English
England won the toss and opted to bowl first against Afghanistan at Sydney Cricket Ground. The overcast and cloudy conditions around the venue prompted Eoin Morgan to field first. Injuries have forced England to make two changes to their playing XI, Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes are out and James Tredwell and Ravi Bopara come in. England playing XI- Ian Bell, Alex Hales, James Taylor, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), Ravi Bopara, Chris Jordan, James Tredwell, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
Here is look into Afghanistan Playing XI- Nawroz Mangal, Javed Ahmadi, Afsar Zazai(w), Nasir Jamal, Samiullah Shenwari, Shafiqullah Shafiq, Mohammad Nabi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Hamid Hassan. Catch Live Score Updates between England and Afghanistan here.
Team News – England
England cricket team after suffering an early elimination from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be without the services of their opening batsman Moeen Ali and pacer Chris Woakes in their final match against Afghanistan. Both the players have been ruled out of the Group A clash at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Check Out- ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 – Full Points Table
“Scans revealed Chris Woakes has a left third metatarsal stress reaction and Moeen Ali has a left sided abdominal strain,” said a statement issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board. “Both players have been ruled out of the match against Afghanistan on Friday and will be reassessed when the team returns to the UK.”
The pair’s injuries increased the chances of off-spinner James Tredwell and allrounder Ravi Bopara, yet to feature at the tournament, playing at the Sydney Cricket Ground against non-Test side Afghanistan, who are making their tournament debut.
Team News – Afghanistan
A side that has garnered immense support and fan following with their heart warming background war stories and their struggle, Afghanistan undoubtedly remains to be one of the most loved side. The associate nation created history when they defeated Scotland to register their first win of Cricket World Cup and they would be more than keen to play spoil sport in England’s already deteriorating condition. Afghanistan’s leading run-score and wicket-taker, Samiullah Shenwari and Shapoor Zadran would be expected to guide the side to script yet another historic win.
Squads
Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (c), Afsar Zazai (wk), Aftab Alam, Asghar Stanikzai, Dawlat Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Javed Ahmadi, Mirwais Ashraf, Najibullah Zadran, Nasir Jamal, Nawroz Mangal, Samiullah Shenwari, Shapoor Zadran, Usman Ghani.
England: Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler (wk), Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Eoin Morgan (c), Joe Root, James Taylor, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes. Inputs from AFP. Also Read- ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Schedule in IST: Time Table, Fixture & Venue Details of all WC 2015 Matches.
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