Eng vs Afg Cricket World Cup 2023 Live Score Updates: Bairstow out, Root comes in, England 29/1 -5 overs

England vs Afghanistan Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023 Updates: Afghanistan were all out for 284 against defending champions England in their ICC World Cup match here on Sunday. England won the toss and opted to bowl.

Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz top-scored for Afghanistan with a 57-ball 80 before being run out while his opening partner, Ibrahim Zadran, contributed 28 in a first-wicket partnership of 114 in 16 overs.

Replacing Najibullah Zadran in the playing XI, Ikram Alikhil grabbed the opportunity with both hands and made 58 off 66 balls, while star leg-spinner Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman chipped in 23 and 28, respectively.

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid picked up 3/42 for England.

England, a powerhouse in the world of cricket, enters this encounter as one of the tournament favourites. Renowned for their aggressive style of play and strong batting lineup, they have consistently been a force to be reckoned with in previous World Cup editions. The likes of Joe Root, Ben Stokes, and Jos Buttler will be instrumental in England’s bid to secure victory and cement their dominance in the tournament.

On the other side of the pitch, Afghanistan is a team that has rapidly risen through the ranks of international cricket. With an array of talented spin bowlers and formidable hitters, they have the potential to deliver upsets and make a strong statement in the competition. Players like Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi are expected to play pivotal roles in Afghanistan’s strategy to challenge more established teams.

Key Highlights: 

Afghanistan scored at over 6 runs an over at the end of four overs. This is good beginning for the team! 

Gurbaz is looking good. Giving himself room. Looks very confident against this English attack. Is at 20 off 14 at the end of 5 overs. Great batting! 

Gurbaz reaches his 50 off 33 balls. Just his 3rd fifty in his career. What a game this young man is having. 

Afghanistan has scored 102 runs without losing a wicket at the end of 13 overs. That’s a run rate of over 7 per over. Great batting by the two openers.

Gurbaz is run out at 80 off 57. What a great innings come to an end. He is visibly angry at his captain Hashmat for the run that wasn’t there. The downfall of this batting has begun. 3 wickets gone in quick succession. Run rate has slowed down as well. Omarzai comes to bat. 

152.4 after 26 overs. Azmat is out as well. Things are not looking good for Afghanistan now. Livingstone gets his first wicket of the match. The spinners has brought England back in the game. 

Afghanistan’s innings come to an end at 284. They were all out in the final over. Last wicket fell to a run out. Something they struggled with through the innings. 

8. Brief scores: Afghanistan 284 all out in 49.5 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 80, Ikram Alikhil 58; Adil Rashid 3-42) v England

9. England lose an early wicket in the form of Bairstow.

10. Joe Root departs early, falls to Mujeeb.

15 Oct 2023, 07:13:32 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: England 66/2-12 overs

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Naveen-ul-Haq come to bowl and starts with two back to back boundaries coming for England. The first one was hit by Malan in the fine leg region and the next delivery goes as leg byes for four runs.

Dawid Malan31(37)

Harry Brook11(14)

Naveen-ul-Haq 1-0-5-0

15 Oct 2023, 07:08:47 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: England 52/2-10 overs

England vs Afghanistan Live Score:  Harry Brook shows a glimpse of why he so being highly rate, Brook gets inside the line of the delivery and  uses the pace on the ball to get a boundary behind square. England team’s total also crosses the 50-run mark. First powerplay of England’s innings done with.

Harry Brook9(12)

Dawid Malan23(27)

Fazalhaq Farooqi 5-0-30-1

15 Oct 2023, 06:59:31 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: England 46/2-9 overs

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: A good over for England as 10 runs comes from the ninth overs as England gets 5 wides added to the score. Harry Brook and Dawid Malan looking to form a partnership for England.

Dawid Malan23(27)

Harry Brook3(6)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman 5-0-22-1

15 Oct 2023, 06:57:07 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: England 36/2-8 overs

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Just three runs from the over which includes a wide as well. England looking to rebuild the chase after losing couple of early wickets.

Dawid Malan20(24)

Harry Brook1(3)

Fazalhaq Farooqi 4-0-24-1

15 Oct 2023, 06:47:07 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: OUT! Mujeeb strikes as Joe Root is bowled

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Mujeeb strikes as Joe Root  departs early and a big wicket for Afghanistan. Mujeeb cleans up Root in the next ball after being hit for a boundary. Harry Brook comes in the middle.

Harry Brook0(1)

Dawid Malan19(20)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4-0-12-1

15 Oct 2023, 06:44:31 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: England 29/1- 6 overs

England vs Afghanistan Live Score:  A boundary hit by Malan on a delivery that was a bit too full, bowled by Farooqi as the ball goes past cover for four runs. A seven runs over for England.

Dawid Malan19(20)

Joe Root7(12)

Fazalhaq Farooqi 3-0-21-1

15 Oct 2023, 06:39:28 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: England 22/1- 5 overs

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Another good over bowled by Mujeeb as he concedes just three runs.

Joe Root7(12)

Dawid Malan13(14)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3-0-8-0

15 Oct 2023, 06:36:03 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: England 19/1- 4 overs

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: A lot happened in the fourth over as Malan gets a lucky boundary followed by  cracking shot in the backoward cover region and then a DRS review for LBW going down for Afghanistan. A 10 runs over England.

Dawid Malan11(11)

Joe Root6(9)

Fazalhaq Farooqi 2-0-14-1

15 Oct 2023, 06:29:58 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: England 9/1- 3 overs

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: A watchful over by England as Mujeeb completes his second over. Just two runs from it.

Dawid Malan2(6)

Joe Root5(8)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2-0-5-0

15 Oct 2023, 06:27:18 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: England 7/1- 2 overs

England vs Afghanistan Live Score:A nip-backer by Farooqi and Bairstow fails to connect and is hit on the pads. Given out, LBW! He reviews it! No bat involved and it was hitting the leg stump. Joe Root comes in middle as England loses an early wicket.

Joe Root4(5)

Dawid Malan1(3)

Fazalhaq Farooqi 1-0-4-1

15 Oct 2023, 06:21:44 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score:  OUT! An early wicket for Afghanistan as Bairstow is dismissed LBW

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Fazalhaq Farooqi, who bowls left-arm fast medium has bowled the second over and got the important wicket of Jonny Bairstow early.

15 Oct 2023, 06:18:36 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: England 3/0- 1 over

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: A first over spin from Afghanistan as Mujeeb bowls first over, Dawid Malan , Jonny Bairstow  begins England’s chase of 285 runs.

Dawid Malan1(3)

Jonny Bairstow2(3)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1-0-3-0

15 Oct 2023, 05:57:49 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score:  Liam Livingstone on his bowling performance today

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: ‘Looked like a good pitch first up. I think the reason we bowled first was hoping the dew comes in and makes it a bit better second time out. It was a bit harder against spin but it was a good pitch overall. I tried to bring the stumps into play as much as I could and it came off well. It is something which I really worked on,” says Liam Livingstone

15 Oct 2023, 05:48:26 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Innings break

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: With that, the first innings come to an end. Good game by Afghanistan. England made good recovery in the middle, lost their way at the end but managed to contain Afghanistan for 284. Good contest. 

With that, I say adieu to you, folks. Rest of the match will be brought to you by someone else from the team. Keep tuned in! 

15 Oct 2023, 05:45:36 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Afghanistan ends innings at 284

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: This is Afghanistan’s highest ever ODI total. What a brilliant game by the boys! Gurbaz, Rashid, Mujeeb have done very well. 

Topley bowls the last over. Fazal hits for a single. 

283/9 so far. 4 balls to go. 

Naveen at bat. Wide? That should have been a wide. Naveen tried to scoop it, Topley saw and threw a wide one. Umpire says legit ball. 

3 balls to go. 

Naveen hits for a single. He wanted more but mistimed it. Well, that happens. 

Run out. 284 all out. Done. 

15 Oct 2023, 05:41:21 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Mujeeb departs, Naveen ulHaq comes to bat

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Mujeeb is out. Wood bowls well. Mujeeb did well. Accelearated innings when Afghanistan most needed. 

Also, Naveen UlHaq is at the crease. Delhi crowd shouts Kohli, Kohli! again! Haha. These guys, I tell you. Brutal. 

Back to the middle. 

Naveen has played 1 ball and scored zero so far. The announcer is asking Delhi crowd to sing Oho! everytime he croons Jeene mera dil lutya! And the crowd obliges! What fun! 

Naveen slashes for four! 

49th over gone. Afghanistan is 282/9

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Cricket – ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – England v Afghanistan – Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India – October 15, 2023 Afghanistan’s Naveen-ul-Haq, Rashid Khan and teammates during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Andrew Boyers (REUTERS) 15 Oct 2023, 05:35:52 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Ikram sweeps for a six! 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: SIX! 

Ikram joins the party! What a sweep for six! He is now at 56 off 63. Topley doesn’t know what to do and where to bowl. He has now given away 44 runs after 7.3 overs. 

At 271 today, this is Afghanistan’s third highest total already! Will be be highest?! We will know soon. 

And another no ball! Free-hit coming up. What’s with Topley today?! 

What will Mujeeb do? Will be manage to get the maximum on this one? Mujeeb is on 25 off 14 so far. 

That’s boundary saved, they run 3. Good fielding by Woakes. 

OUT! Ikram goes. Curran takes an easy catch at long on. Goes for 58 off 66. 

At the end of 48 overs, fall of 7 wickets 277/8

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Cricket – ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – England v Afghanistan – Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India – October 15, 2023 Afghanistan’s Ikram Alikhil in action REUTERS/Andrew Boyers (REUTERS) 15 Oct 2023, 05:28:09 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Ikram gets his 50! 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Ikram is at 48 now off 60 balls. Mujeeb at 18 off 9. Wood has given 38 runs so far with a wicket after 7.1 overs. 

Crowd is cheering Mujeeb like no other! He steps back, tries to hit it high in the air, misses totally. Buttler collects easily. Dot ball. 

47th over going on right now. And Mujeeb slogs it for a four! Who cares how they come but runs are flowing and that’s what matters. Wild swing, edges, four! 

26 runs have come in the last 13 balls. That’s some batting! 

Mujeeb is out to slog and rightly so! 

Ikram on strike. At 48. Will he? In this over? 

He does! 50 for Ikram! 

15 Oct 2023, 05:23:18 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Curran hit for a six and 2 fours in his 4th over

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Will Ikram get his 50 in this over? 

Hits Curran for a single. At 47 now off 59. Mujeeb on strike now. 

Defends, no run. Mujeeb is on 2 (4). 

Curran is hit for a four! Mujeeb!

No ball and a four! What a beamer! Curran is having a bad day today. Mujeeb didn’t leave that one. 

SIX! Mujeeb hits the free-hit out of the park. 250 comes up for Afghanistan. It’s all happening here! 

Four, four, six! What an over. 

 Curran is not having a good game. He has gone for 46 runs in 4 overs. 

15 Oct 2023, 05:17:10 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Mujeeb comes to bat, Adil Rashid ends. his 10 overs with 3 wickets 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: New batsman Mujeeb comes out to bat. What can he do now? What’s going to be his strategy? Hold the fort for Ikram or just slog it out? Less than 6 overs to go. That’s 35 balls. Is 250 a given? Questions. Questions. 

Meanwhile, Mujeeb faces his first ball. Dot. Rashid now has 3 wickets for 38. This is his final over. 10th. 

Single. Mujeeb opens his account. 

Over. 3 wickets for 42 in his 10 overs. Good game. 

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Cricket – ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – England v Afghanistan – Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India – October 15, 2023 England’s Adil Rashid in action REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis (REUTERS) 15 Oct 2023, 05:13:15 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Adil Rashid wins the battle. Joe Root catches Rashid Khan

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid Khan out for 23 (22). Adil Rashid wins this battle. 

15 Oct 2023, 05:11:27 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Sam Curran back in attack 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Sam Curran is back for his third over. He has 26 runs so far in his first 2. 

Ooh, he cut that one sharply inside. Ikram had no answer. Zero runs on that one. 

Ikram slogs the second one towards the leg. Get’s a single. Lucky. Curran is sure a wicket is around the corner for him. 

Rashid misses that one. Dot ball. Three balls done in this over so far. One run scored. Curran’s come back over is good. 

Rashid hits the fourth one high in the air, lands safely, get’s a single. I think its clear that Afghanistan will now try and take some chances to increase the runrate. 

They end the over at 233/6. Ikram at 44. 

15 Oct 2023, 05:07:01 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid Vs Rashid battles ensues

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: My other teammate Chanchal tells me that this blog is pleasant to read. It’s conversational, she says. 

Do you agree with her? Say aye if you do. I will hear it, don’t worry. 

Back to the game. 

Rashid to Rashid: 3 balls, 3 runs, one dot ball. 

43rd over gone. Rashid, after 9 overs, 2 wickets for 38 runs. 

Ikram at 43, Rashid at 22. 

Total: 231/6. 

15 Oct 2023, 05:03:47 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: 42 overs gone, Afghanistan at 227/6

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Topley’s 7th over. 30 runs so far. Economy of 5. 

Ikram hits him for a four! Back cut towards deep third. Nice one. 

Dot ball, second one. Good thinking by Ikram. 

35 lakh people are now watching this game on Hotstar. See, this is Rashid Khan magic! The man has fans and how! Or is that you guys have woken up from your Sunday noon siesta and are now just taking stock of the match? Either way, welcome! 

42 overs gone. 227/6

Ikram 42 (49)

Rashid 19 (16)

Topley 36/0 (7 overs) 

15 Oct 2023, 04:58:22 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid bowls to Rashid

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Last 10 overs of the Afghanistan innings. Adil Rashid is now back with this 8th over. He has given 30 runs so far for 2 wickets. Changed the course of the match, really.  He stopped the opening pair’s assault. 

From one Rashid to another, for a single on the second ball. 

Ikram drives for another single. 

A ticking scoreboard is very healthy for any batting but Rashid Khan wants to have a go at it! 

He just danced down the track and drove the ball towards covers. Just a single. 

After 41 overs, 221/6. 

15 Oct 2023, 04:54:15 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Topley back in action, hit for a four

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Topley is back in attack. Good to see him back at bowling after his knee scare earlier in the game. He had dived while fielding at fine leg trying to save a boundary. But then he hurt his knee and left the field. 

Now, he is back. His 6th over going on. He hasn’t got a wicket yet but he has quite a bit of game left today. 

And a boundary! Ikram gently cut the ball towards third man for a four. Just guided the ball, used the pace. 

Ikram 33 (39)

Rashid Khan 17 (14) 

Topley 30/0 (6)

15 Oct 2023, 04:49:18 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Wood’s bouncer hits Ikram’s shoulder, game stopped 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Wood’s bouncer hits Ikram on his shoulder. Game stopped till he gets things checked out. Everything seems okay. This was taken as an opportunity to take a breath. 

39th over ends. 207/6 so far. Wood is banging this over short after short. Rashid Khan at 15 off 11. 

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New Delhi: Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan celebrates the wicket of India’s Ishan Kishan during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Afghanistan, at Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) (PTI10_11_2023_000411B) (PTI) 15 Oct 2023, 04:42:35 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: 200 comes up for Afghanistan with a Rashid Khan boundary

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: 200 comes up for Afghanistan with that boundary from Rashid Khan. The match has some signs of a life now. 38 overs gone 204/6. 

15 Oct 2023, 04:37:25 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rahid Khan comes out to bat and stadium goes berserk

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: What a fan follwoing Rashid Khan has! Goosebumps. He comes out to bat and entire stadium is chanting his name. What a playa! What a man! What a stadium! What a crowd! Whata whata! 

LOL. He hit that for a four! What a gap he picked between point and gully. Both fielders just kept looking at each other. It’s all happening! 

End of over. 

15 Oct 2023, 04:36:01 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Nabi is out for 9. Afghanistan 190/6

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Out! 

Bouncer. Nabi can’t play it. He is gone for 9 off 15. Bowled Root, caught Root. 

Ikram 25 (30)

Wood 26/1 (5.1 overs) 

15 Oct 2023, 04:33:09 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Buttler fumbles stumping, Nabi survives

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Nabi survices. He missed it but Buttler couldn’t collect it in time for stumping.  He fumbled and dropped the ball. By then Nabi was back in crease. Damn! 

This is the 36th over. 190/5. End of over. 

15 Oct 2023, 04:27:18 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Scorecard so far 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Okay I have been told by my teammate Tamal that I need to give you scorecard as well every now and then. Silly me. 

Here it is: Mohammad Nabi 4(5)

Ikram Alikhil 18(21)

Joe Root 4-0-19-1

15 Oct 2023, 04:25:35 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: 5 off the over, yawn 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: 34th over is on. Livingstone has the ball. He has a wicket so far and just 19 runs in his 8th over. 

Cut for a single. 20 runs now with 3 balls to go in his 8th over. 

Ikram is at 19 off 22. Another single. 20 off 23 now. Livingstone at 21/1 after 7.4 

Another single. Clockwork. Yawn. What? it’s Sunday afternoon and only 23 lakh people are watching on Hostar. 

5 from the over. 34 gone 183/5.

15 Oct 2023, 04:19:39 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Root comes to party. Hashmat is bowled.

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Root comes to party. Hashmat is bowled. 

It’s drinks break. What to do guys, it is really hot in Delhi today. It is 32 degrees with 35% humidity and 14% precipitation. 

Back to the game. Hashmat is out for 14 off 35. 

15 Oct 2023, 04:14:08 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Good crowd at the match today

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: It is good to see the crowd at the match today in Delhi for this match. The beginning of this ICC World Cup 2023 was a bit dim with empty stadiums and thin crowds. But today is different. A good number has come to see this England Vs Afghanistan match at the Arun AJaitley stadium in Delhi. Oh, and don’t forget how hot it is in Delhi today. I mean, its October, so it has to be hot. 

Nonetheless! Great spirit at the stadium! Good work, Delhi! 

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Cricket – ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – England v Afghanistan – Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India – October 15, 2023 Fans in the stands during the match REUTERS/Andrew Boyers (REUTERS) 15 Oct 2023, 04:08:25 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Ikram hits Root for a six

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: SIX! Ikram is in some mood! What a hammer that was. Off the backfoot and bam! 

Joe Root has been smashed for a glorious six by Ikram. Applause all around. 

29th over gone. Root’s second over is done, 12 runs he has given so far. 7 runs in this over. 

15 Oct 2023, 04:05:31 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Just 2 runs off the over 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Livingstone’s fifth over. just 12 so far in 4 overs and a wicket. Just 2 runs off the over. 159/4 after 28 overs. 

15 Oct 2023, 04:03:09 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Ikram hits 4! 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Joe Root now comes to bowl. His first over of the match. What is he going to do? Jersey number 66. Dot ball, first. 

Second, dot. Hashmat is taking it slow and steady. Takes a single and now Ikram is at strike. Two dot balls for him. Hashmat at 11 off 23. 

Four! Ikram has hit a good one! 157/4 after 27. 

15 Oct 2023, 03:59:27 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Azmat departs for 19, Livingstone strikes

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: out! Azmat is gone. Livingstone strikes. 

He hit is high up in the air. Caught at the boundary. Gone for 19 of 24 balls. 

15 Oct 2023, 03:55:55 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Woakes back in attack, Azmat hits him for a six 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Woakes is back in attack. First three overs he went for 31. But now things are different. Gurbaz is gone. Afghanistan is on the backfoot. Run rate has slowed down. Can he scalp a wicket here? 

SIX! Azmat has hit Woakes for a six off the front foot over the long on. What a shot! 83 metres that ball traveled. 

And a four! Bit of width and smashed at point for four! Azmat is changing gears here. 

25 overs gone. Azmat at 18 off 21, Hashmat at 8 off 17.

Afghanistan has hit 5 sixes in this match so far! 

15 Oct 2023, 03:51:12 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: LBW player review but its not out! 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Livingstone’s third over. 

Player review for LBW. English captain thought very long before deciding to go for a review. Don’t think anyone is convinced here that this is out. Nonetheless. 

Ball hit the back pad, a bit high but ball tracker shows its in line,  impact in line but wickets missing. 

Back on field, original decision is not out and that decision stays. 

Four balls done, 3 runs scored so far. 

Afghanistan chugging along at a decent pace here. 24 overs gone 139/3

Both batters at 8. 

15 Oct 2023, 03:46:22 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: 135/3 after 23 overs

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid in his 7th over now. 

Top edge but no fielder. No wicket. Great bowling. Match has totally swung back in England’s favour. Run rate is now below 6 per over. Falling slowly. 

Wide ball. One run added to Afghan scorecard. 

Another run out chance! What’s happening with Afghanistan here?! This is strange. It’s like they want to enjoy the pavilion at this Arun Jaitley stadium. 

Fifth ball, some field changes. Rashid is trying something. Ooh! That one spun back in sharply. Just a single. 

15 Oct 2023, 03:43:10 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: 129/3 after 22 overs 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Livingstone is in his second over now. Has bowled two so far. One run. 

Azmat at 4 off 8 and Hashmat at 3 off 9. Chance for another run out but they are safe. Don’t know why Afghan batters aren’t learning the lesson. Well. 

Fourth ball, Azmat faces. Dot ball. 

Fifth one, defended to point. Dot. Again. 

Last ball of the over, defended. Just 2 off the over. 

15 Oct 2023, 03:41:07 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid gives only 2 runs in the over

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid has taken 2 wickets in his 6 over so far. His first two overs were quite expensive. Great comeback after that. 

He has slowed down the innings and taken 2 out of 3 wickets. Great bowling. Pressure is back on Afghanistan and how. 

Only 2 runs off this over. 

15 Oct 2023, 03:38:09 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Run rate has slowed down to under 6.5 per over, two new batsman at the crease

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Liam Livingstone comes into attack. 

Dot ball. Spins it outside the off stump away from the batter. Keeper collects it. 

Single off the second ball. Punched to deep point. 

Dot ball to long on. Run rate is now below 6.5 per over. 

125/3 at the end of 20 overs. 

15 Oct 2023, 03:35:22 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Azmatullah Omarzai comes to bat

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Azmatullah Omarzai comes to bat. 

Get’s a single. 19 over, 123 runs, 3 wickets down. 

15 Oct 2023, 03:33:01 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Gurbaz run out at 80

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Hashmat comes out to bat. He is the captain of the team. Comes in at 4. He has been in good form in this tournament. Averages 32.86 so far in his ODI career. 

Jersey number 50. Will he score one? We shall find out. 

Is this the beginning of the fall of Afghanistan batting? 

Gurbaz is at 80 off 57. 

Out! Gurbaz is run out. He is fuming. There was no run there. Oh god! 

15 Oct 2023, 03:30:29 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rahmat Shah stumped. Out! 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid’s fifth over, Shah nearly got out

First ball, dot. 

Second ball, dot again. Hit towards covers and stopped promptly. 

Third delivery, defended well by Rahmat. Dot. 

That’s 9 balls without a run for Rashid Khan. 

Stumping! Is he out? Third umpire has been referred for this. Stumping review. They are checking now. Will Rahmat have to go? Looks in to me, though. But who knows. 

And he is out! He was clearly out of the crease. 

15 Oct 2023, 03:26:42 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Gurbaz in his 80s now

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Wood is back in attack. 

Short ball. Punches off the back foot for a single. 

A couple of Gurbaz. Off the back foot towards third man. Fielder had to dive to stop that one. Wood applauds the fielding. 

Punches off the back foot. Runs for 2! Excellent running from Gurbaz and Shah. He is at 79 now. Inching slowly towards.. Hush.. I won’t jinx it. 

Dot ball. Fourth one. 120-1 so far. 

Fifth ball of the over. Wood bowls a shorter one, Gurbaz slashes towards third man for a single. 

Rahmat gets a single. Retains strike. Over. 

15 Oct 2023, 03:21:29 PM IST England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rahmat Shah comes out to bat 

England vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rahmat Shah comes out to bat. His 96th ODI. He is 33 years old. His jersey number is 8. 

Dot ball. Punched back to Rashid. A good start for Afghanistan. 

Single. Rahmat Shah openings his account. 

Over. 

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