Champions Trophy 2025: Afghanistan vs England prediction, and betting tips
Afghanistan is set to take odds with England in match no. 8 of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 26 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Afghanistan featuring players like Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, and Azmatullah Omarzai lost their first game to South Africa while England also faced defeat in their first match against Australia by 5 wickets. The teams have names like Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Ben Duckett, Jofra Archer, and Adil Rashid. The match will be an exciting contest as England struggled recently in ODIs and Afghanistan did well in fact they also defeated England in their previous encounter in ICC CWC 2023. Check out the Afghanistan vs England prediction.
Afghanistan vs England prediction: England to win
- Afghanistan won 3 out of their last 5 ODIs.
- England lost all their last 5 ODIs.
- Afghanistan defeated England in their previous encounter in CWC 2023 by 69 runs.
Match Prediction: The match will be an exciting contest with England expected to come out as the winner. They have a solid batting lineup and feature some experienced bowlers while Afghanistan’s batting looked average in the first game. The balanced squad of England gave them an edge in this match.
Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report
| Winner | Won by | Date |
| Afghanistan | 69 runs | 15 Oct 2023 |
| England | 150 runs | 18 Jun 2019 |
| England | 9 wickets | 13 Mar 2015 |
Pitch Report
Afghanistan vs England, the 8th match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The pitch here is often a good batting surface. In a total of 69 ODIs played at this venue, the batting first team won 35 while the chasing team emerged victorious 33 times.
Results of the last two ODIs played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
England vs Australia (Feb 22, 2025) – Australia won by 5 wickets
| England | 351/8 |
| Australia | 356/5 |
South Africa vs New Zealand (Feb 10, 2025) – New Zealand won by 6 wickets
| South Africa | 304/6 |
| New Zealand | 308/4 |
Afghanistan preview
Afghanistan lost their first match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to South Africa by 107 runs. The team struggled in both bowling and batting. However, Rahmat Shaw played amazingly well scoring 90 runs. Other than him no other player was able to impress. The bowling lineup of the team is their strength while key batters like Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran need to step up.
Predicted XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hasmatullah Shahidi, Azamatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
England preview
England also lost their first match to Australia by 5 wickets. After scoring a good total of 351 runs their bowlers struggled to defend it against Australian batting. Ben Duckett played amazingly well scoring 165 runs. The bowling lineup needs to improve. The key bowlers like Mark Wood and Jofra Archer are not looking in great form while other bowlers also not taking wickets in the middle overs.
Predicted XI: Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Player to watch: Ben Duckett
Ben Duckett is a key player for England. The top-order batter scored 165 runs off just 143 balls in the last match against Australia. His current form and ability to score runs quickly starting form powerplay makes him the player to watch in this match.
Spencer Johnson nails the yorker to clean up Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the first over 🎯
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