England vs. Afghanistan: Highlights, Scorecard, Report from Cricket World Cup

England’s miserable World Cup campaign concluded with a nine-wicket win over Afghanistan in a rain-affected match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The Associate Nation made 111-7 in 36.2 overs, with their innings interrupted three times by rain.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Ahmadi	c Root	b Broad	7	31	15	0	0
Mangal	c Root	b Anderson	4	25	28	0	0
Zazai	c Buttler	b Jordan	6	20	14	0	0
Ahmadzai	c Buttler	b Bopara	17	73	52	2	0
Shenwari	c Morgan	b Jordan	7	15	11	1	0
Shafiqullah	c Bopara	b Tredwell	30	71	64	1	0
Nabi	c Tredwell	b Bopara	16	18	17	1	1
N Zadran	not out		12	19	15	2	0
Hassan	not out		0	7	2	0	0
Extras		0nb 6w 0b 6lb	12
Bowler			Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Anderson			7	0	18	1
Broad			8	1	18	1
Jordan			6.2	2	13	2
Bopara			8	1	31	2
Tredwell			7	0	25	1

Duckworth-Lewis calculations meant a revised target of 101 in 25 overs for England and they made it home with 41 balls to spare.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Hales	c Zazai	b Hassan	37	58	33	3	2
Bell	not out		52	81	56	6	0
J Taylor	not out		8	21	20	0	0
Extras	0nb 1w 0b 3lb	4
Bowler			Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
S Zadran			4	0	25	0
D Zadran			3	0	23	0
Hassan			5	0	17	1
Nabi			4.1	0	14	0
Shenwari			2	0	19	0

Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bowl with James Anderson and Stuart Broad removing the openers to leave the Afghans on 24-2 after 8.5 overs when the first shower arrived.

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England have found the edge of the bat regularly this morning: http://t.co/PCia5591zj #CWC15 #fireitup pic.twitter.com/KDKqAlQb2Y

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) March 13, 2015"

Chris Jordan picked up two wickets as the minnows stuttered to 62-4 in the 25th over before another 40-minute rain break.

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Their team is in a spot of bother but the Afghanistan fans are cheering every run! #cwc15 #ENGvAFG https://t.co/9jVcCEISKf

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) March 13, 2015"

Ravi Bopara and James Tredwell, both making their first appearances in the tournament, then combined for three wickets before the heaviest downpour of the day.

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WATCH: Bopara makes an excellent catch after Shafiqullah tries to slog Tredwell. Live on Sky Sports World Cup #CWC15 http://t.co/84T0EpMH2R

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) March 13, 2015"

The match resumed two-and-a-half hours later with Ian Bell and Alex Hales putting on 59 in the powerplay although the latter was dropped twice at point by Najib Zadran.

Hales did depart for 37 when he edged Hamid Hassan behind but Bell (52*) steered England home.

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England claim nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan and finish World Cup with two wins in Pool A #CWC15 #cricket pic.twitter.com/bschhsJk3a

— FOX SPORTS News (@FOXSportsNews) March 13, 2015"

The win meant England avoided their worst performance at a World Cup, but the inquest is sure to continue on their return home after defeats against all four Test-playing nations, including Bangladesh on Monday, meant they missed the quarter-finals.

Afghanistan earned a win in their maiden campaign against Scotland and will now focus on trying to qualify for the 2019 tournament, which will only feature 10 teams.