As it happened | ENGvAFG: England win by 150 runs

Done and dusted!!!

England beat Afghanistan by 150 runs in Match 24 of Cricket World Cup 2019.

England captain Eoin Morgan's 148 off just 71 balls included a one-day international record 17 sixes.

His side's 397-6 featured the most maximums in ODI history and ranked as their highest ever World Cup score.

Afghanistan never threatened to chase down their huge target and settled for 247-8 as England earned their fourth win from five matches in this year's tournament.

Wicket!

Rashid Khan departs after scoring 8 runs. 

Jofra Archer to Rashid, caught out by Jonny Bairstow. 

Phewwww! After dropping two catches, Bairstow finally gets this one. 

Next batsman is Dawlat Zadran. 

49th Over

7 runs from this over. 

1 brilliant boundary from Rashid Khan's bat on the 4th ball of the over.  

Last over to go!

48th Over

4 runs from this over. 

1 double, 1 single and 1 extra. 

47th Over

Second last over by Mark Wood. 

1 run and 1 wicket. 

Wicket!

Mark Wood strikes to get Najibullah Zadran's wicket. 

Najibullah scored 15 runs. 

Next batsman is Ikram Ali Khil. 

46th Over

7 runs and 1 wicket from Archer's 8th Over. 

Wicket!

Hashmatullah Shahidi out after scoring 76 runs. 

Good knock by Shahidi here but that won't be enough. 

Jofra Archer gets the wicket. 

Next batsman is Rashid Khan. 

45th Over

Mark Wood is back into attack. 

5 runs from this over. 

43rd Over

Adil Rashid's spell ends with a figure 10-0-66-3. 

In this over, he gave 4 runs and took 1 wicket. 

Wicket!

Mohammad Nabi out after scoring 9 runs. 

Adil Rashid strikes again. 

Next batsman is Najibullah Zadran. 

42nd Over

Chris Woakes' 8th over. 

4 singles here. 

41st Over

Adil Rashid's 9th over. 

Gave 8 runs and took 1 wicket. 

Wicket!

Asghar Afghan departs after scoring 44 runs. 

Adil Rashid to Asghar, caught out by Joe Root. 

Next batsman is Mohammad Nabi. 

40th Over

Chris Woakes's 7th over. 

2 runs from this over. 

The score is 196/3. 

39th Over

Adil Rashid's 8th Over. 

2 doubles and 2 singles in this over. 

38th Over

Chris Woakes is back into attack. 

Just 3 singles from this over. 

37th Over

Adil Rashid from the other end and 1 boundary and 1 single from this over. 

36th Over

Archer's 7th over. 

8 runs from this one. 

1 boundary, 1 double, 1 single and 1 extra. 

35th Over

Adil's 6th Over, and 12 runs from here. 

Fifty up for Hashmatullah!

Despite an injury scare, Hashmatullah completes his half-century.

It's his 9th ODI half-century. 

34th Over

Jofra Archer is back into attack. 

7 runs from this. 

33rd Over

Another expensive from Adil Rashid. 

13 runs added to Afghanistan's board. 

32nd Over

After hitting the batsman in the previous over, here's an expensive from Mark Wood. 

14 runs from this over. 

30th Over

Major injury scare in this Mark Wood's over. 

A good over by Wood as he gives just 3 runs. 

But a nasty bouncer hit Hashmatullah back of the neck and it was damn scary. 

But he continued playing after consulting the physio only after changing the helmet. 

29th Over

For a change a good over for Afghanistan here. 2 big shots by Asghar Afghan. 

1 sixer, 1 boundary and 2 singles in this over. 

28th Over

2 runs from this over. 

Mark Wood has been splendid so far. 

In his 5 over, he gave just 10 runs. 

27th Over

Adil Rashid's second over. 

3 singles from this one. 

26th Over

Mark Wood is back into attack. 

Brilliant over here, just 1 run. 

25th Over

Adil Rashid comes into attack and gets a wicket. 

Rashid to Rahmat, caught out by Jonny Bairstow. 

Next batsman is Asghar Afghan. 

24th Over

Another economical one!

2 runs from Stokes' 4th over. 

23rd Over

A good over Moeen Ali as he gave just 2 runs. 

22nd Over

Ben Stokes is bowling from the over end. 

4 singles from this one. 

21st Over

Moeen Ali's 6th over. 

8 runs from the over. 

Afghanistan are 66/2 after 15 overs. 

Wicket!

Gulbadin Naib out, Mark Wood gets the breakthrough. 

Naib scored 37 runs. 

Next batsman is Hashmatullah Shahidi. 

Afghanistan are 48/1 after 10 overs. 

2nd Over

Jofra Archer is bowling from the other end and he gets a breakthrough. 

8 runs from the over along with Noor Ali's wicket. 

1st Over

1 run from 1st over while chasing the massive target. 

Rahmat Shah is the new batsman. 

Second innings begins!

Noor Ali and Gulbadin Naib are at the crease as they start the massive run chase. 

Chris Woakes launches the bowling attack. 

Innings break:

England 397/6 in 50 overs against Afghanistan. 

Wicket!

Dawlat Zadran strikes and sends Buttler back to the pavilion. 

Buttler scored 2 runs, next batsman is Moeen Ali. 

Wicket!

Another wicket in the same over...Naib's strikes will stop the run flow now as he has taken a massive wicket. 

Eoin Morgan out after scoring 148 runs off 71 balls. 

Next bastman is Ben Stokes. 

Wicket!

Joe Root out.. he departs after scoring 88 runs. 

Gulbadin Naib gets the breakthrough. 

Naib to Root, caught out by Rahmat Shah. 

Next batsman is Jos Buttler. 

Captain's knock!

Eoin Morgan completes his century. It's his 13th ODI century. 

England are 302/2 after 44 overs. 

200+

England are above 200 now.

England are 217/2 after 36 overs.

Going as per the current run rate, the projected score is 305. 

Bairstow gone on 90!

Afghan captain brings the breakthrough.

Bairstow hit the ball straight back in to the hands of Gulbadin Naib.

England are 164/ 2 after 30 overs.

150 up for England!

Jonny Bairstow is batting on 86, while Joe Root is on 41.

England are 155/1 after 27 overs.

Bairstow is unstoppable!

He hits Rashid Khan for 14 runs.

England are 134/1 after 24 overs.

England have crossed 100-run mark. 

After 20 overs, the score is 106/1. 

Rashid Khan in action!

6 runs from his first over. 

2 doubles and 2 singles. 

England are 72/1 after 15 overs. 

Massive six!

13.5 Jonny Bairstow hits it above bowlers' head (mine too). 

Rahmat Shah is the bowler and just could not do anything. 

England are trying to show aggression. 

Fifty up for England

England cross 50-run mark. 

The hosts are off to a stable start. 

From here the projected score is 234 going as per their current run rate. 

England are 46/1 after 10 overs.

Wicket!

Dawlat Zadran gets the breakthrough!

Zadran to Vince, caught out by Mujeeb Ur Rahman. 

James Vince out, he departs after scoring 26 runs. He has provided the momentum to the team. 

Next batsman is Joe Root. 

After 5 overs, the score is 20/0. 

Both the batsmen are contributing equally and they are rotating the strike also. 

4.50+ is the current run rate. 

Dawlat Zadran is bowling from the other end. Afghanistan players need to focus more on their fielding and they must convert half chances. 

1st Over

James Vince faced the first ball and 4 runs from this over. 

With Jonny Bairstow, James Vince is opening in the absence of Jason Roy. 

Mujeeb Ur Rahman will launch bowling attack. 

Both the team are done with the national anthems and the game has started. 

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The captains said:

Eoin Morgan: Jason Roy misses out, it's a used wicket, they have done magnificently well to prepare the pitch, looks like a good wicket, played well the other day, carry for the seamers and turn for the spinners.

Gulbadin Naib: 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.

Toss:

England elect to bat first against Afghanistan. 

England: Jonny Bairstow, James Vince, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood

Afghanistan: Rahmat Shah, Noor Ali Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Ali Khil(w), Gulbadin Naib(c), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dawlat Zadran
 

Conditions:

This is the second game at Old Trafford. The first one, which was between India vs Pakistan was slightly affected by rain as the second innings was curtailed. 

In today's match, there will be a cloudy start, with some sunny periods thereafter and minimal chances of rain. 

It can be a spinners day in Manchester today as the boundaries are long. 

Squads

England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

Afghanistan: Gulbadin Naib (c), Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah (wk), Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Ikram Ali Khil 

Head-to-head:

Both the team locked horns just once, which is in World Cup 2015. 

In that contest, England defeated Afghanistan by nine wickets. 

Preview:

After suffering a shock loss to Pakistan, England have got their act together, excelling in all three departments and the hosts will want to continue riding on the winning momentum.

On the other hand, Afghanistan will be eager to post their first win in the ongoing 50-over showpiece. 

Playing in their second World Cup, the bottom-placed Afghanistan lost all four of their matches till now to South Africa, Australia, Sri Lanka and New Zealand respectively. 

However, the players from the war-torn nation can take confidence from the fact that they almost pulled off a win against Sri Lanka. 

The main concern will be batting as Afghanistan are yet to play out 40-plus overs in any of their games. 

They made an encouraging start against South Africa, with openers Hazratullah Zazai and Noor Ali Zadran watchfully negotiating the early overs but failed to capitalise on that. 

The rest of the team couldn't reach double digits apart from Rashid Khan, who once again showed that he is shaping up to be a talented all-rounder. 

The conditions, and whether the wicket supports spin, will play a crucial for the Afghans who rely heavily on their tweakers Rashid and Mohammad Nabi to get them the breakthroughs.

Hello! And welcome to the Match 24 of the Cricket World Cup 2019 which is between England and Afghanistan in Manchester. 

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