CWC 2023: AFG vs ENG highlights: Jos Buttler-led England is scheduled to play in the 13th match of ICC World Cup 2023 against Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan.
| Match No | ICC World Cup 2023, 13th match |
| Match | Afghanistan vs England |
| Date | October 15, 2023 |
| Toss | England won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Result | Afghanistan won by 69 runs |
CWC 2023 AFG vs ENG playing 11
England Squad
Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
Afghanistan Squad
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
AFG vs ENG Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Afghanistan | 284-10 (49.5 ov) |
| England | 215-10 (40.3 ov) |
CWC 2023: AFG vs ENG highlights
Afghanistan Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | run out (sub [DJ Willey]/†Buttler) | 80 | 57 | 87 | 8 | 4 | 140.35 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Root b Rashid | 28 | 48 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Rahmat Shah | st †Buttler b Rashid | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) | b Root | 14 | 36 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 38.88 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c Woakes b Livingstone | 19 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 79.16 |
| Ikram Alikhil † | c Curran b Topley | 58 | 66 | 92 | 3 | 2 | 87.87 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Root b Wood | 9 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Rashid Khan | c Root b Rashid | 23 | 22 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 104.54 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | c Root b Wood | 28 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 175 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | run out (†Buttler) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | not out | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Chris Woakes | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Reece Topley | 8.5 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 5.88 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Adil Rashid | 10 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 4.2 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 9 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 5.55 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Livingstone | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3.3 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
England Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Jonny Bairstow | lbw b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dawid Malan | c Ibrahim Zadran b Mohammad Nabi | 32 | 39 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 82.05 |
| Joe Root | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 11 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 64.7 |
| Harry Brook | c †Ikram Alikhil b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 66 | 61 | 123 | 7 | 1 | 108.19 |
| Jos Buttler (c)† | b Naveen-ul-Haq | 9 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Liam Livingstone | lbw b Rashid Khan | 10 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Sam Curran | c Rahmat Shah b Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 43.47 |
| Chris Woakes | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 9 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 34.61 |
| Adil Rashid | c Mohammad Nabi b Rashid Khan | 20 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 153.84 |
| Mark Wood | b Rashid Khan | 18 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 81.81 |
| Reece Topley | not out | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 214.28 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 5.1 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 7 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 7.14 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 6 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 7.33 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2.66 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 9.3 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 3.89 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the match
Mujeeb Ur Rahman Afghanistan
Very proud moment to be here in the World Cup and beating the champions. It’s a great achievement for the whole team, we worked hard for this day. We beat such a big team. It was a wonderful performance from the bowlers and the batters.
As a spinner, it’s pretty hard to bowl in the powerplay, you have only two fielders outside. That’s something I’ve been working in the nets. Bowling with the new ball and trying to be as consistent as possible. That’s something which has made me more effective.
I am always trying to bowl stump to stump and keep it simple. We knew that the dew was going to come and play a part in the latter part. That’s why I was telling the captain to bowl me in the powerplay.
We were mentally prepared. (On his batting) It’s all about the management, the players. They give me confidence in the nets. He has always been with me in the nets, my partner. He wants to hit each and every ball, that’s the area I want to contribute as well.
Those 20-25 runs means a lot for the team. This trophy is for the people back home who are affected by the earthquake in Herat. This whole win is for them.
