Biggest upset! Afghanistan scripts historic win against England: World Cup shocking losses of England

Afghanistan registered a stunning 69-run win over England in the first major upset of the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. With the help of their spinners, who picked up eight wickets, Afghanistan registered a historic win.

 

 

With this, Afghanistan claimed their second Cricket World Cup victory, eight years after defeating Scotland in Australia. This time, the defending champions England were on the receiving end.

 

Mujeeb shone with his all-round performance with both bat and ball as he scored a quickfire 28 off 16 before leading his team's lion-hearted bowling effort with 3 wickets. Rashid Khan bagged three wickets while Mohammad Nabi scalped two.

 

Well, England suffering an upset in the World Cup is not something new. Here are few which has endured the major upsets!

Year	Venue	Result
1992	Lavington Sports Oval, Albury	England lost to Zimbabwe by 9 runs
2011	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	England lost to Ireland by 3 wickets
2011	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	England lost to Bangladesh by 2 wickets
2015	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	England lost to Bangladesh by 15 runs
2023	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi	England lost to Afghanistan by 69 runs

The defeat to Afghanistan on Sunday (October 15) also meant England registered an unwanted record of becoming the first team to lose to all the 11 Test-playing nations in the ODI World Cup since the tournament started in 1992.