ICC World Cup 2019: Twitter Reacts As England Obliterates Afghanistan
Updated - 19 Jun 2019, 02:42 PM
England proved to be too strong for depleted Afghanistan as the former had a clinical win of 150 runs in the 24th match of the ICC World Cup. The hosts posted a huge score of 397 runs after Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to bat first on the featherbed of Old Trafford, Manchester.
England got off to a decent start as their opener added 44 runs before James Vince who replaced Jason Roy was dismissed after scoring 26 runs. However, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root continued to impress with their panache shots. Both the right-handers timed the ball with perfection and the Afghanistan bowlers no answers to the class of Root and Bairstow.
England comes up with a clinical performance.
Bairstow scored a good knock of 90 runs but he was denied a hundred when Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib took a sharp caught and bowled. Root kept going strong and scored 88 runs. On the other hand, England skipper Eoin Morgan found the middle of the bat from ball one he faced.
Morgan completed his fifty off just 36 balls but a bigger thunder was about to blow away Afghanistan. The left-hander catapulted his attack on the opposition and took the bowlers to the cleaners. Morgan completed his hundred off 57 balls – which was the fourth fastest of the World Cup.
The southpaw batsman hammered 17 sixes in his knock of 148 runs from 71 balls. Thus, Morgan made the record of most sixes in an ODI inning going past Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle.
Rashid Khan had a horrible day at the office as the best T20 spinner was taken for 110 runs in nine overs – the third most expensive figures.
On the other hand, Afghanistan had a mountain to climb and they never looked like getting to the top of it. Afghanistan scored at the end of their 50 overs after a contribution of 76 runs from Hashmatullah Shahidi.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Afghanistan may have had a near impossible chase but remember, they also needed to convince themselves that they can keep a good bowling side in the field for 50 overs. #WorkInProgress
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 18, 2019
Rashid Khan's worst day:
– conceded the most sixes by a bowler in an ODI (11)
– first spinner to concede 100+ runs in an ODI
– most runs conceded in a WC game
– 7 sixes to Morgan, most by a batsman v a bowler in an ODI#EngvAfg #CWC19— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) June 18, 2019
Good effort this from AFG, they were struggling to look confident about their batting. This is their best score in World Cups. So only improving
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) June 18, 2019
Eoin Morgan to Rashid Khan #AFGvENG pic.twitter.com/rnGvouMlgl
— Punkk (@Punkkboy) June 18, 2019
What on earth is the pitch made of? There should be a balanced competition between the bat and the ball. You feel sad when the balance is disturbed. #RASHIDKHAN’s bowling stats in the match is a shocker! #ENGvAFG #CWC19
— Pragyan Prayas Ojha (@pragyanojha) June 18, 2019
Rashid Khan vs Eoin Morgan today pic.twitter.com/mNMtzAkb2b
— Essex League Cricketer (@EssexLeague) June 18, 2019
Most runs conceded in a World Cup match:
110 Rashid Khan today (9 overs)
105 M Snedden in 1983 (12 overs)
104 J Holder in 2015 (10 overs)
101 D Zadran in 2015 (10 overs)#CWC19 #ENGvAFG— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 18, 2019
Rashid Khan is first spinner in Men's ODI history to concede 100plus runs in an innings. #EngvAFG
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) June 18, 2019
Do as I do and not as I say. Morgan is leading this dangerous batting pack by example. Most dangerous batting line-up in the #CWC19. Especially while batting first. #EngvAfg
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 18, 2019
Hang on, Rashid Khan is in sight of the most expensive bowling figures in odi cricket. Who would have thought!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 18, 2019
17 sixes with a bad back. Eoin Morgan coming to the party for England as well. Afghanistan still not just able to adjust to the conditions #ENGvAFG
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 18, 2019
This is such a flat deck. #ENGvAFG
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 18, 2019
Has Rashid Khan been below par in this tournament or have batsmen from across teams started reading him better?
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 18, 2019
#EoinMorgan has hit 22 sixes in #CWC19 so far – he equals the previous record for most sixes hit by an England team in a single edition of the World Cup (2007).#ENGvAFG
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) June 18, 2019
Jonny Bairstow's time spent keeping wicket to Rashid Khan during this year's IPL paying off today…
— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) June 18, 2019
Who did it better? ?#AfghanAtalan | #WeHaveWeWill | #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/XXuoada7em
— ICC (@ICC) June 18, 2019
Morgan just scored a century in sixes. Over 100 runs from 17 sixes, that is just unreal. That's never been done before!#bbccricket
— Guy Peters | ??? (@thatguypeters) June 18, 2019
Afghanistan ravaged by Hurricane Morgan
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 18, 2019
The team to beat at #CWC2019 .. @ECB_cricket what attitude .. what skill … Unbelievably strong !!!
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) June 18, 2019
57 ball Ton with a dodgy back @Eoin16 !!!! Whatever tablets you take can I have some …. #CWC2019
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 18, 2019
#EoinMorgan's wagon wheel today pic.twitter.com/Yru307Vymj
— Sir Yuzvendra (parody) (@SirYuzvendra) June 18, 2019
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