Ibrahim Zadran blasts 177 against England to set multiple records in Champions Trophy

Ibrahim Zadran blasted a 146-ball 177 against England in a Group B encounter in the Champions Trophy on Wednesday. Zadran broke a clutch of records with this innings. Zadran set the record for the highest score in a ICC Champions Trophy game before he was dismissed Liam Livingstone. then, Zadran had slammed 12 boundaries and six hits over the fence. England now need 326 runs to win and stay alive in the Champions Trophy.
Zadran set a glut of records at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday. He is the only Afghan batter to score centuries in both the ICC Cricket World Cup and the ICC Champions Trophy. The 177-run knock is now the highest ever ODI score for an Afghan batter. The 23-year-old became the youngest player to score over 150 runs in an ICC tournament. He also regered the highest score against England in an ICC tournament.
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“I haven’t played ODI cricket for one year. So I was trying to put pressure on myself,” the batter said in the mid-game interview with the host broadcaster.
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What was remarkable about the innings was that he rescued the team from 37/3. Zadran was assed captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (40 runs), Azmatullah Omarzai (41) and Mohammad Nabi (40) as Afghanan set England a target of 326.