Huge Upset: AFG Beat ENG in World Cup

ENG vs AFG: Afghanistan beat the World Cup Champions by 69 Runs on Saturday. This was the biggest upset in the World Cup. England is out for 215 after 40.3, chasing 285 runs.

Mohammad Nabi (22), Dawid Malan (32), and Harry Brook (66) were the only English batsmen who could match the Afghan batters. Rashid Khan took three wickets, as did Mujeebul Rahman, Mohammad Nabi and Naveen Ul Haq.

Afghanistan scored 284 runs in their ICC World Cup match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. England chose to bowl after winning the toss.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the Afghanistan opener, scored 80 runs off 57 deliveries before he was run out. Ibrahim Zadran, his opening partner, contributed 28 runs to a partnership totaling 114 in 16 overs.

Ikram Alikhil, the new captain of the playing XI, scored 58 off 66 balls. Rashid Khan, the star leg-spinner, and Mujeeb Rahman scored 23 and 28 points respectively.

Adil Rashid is an England's leg-spinner who scored 3/42 in three of his first matches.

England is one of the best teams in cricket and is expected to win. The team is known for its aggressive style of play and their strong batting line-up. They were an unstoppable force in previous World Cups. England needs Ben Stokes and Jos buttler to win this World Cup and ensure their dominance.

Afghanistan has quickly risen through the ranks of international cricket. The spinners are all talented and have powerful batsmen. This team is capable of making an impact on the competition. Afghanistan will need players such as Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi to compete against more established teams.

Highlights of Match

1. After four overs, Afghanistan had scored more than six runs per over. The team has made a great start.

2. Gurbaz looks good. Give yourself some room. He appears confident when facing the English attack. At 20 off 14 after five overs. Great batting!

3. Gurbaz scores fifty in just 33 balls. It is his third career fifty. This young man plays a fantastic game.

4. Afghanistan scored 100 runs without losing a single wicket in just 13 overs. This is more than seven runs per over. Both openers played well.

5. Gurbaz is out at 80 after 57 deliveries. The great innings is over. Hashmat is visibly angry with him for the run that never happened. This batting has a serious problem. Three wickets gone in quick succession. The run rate is also slower. Omarzai will bat.

6. Azmat was also dismissed. Afghanistan is in a very bad position. Livingstone gets his first wicket of the match. The spinners brought England back in the game.

7. Afghanistan's innings is over at 284. All of them were out in the final over. The last wicket was due to the run-out. The team struggled to get through the innings.

8. Brief scores: Afghanistan 284 all out in 49.5 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 80, Ikram Alikhil 58; Adil Rashid 3-42) v England

9. Bairstow was the first wicket England lost.

10. Mujeeb is the winner after Joe Root leaves.

11. Nabi wins at the Battle of Malan.

12. Naveen is the one who takes Jos Buttler's wicket.

13. Rashid Khan defeated Liam Livingstone in the 20.04th round.

14. Mohammad Nabi leaves Sam Curran at the 27th Over.

15. England scores 150 runs in just 30.5 overs.

16. Mujeeb takes Woakes out with the final ball of the 33rd over.

17. Harry Brook, England’s last hope, has been dismissed by Mujeeb, after Woakes, in the 33rd innings.

18. Rashid Khan dismisses Adil Rashid of England with the third delivery in the 39th Over. Wood joins Topley just as England is about collapse.

19. Topley's three consecutive boundaries allowed England to reach 200 runs during the 40th innings.

20. Afghanistan defeated England by 69 runs - the largest upset of the World Cup.

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