Delhi: The eighth match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 (ICC Champions Trophy) between Afghanistan and England is to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Let us tell you that both of them look very strong in the team at this time.
Afghanistan lost their first match against South Africa by 107 runs, while the England team scored 351 runs in the Champions Trophy history, but managed to defend it and lost the match by five wickets against Australia.
Given the form and capacity of both teams, this match is going to be very close. Let’s know what is the pitch report for this match and what is the possible playing 11 of both teams.
Afghanistan of Weakness
Afghanistan’s team has the biggest strength of experienced players like Rashid Khan, captain Hasmatullah Shaheedi, all rounder Gulbadin Naib and batsman Rahmat Shah as a spinner.
Not only this, the spin bowling of this team is one of the best bowling units in the world, but in recent months the team has played very few ODIs, due to which their preparation has not been done so good. Apart from this, there is a lack of experience in fast bowling attack.
These players are the power of England
England is a strong and experienced team, whose bowling and batting are fantastic. Jose Butler, Phil Salat, Harry Brooke and Joe Root have the ability to demolish any bowling attack. This team plays cricket according to the circumstances and adjusts itself, but recently England batsmen were seen struggling a lot against Spin. There is no experienced spinner in the team other than Adil Rashid, who can create problems for him on a slow pitch.
pitch Report
A total of 74 ODI matches have been played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore so far, where the team that batting first has been successful 37 times and the first bowling team has succeeded in 35 times. Here the average score of the first innings is considered 253 and the average score of the second innings is considered to be 218.
However, ever since the stadium’s pitch is getting flat, the target of 300 is also considered safe here. There was a highest score of 375 runs in the ODI played between Pakistan and Zimbabwe. The pitch of the Gaddafi Stadium usually provides good bounce and speed that makes it favorable for fast bowlers.
Possible playing-11 of both teams
| Afghanistan | England |
|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket keeper) | Philip Salt |
| Ibrahim Jadaran | Ben docket |
| Sedikullah Atal | Jamie Smith (wicket keeper) |
| Rahmat Shah | Joe root |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain) | Harry Brooke |
| Ajmatullah Umarjai | Jose Butler (Captain) |
| Gulbadin Naib | Liam Livingstone |
| Mohammad Nabi | Bridan Cars |
| Rashid Khan | Jofra Archer |
| Flawed Farooqui | Adil Rashid |
| Noor Ahmed | Mark wood |
Match details
| Match | Afghanistan and England |
| Site | Gaddafi Stadium of Lahore |
| Date and time | 25 February 2025, 2:30 |
| Live broadcast and streaming details | Star Sports, Sports 18, Jio Hotstar |
Head to Head Statistics
| Head-to-head record | Description |
| Match played | 3 |
| Won by Afghanistan | 1 |
| Won by England | 2 |
| Tie (tied) | 0 |
| No result (no result) | 0 |
| Match played for the first time | 13 March 2015 |
| Most of the most recent match | 15 October 2023 |
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