Pakistan vs Afghanistan LIVE: ICC Cricket World Cup result and reaction as minnows earn surprising win
Afghanistan defeat Pakistan by eight wickets to claim second victory of the tournament
Pakistan’s up-and-down Cricket World Cup campaign continued today as they were beaten by Afghanistan in Chennai. Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat first but his team failed to assert their dominance on the associate nation.
Afghanistan’s quartet of spin options restricted Pakistan to ones and twos while continuously taking wickets through the middle of the innings. Babar scored a fine 74 and some late innings hitting from Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed took the team to 282-7 at the halfway stage.
It seemed to be a challenging total but the Afghanistan batters made light work of it. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran put on 130 for the first wicket with both openers scoring over 50 before being dismissed. Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi then combined through the middle overs, taking advantage of loose bowling and poor fielding to guide the team over the line with an over to spare.
Relive the updates from Chennai plus get the latest Cricket World Cup odds and tips right here:
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Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Babar Azam. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Murid.
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Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Abdullah Shafique. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run.
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FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Abdullah Shafique. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, thick edge past third man for 4 runs.
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England’s World Cup defence is hanging by a thread after losing three of the first four games in India.
Jos Buttler’s side have come up short against New Zealand, Afghanistan and South Africa and have a mountain to climb to salvage the campaign.
With five matches left to play in the round robin stage, here’s a closer look at what’s gone wrong and what comes next:
Five reasons behind England’s disastrous Cricket World Cup campaign
Jos Buttler’s side have lost against New Zealand, Afghanistan and South Africa and have a mountain to climb to reach the semi-finals
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Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Khil.
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Rashid Khan to Abdullah Shafique. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Ur Rahman.
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Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Murid.
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Rashid Khan to Abdullah Shafique. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
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Rashid Khan to Abdullah Shafique. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, back to bowler for no runs.
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