Group B teams England and Afghanistan will lock horns with each other at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday in the eighth clash of the ongoing ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025.
Solid three wicket hauls by spinner Ravindra Jadeja and debutant pacer Harshit Rana helped India overcome half-centuries from skipper Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell, restricting England to 248 in 47.4 overs at Nagpur's Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday.
Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar decoded Sanju Samson's pattern of dismissal in the recently concluded T20I series against England.
Samson's inconsistent run in T20Is continues as after three centuries in five innings across five innings against Bangladesh and South Africa, he has been troubled by the high-quality pace of Jofra Archer, who has dismissed him thrice in this ongoing series. He has scored just 35 runs in fou
Skipper Jos Buttler once again had special praise in store for their unsung hero, Adil Rashid and reiterated his stance of branding the seasoned spinner as England's "most important player."
After his Player of the Match performance went in vain against England, India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy acknowledged that he bowled well but vowed to get better.
The 166-run chase turned into a gripping affair when England staged a near-flawless comeback through debutant Brydon Carse. India needed inspiration, and set-batter Tilak Varma needed support from the other end to see off the game.
After dazzling in Kolkata with his searing pace, it wasn't the most fruitful outing for Archer when the T20I action shifted to Chennai. In his four-over spell, Jofra gave away a whopping 60 runs and had a sole scalp to show for it at the end of his four overs. This (1/60) was the most expens
England made a couple of changes to their squad. Brydon Carse has replaced Gus Atkinson in the playing XI for the match, and wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith has been added to the squad, taking the total to 12 players, as per Wisden
England Test captain Ben Stokes is confident that Archer is "very interested" in returning to the red-ball setup despite his recent tussle with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over his availability in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
Top England seamer Jofra Archer on Sunday said that he is happy to get back with the Rajasthan Royals (RR) during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega-auction on Sunday in Jeddah.