Sunday, October 15, 2023
Afghanistan outmatched "powerful" Britain by 69 races to record the primary significant surprise of the continuous World Cup 2023 occurred at the Arun Jaitley Arena, Delhi in India.
Pursuing an objective of 285, Britain were bowled out 215 in the 41st over with Afghanistan getting a notable 69-run triumph against the reigning champs.
The present success is Afghanistan's very first triumph over Britain in one-day internationals (ODIs) and their subsequent World Cup win.
Batting second, the reigning champs confronted difficulties on the interesting Delhi wicket from the beginning overs as pacer Fazal Farooqi eliminated Britain's dependable opener, Jonny Bairstow with an inswinger on the primary wad of his spell.
Joe Root searched in sharp touch in the wake of showing up yet Mujeeb Ur Rahman's peach of a conveyance sent him back to the structure for only 11 runs.
Captain Jos Buttler battled from the second he stepped on the field with the bat and was taken out for only nine shows kindness of a wonder to Naveen-ul-Haq.
Harry Creek was the main English hitter to hold his ground and play a long innings as the young person scored 66 off 61 with eight limits yet he, as well, couldn't do a lot and lost his wicket to Mujeeb.
Buttler's men battled seriously on the dead and slow pitch and continued to lose wickets at normal stretches, losing every one of their hitters for 215 runs.
Rashia and Mujeeb took three wickets every, Mohammad Nabi got two, while Farooqi and Naveen picked one.
Batting first, Rahmanullah Gurbaz gave his side a flying beginning as they were 75-0 in the initial nine overs.
Gurbaz displayed his splendid batting abilities and played a quick thump, scoring 80 off only 57 balls which included 12 limits, eight fours and four sixes.
The left-given hitter was en route to finish a merited century however a misconception with his commander Hashmatullah Shahidi got him run out only 20 runs short of 100.
After Gurbaz's wicket, Afghanistan lost wickets with hardly a pause in between yet Ikram Ali Khil's 58 and important thumps by Rashid (23) and Mujeeb (28), separately, fueled Afghanistan to a battling 284-run all out.
Adil Rashid sacked three wickets for 42 runs while Imprint Wood, utilizing his sheer speed, got two to his name.
Things have gotten challenging for Buttler as his side just has one win in three matches and they play an illuminate South Africa next on October 21 in Mumbai. Then again, Afghanistan will likewise play a top group, New Zealand on October 18 in Chennai, a turning wicket where Shahidi's men can exploit their top notch turn wicket.
