India won the ODI on the basis of captain Rohit Sharma’s record breaking century innings. world cup 2023 In the match on Wednesday, it registered its second consecutive win by defeating Afghanistan by eight wickets with 90 balls remaining. Apart from scoring 131 runs in 84 balls with the help of 16 fours and five sixes, Rohit Sharma also scored 156 runs in 112 balls for the first wicket with Ishan Kishan (47) and with Virat Kohli (55 not out) for the second wicket. Made a partnership of 49 runs in 42 balls. Kohli made the team win by making an unbroken partnership of 68 runs in 56 balls with Shreyas Iyer (25 not out).
India registered victory 15 overs earlier
India achieved the target at the loss of two wickets in 35 overs after restricting Afghanistan to 272 runs for eight wickets. With this victory, the Indian team improved its net run rate and came second in the medal table of the World Cup 2023.
Shahidi and Umarzai played excellent innings for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan posted a respectable score with a 121-run partnership for the fourth wicket between captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (80) and Azmatullah Omarzai (62), but the Indians dwarfed it. Shahidi hit eight fours and one six in 88 balls, while Umarzai hit two fours and four sixes in his 69-ball innings.
Bumrah took four wickets for India
for India Jasprit Bumrah Once again impressed with his sharp bowling and took four wickets for 39 runs in 10 overs. Hardik Pandya took two wickets while Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur took one wicket each. Mohammad Siraj gave away 76 runs in nine overs without any success.
Rohit Sharma’s storm in Delhi, broke many records
While chasing the target, Rohit Sharma showed aggressive attitude against Fazalhaq Farooqui and hit five fours and two sixes in the first four overs of this left-arm bowler. During this period, he equaled David Warner by completing 1000 runs in 19 innings in the World Cup. The Indian captain completed his half-century in 30 balls by hitting a four on Naveen Ul Haq and then made the record of hitting the most number of sixes in international cricket by hitting an 85 meter long six. Earlier this record was in the name of Chris Gayle who had hit 553 sixes in 483 matches (Test, ODI and T20 International). Rohit has 556 sixes in his name in 453 innings. The Indian team completed its century in the 12th over in which Kishan’s contribution was only 14 runs. This left-handed batsman opened his hand against Nabi in the 13th over by hitting a four and then a six on the slog sweep.
Rohit Sharma scored 7th century in the World Cup
Rohit completed his century in 63 balls by taking four and one run against Nabi in the 18th over. This is Rohit’s record seventh century in the World Cup. This is the fastest century among Indian batsmen in the World Cup. Rashid Khan gave Afghanistan its first success by dismissing Ishan Kishan in the 19th over. Kishan hit five fours and two sixes in his 47-ball innings.
Slogans of Kohli-Kohli raised in Delhi
As soon as Kohli came to the crease, Afghan captain Shahidi handed the ball to Naveen and the spectators started chanting Kohli Kohli. There was a dispute between Kohli and Naveen in the last season of IPL. However, Kohli and Naveen were later seen talking to each other. Kohli opened his hand with a four against Rashid in the cover region. Rohit hit fours and sixes on consecutive balls in the next over of this bowler. Kohli hit a four off Omarzai in the 25th over, taking the team’s score beyond 200. In the next over, Rashid gave a big success to Afghanistan by bowling Rohit. Shreyas Iyer went ahead of the crease and hit a six on Mujeeb’s ball, due to which India completed 250 runs in the 33rd over. Kohli completed his half-century in 55 balls with a four and then three runs in the 35th over. He hit six fours in his innings.