England and Afghanistan will face each other in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The game is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM IST. Title holders England have started their campaign on a poor note as they lost to New Zealand in their opening match. However, England redeemed themselves well and good in their following fixture against Bangladesh. In Tuesday's match against Bangladesh, Dawid Malan contributed the most, scoring 140 in just 107 balls. Joe Root, though, scored an additional 82 runs to seal the victory. ENG vs AFG, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: England Will Look To Better Net Run Rate Against Faltering Afghanistan

England's bowling department has also improved as Reece Topley took 4/43 against Bangladesh, supported by Chris Woakes, who took 2/49. England beat Bangladesh by 137 runs. With important upcoming matches against South Africa, Sri Lanka, and India, England will need to continue playing at the same level as they did against Bangladesh.

On the other hand, Afghanistan have had the worst start possible as they lost both their opening two matches against Bangladesh and India. In their opening encounter against Bangladesh, Afghanistan was selected to bat first after losing the toss and scoring just 156 runs before being bowled out; Bangladesh finished the chase with little over 15 overs remaining. There were many more things that Hashmatullah Shahidi's team could have done better in the first game. Afghanistan were no match for India as they lost second encounter on Wednesday.

But still, Afghanistan showed some good performance as Rashid Khan displayed his class for the first time in the tournament by taking two wickets, the captain Hashmatullah Shahidi put on a fantastic score of 80 from 88 balls, while being supported by Azmatullah Omarzal, who hit 62 in 69 balls. Afghanistan have to step up their game if they want to survive in this ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

England vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head in ODIs

There have been two ODI matches between Afghanistan and England. England has won twice and Afghanistan failed to win 0 matches.

England vs Afghanistan ICC World Cup 2023 Key Players

Dawid Malan 
Joe Root 
Reece Topley 
Rashid Khan 
Hashmatullah Shahidi 

England vs Afghanistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Venue and Match Timing

The England vs Afghanistan ICC World Cup 2023 match will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. The ENG vs AFG match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will begin at 2:00 PM IST (Indian Standard Time). ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Points Table Updated: New Zealand Regain Top Spot With Clinical 8-Wicket Victory Against Bangladesh

England vs Afghanistan ICC World Cup 2023 Live Streaming Online and Telecast

Star Sports is the official broadcast partner of the ICC World Cup 2023. Fans therefore can watch the England vs Afghanistan ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi/HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Kannada and Star Sports 1 Telugu. Fans can also watch live streaming of this match online on the Disney+ Hotstar app and websites. Those using the Disney+ Hotstar app on mobiles to watch ICC World Cup 2023 matches can do so for free.

England vs Afghanistan ICC World Cup 2023 Likely XIs

England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

 

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