The biggest upset of World Cup 2023 took place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi as Afghanistan beat England by 69 runs on Sunday.
This was Afghanistan's second win in the history of the World Cup as the last time they beat a team in the mega event was in 2015 against Scotland in New Zealand.
This was also the first time the Afghans managed to triumph over England in an ODI match.
Meanwhile, former Pakistan stars congratulated Afghanistan over their epic win over England. Shahid Afridi, Rashid Latif, Saeed Ajmal and others showered praise on Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, pacer Junaid Khan hailed them in the Pashto language while mentioning Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi.
Buttler’s men struggled badly on the dead and slow pitch and kept on losing wickets at regular intervals, losing all of their batters for 215 runs while chasing
Rashid and Mujeeb took three wickets each, Mohammad Nabi got two, while Farooqi and Naveen picked one.
Batting first, Rahmanullah Gurbaz provided his side a flying start as they were 75-0 in just the first nine overs.
Gurbaz showcased his brilliant batting skills and played a rapid knock, scoring 80 off just 57 balls which included 12 boundaries, eight fours and four sixes.
The right-handed batter was on his way to complete a well-deserved century but a misunderstanding with his captain Hashmatullah Shahidi got him run out just 20 runs shy of a hundred.
After Gurbaz’s wicket, Afghanistan lost wickets in quick succession but Ikram Akhil’s 58 and valuable knocks by Rashid (23) and Mujeeb (28) powered Shahidi’s men to a fighting 284-run total.
It must be noted that Afghanistan will now face New Zealand on October 18 in Chennai followed by Pakistan on October 23 at the same venue.
