T20 World Cup 2022: England hand Afghanistan 5-wicket defeat after Sam Curran’s document 5-fer

T20 World Cup 2022: Jos Buttler’s England beat Mohammad Nabi’s Afghanistan by 5 wickets on the Perth Stadium after Sam Curran picked up a five-wicket haul for 10 runs.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 22, 2022 19:42 IST

T20 WC 2022: England hand Afghanistan 5-wicket defeat after Curran’s document 5-fer. Courtesy: AP

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: England, on Saturday, October 22, began their T20 World Cup 2022 marketing campaign on a formidable word after beating Afghanistan by 5 wickets within the Super 12 match at Perth Stadium.

After opting to subject first, England bowled their opponents out for 112 in 19.1 overs. Sam Curran was the choose of their bowlers after he completed with figures of three.2-0-10-5. Apart from registering the very best figures by an Englishman in T20Is, he additionally turned their first bowler to get a five-wicket haul in T20Is.

Curran picked up 4 of his 5 wickets on the dying as Afghanistan misplaced their final 5 wickets for 3 runs within the area of 12 balls. Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Fazalhaq Farooqi didn’t open their accounts after Curran’s stupendous piece of bowling on the dying.

Ibrahim Zadran scored a run-a-ball 32 earlier than Curran accounted for his wicket. Usman Ghani additionally scored 30 runs with three fours, holding one finish whereas wickets fell in heaps on the different. Ben Stokes and Mark Wood picked up two wickets apiece for the Three Lions.

The run-chase wasn’t anticipated to pose numerous problem to the England batters, who went about their enterprise calmly. Although they did not blaze away and play audacious strokes, the required fee was at all times underneath management.

However, England could be a tad anxious after their batters didn’t get an enormous rating. Jos Buttler and Alex Hales scored 18 and 19 respectively, earlier than getting out to Farooqi and Fareed Ahmad.

Dawid Malan performed a cautious 30-ball knock of 18, however failed to hold on. Mujeeb eliminated Malan after Mohammad Nabi took a stupendous diving catch contained in the circle.

Harry Brook tried to tackle Rashid Khan, however holed out to Ibrahim at lengthy on. With 16 runs to defend off 28 balls, the Afghans had a glimmer of hope to remain alive.

However, Liam Livingstone’s unbeaten 21-ball 29 with three fours took the match away from them. England chased the goal down with 11 balls to spare.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

Published On:

Oct 22, 2022