Afghanistan beat England by 69 runs to win their first-ever match in World Cup history against a Test-playing nation. Spinners Rashid Khan, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman and Mohammad Nabi shared 8 wickets
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
Ikram Ali Khil (58) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (80) led Afghanistan's challenge against defending champions England. The Afghans posted 284 in 49.5 overs
England batter Joe Root provided an update on the availability of all-rounder Ben Stokes ahead of their World Cup clash against Afghanistan
Their campaign back on track after the humiliating loss in the opener, title holders England would look for a dominating all-round effort against a battered Afghanistan in the World Cup here on Sunday, with eyes firmly set on bettering their net run rate. Defending champions England's campaign started on a disappointing note as they lost by nine wickets against New Zealand in the tournament opener in Ahmedabad on October 5. But the Jos Buttler-led side bounced back in style, humbling Bangladesh by 137 runs in Dharamsala on Tuesday. Despite putting up a competitive 282 for nine in the opener at a batting-friendly Narendra Modi Stadium pitch, England bowlers were taken to the cleaners by Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra as New Zealand romped home in 36.2 overs. But England made a superb comeback in their next match with both the batting and bowling departments clicking in unison. It was not the batting unit which was the cause for concern for England against New Zealand, but their .
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 ENG vs BAN Highlights: England beat Bangladesh by 137 runs as Dawid Malan hit a century while Reece Toply finished with figures of 4/43 at Dharamsala
The England captain's observation came after Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott had expressed his displeasure over the outfield at the venue after their match against Bangladesh.
England were hammered by New Zealand in the opening game of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. Hers' what went wrong for them and right for the Kiwis
Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway put together 273* to win by by nine wickets with 82 balls remaining.
England vs New Zealand Highlights, ICC World Cup 2023: Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway put together an unbeaten 273 to win the match for the Kiwis by nine wickets against defending champions
Matt Henry and Kiw spinners Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips were in their element as New Zealand restricted the defending champions to 282/9 in the first innings
England and New Zealand will field their strongest playing 11, although New Zealand doesn't have Kane Willaimson and Tim Southee available for selection.
The World Cup 2023 will begin today, with the first match being played between England and New Zealand
England will play all their Cricket World Cup 2023 matches in day/night format, which starts at 2 PM IST.
Check the squads of all 10 teams participating in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India and their match timetable here
Just a week before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, all 10 teams will be up against each other in the warm-up games, with each team playing two matches. The warm-up matches start on Friday, Sept 29
In an effort to eliminate the possibility of franchise teams acquiring England's top cricketers, the England Cricket Board (ECB) has proposed special three-year contracts, as reported by ESPNcricinfo
England captain Jos Buttler discussed how he felt responsible for informing their regular opener about his omission from the squad for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023
England batter Zak Crawley admitted that he was shocked to be named as England's ODI side captain for the series against Ireland, but added that it would be a great opportunity for him
England batter Joe Root is counting on his squad to draw from the lessons they learned in the 2019 World Cup as the Three Lions look to defend their title in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India