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"Win against England will give us confidence": Afghanistan skipper Shahidi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahead of Afghanistan's ICC Cricket World Cup clash against New Zealand at Chennai, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said that the win against defending champions England in the previous game has given them a lot of confidence and talked about spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman's improvement as a batter.
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'This will encourage players to kick on even more': Afghanistan coach Jona
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Sparking delirious scenes in the Afghan dugout, the men for the warrior country upset the defending champions by 69 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the national capital on Sunday.
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CWC 2023: Tendulkar, Kumble, several others laud Afghanistan for historic
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Riding on flamboyant opening batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz's onslaught followed by Mujeeb Ur Rahman's all-round performance, Afghanistan produced the biggest upset of the ongoing ODI World Cup, trouncing defending champions and one of the top contenders for the crown, England.
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"This was just first one, not last ": Afghanistan captain Shahidi hungry f
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
After Afghanistan's landmark triumph over defending champions England, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi expresses his hunger for more victories in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023.
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CWC 2023: Riding on Mujeeb and Gurbaz brilliance, Afghanistan humble defen
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Riding on Rahmanullah Gurbaz's onslaught followed by Mujeeb Ur Rahman's all-round performance, Afghanistan produced the biggest upset of the ongoing ODI World Cup, trouncing defending champions and one of the top contenders for the crown, England.
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England aiming to knock India "off their perch" in World Cup, says Chris W
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Defending champions England will be playing their third WC match against Afghanistan in Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. After a nine-wicket defeat to 2019 finalists New Zealand in the tournament opener, England got back on track with a 137-run win over Bangladesh.
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CWC 2023: England's batting power, depth will be overwhelming for Banglade
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar on Tuesday made a prediction for the ICC Cricket World Cup match between defending champions England and Bangladesh, saying that even though the latter has a decent seam attack and spinner who can exploit sub-continental surfaces, the sheer strength an
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CWC 2023: Bangladesh win toss, elect to bowl first against England
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
While England, the defending champions, lost their first match to New Zealand by nine wickets, Bangladesh won their campaign opener against Afghanistan by six wickets.
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CWC 2023: England skipper Jos Buttler expresses concerns over Dharamsala o
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The defending champions England will face Bangladesh here at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (HPCA) on Tuesday.
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"We have to put pressure on opponents for longer time," says Netherlands'
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Zealand will take on the Netherlands on Monday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. NZ won their first WC match against defending champions England by nine wickets. On the other hands, the Netherlands opened their campaign with an 81-run loss to Pakistan.
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"Felt they did not hit enough blows...": WC winning skipper Morgan on Engl
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Defending champions England slipped to a crushing nine wicket loss in the tournament opener against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Thursday. England made 282/9 powered by knocks from Joe Root (77) and skipper Jos Buttler (43). But centuries from Devon Conway (152*) and Rachin Ravindra (123*) co
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"Got wickets at crucial times, Devon and Rachin had fantastic partnership"
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Following the nine-wicket win over England in the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup, New Zealand skipper Tom Latham expressed happiness with the team's all-round performance which saw them restrict the defending champions to just above 280 runs and later crush them with a double cen
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