During the Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Afghanistan vs England at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday (26 February), Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran set a new record in tournament history by recording the highest score in the ICC Champions Trophy.
It was a very important match in the tournament as the winners would stay in the competition and the losers would be eliminated. Afghanistan chose to bat first and scored 325/7 in 50 overs. In reply, England were all out for 317 runs. As Afghanistan won the match by eight runs, they are in the battle for the semifinals qualifications, while England are eliminated from the tournament despite having one match left in the group stage. Also, it was England’s sixth consecutive ODI defeat.
Ibrahim Zadran scored 177 runs: Highest score in ICC Champions Trophy
Afghanistan, who suffered a 107-run defeat in their tournament opener against South Africa, were struggling in the first powerplay, where they scored 39/3. However, opener Ibrahim Zadran was unshakable by the English bowlers, while the middle-order batters provided strong support. The 23-year-old Zadran recorded his sixth ODI century in 106 balls and continued his innings to the big score to ensure a strong challenging total for the Afghans.
While the captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (40), Azmatullah Omarzai (41), and Mohammad Nabi (40) scored crucial 40s, Zadran, who had two-century partnerships with Shahidi and Nabi, ultimately scored 177 off 146 balls with 12 fours and six sixes before losing his wickets in the last over. It is the new highest score record in ICC Champions Trophy history. The previous record was English opener Ben Duckett’s 165 against Australia at Lahore in the ongoing edition.
Ibrahim Zadran set a new ODI record for Afghanistan
Meanwhile, Ibrahim Zadran also broke his own record to set up a new highest ODI score record for Afghanistan. The previous record was 162 runs during the 2022 Pallekele ODI against the hosts Sri Lanka.
