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ODI World Cup digest: Afghanistan pull off historic victory; Australia’s hopes on a knife edge\u060c<\/p>\n

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The Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 takes place in India from October 5 to November 19. Every morning, we’ll round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the perspectives of our journalists on the ground.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Fixtures<\/b> | Teams<\/b> | Points table<\/b> | Tournament Index<\/b><\/p>\n

Featured: The big upset \u2013 Afghanistan bring World Cup to life with England conquest<\/h2>\n

Afghanistan<\/b> 284 (Gurbaz 80, Alikhil 58, Adil Rashid 3-42) beaten England<\/b> 215 (Brook 66, Rashid Khan 3-37, Mujeeb 3-51) by 69 runs<\/i><\/p>\n

Afghanistan claimed the most famous scalp in their international history and, in doing so, provided the first major shock of the 2023 World Cup, beating world champions England by 69 points in a masterclass of spin-and- seam in the Delhi spotlight.<\/p>\n

Their dominance was sparked by a fearless display of power from 21-year-old Rahmanullah Gurbaz, whose 80 off 57 had promised much more until an exhaustion cut him short at his peak. But Ikram Alikhil rallied Afghanistan’s lower order with a valuable half-century in his first match of this year’s World Cup, after which they decided to make the target of 285 seem too dark and distant as England’s hopes of defending their title must now be.<\/p>\n

Click here for the full report<\/p>\n

Match analysis: Forget Bazball, it was Gurbazball<\/h2>\n