Twitter Reactions: England beat Afghanistan to keep their World T20 hopes alive

Afghanistan almost managed to take down England in a fierce encounter at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium in New Delhi. English captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to field first. They made a couple of changes in the squad and brought in James Vince and Liam Plunkett.

England lost Jason Roy early as they raced their way to 41/1 in the first 5 overs. However, Mohammed Nabi struck twice in the next over, almost pulling off a hat-trick and a confusion leading to a run out slumped England’s score to 42/4.

The English batsmen struggled against spin as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. However, Moeen Ali along with David Willey revived the England’s total to 142/7 as they scored 25 runs off the penultimate over.

Afghanistan had their hopes heavily relied on Mohammed Shahzad who they lost in the very first over. They failed to hold on any momentum while batting as the English bowlers kept striking at regular intervals. They had some chances but the England bowlers did well to pull of a victory in this game.

Shenwari and Shafiq showed some promise while batting but by that time the run rate was way over manageable and it became difficult for Afghanistan to accomplish the target. In the end, they lost the match by 15 runs but not without giving a fight.

Moeen Ali won the man of the match for his all-round performance. Twitter kept everyone entertained right from trolling England for their dismal batting to lauding Afghanistan’s fighting spirit. Here are some of the Twitter reactions during the game

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/712620795994898432

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