Cricket fans on Sunday (October 15) witnessed one of the biggest upsets in the history of World Cup as Afghanistan defeated defending champions England by 69 runs at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.

Invited to bat first, Afghanistan posted 284/10 on the board in 49.5 overs. Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz top scored with 57-ball 80 while wicketkeeper-batter Ikram Alikhil played a crucial knock of 58 in 66 balls.

In reply, England batters failed to tackle Afghanistan’s spin challenge, getting bowled out for a paltry 215 in 40.3 overs. Rashid Khan (3-37), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (3-51) and Mohammad Nabi (2-16) ran through the English line-up with eight wickets among them.

Even though it was a non-India game, the Delhi crowd turned up in huge numbers and most of them cheered for the Afghanistan team.

In fact, Mujeeb Ur Rahman on Tuesday (October 17) shared a post on social media platform X, in which a young fan was seen shedding tears of joy after Afghanistan's win.

The fan was greeted by Mujeeb, who was seen consoling and hugging him. In his post, the off-spinner also revealed that the little boy was from Delhi, India.

“It’s not afghani boy it’s one young Indian boy so happy for ur win It was absolute pleasure meeting this little guy from India Delhi last night (Cricket is not just a game it's an emotion)????Big thank you to all our amazing fans for coming down and supporting us last night the love and support is overwhelming. We are grateful for your continuous support and we can't wait for you to keep supporting us in the future❤???? thanks for love Delhi,” Mujeeb wrote while sharing some pictures and a video in his post.

Afghanistan’s next World Cup match is scheduled against New Zealand at Chepauk on Wednesday (October 18).