India defeated Afghanistan by an eight-wicket margin in the World Cup on Wednesday, continuing their winning streak.
The most centuries in World Cup history were scored by Rohit Sharma, who smashed an 84-ball 131 while chasing 273 to win. Ishan Kishan (47), Virat Kohli (55 not out), and Shreyas Iyer (25 not out) also contributed to the victory as the hosts cruised home in 35 overs.
To lay the groundwork for the chase, Rohit and Ishan exchanged a 156-run partnership for the first wicket.
Ahead of Chris Gayle of the West Indies, Rohit Sharma struck his 554th career six during the World Cup play against Afghanistan on Wednesday.
When the squad was attempting to reach a 273-run mark, the India skipper became the first player to accomplish the feat in all three game formats by smashing fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq for his third hit over the fence.
Rohit also reached his 50 off 30 balls after scoring 1,000 runs in World Cup games.
At the virtually full stadium, his record-breaking six took the crowd to its feet.
Shahid Afridi of Pakistan is far behind Gayle in third place with 476 sixes. Gayle is a left-handed hitter and self-described "Universe Boss."
After 50 overs, India's pacer effectively bowled to limit Afghanistan to 272/8. Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur each secured one wicket, while Jasprit Bumrah secured four wickets and Hardik Pandya two.
Azmatullah Omarzai and Hashmatullah Shahidi, the captain of Afghanistan, performed well to advance the score. Hardik Pandya, an each- around player, gave India a big gate by breaking the cooperation between Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai. After a many expensive overs, Indian bowlers are replying the contest. A solid playing cooperation between Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai has given Pakistan the immutability it demanded. His 50 runs have been pounded by both Afghanistan batsman, and Indian bowlers are pursuing lattices. With one gate each from Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur, India's bowlers now have a firm hold on the game and are fully dominating Afghanistan's fur.
Afghanistan's openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran had things going steadily, but India's Jasprit Bumrah found this unsatisfactory and dismissed Ibrahim Zadran to give India its first success.
At the Arun Jaitley International Stadium in Delhi, the second game of the ICC One-Day International Cricket World Cup 2023 pits India against Afghanistan. The Afghanistan vs. India game will begin in live action at 2:00 PM, with the toss taking place at 1:30 PM.
Shubman Gill, a rising cricket star who has been sidelined by a serious case of dengue fever, won't be available for the in-form Indians.
At the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India defeated five- time titleholders Australia in a decisive palm to protest off the event. Indeed though India's top order was dismissed beforehand in the game, their outstanding performances by KL Rahul and Virat Kohli helped the platoon to a memorable six- gate palm from a score of 2/3. On the other hand, Afghanistan's ODI World Cup crusade got off to a rough launch when they were defeated by Bangladesh by six lattices in their opening match at the HPCA colosseum in Dharamsala. In order to maintain their winning band and maintain their lead in the points standings going into their largely awaited match against Pakistan, India under Rohit Sharma will look to win further games. In discrepancy, Afghanistan will aim to make a statement by defeating the two- time world titleholders in their home megacity.
LIVE Ind vs Afg Score: Key highlights of the match so far
1. Afghan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi chooses to bat first after winning the toss.
2. India's bowling attack is being led by pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
3. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran got Afghanistan off to a strong start.
4. Ibrahim Zadran returned to the pavilion after Jasprit Bumrah gave team India its first wicket.
5. Rahmanullah Gurbaz was performing well when Hardik Pandya, who was celebrating his birthday, sent his back to the pavilion.
6. Rahmat Shah was fired by Shardul Thakur after he recovered well from the beverage break.
7. Azmatullah Omarzai and Hashmatullah Shahidi are attempting to form a partnership.
8. By dismissing Azmatullah Omarzai, Hardik Pandya gave Team India a MAJOR victory.
9. Hashmatullah Shahidi's captain was BIGLY bowled by Kuldeep Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah soon got rid of Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi.
10. Afghanistan's score after 50 overs is 272/8.
11. Rohit Sharma notches another half-century in an ODI.
12. Rohit scores his seventh century in a World Cup.
13. Rashid Khan defeats Ishan Kishan.
14. After a good knock, Rohit is defeated by Rashid Khan.
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