Afghanistan will be up against the England in the 8th match of the ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 26th February 2025 at 02:30 PM IST.
AFG vs ENG (Afghanistan vs England), Match 8 – Match Information
Match: Afghanistan vs England, Match 8
Date: 26th February 2025
Time: 02:30 PM IST
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
AFG vs ENG (Afghanistan vs England), Match 8 Preview
Afghanistan have played 1 match in the series and they are currently ranked fourth on the points table, while England have also played 1 match in the series and they are currently ranked third on the points table.
ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Points Table
The points table of ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Detailed table of matches played, matches won, matches lost, and Net run-rate.
Both teams last played against each other in the Match 13 of the ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 where Mujeeb Ur Rahman scored the highest fantasy points for Afghanistan with 132 match fantasy points while Adil Rashid topped the fantasy points leaderboard for England with 107 match fantasy points.
In the last match (Afghanistan vs South Africa Last Match Scorecard) played by Afghanistan against South Africa, South Africa beat Afghanistan by 107 runs. The top fantasy player for Afghanistan was Rahmat Shah who scored 117 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Australia, Australia beat England by 5 wickets. The top fantasy player for England was Ben Duckett who scored 210 fantasy points.
AFG vs ENG, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket taking is going to be difficult. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 263 runs. The pitch at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore is a balanced one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions today.
Weather Report for Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Temperature will hover around 26.03 °C with 41% humidity. Winds at a speed of 2.32 m/s are expected. Cloud cover expected, so expect some movement to aid the pace bowlers.
Pace or Spin?
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have taken 67% of the total wickets at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team. Based on the stats available, Fantasy gully experts predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.
AFG vs ENG Squad Information
England (ENG) Squad: Adil Rashid, Jos Buttler, Joe Root, Mark Wood, Jamie Overton, Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Tom Banton, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith and Rehan Ahmed
Afghanistan (AFG) Squad: Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah, Fareed Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ibrahim Zadran, Nangeyalia Kharote, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Noor Ahmad and Naveed Zadran
Wicket-Keeper: Jos Buttler
Batters: Ben Duckett, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Ibrahim Zadran
All-Rounders: Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi and Liam Livingstone
Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad
Captain: Gulbadin Naib
Vice-Captain: Azmatullah Omarzai
