Sachin's praise for their winning habit.

Yesterday's Champions Trophy match against England was a miracle. Not only did they score a huge total against a strong England team, they also registered a sensational victory by 8 runs. Although England was close to victory at one stage, the match turned around when the Afghan bowlers exploded in the last two overs. With that, Afghanistan remained in the tournament and improved their chances of reaching the semi-finals.

Highlights

The Champions Trophy 2025, hosted by Pakistan, has seen a string of centuries. So far, except for one Pakistan team, several players have scored centuries for all seven teams. Two centuries came in yesterday's match between England and Afghanistan. First, Afghan player Ibrahim Zadran scored a huge century (177). After that, England batsman Joe Root also scored a century (120) in the innings. With this, 11 centuries have been scored so far this season. With a few more matches in the knockout stage, as well as the semi-finals and final, this number is likely to increase further. Afghanistan , who won the toss , elected to bat first. Despite facing some initial pressure, the team scored a huge score of 325 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs. In particular, Ibrahim Zadran became the highest individual scorer in the Champions Trophy with a brilliant century (177 runs). Along with him, captain Hashmatullah (40) and Mohammad Nabi (40) also contributed well. The England team took the field to chase a huge target of 326 runs. Joe Root (120) excelled with a century, but the other batsmen could not cope. The Afghan bowlers increased the pressure in the closing stages of the match and the England team was all out for 317 runs. Omarzai took 5 wickets in the last two overs to swing the match in Afghanistan's favor.

Sachin Tendulkar's praise

This amazing victory is being praised all over the world. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar also praised the Afghanistan team. "This is not a narrow victory for the Afghan team, they are used to winning. We should be proud of their performance," he tweeted. Also, century hero Ibrahim Zadran specially congratulated Omarzai for his brilliant performance with 5 wickets.

Afghanistan also defeated England in the match held in New Delhi as part of the 2023 World Cup. Tomorrow, they will face Afghanistan in the last league match against Australia. If a miracle happens in this match too and they defeat Australia, they will reach the semi-finals. TomorrowMatch against AustraliaIf they win, they will have a chance to reach the semi-finals.

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