Highlights | ENG Vs AFG ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Cricket Score And Updates: Afghanistan Upset Defending Champions England, Win By 69 Runs

England Vs Afghanistan (ENG vs AFG) Highlights Cricket Score and Updates, ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Match 13: Mujeeb Ur Rahman And Rashid Khan Were The Heros Of The Match For Afghanistan.

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England Vs Afghanistan, Highlights Cricket Score and Updates, ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Match 13: In a landmark day for Afghan cricket, they triumphed against one of the tournament's favourites, securing only their second World Cup victory. The defending champions, in contrast, endured a humbling day, displaying subpar performance with both the bat and ball. Nonetheless, Afghanistan rightfully claimed this victory through sheer determination and collective prowess, warranting their jubilation. It was Gurbaz who ignited the sparks after Afghanistan found themselves batting first. His blistering 80 not only kick-started their innings but also instilled the belief that they could rival a championship-caliber team like England. Despite a brief stumble during the middle overs, Afghanistan swiftly regrouped and regained their course. Substantial contributions from the lower order propelled them to a competitive total of 284. The celebration in the Afghan camp is well-deserved, marking a significant milestone in their cricketing history.

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15 October 2023

23:45 IST

ENG vs AFG Live: Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi

"I’m quite happy, all the teammates are happy. This is the best win for us, the confidence will be there for the next game and I’m very proud. The openers get a lot of credit. They gave us a great start but unfortunately we lost back to back wickets in the middle again, lot of credit to the openers though, especially Gurbaz. Ikram was with us for the last 2 years and didn’t get a lot of chances, today I believed in him and gave him a chance and he repaid my faith. Mujeeb batted brilliantly, he led from the front and scored important runs for us. We have to score runs, our batting lineup needs to score more for our spinners. We have a lot of confidence about our spinners. Fazal started very well, the first wicket gave us a lot of momentum. When I was batting, I realized the wicket wasn’t supportive for batters against spinners. I told the boys that 280-290 will be enough when I got back into the dressing room. I want to say that the belief, trust and talent is there. Last couple of games we didn’t finish well but the belief is there. This is just the first win, we are looking for more in the tournament. This was just the first one, not the last one."

23:05 IST

ENG vs AFG Live: England Captain Jos Buttler

"Disappointing to win the toss and concede that many, me missing that first ball down the leg side set the tone. Credit to Afghanistan, they outplayed us today. It came down to execution, we weren’t quite at the level we’d like to be with both bat and ball. They have some fantastic bowlers, the dew didn’t come in as much as we expected, the ball held up a bit too. They bowled dead straight and kept the stumps in play, we just weren’t quite good enough. You got to let these defeats hurt, there’s no point in getting over things too quickly, we need to reflect. There’s a lot of character in this group, we need to show a lot of resilience and come back stronger. We need to have guys being able to perform under pressure and that’s what all of us will be working hard towards."