Cricket World Cup, ENG vs AFG Highlights: Historic win for Afghanistan

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, England vs Afghanistan Highlights: Three Afghan spinners- Rashid Khan, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman and Mohammad Nabi shared eight wickets between them as they beat England by 69 runs

Afghan batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ikram Ali Khil scored fifties as the team posted 284 in 50 overs against England in an ICC World Cup 2023 match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Photo: ACB

3:29 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | England vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE - Rashid gets Rahmat Shah

There is a call for stumping and the replays show that there is no bat involved. Snicko confirms and they are now going for the stumping check and the bat seems to be on the line and on the line is out.

3:27 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | England vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE

The scoring rate has slowed down since the fall of the last wicket and the English team looks pumped right now.

Afghanistan Score- 122/1 after 18 overs

3:20 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | England vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE- Ibrahim Zadran gone

Wicket!! Against the run of play, Ibrahim Zadran plays a shot in the air and is caught at short mid-wicket by Joe Root

He is out for 28 off 48 balls

The first wicket partnership was of 114 runs of 101 balls

3:17 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | England vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE

A misfield by Topley gets the ball past the boundary for a four towards deep fine leg

A great bouncer by Wood called one for the over

Five from the over

Afghanistan Score- 111/0 after 15 overs

3:08 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | England vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE

The mood from the ground, as told by our reporter is England’s morale is down and Ben Stokes has been coming in every over with the water bottle and still there are no wickets so far.

Afghanistan Score- 106/0 after 14 overs

3:02 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | England vs Afghanistan LIVE | 100 up for Afghanistan

The hundred partnership between Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran has come in just 59 minutes and 76 balls.

Afghanistan Score- 102/0 after 13 overs

2:53 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | England vs Afghanistan LIVE | AFG 86-0 after 11 Overs | Gurbaz slams fifty

Over Summary: 0 4 1 0 1 1; Afghanistan 86-0 after 11 Overs ; Rahmanullah Gurbaz (52); Ibrahim Zadran (23)

Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack and starts with a DOT ball.

Gurbaz sweeps the second ball towards deep backward square leg boundary for FOUR. With this he reaches his fifty in just 33 balls.

Ramanullah Gurbaz. Photo: PTI

2:49 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | England vs Afghanistan LIVE | AFG 79-0 after 10 Overs

Over Summary: 1 0 L1 0 2 0; Afghanistan 79-0 after 10 Overs ; Rahmanullah Gurbaz (46); Ibrahim Zadran (22)

Topley continues and concedes four runs.

2:48 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | England vs Afghanistan LIVE | AFG 75-0 after 9 Overs

Over Summary: 1 N1 1 4 4 6 2; Afghanistan 75-0 after 9 Overs ; Rahmanullah Gurbaz (46); Ibrahim Zadran (19)

Sam Curran continues and with two singles.

Gurbaz drives the 3rd ball wonderfully through covers for FOUR. While glances the next, which is on the pads, through short fine leg for FOUR.

Gurbaz smashes the 5th ball toward square leg for a SIX.

Curran leaks 20 runs in the over.

2:40 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | England vs Afghanistan LIVE | AFG 54-0 after 8 Overs

2:37 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | England vs Afghanistan LIVE | AFG 51-0 after 7 Overs

Over Summary: 4 0 1 1 0 0; Afghanistan 51-0 after 7 Overs ; Rahmanullah Gurbaz (25); Ibrahim Zadran (17)

Sam Curran, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack and Zadran drives the first through covers for FOUR.

Curran pulls back the run-scoring and concedes only two runs off the remaining four deliveries.

2:31 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | England vs Afghanistan LIVE | AFG 45-0 after 6 Overs

Over Summary: 4 Wd 0 1 4 0 0; Afghanistan 45-0 after 6 Overs ; Rahmanullah Gurbaz (24); Ibrahim Zadran (12)

Topley continues and Zadran punches the first ball towards point for FOUR.

Topley concedes 10 runs in the over as Gurbaz hits the 4th ball for FOUR through covers.

2:26 PM