South Africa stormed into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy after bowling out England for just 179 runs in the final match of Group B. With Proteas qualifying, Afghanistan were ruled out of the tournament.

England were knocked out of the Champions Trophy after they suffered an eight-run defeat against tournament debutants Afghanistan in a Group B match on Wednesday.

Joe Root smashed a fine century under difficult circumstances but could not stop England's elimination from the Champions Trophy following a shock eight-run loss to Afghanistan on Wednesday. Thanks to Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran's 177 runs,