Summary

  • Afghanistan win by 69 runs to beat England for first time and only their second World Cup win

  • England bowled out for 215, but Brook makes impressive 66 in middle order

  • Spinners Mujeeb and Rashid take 3-51 & 3-37 respectively

  • England lose regular wickets with only two players passing 12

  • Afghanistan bowled out for 284 in 49.5 overs

  • Rashid 3-42, Wood 2-50 - Root, Livingstone & Topley take one each

  • Two run outs, including Gurbaz who made blistering 80

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  1. Postpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 15 October 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Not a situation I was expecting England to be in at this stage, Afghanistan were 51-0 at this stage and they are all over England.

  2. Postpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 15 October 2023

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman is a tall guy, bowls with a tall action but that ball barely bounced. That's what has done for Joe Root.

  3. Eng 33-2published at 7 overs

    Target 285

    Harry Brook is the new batter and pushes the last ball of the over to mid-wicket for no run.

    Another replay of that Joe Root dismissal shows just how low the ball stayed. It skidded under his bat and hits barely a third of the way up the stumps.

    That will be a worry for England if that continues.

  4. Postpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 15 October 2023

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman celebrates the wicket of Joe RootImage source, Getty Images

    Wonderful bowling. The previous ball went for four but Joe Root goes back to the googly and is bowled through the gate.

    England's rock, the man who bats through the middle order and holds it together, is gone. They are in a bit of trouble.

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    WICKETpublished at 6.5 overs

    Root b Mujeeb 11 (Eng 33-2)

    Bowled 'im! Another ball that stays low.

    Joe Root was able to get the previous ball that stayed very low away for four but this one on an off stump line and skids through him.

    Well bowled by Mujeeb Ur Rahman but it is the lack of bounce that did for Root.

    England are wobbling a little early in this chase.

  6. Eng 33-1published at 6.4 overs

    Target 285

    Dragged down twice in a row by Mujeeb Ur Rahman and after hitting the first to the fielder at short fine leg, Joe Root doesn't miss out on the next.

    Pulled behind square for four. That did stay low, though.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 15 October 2023

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    I don't know what it is but something feels disjointed about this England squad, the batting and bowling not quite clicking, I'm still waiting for this England team to fire into life.

    Ash, Pompey

  8. Eng 29-1published at 6 overs

    Target 285

    Dawid Malan tucks the last ball of the over through square leg and scampers back for two.

    That makes it seven from the over, more than good enough for England with a required rate of just 5.81.

  9. Eng 26-1published at 5.2 overs

    Target 285

    Super shot from Dawid Malan as he laces the ball through the covers for four.

    It was a half-volley from Fazal Farooqi and Malan was quick to punish it.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 15 October 2023

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    Paul Lummis: I understand one umpire's call going with the on field decision, but surely if two of the three are umpires call, it's just a bad call?

  11. Eng 22-1published at 5 overs

    Target 285

    Another very tidy over from Mujeeb Ur Raham and he nearly gets Dawid Malan to drag on.

    The left-hander chops the ball just past his leg stump as he tries to play through the covers.

    Close but it brings one of three singles from the over.

  12. Postpublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 15 October 2023

    Here is the wicket that left Jonny Bairstow so hot under the collar.

    Ball-tracking shows it was just clipping the stumps - but only just...

  13. Postpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 15 October 2023

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    A lot is happening, I think that is good for the tournament that we have games like this. You never want one team to take control. At 114-0, you would've though Afghanistan were hurtling towards a big total. Afghanistan going well here is good for the game, but they need a few more wickets.

  14. Eng 19-1published at 4 overs

    Target 285

    Single guided to deep backward point to end an eventful over, 10 from it plus that lbw review.

    It's certainly not been a comfortable start for England.

  15. Not outpublished at 3.4 overs

    Eng 18-1

    Too high. It was just going over the top.

    Dawid Malan might even have been through the shot early and was beaten by Fazal Farooqi, who has been lively so far.

  16. Postpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 15 October 2023

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I think he's not given it on height.

  17. Afghanistan reviewpublished at 3.4 overs

    We've got another review as Fazal Farooqi squares up Dawid Malan and hits him on the pad.

    It looks better than the Jonny Bairstow one but given not out. Reviewed at the last moment.

    Too high maybe?

  18. Eng 18-1published at 3.3 overs

    Target 285

    A first boundary for Dawid Malan, albeit not one that he was in control of.

    He tries to work the ball through the leg side, gets a leading edge and the ball goes past second slip on the bounce and runs away to the fence.

    Four more! Width from Fazal Farooqi this time and Malan throws his hands at it, gets a good chunk of it and sends the ball behind square to the boundary.

  19. Eng 9-1published at 3 overs

    Target 285

    Just a couple of singles from Mujeeb Ur Rahman's over as England remain watchful after losing that early wicket.

  20. Postpublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 15 October 2023

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Had that struck the stumps, that could've been close.