Morgan assault powers England to top of table

At the 35-over mark in either innings, both teams were almost equally placed. England were 199 for 2, while Afghanistan were 174 for 3 at the same stage. However, the intentions between the two teams could not have been more in contrast. England were just getting set for an all out attack. Afghanistan had already seemingly thrown in the towel and were content with just frustrating England on their way to victory.

The performance in those last fifteen overs turned out to be the difference, even if there was a sense of inevitability about the result once Eoin Morgan had hammered his way to a blistering 148 off 71 deliveries,