Each match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is now proving to be like a knockout match. Because for any team a necklace and tournament is set to cut his leaf. In one such big match, today Group B team is to face England and Afghanistan. The match will decide which team will move forward and which empty hand will return home. England lost to Australia in the last match, while Afghanistan was defeated by South Africa. At the same time, the match between Australia and South Africa was washed away due to rain, so Group B is now completely stuck.
Bowling became the problem of England
England’s dominance in ODI cricket has now become a very old thing. If its batsmen went against Australia, the bowlers disappointed and the team could not manage to save more than 350 runs. As far as England’s batting in the first match is concerned, it should not be forgotten that not all the big bowlers of Australia are playing in this tournament. The England batsmen scored a big score by taking full advantage of his inexperienced bowling attack in the first match.
See the equation of Group B
England and Afghanistan benefited from the cancellation of the match between Australia and South Africa. If the England team wins both their matches from here somehow, then it can reach the semi -finals. At the same time, if Afghanistan does this, then he can easily get entry in the semi -finals. So at the same time, Australia and South Africa will also have to win their final match to go to the semi -finals. If Afghanistan’s team defeats Australia and South Africa has also won its match, in such a situation, the teams will be able to get a place in the semi -finals on the basis of net runrate.
Match will be held at Gaddafi Stadium
Today, the eighth match of the Champions Trophy 2025 will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Which will start from 2.30 pm Indian time. The match can be seen live on TV on Star Sports 18 and Sports 18 channels. Its live streaming will be on Jio Hotstar.
What will be the condition of the Lahore season?
Australia-South Africa’s match to be held on 26 February in Rawalpindi was washed away in rain. At the same time, light rain (five percent) has been estimated during the England-Afghanistan match in Lahore. It is being told that there will be cloudy and the expectation of the weather is low.
Squads of both teams
England:- Jose Butler (Captain), Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Ben Docket, Jamie Overn, Jamie Smith, Joffra Archer, Gas Atkinson, Tom Benton, Liam Livingston, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmud, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.
Afghanistan:- Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Sedikullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Ajmatullah Omrajai, Mohammad Nabi, Ibrahim Jadaran, Rahmanullah, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmed, Fazlhak Faruki, Faruki, Faruki, Faruki, Faruki, Nawid Malik, Nawid Jadaran.
