Afghanistan were outplayed by South Africa in the last game with both bat and the ball. The only positive the Afghans had in the match was the gritty knock (90) from Rahmat Shah, courtesy of which the Asian side were in the hunt during the run chase at some stage.

On the other hand, England’s batting showed promise as they posted a massive 350+ total on the board against Australia. However, their bowling attack came under the scanner as they failed to defend the massive total. Opener Ben Duckett went on to enter the record books with the highest individual score (165) in the Champions Trophy history. They will want to come back stronger against the tournament debutants in the upcoming game.

Check all the details given below regarding the match:-

AFG vs ENG8th Match Details

Match: AFG vs ENG8th Match of Champions Trophy

Captains:
Hasmatullah Shahidi is going to lead Afghanistan Cricket Team

Jos Buttler will lead England Cricket Team

When: Wednesday, February 26th, 2025

Match is going to start at 02.30 p.m. (IST)

Venue:Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 3 matches against each other. Out of which England has won 2 matches and Afghanistan cricket team has won 1 match with zero ties and zero ended up in no result.

Likely playing XI

Afghanistan (AFG):

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hasmatullah Shahidi ©, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad.

England (ENG):

Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler ©, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

Pitch report

The last game played at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium saw over 700 runs scored in a game. The wicket was very flat and the batters enjoyed scoring runs in the game. The surface did not seem to change much as the game progressed. Hence this should be a good enough reason for the captains to win the toss and bowl first on this track.

Best players from both of the teams

Best Batsman:Ben Duckett

Best Bowler:Mohammad Nabi

Weather forecast for today in Lahore

Maximum temperature: 17°C
Minimum temperature: 13°C
Wind speed:5km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 34, 000

Prediction to win: Team bowling first is most likely to win the match

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