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Rashid Khan in ecstatic celebration after dismissing Ben Duckett (File Photo: Screengrab/X) Photograph: (X)
The ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 game between Afghanistan and England is already seeing things getting interesting and heating up. A similar instance happened in the second innings during England’s run chase of a big target of 326 runs posted by Afghanistan. The moment that caught the attention came in the 17th over of the England innings.
It all happened when star Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan went into an ecstatic celebration with a roar after dismissing star in-form England opener Ben Duckett. It was on the fourth ball of the 17th over when Rashid trapped Duckett in an LBW in front of the wickets. The umpire initially denied the appeal from Rashid Khan and other Afghanistan players.
Furthermore, Rashid convinced skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi to take DRS, which later went in favour of Afghanistan and Duckett was given out as the umpire had to reverse the decision. Subsequently, the cheery and ecstatic celebration of Rashid Khan attracted the eyeballs.
The video of the star Afghanistan spinner’s celebration also went viral on social as soon as it was shared by a user on X (formerly Twitter).
Here’s the video of Rashid Khan’s celebration:
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Speaking of the current action of the game between Afghanistan and England, the match has reached an interesting turn as England have scored 278 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 45 overs. They now need 48 runs off 30 balls to win the game, with the veteran batter Joe Root there in the middle at the brilliant score of 114 runs off 108 balls, with 10 fours and a six.
Root is being accompanied by the lower-order batter Jamie Overton. He came to bat after the dismissal of Liam Livingstone.
Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai have scalped 2 wickets each, alongside a wicket each bagged by Rashid Khan and Gulbadin Naib.
Earlier in the first innings, Afghanistan posted a big total of 325 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 50 overs courtesy of Ibrahim Zadran’s historic century knock of 177 runs off just 146 balls, with 12 fours and six sixes.