England vs Afghanistan Live Score Updates, Cricket World Cup 2023: England Skipper Jos Buttler Wins Toss, Opts To Bowl vs Afghanistan

England vs Afghanistan, ODI World Cup 2023, Live Updates:England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bowl against Afghanistan in their ODI World Cup 2023 match on Sunday in New Delhi. The Jos Buttler-led side faced a seven-wicket defeat in the opening match against New Zealand but they went on defeat Bangladesh by 137 runs. On the other hand, Afghanistan have lost both of their first two matches and are yet to open their points tally. England will be aiming for another comfortable win as they will be going in as the favourites. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)

We are done with the pre-game formalities and it is now time for the action to get underway. The bell has been rung as part of a tradition at this venue. The two umpires make their way out to the middle followed by the England players. It will be Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran to open the innings for Afghanistan. Chris Woakes has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

We are moments away from the start of this clash, but before that, the match officials and the players, along with their mascots, will line up for the national anthems. It will be Afghanistan's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of England.

PITCH REPORT - Dinesh Karthik and Lisa Sthalekar are pitchside. They start by informing that the weather is quite hot but there is wind blowing across which should offer some respite to the players. The boundaries are 66 metres and 58 metres on either side of the square while the straight boundaries are 72 metres long. They reckon that this surface has a lot of runs in it and feel that there will be dew later in the evening. They end by saying that the team winning the toss should bowl first and chase later.

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