Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to bat first in the do-or-die clash of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against England at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Both England and Afghanistan have lost their opening game and now will be desperate to win the second clash to stay in the race for the semifinals. Afghanistan set to feature with same playing XI and England made one change as Brydon Carse missed his spot in the playing XI due to injury.
Captains at Toss
England captain Jos Buttler: The dew came in last game and it skidded on under lights. We would have batted first as well. It came on to the bat nicely. We just got one change. Carse is out because of an injury. Overton is in. Individual skills are very high. The expectations are very high as well.
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi: We will bat first. The wicket looks good. Hopefully, it will spin in the second innings. And it might be slower as well. Sometimes the dew is coming and sometimes it is not. It might get slower for sure. We were not bowling in the good areas in the last game. We are going with the same team.
England vs Afghanistan ODI head-to-head
England and Afghanistan have faced each other in 3 matches in ODI. Out of these 3 games, England have won 2 whereas Afghanistan have come out victorious on 1 occasion.
Playing XIs
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith(w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
