The match between Afghanistan versus England showcased the real beauty of the game, the match had all the curves of the game. Afghanistan lost took wickets and they were in deep trouble but the batting unit of the team recovered and posted a big total on the board. The run chase of England was also brilliant but they lost to Afghanistan by 8 wickets. So let’s get into the article to look back to the game.
A look back to the game between Afghanistan versus England
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first and it was believed that the team took a very bad decision. As they lost Rahmanullah Gurbaz for just 6 while Sediqullah Atal was dismissed for just 4 and Rahmat Shah was also dismissed after scoring just 4.
Having said that, the incredible innings of Ibrahim Zadran was helpful for Afghanistan to recover from the deep trouble and to post a good total. He smashed 177 along with the captain of the side Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai contributed 40 and 41 respectively.
Mohammad Nabi showcased a firework by smashing 40 from 24 while Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan both contributed 1 to the total and Afghanistan finished the game at 325 with the loss of seven wickets after 50 overs.
The run chase of England was good but the bowling unit of Afghanistan removed wickets at regular intervals and that made big problems to England. Phil Salt was dismissed for 12 while his partner Ben Duckett contributed 38 to the total.
Jamie Smith went back to the pavilion after 9 but Joe Root showcased his character by smashing 120 and Harry Brook added 25 to the total. The captain of the side Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone contributed 38 and 10 respectively. Jamie Overton contributed 32 and Jofra Archer added 14. Adil Rashid and Mark Wood contributed 5 and 2. England was just 8 runs short of the target and that presented a historical victory to Afghanistan.
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