England vs Afghanistan Live: World cup squad for both teams

England: Jos Buttler (c/w), Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow (w/k), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley, Gus Atkinson.

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq.

England vs Afghanistan Live: Probable Playing XI for two sides

England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Jos Buttler (C & WK), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley and Chris Woakes.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

England vs Afghanistan Live: Who will win the key clash? 

As per Google’s win probability, there is an 87% chance that England will be victorious in this match. As per CricTracker, no matter which team bats first, England will win the match. MyKhel calls England “overwhelming favourites” to win this. We do not expect any surprises in this match. England will dominate and win.

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England vs Afghanistan Live: head-to-head records

England vs Afghanistan Live: England have squared off against Afghanistan in a pair of ODIs, emerging victorious on both occasions. Both these high-stakes matches unfolded during World Cup tournaments. Their last clash happened in June 2019, where England dominated with a colossal score of 397/6, sealing the win by a margin of 150 runs. Back in the 2015 edition, England won via the DLS method by a 9-wicket margin.

England vs Afghanistan Live: Weather report

England vs Afghanistan Live: With only a 4% chance of rain, the match is unlikely to be affected by it. However, Delhi will get as hot as 35 degrees with humidity as high as 63%.

England vs Afghanistan Live: Players to watch out for

England: Skipper Jos Buttler has 11 centuries and 25 half-centuries in the 147 ODIs he has played so far. He was England’s highest run-getter in the 2021 T20 World Cup. He scored 20 off 10 balls against Bangladesh and 43 off 42 balls against New Zealand. He has yet to hit a big score in this tournament. The wicket-keeper-batter may choose this match to achieve that.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the wicket-keeper-batter from Afghanistan, can be explosive when in form. He was the highest scorer for his team in the Bangladesh match and looked pretty solid before getting out for 47. He scored 21 off 28 balls against India. He is one of the key players for the Afghans today. If he scores big, his team will have an outside chance against England.

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England vs Afghanistan Live: The history between the two 

England vs Afghanistan Live: England and Afghanistan have played 2 ODIs with each other so far; England have won both of those games. The last time they faced off, it was June 2019, and England scored a massive 397/6 and won it by 150 runs. The other match was in 2015, when England won by 9 wickets in the DLS method. Both the matches were played in World Cups.

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