Eoin Morgan Hits Fourth Fastest Century in World Cup History, Reaches Hundred off Just 57 Balls Against Afghanistan in CWC19 Match
Eoin Morgan scored a quick century from 57 balls during England vs Afghanistan match in ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC), 2019.
Eoin Morgan scored a quick century from 57 balls during England vs Afghanistan match in ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC), 2019. England is playing Afghanistan in the match no 24 of CWC 2019. The action is taking place at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. The English team is cruising along well with only loss of two wickets. England vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score of ICC World Cup 2019 Match.
The top three batsmen to hit fastest hundreds are - K O'Brien took 50 deliveries to hit a ton vs England in 2011 World Cup at Bengaluru; Glenn Maxwell took 51 deliveries vs Sri Lanka in 2015 World Cup as SCG, AB de Villiers took 52 balls to hit hundred vs West Indies at SCG during World Cup 2015.
Earlier England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bat. England included James Vince in place of injured Jason Roy. They have also added Moeen Ali in the squad instead of Liam Plunkett. Eoin Morgan is smashing the ball around the park. Afghanistan has made three changes to their line-up. They have included Dawlat Zadran, Najibullah Zadran and Mujeeb Ur Rahman in place of Aftab Alam, Hazratullah Zazai and Hamid Hassan. ENG vs AFG Head-to-Head Record: Ahead of ICC CWC 2019 Clash, Here Are Match Results of Last England vs Afghanistan Encounters!
Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib said: "We would have batted first as well, looks a good wicket, slightly Asian conditions. We are disappointed with our batting, have not even played 40 overs, we have a good chance to restrict them to a good defendable score. Three changes for us, Dawlat, Najibullah and Mujeeb are playing -- Aftab, Zazai and Hamid are not playing."
England is all set to post the highest total in this World Cup. As of now, Afghan bowlers are having a tough time and even Joe Root is looking good today. Earlier Bairstow also played a fine knock of 90 runs.
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