Perth: In the second match of the T20 World Cup, England defeated Afghanistan by 5 wickets. In the second match of the Super 12 stage played in Perth, England achieved the target of 113 runs for the loss of 5 players in the 19th over. Liam Livingstone scored 29 not out for England. While Alex Hales scored 19, captain Jos Buttler and David Mallan scored 18 and 18 respectively. For Afghanistan, Fazlul Haq Farooqui, Mujibur Rehman, Rashid Khan, Fareed Ahmed, and Muhammad Nabi took 1 wicket each. Earlier, the Afghanistan team was dismissed by scoring 112 runs in the 20th overs while batting first on the invitation of England.
