Team England and Afghanistan will square off against each other in Match No. 13 of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023. The much-awaited clash will be played at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on October 15, 2023. The match will start at 2:00 p.m. IST.
England and Afghanistan rarely lock horns against each other in international cricket. In fact, they have gone head-to-head against each other in only two one-day internationals and three T20Is.
It will come as a surprise if Afghanistan go on to beat England in their clash at the ODI World Cup 2023. England have been unbeaten against Afghanistan in the two ODIs they have played. Interestingly, both of those ODIs took place at the ODI World Cup event.
Ahead of the ODI World Cup clash between England and Afghanistan, let us take a look at the head-to-head stats in ODIs and ODI World Cups between the two sides:
England vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head Record - ODI World Cup
England and Afghanistan have faced each other twice at the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, with the “Three Lions” coming out on top on both occasions.
The first-ever ENG vs. AFG clash at the ODI World Cup took place in 2015 in Sydney. The match saw England record a 9-wicket victory. Bowling first, England restricted Afghanistan to 111/7 after the match was reduced to 36.2 overs for both teams. England chased down the target, with Ian Bell (52) scoring a half-century.
In their last head-to-head meeting at an ODI World Cup, England continued their dominance and registered a win by 150 runs. The match was played at Old Trafford in Manchester in 2019. Batting first, England skipper Eoin Morgan made a fabulous 71-ball 148. He smashed 17 sixes during his knock, which is the most sixes a batter has hit in an ODI innings.
England racked up 397/6 in their 50 overs before winning the game by 150 runs by restricting Afghanistan to 247/8 in the second innings.
ENG vs AFG head-to-head ODI World Cup record:
Matches Played | 2 |
England won | 2 |
Afghanistan won | 0 |
Tied | 0 |
No-result | 0 |
England win percentage (%) | 100% |
Afghanistan win percentage (%) | 0% |
Match-wise statistics
First Match | Mar 13, 2015 |
Last Match | Jun 18, 2019 |
Top Run Scorers in England vs Afghanistan ODI World Cup matches:-
Team | Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike-Rate | 50/100 | Highest score |
ENG | Eoin Morgan | 2 | 1 | 148 | 148.00 | 208.45 | 0/1 | 148 |
AFG | Hashmatullah Shahidi | 1 | 1 | 76 | 76.00 | 76.00 | 1/0 | 76 |
Top Wicket Takers in England vs Afghanistan ODI World Cup matches:-
Team | Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | Economy | 4/5 |
ENG | Jofra Archer | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17.33 | 2.93 | 0/0 |
AFG | Dawlat Zadran | 2 | 2 | 3 | 36.00 | 8.30 | 0/0 |
England vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head Record - ODIs
As mentioned earlier, both the ODIs that England and Afghanistan have played against each other thus far have taken place at the ODI World Cups. Both teams are yet to feature in an ODI bilateral series.
England leads the head-to-head battle against Afghanistan in one-day internationals.
ENG vs AFG head-to-head ODI record
Matches Played | 2 |
England won | 2 |
Afghanistan won | 0 |
Tied | 0 |
No-result | 0 |
England win percentage (%) | 100% |
Afghanistan win percentage (%) | 0% |
Match-wise statistics
First Match | Mar 13, 2015 |
Last Match | Jun 18, 2019 |
Top Run Scorers in England vs Afghanistan ODI matches:-
Team | Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike-Rate | 50/100 | Highest score |
ENG | Eoin Morgan | 2 | 1 | 148 | 148.00 | 208.45 | 0/1 | 148 |
AFG | Hashmatullah Shahidi | 1 | 1 | 76 | 76.00 | 76.00 | 1/0 | 76 |
Top Wicket Takers in England vs Afghanistan ODI matches:-
Team | Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | Economy | 4/5 |
ENG | Jofra Archer | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17.33 | 2.93 | 0/0 |
AFG | Dawlat Zadran | 2 | 2 | 3 | 36.00 | 8.30 | 0/0 |