England coasted to an easy nine wicket victory against Afghanistan in their ICC U19 World Cup clash on Monday.
Electing to field, England were on the ball all through, with Nathan Buck working wonders with the new ball. The seamer finished with three for 18 and was the key to reducing Afghanistan to 51 for four inside 20 overs.
It was left to Hashmat Shaidi, whose gutsy 41 off 58 balls helped steady the slide. There was another collapse once Shaidi was trapped in front of the wickets by Azeem Rafiq.
Khushal Rasooli chipped in with a solid 29 as Afghanistan saw their tally gain some kind of respectability.
Danny Briggs was the pick of the English bowlers, finishing with three for 15 off 10 overs.
For England, it was the usual suspects who saw the team through to a convincing win at the QEII Park in Christchurch.
Openers Chris Dent and Joe Root raced past 50 in quick time before the latter was sent packing in the 13th over by Ayub Khan.
Dent went on to record his second successive fifty of the tournament while James Vince once again contributed substantially (47 NO) as England reached home with half the innings to spare.
It was left to Hashmat Shaidi, whose gutsy 41 off 58 balls helped steady the slide. There was another collapse once Shaidi was trapped in front of the wickets by Azeem Rafiq.Khushal Rasooli chipped in with a solid 29 as Afghanistan saw their tally gain some kind of respectability.
Danny Briggs was the pick of the English bowlers, finishing with three for 15 off 10 overs.
For England, it was the usual suspects who saw the team through to a convincing win at the QEII Park in Christchurch.
Openers Chris Dent and Joe Root raced past 50 in quick time before the latter was sent packing in the 13th over by Ayub Khan.
Dent went on to record his second successive fifty of the tournament while James Vince once again contributed substantially (47 NO) as England reached home with half the innings to spare.
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