AFG vs ENG Champions Trophy 2025 Match Prediction: Afghanistan will play against England at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on February 26, 2025, and the match will be played at 2:30 PM.
Team Preview of Afghanistan vs England 2025 Match Prediction
Afghanistan lost their last match against the England side by 107 runs, in which only Rahmat Shah stood tall for his team, scoring 90 runs, but other than him, no player was able to cross the 20-run mark.
On the other hand, England also lost their match against the Australian side even after setting up a breaking 352 target for the Aussies. Still, Dew and Josh Inglis could easily chase down the record-breaking total.
Afghanistan and England played only two ODI games against each other, and both won one game. In the last match, Afghanistan won against England by 69 runs, with Mujeeb Ur Rahman being the player of the match, taking three wickets.
Explore player statistics, pitch reports, and head-to-head records for the match between Afghanistan and England. Analyze these stats to build your fantasy team.
Where And When To Watch Afghanistan vs England 2025 Match
| Match | Afghanistan vs England ICC Champions Trophy 2025 8th Match |
| Date & Time | February 26, 2025, 2: 30 PM IST |
| Venue | Gaddafi Stadium Lahore |
| Where to Watch | JioHotstar Plus |
Player Injury Report For the AFG vs ENG Champions Trophy 2025 Match
Brydon Carse is out of the ICC Champions Trophy.
Where To Buy Afghanistan vs England ICC Champions Trophy 2025 tickets Booking Price, Ticket For Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
Check out the official ICC Champions Trophy Website or Viagogo.com for India vs. Bangladesh Tickets.
Afghanistan vs England Head-to-Head ODI Record
| Match Played | 3 |
| Afghanistan Won | 1 |
| England Won | 2 |
| Draw/NR | 0/0 |
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore Weather Conditions, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Match
The weather will be slightly cloudy, with a temperature of around 27 degrees.
AFG vs ENG: Gaddafi Stadium Lahore Pitch Report In ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Match
| Match Played | 15 |
| Batting first won | 8 |
| Batting second won | 7 |
| Average 1st innings scores | 287.9 |
| Highest Team innings total | 375/3 |
| Lowest Team innings total | 75/10 |
The last match between Australia and England was played at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore Pitch, which had a flat track. There was so much dew in the second half of the match. Australian batters find it easy to bat in the second innings after the Dew comes, so the batting second team will have a clear advantage.
Important players for the Afghanistan Team in the match against the England Team
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s stats at the Gaddafi Stadium are not that great, as he scored 5 runs in two innings played here. However, his stats against the England side are great.
| Year | Innings | Runs | Balls | Avg | SR | HS | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 80 | 57 | 80.0 | 140.4 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
2. Azmatullah Omarzai took three wickets in the last two innings at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. However, his stats against the England side were not good.
3. Rashid Khan has taken 3 wickets in two matches against the England side, and at the Gaddafi stadium, he scored a half-century while taking two wickets in two matches, making him a great vice-captaincy choice.
| Year | Innings | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Avg | 5W | BBI | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 9.0 | 110 | 0 | 12.22 | – | 0 | 0/110 | 3 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 | 9.3 | 37 | 3 | 3.89 | 12.3 | 0 | 3/37 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 18.3 | 147 | 3 | 7.95 | 49.0 | 0 | 3/37 | 6 | 11 |
Important players for the England Team in the match against the Afghanistan Team
1. Ben Duckett scored a century at the same venue against Australia and will be key in the match against Afghanistan.
2. Joe Root scored 68 runs at the same venue in the last match, and against Afghanistan, he averages 49.5 in 2 innings.
| Year | Innings | Runs | Balls | Avg | SR | HS | 50 | 100 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 88 | 82 | 88.0 | 107.3 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 11.0 | 64.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 99 | 99 | 49.5 | 100.0 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
3. Harry Brook scored 66 runs in the last ODI match against the England side, but failed to score runs at the Gaddafi stadium in the last match.
| Year | Innings | Runs | Balls | Avg | SR | HS | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 66 | 61 | 66.0 | 108.2 | 66 | 1 | 0 |
AFG vs ENG 2025 Match Prediction 2025
England will be the favorite to win the match against Afghanistan.
AFG vs ENG 2025 Match Fantasy Team Prediction
| Wicketkeeper | Philip Salt, Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| Batters | Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Rahmat Shah |
| All-rounders | Joe Root, Mohammad Nabi |
| Bowlers | Rashid Khan, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid |
| Captain Picks | Ben Duckett, Rashid Khan |
| Vice-captain Picks | Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Jofra Archer |
Afghanistan’s ODI squad in the ICC Champions Trophy
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Ikram Alikhil, Naveed Zadran, Nangeyalia Kharote
England Squad In the ICC Champions Trophy
Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith(w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Jamie Overton, Saqib Mahmood, Tom Banton, Gus Atkinson
AFG vs ENG 2025 Match: Afghanistan Probable Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad
AFG vs ENG 2025 Match: England Probable Playing 11
Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith(w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
FAQs
Q. Where to watch the AFG vs ENG Champions Trophy Match
A. You can watch the AFG vs ENG Champions Trophy match on JioHotsar.
Q. Where to watch Afghanistan vs England
A. You can watch the Afghanistan vs England on Jiohotstar.
Q. How To Buy Tickets for the Afghanistan vs England Champions Trophy Match.
A. Check out the official ICC Champions Trophy Website or Viagogo.com for Afghanistan vs England Tickets.
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