ENG vs AFG: Watch - Joe Root Takes Breathtaking Catch To Dismiss Rashid Khan

Joe Root has made a great impact for England in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 game against Afghanistan. The England batter has chipped in with the ball and also has displayed great fielding at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. 

Joe Root hogged the headlines with the staggering catch he took to remove Rashid Khan. It happened during the 45th over when Adil Rashid bowled a tossed-up googly on the middle stump to the Afghanistan batter. 

Rashid Khan made room to play but he carved it through wide of long-on. Joe Root ran across to his right and dived full-length before holding on to the catch just inside the ropes. It was a stunner that lifted the crowd and earned huge praise. 

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Rashid Khan looked threatening with the bat as he tried to up the ante and take his team to a big total. He managed 23 runs off 22 balls and also smashed three fours in his innings as well. 

Coming to the game, Afghanistan after losing wickets in the middle have done a great recovery. Ikram Alikhan has smashed a vital half-century to take his team past the 260 runs. Earlier, Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a blistering knock of 80 runs to take his team off the flier. 

ENG vs AFG: Joe Root Takes wicket of Hashmatullah Shahidi 

Joe Root was exceptional with the ball as well as he took the wicket of Hashmatullah Shahidi. He bowled a flat off-spinner that landed around the off stump and straightened after that. The left-hander stayed back to play it through the off-side with an angled blade and got beaten on the outside edge. The ball went on to hit the top of the off stump. 

Apart from Joe Root, Adil Rashid was the star with the ball as he picked three wickets and returned with the figures of 42/3. Barring Chris Woakes, every other other bowler picked wickets as England bundled out Afghanistan for 284 runs in Delhi.