England have been off to a middling start in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup and the start got even worse as they lost to Afghanistan in Delhi on Sunday, October 15. The frustration was visible on the players' faces and in their actions on the field.
Afghanistan pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Cricket World Cup as they handed England a 69-run defeat in Delhi on Sunday, October 15. The defending champions had no answers to the Afghan spin trio and were bowled out for 215.
Barring South Africa and Australia all the other participants have already played two games each in the ongoing World Cup. Australia will face the Proteas at the Bharat Ratna Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday and will be desperate to get a win under their belt.
India are taking on Afghanistan in a bid to register their second consecutive win in the ongoing World Cup 2023. The Men in Blue had a phenomenal start to their World Cup campaign as they comprehensively defeated Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Both India and Afghanistan are playing in their second match of the ongoing World Cup 2023. India won its campaign opener against Australia in Chennai whereas Afghanistan lost to Bangladesh in their first World Cup game of this edition at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association in Dharamsala.
Afghanistan's match-winning leg spinner Rashid Khan will provide major financial aid to all the earthquake survivors in the western province of his country. The earthquake that struck the region on October 7 wiped out several human settlements in the region.
Star spin all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz took three wickets for 25 and then scored a brilliant fifty to help Bangladesh chase a 157-run target with six wickets remaining. In-form batter Najmul Shanto and skipper Shakib Al Hasan also contributed to Bangladesh's big win in Dharamsala.
Afghanistan cricket team has made a key hiring before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India. A former Indian captain, who has played 15 Test matches and 196 ODIs for the country will be assisting the Afghan side during the marquee event.
Afghanistan youngster who earned a recall into the national ODI squad after two years for the World Cup has announced his retirement from the format at the tender age of 24. The cricketer announced on Wednesday, September 27 that World Cup will be his last tournament in the format.
Afghanistan announced their 15-member squad for the World Cup handing a surprise recall to pacer Naveen ul Haq while their skipper during the 2019 edition Gulbadin Naib is limited to the reserves.
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Afghanistan had to chase down 292 runs in 37.1 overs to topple Sri Lanka as far as the race for Super Fours was concerned but they choked big-time to lose the game by just two runs.
Bangladesh suffered a big five-wicket defeat while defending 164 runs against Sri Lanka in their opening Asia Cup 2023 game.
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Young wicketkeeper batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz recorded 151 off 151 balls to help Afghanistan score a total of 300 for five while batting first.
Pakistan steamrolled Afghanistan in the first ODI of the three-match series by 142 runs after Haris Rauf claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in the 50-over format.
Afghanistan will be up against Pakistan in a three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka starting August 22, in probably the best match practice for both teams ahead of the Asia Cup.
Afghanistan cricket team started their first camp in Sri Lanka ahead of the three-match ODI series against Pakistan and then the Asia Cup.
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