England vs Afghanistan, ICC T20 World Cup 2016: As it happened

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England's hero Moeen Ali

"Just give ourselves some time. Take it to the last three overs and then have a hack towards the end. They bowled really well and it was difficult. I took some time and thankfully it came off. No matter who was coming on, both [him and Willey] of us decided to go in the 19th over. Today I bowled little bit slow, little bit disappointed but got the crucial wicket. But the important thing is we got the job done."

Moeen Ali's unbeaten 41 and a wicket helped him bag the Man of the Match.

England beat Afghanistan by 15 run

Over 20: Afghanistan 127 for 9: Shafiqullah 35 (20), Shapoor Zadran 0 (0)

FOUR! of the first ball followed by two dot delivers. That is that for Afghanistan. Too little too late but what an innings from Shafiqullah. The fourth ball is also a dot followed by another dot in the fifth. Shafiqullah ends with a flurry. FOUR!! of the last ball and Afghanistan end of 127 runs, 16 off the desired target.

Over 19: Afghanistan 119 for 9: Shafiqullah 27 (14), Shapoor Zadran 0 (0)

And what a blistering end to the innings thanks to some clean hitting by Shafiqullah. A Six and a Four from the over. If only there were wickets to back him up. 24 runs required with only six balls left.

WICKET!!! Amir Hamza run out 1

Over 18: Afghanistan 108 for 8: Shafiqullah 16 (8), Amir Hamza 1 (2)

Only six runs from the over

Over 17: Afghanistan 102 for 8: Shafiqullah 3 (2), Amir Hamza 8 (2)

Stokes continues his second over. FOUR...!!! Shenwari drives through extra cover for a boundary. It is followed by a single. Shafiqullah is now on strike for the second time in this match and he hits it straight to the point. Direct hit and umpire goes up stairs for a review. Luckily he is safe.

WICKET...!!! Shenwari looks to clear the fielder at cover, but a mishit results in a simple catch to Joe Root. England are now smelling victory. Amir Hamza is the new man in the middle. 8 runs off the last 2 balls.

WICKET...!!! Samiullah Shenwari 22 (27) c Root b Stokes

Over 16: Afghanistan 88 for 7: Samiullah Shenwari 17 (24), Shafiqullah 2 (1)

Chris Jordan is brought back into the attack. Shenwari takes a single to third man. A dot ball is followed by a quick single. WIKCET...!!! Najib wanted a quick single after Shenwari just taps the ball as Jordan picks up the ball and hits the stumps. Najib dives to make ground, but during the process, his bat hits the ground and bounces in the air, which results in dismissal.

Shafiqullah is the new man in the middle, but will be at the non strikers end. Shenwari takes a single and then Shafiqullah gets off the mark with a couple.

WICKET...!!! Najibullah Zadran 14 (10) run out

Over 15: Afghanistan 83 for 6: Samiullah Shenwari 15 (21), Najibullah Zadran 13 (8)

Ben Stokes comes into the attack. Shenwari is on strike and takes a single to get Najib on strike. 4 singles and a dot ball in this over. A single to end the over from Shenwari.

Over 14: Afghanistan 77 for 6: Samiullah Shenwari 12 (18), Najibullah Zadran 11 (5)

Moeen Ali is brought back into the attack. Shenwari takes a single and gets Najib on strike, who is the new man. FOUR...!!! Najib pulls the ball towards leg side and the fine leg was inside circle. Bad length from Ali. It is followed by two singles. SIX...!!!Najib smashes it over long on for a six to end the over.

Over 13: Afghanistan 64 for 6: Samiullah Shenwari 10 (16), Najibullah Zadran 0 (1)

Adil Rashid starts his third over with a wide. A dot ball is followed by a lbw appeal and that was turned down by the umpire. Shenwari's square cut helps him get a double, followed by a quick single.

WICKET...!!! Mohammad Nabi looks for a big shot and ends up giving an easy catch to Jordan at long on. Najibullah Zadran is the new man in the middle and is on strike to face the last ball of the over. Starts with a dot ball.

WICKET...!!! Mohammad Nabi 12 (10) c Jordan v Adil Rashid

Over 12: Afghanistan 60 for 5: Mohammad Nabi 12 (9), Samiullah Shenwari 7 (12)

Plunkett continues from the other end. Two runs and a wide off the first two deliveries. Two more singles and Shenwari ends the over with a single. That also ends Plunkett's spell.

Over 11: Afghanistan 54 for 5: Mohammad Nabi 10 (7), Samiullah Shenwari 4 (8)

Adil Rashid continues his second over. Three singles and SIX...!!! Nabi smashes down the ground for a six off the last ball.

Over 10: Afghanistan 45 for 5: , Mohammad Nabi 2 (3), Samiullah Shenwari 3 (6)

Plunkett is brought back into the attack. Shenwari takes a single off the first ball, followed by one more single from Nabi. Shenwari then gets a double after just beating the keeper on leg side, which is called as a leg bye. Ends the over with a single.

Over 9: Afghanistan 40 for 5: , Mohammad Nabi 1 (2), Samiullah Shenwari 1 (1)

Double spin attack as Adil Rashid is introduced by Morgan. Noor Ali gets a couple after hitting it down the ground. It is followed by a quick single. Nabi then takes a single, which helps him get off the mark. Samiullah Shenwari is the new man to replace the opener. Off the mark straight away with a single.

WICKET...!!! Noor Ali Zadran 17 (19) c&b Adil Rashid

Over 8: Afghanistan 35 for 4: Noor Ali Zadran 14 (15), Mohammad Nabi 0 (1)

Mooen Ali s brought into the attack as spin is introduced by England for first time. Rashid Khan takes a single to long off. A misfield from Adil Rashid at short third man helps Noor Ali to get a double. He then takes a single.

WICKET...!!! Rashid Khan looks to clear the fielder inside the 30-yard circle. He fails to do that and ends up giving a catch to Eoin Morgan at cover. Mohammad Nabi replaces him in the middle and is yet to get off the mark.

WICKET...!!! Rashid Khan 15 (20) c Morgan b Ali

Over 7: Afghanistan 31 for 3: Noor Ali Zadran 11 (13), Rashid Khan 14 (17)

Plunkett replaces Willey. Rashid Khan takes a single after three dot balls. Noor Ali then takes a quick single to get Rashid Khan back on strike. A single to end the over.

End of powerplay...!!! Afghanistan 28 for 3 after 6 overs

Over 6: Afghanistan 28 for 3: Noor Ali Zadran 10 (12), Rashid Khan 12 (12)

Jordan is brought back into the attack again. Starts with a dot ball, followed by a single by Noor Ali. SIX...!!! Jordan gives width and Rashid punishes him with a six behind square. A single to third man to end the over.

Over 5: Afghanistan 20 for 3: Noor Ali Zadran 9 (10), Rashid Khan 5 (8)

Willey to continue his third over. Noor Ali takes a single and that brings Rashid Khan back on strike. He then gets off the mark with a single. One more single from Noor Ali. FOUR...!!! Rashid Khan just changes his body posture and then bends over to lift the bat to place the ball behind the keeper for a boundary.

Over 4: Afghanistan 13 for 3: Noor Ali Zadran 7 (6), Rashid Khan 0 (6)

Liam Plunkett replaces Chris Jordan with the ball. Rashid Khan is the new man to face Plunkett, who starts with a maiden over.

Over 3: Afghanistan 13 for 3: Noor Ali Zadran 7 (6),

Willey continues his second over and Noor Ali takes a single after nudging it to fine leg. Gulabdin is on strike and starts with two dot balls, followed by one more dot ball. WICKET...!!! After four dot balls, Gulbadin Naib wanted to get off the mark. In the process, he gives away his wicket by giving a simple catch to Ben Stokes to end the over.

WICKET...!!! Gulbadin Naib 0 (5) c Stokes b Willey

Over 2: Afghanistan 12 for 2: Noor Ali Zadran 6 (5)

Chris Jordan will partner Willey in England's bowling attack. Noor Ali wanted a quick single and Jason Roy's throw, which was not requited helps Noor Ali gets a double off the over throw. A dot ball is followed by a single. Three dot balls and then WICKET...!!! Asghar ends up giving a simple catch to Joe Root at first slip.

WICKET...!!! Asghar Stanikzai 1 (4) c Root b Jordan

Over 1: Afghanistan 9 for 1: Asghar Stanikzai 1 (1), Noor Ali Zadran 3 (2)

Mohammad Shahzad and Noor Ali Zadran will open Afghanistan's batting, while David Willey will lead England's bowling attack. FOUR...!!! Edges of the first ball and no first slip in place. Results in a boundary off the first ball as the third man is up. Shahzad gets off the mark and it is followed by a dot ball.

WICKET...!!! Willey's third ball hits Shahzad's back leg and that was going to hit the stumps. Umpire makes no mistake in raising his finger. That gets rid of the danger man. Asghar Stanikzai replaces him in the middle and gets off the mark straight away. A double and single from Noor Ali to end the over.

WICKET...!!! Mohammad Shahzad 4 (2) lbw Willey

We are back for the second innings as Afghanistan looks to chase a target of 143 runs. Jason Roy has a word with Shahzad as he walks to the middle.

Moeen Ali's unbeaten knock of 41 helped England to post a total of 142 runs against Afghanistan.

England 142 for 7 after 20 overs. Afghanistan needs 143 runs to win in 20 overs.

Over 20: England 142 for 7: Mooen Ali 41 (33), David Willey 20 (17)

Shapoor to bowl the final over of England's innings. Ali is on strike and starts with a wide. A yorker results in a single to Ali. A full toss and Willey looks to flick on the leg side. Shahzad's save results in a single.

FOUR...!!! Ali clears the circle over the off side as there is no cover near the ropes. That results in a boundary. Ali pulls it, but gets only a single, followed by a single from Willey. Ali ends the innings with a single.

Over 19: England 132 for 7: Mooen Ali 34 (29), David Willey 19 (15)

Amir Hamza is brought back into the attack to bowl the penultimate over. Ali smashes it over midwicket and a good fielding near the cow corner saves two runs for Afghanistan. SIX...!!! Ali smashes it on the leg side and it goes the distance for a maximum.

FOUR...!!! Change of angle from Hamza and Ali smashes it down the ground for a boundary. It is followed by a leg bye. SIX...!!! Willey joins the party now as he smashes straight down the ground. SIX...!!! Willey finishes the over with a six down the leg side. 25 runs off it.

Over 18: England 107 for 7: Mooen Ali 22 (25), David Willey 7 (13)

Shapoor is brought back into the attack. Ali is on strike and fine leg is up in the ring. FOUR...!!! On the pads and Ali flicks it to fine leg for a boundary. That brings England's 100.

A lbw appeal and umpire looks not interested, resulting in a leg bye. But umpire did not signal a leg bye, resulting in a run. Two more singles, followed by one more single to end the over.

Over 17: England 98 for 7: Mooen Ali 16 (21), David Willey 5 (11)

Willey is on strike and Rashid Khan to bowl his final over. He starts with a dot ball. Willey then takes a single off the leg side, followed by a single from Ali. Willey plays it through midwicket and wanted a double, but sent back by Ali. One more single for Ali. A dot ball to end the over.

Over 16: England 94 for 7: Mooen Ali 14 (19), David Willey 3 (7)

Nabi to bowl his final over. Willey takes a single off the first ball. FOUR...!!! Ali opens the face of the bat and flicks it past the keeper. The ball goes fine towards the boundary, followed by a single.

Two dot balls from Willey and a single to end the over. That also ends Nabi's four overs.

Over 15: England 87 for 7: Mooen Ali 9 (17), David Willey 1 (3)

Rashid Khan brought back into the attack. FOUR...!!! Jordan drags down and finds the gap on the leg side through midwicket for a boundary, followed by a dot ball. WICKET...!!! Jordan squirted it back to the bowler, who takes a simple catch to end Jordan's time in the middle.

David Willey replaces Jordan in the middle and he is on strike with a slip in place. A dot ball is followed by a wide down the leg side. Willey gets off the mark with a single off the last ball.

WICKET...!!! Chris Jordan 15 (18) c&b Rashid Khan

Over 14: England 81 for 6: Mooen Ali 9 (17), Chris Jordan 11 (15)

Nabi is brought back into the attack and starts with a dot ball. Jordan gives it straight back to Nabi as he looks for a run out at the non strikers end, resulting in an over throw. Jordan gets a single. Ali takes a single towards cover.

FOUR...!!! Jordan flicks it fine down the leg side and the ball races to the boundary in no time. It is followed by a single towards long on. Ali ends the over with a dot ball.

Over 13: England 74 for 6: Mooen Ali 8 (15), Chris Jordan 5 (11)

Samiullah Shenwari to finish his fourth over. A dot ball is followed by a single towards short fine leg. FOUR...!!! Wide down the leg side and it beats the keeper as the ball races to the boundary.

A quick single after Jordan plays it to short fine leg. Direct hit and Ali was safe. A dot ball is followed by a single towards extra cover. One more single from Jordan to end the over.

Over 12: England 65 for 6: Mooen Ali 6 (11), Chris Jordan 3 (9)

Rashid Khan continues. A dot ball to start the over and Ali then takes a single after nudging it on the leg side. Three dot balls from Jordan, followed by one more dot ball to end the over. Just 1 run from it.

Over 11: England 64 for 6: Mooen Ali 5 (9), Chris Jordan 3 (5)

Samiullah Shenwari to bowl his third over. England are rotating with singles. So far four singles in this over. A dot ball and single from Ali ends the over.

Over 10: England 59 for 6: Mooen Ali 2 (5), Chris Jordan 1 (3)

Stokes is on strike as England have lost half of their batting division. Nabi is replaces by Rashid Khan. FOUR...!!! Stokes pulls it on the leg side towards deep square leg boundary.

WICKET...!!! Stokes looks to smash it on the leg side. Takes an inside edge and hits the stumps. Unlucky there, but Afghanistan will take that. Chris Jordan is the new man in the middle and has a slip in place. Starts with a dot ball.

Jordan then places it towards midwicket and gets a single, which sees him get off the mark. Ali then takes one more single. A dot ball to end the over. 6 runs and a wicket off it.

WICKET...!!! Ben Stokes 7 (8) b Rashid Khan

Over 9: England 53 for 5: Ben Stokes 3 (6), Mooen Ali 1 (4)

Samiullah Shenwari continues his second over and Buttler is on strike. WICKET...!!! Buttler looks to place it and Nabi takes a blinder at cover to bring an end to Buttler's time in the middle. Mooen Ali is the new man in the middle and gets off the mark after three dot balls. Stokes end the over with one more single.

WICKET...!!! Jos Buttler 6 (10) c Nabi b Shenwari

Over 8: England 50 for 4: Ben Stokes 2 (5), Jos Buttler 6 (9)

Nabi continues his second over. Stokes takes a single to long on off the first ball, followed by three dot balls from Buttler. He then takes an easy single and that brings England's 50. Stokes end the over with a dot ball.

Over 7: England 48 for 4: Ben Stokes 1 (2), Jos Buttler 5 (5)

Samiullah Shenwari is the new man introduced into the attack, while Jos Buttler walks into the middle. Buttler gets off the mark with a single after which even Stokes gets off the mark with the second single. FOUR...!!! Boundary from Buttler is followed by three dot balls.

End of powerplay...!!! England 42 for 4 after 6 overs

Over 6: England 42 for 4: Ben Stokes 0 (2)

Mohammad Nabi replaces Shapoor and Root gets off the strike with a single to fine leg. A bit of spin takes Vince by a surprise as it beats the bat and the stumps. That was very close.

WICKET...!!! Vince's lazy shot results in a simple catch to the bowler Nabi. Eoin Morgan is the man in the middle and he is on strike. He has a slip in place. WICKET...!!! Nabi bowls it straight and there is no turn in it. Morgan was hoping for the ball to turn and decides to leave the ball, which results in the ball hitting the stumps.

Nabi is on a hat-trick and Ben Stokes is the new man in the middle. It hits his pad and there is a huge appeal. Umpire looks not interested, while Afghanistan players are disappointed.

WICKET...!!! Stokes places is close and Root wanted a run. He was sent back. Last ball of the over and there was a chance of a run out. Misses the ball, but then he lifts the stumps. The umpire goes up stairs and the replay shows Root is gone. What a turn of events here in Delhi.

WICKET...!!! Joe Root 12 (8) run out

WICKET...!!! Eoin Morgan 0 (1) b Nabi

WICKET...!!! James Vince 22 (18) c&b Nabi

Over 5: England 41 for 1: James Vince 22 (16), Joe Root 11 (7)

Hamza will continue his third over after his impressive first two overs. Vince is on strike and no slips in place. FOUR...!!! Vince gets a boundary off the first ball as he punches it between cover and point. Then takes a single towards long on.

FOUR...!!! Delicate reverse sweep from Root and he gets a boundary. A dot ball is followed by a single to long on from Root. FOUR...!!! Vince ends the over with a boundary through point and cover as England get 14 runs off it.

Over 4: England 27 for 1: James Vince 13 (13), Joe Root 6 (4)

Shapoor continues his second over. FOUR..!!! Vince plays a straight drive and gets a boundary off the first ball, followed by a single. That brings new batsman Joe Root on strike for the first time, who starts with a dot ball.

It is followed by two more dot balls. SIX...!!! Last ball of the over and Root goes back and deep into his crease and smashes it on the leg side for the first six of the match.

Over 3: England 16 for 1: James Vince 8 (11)

Hamza continues his second over with spin. FOUR...!!! Vince uses his feet and lofts it over extra cover boundary off the first ball. Vince comes forward once again and it takes a faint edge. Keeper drops the catch and also misses the opportunity for stumping. No run taken.

Afghanistan give away an easy chance early in the match. After three dot balls, Vince looks to smash one to the leg side, but a mis-hit results in a single towards long on. WICKET...!!! Roy looks to place the ball and in the process, he fails to connect hos bat with the ball and the ball hits the stumps.

WICKET...!!! Jason Roy 5 (7) b Hamza

Over 2: England 11 for 0: Jason Roy 5 (6), James Vince 3 (6)

Shapoor Zadran joins Hamza to lead Afghanistan's bowling attack. Vince is on strike and he starts the over with a single, followed by a dot ball as Roy is on strike. No slips in place for Roy.

It hits his thigh and goes fine, forcing third man to cover a lot of ground. England run for three runs, but umpire has gone upstairs to check if that was a boundary. Looks find and that is not a boundary. It is followed by an easy single by Vince.

FOUR...!!! Beautiful drive from Roy down the ground and he does not even need to move an inch as he watches the ball race to the boundary in no time. A dot ball to end the over.

Over 1: England 2 for 0: Jason Roy 1 (2), James Vince 1 (4)

England openers are in the middle, while Afghanistan decide to start with spin with Amir Hamza. Roy gets off the mark with a single off the first ball. Vince starts with two dot balls, followed by a dot ball and a quick single to get off the mark. Roy ends the over with a dot ball. Excellent start for Hamza and Afghanistan.

We are done with anthems. Afghanistan players are circling up for the team discussion, while England batsmen ready to get on to the field.

Both teams will walk to the middle for the national anthem before the start of the match.

TEAM NEWS

England XI: Jason Roy, James Vince, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett

Afghanistan XI: Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Asghar Stanikzai (c), Shafiqullah, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Shapoor Zadran

Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai says his side would have bat first, if they had won the toss.

TOSS...!!! England win the toss and Eoin Morgan elects to bat first

Former Indian bowler Zaheer Khan looks at the pitch and says it should be easy for England, if they post a total of over 140 runs, should they bat first.

We will have the pitch report, toss and team news in a while.

Spirit of Cricket

Eoin Morgan on Liam Dawson

"Rooty can be a viable option for a third spinner, but Liam Dawson adds a lot more with the ball than Joe would, and he would come into consideration if the grass comes off the pitch.

"Is he ready? Yeah, absolutely. He's trained really hard since he's come into the side and has been great around the group. He's really upbeat and, like everybody, he's really keen to get involved."

England could hand Liam Dawson a debut against Afghanistan, if Eoin Morgan decides to go with three spinners today. He can also swing his bat down the order to improve the scoring rate late in their innings.

England captain Eoin Morgan

I expected a dryer pitch. There's still a lot of grass on it but I don't know what it's going to do. We'll have to leave it as late as possible to select the side, and see what conditions are going to be like. If it's another hot day like today, [the groundsman] might leave grass on it rather than take it off.

Since we've arrive here we've had one net session in the nets and they have turned a considerable amount, but I don't think it will turn as much. We can be as open minded as we can, we can talk about it and we can use other players and our backroom staff as a sounding board.

This is England and Afghanistan's third Super 10 fixture in the ICC T20 World Cup 2016. Afghanistan have lost both their matches, which came against Sri Lanka and South Africa.

England, on the other hand lost their opening match to West Indies. Chris Gayle's 100 helped his side seal a comfortable win. However, the Three Lions bounced back in their second match as they defeated South Africa after chasing the mammoth target of 230 runs. Joe Root was the star man with the bat for the English side.

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