England vs Afghanistan, ODI World Cup 2023, Match 13: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

After suffering a defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the opening fixture, defending champions England (ENG) claimed their first victory against Bangladesh in their second game and now face Afghanistan (AFG) in the third. Match No. 13 of the ongoing sixteenth edition of the World Cup is scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in the capital city of India, Delhi.

Speaking of England’s last fixture with the Bangla Tigers, Dawid Malan stole the show with his career-best score. The left-handed opening batter smashed 140 off 107, which included 16 fours and five maximums. His opening partner Jonny Bairstow also struck a half-century while Joe Root also slammed his second fifty in as many innings in this WC. The ever-consistent and Mr. reliable Root racked up 82 off 68 as the English side posted a huge total of 364/9 on the board in their allotted 50 overs.

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Chasing 365 for victory, the Bangladeshi top-order got blown away by solid seam bowling from tall pacer Reece Topley. He took three of the top four Bangladesh wickets to put them in a spot of bother. Litton Das struck 76 while experienced campaign Mushfiqur Rahim scored 51, but the target proved too much for the Bangla Tigers. Topley ended his spell with figures of 4/43 in ten overs, which also included a maiden. All the English bowlers were amongst the wickets as Shakib Al Hasan’s side got bowled out for 227. Jos Buttler and his men will look to keep the winning momentum going and snatch a second victory in the ongoing WC campaign.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 13 between England and Afghanistan in the World Cup 2023:

ENG vs AFG Head-to-Head Records: 

England and Afghanistan have met each other only twice in ODI cricket, with both results going in England’s favour. 

1 – Joe Root (49) needs one six to complete 50 maximums in ODIs.

2 – Ben Stokes (98) needs two sixes to reach 50 maximums in ODI cricket.

1 – Mohammad Nabi (149) is one game away from featuring in his 150^th ODI game.

1 – Rahmat Shah (99) is one match away from appearing in his 100^th ODI game.

45 – Ibrahim Zadran (955) requires 45 runs to reach the landmark of 1000 runs in the 50-overs format.

1 – Stokes (49) is one grab away from completing 50 catches in one-day internationals.

2 – Nabi (98) needs two big hits to get to 100 maximums in the ODI format.

10 – Rahmanullah Gurbaz (90) requires ten fours to get to 100 fours in the ODI format.

3 – Chris Woakes (47) is three grabs away from reaching 50 catches in ODIs.

1 – Nabi (249) also requires just one scalp to complete 250 wickets across formats.

1 – Gurbaz (99) is one big hit away from reaching 100 maximums in international cricket.

1 – Reece Topley (49) is one game away from appearing in his 50^th international match.

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