Lahore48 minutes agoAuthor: Bikram Pratap Singh
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Afghanistan has dropped England from the tournament with an 8 -run win in the Champions Trophy. On Wednesday, Afghanistan chose batting at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The team scored 325 runs losing 7 wickets. England were all out after scoring 317 runs in 49.5 overs.
Ajmatullah Omarjai took 5 wickets from Afghanistan, he also defended 13 runs in the last over. Opener Ibrahim Jadaran scored 177 runs, the Champions Trophy is the biggest individual score in history. Joe Root scored 120 runs from England.
How did England be out?
Group B has 4 teams, Australia, South Africa, Afghanistan and England. Only 2 teams from a group will reach the semi -finals. South Africa and Australia are at the top-2 position with 3-3 points after all teams have 2–2 matches.
Afghanistan defeated England to achieve 2 points, the team is at number three. England could not win a single match, the team will be able to reach 2 points only by winning the last match against South Africa. Which is not enough to reach the top-2 position. On the other hand, if Afghanistan defeated Australia in the last match, the team will reach the semi -finals.
Match analysis in 5 points …
1. Player of the Match
After winning the toss, the Afghanistan team lost 37 wickets for 37 runs. Opener Ibrahim Jadaran took the innings, he partnered 103 with captain Hashmatullah Shaheedi, 72 with Ajmatullah Omarjai and 111 runs with Mohammad Nabi. Jadaran scored 177 runs and took the team’s score to 320.
2. Hero of victory
- Hashmatullah Shaheedi: Captain Shaheedi scored 40 runs after falling 3 wickets, he also did a century partnership with Jadaran.
- Mohammad Nabi: After falling 5 wickets, Nabi scored 40 runs and had a century partnership with Jadaran. He also took 2 wickets in bowling.
- Ajmatullah Omrajai: After scoring 41 runs in the batting, Omarjai also took 5 wickets in bowling. He sent Phil Salt, Joe Root, Jose Butler, Jamie Overton and Adil Rashid to the pavilion.
3. Fighter of the Match
The English team lost 2 wickets for 30 runs to chase the target of 326 runs. Here those who got down to batting, they handled one end, but they did not meet another end. Root scored a century and took the team closer to victory. He was dismissed by scoring 120 runs in the 46th over, the team could not win after his wicket.
4. Turning point
Joe Root’s wicket in the 46th over was the biggest turning point for England. Jadaran from Afghanistan and the prophet’s century partnership also proved to be a big turning point. Both added 111 runs off just 55 balls. This partnership took the team’s score to 325.
5. Match report
Afghanistan reached a big score after a poor start Afghanistan lost 3 wickets for 37 runs, but then made 3 important partnerships. Ibrahim Jadaran scored a century. Captain Shaheedi scored 40, Omarjai 41 and Nabi scored 40 runs to 325. The team lost 7 wickets in 50 overs. Jofra Archer from England took 3 wickets.
England shattered in the last 3 overs Ben Docket and Jose Butler scored 38–38 runs in front of the target of 326 runs. Jamie Overton scored 32 runs, while Joe Root scored a century. The team needed 24 runs off the last 18 balls. The team could score 17 runs and lost the last 3 wickets in 17 balls. Read match updates …
Players of Afghanistan celebrating England celebrating.