New Delhi. In the 13th match of the World Cup 2023, defending champion England will face Afghanistan. This match will be played in Delhi. This will be the third match between both Afghanistan and England teams. Afghanistan has lost both its matches played so far and this team is at the last position in the points table.( top) England had to face defeat from New Zealand in their first match. However, after this the English team led by Jos Buttler made a comeback and defeated Bangladesh in the second match. Now England will try to repeat the same performance against Afghanistan also.
This will be the third ODI match between England and Afghanistan. Earlier, both the times there had been a clash in the World Cup and England had won. In the 2019 World Cup, former England captain Eoin Morgan hit 17 sixes against Afghanistan and England scored 397 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. The wicket of Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is good for batting. In such a situation, if the England team bats first then its focus will be on making a big score.
Meanwhile, India completed a hat-trick of wins in the World Cup. Team India defeated Pakistan in the match played in Ahmedabad. With this victory, Team India has reached the top in the points table with 6 points. This is India’s eighth victory over Pakistan in the World Cup. Rohit Sharma had an important contribution in India’s victory. He hit a stormy fifty in the match against Pakistan.
England clash with Afghanistan today in the World Cup
England will face Afghanistan in the World Cup 2023 on Sunday. This match will be played at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi. Afghanistan is waiting for its first victory. England will be eyeing their second consecutive win.
India reached the top in the points table
With the victory over Pakistan, Team India has reached the top of the points table of the World Cup. India has 6 points equal to New Zealand but due to better net run rate, Team India is on top in the points table.