Ibrahim Zadran completes his second hundred in the ICC events with a single off Liam Livingstone in the 37th over. Azmatullah Omarzai smashed a six on the very next ball Zadran completed his ton. Omarzai targeted Mark Wood and hit a six then a four in his over. Zadran also completed his over with a boundary.

Afghanistan defeated England by eight runs in the ICC Champions Trophy to keep their semifinal hopes alive. The Afghan win, however, might not be great news for India who might have to face their threatening spin attack in the semifinal on a spin-friendly Dubai surface.

Afghanistan have knocked England out of the tournament in a Champions Trophy sensation — and will now seek to do the same to Australia.

Afghanistan’s rising star Ibrahim Zadran delivered a record-breaking performance with a sensational 177-run knock against England in the eighth match of

Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan claimed the wickets of Harry Brook and Ben Duckett respectively as Afghanistan stamp authority over England. | Crickit

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat against England in a must-win Champions Trophy game for both teams.

Wasim Akram said he had to remind Neil Fairbrother when he wept that it was just a cricket match and Afghanistan defeating England was always on the cards.

Afghanistan beat England by eight runs to knock them out of the Champions Trophy. For years, Afghanistan has been seen as the rising team, celebrated for their upsets against the cricketing giants. But now, they are steadily becoming one of the premier white-ball teams in the world, particularly in subcontinental conditions.