England vs Afghanistan Head to Head Record in World Cup: The SportsRush present before you the Head to Head records for ENG vs AFG.
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The eighth warm-up match for the looming ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 will be played between England and Afghanistan at The Oval tomorrow. Not many would have anticipated this, but hosts England hosts are coming on the back of a loss while Afghanistan defeated Pakistan in their first warm-up match.
Having lost several players to niggles before and during the first warm-up match, England would be hoping for their players to regain fitness ahead of the second and last practice match. Going into the league stage, injuries would be the last thing which the hosts would want.
England vs Afghanistan Head to Head Record in World Cup
Total number of matches played: 1
Matches won by England: 1
Matches won by Afghanistan: 0
Matches played in England: 0 (ENG 0, AFG 0)
Matched played in Afghanistan: 0 (ENG 0, AFG 0)
Matched played at neutral venues: 1 (ENG 1, AFG 0)
Matches played in ICC World Cup: 1 (ENG 1, AFG 0)
Most runs for England: 52 (Ian Bell)
Most runs for Afghanistan: 30 (Shafiqullah)
Most wickets for England: 2 (Chris Jordan)
Most wickets for Afghanistan: 1 (Hamid Hassan)
Most catches for England: 2 (Jos Buttler and Joe Root)
Most catches for Afghanistan: 1 (Afsar Zazai)
Recent match
England and Afghanistan have played a total of one ODI till date. In what was the 38th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, England had defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets (D/L Method) at Sydney.
After England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and put Afghanistan in to bat, they scored 111/7 in 36.2 before persistent rain ended their innings. A disciplined bowling effort saw Man of the Match Chris Jordan and all-rounder Ravi Bopara pick a couple of wickets each. The trio of Stuart Broad, James Anderson and James Tredwell also dismissed a batsman each.
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Chasing 101 runs in 25 overs, England thrived due to Alex Hales (37) and Ian Bell’s (52*) 83-run opening partnership. England eventually sealed the chase in the 19th over.
