ENG vs AFG ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
England and Afghanistan meet on Sunday in Match 13 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. The 2019 Cricket World Cup champions, England, lost their opening match of this year’s tournament by 9 wickets to New Zealand but bounced back with a 137 run victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday. Afghanistan have played two and lost two in this campaign with defeats coming by 6 wickets against Bangladesh in Match 3 and by 8 wickets against India in Match 9. Read on as we preview this clash. The day-night match gets underway at 14:00 local time.
England needed to show character in their second match of the tournament and did so producing an excellent performance with both bat and ball against Bangladesh. It would be a big surprise if England did not make it two wins from three in this game.
Afghanistan have some excellent young players in their squad but overall they continue to struggle when they come up against the best teams in the world. We expect them to struggle against England although they may well cause a few problems with their bowling attack.
England vs Afghanistan ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports AFG, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
ENG vs AFG Match Toss Prediction
Two of the last three ODIs, including India’s win over Afghanistan earlier this week, have been won by the team fielding first at this venue. We predict that both captains will choose to field first if they win the toss ahead of this match.
ENG vs AFG Pitch Report
This is an excellent batting track at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, as seen by India chasing down their target of 273 with 15 overs remaining against Afghanistan. There is good pace in the wicket for the quick bowlers to exploit.
Delhi Weather Report
Humidity is not a big issue in Delhi with the forecast for Sunday a mixture of sunshine spells and light cloud. The temperature is expected to be in the mid-low 30s across this match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for England vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2023
England Team News & Playing 11
England Team News
After bouncing back with a convincing win over Bangladesh, we are not expecting any changes to England’s side for this game of World Cup 2023. That means that Moeen Ali will remain on the sidelines and Chris Woakes will play in spite of having an illness in recent days.
England Team Key Players
- Dawid Malan - The left-handed opener came into the tournament in strong form and picked up another Player of the Match Award in the win over Bangladesh with an innings which included 21 boundaries.
- Joe Root - The right-handed top order batter struggled for form in the home ODIs against New Zealand during September. However, he has hit 77 and 82 from his opening two fixtures in this tournament.
- Jonny Bairstow - The right hand attacking batsman has got starts in both the matches but failed to convert. Considering the opposition he might go big this time and can score more than 50 runs in this game.
England Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Dawid Malan |
23 |
23 |
1200 |
140 |
63.15 |
98.44 |
6 |
5 |
| Joe Root |
164 |
153 |
6405 |
133* |
49.26 |
87.04 |
16 |
38 |
- Mark Wood - The right-arm fast bowler was too accurate and quick for Bangladesh’s batters in the match on Tuesday. He ended the game with figures of 1-29 from his full allocation of ten overs.
- Reece Topley - The tall left-arm opening bowler bowled England’s only maiden in the win over Bangladesh. Alongside this, he also dismissed Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim.
- Adil Rashid - The leg spinner is good with his variations and has been impressive in his ODIO career. He will be required to contain the runs in the middle phase as all the matches played in Delhi have been high scoring.
England Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Mark Wood |
61 |
60 |
510.5 |
72 |
4/33 |
38.52 |
5.43 |
42.5 |
0 |
| Reece Topley |
27 |
27 |
205.2 |
420 |
6/24 |
25.28 |
5.17 |
29.3 |
1 |
England Team Form
Although England had got off to a bad start with their loss against New Zealand, that is there only loss from their last eight ODIs.
England Predicted Playing 11
Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Jos Buttler (c) (wk), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
Afghanistan Team News
Although Afghanistan were outplayed by India in the second half of their clash on Wednesday, the team selected by coach Jonathan Trott for that match is widely acknowledged as their strongest. There are no injuries in the team ahead of this game.
Afghanistan Team Key Players
- Hashmatullah Shahidi - The left-handed skipper was very impressive on this pitch against a very strong Indian bowling attack in the last match and has been in good ODI form over the last month.
- Azmatullah Omarzai - The 23 year old all-rounder produced an excellent rebuilding innings alongside his captain against India in Match 9. He hit four sixes in the innings, three more than any of his team-mates.
- Ibrahim Zadran - He is the batsman who averaghes more than 50 in his short ODI careen and has bveen scoring runs consistently. Afghanistan will look to him play as an anchor and play a long innings.
Afghanistan Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi |
66 |
66 |
1873 |
97* |
32.85 |
67.42 |
0 |
17 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai |
15 |
10 |
21 |
62 |
27.62 |
83.08 |
0 |
2 |
- Rashid Khan - The world class spinner picked up both of Afghanistan’s wickets against India. He may well be brought into the attack earlier in this match as his dismissals of Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma came too late on Wednesday.
- Naveen-ul-Haq - The right-arm medium fast bowler was the most economical of Afghanistan’s bowling attack in Match 9. He went wicketless in the last game but still has an ODI strike-rate of 28.8.
- FazalHaq Farooqi - Farooqi has not been impressive so far and has gone for runs with only wicket to his name. He can be a game changer for Afghanistan in this match.
Afghanistan Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Naveen-ul-Haq |
9 |
9 |
72.1 |
15 |
4/42 |
27.86 |
5.79 |
28.8 |
0 |
| Rashid Khan |
96 |
91 |
813.5 |
174 |
7/18 |
19.91 |
4.25 |
28.0 |
4 |
Afghanistan Team Form
Afghanistan are on a losing run in this format and were completely thrashed by India in their last game at this venue on Wednesday.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
England vs Afghanistan Head to Head
This will be the third ODI between England and Afghanistan with England winning by 9 wickets with 41 balls remaining in 2015 and by 150 runs in 2019.
ENG vs AFG Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
ENG Won |
AFG Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
0 |
01 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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England vs Afghanistan Betting Odds
The 2019 Cricket World Cup champions, England, are the strong favourites to win this match and can be backed at 1.09 with the bookies. Afghanistan are 6.50 to get the victory.
Who will win England vs Afghanistan ODI Match?
Afghanistan had to work really hard to post what looked like a competitive total against India. In reality, very few of Afghanistan’s players would get in the England side and it is England who are the top team for this match.
🏆 England vs Afghanistan Prediction
England have been convincing winners over Afghanistan in both of their previous matches in this format and we are expecting more of the same in this game. If Afghanistan can take some early wickets in this match then they will have a chance but if England are able to set a strong platform at the top of the order, like they did against Bangladesh, then it will be very tough. Our prediction is for England to come out on top again but for Afghanistan’s top order pair to cause some problems with their attacking intent. We are backing England to win on Sunday.
England to beat Afghanistan
Oct 15, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Arun Jaitley Stadium - New Delhi, India
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