Appropriately enough the match is finished by a combination of the two best players therein, Zadran (177 earlier) taking the catch off Omarzai (5-58 to go with 41 with the bat). Afghanistan win by eight runs.
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13 needed off the final over with nos 10 and 11 together at the crease (Ok, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood are hardly Malcolkm and Tufnell of old, but Wood is injured).
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Archer goes, caught by Nabi off Farooqi to make it 313-9 after 48.5 overs. 13 needed off seven balls and Mark Wood coming to the crease to join Adil Rashid.
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Just as England looked like getting back into it a wicket goes, Overton falling to a catch by Nabi of Omarzai, giving the medium pacer his fourth scalp of the innings. England 309-8 after 47.5 overs, need 17 more from 13 balls, but with only two wickets standing, one of whom is unlikely to be capable of running (Wood).
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Root goes, edging one from Omarzai through to Rahmanullah Gurbaz to make it 287-7 after 45.5. England need 39 more to win from 4.1 overs and it is bowlers only left. Root scored 120 off 111.
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Century up for Joe Root, but the effect (none) that it is having on the outcome of this match is indicated by the fact that he barely bothers to celebrate the landmark.
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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/02/26/englands-champions-trophy-hopes-hang-by-a-thread/
A look at developments in today's #ChampionsTrophy match. The thread of the title is looking even more vulnerable than it did when I started work on this post, two further wickets having fallen while I was creating it. Also mentions a protest at the Tesla dealership near Park Royal station on March 8th and features a photo gallery.
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Duckett given LBW to Rashid Khan on review. Duckett gone for 38 and England, set 326 to win, are 98-3 in the 17th over.
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End of innings. Afghanistan are 325-7 from their 50 overs. Livingston 5-0-28-2 ends as England's most economical bowler.
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Second wicker for Livingstone in this over, as Nabi goes to a catch by Root at long on. NLabi matching his age in years with a score of 40. Afghanistan 324-7 with two balls to go.
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