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LAHORE, Pakistan — Afghanistan has eliminated ragged England from the Champions Trophy with a stunning eight-run victory. Opening batter Ibrahim Zadran smashed the tournament's highest-ever individual score of 177 off 146 balls with 12 fours and six sixes and led Afghanistan to 325-7. England was bowled out for 317 with Joe Root's 120 off 111 balls going in vain. Root had kept England in the hunt but once he gloved Azmat Omarzai (5-58) behind the wickets in the 46th over Afghanistan kept its nerve to record a memorable win with one ball to spare.
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