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As it happened: England have won the match by 150 runs. The victory was set up by England batsmen who put on 397/6 in 50 overs. Eoin Morgan slammed a majestic 71-ball 148 while Jonny Baitstow (90) and Joe Root (88) also chipped in with more than handy contributions. Jofra Archer and Adil Rashid scalped three wickets for England as Afghanistan could only muster 247/8 in 50 overs. Earlier, England won the toss and skipper Eoin Morgan elected to bat first. Afghanistan made three changes for this clash.
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Points table
Courtesy of this massive win, England go top of the table while Afghanistan find themselves at the bottom. In tomorrow’s clash, New Zealand will have a chance to go top of the table as they take on South Africa in Birmingham.
Match ends
That’s it folks, England have won the match by 150 runs. The victory was set up by England batsmen who put on 397/6 in 50 overs. Eoin Morgan slammed a majestic 71-ball 148 while Jonny Baitstow (90) and Joe Root (88) also chipped in with more than handy contributions. Jofra Archer and Adil Rashid scalped three wickets for England as Afghanistan could only muster 247/8 in 50 overs.
One over left
Mark Wood ends his full quota of 10 overs with good figures of 2/40. Jofra Archer will now bowl the last over of the innings as England edge closer to another big win in the tournament.
2 overs left in the match
England are on the verge of a massive victory as Afghanistan now need 159 runs off 12 deliveries. Ikram and Rashid are in the middle and they will look to hit everything out of the park just to finish on a high.
Another one bites the dust
Mark Woods makes his presence felt once again as he castles Najibullah Zadran for 15. Afghanistan have lost their seventh wicket and are on the verge of a massive defeat. Ikram Ali Khil joins Rashid Khan in the middle.
Archer strikes
Jofra Archer returns into the attack and straightaway makes things happen. The pacer castles Hashmatullah for 76 as Afghanistan lose their sixth wicket. Rashid Khan joins Najibullah in the middle now.
Huge hit
Chris Woakes drops the ball short and slow and Najibullah hits the ball over deep mid wicket for a huge six. This is the 33rd six of the match and it is an ODI record. Eoin Morgan hit 17 sixes to set his own world record.
Nabi falls
In trying to clear the long on fence, Mohammad Nabi falls for 9 off the bowling of Adil Rashid. The ball went high in the air and Ben Stokes took a good high catch. Afghanistan have lost half their side now. Najibullah comes into the middle to join Hashmatullah Shahidi.
Nabi starts well
Mohammad Nabi comes into the middle and straight away hits a huge six over long on off the first ball that he faces. If that is the way that he is going to play then expect some good last eight overs.
Adil Rashid strikes
Adil Rashid produces an edge off Ashgar Afghan’s (44) bat and Joe Root takes a regulation catch at first slip. Afghanistan are four down now as Mohammad Nabi comes out in the middle.
Steady bowling from England
Adil Rashid and Chris Woakes are keeping things steady for England as everyone seem to be just going by the motion. Afghanistan can’t win this match because the required rate has gone over 17 now. It will take more than a miracle to win.
Stat attack
Hashmatullah Shahidi scores half century
9th half century of his ODI career
2nd half century of World Cup 2019
4th half century of 2019.
Fifty up for Hashmat
Hashmatullah slams his second half-century off the tournament and this comes off 68 deliveries. The southpaw goes down on one knee and sweeps the ball for a boundary to cross the 50-run mark in style. 12 runs came from the over from Rashid.
SIX and SIX
Asghar Afghan hits Adil Rashid for a huge six in between long on and mid wicket. Then, one ball later, Hashmatuallah hit the ball straight down the ground for the second six of the over. Afghanistan score 13 runs from the over as they are dealing in boundaries at the moment.
Four and six
Hashmatullah hit a boundary towards square leg to start the Mark Wood over and then, he slapped the ball down the ground off the second last ball of the over for a six. 14 runs came from the over from Mark Wood.
Injury break
Hashmatullah is down on the ground after being hit on the helmet by Mark Wood. Joe Root has his head in his hand and he is in pain just by looking at the batsman. The players have converged on Hashmatullah to check on his condition as the physio is also out in the middle now. The batsman is up and running now and he seems to be fine.
Six and Four
Asghar Afghan seems to have decided that Afghanistan won’t get anywhere with just singles and he hits Adil Rashid for a six and four in one over. 12 runs came from the over from the spinner.
No boundary in 7 overs
Afghanistan is struggling to hit the ball out of the park as their last boundary came 7 overs ago. The batsmen are dealing in singles and doubles and there hasn’t been a scoring shot for a while now.
Stat attack
Rahmat Shah departs for 46
This is now his Highest score in World Cup.
He has been caught out 9/10 times in last 10 innings (inclusive of todays innings)
Rashid strikes
Adil Rashid bowls a full toss but gets a wicket for it. Rahmat Shah hits the ball straight into the hands of Jonny Bairstow at deep mid wicket. Afghanistan are three down now. Asghar Afghan joins Hashmatullah Shahidi in the middle now.
20 overs bowled
Afghanistan have score 86 runs for the loss of two wickets in 20 overs. They need 312 runs to win in 30 overs. Impossible should be the word to describe Afghanistan’s chase from here on. The hosts know Afghanistan aren’t going anywhere taking singles and doubles.
Good first over from Stokes
Ben Stokes starts off on a good note as he gives away just 3 runs off his first over of the innings. With Afghanistan not even trying to go after the bowlers, its no surprise that the required rate has gone over 10.
Huge hit
Rahman Shah comes dancing down the track and hits Moeen Ali for a huge six down the ground. This is Shah’s first six of the innings as Ali concedes 9 runs from the over. Afghanistan need to get a move on soon in order to get even minutely closer to the target.
Maiden over
Hashmatullah Shahidi plays six dot balls as Mark Wood bowls a maiden over. The first of the innings. Afghanistan batsmen are happy with defending the ball at the moment and they seemingly just want to bat for as long as possible.
Stat attack
Gulbadin Naib departs for 37 runs
This is his 2nd highest score in 2019 after 46 vs Ireland in 2019.
The partnership between Rahmat Shah and Gulbadin Naib was 48 (highest 2nd wicket partnership for AFG in WC)
Wood strikes
Mark Woods has broken this partnership as he gets rid of skipper Gulbadin Naib for 37. The right-hander went for the pull shot and wicket-keeper Jos Buttler took a good running catch. Afghanistan are two down now.
10 overs bowled
Afghanistan have done well to lose just one wicket despite the good bowling from England pacers. They have scored 48 runs in first 10 overs. Spin is now being introduced into the attack as Moeen Ali comes to bowl his first over of the innings.
Gulbadin on fire
After couple of quiet overs, Gulbadin is now taking the attack to Chris Woakes and hits him for two boundaries in the over. The first one he hit past the square fielder while the second went over the point fielder’s head. Afghanistan edge closer to 50.
Skipper on the attack
Gulbadin Naib takes the attack to Jofra Archer as he goes 4,6,4 in the pacer’s second over of the innings. He hit all the runs towards mid wicket as Archer kept dropping the ball short. Afghanistan are looking to build the innings by putting the pressure on the hosts.
Dropped
Chris Woakes in not a happy customer as Jonny Bairstow drops a sitter in second slip. A regulation catch off the bat of Rahmat Shah and but Bairstow couldn’t keep hold of it. Rahman survives on 6.
Afghanistan on the backfoot
Gulbadin and Rahman are trying their best to stitch a partnership together after the loss of Noor Ali early. Woakes and Archer have been on the money so far and they haven’t given the batsmen any room to free their arm.
Archer strikes early
On just his second ball of the day, Jofra Archer gets rid of Noor Ali Zadra for 0. The right-hander inside edges the ball onto his stumps as Afghanistan lose their opener early. Rahman Shah joins skipper Gulbadin Naib in the middle.
Good start for Woakes
Chris Woakes gives away just one run in his first over and that too came courtesy off a wide. The pacer made the ball move in both the directions and that troubled the batsmen early on. Jofra Archer to bowl the second over now.
Match resumes
Chris Woakes has the new ball in his hands and he will bowl the first over of the innings. Noor Ali Zadran and Gulbadin Naib are opening the innings for Afghanistan and they will be eying a flying start to the chase.
Uphill task for Afghanistan
Afghanistan need 398 runs to win their first match of the tournament and it seems like an impossible task for the Asian minnows. All they can do is give a good account of themselves and hope to get closer to the target.
Innings over
Moeen Ali hits a boundary and two sixes in the last over from Dawlat Zadran and he concedes 19 off it. England finish their innings at 397/6 in 50 overs. Eoin