Afghanistan vs England highlights, Champions Trophy 2025: Afghanistan win by 8 runs; England knocked out

Noor Ahmad to Joe Root, FOUR! PUNISHED! A low full toss by Noor, on the pads, Joe Root goes on his knee and takes full advantage of it as he sweeps it in the gap towards deep backward square leg for a boundary to end the over.

Noor Ahmad to Harry Brook, Floated up, around middle and leg, Brook turns it wide of mid-wicket off the front foot for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Joe Root, Fuller again, around leg, Root comes forward and flicks it to long on for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Joe Root, Nagging length, around middle, Root drops it down to mid-wicket off the back foot.

Noor Ahmad to Harry Brook, Drags his length, around middle, Brook goes back and cuts it wide of point for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Harry Brook, Tossed up, around middle, Brook comes forward and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Noor Ahmad switches ends now and replaces Rashid Khan.

Mohammad Nabi to Harry Brook, A bit shorter and around off, cut away off the back foot to short third for a single.

Mohammad Nabi to Harry Brook, Nagging length around middle, this one turns back in and just flicks the pads while going down the leg side.

Mohammad Nabi to Harry Brook, Darted in on a length and around off, Brook presses back slightly and punches it gently through the cover region for a couple of runs in the deep.

Mohammad Nabi to Harry Brook, Just drags the length back a few inches and bowls it quicker on middle, Brook defends it off.

Mohammad Nabi to Joe Root, Nagging length around off, Root gets onto the front foot and punches it with a straight bat, down to long on for one.

Mohammad Nabi to Joe Root, Nabi returns and starts off with a flighted ball, angling it gently onto the pads, Joe Root just nudges it around the corner.

Rashid Khan to Harry Brook, FOUR! Oh, wow! Harry Brook is starting to look at his best now. Tossed up, a bit full and around off, angling in, Brook gets onto the front foot and creams it through extra cover for a boundary.

Rashid Khan to Harry Brook, Bowled full and outside off, Brook drives it away square through the off side and wide of sweepers again for another brace.

Rashid Khan to Harry Brook, Flatter delivery, in and around off, Harry Brook punches it away wide of sweeper cover and picks up a couple of quick runs.

Rashid Khan to Joe Root, Darted in full on the stumps, turns out to be a full toss, Root swats it down to long on for just a single.

Rashid Khan to Harry Brook, A googly now, skidding in late and tucked away towards mid-wicket for a single.

Rashid Khan to Harry Brook, Tossed up full and on middle, angling in, nudged away to mid-wicket.

Noor Ahmad to Harry Brook, Flighted ball, full and outside off, Brook leans on and pushes it away through the cover region for one more.

Noor Ahmad to Joe Root, Quite full again, on off, stroked off the front foot to long off for another single.

Noor Ahmad to Harry Brook, Floated up, full and on the pads, worked away through the backward square leg region for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Harry Brook, Quicker and fuller on middle, Brook goes on the back foot to defend.

Noor Ahmad to Harry Brook, FOUR! Beautifully done again by Brook! Flatter delivery, in and around off, just a bit wider, Brook plays it off the back foot and cuts it late past the first slip and towards the fence at deep third.

Noor Ahmad to Joe Root, On the shorter side to begin with, sliding across off, Joe Root rocks back and punches it to deep cover for one.

Change? Yes, Noor Ahmad comes into the attack.

Rashid Khan to Harry Brook, The wrong'un now to finish the over. Bowled full and around middle, Brook solidly blocks it off the front foot.

Rashid Khan to Harry Brook, FOUR! Well, that's one way to get off the mark! On a fuller length and slightly outside off, Harry Brook stays back and just plays it under the eyes, with an open bat face and glides it down through backward point for a boundary.

Harry Brook comes out to bat at number five. 

Rashid Khan to Ben Duckett, OUT! LBW! That looked really close and eventually, Afghanistan do get their man! Rashid Khan bowls this one from the front of the hand, flat and quick, on a nagging length around leg. This one skids on and Ben Duckett tries to flick it off the back foot but gets beaten past the inside edge and gets rapped on the pads. A huge appeal for LBW but the umpire says no. Rashid is certain and Hashmatullah Shahidi reviews. Nothing on UltraEdge and three reds come up on Ball Tracking and the decision is overturned. Duckett departs for 38 (45) and England are now 98/3 as Rashid picks up his 199th ODI wicket. Also, Hasmat will be a relived skipper, having dropped Duckett not too long ago.

Rashid Khan to Joe Root, Darted in towards the pads, a bit fuller, Root looks to flick off the back foot but misses. The ball goes off the pads to short fine leg and they pick up a leg bye.

Rashid Khan to Joe Root, Flatter delivery, on a length and outside off, skidding on, Root swats it down to wide mid on for another dot ball.

Rashid Khan to Joe Root, Quick and short over off, Joe Root rocks back and pounces on it but can't pull it wide enough of mid-wicket. Dot!

DRINKS! England have recovered well after losing two early wickets here in this long chase. The pitch does look good and this pair of Joe Root and Ben Duckett are doing pretty well here again like the first match. Their team will want from this pair to play out as much as they can so that the big hitters can come in and they can tonk the balls out of the park straight away. On the other hand, Afghanistan did well when they picked up two early wickets but since then, their bowling lacked consistency here and they are gradually losing the plot. They will need to chip in with quick wickets otherwise this game will get away from them in a quick time. An interesting passage of play is ahead of us. Rashid Khan to continue from this end.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Joe Root, A skiddy bumper, around middle and leg, this one comes on quickly but Rot gets in position early and pulls it away to deep square leg for a run.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Duckett, Hard length in the channel, just eased away from the crease and through the point region for a single.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Duckett, A good short ball, not all that quick but angled in towards the helmet, Duckett gets on top of the bounce but miscues the pull right off the cue end of the bat and in front of mid-wicket.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Joe Root, Floats it up full and wide outside off, Joe Root leans across and glides it with an open bat face through cover-point for a single.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Joe Root, Angled in towards off on a hard length, gets it to straighten a bit and Root jams it down towards mid on.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Duckett, Just short of a good length and over off, Duckett hops and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Rashid Khan to Joe Root, FOUR! Top shot! Quicker one, on a good length and outside off, Joe Root presses back and opens the face of the blade before cutting it late and wide of deep third for a boundary to end the over.

Rashid Khan to Ben Duckett, Drops it short now over middle and leg, Duckett rocks back to pull but mistimes it flat and towards long on for a single.

Rashid Khan to Ben Duckett, Bustling in and bowls this one on the fuller side and on off, Duckett leans on to defend.

Rashid Khan to Ben Duckett, Quick and full around leg, Ben Duckett gets inside the line and just laps it down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Rashid Khan to Joe Root, Much fuller and on off, driven on the front foot and down to long on for a single.

Rashid Khan to Joe Root, Pushed through flatter and towards middle stump, Joe Root watchfully keeps it out.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Joe Root, Fullish length, slanting in towards middle and leg, Root clips it away through square leg and picks up a single.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Duckett, Banged in short and over middle, Ben Duckett gets on top of the bounce and crunches the pull down toward deep square leg for just a single.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Duckett, Takes pace off and floats it up full in the blockhole on off, Duckett digs it out.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Duckett, Just back of a length and over middle, Duckett blocks it out from his crease.