LAHORE: Afghanistan have won the toss and opted to bat first against England in the all-important Champions Trophy 2025 clash at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, ARY News reported.England lost their opening game to Australia by five wickets on Saturday after setting the 50-overs world champions a target of 352.England’s performances have dipped since then Buttler took charge as captain, however, with the side failing to defend their T20 and 50-overs World Cup titles.They also face an early exit from the Champions Trophy unless they quickly turn things around, starting with their game against Afghanistan today.Also read: Champions Trophy 2025: Semi-final qualification scenario after SA v AUS game resultWith the Aussies and Proteas now at three points each, they remain favourites to advance to the semi-finals from Group B. Following Wednesday’s abandoned clash, England and Afghanistan find themselves in deep trouble, as the loser will crash out of the tournament. However, if rain prevents play, both teams will still have a slim chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.England and Afghanistan have faced each other three times in the ODI format with England winning two and Afghanistan victorious in oneAfghanistanHashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran. Reserves: Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami.EnglandJos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.