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The Times of India
The Times of India
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TOI Sports Desk

ODI World Cup: Afghanistan snap 14-match losing streak with an upset win over defending champions England

NEW DELHI: An all-round Afghanistan caused one of the greatest ODI World Cup upsets on Sunday, stunning the defending champions England by 69 runs in the national capital for their first win of the 2023 edition.

Riding on a power-packed performances from opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz and spinners, the ninth-ranked Afghanistan notched up only their second-ever win at the marquee tournament -- the other win for the Afghans came against Scotland back in 2015 in their first World Cup appearance.

The shock defeat for England has now put their title defence is in real trouble as Jos Buttler and co. suffered their second loss in three matches.

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