England vs Afghanistan, 13th Match - Live Cricket Score

After Virat Kohli exchanged smiles with Naveen-ul-Haq during Afghanistan's game against India, Naveen-ul-Haq has won a lot of hearts. The Delhi crowd at the Arun Jaitley Stadium were seen cheering for him during the England clash, and in return, Naveen-ul-Haq gave back to the fans. 

Delhi crowd chanting "Naveen Bhai, Naveen Bhai" and he showed a beautiful gesture in return.

- This is a huge impact of Kohli among cricket fans....!!!!pic.twitter.com/F0Y1yuaa8i

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 17, 2023

WHAT A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE THIS HAS BEEN. Afghanistan writes history in Delhi while England loses two of their three matches. With that, it's time to bid goodnight. See ya folks tomorrow. 

"I’m quite happy, all the teammates are happy. This is the best win for us, the confidence will be there for the next game and I’m very proud. The openers get a lot of credit. They gave us a great start but unfortunately we lost back to back wickets in the middle again, lot of credit to the openers though, especially Gurbaz. Ikram was with us for the last 2 years and didn’t get a lot of chances, today I believed in him and gave him a chance and he repaid my faith. Mujeeb batted brilliantly, he led from the front and scored important runs for us. We have to score runs, our batting lineup needs to score more for our spinners. We have a lot of confidence about our spinners. Fazal started very well, the first wicket gave us a lot of momentum. When I was batting, I realized the wicket wasn’t supportive for batters against spinners. I told the boys that 280-290 will be enough when I got back into the dressing room. I want to say that the belief, trust and talent is there. Last couple of games we didn’t finish well but the belief is there. This is just the first win, we are looking for more in the tournament. This was just the first one, not the last one," Shahidi said.

"Disappointing to win the toss and concede that many, me missing that first ball down the leg side set the tone. Credit to Afghanistan, they outplayed us today. It came down to execution, we weren’t quite at the level we’d like to be with both bat and ball. They have some fantastic bowlers, the dew didn’t come in as much as we expected, the ball held up a bit too. They bowled dead straight and kept the stumps in play, we just weren’t quite good enough. You got to let these defeats hurt, there’s no point in getting over things too quickly, we need to reflect. There’s a lot of character in this group, we need to show a lot of resilience and come back stronger. We need to have guys being able to perform under pressure and that’s what all of us will be working hard towards," Buttler said.

(Translated to English by Rashid Khan): Very proud moment to be here in the World Cup and beating the champions. It's a great achievement for the whole team, we worked hard for this day. We beat such a big team. It was a wonderful performance from the bowlers and the batters. As a spinner, it's pretty hard to bowl in the powerplay, you have only two fielders outside. That's something I've been working in the nets. Bowling with the new ball and trying to be as consistent as possible. That's something which has made me more effective. I am always trying to bowl stump to stump and keep it simple. We knew that the dew was going to come and play a part in the latter part. That's why I was telling the captain to bowl me in the powerplay. We were mentally prepared. (On his batting) It's all about the management, the players. They give me confidence in the nets. He has always been with me in the nets, my partner. He wants to hit each and every ball, that's the area I want to contribute as well. Those 20-25 runs means a lot for the team. This trophy is for the people back home who are affected by the earthquake in Herat. this whole win is for them.

8 vs ENG, Delhi, 2023*
6 vs SL, Cardiff, 2019
5 vs IND, Southampton, 2019
5 vs PAK, Leeds, 2019

14 - KEN vs SL, Nairobi, 2003
14 - CAN vs ZIm, Nagpur, 2011
13 - ENG vs AFG, Delhi, 2023*

15 - Mohammad Nabi*
14 - Dawlat Zadran
11 - Rashid Khan
10 - Mujeeb Ur Rahman

England lost to Zimbabwe in the 1992 ODI World Cup. In 2011, they lost to Ireland and Bangladesh, while in 2015, the Three Lions lost to Bangladesh again as they had a humiliating defeat in that edition. In 2023, they lost to Afghanistan in a humiliating fashion. 

Stunning from Afghanistan 🥳🥳 Spun the web…well done 👏👏 #EngvAfg #CWC23

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 15, 2023

England’s next game is with South Africa who is looking dangerous. It’s becoming interesting for defending champion.

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 15, 2023

O bhaii.. Afghanistan ne England ko Pel diya#ENGvAFG

— Amol (@Dr_Dermicool) October 15, 2023

UPSETTT #ENGvAFG

— ☆ (@pctxlovee) October 15, 2023

AFGHANISTAN WON THE MATCH BY 69 RUNS. MASSIVE WIN FOR THE HASHMATULLAH-LED SIDE. AGONY FOR ENGLAND! 

Reece Topley isn't giving up. Three consecutive boundaries! England are 213/9