Afghanistan’s crushing defeat over reigning champions England will be indelibly stamped into the archives of memorable World Cup moments.
Literally, Afghanistan were lost for words. Try as they might to articulate what it meant to beat England in the World Cup, all that came out were cliches. It was an upset on such a scale the vocabulary for it did not exist and the best they could do was repeat what they had heard others say.
“The belief is there, the trust is there, and the talent is also there,” said Shahidi. “Last couple of games, we did not finish well.” As the world watched and the wickets tumbled, the idea of what you might accomplish here visibly grew on all your faces until at last it was realised. “Looking forward to the rest of the tournament,” said Shahidi. “Hopefully we can be positive.” Frankly, you can be whatever you like, because you won’t top this night. That said, no-one will relish playing you.If the Afghans were lost for words, so were the English.
England played as if they expected to win this game, or expected one of them would win it, or thought someone should, until suddenly it was out of reach.
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