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Winless Afghanistan (AFG) and England (ENG) teams will be squaring off in match number eight of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy on Wednesday, February 26. The much-awaited contest, also marking the fourth Group B match of the competition, will be hosted by the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
The Afghanistan cricket team lost its opening match of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy to South Africa by 107 runs back on February 21 in Karachi. Under the leadership of Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afghanistan bowlers conceded 315-6 to South Africa, before folding up for just 208 in response. At the moment, the Afghanistan team is placed at the bottom of the Group B points table and they need to procure a win over England in a bid to keep their semifinals hopes alive.
The English cricket team also failed to contain Australian juggernaut despite posing a formidable 351-run total upfront. Ben Duckett struck a sublime 165, and senior man Joe Root belted 68 fluent runs in the middle overs. However, every English bowler, sans Adil Rashid conceded runs at more than 6.50 an over during the Australian chase to lose the game. Moreover, the England team management now faces another injury concern in the form of Brydon Carse, who has been ruled out of the tournament.
Top 3 Captain and Vice-Captain Choices for AFG vs ENG
The surface at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is one of the flattest wickets in Pakistan, especially for ODIs. In each of the three matches hosted by the venue this month, the team batting first has managed to rack up over 300 runs. Moreover, the chasing teams have managed to pull off remarkable heists on two of those occasions, which indicates that the surface will remain batting-friendly throughout the game.
Fast bowlers can still make early inroads by making full use of the new ball. The captain winning the toss will likely opt to field first.
3. Ben Duckett
Ben Duckett started off his 2025 ICC Champions Trophy campaign with a majestic 165-run knock against Australian in just 143 balls. The firebrand English opener tonked his career-best ODI score through the innings, and recorded his third ODI ton in the process. At the moment, Duckett is also ranked second among the leading run-scorers of the tournament.
Overall, Ben Duckett has minted 996 runs in just 20 ODI innings at a prolific average of 52.42. The blistering left-handed batter strikes at an astonishing 104.62 in the format.
2. Rahmat Shah
Afghanistan vice-captain Rahmat Shah single-handedly kept his team’s monumental prospects alive against South Africa in a chase of 316 runs. Batting at number four, the all-rounder listed 90 runs from just 92 balls in an innings of 208, where mere 18 runs scored by Rashid Khan turned out to be the next biggest benefactor for Afghanistan in the evening.
The 121-match ODI veteran has tallied nearly 4,000 runs in the format, with an average of a healthy 35.66 while mostly batting in the middle order.
1. Adil Rashid
Senior English spinner Adil Rashid holds the ability of strangulating even the best of batting line-ups on his day. Even against Australia a few days ago, the 37-year-old conceded just 47 runs off his 10 overs in a game where over 700 runs were scored by both teams combined.
In his 147-match career for England, Adil Rashid has picked up 213 wickets at an impressive bowling average of 32.68. The leg-spinner also holds an astonishing economy rate of just 5.63.
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