At the ODI World Cup, Afghanistan stunned England by defeating them by an astounding 69 runs.
On Sunday, Hashmatullah Shahidi’s Afghanistan team pulled off one of the biggest upsets in ICC World Cup history. At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, underdog Afghanistan defeated reigning champions England in game 13 of the ICC World Cup. At the 2023 World Cup, Afghanistan’s historic victory over the current world champions helped the Asian country move up from last place in its group.
At the biggest of them all, Afghanistan won its second 50-over World Cup match by outclassing their opponents. England suffered their second loss to Afghanistan at the 2023 World Cup in India. The ninth-ranked team last defeated Scotland in a World Cup match in 2015. Additionally, this was Afghanistan’s first-ever ODI victory over England. Afghanistan’s dramatic victory over Jos Buttler’s team in Delhi broke numerous records.
On Sunday, Afghanistan won their first match in the ODI World Cup. The Afghans hadn’t won a game in their previous 14 outings at the One Day International World Cup before facing England in Delhi. Zimbabwe achieved the regrettable record for the most straight losses in ODI World Cup cricket. 18 ODI World Cup defeats for Zimbabwe occurred between 1983 and 1992. Mohammad Nabi, a standout performer, topped Dawlat Zadran (14) to capture the most wickets for Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup.
England’s dismal World Cup performance
In the just finished match between Afghanistan and England, spinners claimed up to 13 wickets. Only two World Cup matches have featured spinners collecting more than 13 wickets: Canada’s match against Zimbabwe (14) and Kenya’s match against Sri Lanka (14 wickets) in 2003. For the first time in the competition’s history, England suffered up to an 8-wicket loss to spinners during a World Cup game.
