Afghanistan will square off against England in the eighth match of the ongoing Champions Trophy at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Wednesday. More than 700 runs were scored when England and Australia played each other at the same venue earlier in the tournament and another run-fest could be on the cards.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan had shocked England by 69 runs in the 2023 ODI World Cup after Mujeeb Ur Rahman scalped three wickets and also score a fine cameo of 16-ball 28 at Delhi and they would look to put in a similar performance.
But Afghanistan were outplayed by South Africa in their opening game of the Champions Trophy as suffered a 107-run loss. England, on the other hand, suffered a five-wicket loss against Australia despite posting 351 runs on the board.
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Rahmat Shah needs 40 runs to complete 4000 runs in ODIs.
Ibrahim Zadran needs 44 runs to reach the 1500-run mark in the 50-over format.
Rashid Khan needs two wickets to complete 200 scalps in ODI format. He also needs one six to reach 50 maximums.
Azmatullah Omarzai needs 75 runs to reach the 1000-run mark in ODIs.
Joe Root needs one six to complete 50 maximums in ODIs.
Jofra Archer needs one wicket to reach 50 wickets in the ODI format.
Phil Salt needs 32 runs to reach the 1000-run mark in ODIs.
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran.
England: Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.
