Afghanistan tastes its second success in the World Cup
The Hindu
Afghanistan beat England: 284-8 (50 overs) to 207 (44.3 overs). Afghans record 2nd-highest ODI WC total; Nabi overtakes Zadran as leading wicket-taker. Win 2nd WC match in 18 games; England 1st team to lose to all 11 Test-playing nations.
Afghanistan (284) registered its second-highest ODI World Cup total, surpassing the 272 it scored against India in its previous game.
Afghanistan’s best (288) came against the West Indies in the 2019 edition.
The Afghans recorded their first win over the Englishmen in six meetings across formats.
It was the third ODI clash between Afghanistan and England, having previously met only in World Cups in 2015 and 2019 when England won comprehensively.
It was Afghanistan’s second win in the World Cup in 18 games. The maiden victory was against Scotland in its third match during the 2015 campaign.
Only the Netherlands (9.09%) has a lower win percentage than Afghanistan at the World Cup (11.11; minimum 15 matches played).
England’s defeat also made it the first team to lose at least one World Cup match to all the remaining 11 Test-playing nations.
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