Watch: England took two wickets in two balls after Afghanistan made a fast start in their 2023 World Cup clash in Delhi, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz disastrously run-out after making a rapid fifty.
Gurbaz took on England’s opening bowlers by hitting two sixes and six fours in the powerplay alone. By the middle of the 16th over, Afghanistan had reached 114-0, with Gurbaz on 75 and Ibrahim Zadran with a quiet 28 off 47. Afghanistan were in a good position to post a high score, although it was a disaster with three quick wickets. defeat.
Zadran tried to hit a floating throw over midwicket from Adil Rashid but could not get enough height and picked Joe Root at short midwicket. When Rashid came on for the next over, he first dotted his ball and then bowled it up for three before scoring the next breakthrough.
He threw a ball that spun outward, drawing new batsman Rahmat Shah from his crease and forcing him onto the ball, which spun sharply and sailed past his outside edge. Jos Buttler received the ball comfortably behind the stumps and whipped the ball.
Gurbaz’s next ball made things even worse for Afghanistan and his great innings ended. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi played the first ball from Rashid down the leg side and headed it for a run. However, the ball went straight to subfielder David Willey, who played the ball to the goalkeeper.
Gurbaz was well behind by the time Buttler broke the stumps again and looked visibly irritated that his captain was trying to escape. From 114-0, this wicket meant Afghanistan fell to her 122-3.
Watch: England take two wickets in two balls as Gurbaz is run out, below
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