Using on a power-packed performances from opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz and spinners, the ninth-ranked Afghanistan notched up most effective their second-ever win on the marquee match — the alternative win for the Afghans got here towards Scotland again in 2015 of their first Global Cup look.
The trauma defeat for England has now put their identify defence is in actual hassle as Jos Buttler and co. suffered their moment loss in 3 fits.
Chasing 285 to win, then opener Gurbaz had crash a blistering 80, England have been bowled out for 215 regardless of Harry Brook’s 66 with spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan claiming 3 wickets each and every.
Afghanistan got here into Sunday’s strike having misplaced their opening two video games in Bharat and on a 14-match shedding Global Cup streak.
Upcoming Gurbaz and the recalled Ikram Alikhil, with 58, had given them a worthy goal to guard, Afghanistan’s bowlers was at paintings, placing at usual durations.
As It Happened
Jonny Bairstow (two) used to be lbw to Fazalhaq Farooqi in the second one over prior to Joe Root used to be blank bowled by way of 22-year-old guy of the game Mujeeb for 11.
Mohammad Nabi removed Dawid Malan, who made 140 towards Bangladesh, for 32 to precipitate a slide which noticed England hunch to 138-6.
Skipper Jos Buttler used to be blank bowled by way of seamer Naveen-ul-Haq for 9, Rashid Khan had Liam Livingstone lbw on 10 prior to Nabi additionally pushed aside Sam Curran (10).
England have been connect indisposed, at one degree going greater than 8 overs with out hitting a boundary till Brook controlled the group’s lone six of the innings within the thirty first over.
Mujeeb despatched again Chris Woakes prior to successfully sealing the sport in his later over, having Brook stuck in the back of by way of Alikhil with England at 169-8.
Brook’s 66 got here off 61 balls with seven fours and a six.
Overdue fireworks from Adil Rashid (20), Reece Topley (15) and Mark Plank (18) most effective served to pluck England moment the 200-mark.
Previous, Gurbaz, 21, piled up his runs off 57 balls with 8 fours and 4 sixes to sign up his 8th rating in huge of 50 in his ODI profession.
On the other hand, he used to be wrathful that he used to be not able to proceed directly to build a 6th century when he used to be fascinated by a calamitous run-out mix-up with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi within the nineteenth over.
Gurbaz did not build his garden and Buttler whipped off the bails from a throw by way of change fielder David Willey.
An enraged Gurbaz smashed his bat right into a chair as he departed together with his group on 122-3.
Gurbaz had wanted simply 33 balls to get to his half-century as Afghanistan, put into bat, stormed to 100 with out loss from 77 deliveries.
As soon as Gurbaz used to be pushed aside, England’s spinners dragged the champions again into the competition within the heart overs.
The noteceable Adil Rashid completed with 3-42 from his 10 overs having to begin with damaged Afghanistan’s 114-run opening be on one?s feet when he had Ibrahim Zadran (28) stuck.
However Alikhil chimed in with a 66-ball 58 then surviving being crash at the shoulder by way of a 147 km/h supply from rapid bowler Mark Plank.
Mujeeb added 28 to the entire off 16 balls as Afghanistan completed strongly.
England’s seamers continued a month to fail to remember with Sam Curran conceding 46 runs off 4 overs and pristine ball bowler Chris Woakes coughing up 41 off his 4.
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England got into Sunday’s recreation then a loss to Pristine Zealand and victory over Bangladesh day Afghanistan suffered weighty defeats by way of six wickets to Bangladesh and 8 wickets to Bharat.
(With inputs from AFP)
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