26 Feb, 22:49 (IST)

Out! That's It! Sensational win for Afghanistan. England are now out of the competition as Afghanistan secured a thrilling victory over them in a nail-biting encounter. A knock of a lifetime from Ibrahim Zadran and then Azmatullah Omarzai kept bringing Afghanistan back into the game everytime they drifted away. Even Joe Root's magnificent century was not enough in the end. 

26 Feb, 22:34 (IST)

Out! It is Azmatullah Omarzai once again who keeps Afghanistan in the game. Picks up the crucial wicket of Jamie Overton and England are in deep waters once again. Jamie Overton just chipped the ball to the hands of long on in search of single, Could have hit it full fledged and got it over the boundary line. The game is nearing a nail-biting finish. Jamie Overton c Nabi b Azmatullah 32(28).

26 Feb, 22:21 (IST)

Out! That's the big fish Joe Root! It is Azmatullah Omarzai once again who provides the breakthrough. Joe Root was hobbling with cramp and was looking for the big shots. Azmatullah bounced him close to his body and Root's upper cut takes his gloves on the way to the hand of Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Afghanistan will hope again. Root c Gurbaz b Azmatullah 120(111).

26 Feb, 21:58 (IST)

Hundred! Irrespective of the result this is a special one for Joe Root. His ODI future has remained uncertain for a period of time but this time he has made it clear that he still has ODI cricket left in him. Has looked great in the innings since he arrived at the crease and brought up his 17th century. Root will not be content as he still has work in hand. 

26 Feb, 21:51 (IST)

Out! Another failure for Liam Livingstone. Slashes at the ball outside off and gets an edge which flies to the hands of Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Gulbadin Naib brings out his celebration. England are big trouble here with an uphill task in hand for Joe Root. Livingstone c Gurbaz b Gulbadin 10(8).

26 Feb, 21:43 (IST)

Out! Huge wicket for Afghanistan and they are back end. Jos Buttler gives in to the pressure. Azmatullah Omarzai was the one that cornered him with pace change and Buttler threw the kitchen sink. Got holed out at mid-wicket and England are now in trouble. Buttler c Rahmat b Azmatullah 38(42).

26 Feb, 21:26 (IST)

After the initial hiccups, Jos Buttler has stabled himself and stitched a steady partnership with Joe Root. Root has looked fluent and steady throughout the innings and Buttler has taken the role of support and occasional aggressor to get the scoreboard ticking. The asking run rate is under control and they will just have to pace the chase here. 

26 Feb, 20:54 (IST)

Joe Root has looked really good so far in the innings and the one who has hold the innings together. He has carried the innings and is looking to take the game as deep as possible with a partner with him. Amid that, he has also completed his half-century. Meanwhile, Jos Buttler survived a close appeal of LBW. 

26 Feb, 20:31 (IST)

Out! Huge wicket for Afghanistan and Joe Root opens his helmet in frustration. Harry Brook departs and Mohammad Nabi is the man behind it. Gets one on good length, Root is on the backfoot and lofts it back straight to the hands of Nabi. Afghanistan are on top here and England need something special from their captain.  Brook c and b Nabi 25(21).

26 Feb, 20:12 (IST)

Out! Huge wicket for Afghanistan. Body blow for England. The well-set Ben Duckett has to depart. Got a life once earlier on but this time the DRS does the job. Goes deep in the crease and misses the line of a Rashid Khan delivery, gets caught right in front. Afghanistan have the game in their hands now. Duckett lbw b Rashid Khan 38(45).

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Afghanistan national cricket team vs England national cricket team Live Score Updates: In their maiden CT match, Afghanistan will clash against England in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 26. The AFG vs ENG match will be the first time both nations will play an ODI against each other after the historic ICC CWC 2023 clash, where Afghanistan prevailed over England for the first time in any format. You can check the Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs England National Cricket Team match scorecard, here.  The much anticipated AFG vs ENG match will be played at Gaddafi Stadium and will start at 2:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). Afghanistan vs England ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Preview: Likely Playing XIs, Key Battles, H2H and More About AFG vs ENG CT Cricket Match in Lahore.

Both teams are coming off losses in their CT openers, however, England looked in better form than Afghanistan. Afghanistan will again rely on their spinners to rattle England's over-aggressive batter, while the Three Lions will bank on their bowlers to outsmart the Afghan Atalan batting line-up. England will miss the services of Brydon Carse, who has flown back home and has been replaced by Rehan Ahmed in the squad, which would be a blessing in disguise for England.

Group B remains wide open after the AUS vs SA CT match got washed out, and a win here for any team could keep the hopes of an ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final qualification alive. Security Breach at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium! Intruder Hugs Rachin Ravindra During Bangladesh vs New Zealand ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Match (Watch Videos).

Afghanistan Cricket Team: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharote, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran

England Cricket Team: Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood