India vs Afghanistan World Cup 2023: On Wednesday, Team India defeated Afghanistan in the 9th match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, hosted at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. India won by eight wickets.
Both teams entered their second encounter of the tournament. In their inaugural World Cup match on October 8, India showcased their prowess by defeating Australia with a convincing six-wicket victory, with a remarkable 52 balls to spare. This triumph positioned Team India as a formidable force.
Notably, India has a historical upper hand against Afghanistan, winning two out of the three ODIs they’ve contested in the past, with one match ending in a thrilling tie.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, faced a challenging start in their first World Cup match against Bangladesh in Dharamsala on October 7, where they suffered a comprehensive six-wicket defeat.
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On Wednesday, at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, Team India showed a superb performance in the match against Afghanistan and won by eight wickets.
Team India is inching closer towards victory.
32.1: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer 6 runs, India 250/2
WICKET! 25.4: Rohit Sharma 131(84) b Rashid Khan, India 205/2
Milestones in plenty for Captain Rohit Sharma
22.3: Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma 6 runs, India 192/1
First blow for Team India.
WICKET!
18.4: Ishan Kishan 47(47) ct Ibrahim Zadran b Rashid Khan, India 156/1
Rohit Sharma (Indian captain) becomes the player with the most sixes in international cricket. At the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, he achieved the feat against Afghanistan during the ICC Cricket World Cup game. He surpassed West Indian legend, Chris Gayle.
Team India seems to be in commanding position! Should Afghanistan need to worry?
13.4: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma 4 runs, India 124/0
Rohit Sharma seems to be in full form. He has scored 50 and is leading from the front! Team India is off to a flying start.
9.6: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma 4 runs, India 94/0
7.5: Naveen-ul-Haq to Rohit Sharma 6 runs, India 74/0
3.2: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan 4 runs, India 17/0.
On Wednesday, Hasmatullah Shahidi's dogged 80 and the young Azmatullah Omarazai's gutsy 62 took Afghanistan to 272 for eight in their World Cup contest against India. Shahidi walked the talk. Afghanistan put up a much-improved effort with the bat. His 121-run stand for the fourth wicket with Omarzai allowed Afghanistan to post a decent total.
India limits Afghanistan within 300!
Innings Break!
4 wickets - Jasprit Bumrah
2 wickets - Hardik Pandya
1 wicket each - Kuldeep Yadav & Shardul Thakur
Target for India - 273
Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi out. Jasprit Bumrah takes two quick wickets. Afghanistan 7 down!
46.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 runs, Afghanistan 247/7
WICKET! 42.4: Hashmatullah Shahidi 80 (88) lbw Kuldeep Yadav, Afghanistan 225/5
Hardik Pandya bagged two wickets! Afghanistan four down as Azmatullah Omarzai departs. 39.1: Shardul Thakur to Hashmatullah Shahidi 4 runs; Afghanistan 208/4
A WICKET! 34.2: Azmatullah Omarzai 62(69) b Hardik Pandya.
Afghanistan 184/4
India vs Afghanistan: In Afghanistan's innings, Azmat and Shahidi have been integral. They managed to build a solid partnership. India is in search of wickets. Bumrah is bowling his 7th over. Azmat is batting at 47 (58).
India vs Afghanistan: Afghanistan bagged a big over off Jaddu by scoring 12 runs! Afghanistan - 133/3 (28 overs).
24.4: Kuldeep Yadav to Azmatullah Omarzai 6 runs, Afghanistan 113/3
Shardul Thakur dismissed Rahmat Shah on the first delivery of his second over. AFG 66/3 (14)
Afghanistan set batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz (21) departs on Hardik Pandya's delivery; courtesy also to Shardul Thakur for grabbing an amazing catch on the boundary! AFG 63/2 (13)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is standing his ground at 20 runs and hit the first sixer of the game. Afghanistan is maintaining the flow of runs as the first 10 overs come to an end. AFG 48/1 (10)
Ace pacer Jaspreet Bumrah strikes! Ibrahim walks back to pavilion at 22. This brings an end to the short partnership. AFG 32/1 (7)
Mohammed Siraj to Ibrahim Zadran, a confident LBW appeal rang out, only to be dismissed by the on-field umpire. India chose to review the decision. The pivotal moment lay in the presence of two distinct sounds, initially casting doubt on whether the ball had made contact with the bat. Upon review, it was evident that there was no bat involved, but rather, the ball's trajectory narrowly bypassed the leg stump.
With Siraj delivering a full-length ball targeting the middle, Ibrahim Zadran extended his front foot but struggled to anticipate the inward movement, leading to him getting caught in front of the stumps. The UltraEdge indicated contact between the ball and the pad, but Ball Tracking conclusively revealed that the ball's path veered away from the leg stump. India lose one review. AFG 19/0 (5)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran open innings for Afghanistan and Bumrah throws the first spell. AFG 1/0 (1)
The playing XI of Team Afghanistan has been announced.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
The playing XI of Team India has been announced.
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Hadik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur , Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Jaspreet Bumrah.
Afghanistan win the toss and opt to bat first against India.
Afghanistan has frequently faced challenges when it comes to batting as a cohesive unit. Despite a promising beginning in their match against Bangladesh in Dharamsala last Friday, Afghanistan faltered in constructing their innings, ultimately getting dismissed for a total of 156 runs. The team's performance was particularly concerning as, from a relatively strong position of 83-2, they lost eight wickets, managing to score only an additional 73 runs, culminating in a six-wicket defeat. Statistical data sheds light on the team's batting struggles over the past two years, with Afghanistan surpassing the 300-run mark on only three occasions in 24 ODIs.
In the ODI format, India and Afghanistan has played a total of 3 matches. Out of which, India has won 2 matches, while Afghanistan has won 1 match.
India vs Afghanistan match will telecast live on Star Sports channels. Viewers can also live stream of the game on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website. The match will begin at 2 pm. Notably, Meta has also partnered with the ICC for World Cup 2023 coverage on Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook and Threads.