Why England Lost to Afghanistan in an ODI World Cup 2023 Match, as cited by Sachin Tendulkar

Afghanistan defeated England on Sunday in an ODI World Cup 2023 match, which no one could have predicted would happen. In Delhi’s Arun Jaitley stadium, Afghanistan defeated England by a score of 69 runs. Afghanistan’s spinners dominated the roost and were the masterminds of the victory, despite the fact that it was the greatest surprise of the tournament thus far. Afghanistan’s 14-game losing run ended with the victory. The best bowlers were Rashid Khan and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, who both took three wickets. Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar explained why the Jos Buttler-led team lost after England’s shocking defeat. Tendulkar said England’s failure to play spin properly hampered them while praising Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

“Afghanistan put in a fantastic all-around effort, with @RGurbaz_21’s good knock serving as the catalyst. @ECB_cricket had a bad day. The England hitters failed to read excellent spinners from their hand, which is a must when facing them. Instead, they were read off the field, which I believe contributed to their demise. I adored the vigor they displayed on the field. “Well done, @ACBofficials!” Posting by Sachin.

When Jonny Bairstow was caught lbw by Fazalhaq Farooqui on the opening ball of the chase, England suffered an early setback. He quickly reviewed the decision. Replay evidence indicated the ball to have struck the leg-stump on the umpire’s call, therefore England kept review but lost Bairstow.

Even though Dawid Malan and Joe Root scored several boundaries, Farooqui persisted in bowling with a probing line and length, hitting Malan on the pads (and igniting a review) before beating him. By castleing Root with a googly that remained low, Mujeeb Ur Rahman of Afghanistan put further pressure on England.

Using strike-rotation and a couple boundaries, Malan and Harry Brook attempted to stabilize the pursuit. Mohammad Nabi, though, eliminated the former by tricking him with an outside off-stump ball that he chipped straight to short extra cover.

To send Jos Buttler over the gate, Naveen-ul-Haq bowled a beautiful delivery, with a fuller ball coming in from wide outside the off-stump. After catching Liam Livingstone plumb lbw with a straighter ball, Rashid Khan was added to the list of wicket-takers. Livingstone attempted to turn things around, but in vain.

England held out hope as Brook stood at the crease, hitting boundaries whenever wide or overpitched deliveries were offered to complete his fifty in 35 balls. However, when Nabi used a dip, turn, and bounce to drag Sam Curran forward and get him to edge slip as the boundaries dried up, Nabi scored.

The spinner eventually got his man when he got the googly to fly past the inside edge and slam into the off-stump after Chris Woakes survived a lbw protest against Mujeeb. By having Brook nick behind a speedier carrom ball to Ikram Alikhil, Mujeeb delivered the decisive hit. Despite Reece Topley prolonging the inevitable, Rashid had Adil Rashid caught at slip when the leg-spinner castled Mark Wood, sending the fans into a joyous frenzy.

Brief Scores: Afghanistan defeated England 215 in 40.3 overs (Harry Brook 66, Dawid Malan 32; Rashid Khan 3-37, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3-51) by 69 runs with a total of 284 in 49.5 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 80, Ikram Alikhil 58; Adil Rashid 3-42, Mark Wood 2-50).