With this result, Afghanistan remains bottom of the Group with two points. Ireland is left in second in Group 1.

Saturday’s match, the first of the last double-header day at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium, will hold enormous importance for both.

Heavy rain in Melbourne on Wednesday resulted in Afghanistan’s second World Cup match being abandoned before any ball was bowled.

The national team will be hoping to improve on their batting abilities in this match after Saturday’s dismal defeat at.

After winning the toss and bowling first, England came out blazing and dismissed Afghanistan for 112 with a stellar hand.

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Gurbaz will be assessed in the next two days and is expected to be available for our fixture on Saturday.

Chasing a target of 155, Pakistan, who won the toss and elected to bowl first, were 19/0 in 2.2 overs.

The tour that was initially scheduled to be played in February 2023 was shifted to the new schedule as the.

The cricket tournament will kick off next week in which eight teams will compete for one month, the cricket board.