The 23-year-old Afghanistan National Cricket Team opening batsman Ibrahim Zadran showcased a batting masterclass in the 8th match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Wednesday, February 26.
Ibrahim Zadran batted brilliantly and smashed a historic ton at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore against Jos Buttler-led England National Cricket Team.
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Ibrahim Zadran helps Afghanistan post 325/7 on the board
Opting to bat first in the match, Afghanistan were off to a terrible start as they lost three quick wickets for just 37 runs inside 9 overs. When they looked down and out, Zadran stepped up and played a knock for the ages.
He batted cautiously and tried to put the pressure back on the English team. Zadran kept grinding in the middle and completed his fifty off 65 balls.
After that, he was not satisfied as he knew that Afghanistan needed to post a huge score on a batting-friendly match to have a chance to register a win.
Zadran eventually completed his ton in the 37th over of the innings and pulled off a unique celebration. Then, he decided to launch an attack and took the English bowlers to the cleaners.
Ibrahim Zadran played an attacking brand of cricket and reached the 150-run mark off just 134 balls. He put England under pressure till he stayed in the middle and finished his innings with 177 runs under his belt in 146 balls, with 12 fours and 6 sixes.
Full list of records created by Ibrahim Zadran after heroics against England
With his century against England, Zadran became the first-ever Afghanistan batter to hit a ton in the ICC Champions Trophy. Notably, he also holds the record of being the first Afghanistan batter to hit a ton in the ICC Cricket World Cup.
Zadran’s score of 177 is the highest individual score in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy and the highest score against England in ICC ODI events history.
Hundreds for Afghanistan in ICC ODI events:
Ibrahim Zadran 129* vs Aus Wankhede WC 2023
Ibrahim Zadran 100* vs Eng Lahore CT 2025
Highest individual scores in the Champions Trophy
177 Ibrahim Zadran 100 vs Eng Lahore 2025
165 Ben Duckett vs Aus Lahore 2025
145*Nathan Astle vs USA The Oval 2004
145 Andy Flower vs Ind Colombo RPS 2002
141*Sourav Ganguly vs SA Nairobi 2000
141 Sachin Tendulkar vs Aus Dhaka 1998
141 Graeme Smith vs Eng Centurion 2009
Highest individual scores for Afghanistan:
167*Ibrahim Zadran vs Eng Lahore 2025
162 Ibrahim Zadran vs SL Pallekele 2022
151 Rahmanullah Gurbaz vs Pak Hambantota 2023
149*Azmatullah Omarzai vs SL Pallekele 2024
145 Rahmanullah Gurbaz vs Ban Chattogram 2023
Highest individual scores in Pakistan in ODIs:
188* – Gary Kirsten (South Africa) vs UAE in Rawalpindi, 1996
181 – Sir Vivian Richards (West Indies) vs Sri Lanka in Karachi, 1987
180* – Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) vs New Zealand in Rawalpindi, 2023
177 – Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) vs England in Lahore, 2025
165 – Ben Duckett (England) vs Australia in Lahore, 2025
Highest Individual Scores vs England in ICC ODI Events:
177 – Ibrahim Zadran in 2025 at Lahore, 2025
152* – Devon Conway at Ahmedabad, 2023
141 by Graeme Smith at Centurion, 2009
Highest team totals against England in Champions Trophy:
356/5 by Australia in Lahore, 2025
325/7 by Afghanistan in Lahore, 2025
305/6 by Bangladesh at The Oval, 2017
301/9 by South Africa in Centurion, 2009
What a tremendous innings from Ibrahim Zadran – Michael Vaughan
Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer was mighty impressed with the batting performance of Zadran and he took to X to state:
“From 37/3 to 325 in a must win game thanks to a phenomenal 177 by Ibrahim Zadran. Very well played 👏🏻 #AFGvENG #ChampionsTrophy.”
From 37/3 to 325 in a must win game thanks to a phenomenal 177 by Ibrahim Zadran. Very well played 👏🏻 #AFGvENG #ChampionsTrophy pic.twitter.com/LtbZJOhyx0
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 26, 2025
Jaffer’s good friend and former England skipper Michael Vaughan also took to X to shower rich praise on Zadran and said that the youngster played a tremendous innings. He said:
“It’s a good pitch in Lahore but chasing over 320 to stay in the tournament against @rashidkhan_19 & co will not be easy .. What a tremendous innings from Ibrahim Zadran .. #ChampionsTrophy2025.”
It’s a good pitch in Lahore but chasing over 320 to stay in the tournament against @rashidkhan_19 & co will not be easy .. What a tremendous innings from Ibrahim Zadran .. #ChampionsTrophy2025
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 26, 2025