Delhi: Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the league stage fixture of the ongoing Cricket World Cup at Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Wednesday. India started their World Cup campaign 2023 on a winning note by trouncing Australia in Chennai on October 8.
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Virat Kohli notches up his fifty and also seals a victory for the Indian team. The Indian side made a mockery of the chase riding on Rohit Sharma's magnificent ton and so they have won the game by eight wickets. - 8.54 pm
Shreyas Iyer also joins the party as he blasts a 101 meter six against Mujeeb and the win is within touching distance. - 8.45 pm
Kohli is now nearing his 68th ODI fifty and India are on their way to emerge triumphant with just 31 runs to go. - 8.35 pm
Kohli is continuously running the scoreboard by taking singles and smashing boundaries whenever he gets a loose ball. - 8.23 pm
Rohit Sharma walks back to the pavilion after playing a sensational knock. A thunderous applause from the crowd for the Indian skipper after Rashid gets rid of him. - 8.17 pm
Virat Kohli and Rohit both are now taking the innings ahead slowly and India are marching towards victory. - 8.08 pm
Rohit plays a chip over extra cover after reading the slower one from Naveen-ul-Haq. After completing his ton, even pace variation hasn't troubled the Indian skipper. - 7.58 pm
Virat Kohli also joins the party as he smashes Rashid Khan through the covers for a cracking boundary. Afghanistan are now on their way to an easy chase. - 7.50 pm
Ishan Kishan departs courtsey of soft dismissal against Rashid Khan. He was unable to read the ball and teh leading edge went straight into the fielders' hands. - 7.37 pm
Rashid Khan comes into the attack and he allowed the Indian batters to score just five runs in his first over. - 7.32 pm
Ishan Kishan is supporting his skipper from the other end while Rohit continues to demolish the opposition bowlers. - 7.21 pm
Rohit Sharma is continuing his carnage in Delhi and India are scoring at a run rate above 9 - 7.05 pm
Rohit has marched towards his fifty in no time and the hitman is continuing his carnage in Delhi. - 6.57 pm
Rohit Sharma is in no mood to spare the Afghanistan bowlers. He lofts one over deep extra cover and it is another boundary for the Indian skipper. - 6.47 pm
Rohit Sharma comes down the track against Fazalhaq Farooqi and whacks the delivery over extra cover for a maximum. Also, he completed 1000 ODI runs in the World Cup history. - 6.43 pm
Rohit Sharma is playing with an aggressive intent as the Indian openers are scoring with a run rate above 5 from the first four overs. - 6.03 pm
Afghanistan posted a respectable 272/8 on the board in their allotted 50 overs. For Afghanistan, Hasmatullah Shahidi top scored with 80, while Azmatullah Omarzai scored 62. For India Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers and he returned with figures of 4/39. He was ably supported by Hardik Pandya (2/43) while Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur picked a wicket each. - 5.52 pm
Jasprit Bumrah grabbed his fourth wicket after he removed Rashid Khan (16 off 12 balls). Kuldeep Yadav fumbled but was able to hold onto he catch in the second attempt. - 5.44 pm
Some late hitting by Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman and Rashid Khan ensured that Afghanistan crossed the 250-run mark. They were poised at 261/7 after 48 overs and would be keen to cross the 275-run mark. Rashid was brutal on Mohammed Siraj in the 48th over, whom he hammered for a four and a six on successive balls. - 5.35 pm
Jasprit Bumrah struck for the second time in the 44th over as he trapped Mohammad Nabi (19 off 27 balls) in front of the wickets. Afghanistan slipped to 235/7. - 5.30 pm
Najibullah Zadran (2 off 8 balls) fell cheaply as he was sent back by pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the 45th over. He was caught by 'local boy' Virat Kohli at sweeper-cover. In walked all-rounder Rashid Khan, who has the ability to play useful cameos. - 5.24 pm
Kuldeep Yadav removed Hashmatullah Shahidi to get his first wicket of the match. He scored 80 off 88 runs with eight fours and a six. - 5.15 pm
Mohammed Nabi struggling to middle the ball. He is currently batting 11in 21 deliveries. India is lagging with an Innings timer by 2 overs. - 5.07 pm
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi is leading from the front with the bat. Currently, Indian All-rounder Hardik Pandya is leading the bowling attack for India with took wickets. - 4.55 pm
The Afghanistan team crossed the 200-run mark in the 36.4 overs. - 4.43 pm
Hardik Pandya gave India the much-needed breakthrough after he bowled Azmatullah Omarzai (62 off 69 balls) in the 35th over. Omarzai and Shahidi added 121 runs for the fourth wicket and pulled the team out of trouble. - 4.40 pm
Hashmatullah Shahidi too notched up his fifty as the duo is now taking the Indian bowlers to task. - 4.33 pm
Azmatullah Omarzai brought up his fifty. Both the Afghanistan batters are looking set now and have upped the ante. - 4.15 pm
Afghanistan batters have dominated the last five overs as they have scored 37 runs. Rohit Sharma brought in Mohammed Siraj in the attack as the partnership is getting dangerous. Azmatullah Omarzai nearing his half-century. Afghanistan amassed 10 runs in the 30th over bowled by Mohammed Siraj. Azmatullah Omarzai smashed two overs in the over. - 4.05 pm
Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack as Afghanistan has dominated the last five overs with 28 runs. Rohit Sharma desperately looking for a wicket. - 3.55 pm
Omarzai hit two sixes in an over to Kuldeep Yadav to break the shackles. With these two sixes, Omarzai and Shahidi completed a 50-run partnership between them. The first six of two completed 100 sixes of the tournament. - 3.45 pm
Runs are not coming easily for Afghanistan. They have only scored 10 runs in the last 5 overs where both the spinners have bowled magnificently. - 3.40 pm
Spinners on the attack from both ends. Both batters are playing careful cricket while captain Rohit Sharma is looking for another wicket. Indian team is lagging behind with the innings timer by 2 overs. - 3.30 pm
Suddenly after two wickets, the run rate has slowed down. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai are trying to stitch a partnership while Rohit Sharma introduced Kuldeep Yadav and attacking with a slip in place. - 3.14 pm
Shardul Thakur gave another breakthrough for India when he removed Rahmat Shah, who was unable to read bowl right and played on the wrong line. Afghanistan are in deep trouble as they lost two wickets in two overs. Azmatullah Omarzai walks into bat number 5. - 3.06 pm
Hardik Pandya bowls a short-pitch delivery and Gurbaz goes for a pull but fails to connect it well as Shardul Thakur takes a brilliant catch at square leg. - 3.04 pm
Expensive over from Shardul Thakur. Rahamat Shah is trusting the pitch's bounce while playing his shots. 7 runs came from the 12th over. - 2.50 pm
Afghanistan maintained a very good run rate even after losing an early wicket. Gurbaz and Shah are trying to keep the run rate high as they are eying the 300-run mark on batting friendly pitch. - 2.32 pm
Bumrah gives the first breakthrough for India. He dismissed Ibrahim Zadran, who was looking very solid so far in his innings. Zadran scored 22 off 28 deliveries with four boundaries. - 2.18 pm
India lost a review in the fourth over. Afghanistan openers have given the side a sedate start. India have started with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. - 2.10 pm
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are opening the innings for Afghanistan while Bumrah and Siraj opening the attack for India. - 1.51 pm
Both teams observed a minute of silence for the victims of the earthquake that rocked Afghanistan. The national anthems of both teams were played. It is a capacity crowd at the Arun Jaitley stadium, formerly known as Ferozshah Kotla Stadium. - 1.35 pm
For India ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin misses out the game against Afghanistan, while all-rounder Shardul Thakur comes in for him. Afghanistan is going with the same team for the key clash.
Teams: Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wicket-keeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(captain), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
India: Rohit Sharma(captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
