Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi has hailed his team’s upset win over the defending champions England in the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 as the “best win” his country’s cricket history and it gives them confidence in the upcoming games.

Afghanistan defeated England by 69 runs to cause the biggest upset in the ongoing Cricket World Cup to liven up the proceedings that had been going the traditional powers’ way so far. Asked to bat first, Afghanistan posted a challenging score of 284 and then restricted England to 215 all out in 40.3 overs for a memorable victory.