England flirted with humiliation before Moeen Alis unbeaten 41 laid the platform for a 15-run World Twenty20 win over Afghanistan, in Delhi. Custom Boston Red Sox Jerseys . Eoin Morgans men slumped to 85-7 against the Associate nation after losing three wickets in four balls for no runs before Moeen (41no) and David Willey (20no) shared an unbroken stand of 57 in 5.3 overs - plundering 44 off the final three - to swell the total to 142-7.The collapse brought to mind Englands defeat to the Netherlands in 2014 but there was to be no such embarrassment this time around as Willey (2-23), Moeen (1-17) and Adil Rashid (2-18) combined to limit Afghanistan to 127-9 despite some late, lusty blows from Shafiqullah (35 not out off 20 balls). Nick Knight felt the batting of both David Willey and Moeen Ali was instrumental in Englands victory Englands batting capitulation was swift after James Vince (22) - in for the injured Alex Hales - and Joe Root (12) had rallied following the early dismissal of Jason Roy, bowled by Amir Hamza for five.Vince chipped a return catch to off-spinner Mohammad Nabi (2-17), Eoin Morgan shouldered arms to be bowled first ball and Root was run out amid chaotic scenes as the innings subsided from 42-1 to 42-4. Matt Prior discusses the reasons why England seem to struggle to beat lesser sides at ICC world tournaments Ben Stokes turned the ball away, and Root charged up the wicket going for a single, only to be sent back by his partner, and the fuming Yorkshire batsman was run out by Nabi - the spinner initially knocking the bails off with his body before completing the dismissal by grabbing a stump out of the turf.The rot didnt stop there - Jos Buttler (seven) was brilliantly caught by Nabi, diving forward at short extra cover, off Samiullah Shenwari before Stokes (seven) dragged a googly from 17-year-old leg-spinner Rashid Khan (2-17) onto his stumps, falling onto his backside in the process. Ben Stokes of England looks in disbelief after he is bowled by Rashid Khan From 57-6 Chris Jordan (15) patiently rebuilt with Moeen but then chipped a mistimed shot straight to Khan to leave England 85-7.Moeen and Willey nudged their team past the 100 mark, to ensure England would at least have something to bowl at, before crashing 25 off the 19th over of the innings - Willey launching Hamza for two maximums.Willeys sway continued with the ball as he trapped the dangerous Mohammad Shahzad lbw with his third delivery and skipper Asghar Stanikzai quickly followed, snicking Jordan to Root at slip to make it 12-2. Eoin Morgan felt that England did not get their batting performance right England picked up a third wicket in as many overs as Gulbadin Naib shanked a short ball from Willey to Stokes at extra cover - a brief break in play ensuing as a kite, its string broken, was removed from the outfield.Rashid Khan (15) tried to put wind back in Afghanistans chase, cutting Jordan away for six, but that intent proved his undoing as he drove Moeens fifth ball to Morgan at extra cover. Fellow spinner Adil Rashid also struck in his first over, Noor Ali punching the simplest of return catches back to the leg-spinner to make it 39-5.Shenwari (22) kept the dimmest of hopes alive but when he skied Stokes to Root at extra cover the game - much to Englands obvious relief - was up. Why do England not learn from previous mistakes when playing spin in the sub-continent? 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