Triumphant Afghanistan knock England out of Champs Trophy

Afghanistan knocked England out of the Champions Trophy on Wednesday with a thrilling eight-run victory in Lahore.

Chasing 326 for victory, England faltered and despite Joe Root's valiant 120 fell to 317 all out for their second straight loss in the tournament to slip out of semifinal contention while Afghanistan stay alive for the last four.

AFGHANISTAN: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

ENGLAND: Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (capt), Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.