Cricket-Afghanistan humble champions England at World Cup


  • Cricket
  • Sunday, 15 Oct 2023

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - England v Afghanistan - Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India - October 15, 2023 Afghanistan's Ikram Alikhil celebrates after reaching his half century REUTERS/Andrew Boyers

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Afghanistan pulled off a stunning 69-run win over defending champions England at the World Cup on Sunday, their second ever win in the tournament lifting them off the bottom of the group standings.

Afghanistan came into the match having lost 16 of their last 17 World Cup games, their only victory coming against Scotland in 2015.

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