Recent Match
Champions Trophy, 2025, 8th Match, Group B, , Feb 26th, 2025

Afghanistan

(49.6 ov) 325/7

England

(49.5 ov) 317/10

complete Afghanistan won by 8 runs

Player of Match: Ibrahim Zadran

26.5
Noor Ahmad to Buttler, no run, now Buttler attempts the fancy reverse sweep and does not connect. He is feeling the pressure..
26.4
Noor Ahmad to Buttler, no run, googly turns away from short of length, Buttler tries to force it through the off-side and is beaten on the outside edge
26.3
Noor Ahmad to Root, 1 run, dragged down outside off, Buttler slaps it in front of square and long-off tidies up
26.2
Noor Ahmad to Buttler, 1 run, googly around leg, Buttler nudges it into the mid-wicket pocket and crosses over
Just 4% false shots in Root's innings today - only Root (3.5% vs Aus in Lahore) and Bavuma (1.5% vs Afg in Karachi) had a lower false shot % at reaching 50 in CT 2025.
26.1
Noor Ahmad to Buttler, no run
25.6
Rashid Khan to Buttler, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Buttler directs it square on the off-side
25.5
Rashid Khan to Buttler, no run, tossed up around off, Buttler hangs back and manages to defend. He should have been forward to that
25.4
Rashid Khan to Root, 1 run, floated up outside off, Root lunges across and works it to long-on
25.3
Rashid Khan to Buttler, 1 run
25.2
Rashid Khan to Root, 1 run, fifty for Root. He has to be the anchor for England in this chase. Too straight - on off and middle, Root clips it to deep square leg.
25.1
Rashid Khan to Root, no run
24.6
Noor Ahmad to Root, 1 run, floated up around off, Root drives it to long-on and retains strike
24.5
Noor Ahmad to Buttler, 1 run, very full delivery on off, Buttler closes the bat face and the leading edge rolls to long-off
Noor goes round the wicket
24.4
Noor Ahmad to Root, 1 run, to long-off
24.3
Noor Ahmad to Buttler, 1 run, tossed up close to off, Buttler pushes it to long-off
24.2
Noor Ahmad to Root, 1 run, to long-off
24.1
Noor Ahmad to Root, no run, slower and leg-lined, Root chips it uppishly but well short of mid-wicket
23.6
Rashid Khan to Buttler, 2 runs, floated up outside off, Buttler drives it wide of long-off and picks up a brace