A similar humbling experience had befallen England in the 2023 World Cup. At Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium, Afghanistan engineered a massive upset, shocking the defending champions.

England's Champions Trophy begins with a damaging defeat as Australia pull off an epic chase of 352 to counter Ben Duckett's 165 in Lahore.

Chasing 326 runs Joe Root did score a sublime 120 however, the Afghan players held their nerve to close out the game, Azmatullah Omarzai has picked up five wickets in the second inning

Fact Check has found that the image is from an Afghanistan-Australia match in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium during the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup.

England and Afghanistan will square off in their second match of the 2025 Champions Trophy on Wednesday (February 26). Both teams lost their first match and need a win. The Australia-South Africa game was washed out.

Afghanistan faced off against England in the eighth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. It was their second match in Group B and a very important one for both sides. Afghans won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 325 runs in their 50 overs for the loss of seven wickets.

Afghanistan beat England to remain alive in the Champions Trophy 2025. On the other hand, the Jos Buttler-led side is eliminated from the semi-final race.

Despite cameos from Ben Duckett (38), Jos Buttler (38) and Jamie Overton (32), England couldn't chase down the target of 326. It marked their second successive defeat to Afghanistan in a 50-over ICC tournament, having lost to them during the 2023 World Cup.

Arch-rivals Australia and England will kick off their 2025 Champions Trophy campaign in Lahore. England are out of form in white-ball cricket while Australia are without the services of their key pacers.

The Indian national anthem was played by mistake before England and Australia met at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. India are not playing any of their games in Pakistan.