Champions Trophy 2025 / History was created in CT 2025, this big miracle has never happened before

Afghanistan created new history by defeating England in the ICC Champions Trophy. Ibrahim Zadran (177 runs) and Joe Root (120 runs) scored 11th century in the tournament, which is a record so far. Afghanistan's victory kept them in the race for the semi-finals.

Champions Trophy 2025: The ICC Champions Trophy is being organized again after about eight years, and this time new records are being made, which have never been made before in the history of the tournament. New records are being registered with every match, and now the match between England and Afghanistan has made it more exciting.

Afghanistan's historic win

The Afghanistan team created history by defeating England. No one expected that the Afghanistan team would knock England out of the Champions Trophy, but they did it on the basis of their brilliant performance. Another unique record was made during this match, which had never happened in the Champions Trophy before.

Centuries by Ibrahim Zadran and Joe Root

Ibrahim Zadran played the biggest role in Afghanistan's victory. As an opening batsman, he played a tremendous innings of 177 runs in 146 balls, which included 12 fours and 6 sixes. Thanks to his innings, Afghanistan gave England a target of 326 runs. Joe Root also scored a brilliant century from England and scored 120 runs in 111 balls.

2002 and 2017 record broken

One important record among the records made in this match was that a total of 11 centuries have been scored in this tournament so far. Earlier, the maximum number of 10 centuries were scored in the 2002 and 2017 Champions Trophy, but this time this record was also broken.

A total of 7 centuries were scored in the 2006 Champions Trophy, while only 6 centuries were recorded in 2000 and 2009. The league stage is still going on and given the pace at which the batsmen are playing, this figure can reach 15 or even more.

England out of the tournament, Afghanistan's hopes remain intact

Afghanistan defeated England by 8 runs. England needed 326 runs to win, but their entire team was out after scoring 317 runs. With this defeat, England's dream of reaching the semi-finals is over, while Afghanistan's hopes are still alive. The upcoming matches can be even more exciting, as teams are fighting to make their place in the race for the semi-finals.

With this victory, the Afghanistan team has shown the world that they are no less than anyone and have the power to defeat big teams. Now it remains to be seen whether they are able to make the journey to the semi-finals or not.