Bruised Eng face Afghans in do-or-die clash

A defeat here would end both teams’ hopes of a semi-final berth in the tournament, as South Africa and Australia have already notched up three points each

A battered England will hope to keep their Champions Trophy hopes alive when they face a dangerous Afghanistan in a crucial group B match here on Wednesday.

A defeat here would end both teams’ hopes of a semi-final berth in the tournament, as South Africa and Australia have already notched up three points each.

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England lost their first game to a depleted Australia who gunned down a total of 352 comfortably, raising questions over their bowling attack.

However, knowing the threat posed by Afghanistan’s spin trio of Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad and Mohammad Nabi, the English batting will be wary too. Especially since they failed their trial against spin when they faced India recently.

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