IND vs AFG Highlights, World Cup 2023: Hashmatullah Shahidi (80) and Azmatullah Omarzai (62) lead Afghnaistan’s resistance against a buoyant India bowling attack as they finished with 272/8
India vs Afghanistan World Cup 2023 Highlights: India skipper Rohit Sharma broke a 40-year old record as he scored the fastest century by an Indian in a World Cup as he led his team to a 8 wicket victory against Afghanistan. Local hero Virat Kohli also helped himself to a 50 in a batting friendly track and guided India home with a half century.
Earlier, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (80) and Azmatullah Omarzai (62) lead Afghnaistan’s resistance against a buoyant India bowling attack as they finished with 272/8 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. Jsprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers when he finished with figures of 4/39.
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Shahidi had won the toss and elected to bat on a hot afternoon in New Delhi. India made one change to their side from the previous game as they dropped off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and brought in seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur.
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Match EndedICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 – Match 9
India
273/2 (35.0)
vs
Afghanistan
272/8 (50.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 9 )
India beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi: We face Rashid, Nabi, Noor & Mujeeb at nets and can play spin better
Spinners have been Afghanistan’s strong suit over the years. In Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb ur Rahman and Noor Ahmad they have arguably one of the most potent spin attacks in this World Cup.
Thanks to the army of spinners they have in their ranks, they are fancied to cause an upset here and there at the World Cup. But before that, their bowling unit will need some support from the batsmen. In their first match against Bangladesh, a familiar opponent, Afghanistan lost six of their wickets to spinners Shakib al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz. And on Wednesday they face hosts India, who have in their ranks three world-class spinners in Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin.
However, Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi feels the Afghan batsmen are one of the finest players of spin, considering the spinners they face in the nets. (READ MORE)
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First published on: 11-10-2023 at 11:31 IST
