Afghanistan bowled out protecting champs England for 215 to win by 69 runs in the very first significant upset of the ICC Cricket World Cup.
Afghanistan produced the very first shock of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 when they beat protecting champs England by 69 work on Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
Holders England fell apart for 215 runs in front of Afghanistan’s trio of spinners after winning the toss and asking Afghanistan to bat.
The underdogs set England a target of 285 runs, thanks to a blistering knock of 80 run 57 balls from opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz and a half-century from wicketkeeper Ikram Alikhil.
Gurbaz raised his fifty quickly, however they lost wickets as leg-spinner Adil Rashid (3-42) dismissed Zadran and had Rahmat Shah stymied in his next over.
Gurbaz looked well set for a World Cup century having actually smashed 8 fours and 4 6s, however the 21-year-old was gone out by alternative David Willey at midwicket when skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi called him for a dangerous run.
Gurbaz was livid as he treked off, smashing his bat on the limit rope on his method back to the structure.
Spinners Rashid Khan (23) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (28) contributed in a lower-order thrive that saw Afghanistan set up a competitive overall and permit their bowlers to go full-blown versus the England batters.
Boasting an effective batting lineup, England were handed an early loss when left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi dismissed opener Jonny Bairstow in the 2nd over.
After that, Afghanistan’s spinners took control of as off spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowled out Joe Root for 11 runs and Mohammad Nabi dismissed Dawid Malan for 32.
England captain Jos Buttler was dimissed for 9 runs by speed bowler Naveen-ul-Haq.
Star leg spinner Rashid Khan contributed to England’s concerns by dismissing Liam Livingstone and Adil Rashid.
An overall synergy
Super pleased with the efficiency today #CWC 23 #ENGvAFG pic.twitter.com/hjENlFmfvl— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) October 15, 2023
Harry Brook set up a resistance with his 66-run innings, however was up to Mujeeb Ur Rahman in the 35th over to send out England reeling at 169-8.
Mujeeb he got the gamer of the match award.
“Very happy minute to be here on the planet Cup and beating the champs, it’s a terrific accomplishment for the entire area. I’m so pleased with this efficiency,” Mujeeb stated.
“As spinners it’s difficult to bowl in the powerplay, however I’ve been operating in the webs to be as constant as possible … We understood dew would be an aspect.”
Rashid stated he hoped the success would put a smile on the faces of individuals back in Afghanistan, where numerous earthquakes have actually eliminated around 1,000 and hurt over 2,000.
England lost the competition’s opening match versus New Zealand by 9 wickets, however beat Bangladesh by 137 runs. Their captain Buttler stated it was “a difficult loss to take” however praised Afghanistan.
“They beat us today. We were not at the level we wished to be with the ball and the bat,” Buttler stated.
“Afghanistan have a truly expert attack … They put us under a great deal of pressure.”
England are 5th in the group standings with one win from 3 matches, one location ahead of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan suffered heavy losses in both their matches, as they lost to Bangladesh by 6 wickets and after that to hosts India by 8 wickets.
Afghanistan entered the match having actually lost 16 of their last 17 World Cup video games, their only triumph coming versus Scotland in 2015.
Incredible things from Afghanistan to turn over the safeguarding champs this evening so convincingly. They put the hopes of a country on their shoulders and made everybody proud. Well played @ACBofficials.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) October 15, 2023