The consequence was made extra outstanding given the beginning England made.
Solely 11 runs got here within the opening 4 overs bowled by Wooden and Archer, earlier than the latter bowled Rahmanullah Gurbaz and had Sediqullah Atal lbw within the fifth over. Archer quickly bounced out Rahmat Shah for 4 and England had taken three powerplay wickets for the primary time in 14 ODIs.
However, with Wooden having limped off with a knee challenge after tumbling in his fourth over, Ibrahim led an initially affected person rebuild. He and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi milked England’s change bowlers in a partnership of 103 from 124 balls till Rashid bowled the sweeping Shahidi.
At 140-4 within the thirtieth over, England nonetheless had management however they misplaced all semblance of it late on.
Ibrahim lower free in a partnership of 111 in 9.1 overs with veteran Mohammad Nabi, who made 40 from 24, as Wooden returned to hobble by way of 4.2 additional overs which value 37 and Archer was hit for 20 – the costliest over of his ODI profession.
When Livingstone pulled up within the discipline, Root was left to bowl the forty seventh over and his first supply was flogged over mid-wicket for six by Nabi, the subsequent parried over the rope by Salt for an additional earlier than a shoddy misfield from Duckett let by way of 4 extra as England wilted.
Ibrahim focused the straight boundaries and a six off Archer took him past Duckett’s 165 from 4 nights earlier – beforehand the very best Champions Trophy rating.
Having batted from the primary over to the final, he was lastly out caught at deep sq. leg to the primary ball of the fiftieth over off Livingstone however the injury had been finished.
In contrast to England, Afghanistan’s event remains to be alive. They play Australia on Friday.
