Champions Trophy 2025: Ibrahim Zadran steers Afghanistan to 325 vs England

Dhaka, 26 Feb-Ibrahim Zadran smashed 177, the highest-ever ODI innings by an Afghan batter, and guided his team to a record total of 325 against England on Wednesday in the ICC Champions Trophy in Lahore.

The right-handed batter hit 12 fours and 6 sixes to surpass his previous highest of 162 and set a new record.

Riding on his ton, Afghanistan set a challenging total for England, who won two of the previous three ODIs of these two teams.

Before this match, Afghanistan never passed the 300-run mark in an ODI against England.

Afghanistan won the toss in this match and opted to bat first, but they lost quick wickets early in the innings. Jofra Archer sent back three of Afghanistan's top four batters in just 37 runs.

In the fourth wicket stand, Ibrahim and captain Hashmatullah Shahidi forged a 103-run stand to recover from the early setback.

Hashmatullah fell prey to Adil Rashid for 40, but Ibrahim was firm at one end of the wicket and kept the scoreboard afloat.

Azmatullah Omarzai, and Mohammad Nabi supported him  well with 41 off 31, and 40 off 24 balls, respectively.

Before falling in the last over, Ibrahim reached 177 off 146 balls. It was only the third 150-plus innings in an ODI by an Afghan batter.

For England, Jofra bagged three wickets, and Liam Livingstone took two.

Before coming to this match, both Afghanistan and England lost their first matches to South Africa and Australia, respectively.