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Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran scripted history with a magnificent century in the 8th match of Group B in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against England. His remarkable knock further cemented his🍎 reputation as a big-match player, sending fans into a frenzy.
Ibrahim Zadran hits a magnificent ton
In the 37th over of Afghanistan’s innings, Liam Livingstone delivered a flighted ball drifting in, and Zadran elegantly nudged it towards square leg to complete his century. The young Afghan batter took off his helmet, raised his bat to acknowledge the 🧸applause from his teammates, and made a gesture toward the dressing room, p🎶ossibly dedicating his milestone to someone special.
This marks Zadran’s second century in an ICC ODI event, his first being an unbeaten 129 against Australia at Wankhede during the 2023 World Cup. His ability to perform on the big stage once again proved vital for Afghanista🔯n.
Record-equalling feat in Champions Trophy 2025
Zadran’s ton was the tenth individual hundred of the tournament, making the 2025 edition of the Champions Trophy jointly hold the record for the most centuries in a single edition, alongside the 2002 and 2017 tournaments.
Meanwhile, Pakistan remains the only team yet to register an individual century in the ongoing event. As the tournament progresses, all eyes wಞill be on theirꦇ batters to see if they can break this streak.
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Afghanistan’s growing strength in ICC events
With performances like Zadran’s, Afghanistan continue to prove their mettle on the grand stage. His inn🍬ings not only lifted the team but also showcased Afghanistan’s growing strength in world cricket. As the Champions Trophy 2025 unfolds, fans will eagerly anticipate more such st𓃲ellar performances from the Afghan stars.
Here is how fans reacted:
Ibrahim Zadran rises to the occasion with a crucial ton in a must-win gam✃e against England 💯 ✍️:
— ICC (@ICC)
🚨 HISTORY AT LAHORE 🚨
– Ibrahim Zadran becomes the first Afghanistan batter to score a Hundred in World Cup & Champions Trophy 🙇
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Brilliant hundred from Ibrahim Zadran 💯💥
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Only 1 Afghanistan Player Scored Century in
WC – Ibrahim Zadran v AUS (2023)
CT – Ibrahim Zadran v ENG (2025)*What a Player 💥
— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar)
Ibrahim Zadran is better thanꦦ any batsmen in Pa🀅kistan
— yang goi (@GongR1ght)
Classy 💯 from Afghanistan opener Ibrah🎃im Zadran 🤝
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy)
Ibrahim 🍸zadran becomes First Afghan player to score hundred in Champions trophy 🔥
Take a bow Ibrahim 👏
— Zikria (@googly_555)
Class from Ibrahim Zadran.
— Prasanna (@prasannalara)
Ibrahim Zadran got a 💯; h♐e is also following in the footsteps of Great Virat Kohli; his jersey number is 18, too.
Is he a better player than Babar Azam?
— Taimur Khan (@ImTaimurKhan_)
Only Afghanistan player to score a century in World Cup & now in Champions Trophy as well…
Ibrahim Zadran ha🌌s scored more than 1500 runs in last ✱3 years in ODIs with 54 Average & 6 Tons in just 32 games(Only Gill has more runs than him with better average amongst all openers)— Abhishek AB (@ABsay_ek)
Incredible hun📖dred from Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran..!!
— Nawaz 🇵🇰 (@Rnawaz31888)
Well played ibrhimoo ❤️🇦🇫100*
What a Player 💯🏏👏🏻
Batting Masterclass from 'The Emperor'
A Majestic century 💯 from Ibrahim Zadran 🇦🇫— Wahida 🇦🇫 (@Kabuli_girl)
When we talk about Afg we talk about Rashid,Nabi,Farooqi and Gurbaz but no one talks about IBRAHIM ZADRAN how good is he as🔴 a batter
Pure class ✨✨
— Mrinal Deo (@cricketmrinal)
HUNDRED FOR IBRAHIM ZADRAN!
What a brilliant knock against a💞 quality bowling attack and under p🌼ressure. Take a bow, Ibrahim! 👏
— junaiz (@dhillow_)
Century for Ibrahim Zadran vs England. Innings very well played. Made ꧅a 100 in the last ODI WC as well but it got fade away cuz of Maxi’s great knock. We never really talk about him much but he has been their best ODI batter from quite a while.❤️
— Bhawana (@cricbhawana)
Ibrahim Zadran is the finest Afghan batsman till date. His tempera💮ment is rock solid, shot selection💞 is smart, and those cover drives 👏👏
He brings the much-needed stability. The way he builds an innings shows he's a level above the rest. Afghanistan has found its anchor!
— زماں (@Delhiite_)
Against fiery p𓆉ace of Archer and Wood, with Afghanistan struggling at 39-3, this has been a fabulous hundred by Ibrahim Zadran, always had the class and elegance, good to 🍸see its translating in numbers!
A knock which should be a case stud🐬y for Babar and Rizwan!
— Gagan Chawla (@toecrushrzzz)
As he watched wickets fall from the other end, Ibrahim Zadran understood perfectly how to absorb pressure in the first 20 overs, bef꧂ore transferring it back to England.
5th hundred in 34 ODIs, and it sets Afghan🎃istan up n𝓀icely for a big finish.
— Danyal Rasool (@Danny61000)
Most ODI centuries for 🇦🇫
Rahmanullah Gurbaz – 8
Ibrahim Zadran – 6*
Mohammad Shahzad – 6— Omkar Mankame (@Oam_16)
Well played Ibrahim Zadran
Brilliant ODI hundred— Abdul Ghaffar 🇵🇰 (@GhaffarDawnNews)
Ibrahim Zadran is a very good ODI cricketer. At the very least, VERℱY GOOD.
— archith (@InswinginMenace)
Ibrahim Zadran, what a man!
— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket)
Ibrahim Zadran – Absolutely Calm and Clinical Simply Brilliant
— CWM (@Cricketwithme15)
Ibrahim zadran should be futu💫re Top ODI players alongside Gill and Rachin.
— Rahul Singh (@rahulsinggghhh)
Ibrahim Zadran 💯
— Numair Tariq (@NumairTariq2)
Ibrahim Zadran scores the FIRST ever century for Afghanistan i💜n Champion♛s Trophy.
Ibrahim and Hashmatullah💦 share the first ever century stand for them.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
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