Cricket World Cup 2023 Match 9: India vs Afghanistan Live Updates
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Saurabh Sharma2023-10-10 18:46:20 - LAST UPDATED : Tue 10, 2023 06:46 0thIST
India will lock horns against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday (11 October). India and Afghanistan are facing each other in the ODI format for the… Read More
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Player of the Match: Rohit Sharma
Indian captain Rohit Sharma was adjudged as the Player of the match against Afghanistan for his 7th hundred in ODI world cup.
India Beat Afghanistan By 8 Wickets
Skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday slammed a record seventh World Cup century as India hammered Afghanistan by eight wickets in New Delhi.
Chasing 273 for victory, the hosts rode on Rohit's 131 to achieve their target in 35 overs for a second straight win in the showpiece event.
Ishan Kishan hit 47 in a 156-run opening stand with Rohit and then Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 55.
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Rohit Sharma Breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s Record
India captain Rohit Sharma surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most hundreds in ODI World Cup history. He scored his seventh hundred coming against Afghanistan in Delhi on Wednesday. Rohit reached the mark off just 63 deliveries with 12 fours and 4 sixes.
The 36-year-old also equalled the record to become the fastest batter to cross 1000 World Cup runs, reaching the mark in just 19 innings.
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is now on second number with 6 centuries, Sri Lanka's former skipper Kumar Sangakkara is on third with 5 centuries. Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is on fourth with 5 centuries and Australian opener David Warner is on 5th with 4 centuries in the ICC World Cup.
CWC 2023: Afghanistan Post 272 Against India
Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai hit half-centuries as Afghanistan reached 272-8 against hosts India in their World Cup clash on Wednesday. Afghanistan elected to bat first at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium which witnessed a World Cup record 754 runs scored in the previous match when South Africa posted 428 and defeated Sri Lanka.
The ground was a sea blue with nearly all of the 40,000 seats taken, many in anticipation of a big contribution by superstar cricketer and Delhi-born Virat Kohli.
But at the end of the Afghanistan innings it was pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah who stood out for the home side with his best World Cup bowling figures of 4-39.
Afghanistan slipped to 63-3 before Shahidi (80) and Omarzai (62) put on 121 runs to help Afghanistan recover.
Bumrah got Ibrahim Zadran caught behind for 22 and celebrated by pointing to his temple.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, on 21, and Rahmat Shah, on 16, fell in the space of four balls with Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur taking the wickets.
Shahidi, a left-hand batsman, and Omarzai then rebuilt the innings in a century stand, prompting skipper Rohit Sharma to rotate his bowlers.
Omarzai reached his second ODI fifty and soon Shahidi smashed Pandya for four to bring up his half-century and followed it up with a six.
Omarzai, who hit two fours and four sixes in his 69-ball knock, also attacked but was bowled by Pandya.
Shahidi kept up the attack with regular boundaries but fell lbw to Kuldeep Yadav in his attempt to reverse sweep the left-arm wrist spinner.
Bumrah struck twice including Rashid Khan to dent Afghanistan further on a batting-friendly pitch.
The Afghans lost their opening match to Bangladesh while tournament favourites India began with a victory over five-time winners Australia.
Brief scores: 272-8 in 50 overs (H. Shahidi 80, A, Omarzai 62; J. Bumrah 4-39)
India will lock horns against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday (11 October). India and Afghanistan are facing each other in the ODI format for the first time after the 2019 World Cup. India won their opening match of the competition vs Australia, while Afghanistan suffered a defeat to Bangladesh. The match will start at 2 PM IST.
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