England were knocked out of the Champions Trophy after they suffered an eight-run defeat against tournament debutants Afghanistan in a Group B match on Wednesday.

With two more matches to go in Group B, the battle for the top two spots got intense as the trio of Afghanistan, Australia and South Africa, are all in contention for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semifinals.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat against England in a must-win Champions Trophy game for both teams.

England are dumped out of the Champions Trophy by a nerve-shredding eight-run defeat by Afghanistan in Lahore.

Follow Afghanistan vs Australia live blog for real-time ICC Champions Trophy 2025 updates. Get ball-by-ball commentary, scores, and match highlights.

Tournament debutants Afghanistan sent England packing from the Champions Trophy after opener Ibrahim Zadran's epic 177 set up their narrow eight-run victory in a Group B thriller on Wednesday. Zadran produced the highest score in the tournament's history to help Afghanistan overcome Jofra Archer's three early wickets and rack up 325-7.

Catch all the ICC Champions Trophy action between Bangladesh and Pakistan in this great cricket matchup live on Thursday.

Here's how to watch the ICC Champions Trophy match on TV and live stream as well as the latest team news. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.

Here are the details of when and where to watch the live stream of the Group B match between Afghanistan and Australia in Lahore

Pakistan and Bangladesh are facing each other in group A fixture of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which is nothing but a dead rubber.