England beat Afghanistan by 9 wickets

England completed their World Cup preparations with a nine-wicket thrashing of Afghanistan at The Oval.

On the ground where they will open the tournament against South Africa on Thursday, the hosts dismissed Afghanistan for 160, then chased the target in only 17.3 overs.

At one stage Afghanistan found themselves 92-8 thanks to loose shots, poor running and the pace of Jofra Archer who picked up 3-32.

The hard hitting of Mohammad Nabi, who made 44 and added 33 for the last wicket with Dawlat Zadran, gave the Afghan fans something to cheer. But that was put in the shade by the incredible strokeplay of England openers Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy.

They added 77 at a rate of more than 10 an over before Bairstow was stumped off Nabi’s off-spin for 39.

Roy went on to make 89 not out from 46 balls, finishing a match that lasted just 56.1 overs with his fourth six.