Defending champions England were stunned by Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup 2023 on Saturday at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. It was a thrilling match of cricket where Afghanistan ended up on the winning side in front of a jam-packed stadium. It was a big blow for England in their title defence as they had already suffered a defeat against New Zealand in the tournament opener.
The defeat on Sunday is a big wake-up call for England as one more defeat from here will put their chance of qualifying for the semifinals in jeopardy.
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Here are the big upsets England have suffered in ODI World Cups.
Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs – 1992 World Cup
Graham Gooch’s England suffered a shocking defeat to England by 9 runs at Lavington Sports Oval, Albury. It was a low-scoring thriller where Zimbabwe were bundled out for just 134. Chasing the target, Gooch and Co. crumbled under pressure courtesy a four-fer from Eddo Brandes and were all out for 125.
Ireland beat England by 3 wickets – 2011 World Cup
England piled up a seemingly imposing 327 for eight, with Jonathan Trott making 92 and Ian Bell 81 although John Mooney’s four-wicket haul prevented a larger total. In reply, Ireland lost skipper William Porterfield before they’d scored a run but Kevin O’Brien seized his chance to shine by smashing a World Cup hundred off just 50 balls, with 13 fours and six sixes. After he was out, Mooney’s 33 not out sealed a stunning win with five balls to spare.
Bangladesh beat England by 2 wickets – 2011 World Cup
It was a forgettable campaign for England as apart from Ireland, they also suffered a defeat to Bangladesh in the group stage. It was a low-scoring thriller where England were all out for just 225 while batting first. Jonathan Trott (67) and Eoin Morgan (63) were the only batters who managed to produce some fightback with the bat. While the bowlers did try hard to avoid an upset but failed as Imrul Kayes was the top-scorer for Bangladesh with a 60-run knock.
Bangladesh beat England by 2 wickets – 2015 World Cup
Mahmudullah (103) and Mushfiqur Rahim (89) powered Bangladesh to second win in a row for England in the ODI World Cup. The duo guided Bangladesh to 275 at Adelaide Oval, while Rubel Hossein claimed a four-fer to reduce England to 260. Jos Buttler (65), Ian Bell (63) and Chris Woakes (42*) fought hard for England but it wasn’t enough for them to rescue their side.
Afghanistan beat England by 69 runs – 2023 World Cup
Displaying the valour that best epitomises the people of the strife-torn nation, Afghanistan caused one of the biggest upsets in the history of World Cup as they outclassed defending champions England by 69 runs on Sunday. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gave early impetus while Ikram Alikhil provided the final flourish to guide Afghanistan to a competitive 284 all out after being put into bat. The Afghan bowlers then thrived under lights, dishing out a collective effort to bundle out England for 215 runs in 40.3 overs and register just their second World Cup win, eight years since their last against Scotland in Australia.
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