England will be up against Afghanistan in the 13th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. After suffering a defeat against New Zealand in the opening match they bounced back to beat Bangladesh in the last game. On the other hand, Afghanistan have lost both their matches and will be looking to put up an improved performance.
When: 15 October, 2:00 PM IST
Where: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
TV Channel, Live Streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Pitch Report
The surface here was extremely good for batting in both the matches so far this season. More than 700 runs were scored between Sri Lanka and South Africa in the opening match and in the last game India chased down 272 runs in 35 overs. We can expect another high scoring fixture and both teams will prefer chasing.
England Playing 11
- Dawid Malan
- Jonny Bairstow
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook/ Ben Stokes
- Jos Buttler (c & wk)
- Liam Livingstone
- Moeen Ali/ Sam Curran
- Chris Woakes
- Mark Wood
- Adil Rashid
- Mohammad Siraj
- All the players are fit and available for selection.
Joe Root Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | Batting Average | Hundreds |
| 164 | 6405 | 82, 77, 26*, DNB, 29 | 49.26 | 16 |
Adil Rashid Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | Bowling Average | WC 2023 |
| 128 | 185 | 1/42, 0/47, 2/27, DNB, 1/70 | 32.71 | 1 wicket |
Afghanistan Playing 11
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w)
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Rahmat Shah
- Hashmatullah Shahidi(c)
- Najibullah Zadran
- Mohammad Nabi
- Rashid Khan
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Naveen-ul-Haq
- All the players are fit and available for selection.
Ibrahim Zadran Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | Batting Average | S/R |
| 21 | 955 | 22, 22, 7, 7, 75 | 50.26 | 84 |
Rashid Khan Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | BBM | Bowling Average |
| 96 | 174 | 2/57, 0/48, 1/42, 2/63, 0/66 | 7/18 | 19.91 |
ENG vs AFG Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batsmen: Ibrahim Zadran, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root
All-rounder: Mohammad Nabi, Liam Livingstone
Bowlers: Reece Topley, Adil Rashid, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Joe Root, Adil Rashid
Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League: Ibrahim Zadran, Rashid Khan
ENG vs AFG Fantasy Tips
- Joe Root has scored more than 6400 runs in this format at an average of close to 50. He has two half centuries in two matches in this WC.
- Dawid Malan looked in sublime form scoring 140 runs in the previous match. He will be a top pick.
- Mark Wood has 72 wickes in 61 ODIs and will be the X factor with his pace. Back him to do well and pick him in grand leagues.
- Adil Rashid will play a key role in the middle overs and has
- Rahmat Shah has not been doing well in the last year and with plenty of better options he can be left out.
- Rashid Khan has an impressive record of 1236 runs and 174 wickets in ODI matches. He is a genuine wicket-taking threat.
- Ibrahim Zadran has done well in this format and already has 4 ODI hundreds in his short career
- Najibullah Zadran struggled a lot in the opening match and can be left out against this opposition.
- Reece Topley was impressive in the last game picking up three wickets and can be lethal with the new ball.
- The surface here has aided the batters quite a bit hence try to cover all the main all-rounders and batters.
Who will win England vs Afghanistan today match?
- England are expected to win this match
- The last time these two teams met was in CWC 2019 where England won by 150 runs.
- England and Afghanistan have faced each other in 2 matches in ODI. Out of these 2 games, England have won 2 whereas Afghanistan are yet to win a match.