49.4: Azmatullah Omarzai to Mark Wood, Goes fuller, around off, Wood drills it out to long off but just for a single only. They need now 9 runs off the last 2 balls. Will have to hit boundaries now.
49.3: Azmatullah Omarzai to Adil Rashid, Hard length, around off, Adil Rashid moves across a bit and looks to pull it but gets a top edge that flies towards long off but just falls ahead of the incoming fielder and the batters take a single.
49.2: Azmatullah Omarzai to Mark Wood, On a good length, and outside off, Wood swings at it and slaps it hard but straight to deep cover for a single. He has done his job. England need 11 now off the last four balls.
49.1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Adil Rashid, Back of a length, around off, with pace off, Adil Rashid makes room and thumps it to long off and wants to have second but the fielder is quick to throw the ball at the non-striker's end and the batters have to restrict for just a single.
48.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mark Wood, Hard length, around off, Wood taps it towards backward point and wants to have a quick single but is sent back by Adil Rashid as he wants the strike for the next over. Now, the equation has gone to 13 off the last 6 for England.
48.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jofra Archer, OUT! CAUGHT! ENGLAND ARE NINE DOWN! AFGHANISTAN NEED JUST ONE NOW! Fazalhaq Farooqi is bowling cleverly here as he takes the pace off, rolls his fingers and serves it on a good length just outside off, Jofra Archer mistimes his shot as he looks to slog it down the ground. The ball catches the upper part of the bat and goes in the air towards long on where the much experienced Mohammad Nabi takes it with both hands at his chest height yet again. England are 313/9. They need 13 off the last seven balls.
48.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Adil Rashid, Back of a length, around off, Adil Rashid opens the face of the bat and guides it to short third man for a quick single. The fielder makes a throw at the batter's end but misses.
48.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jofra Archer, A low full toss, in trying to attempt a yorker, just outside off, Jofra Archer extends his arms and drills it to sweeper cover for a single. Good bowling from Fazalhaq Farooqi under pressure as he has given just two runs of the first three balls.
48.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Adil Rashid, Slower again, but fuller and well outside off, Adil Rashid goes low and looks to loft it inside out over cover but gets it through the inner half of the bat to long off for a single.
48.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Adil Rashid, Slower length ball, from around the wicket, on off, Adil Rashid gets squared up and drops it down back to the bowler.
47.6: Azmatullah Omarzai to Adil Rashid, Back of a length, with pace off, around off, Adil Rashid taps it wide of cover and runs it for a quick single. They need 16 off the last two overs.
47.5: Azmatullah Omarzai to Jamie Overton, OUT! CAUGHT! AZMATULLAH OMARZAI IS TURNING THIS GAME ON ITS HEAD! He picks up his fourth wicket of the evening as he bowls a slower ball again, a bit fuller, around off, Jamie Overton clears out his front leg and looks to thump it down the ground. He gets deceived by the lack of pace and mistimes this towards long on where Mohammad Nabi makes no mistakes as he pouches it with both hands at his chest height. England are 309/8 and they need 17 off the last 13 balls.
47.4: Azmatullah Omarzai to Jofra Archer, Slightly fuller, around middle, Archer knocks it down to long on for a single. Quite a sensible batting from both batters here.
47.3: Azmatullah Omarzai to Jamie Overton, Back of a length, around off, Overton turns it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
47.2: Azmatullah Omarzai to Jamie Overton, FOUR! BOUNDARY UNDER PRESSURE! Back of a length, touch outside off, with pace off again, Jamie Overton gets inside of the line of the ball and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Ibrahim Zadran overruns it and again a sloppy effort in the field from Afghanistan.
47.1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Jofra Archer, DROPPED! Slightly fuller, slower as well, outside off, Jofra Archer plants his front leg ahead and looks to slog it over cover. He mistimes it high in the air as Rashid Khan runs back a long way to his left from mid off and extends his arms to catch it but the ball bursts out through his hands. Meanwhile, they run for a single.
47.1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Jofra Archer, WIDE! Bangs in short of a length, above the head, Jofra Archer ducks under it. Called a wide.
49.6: Liam Livingstone to Gulbadin Naib, Swing and a miss! A dot to end proceedings but Afghanistan have done a stellar job here. Liam Livingstone gives it a real rip and bowls it a shade fuller on middle and leg. Gulbadin Naib goes down on one knee, looking to swing it away but is beaten in the flight. Afghanistan finish with 325/7 on the board!
49.5: Liam Livingstone to Rashid Khan, Flighted up around off, Rashid Khan sits down and swings across the line but gets a top edge fine of short third for a single.
49.4: Liam Livingstone to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! CAUGHT! Gets another one does Liam Livingstone! Bowls this one short on middle and gets this one to just grip. Mohammad Nabi hangs deep in the crease and goes hard at the pull but skews it high up in the air towards long on. Joe Root settles himself under the ball and pouches it safely. End of a fine cameo by Nabi as he perishes for 40 off 24 balls.
49.3: Liam Livingstone to Gulbadin Naib, On a dragged length and at the stumps, heaved away down to long on for just a single. Good over so far from Liam.
49.2: Liam Livingstone to Gulbadin Naib, Tossed up, very full and on leg, Gulbadin Naib goes hard at the slog sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.
49.1: Liam Livingstone to Ibrahim Zadran, OUT! CAUGHT! Had to go for it did Ibrahim Zadran but he holds out and that is the end of one of the finest ODI knocks in recent times, take a bow Zadran. Liam Livingstone bowls the leg break and tosses the ball up on the pads, Zadran sits down and sweeps it high towards deep square Jofra Archer just settles inside the ropes and takes a reverse cup catch. Zadran departs for 177 off just 146 balls and he is put his side in a commanding position.
48.6: Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, Full and on off, gets the yorker right, Zadran squeezes it down to short third for a quick single. This time, Ben Duckett opts not to fire in a throw and rightly so.
48.5: Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX! That has been brutally put away! Full and wide, right in the slot, Ibrahim Zadran backs away and opens up the arms before smashing it straight back down the ground for a biggie.
48.4: Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, Full and straight, Ibrahim Zadran can't get underneath it and toe-ends it down to long on for a couple of runs more.
48.4: Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, WIDE! Tight call! Full and wide, flirting with the tramline, Zadran leaves it alone and a wide is called.
48.3: Jamie Overton to Mohammad Nabi, Goes full and attacks the pads, nails it in the blockhole, Nabi can't get it away and the ball thuds his pads to roll away behind square leg. They get a leg bye.
48.2: Jamie Overton to Mohammad Nabi, Another overthrow! Short of a length and bowled wide of the off stump, Nabi dabs it towards cover for a single and with no one backing up, Jos Buttler throws it wide of the stumps at the bowler's end, allowing an extra run. 100 runs for this partnership also comes up with this a couple of runs.
48.1: Jamie Overton to Ibrahim Zadran, Nails the wide yorker now, Zadran can only drive it away down to long off for a single.
47.6: Jofra Archer to Mohammad Nabi, Oh, that's rattled Mohammad Nabi! A well-directed bumper from Archer, at around 136 clicks and angled in towards the helmet. Nabi is late on the pull and the ball goes flush onto the grill. A mandatory concussion check will now follow and the physio is out to have a look. After a couple of minutes, everything seems fine and we can continue.
47.5: Jofra Archer to Ibrahim Zadran, Full and around off, gets the length right, Zadran hits it through extra cover for a single.
47.4: Jofra Archer to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX! Oh, that is a sight to withhold! Another slower one, pitched up on middle, Ibrahim Zadran crouches just a bit and just hits through the line and over long on for a biggie. This is now the highest individual score of this tournament and also the highest individual ODI score by and Afghan batter.
47.3: Jofra Archer to Mohammad Nabi, In the air, lands safely! Back-of-the-hand slower ball, dug in well short and well outside off, Mohammad Nabi really reaches for it and cuts it over the point region for a single.
47.2: Jofra Archer to Ibrahim Zadran, Pitched up on the pads, there to be put away but Zadran clips it uppishly and straight towards deep mid-wicket for one more.
47.1: Jofra Archer to Mohammad Nabi, Bowls it full and angles it in at the toes, Nabi hangs back and heaves it off the inside edge down to deep backward square leg for one. The 300 is up for Afghanistan!
49.5: Azmatullah Omarzai to Adil Rashid, OUT! CAUGHT! AFGHANISTAN HAVE DONE IT! AND ENGLAND ARE KNOCKED OUT OF THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025! Azmatullah Omarzai is the superstar as he picks up a five-wicket haul in their must-win match. He bowls this slightly fuller, around off, Adil Rashid has to swing at it and he does so but mistimes it and gets it through the outer half of the bat. The ball goes high in the air towards long off where Ibrahim Zadran backtracks a bit and takes it with his outstretched hands to his right. AFGHANISTAN WIN BY 8 RUNS.