England beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets
Match Details
Afghanistan vs England
Venue - Perth Stadium, Perth
Toss Winner - England won the toss and opt to bowl first
Series - Super 12, T20 World Cup 2022
Date of the Match - Saturday, 22 October, 2022
Time - 4:30 PM (IST)
Season - 2022
Umpires - Aleem Dar (PAK), Chris Brown (NZ)
Third Umpire - Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match Referee - Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Player of the Match - Sam Curran
Match Review
On Saturday, October 22, at the Perth Stadium, Perth. Afghanistan and England played in the 14th match of the Super 12, T20 World Cup, 2022.
In their opening T20 World Cup game on Saturday, England defeated Afghanistan by five wickets thanks to Sam Curran's five-for. Ben Stokes (2/19) and Mark Wood (2/23) each took two wickets to help Afghanistan be dismissed for 112, while Curran scorched with a five-wicket haul for just 10 runs. The Afghans made a game out of it while defending a low total, but England eventually succeeded in their mission in 18.1 overs.
Brief Score
Afghanistan have scored 112 for 10 in 19.4 overs (Hazratullah Zazai 7, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) 10, Ibrahim Zadran 32, Usman Ghani 30, Najibullah Zadran 13, Mohammad Nabi 3, Azmatullah Omarzai 8, Rashid Khan 0, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 0, Fareed Ahmad Malik 2, Fazalhaq Farooqi 0, Extras 7)
England have scored 113 for 5 in 18.1 overs (Jos Buttler (c & wk) 18, Alex Hales 19, Dawid Malan 18, Ben Stokes 2, Harry Brook 7, Moeen Ali 8, Liam Livingstone 28, Extras 12)
Who is the Winner?
England won by 5 wickets with a score of 113.
