New Delhi: Afghanistan won a big win by defeating England by 8 runs. With this great performance, the England team dropped out of the Champions Trophy, while Afghanistan retained their expectations to reach the semi -finals. The Afghan team scored a strong score of 325 runs while batting first. Ibrahim Jadaran batted brilliantly for Afghanistan, scoring a historic innings of 177 runs. In response, Joe Root scored a great century from England, but he could not win his team. In this match played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Ibrahim Jadaran performed brilliantly, scoring a memorable innings of 177 runs and made the biggest personal score in the Champions Trophy history. Recently, on the same ground, Australia successfully achieved the huge target of 352 runs given by England. But this time the England team could not show the same strength. In the last three overs, the deadly bowlers of Afghanistan put such pressure that the England batsmen were seen struggling.
By 47 overs, England seemed to be in a strong position. Chasing a target of 326 runs, the team scored 301 runs for 7 wickets and required 25 runs in just 18 balls to win. However, in the 46th over, Joe Root was dismissed by scoring 120 runs, increasing pressure on England. Now all the expectations were on all -rounder Jamie overton that he would take the team to victory. But in the last three overs, Afghanistan bowlers overturned. England's lower order could not last in front of Ajmatullah Umarzai and Fazal Haq Farooqui's deadly bowling. In the 48th over, Umarzai sent overton to the pavilion, and in the next over, Farooqui took the wicket of Jofra Archer. Adil Rashid was also dismissed from the last ball of the 50th over. In this way, Afghanistan made a comeback in the last three overs to win by 8 runs. Read also: Afghanistan's Ibrahim Jadran did 'Naman' after the century, couple hands in Hindu tradition, know 4 big records!
