Afghanistan vs England Live Score Updates Champions Trophy: Ibrahim Zadran Slams Ton For 4-Down AFG, Breaks All-Time Record
Afghanistan vs England LIVE Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Ibrahim Zadran's slammed a century to lead Afghanistan's charge in their Champions Trophy match against England in Lahore.
Afghanistan vs England LIVE Updates, Champions Trophy: Ibrahim Zadran's slammed a century to lead Afghanistan's charge in their Champions Trophy match against England in Lahore. Zadran is the first batter from Afghanistan to score a century in the ODI World Cup, as well as the Champions Trophy. After Afghanistan opted to bat at the Gaddafi Stadium, Jofra Archer dismissed both Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sediqullah Atal in the fifth over of the match. England have made just one change, bringing Jamie Overton in place of injured Brydon Carse, while Afghanistan remained unchanged. Both teams are in a do-or-die situation, as the loser will be eliminated from the tournament. (Live Scorecard)
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England Cricket Team
Afghanistan
Rashid Khan
Jos Buttler
Joe Root
Hashmatullah Shahidi
AFG vs ENG Champions Trophy Live Updates
SIX! WOW! WHAT A SHOT!
FOUR! AGGRESSION NOW! Back of a length and around off, Azmatullah Omarzai stands tall and just lofts it with his hands with no foot movement. He doesn't time it well but gets enough of the bat to clear mid off for a boundary.
Keeps it shorter around middle, Azmatullah Omarzai goes back and drops it down to long on for a single. 50 runs for this partnership also comes up with this run.
Nagging length and around off, Omarzai looks to cut but misses.
SIX! THUMPED! Floated up, around off, Azmatullah Omarzai plants out his front leg forward and thumps it over long off for a biggie.
IBRAHIM ZADRAN COMPLETES HIS HUNDRED! WHAT AN INNING AND WHAT A PLAYER! Tossed up by Liam Livingstone around middle, Ibrahim Zadran comes forward and clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single to get to his milestone, his 6th ODI ton as well and the first-ever by an Afghan player in the ICC Champions Trophy. He has played a sensible knock under pressure in their must-win match and has kept Afghanistan's hopes alive here. He will need to bat through to make it big and give his team a good score on this pitch.
Drops it short and outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai stands tall and lofts it over cover for a single.
Much fuller, around middle, Ibrahim Zadran comes forward and pushes it to long off for a single. He moves to 99 now.
Lands it fuller and outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai lunges and drives it hard in the gap towards extra cover for a couple of runs.
On a good length and touch outside off, Zadran opens the face of the bat and steers it to deep third man for a single. Moves to 98.
Pitched up, too fuller, around middle, Ibrahim Zadran leans on and drives it down the ground for a couple of runs. Moves to 97.
Lands it full, around off, with pace, Omarzai drives it wide of cover for a single.
A bit slower and on a good length, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran opens the face of the bat and guides it to deep third man for a single.
Full and well outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai extends his arms and drills it to sweeper cover for a single. He slips out in the process of contact but completes the run.
Fuller around middle and leg, Azmatullah Omarzai drills this to long on for a single to end the over.
Floated around off, Ibrahim Zadran drives this past cover to his right for one.
Too full around off, Ibrahim Zadran drives this to extra cover for no run.
Floated around off, Azmatullah Omarzai pushes this to the left of cover for one.
Too full around off, Ibrahim Zadran pushes this towards sweeper cover for one.
Tossed up around off, Azmatullah Omarzai guides this to the right of point for one.