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.

Ibrahim Zadran's remarkable 177 powered Afghanistan to a formidable 325 for seven against England in a critical Champions Trophy match. His partnerships with Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai,

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.

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

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.

Jos Buttler has resigned as England white-ball captain after his team made an early exit from the Champions Trophy with back-to-back defeats against Australia and Afghanistan.

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.

Afghanistan and England will face-off in Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Both Afghanistan and England lost their opening fixtures of the tournament. While Afghanistan were beaten by South Africa,

The highest successful chase in a men's ODI in Lahore. The highest successful chase against England in men's ODIs. Glenn Maxwell picks out the man in the deep off a high full toss from Jofra Archer...

Afghanistan 325-7 (50 overs): Ibrahim 177, Archer 3-64 England 317 (49.5 overs): Root 120; Azmatullah 5-58 Afghanistan won by eight runs Scorecard; Table England were dumped out of the Champions ...