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Two flawed teams will have a go at one another, at a ground that should suit their strengths and highlight their weaknesses

The rapid starts characteristic of England since their white-ball revolution has not been a feature yet in this World Cup

Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew Miller and Matt Roller to assess England's stuttering World Cup defence after their shock defeat to Afghanistan

Vote for your pick from these 11 games in which underdogs stunned favourites

And how many times has a World Cup innings featured three centurions?

He's been a valuable asset in the ODI side but a lacklustre start to the World Cup has compounded England's problems

It was an outing to forget for quick bowlers, Jos Buttler, and England as a whole

Afghanistan opener played with the freedom to dream about what could go right, against a team debilitated by the fear of what might go wrong

Sachin Tendulkar, Ian Bishop, Mithali Raj, Shoaib Akhtar and others react to Afghanistan's stunning win over England

England have been on the wrong end of some big upsets in ICC events and have been shocked once again in this World Cup, by Afghanistan in Delhi. Which of these defeats was the most surprising?

Not long ago, Malan's place in England's ODI side looked under threat. Not for the first time, he changed the script with big runs

In 2015, wristspinners bowled a fourth of all spin bowled in ODIs, but since 2021, the fingerspinners have made a comeback

And how many times has a World Cup innings featured three centurions?

Ahead of his milestone 100th ODI, Bairstow acknowledged the "ups and downs" in his journey

In what might seem a paradoxical pick for India, they have six quick bowlers in their line-up - and the decision to pick them all was never really all that tough

In the World Cup opener, England's uncharacteristic batting innings was characterised by tentative shots more than full-blooded ones

Three frontline bowlers and four part-timers against England might sound like a recipe for disaster, but New Zealand rolled the dice and won big

Stats highlights from Ahmedabad, where for the first ever time, two World Cup debutants both scored hundreds

No clear favourites and the vast range of conditions in India mean the 2023 edition is deliciously set up to intrigue - but there remain some things that have brought teams success of late. Here's a rundown

How's the buzz compared to the previous editions? Who will be the semi-finalists? All that and more on our latest podcast episode