ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: England vs Afghanistan, 13th Match – Toss Update, Playing XIs

The 13th match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is going to take place between the defending champions England and Afghanistan. The match will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, October 15. Considering the recent form, England have a good chance of winning the game.

However, England have won the toss and they have opted to field first. It will be an interesting match to watch out for today.

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Who said what at the toss?

Jos Buttler – We will bowl first. No particular reason, looks like a good wicket and we’ll like to chase. We are going with an unchanged side. Looks like a good batting strip, South Africa and India posted big scores. I think we’ve improved a lot from the first to the second game, we just have to show the same intensity.

Hashmatullah Shahidi – We wanted to bowl first, but this is a 100-over game, we’ll have to bat well. Looks like a batting pitch, expecting the same conditions like the last game. Hopeful of doing well and putting pressure on them. We’ve good spin options and anything around 300 should be a good score. One change, Najib is not playing, and Ikram replaces him.

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Playing XI

England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi