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Monty Panesar: England missed another batsman to support Joe Root | Cricket News

Monty Panesar: England missed another batsman to support Joe Root | Cricket News

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Monty Panesar says England’s approach of going on an all-out attack led to their downfall barring Root, as they didn’t have another batter that could play 50 overs. Probably the strategy. They didn’t prepare a proper second spinner to support Adil Rashid and they just went with fast bowlers. They thought having four or five 90-plus miles fast bowlers would help them win games, but that didn’t help on pitches in Pakistan. We have seen England succeed with an all-attacking approach from 2015-19 in ODI cricket but in the last few years, it has not given good results. What do you think has changed? Story continues below this ad Yeah, because they had batsmen who could bat for longer periods and now they relied just on (Joe) Root. They could have possibly had another batsman there, like maybe Harry Brook, thinking right, these are the two batsmen who are going to bat longer period while the others can attack a bit more. They were just missing another batsman. Root came into the team because he …

Ravi Shastri’s blunt message for England after Champions Trophy exit: ‘Take playing in sub-continent seriously’ | Cricket News

Ravi Shastri’s blunt message for England after Champions Trophy exit: ‘Take playing in sub-continent seriously’ | Cricket News

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England’s desperate push for a win in a high-scoring thriller in Lahore on Wednesday ended in defeat with Afghanistan stunning Jos Buttler’s men with an eight-run victory to keep themselves afloat in Group B of the Champions Trophy. Despite an impressive start with the ball where Afghanistan shrunk to 37 for three, opener Ibrahim Zadran set forth a resounding comeback for his side. Zadran clobbered a career-best 177 off 146 deliveries, his innings studded with 12 fours and six maximums as Afghanistan put on a mammoth 325 for seven on the board. England’s chase progressively stiffened with Afghanistan pegging the former world champions back with regular wickets. Even as No. 4 Joe Root put on a clinical century to keep the chase alive, the Afghan bowlers held their nerves to inflict England’s fifth successive defeat since their recent tour to India, also knocking them out of the Champions Trophy. Afghanistan. You guys rock. Kammaaal Kaardi. For England. Take playing in the Subcontinent seriously with no excuses. Only then you will be recognised as a Team …

How Joe Root’s ramp shot gave Afghanistan a new lease of life and paved the way for their thrilling win

How Joe Root’s ramp shot gave Afghanistan a new lease of life and paved the way for their thrilling win

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The winning moment for Afghanistan couldn’t have been scripted better in Lahore. Azmatullah Omarzai picked up his fifth wicket to go with his crucial 41. The ball went to Ibrahim Zadran at long off who held onto the catch. He had batted from the start of the Afghanistan innings till the last over earlier in the afternoon for a record-breaking 177 off 146 balls, now the highest individual score in Champions Trophy history as well as for Afghanistan in this format. As Adil Rashid was dismissed, Afghanistan made back-to-back wins against England in ICC ODI events, after having defeated the then-reigning World Champions in the 2023 World Cup in Delhi. Chasing 326 to stay alive in the tournament, England fell short by 8 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium and will be exiting another ICC event early. As long as Joe Root was in the middle, England hoped. Batting on 99, he tapped the ball through square leg and took off, desperately wanting a second run, more than reaching a ton. As he completed the milestone, …

Afghanistan’s hero vs England grew up playing cricket on streets of Nangarhar

Afghanistan’s hero vs England grew up playing cricket on streets of Nangarhar

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Afghanistan defeated England by eight runs in a thrilling Champions Trophy clash that went to the last over. While Ibrahim Zadran scored 177 runs — a record score in the Champions Trophy — in the first innings to help the side set a total of 325/7, it was Azmatullah Omarzai who also helped him with a 31-ball 41. Then, he helped the Asian side win by claiming five wickets in their defence of 326. Omarzai ended with figures of five wickets for 58 runs from his 9.5 overs. Among his five wickets, he claimed the wickets of Jos Buttler, centurion Joe Root and Jamie Overton, who was threatening to take England over the line to victory. Who is Azmatullah Omarzai? The 24-year-old Omarzai is an all-rounder for Afghanistan. He made his ODI debut for Afghanistan in January 2021 and a debut in the shortest format of the game a year later. 2023, though, was his breakout year. He scored his maiden half-century in ODIs against Bangladesh in July 2023. Then, he scored 62 against India …

AFG vs ENG Today Match Live Full Scorecard Updates

AFG vs ENG Today Match Live Full Scorecard Updates

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Australia’s Josh Inglis celebrates after scoring century during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between Australia and England, in Lahore, Pakistan. (AP) ICC Champions Trophy: Australia find an Inglis hero in record chase against England Josh Inglis delivered a spectacular, match-winning century, propelling Australia to a thrilling five-wicket victory against England in Lahore. Inglis’s unbeaten 120* off 86 balls, characterized by powerful sixes in his favored scoring zone, guided Australia to chase down a daunting 352 with 15 balls to spare. A graphic during the broadcast highlighted Inglis’s tendency to score heavily between point and midwicket, and he capitalized on this strength, hitting three crucial sixes in that region. His innings featured powerful shots against England’s pace attack, including Brydon Carse and Jofra Archer. Inglis’s pivotal 146-run partnership with Alex Carey (off just 116 balls) proved decisive in overturning England’s strong position. England had a crucial opportunity to break the partnership when Alex Carey offered a catch to Jofra Archer at deep midwicket. However, Archer dropped the catch, a costly error that shifted the momentum. …

England vs Afghanistan Champions Trophy 2025 Gaddafi Stadium Pitch Report And Lahore Weather Forecast Today Match

England vs Afghanistan Champions Trophy 2025 Gaddafi Stadium Pitch Report And Lahore Weather Forecast Today Match

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ENG vs AFG Champions Trophy 2025 Gaddafi Stadium Pitch Report And Lahore Weather Forecast Updates: England and Afghanistan face off in a game that’s a virtual knockout. But the winning team today, is not guaranteed a spot in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy either. Both England and Afghanistan have zero points to their tally after defeats in their first games. Meanwhile, South Africa and Australia are on top of the Group B with three points each, after the no result on Tuesday due to rainfall in Rawalpindi. That no result meant that both teams took home one point each. ENG vs AFG: Both England and Afghanistan are winless in the Champions Trophy 2025. (PHOTO: AP) England vs Afghanistan weather report The weather forecast for Lahore for the England vs Afghanistan game indicates a clear day as there is no prediction for rain. The temperature will be in the 20s throughout the game. Story continues below this ad England vs Afghanistan pitch report for Gaddafi Stadium at Lahore The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is generally …

Watch England vs Afghanistan Champions Trophy 2025 Live Streaming & Telecast on Star Sports, JioHotstar App

Watch England vs Afghanistan Champions Trophy 2025 Live Streaming & Telecast on Star Sports, JioHotstar App

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ENG vs AFG Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score Streaming: Winless and desperate England take on winless and desperate Afghanistan in a Group B clash of the Champions Trophy today with everything on the line. Tuesday’s wash out in Rawalpindi in the game between Australia and South Africa means that both of them have three points each with one final game left. England and Afghanistan, meanwhile, languish in the bottom of Group B with zero points. AFG vs ENG Match LIVE Cricket Score Online: Watch Here A loss today eliminates the defeated side and only partially keeps alive the semi-final qualification chances of the winning team. There was plenty of talk in England in the build up to the Champions Trophy about England players boycotting this game because over 160 politicians in the UK had called on the ECB to boycott the game. The politicians were up in arms against the Taliban government refusing to allow women to play cricket in the country. Story continues below this ad Afghanistan vs England Match LIVE Cricket Score, …

England vs Afghanistan, Champions Trophy 2025: Live-streaming, Squad, Weather, Pitch Report, Playing XIs Prediction

England vs Afghanistan, Champions Trophy 2025: Live-streaming, Squad, Weather, Pitch Report, Playing XIs Prediction

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ENG vs AFG Champions Trophy 2025 Match Schedule, Live Streaming, Date, Head to Head, Playing XI Prediction, Pitch Report, Weather: England will take on Afghanistan in a must-win game at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday. A defeat here would severely dent both the teams’ dreams of a semifinal berth in the tournament, as South Africa and Australia have already notched up two points. England’s real problem lies in the patchy form of opener Phil Salt and Harry Brook in the middle-order. Salt’s only hundred in the format was in 2022 and since then the Welshman has not really converted his starts, often getting out after a quick 30 or 40. Brook also offers a similar tale. The Yorkshire man looked in prime form during the home ODIs against Australia last year, hammering a hundred and two fifties in a three-match series. Afghanistan’s three-pronged spin attack, consisting of Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad and Mohammad Nabi, has the potential to trouble even the best, and England batters’ recent outings against slow bowlers are not confidence-inspiring either. When …

England will not boycott Afghanistan match at Champions Trophy, says ECB chair | Cricket News

England will not boycott Afghanistan match at Champions Trophy, says ECB chair | Cricket News

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England will play their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan later this month, England’s cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday, despite calls to boycott the game in response to the Taliban government’s crackdown on women’s rights. Last month, a group of British lawmakers urged England to boycott the Champions Trophy group stage match against Afghanistan which will be held in Lahore on February 26. South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie also supported calls for a boycott. Story continues below this ad Afghanistan had 25 contracted women players in 2020, but most are now living in exile in Australia following the Taliban takeover of their country in August 2021. However, ECB chair Richard Thompson said they would play the match after discussions with the government, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the players, adding that the cricketing community alone cannot tackle Afghanistan’s problems. “We remain of the view that a co-ordinated international response by the cricketing community is the appropriate way forward and will achieve more than any unilateral action by the ECB in boycotting this match,” …

Jos Buttler on playing Afghanistan in Champions Trophy: ‘I don’t think a boycott is the way to go about it’ | Cricket News

Jos Buttler on playing Afghanistan in Champions Trophy: ‘I don’t think a boycott is the way to go about it’ | Cricket News

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England white-ball captain Jos Buttler has insisted that boycotting their match against Afghanistan is not a right way to go forward and said their match against them in the Champions Trophy must go ahead. Earlier this month, more than 160 UK politicians signed a letter arguing that England should refuse to play the men’s one-day international in Lahore, Pakistan, on February 26 to take a stand against the Taliban regime’s assault on women’s rights. Women were banned from participating in sport after the Taliban regained power in 2021, forcing the Afghanistan women’s cricket team to flee the country. At the 2003 Cricket World Cup, England forfeited a game against Zimbabwe in protest at Robert Mugabe’s regime. “Political situations like this, as a player you’re trying to be as informed as you can be,” Buttler was quoted by The Guardian. “The experts know a lot more about it, so I’ve been trying to stay in dialogue with Rob Key [the ECB men’s managing director] and the guys above to see how they see it. “I don’t …