ENG vs AFG: The biggest upset so far in the World Cup! Afghanistan defeated world champion England

Afghanistan produced their first upset of the 2023 ODI World Cup by thrashing England by 69 runs thanks to brilliant bowling from Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi. This is Afghanistan’s first win against England in any format.

Afghanistan scored 285 runs thanks to Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s storming innings of 80 runs, batting first. In response, the England team was all out for just 215 runs in 40.3 overs. Harry Brook played an innings of 66 off 61 balls for England, but he could not lead his team to victory. While Rashid Khan and Mujeeb ur Rehman took three wickets each from Afghanistan. When Mohammad Nabi achieved two successes..

Chasing the target of 286 runs set by Afghanistan, England got off to a poor start. Jonny Bairstow was dismissed for just one run in the second over. Bairstow was dismissed by Farooqui. After that even Joe Root could not stay at the crease for long. Root was dismissed for 11 runs off 17 balls with the help of two fours. He was bowled by Mujeeb ur Rahman.

All eyes were then on David Malan, but Malan could not face the Afghan spinners for long. He was dismissed for 32 runs off 39 balls with the help of four fours. After that, England lost wickets at regular intervals.

On the one hand, the England team was losing wickets at regular intervals. On the other hand, Harry Brook was scoring runs continuously. He was hitting fours with ease. However, apart from Brook, no England batsman could stay at the crease for long. Meanwhile, Jos Buttler was out after scoring 09 runs, Liam Livingstone 10, Sam Curran 10 and Chris Woakes 09 runs.

After that, Harry Brook was also out. Brook scored 66 off 61 balls. During this he hit 7 fours and 1 six. In the end, Adil Rashid scored 22 runs in 13 balls, Mark Wood scored 18 runs in 22 balls and Reece Topley scored 15 runs in seven balls to reduce the margin of defeat.

From Afghanistan, Rashid Khan took three wickets for 37 runs and Mujeeb ur Rahman took three wickets for 51 runs. While Mohammad Nabi took two wickets for just 16 runs. Apart from this Farooqui and Naveen ul Haq got one success each. Earlier, Rahmanullah Gurbaz had done well for Afghanistan in batting.

Gurbaz scored 80 runs in just 57 balls with the help of 8 fours and 4 sixes. While Ikram Ali Khil played an innings of 58 runs. In the end, Mujeeb ur Rahman scored a vital 28 off 16 balls.