashmatullah Shahidi, On a fuller length and outside off, Shahidi caresses it on the up and hits it square through the off side for another single. Afghanistan just starting to tick along now.

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, An off-cutter now, bowled into the pitch and angled into the batter, Zadran gets on his toes and nudges it down past point for a run.

Jamie Overton to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Back of a length around off, angling in, Hashmatullah Shahidi leans back and flails the ball away off the outer half of the blade and down to deep third for a single.

Jamie Overton to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hard length around the top of off at 141.8 clicks, Shahidi plays it off the front foot and taps it straight to cover-point.

Adil Rashid to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Length ball around leg, turned off the legs and through backward square leg for an easy single.

Adil Rashid to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Floated up, quite full and on leg, Shahidi clears the front leg and clips it straight to mid-wicket. 

Adil Rashid to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Shahidi is early to go for the reverse and Rashid bowls it flat and down leg. Shahidi manages to fetch it and gets it through the cover-point region for a couple of handy runs.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, Flighted, full and outside off, inviting the batter to go after it, Zadran looks for the big shot but curtails his inhibitions and hammers it along the ground to long off for one.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, Nagging length, drifting it into middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran lunges forward and blocks it off.

Adil Rashid to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Tossed up around off, Hashmatullah Shahidi drives this through mid off for one. 

Time for a drinks break! England is dominating Afghanistan, thanks to Jofra Archer's impressive spell, which has given them the upper hand. The English bowlers have been disciplined, making it tough for Afghanistan's batting unit to rotate strikes or find boundaries regularly, effectively pinning them back. Afghanistan's hopes now rest on the shoulders of Ibrahim Zadran and Hashmatullah Shahidi, both capable of taking the game deep and accelerating towards the end. This pair will need to dig deep but they must keep in mind about the run rate at which they are going. 

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, Well bowled! Banged in quite short and outside off, Ibrahim Zadran waits back and looks to ramp it away but is beaten.

Jamie Overton to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Drop and run! Hard length in and around off, Shahidi bunts the ball down just behind point and scampers through for the single.

Jamie Overton to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Takes pace off, bowling it on a good length and just gets the off-cutter to grip as well, Shahidi looks to cut but is taken aback by the extra bounce as well.

Jamie Overton to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Back of a length and outside off, dabbed down from the crease and towards backward point for no run.

Jamie Overton to Hashmatullah Shahidi, FOUR! Gets this one away! Overton with a full and wide delivery, Shahidi gets down on one knee and reaches out, opening the face of the blade and driving it behind point for a boundary. The first one after 35 balls!

Jamie Overton to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Just short of a good length and on a tight line around off, Shahidi stays back and nudges it down towards short third.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, Nicely flighted, on a nagging length around off, Zadran leans on to defend.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, Nicely timed again and the 50 comes up for Afghanistan. On a dragged length on middle and leg, sliding on, Zadran goes on the back foot and works it away wide of deep mid-wicket for another brace.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, Flatter again, pushed through quicker and around off, Ibrahim Zadran rocks back and cuts it nice and late through backward point for a couple of runs.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, WIDE! Flatter one, spilled well down the leg side for a wide.

Adil Rashid to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Loopy delivery, just too full and on leg, Hashmatullah Shahidi backs away and pushes the low full toss down to long on for just another single.

Adil Rashid to Ibrahim Zadran, Tosses this one up on middle and off, Ibrahim Zadran just eases it down to long on for one more.

Adil Rashid to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Flighted, slow and down leg, Shahidi nudges it down to fine leg and picks up a single.

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, Excellent carry again! Delivered on a hard length at 141 clicks and wide of off, Ibrahim Zadran looks to reach out and slap it away but the ball just zips through and beats the bat yet again.

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, Back of a length and banged in over off stump, Zadran hops back and dead-bats it onto the deck.

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, Hard length in and around off, Zadran stays upright and jams the ball down towards cover.

Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, Pitches it up at the stumps and angles it in, Ibrahim Zadran clips it away firmly but can't beat wide mid on.

Jamie Overton to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Back of a length and outside off, Shahidi taps it away from the crease and through the backward point region for a single.

Jamie Overton to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Overton switches ends and straightaway gets a bit of extra carry. Around the wicket to Hasmat, banged in back of a length and wide outside off at almost 140 clicks. Hasmat looks to cut but is beaten for pace and bounce.

Adil Rashid to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Tossed up, full and on leg, Shahidi takes the front leg out and leans on to drive it back past the bowler for a single.

Adil Rashid to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Nagging length on middle, just starting to turn back in, Shahidi lunges and blocks it off.