Ibrahim Zadran achieves new Champions Trophy high

Ibrahim Zadran's 177 against England on Wednesday is the highest by any batter for Afghanistan in ODIs, bettering his 162 against Sri Lanka in 2022 in Pallekele.

Ibrahim was the first batter to score a hundred for Afghanistan at the ODI World Cup when he scored 129 against Australia in 2023. He is now their first batter to score a ton at the Champions Trophy.

Ibrahim's 177 is also the highest score by any batter at the Champions Trophy. Ben Duckett's 165 against Australia at the same venue on Saturday was the previous highest score.

Afghanistan scored 113 runs in their last ten overs (41-50) on Wednesday. Only twice have they scored more in this phase in ODIs, where ball-by-ball data is available - 130 against UAE in 2014 and 122 against Zimbabwe in 2018.

Afghanistan pulled this off after scoring only 39 for the loss of three wickets in their first ten overs. They enjoyed an active middle phase (11-40 overs), where they scored 173 runs with nine fours and five sixes.

Source: ESPNcricinfo