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The 2023 ODI World Cup to be held in India has turned out to be incredibly exciting. This season saw the biggest and first upset on Sunday, 15 October, when the Afghan national team surprised everyone by defeating England.

England had earlier won the ODI World Cup in 2019. However, this time his performance has been very poor. They have lost two of their first three matches, the most recent being a 69-run loss to Afghanistan.

With this victory, Afghanistan has ended the series of consecutive defeats in the World Cup. After facing 14 consecutive defeats, the team could not win a single match in the World Cup. Their last win before this was against Scotland in February 2015. Afghanistan has played a total of 18 matches in the World Cup, out of which it has won only 2.

This defeat is also a shameful record for England. They have become the first team in World Cup history to lose to spinners from different countries in the same tournament. West Indies team is in second place after losing to teams from 10 different countries. The Indian team has so far lost to teams from 8 different countries.

Let's take a look at some historical records of the England vs Afghanistan match:

For the first time in the World Cup, England lost the most wickets to the spinners: In this match, Afghanistan's spinners including Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan took 3 wickets each. Mohammad Nabi contributed 2 wickets.

Most defeats to different teams in the World Cup:

England: 11

West Indies: 10

South Africa: 9

Australia: 8

India: 8

Pakistan: 8

Sri Lanka: 8

New Zealand: 7

Most consecutive defeats in the World Cup:

Zimbabwe: 18 (1983–1992)

Scotland: 14 (1999–2015)

Afghanistan: 14 (2015–2023)

Canada: 11 (2003–2011)

Netherlands: 10 (1996–2003)

Most wickets by spinners in a World Cup match: Afghanistan spinners took 8 wickets against England in Delhi in 2023.

Most catches in a World Cup match: England's Joe Root took 4 catches against Afghanistan in 2023.

Most wickets for Afghanistan in the World Cup:

Mohammad Nabi: 15 wickets

Daulat Zadran: 14 wickets

Rashid Khan: 11 wickets

Mujeeb ur Rehman: 10 wickets

Most wickets by spinners in a World Cup match: Afghanistan spinners took 8 wickets against England in Delhi in 2023.

Highest score by Afghanistan in a World Cup match: Afghanistan scored 284 against England in Delhi in 2023.

Most 50+ scores by an Afghan player in the World Cup:

Hashmatullah Shahidi: 3

Najibullah Zadran: 2

Samiullah Shinwari: 2

Ikram Ali Khil: 2

Best scores by Afghan players batting at No. 6 or below in a World Cup match:

Ikram Ali Khil: 58 runs against England in Delhi in 2023

Najibullah Zadran: 56 runs against New Zealand in Napier in 2015

Mohammad Nabi: 52 runs against India in Southampton in 2019

Najibullah Zadran: 51 runs against Australia in Bristol in 2019