Afghanistan have rolled England over. They haven’t sneaked through, they have dismantled England, particularly with ball in hand. Rahmanullah Gurbaz took the top order bowlers to the cleaners early on before England clawed things back.
But a timid batting showing from the defending champions meant the Afghans – the spinners in particular – were all over them, and England were blown out of the chase in the blink of an eye. Afghanistan win by 69 runs, and England have now lost 2 of their first three matches.
England only managed to score 215. Spinners Mujeeb and Rashid take 3-51 & 3-37 respectively. 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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