Afghanistan Vs England 38Th Match Pool A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 13 March 2015
England won by 9 wickets (with 41 balls remaining) (D/L method)
England won by 9 wickets (with 41 balls remaining) (D/L method). Ian Bell top-scored with 52* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 13 March 2015
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 9 wickets (with 41 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Chris Jordan
- Captains
- Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Eoin Morgan (England)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and S Ravi
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Afghanistan batted first and made 111 for 7. Shafiqullah top-scored with 30 off 64 balls. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 256 across 23 ODIs.
England replied with 101 for 1. Ian Bell top-scored with 52 not out off 56 balls, and Alex Hales made 37. The innings was built on a 83-run stand for the first wicket between Ian Bell and Alex Hales, 82% of the total.
England won by 9 wickets (with 41 balls remaining) (D/L method).
AFGHANISTAN: 111 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Ahmadi | c Joe Root b Stuart Broad | 7 | 15 |
| Nawroz Mangal | c Joe Root b James Anderson | 4 | 28 |
| Afsar Zazai | c Jos Buttler b Chris Jordan | 6 | 14 |
| Nasir Jamal | c Jos Buttler b Ravi Bopara | 17 | 52 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | c Eoin Morgan b Chris Jordan | 7 | 11 |
| Shafiqullah | c Ravi Bopara b James Tredwell | 30 | 64 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c James Tredwell b Ravi Bopara | 16 | 17 |
| Najibullah Zadran | not out | 12 | 15 |
| Hamid Hassan | not out | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran
Extras 12 · Total 111 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 7 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | 8 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Chris Jordan | 6.2 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Ravi Bopara | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| James Tredwell | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Nawroz Mangal, 6.3 ov), 2-20 (Javed Ahmadi, 7.3 ov), 3-25 (Afsar Zazai, 11.2 ov), 4-34 (Samiullah Shinwari, 15.1 ov), 5-65 (Nasir Jamal, 25.4 ov), 6-93 (Mohammad Nabi, 31.4 ov), 7-101 (Shafiqullah, 34.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Ahmadi (7) and Nawroz Mangal (4) | 17 | 39 |
| second | Javed Ahmadi (0) and Afsar Zazai (1) | 3 | 6 |
| third | Afsar Zazai (5) and Nasir Jamal (0) | 5 | 23 |
| fourth | Samiullah Shinwari (7) and Nasir Jamal (1) | 9 | 23 |
| fifth | Shafiqullah (12) and Nasir Jamal (16) | 31 | 63 |
| sixth | Mohammad Nabi (16) and Shafiqullah (12) | 28 | 36 |
| seventh | Shafiqullah (6) and Najibullah Zadran (2) | 8 | 18 |
| eighth | Hamid Hassan (0) and Najibullah Zadran (10) | 10 | 10 |
ENGLAND: 101 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bell | not out | 52 | 56 |
| Alex Hales | c Afsar Zazai b Hamid Hassan | 37 | 33 |
| James Taylor | not out | 8 | 20 |
Did not bat: Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Ravi Bopara, Chris Jordan, James Tredwell, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Extras 4 · Total 101 for 1
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapoor Zadran | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Hamid Hassan | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4.1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-83 (Alex Hales, 13.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ian Bell (44) and Alex Hales (37) | 83 | 81 |
| second | Ian Bell (8) and James Taylor (8) | 18 | 28 |
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