<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">In pursuit of 285, England stumbled, losing six wickets for 138 runs against Afghanistan in their third match of the ICC World Cup on Sunday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Afghanistan took the batting initiative and set a challenging total of 284—marking their second-highest score in a World Cup match.</div><div><br></div><div>Rahmanullah Gurbaz led the charge, scoring 80 runs, while Ikram Alikhil also achieved a half-century.</div><div><br></div><div>In response, England lost Jonny Bairstow to Fazalhaq Farooqi in the second over.</div><div><br></div><div>Following this initial dismissal, England never seemed settled in the middle, consistently losing wickets.</div><div><br></div><div>With 138 runs on the board, the current world champions faced the daunting task of chasing down the target with only four wickets remaining.</div><div><br></div><div>Right-handed all-rounder Mohammad Nabi secured two wickets, conceding 14 runs in 5 overs.</div><div><br></div><div>Before this match, Afghanistan had encountered England twice in World Cups, yet on both occasions, they ended up on the losing side. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>