England will take on Afghanistan in a crucial Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to keep their semi-final hopes alive. The match will be played on February 26, 2025, at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. The losing team in this contest will be eliminated from the tournament.
South Africa and Australia have already secured two points each after winning their opening matches. England, in their first game, failed to defend a 350+ total against Australia, despite the absence of key Aussie pacers like Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood.
On the other hand, Afghanistan suffered a 107-run defeat against South Africa in their first match. However, they shocked England in the 2023 ODI World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi. With that in mind, England will not take Afghanistan lightly in this must-win encounter.
AFG vs ENG Dream11 Team 1
- Captain: Phil Salt
- Vice-Captain: Adil Rashid
- Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Batsmen: Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook
- All-rounders: Joe Root, Liam Livingstone
- Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Rashid Khan
AFG vs ENG Dream11 Team 2
- Captain: Jos Buttler
- Vice-Captain: Hashmatullah Shahidi
- Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Batsmen: Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook
- All-rounders: Joe Root, Liam Livingstone
- Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Rashid Khan
Probable Playing XIs
Afghanistan:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad
England:
Jos Buttler (C, WK), Jamie Smith (WK), Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Joe Root, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Rehan Ahmed