Jofra Archer and Joe Root took three wickets each as Afghanistan drooped to 160 full scale in a World Cup warm-up match at the Oval on Monday.
Britain, straight from their 12-run rout by title holders Australia in their past warm-up installation, were excessively solid in the field for rank pariahs Afghanistan in south London.
Quick bowler Archer, in what is competition has England's last match before they open the World Cup against South Africa at the Oval on Thursday, hit twice with the new ball before closure some late obstruction from Mohammad Nabi.
Afghanistan were in threat of being rejected for under 100 preceding Nabi, with 44, helped the last two wickets include 68 runs.
Toxophilite expelled Hazratullah and Rahmat Shah in an energetic new-ball spell.
In the mean time opener Noor Ali saw rejected his approach to 30 preceding he played on to Ben Stokes.
Hashmatullah couldn't get moving and that provoked Asghar Afghan to assault the infrequent off-turn of Test commander Root.
Be that as it may, having passed up a first-ball full hurl, Asghar endeavored to drive Root over the top yet discovered Jason Roy in the profound.
Afghanistan lost their next four wickets in a unimportant seven conveyances, Hashmatullah and Najibullah Zadran imprudently run out, Gulbadin Naib holing out to Moeen Ali and Rashid Khan controlling Root to slip for a brilliant duck.
SCORES IN BRIEF
Afghanistan: 160 hard and fast in 38.4 overs (Nabi 44, Zadran 30; Root 3-22, Archer 3-32)
Britain: 161 for 1 in 17.9 overs (Roy 89 not out, Bairstow 39, Root 29 not out; Nabi 1-34)
Result: England won by 9 wickets.
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