Another day, another electrifying performance from Team India. The Indians had a comfortable victory against the Afghans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. Led by Rohit Sharma, India displayed class and maturity and registered a victory that was spellbinding, to say the least.
Be the batting department or the bowling department, India ticked mostly all the boxes and ensured that they had a clinical victory in this match. Afghanistan scored their 2nd highest total in the ICC ODI World Cup history.
Sharma and Virat Kohli then put on majestic performances to take India home on a tricky surface at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 talking points of the IND vs AFG game in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup 2023:
1. Jasprit Bumrah’s exceptional bowling
Jasprit Bumrah breathed fire with the white-cherry and bagged 4 wickets in this game. His off-cutters and slower deliveries were a treat to watch as he adapted extremely well with the conditions and with the pitch.
Bumrah’s scalps included Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran and Rashid Khan. He bowled tight line and lengths and ensured that his side restricts Afghanistan to below 300.
2. Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai’s brilliant partnership
Afghani batters Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai stupendous partnership was one of the main reasons why Afghanistan reached a competitive total of 272 runs in Delhi. The duo put up a total of 121 runs on the board in 128 deliveries and were clinical in their approach.
But as soon as they departed, Afghanistan slipped on a banana peel and ended up losing wickets, consistently. The big-hitters in the form of Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi couldn’t live up to the billing and in the end, Afghanistan couldn’t cross the mark of 300.
3. Rohit Sharma and centuries! A match made in heaven
India’s skipper, Rohit Sharma, is a class act. His batting is simply poetry in motion as the gifted player struck his 7th century in the ICC ODI World Cup. He also broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar for the maximum number of centuries in the ODI World Cup.
Sharma scored 131 runs in just 84 balls and his innings was packed with 16 fours and 5 sixes. He had an outstanding strike-rate of 155.95. Alongside Virat Kohli, the Indian skipper made sure that India gun down the total with absolute ease.
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