We were poor in all three departments: Shapoor Zadran

Afghanistan’s Shapoor Zadran speaks after their T20 World Cup match against England in Pallekele.   All-rounder Luke Wright hit a career-best unbeaten 99 as England batsmen feasted on a relatively inexperienced Afghanistan attack to put up a daunting 196 for five in a group A match of the ICC World Twenty20, on Friday.   Wright...

Afghanistan’s Shapoor Zadran speaks after their T20 World Cup match against England in Pallekele.

All-rounder Luke Wright hit a career-best unbeaten 99 as England batsmen feasted on a relatively inexperienced Afghanistan attack to put up a daunting 196 for five in a group A match of the ICC World Twenty20, on Friday.

Wright smashed the Afghan bowlers all around the park during his 55-ball knock that contained eight fours and half a dozen of sixes. In the process, Wright became England's highest individual scorer in World T20, surpassing Kevin Pietersen's 79.

He also got good support from the likes of Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan who chipped in with useful scores of 31 and 27 respectively. Jos Butler (15) and Jonathan Bairstow (12) also hit a few lusty blows to keep the momentum going in favour of defending champions.

Wright was unlucky to miss out on a three-figure mark as he got only two off the last ball of the innings. Earlier, he quickly reached 94 from 76 with three big hits off Izatullah Dawlatzai.

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