{"id":2272,"date":"2023-10-11T11:47:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T15:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/cricket-world-cup-2023-rohit-sharma-takes-india-to-easy-win-over-afghanistan\/11\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T11:47:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T15:47:54","slug":"cricket-world-cup-2023-rohit-sharma-takes-india-to-easy-win-over-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/cricket-world-cup-2023-rohit-sharma-takes-india-to-easy-win-over-afghanistan\/11\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma takes India to easy win over Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, Delhi:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Afghanistan 272-8 (50 overs): <\/strong>Hashmatullah 80 (88), Azmatullah 62 (69); Bumrah 4-39<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India 273-2 (35.0 overs): <\/strong>Rohit 131 (84), Kohli 55 (56)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India won by eight wickets<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scorecard<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>Table<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Captain Rohit Sharma’s scintillating century sprinted India to an emphatic eight-wicket World Cup defeat of Afghanistan in Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rohit crunched a sparkling 131 from 84 balls before India reached their target of 273 with 15 overs to spare.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Hashmatullah Shahidi made 80 to put Afghanistan on course for a more challenging target, but Jasprit Bumrah’s 4-39 had them end on 272-8.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is a second defeat in two games for Afghanistan, while India have two wins.<\/span><\/p>\n

The hosts join New Zealand and Pakistan in having a perfect record after two games and now play their fierce rivals Pakistan in the most anticipated match of the tournament in Ahmedabad on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Afghanistan stay in Delhi to meet defending champions England on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Record-breaking Rohit puts on a show<\/h3>\n

Rohit was the leading runscorer at the last World Cup in 2019, but missed out on a score in India’s opening win over Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n

This, though, was an awesome and record-breaking knock that bulldozed a stunned Afghanistan attack.<\/span><\/p>\n

His seventh World Cup ton is a record, beating the six of India legend Sachin Tendulkar.<\/span><\/p>\n

In reaching three figures from 63 balls he scored the fastest hundred by an Indian at a World Cup, beating a famous 72-ball effort by Kapil Dev at Tunbridge Wells in 1983. Rohit’s third six was his 554th in all international cricket, going past the previous best of West Indies’ Chris Gayle.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was an innings effortless in its elegance, savage in its clean-hitting. When Afghanistan dropped short, Rohit snapped into pull shots. When they were too full, he drove through or over the off side. In a century opening stand, Ishan Kishan contributed just 14.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Kishan offered a leading edge on 47, it ended the partnership of 156, allowing Virat Kohli to add another 49 with Rohit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rohit eventually fell to his first ugly stroke, a wild sweep at Rashid Khan, but by then only 68 were needed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kohli ended on 55 not out to follow his 85 against Australia, India looking ominous to every other team in the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Improving Afghanistan outclassed<\/h3>\n

Afghanistan were woefully short of their best in a one-sided defeat by Bangladesh but here showed signs they can compete as the tournament progresses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Skipper Hashmatullah added 121 for the fourth wicket with Azmatullah Omarzai. Left-hander Hashmatuallh played deft glances to third man, Azmatullah belted the ball down the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

With Afghanistan 184-3 in the 35th over, India were showing signs of desperation before Azmatullah was bowled by a Hardik Pandya slower ball for 62.<\/span><\/p>\n

The innings stalled and wickets fell regularly, most crucially when Hashmatullah was leg before sweeping the left-arm wrist spin of Kuldeep Yadav. With Bumrah at his potent best, Afghanistan could add only 83 in the final 15 overs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The total was never likely to challenge India, especially as the dew under the floodlights made batting easier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, almost no target could have defended given the brilliant display of Rohit. Afghanistan curiously held back star leg-spinner Rashid until the 15th over, by which time most of the damage had been done.<\/span><\/p>\n

In truth, nothing was going to stop the remarkable Rohit.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, Delhi: Afghanistan 272-8 (50 overs): Hashmatullah 80 (88), Azmatullah 62 (69); Bumrah 4-39 India 273-2 (35.0