ENG vs AFG Highlights: Afghanistan Beat England By 69 Runs
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Afghanistan recorded one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history as they outclassed the England team by 69 runs.
Mujeeb picked up the wicket of Woakes and now they are just three wickets away from securing a win over the English side.
Woakes and Brook are trying their best to revive the English innings but it is not at all easy as Afghani bowlers are still dominating.
Nabi came up with a breakthrough again as he picked up the wicket of Sam Curran and an easy catch by Rahmat did the rest.
Naveen-ul-Haq scalped the crucial wicket of Buttler. It was a sharp inswing delivery by Naveen that went on to rattle Buttler's stumps.
The Afghan bowlers have been bowling with a lot of discipline, putting pressure on English batters.
Nabi trapped a big fish!! Yes, he picked up the wicket of Malan who was looking good with the bat. It was a soft dismissal as Zadran collected an easy catch.
Malan smashed back-to-back boundaries against Naveen-ul-Haq. He is playing attacking cricket here against the Afghan bowlers.
Mujeeb helped Afghanistan with a much-needed breakthrough as he cleaned up Root.
Fazalhaq Farooqi came up with an early breakthrough as he took the wicket of Bairstow.
Bairstow and Malan have started the proceedings for England. Mujeeb bowled the first over.
On the back of a terrific opening stand and late blitz by Ikram powered Afghanistan to 284 runs against England.
Ikram Alikhil's half-century is powering Afghanistan to a fighting total. He took the onus when his team was reeling and played beautifully.
Adil Rashid came up with yet another wicket. He took the wicket of dangerous Rashid Khan and Joe Root collected a blinder at the boundary rope.
Afghanistan batters are now struggling to play against English bowlers. Ever since their openers departed, they could not really follow up on the kind of start they got.
Root struck this time as he picked up the wicket of Shahidi. The Afghani batter failed to read the delivery as he decided to play it on his backfoot with the ball ended up hitting the top of the stump.
Livingstone took the wicket of Azmatullah and an easy catch by Woakes did the rest.
Azmatullah unleashed fire as he smashed a terrific four against Woakes. What a shot!!
Adil Rashid scalped the wicket of Rahmat. It was a good length delivery and Rahmat failed to read it and got stumped.
Adil Rashid came up with a first breakthrough as he picked up the wicket of Ibrahim Zadran. Root ensured the wicket by taking an easy catch at the end.
Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran have been dominating the English bowlers as they have made a 100-run stand for the opening wicket.
Gurbaz reached his fifty in style. He smashed a boundary towards the backward square leg region against Adil Rashid.
Gurbaz has been taking on Sam Curran. Two crafty boundaries and one massive six came from the willow of Gurbaz. He is only dealing with boundaries now.
Both the openers have made a good 50-run stand for the first wicket and they are eyeing a big total here.
Gurbaz read that short delivery early and dispatched it into the stands. It was a great shot against Woakes over the deep mid-wicket region.
Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran have started the proceedings for Afghanistan. Woakes bowled the first over.
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
England (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
England have won the toss and have opted to field
Mohammad Nabi, playing in his 150th ODI today, presented with a plaque.
Ben Stokes has shown signs of recovery, but England could well still keep him underwraps for England vs South Africa on Saturday.
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England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Hello and welcome to live coverage of ENG vs AFG ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match. England vs Afghanistan ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 match will take place on October 15, 2023 at 14:00 IST at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. England vs Afghanistan ODI World Cup 2023 match is expected to be a thriller.
The teams of England and Afghanistan will lock horns in the 13th match of ICC World Cup 2023 tournament on Sunday (October 15) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. 2019 ODI World Cup winners England, at present, are at fifth position in ICC Men's Teams ODI rankings while Afghanistan is at ninth position, so it will not be easy for the Afghans to attain a win over mighty England, one of the best teams in the world in white-ball cricket.
England lost to New Zealand by 6 wickets in their first match of ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023, while Afghanistan faced a crushing defeat against Bangladesh by 6 wickets in their first ODI World Cup 2023 match. England, in their second match in ODI World Cup 2023, defeated Bangladesh by 137 runs, while Afghanistan lost to hosts India by 8 wickets in their second ODI World Cup 2023 match. Though Afghans lost against India but they looked promising.
The first-ever ODI match between England and Afghanistan took place on 13th March, 2015, in which England defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets. The last ODI match between England and Afghanistan was played on 18 June, 2019, in which England defeated Afghanistan by 150 runs. Both these ODIs were played in ODI World Cups.
England vs Afghanistan Cricket World Cup 2023: Probable Playing XI
England's probable playing XI for Cricket World Cup 2023 clash against Afghanistan: Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook/Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes/David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
Afghanistan's probable playing XI for Cricket World Cup 2023 clash against England: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq
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