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England struggle for fluency in chase - only completing victory in penultimate overFive wickets for Curran as Afghanistan collapse from 91-4 to 112 all outCurran first England bowler to take five wickets in a T20Wood, bowling at high speeds, takes two wickets, as does StokesLivingstone, Moeen, Buttler & Rashid all take brilliant catches for EnglandLive ReportingScorecard Live Reporting
Stephan Shemilt and Ffion Wynne All times stated are UKPosted at 14:3514:35 Post update
We'll be back tomorrow for the small matter of India v Pakistan. You can limber up for that one with our quiz. Matthew Henry has been scribbling away in Perth - here's his take on England's win. Bye for now.Posted at 14:3314:33 Post update
Day one of the Super 12s done, then. Hard going for the lesser teams in the group, who have both been beaten by the big boys...Posted at 14:3014:30 Post update
BBCCopyright: BBCAfghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi: "It's not the best start to the tournament for us but we tried our best. We didn't get a good enough total on the board in the first innings and everyone knows England are one of the best T20 teams in the world. "The pitch was more suitable to them as well but there weren't enough runs. I still think our boys played really well. "They took some very good catches out there. We were thinking that something like 150 would be a good score to fight with. "We do want to bat first and we know we have very good spinners with a lot of experience in Australia. "We will learn from this game and from our mistakes. Hopefully we can improve on that in the next game."Posted at 14:2814:28 Post update
More from Chris Woakes on TMS: "Every guy that came off said that it wasn't easy to time the ball out there, and they've got some wo- class bowlers as well. We're pleased to get over the line and 140 would have been a tricky chase." On the bowling: "The first run out in a tournament, you want to lay a marker down and get it right. You don't want a poor performance first up. "Everyone did their bit, Stokesy bowled well up front but Sam Curran takes the plaudits with 5-10 - I don't think he's going to better that. A really good outing from the guys with the ball."Posted at 14:2714:27 Post update
More from Chris Woakes on England's catching: "Bowling figures in T20 can often depend on the fielding so the fact we caught absolutely everything bar one speccy from Halesy, we caught everything. "That really helps us as bowlers and there was some great ground fielding as well. In the first half of the game, we couldn't have asked for much more." Video content
Video caption: 'Brilliant catch!' - Zazai caught by Livingstone off Stokes'Brilliant catch!' - Zazai caught by Livingstone off Stokes Video content
Video caption: Ibrahim caught by Moeen off CurranIbrahim caught by Moeen off Curran Video content
Video caption: 'A wonderful diving catch' - Najibullah caught by Rashid off Stokes'A wonderful diving catch' - Najibullah caught by Rashid off StokesPosted at 14:2514:25 Post update
England bowler Chris Woakes, speaking to TMS: "We're happy to get the win. In the first game of the tournament, regardless of who it's against, you want to get the win. From that point of view, we're pleased. "I think it was actually a really tricky wicket tonight, you can't judge a pitch until both sides have batted on it and although it was relatively comfortable in the end, they definitely made up work for it." Video content
Video caption: Mujeeb caught and bowled by WoakesMujeeb caught and bowled by WoakesPosted at 14:2414:24 Post update
Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi: "We tried our best to play good cricket, but we didn't put a good total on the board. Everyone knows England are the best T20 team in the world. The pitch was more suitable for them. "They took two or three good catches. We thought 145 would be a good total for us to fight."Posted at 14:2114:21 Post update
England fast bowler Mark Wood on Sky Sports: "The most pleasing thing was the catches. It was like a highlight reel. We felt ready. We've come in with a lot of games under our belt. "It's easy to say you want to get your run-rate up. The ball was swinging and there was extra bounce. We went out there with the intention, but sometimes you have to play smart cricket. "Afghanistan are a really dangerous team, I thought we were clinical." Video content
Video caption: 'It flew!' - Gurbaz caught by Buttler off Wood'It flew!' - Gurbaz caught by Buttler off Wood Post update
Player of the match Sam Curran: "They made it quite tricky for us towards the end there, we know they have got world-class spinners but it's good to get that first victory. "We saw in the qualifiers, the West Indies missing out shows that anyone can beat anyone. But we have taken confidence from this into our next game and then on to Australia next week which will hopefully be an incredible game to be involved in. "We had great preparation, there's no better way to prepare than playing that many games [against Pakistan and Australia]. We will prepare well for our game against Ireland next, that will be a tough game but we've got to go again. "With my bowling I'm just trying to be as adaptable as possible and get better at playing in different phases of the game and contributing to the team as much as I can, and I'm really enjoying my cricket at the moment." Post update
Nicky Shaw England World Cup winner on BBC Test Match Special Sam Curran bowled to a plan and he executed really, really well. He was on a hat-trick. All the balls he bowled, he executed well so he deserves everything he gets.Posted at 14:1514:15 Post update
Not surprisingly, Sam Curran is player of the match for his five-fer, the first by an England man in T20 internationals. Video content
Video caption: Watch Curran's 'incredible' five-wicket haulWatch Curran's 'incredible' five-wicket haul Post update
Ravi Bopara Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special Australia can win the rest of their games and still not qualify because of how heavily they lost today... Post update
Jonathan Agnew BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special A pretty good day for England, which is added to by the fact that Australia lost and lost so heavily. They would be most people's favourites to win but they've got a lot to do to even qualify now. Post update
Nicky Shaw England World Cup winner on BBC Test Match Special Liam Livingstone deserves a red inker. He's been the person to stick around for England and make sure they get this done.Posted at 14:1214:12 Post update
Just quietly, Liam Livingstone helped himself to 29 not out from 21 balls. He's easing his way back from that ankle injury. Post update
Jonathan Agnew BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special A wide! The game ends with a wide. The bowler is unimpressed but England win by five wickets with 11 balls remaining. It's a comfortable win, they weren't really stretched. They'll be things they'll look at, particularly in the chase.18.1 overs England win by five wickets
Eng 113-5 Won with a wide! A bit of an anti-climax, but England won't care. They have the 'W' and two points. Brilliant with the ball and in the field, doing enough with the bat. They move on to face Ireland on Wednesday. Video content
Video caption: The winning moment as England beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets with 11 balls remainingThe winning moment as England beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets with 11 balls remaining18.1 overs Eng 112-5
Target 113 Scores level, Moeen on strike...18 overs Eng 111-5
Target 113 Moeen swipes a couple off the final ball. England will need two to win at the start of the 19th.17.4 overs Eng 109-5
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BatterHow OutBowlerRunsBalls4s6sMinsSRTotal(18.1 overs)113-for5wicketsButtlerc Mujeebb Farooqi18183025100.00Halesc Farooqib Fareed1920014195.00Malanc Nabib Mujeeb1830004060.00Stokesb Nabi24001150.00Livingstonenot out29213034138.10Brookc I Zadranb Rashid76009116.67M Alinot out810001380.00Extras0nb 12w 0b 0lb 12View full scorecard Explore the BBC
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