ICC World Twenty20 2016 - 24th Match

23 Mar 2016

ICC World Twenty20 2016 - 24th Match
(Super 10 Group 1 - Afghanistan vs England)

Moeen staves off an England calamity

England	vs	Afghanistan
142/7 (20)		127/9 (20)
England won by 15 runs

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The final margin of victory might not show it, but England survived a major scare against Afghanistan to sustain their World T20 hopes.

At 85 for 7 in the 15th over of the match, England were teetering on the brink of a defeat that would have reverberated around the cricket world.

But, through the calm head of Moeen Ali and the broad shoulders of David Willey, England cast off their shackles in the final overs to set a target that proved sufficient on a tricky surface on which batting was never completely straightforward.

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