13 Mar 2015
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - 38th Match
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - 38th Match
(Pool A: Afghanistan vs England at Sydney)
A very English farewell
| Afghanistan | vs | England |
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| 111/7 (36.2) | 101/1 (18.1/25) | |
| England won by 9 wickets (D/L method) |
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| Photo © ICC |
It was time for England to bid farewell to the World Cup and Sydney dutifully laid on a suitably hangdog English day, more downcast than overcast, and a match ravaged by rain. A revised target easily achieved; Afghanistan dispatched on a gloomy evening with nearly seven overs to spare in a run chase cut to 25 overs. What a way to go.
It could have been worse. When rain intervened for a third time, and eventually curtailed Afghanistan's innings at 111 for 7, England briefly faced the threat of an abandonment which would have brought with it their worst record in a World Cup: they have never before won fewer than two games.
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