NEW DELHI: 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.
Mujeeb picked up the key wickets of Joe Root and Brook to set up a famous win and he picked up the player of the match award. Rashid said he hoped the victory would put a smile on the faces of people back in Afghanistan, where multiple earthquakes have killed around 1,000 and injured over 2,000.Afghanistan got off to a flying start with a 114-run opening stand between Gurbaz and Zadran who scored at eight an over in the first powerplay.
Gurbaz was livid as he trudged off, smashing his bat on the boundary rope on his way back to the pavilion. "I told the boys that 280-290 was enough on this track as it would assist the spinners," Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said.England lost early wickets, Fazalhaq Farooqi trapping Jonny Bairstow lbw and Mujeeb dismissing Root with a quicker ball that kept low and crashed into the stumps.
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