After losing their second group-stage clash against Afghanistan, England are ruled out of the Champions Trophy 2025. Here's how Afghanistan, Australia, and South Africa qualify for the semifinal.

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.

In Group A, India and New Zealand have already secured their spots in the semifinals. The two teams face each other on March 2 which will determine the group winner. The top two from each group go through. The team finishing first in its group will face the team ending second in the other group in the semifinals.

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The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is nearing the end of the group stage. The tournament has lived up to the hype, delivering some high-scoring contests. From Group A, India and New Zealand have emerged as two of the strongest teams in the competition, securing a spot in the semi-finals with two wins from two games each.

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

In eighth match of ICC Champions Trophy at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Afghanistan beat England by eight runs tonight. Batting first, Afghanistan scored 325 runs for loss of 7 wickets in stipulated fifty overs. In reply, England was all out at 317 in 49.5 overs

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.