Champions Trophy: England excluded after Afghanistan had won an exciting eight-run win in the must-win game | Cricket News

England was unloaded from the ICC Champions Trophy after suffering a dramatic defeat in Afghanistan in an effective eliminator between the pages in Lahore.

Joe Root followed 326 to win and achieved with a win that would keep his tournament alive.

But the root, which fell late into the innings, passed in the 46th, while Jamie Overton (32 out of 28) could see Jofra Archer (14 off 8) on the side – neither in the last 15 deliveries were achieved in the last 15 deliveries when England was drilled for 317 with the remaining ball.

The victory in Afghanistan owes the sensational achievements of the fast bowl Azmatullah Omarzai (5-58) and the Ibrahim Zadran opening, which achieved a great 177 out of 146 balls to set up a new Champions trophy and an Afghanistan ODI-ODI record.

Ibrahim's knocking saved his side from 37-3 after a devastating opening burst by Archer (3-64) with a beaten English bowling attack, as well as at her opening sized against Australia and fought the best of these early outbreaks abroad and contain Afghanistan than the inner continued.

Mark Wood was injured on the knee and seemed to follow Brydon Carse on an early flight, while Liam Livingstone left the field late in the innings, but took a few gates.

England's conflict with Afghanistan had been marked in the calendar for some time, with a potential boycott of Jos Buttler's team debated in response to Taliban rule in the country, but as soon as it was going on, the matchup only had to be increased to spectacle for both sides.

Although Afghanistan won the throw, he fought his 50th Odi Wicket early on when he added Rahmanullah Gurbaz (6) from an inner edge of Sediqullah Atal (4) and Rahmat Shah (4) in an impressive opening spell.

At the other end, however, Wood (0-50) passed in his fourth, and although he returned by another four after leaving the field for treatment, he looked continuously limited and worried.

This opened up an already scattered bowling attack, the Livingstone (2-28) and Wurzel (0-47) again added additional workload, while overton (1-72) -In the side of CASS-SAS as Archer as ARCHER as Afghanistan Inning.

Ibrahim showed 103 for the fourth Wicket with Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (40), while Azmatullah (41 Off 31) and Mohammad Nabi (40 REP 24) made important contributions.

Ibrahim went through the Innings in his sixth Odi century in the 37th time before Carnage ensured that Woods was next to 18 years old before 113 of the last 10 – an archer over 20 and a root effort for 23 years old when England fell apart in the field.

Afghanistan, who went over 300, was the record of Ibrahim Breaking Ben Duckett from Ben Duckett, who only played against Australia four days earlier, and England – unsuccessful in her previous five Odis and with just one victory in eight – suddenly against it.

The hopes of the Champions Trophy looked even weaker if they were quickly reduced to 30-2 within the first seven oversure.

Phil Salt's stay from Azmatullah was again too short and clean for 12, while Jamie Smith (9) was too eager to take over the aggressive option and prevent Nabi's first ball when he distorted a thick edge up to the back.

England's in-shape couple Duckett and Root set out to reconcile the innings, but after having benefited from Hashmatullah with a great stroke of luck with the 30th year-a sitter derived according to a Satter (38) lbw derived from a co-informed DRS evaluation discussion.

The poorly emanating Harry Brook (25) hit a few encouraging borders before succumbing to an ugly-looking, prisoner discharge in front of Nabi (2-57) and closed the simplest excavations.

Unterfeuer -Kipper Buttler seemed to wear a severe strain on his shoulders when he scratched his first 23 deliveries to 11 – the luck of surviving a super tight LBW call against Nabi on 'referee' when they are nine – before a first six of the inner inner released him.

Wurzel went through calmly to make fifty to fifty at the end of the other.

But Buttler (38) and Livingstone (10) went quickly in a further turn in a row, and although root went to a great 17th Odi hundred, his wicket – glowing Azmatullah behind – was probably always decisive, and so it proved it.

“Am I part of the problem or the solution?” – Buttler on captain

England's captain Jos Buttler:

“I don't want to say emotional statements at the moment, but for myself and the boys at the top we should consider all the options.

“I am really disappointed to lose the game and to be out of the tournament. A self -confident team would have hit home tonight, so it is sometimes about sport.

“It is hard work and perseverance to change this. Unfortunately, this is the only thing you can do. There are not many other options.

“The talent is there in the changing room. The young boys will make a great career. The English white ball cricket has to return as it was.

“I enjoyed it [the captaincy] I enjoy the challenge, but I don't enjoy losing cricket games. If it doesn't look in the mirror and asks if you are part of the problem or the solution. “

[Buttler on why his form is down]: “If I knew it, I would probably not play the way I am. I don't feel far away from my best.

“I am one of the best players in the world and it is disappointing if you don't reach this level.”

Hussain: It's time for Buttler to continue

Sky Sports' Nasser Hussain:

“If you have to consider all options, it is possible to let go.

“It can be the most difficult, I like Buttler than a person, he is a very personable young man, he is popular with everyone who played the game with him, but that's not his job.

“When he says that there is a lot of talent in the changing room, but the results have fallen off – they went out in the group phase of the 50 -over World Cup and the Champions Trophy and they lost their last four bilateral series – and its shape has decreased, I don't think it is comfortable on its shoulders.

“I never looked at Buttler and thought 'WoW, what kind of leader'. He does not have this presence in the field that an Eoin Morgan had … What is a bad comparison because you talk about the greatest captain of England's greatest white ball captain and he was a difficult action to follow.

“As far as the captain is concerned, I don't think Buttler added so much to this English team, but it is taken away by his eyelash.

“I think it's time to continue.”

What's next?

We enter the final sentence of the group level, starting with the dead rubber of group A between the already eliminated Pakistan And Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Thursday.

In Group B, Afghanistan are back in action in Lahore on Friday Australiawhile England Round off your tournament against the semi -final hunt South Africa in Karachi on Saturday.

India And New Zealand Then fight for top position in group A in Dubai on Sunday – all games live on Sky Sports Cricket from 8.30 a.m. before playing Great Britain in Great Britain from 9 a.m.

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