Tags: World Cup 2023,
England vs Afghanistan, thirteenth Match at Delhi, Oct 15, 2023,
England,
Afghanistan
Printed on: Oct 16, 2023
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Afghanistan registered a historic 69-run win over England in match quantity 13 of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, October 15. Despatched into bat after dropping the toss, Afghanistan posted a aggressive 284 on the board as opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz starred with 80 off 57 balls. Afghanistan spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman (3/51), Rashid Khan (3/37) and Mohammad Nabi (2/16) then mixed to bowl out England for 215 in 40.3 overs. Harry Brook (66 off 61) was the one England batter to supply some resistance.
Afghanistan acquired off to a strong begin with the bat as Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran (28 off 48) added 114 for the primary wicket. Gurbaz was in glorious hitting type, hanging eight fours and 4 sixes. The opening partnership was damaged when Ibrahim was caught at quick mid-wicket off Adil Rashid’s bowling. Afghanistan then suffered a mini-batting collapse and slumped to 190/6.
Rahmat Shah (3) was stumped off Adil, whereas Gurbaz was run out following a horrible mix-up with skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi. The set batter was livid as he walked again. Azmatullah Omarzai then miscued a lofted hit off Liam Livingstone to long-off. Quickly, Shahidi was cleaned up by Joe Root for 14, whereas Nabi (9) perished to Mark Wooden.
Afghanistan’s decrease order, although, led a commendable fightback for the workforce. Ikram Alikhil scored an important 58 off 66 balls, irritating the England bowlers. Rashid (23 off 22) and Mujeeb (28 off 16) additionally chipped in with important contributions to carry Afghanistan previous the 280-run mark.
Chasing 285, England by no means acquired into any type of place to push for a win as Afghanistan’s bowling was medical. Fazalhaq Farooqi trapped Jonny Bairstow (2) leg earlier than, whereas Root (11) was knocked over by Mujeeb. Dawid Malan regarded good throughout his 32 earlier than chipping a tossed up supply from Nabi to quick further cowl.
England’s hopes suffered a serious setback when Naveen-ul-Haq cleaned up Jos Buttler (9) with a sensible supply that nipped again from outdoors off because the English skipper tried a booming drive. Liam Livingstone (10) was then trapped lbw by Rashid, whereas Nabi and Mujeeb accounted for Sam Curran (10) and Chris Woakes (9) respectively.
Mujeeb ended Brook’s resistance with a carrom ball that the set batter may solely nick to the keeper. Fittingly, Rashid accomplished the formalities for Afghanistan, having Adil (20) caught at slip after which knocking over Wooden (18) with a flat supply on center.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
