Published: Mar 13, 2015, 07:56 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 12:31 PM (IST)
(England take on Afghanistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match at Sydney on Friday. Catch Live Cricket Scores and Updates here)
Towards the end, both England and Afghanistan looked jaded. Perhaps they knew that either of the results will not matter in the World Cup. Here’s Pramod Ananth’s match report of England vs Afghanistan match here.
Chris Jordan of England is the Man of the Match.
LIVE SCORE England 101/1 in 18.1 Overs: Bell finishes the game with a single off the first ball from Nabi. England register a consolatory win by nine wickets in their final group match. BATTING: Ian Bell 52 (56), James Taylor 8 (20)
LIVE SCORE England 100/1 in 18 Overs: For some reason Taylor is not looking to score runs. He is only defending the deliveries. Finally, there is an outside edge and Taylor is off the strike. . BATTING: Ian Bell 51 (55), James Taylor 8 (20)
LIVE SCORE England 97/1 in 17 Overs: Shapoor Zadran comes back into the attack. Ian Bell cuts to hit above the fielder at the first slip to get four runs. Bell brings up his half-century off the second last ball. This is his 35th half-century in the format. BATTING: Ian Bell 50 (53), James Taylor 6 (16)
LIVE SCORE England 91/1 in 16 Overs: England are in no hurry to score the remaining runs. Taylor runs for a single off the final ball after a couple of runs earlier in the over. England need 10 more to win now. BATTING: Ian Bell 46 (51), James Taylor 5 (12)
LIVE SCORE England 87/1 in 15 Overs: Three runs scored off Nabi as England are inching towards their second win in this tournament. 15 more runs needed to win now. BATTING: Ian Bell 45 (50), James Taylor 3 (7)
LIVE SCORE England 84/1 in 14 Overs: James Taylor has walked out to bat as England need another 17 runs to win their final match. Six runs and a wicket from Hamid Hassan’s over. BATTING: Ian Bell 44 (49), James Taylor 1 (2)
LIVE SCORE England 83/1 in 13.3 Overs: OUT! Afghanistan finally celebrate a wicket as Alex Hales is caught behind for 37 off Hamid Hassan. BATTING: Ian Bell 41 (47)
OUT! Alex Hales c Afsar Zazai b Hamid Hassan 37 (33)
LIVE SCORE England 78/0 in 13 Overs: Comparatively quiet over as England batsmen are able to add only four runs off Nabi. England now need 23 more runs to win from 12 overs. BATTING: Alex Hales 35 (31), Ian Bell 41 (47)
LIVE SCORE England 74/0 in 12 Overs: Big over for England as a misfield from Hassan in the deep gets a four and then Hales slams a massive six over midwicket. England need 27 more runs to win. BATTING: Alex Hales 32 (28), Ian Bell 40 (44)
LIVE SCORE England 62/0 in 11 Overs: England are cruising comfortably in the middle as they have not lose any wicket. There was a loud appeal against Bell in the last over from Shenwari, and the reviews show that had Afghanistan taken a review, it would have gone in their favour. BATTING: Alex Hales 24 (26), Ian Bell 35 (40)
LIVE SCORE England 59/0 in 10 Overs: Samiullah Shenwari is into the attack as Afghanistan are still searching for the first wicket. The Afghan fielders have been erratic today, Shafiqullah lets go a boundary in the deep. England need 42 more runs to win from the remaining 15 overs. BATTING: Alex Hales 23 (23), Ian Bell 34 (37)
LIVE SCORE England 52/0 in 9 Overs: Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi is into the attack. England have slowed down after the brisk start as they are only dealing in singles as of yet. It can be a 10-wicket win if these two carry on in the same passion that they have been. BATTING: Alex Hales 23 (23), Ian Bell 27 (31)
LIVE SCORE England 47/0 in 8 Overs: Hassan has been impressive throughout Afghanistan’s campaign and he has been the same today. The right-arm pacer keeps England openers Hales and Bell tied up as they are not able to score easy runs off him. Only three runs scored in the eighth over. BATTING: Alex Hales 22 (20), Ian Bell 25 (28)
LIVE SCORE England 44/0 in 7 Overs: Dawlat Zadran is sticking with short bowling as one ball is pull powerfully by Hales for four and then an edge goes above the wicketkeepeer or four. Loud appeal for leg before on the last ball but the batsman was safe. BATTING: Alex Hales 22 (20), Ian Bell 22 (22)
LIVE SCORE England 36/0 in 6 Overs: Hamid Hassan is continuing the good work from one end. He is generating good pace and England’s scoring rate has dropped down a bit. BATTING: Alex Hales 14 (14), Ian Bell 22 (22)
LIVE SCORE England 32/0 in 5 Overs: Another catch DROPPED! Najibullah Zadran spills yet another catch at gully as England are riding their luck. England have made a brisk start to this chase and they now need 70 more runs to win from 20 overs. BATTING: Alex Hales 13 (13), Ian Bell 19 (17)
LIVE SCORE England 25/0 in 4 Overs: Only one run scored off that over as England batsman are not able to score easily as they have been, against Hamid Hassan. BATTING: Alex Hales 8 (10), Ian Bell 17 (15)
LIVE SCORE England 24/0 in 3 Overs: Ian Bell is trying to knock off the runs quickly and make a strong statement after a poor World Cup campaign. The right-handed batsman hits in air on the off side to keep scoring. BATTING: Alex Hales 8 (10), Ian Bell 16 (8)
LIVE SCORE England 17/0 in 2 Overs: England are looking to attack as Hales smashes a six off the first ball over deep square leg. The second ball is mishit, falls safely, clearing the fielder at mid on. BATTING: Alex Hales 8 (8), Ian Bell 9 (4)
LIVE SCORE England 5/0 in 1 Over: Shapoor Zadran steams in and on the third ball, Alex Hales gets a lifeline as Najibullah Zadran fails to take the catch. Afghanistan don’t have too many runs to defend. Ian Bell ends the over with a four on the off side. BATTING: Alex Hales 1 (4), Ian Bell 4 (2)
JUST IN: The Afghanistan innings is officially over and England have 25 overs to chase the revised target, which will be announced shortly. England need 101 to win from 25 overs
After a very long wait the umpires have inspected the field and the match is set to begin in about another 10-15 minutes. The rains kept possibilities of the match starting soon as it was raining very heavily.
Afghanistan have reached 111 for seven from 36.2 overs and it is raining again.
Pitch inspection in just over twenty minutes at the @scg. #EngvAfg #CWC15
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LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 107/7 in 36 Overs: Stuart Broad has been summoned back into the bowling attack. After three dot balls Najibullah takes a single on the fourth ball. It looks like it’s raining again. BATTING: Najibullah Zadran 8 (13), Hamid Hassan 0 (2)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 106/7 in 35 Overs: Shafiq has fallen to Tredwell! The right-hander tries to hit on the midwicket but gets a leading edge. Afghanistan are in all sorts of trouble now. BATTING: Najibullah Zadran 7 (9), Hamid Hassan 0 (0)
OUT! Shafiqullah Shafiq c Ravi Bopara b James Tredwell 30 (64)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 101/6 in 34 Overs: 100 up for Afghanistan in the 34th over as Shafiq gets an outside edge and collects two runs past the wicketkeeper. Looks like the two rain intervals have slowed down the outfield. BATTING: Shafiqullah Shafiq 30 (60), Najibullah Zadran 2 (7)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 97/6 in 33 Overs: Four runs added off Tredwell as Najibullah Zadran has joined Shafiq in the middle. BATTING: Shafiqullah Shafiq 27 (57), Najibullah Zadran 1 (4)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 93/6 in 32 Overs: Oh dear! Just when it looked like Afghanistan are bouncing back after the string of wickets, another one has fallen. And this time it is their captain Mohammad Nabi, who has been caught at the mid on position by James Tredwell off Bopara. BATTING: Shafiqullah Shafiq 24 (53), Najibullah Zadran 0 (2)
OUT! Mohammad Nabi c James Tredwell b Ravi Bopara 15 (14)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 91/5 in 31 Overs: Afghanistan batsmen are batting with lot more comfort at the moment. Two more runs added off Tredwell. BATTING: Shafiqullah Shafiq 23 (52), Mohammad Nabi 15 (14)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 89/5 in 30 Overs: Third boundary in as many overs for Afghanistan as Nabi slams one over the off side for a four. Afghanistan need many such overs if they have to make a strong comeback in this contest. . BATTING: Shafiqullah Shafiq 21 (46), Mohammad Nabi 15 (14)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 82/5 in 29 Overs: Positive from Shafiq as he dances down the wicket to smash a four through the covers. Afghanistan are looking a little more confident right now. BATTING: Shafiqullah Shafiq 20 (45), Mohammad Nabi 9 (9)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 73/5 in 28 Overs: Shafiq scored a boundary off Bopara as a good over for Afghanistan comes to an end with five runs coming off it. BATTING: Shafiqullah Shafiq 19 (43), Mohammad Nabi 2 (5)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 68/5 in 27 Overs: Only four runs scored off the 27th over of the game as the Afghanistan captain has arrive at the crease. They need a strong partnership in the middle now. BATTING: Shafiqullah Shafiq 14 (38), Mohammad Nabi 1 (4)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 65/5 in 26 Overs: Bopara comes on post the second rain interruption and he has struck immediately to remove the struggling Nasir Jamal. Afghanistan are in tremendous pressure at the moment. BATTING: Shafiqullah Shafiq 10 (32), Mohammad Nabi 0 (2)
OUT! Nasir Jamal c Jos Buttler b Ravi Bopara 17 (52)
JUST IN: The match has been reduced to 45-overs per side.
Rains have returned at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) with Afghanistan crawling to 62 for four after 25 overs in this inconsequential match. Stay tuned for updates.
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 62/4 in 25 Overs: Tredwell continues. Jamal and Shafiqullah have so afar added about 30 runs for the fifth wicket as Afghanistan are recovering, but very slowly. Three runs scored as Afghans are 62 for four half-way through. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 16 (50), Shafiqullah Shafiq 10 (32)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 59/4 in 24 Overs: Broad continues, the first ball is a wide. Jamal then takes a single on the second ball of the over. Couple of runs for the afghans but the momentum and control is still with England, despite these two dropping down the anchor. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 15 (48), Shafiqullah Shafiq 8 (28)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 56/4 in 24 Overs: James Tredwell is in the attack now. Afghanistan are not looking for quick runs at all. Only one run scored in the over. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 14 (44), Shafiqullah Shafiq 8 (25)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 56/4 in 23 Overs: James Tredwell is in the attack now. Afghanistan are not looking for quick runs at all. Only one run scored in the over. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 15 (45), Shafiqullah Shafiq 8 (25)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 55/4 in 22 Overs: Broad is back into the attack as these two Afghan batsmen have done well to keep England at bay. Jamal has got his eye in and Afghanistan would want him to continue. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 13 (43), Shafiqullah Shafiq 8 (21)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 53/4 in 21 Overs:Bopara continues. ONE! A misfield grants Afghanistan a run. ONE! Beautiful drive through the covers by Jamal gives his team a single. ONE! Nice pull towards fine leg and Afghanistan collects another single. DOT! Played to point. FOUR to finish the over. 50 up for Afghanistan! BATTING: Nasir Jamal 12 (41), Shafiqullah Shafiq 7 (17)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 45/4 in 20 Overs:Huge appeal by England as Nasir Jamal tries to play the ball down the legside off Chris Jordan. It is caught by Jos Buttler and Jamal immediately takes a review after he’s been give out. Replays show that the ball was nowhere close to the gloves and the decision is reversed. FOUR! The final ball is crashed through covers off the back foot for a boundary. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 7 (37), Shafiqullah Shafiq 5 (15)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 41/4 in 19 Overs: Ravi Bopara continues and it’s played towards third man for a couple of runs. DOT off the second. DOT off the next two deliveries as Shafiqullah approaches Bopara cautiously. TWO! Bopara bowls on middle stump and it’s played away towards fine leg for a couple of runs. DOT to finish. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 3 (31), Shafiqullah Shafiq 5 (15)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 37/4 in 18 Overs: Jordan continues. Absolutely no plan to score quick runs or any kind of fightback from the Afghan batsmen. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 3 (31), Shafiqullah Shafiq 1 (9)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 35/4 in 17 Overs: Jamal takes his second run off the 27th ball. The first one was off the 17th. Only one run scored in the over from Ravi Bopara. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 2 (27), Shafiqullah Shafiq 0 (7)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 34/4 in 16 Overs: Shafiqullah Shafiq has walked out to bat and he sees off the remainder of the over. Another maiden for England as they continue to call the shots here. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 1 (23), Shafiqullah Shafiq 0 (5)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 34/4 in 15.1 Overs: Second wicket in the match for Jordan as Samiullah Shenwari hits in the air towards point, and captain Eoin Morgan takes a clean catch to get rid of the Afghan run machine. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 1 (23) READ: Samiullah Shenwari dismissed for seven against England in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Pool A match 38 at Sydney
OUT! Samiullah Shenwari c Eoin Morgan b Chris Jordan 7 (11)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 34/3 in 15 Overs: Ravi Bopara is into the attack. Jamal is really struggling to put the bat on the ball as he is just not looking comfortable. He has been beaten twice as it is a maiden over. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 1 (23), Samiullah Shenwari 7 (10)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 34/3 in 14 Overs: Nasir Jamal is finally off the mark with a single on the 17th ball he faced today. Two runs taken off Jordan as Afghanistan look to bounce back. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 1 (17), Samiullah Shenwari 7 (10)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 32/3 in 13 Overs: Samiullah Shenwari shows why he is the best batsmen in the Afghan side with a gentle push past the fielder at mid off for the first boundary in the innings. Shenwari collects two more runs, this time a push between the extra cover fielder and the man at point. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 0 (12), Samiullah Shenwari 7 (9)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 26/3 in 12 Overs: Samiullah Shenwari has walked out to bat with his side tottering at the moment. Only one single as the Afghan batsman pushes one down the leg for one. 12 overs gone, Afghanistan yet to hit a boundary. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 0 (12), Samiullah Shenwari 1 (3)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 25/3 in 11.3 Overs: And there it is! Afsar Zazai gets an unplayable delivery from Jordan outside the off stump and he edges to the wicketkeeper. Afghanistan in deep, deep trouble!. BATTING: Nasir Jamal 0 (11)
OUT! Afsar Zazai c Jos Buttler b Chris Jordan 6 (14)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 25/2 in 11 Overs: Afsar Zazai hits on the leg side for a single as Afghan fans at the Suydney Cricket Ground celebrate it with a huge cheer. Anderson is moving the ball dangerously on both the sides. BATTING: Afsar Zazai 6 (12), Nasir Jamal 0 (11)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 24/2 in 10 Overs: Chris Jordan has replaced Stuart Broad. Afghanistan have two new batsmen at the crease and they would not want to lose many conditions here. BATTING: Afsar Zazai 5 (8), Nasir Jamal 0 (9)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 24/2 in 9 Overs: Play has resumed post the rain break. No overs were lost with Zazi leaving the final ball from Anderson outside the off stump. BATTING: Afsar Zazai 5 (8), Nasir Jamal 0 (3)
Covers are on with Afghanistan reaching 24 or two with Afsar Zazai and Nasir Jamal at the crease. Stay tuned for further updates.
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 24/2 in 8.5 Overs: Runs for Afghanistan as Zazai collects two off the third ball with a push down the ground, with England deploying perfect Test match fielding with no protection on mid on. Zazai then comes for the second run as he pushes one on the deep square leg region. BATTING: Afsar Zazai 5 (7), Nasir Jamal 0 (3)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 20/2 in 8 Overs: Nasir Jamal has walked out to bat at No. 4 after Afghanistan lost their second wicket. They cannot afford to lose many here as England bowling attack is good enough to keep the pressure on. BATTING: Afsar Zazai 1 (2), Nasir Jamal 0 (3)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 20/2 in 7.3 Overs: Another poor stroke as Ahmadi follows one outside off, gets an edge and Joe Root takes his second catch in the game. Afghanistan have lost their openers! BATTING: Afsar Zazai 1 (2)
OUT! Javed Ahmadi c Joe Root b Stuart Broad 7 (15)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 19/1 in 7 Overs: Poor shot from Nawroz Mangal as he chases one outside the off stump and the ball goes to the first slip after taking edge off the bottom of the bat. Afsar Zazai is the new man in, he starts off with a single on the leg side. BATTING: Javed Ahmadi 7 (12), Afsar Zazai 1 (2)
OUT! Nawroz Mangal c Joe Root b James Anderson 4 (28)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 16/0 in 6 Overs: Positive approach from the Afghanistan batsmen as they collect a couple of runs on the off side off the first ball from Broad. Mangal is coming on the frontfoot and trying to play coming in line, which is good. BATTING: Javed Ahmadi 3 (9), Nawroz Mangal 4 (27)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 13/0 in 5 Overs: Broad and Anderson are happy bowling short. If it would have been some other batting order, the England bowlers would have been punished. Only one run from the over from Anderson as Mangal is not able to score runs off the ace bowler. BATTING: Javed Ahmadi 3 (8), Nawroz Mangal 4 (22)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 12/0 in 4 Overs: Broad gets one to nip back into Mangal and the ball brushes the thigh pad and carries to Jos Buttler behind the wickets. England think they have made the first breakthrough but the umpire does not. Replays show the batsman was safe. Mangal takes a single on the final ball. BATTING: Javed Ahmadi 3 (8), Nawroz Mangal 4 (16)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 11/0 in 3 Overs: Anderson is getting the ball move away as well as into the batsman under the clouds. England feeling at home at the SCG? Nevertheless, a good over and good job by Ahmadi to face good deliveries with lot of confidence. BATTING: Javed Ahmadi 3 (8), Nawroz Mangal 3 (10)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 10/0 in 2 Overs: The fielder at the first slip is standing far too behind as an outside edge off Mangal’s bat falls short. No attempt to take the catch at all. Mangal then takes a single as the man at mid off misfielded one. Ahmadi gets an outside edge as the ball flies past the fielder at third slip, collects two runs and also makes it on time. Afghanistan make rusty start. BATTING: Javed Ahmadi 3 (4), Nawroz Mangal 2 (8)
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 6/0 in 1 Over: James Anderson begins the attack for England. Javed Ahmadi takes a single off the first ball, and Nawroz Mangal is cautious on the next two. He then gets an inside edge that flies past the wicketkeeper on his left for boundary. Replays show it was deflected after hitting the thigh pad. BATTING: Javed Ahmadi 1 (1), Nawroz Mangal 1 (5)
National anthems are done and James Anderson is set for the first over. Javed Ahmadi and Nawroz Mangal have reached the middle.
TOSS: Morgan to flip the coin. England win the toss and elect to field against Afghanistan. England have made two changes in their side as they have a couple of injuries. Ravi Bopara is back into the side and so is spinner James Tredwell. They have replaced Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali.
TEAMS:
England: Ian Bell, Alex Hales, James Taylor, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Ravi Bopara, Chris Jordan, James Tredwell, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Afghanistan: Nawroz Mangal, Javed Ahmadi, Afsar Zazai (wk), Nasir Jamal, Samiullah Shenwari, Shafiqullah Shafiq, Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Hamid Hassan.
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog of the 38th match in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, between England and Afghanistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in the Pool A of the tournament. This is Devarchit Varma, and I will be bringing you the over-by-over updates from the match. PREVIEW: Afghanistan have firepower to stun England in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Both England and Afghanistan have been knocked out of the World Cup 2015 and the result of this match will have no impact on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Points Table. England are down with confidence and Afghanistan would certainly be chuffed up with the possibility of surprising the English and register a huge morale-boosting win here in this tournament. READ: Afghanistan have potential to stun England in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, says Andy Moles
England, in case they lose this match, would see their number of wins and losses in One-Day International (ODI) cricket appearing identical. England have been completely out of touch as they have struggled in almost all departments in this 2015 World Cup. It’s certainly surprising to see the England team struggling because they have had got the maximum time — of about six months — to prepare for the World Cup but they still have flopped.
On the other hand, Afghanistan will be feeling that they can create an upset by defeating a lowly ngland team in their match. They have only one win so far in the tournament, against Scotland, which England has too. Apart from that both the teams have struggled in general. Top 10 batsmen in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Top 10 batsmen in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Squads:
Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (c), Nawroz Mangal, Asghar Stanikzai, Samiullah Shenwari, Afsar Zazai (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Nasir Jamal, Mirwais Ashraf, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zadran, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Javed Ahmadi, Usman Ghani
England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler (wk), Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, James Taylor, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes.
READ: Afghanistan have potential to stun England in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, says Andy Moles
LIVE SCORE Afghanistan 91/5 in 31 Overs: Afghanistan batsmen are batting with lot more comfort at the moment. Two more runs added off Tredwell. BATTING: Shafiqullah Shafiq 23 (52), Mohammad Nabi 15 (14)
LIVE SCORE England 91/1 in 16 Overs: England are in no hurry to score the remaining runs. Taylor runs for a single off the final ball after a couple of runs earlier in the over. England need 10 more to win now. BATTING: Ian Bell 46 (51), James Taylor 5 (12)
