Afghanistan posted a challenging score of 284 runs in 49.5 overs by losing all wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium in India on Sunday. 

Afghan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored the highest 80 runs off 57 balls while lower-order batter Ikram Alikhil scored 58 runs from 66 balls.

England wrist-spinner Adil Rashid bagged 3 wickets and Mark Wood bagged 2 wickets while Liam Livingstone, Reece Topley and Joe Root got one wicket each.

Earlier, England won the toss and opted to bowl first.    

Both teams are playing their second match in the tournament. 

England Playing XI: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.

Afghanistan Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

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