Jos Buttler has won his first toss in three games as England opted to field against Afghanistan in the Cricket World Cup. The defending champions have one win from two games, after beating Bangladesh by 137 runs in Dharamsala. England had lost to New Zealand by nine wickets in its opening game, and is placed fifth in the standings with two points.
DELHI, India — Jos Buttler won his first toss in three games as England opted to field against Afghanistan in the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.
Afghanistan is tenth and last in the table, having lost both its opening games against Bangladesh and hosts India by considerable margins. There have been question marks over the lack of success for ace spinner Rashid Khan thus far in tournament, where he has managed to pick up only two wickets while conceding in excess of 100 runs in two games.
Afghanistan has made one change – spinner Mujeeb ur Rehman is out while batsman Ikram Alikhil gets a chance – a move aimed at bolstering the batting.England fielded an unchanged side from its win against Bangladesh, with fast bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes recovering from a stomach bug. Star batsman Ben Stokes continues to miss out owing to a hip niggle.
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