Afghanistan vs England LIVE Updates, Champions Trophy: Ibrahim Zadran's slammed a century to lead Afghanistan's charge in their Champions Trophy match against England in Lahore. Zadran is the first batter from Afghanistan to score a century in the ODI World Cup, as well as the Champions Trophy. After Afghanistan opted to bat at the Gaddafi Stadium, Jofra Archer dismissed both Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sediqullah Atal in the fifth over of the match. England have made just one change, bringing Jamie Overton in place of injured Brydon Carse, while Afghanistan remained unchanged. Both teams are in a do-or-die situation, as the loser will be eliminated from the tournament. (Live Scorecard)
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Four!
Bangs in short of a length, around middle, angling into the body, Azmatullah Omarzai stays low and pulls it towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.
A bit of a halt in play as that ball from Mark Wood has gone through and hit Azmatullah Omarzai flush on the right boot, actually to the side of the boot and he seems hurt. The physio comes out and applies a bit of magic spray before Azmat is back up and ready to go.
Leg bye! A good comeback by Wood as he bowls a yorker, seaming in, around middle and leg, Azmatullah Omarzai makes room a bit and looks to flick it but misses and gets hit on the back foot. He runs in for a single for leg bye as the ball rolls away towards square leg.
SIX! WOW! WHAT A SHOT! Wood hits the deck hard and bowls a short-of-a-length ball, around off, Azmatullah Omarzai uses his feet and thumps it like a tennis ball shot down the ground for a biggie. Afghanistan is on a roll here as 200 comes up
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