The National Cricket Team of England led by Jos Buttler faced the National Team of Afghanistan of hashmatullah Shahidi, led by Afghanistan, in the eighth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Wednesday, February 26 at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore.
The National Cricket team in England faced an impressive loss of 8 races at the hands of the National Crick of Afghanistan and was eliminated from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
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Disappointing to be eliminated from the early tournament – Jos Buttle
The first bowling, England allowed Afghanistan to publish 325/7 on the board, and while chasing the target, they were removed by 317 in 49.5 overs despite the ton of Joe Root.
Speaking after the game, Jos Buttler expressed his disappointment for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign in England. In addition, he praised Joe Root for his incredible entries that were in vain. Jos Buttler elaborated:
“Disappointing to be eliminated from the Tournament Early. We had our possibilities in the game and did not take them.
“Root played an incredible entrance and we needed one of the six best batters to keep him. The last 10 moved away from us.
I think that for me and for the boys at the top, we should consider all the possibilities: Jos Buttler in his resignation
Jos Buttler also said that Mark Wood and Liam Livingstone’s injury made them difficult with the ball, but accredited the duo for giving everything in the field.
“Unfortunately, in his room on him (wood) he felt his knee, he gave him credit to play through pain and show a lot of character. It was difficult (in death, with wooden injuries and the root of bowling 47), Livi also out of the field, but accredited him to return. He (he (he () has been a bright player in all the formats and showed us the way to handle the pressure.
In the end, Micheel Atherton asked Jos Buttler about the reason behind his struggles and his future as a pattern. Responding to this, Jos Buttler hinted that his resignation is in the letters.
“If I knew I would not be playing as I am (referring to its bad form), being one of the best players in the world, it is disappointing when you do not act. I do not want to say any emotional statement at this time, but I think that for me and the boys at the top, we should consider all the possibilities,” Buttler said.
What happened in the first hate between Afghanistan and England?
Afghanistan and England closed horns for the first time in Odi during the Cricket ICC 2015 World Cup in Sydney. The game was very affected by the rain and saw that a large amount of overs was deduced. England received a revised target of 101 races under the DLS method, and pursued it with 9 WICKETS in their hand and 41 leftover balls.
Batting First, Afghanistan fought against the Bowling Unit of England. They only managed to publish 111/7 on the board at 36.2 overs before the rain reduced their entries.
Nasir Jamal (17 out of 52), Mohammad Nabi (16 of 17) and Shafiqullah (30 of 64) were the only batters to show some resistance. For England, Chris Jordan (2/13) and Ravi Bopara (2/31) shone, while Stuart Broad, James Anderson and James Tredwell intervened with a wickt each.
Meanwhile, the English team made the persecution look like a walk for the English team, with Ian Bell playing the tickets of 52 of 56 undefeated balls. Alex Hales contributed 37 before falling to Hamid Hassan, the only successful player in Afghanistan, when England reached 101/1 in 18.1 overs.
