England Cricket Team vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

Jos Buttler of England pushes at a straight delivery from Naveen-ul-Haq and is caught by Nabi at slip for a crucial wicket to fall, leaving his hosts now nine down.

Harry Brook has hit a boundary behind square to move England past 150. Afghanistan bowlers have shown no mercy when it comes to stopping English batters from scoring runs. In this article, we will discuss about England Cricket Team vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.

Afghanistan vs. England

Afghanistan stunned defending World Cup champions England with one of the greatest upsets ever witnessed at this tournament. England’s poor batsman performances highlighted their fragility, leaving them on the verge of embarrassing exit from this competition.

Afghanistan’s bowlers flourished under the lights to bowl England out for 215 runs in 40.3 overs, taking eight wickets between spinners Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman combined. Jonny Bairstow was caught first, caught leg before wicket off Fazalhaq Farooqi with an overthrow from Fazalhaq Farooqi off a backer from Fazalhaq Farooqi which raised an immediate appeal but ball-tracking confirmed the original call from Fazalhaq Faroooqi over the ball-tracker device.

Dawid Malan did his best at the other end, but couldn’t stop England’s collapse. Their opening pair had amassed 114 runs off 100 balls before an incident between himself and Hashmatullah Shahidi saw him run out for a duck; Mujeeb struck at that time to leave England reeling at 91/4.

Harry Brook’s unbeaten 66 helped England stay in contention, until eventually being dismissed by Mujeeb in the 35th over by way of an edge off the back foot rashly edged to the keeper off his bat. This marked England’s only chance at an unlikely win against Pakistan.

Afghanistan made their presence felt in this World Cup with a superb performance that left England reeling, yet won them plaudits nonetheless. Coming off their maiden win at this World Cup tournament and coming into their match against South Africa with confidence will go far towards making sure their first victory will become reality.

Rashid Khan dismisses Liam Livingstone with a stunning delivery. A backer from Rashid’s left armer struck Livingstone trying to play it on the leg side, smashing off his pads and signalling an immediate LBW decision by the on-field umpire. A review attempt proved futile – ball tracking showed it had hit in front of stumps! England v AFG Live Score:

England 215/10 in 40.3 overs

England faced a difficult task defending 285 runs against Afghanistan under lights without their batsmen struggling to find form. Losing Jonny Bairstow early was enough to send them reeling backwards considerably; with Harry Brook’s exception none were able to contribute meaningfully during the first half. England’s bowlers also failed to make use of dew factor and conceded extra runs as a result.

Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman made excellent use of the dew to strike early at England batsmen. Fazalhaq Farooqi removed Bairstow LBW on his very first ball while Mujeeb Ur Rahman used speed and movement effectively during powerplay to put pressure on England batsmen.

Buttler and Malan attempted to rebuild the innings, but fell far short of meeting their required rate. Mujeeb took Malan out with an off-break delivery which skidded on the deck and caught him off guard; Naveen-ul-Haq gave away some runs during his initial over but was powerless to stop Jos Buttler or Harry Brook hitting boundaries regularly.

England batsmen have struggled to score runs recently and it isn’t helping that their pitches are playing slow under lights. Losing wickets frequently is also becoming a serious concern and has been one of their major issues during recent matches.

England batsmen must step up their game or they risk running out of partners in the middle overs and falling behind in their match against Australia. Malan and Root have still got them into contention but now is the time for partnership building to establish a solid total score.

Afghanistan 198/9 in 38.4 overs

England have struggled in both of their World Cup matches due to the absence of their opening batsmen; as a result, their batting collapse has made it increasingly difficult for them to keep pace with Afghanistan. Ben Stokes will no longer be playing today for England making it even harder for them to mount a challenge against this formidable Afghan team.

Afghan spin duo Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman have kept the scoreboard ticking over, yet have yet to secure that wicket which would give them confidence boosts.

Naveen-ul-Haq’s delivery in the 38th over is sure to send chills down England’s spine. His leg break goes past Jos Buttler’s gate and hits him directly on his pads, without him being able to grasp hold of it, before it balloons away toward Root at gully for an easy stumping opportunity.

As soon as the match began in Delhi, an earthquake rattled the ground. Due to this disruption, play has been postponed while players and officials wait for it to settle before proceeding further with play.

Afghanistan spinners Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan had shared wickets for a second straight time at this World Cup, capitalising on batsmen struggling with the new ball to help increase run-rate and give the team an opportunity to chase down an impressive total.

Mujeeb continues to break down England’s middle order as he strikes again, this time by dismissing Harry Brook for 66.

Afghanistan 284/9 in 37.2 overs

At Oval, the crowd is going crazy as they watch an underperforming team suddenly find its footing and turn things around remarkably quickly. Rahmanullah Gurbaz ran out Jos Buttler early, further compounding this remarkable turnaround.

Gurbaz became the first World Cup opener ever to be run out after scoring 50, and also set an unprecedented run total for losing side in any World Cup game. Mujeeb delivered another full ball that went past Gurbaz’s stumps – however he slipped trying to clear it and was disqualified as an opener.

England were in deep trouble after reaching 89-6 at the end of 36 overs, but Joe Root and Dawid Malan’s brilliant running between wickets got them back on track with their partnership of 78, which marked an excellent turnaround in performance for England.

Afghanistan quickly turned up the heat on them once again when Mujeeb hit again with an error-laden delivery that caught Mark Wood square on his pad with an off-side swing. Wood made some strong appeals but was left standing before an umpire who did not budge from his decision.

Mujeeb’s next over is the final one and, like Bairstow, Mujeeb utilizes a similar tactic. Bairstow attempts to hit hard off Mujeeb but has his edge caught by Ikram Akhtar at gully for an overthrow that costs England five runs but does not derail their comeback attempt.

England are currently 188-8 and need to score 86 runs within 66 balls to win; thus making the last two overs vital for them. But it would be too soon to declare victory just yet for England.

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