world cup 2023 In the 13th match of (ICC Cricket World Cup 2023), Afghanistan team has created a big upset by defeating England by 69 runs. When both the teams were facing each other at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, no one would have imagined that the defending world champion team would lose to a weak team like Afghanistan. With this big victory, Afghanistan also broke the losing streak in the World Cup and registered its first win after losing a record 14 matches. This is not the first time that the England team has lost to a weaker team in the World Cup, but this has also happened in the 2011 World Cup.
Ireland created a big upset by defeating England in the 2011 World Cup.
In the 2011 World Cup, the teams of England and Ireland faced each other on March 2. In that match, Ireland created a big upset by defeating England by 3 wickets. In that match, the England team, batting first, scored a big score of 327 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. But the Irish team won that match by scoring 329 runs after losing only 7 wickets in only 49.1 overs. Kevin O’Brien played a stormy century in that match. He created a stir by scoring 113 runs in 63 balls with the help of 13 fours and 6 sixes.
After 12 years, England again became the victim of an upset in the World Cup.
12 years after the humiliating defeat at the hands of Ireland in the 2011 World Cup, the England team has once again become the victim of a major upset. On Sunday, in the 13th match of the World Cup 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, after opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 80 runs in 57 balls, Afghanistan pulled off the biggest upset by defeating defending champions England on the basis of the brilliant performance of their bowlers led by Mujibur Rahman. Defeated by 69 runs. Afghanistan made 49 when sent in to bat first. Scored 284 runs in 5 overs. In reply, the England team was out for 215 runs in 40.3 overs. As soon as Rashid Khan bowled Mark Wood, it was clear on the faces of the Afghan cricketers jumping with joy how much this victory means for them and their country.
Afghanistan’s losing streak broken
Along with registering a resounding win against England, Afghanistan’s losing streak in the World Cup has also been broken. From 2015 to 2023 (before today’s match), the Afghanistan team did not get a single victory in the World Cup. This team, adorned with spinners, was looking for its first win, which was accomplished today by defeating the world champion team.
Most consecutive defeats in ODI World Cup
18 – Zimbabwe (1983-1992)
14 – Scotland (1999-2015)
14 – Afghanistan (2015-2023) – ended today
11 – Canada (2003-2011)
10 – Netherlands (1996-2003)
England lost to Afghanistan for the first time in the World Cup
Earlier, both the teams had faced each other in the 2015 World Cup in Sydney and the 2019 World Cup in Manchester. The England team had won both the matches. In 2015, England defeated Afghanistan by nine wickets and in the 2019 World Cup by 150 runs.