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England have made one change to their lineup, with all-rounder Jamie Overton replacing fast bowler Brydon Carse, who has been ruled out due to injury. Meanwhile, Afghanistan have retained the same playing XI from their previous match.
With Australia’s match against South Africa on Tuesday abandoned due to rain, this encounter serves as a virtual knockout. Both England and Afghanistan are yet to secure a win in the tournament, and the loser of this contest will become the third team to be eliminated, ending their hopes of reaching the semifinals.
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said, “We will bat first. The wicket looks good. Hopefully, it will spin in the second innings. And it might be slower as well. Sometimes the dew is coming and sometimes it is not. Hopefully, there won’t be any dew and help our spinners. It might get slower for sure. We were not bowling in the good areas in the last game. We are going with the same team.”
England captain Jos Buttler said, “The dew came in last game and skidded on a bit under lights. Ww would have batted first as well. Looks a good wicket. It came on to the bat nicely. We just got one change. Carse is out. Overton is in. Individual skills are very high.”
Playing XIs:
England: Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooq
