Mohammed Shami claims hat-trick as India eliminate Afghanistan from World Cup; New Zealand clinch a thriller against West Indies

[caption id=“attachment_6865701” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] India speedster Mohammed Shami registered figures of 4/40 as he became the first Indian since Chetan Sharma in 1987 to claim a World Cup hat-trick. India knocked out Afghanistan from the tournament with a 11-run win. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6865751” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Mujeeb Ur Rahman celebrates after seeing off Rohit Sharma. The opener was dismissed as early as in the fourth over as the Men in Blue got off to a shaky start. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6865761” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] India skipper Virat Kohli played a crucial role for his team with a fine knock of 67 runs. Apart from him, Kedar Jadhav also scored a half-century to take India to 224-8. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6865711” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Mohammad Nabi was Afghanistan’s top-scorer with 52 runs. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6865691” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] India captain Virat Kohli leads some of his members as they celebrated a thrilling win which officially ended Afghanistan’s hopes of proggressing to the semi-finals. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6865721” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] In the day’s second match in Old Trafford, Kane Williamson played a captain’s knock of 1548 to guide New Zealand to 291-8 against West Indies. The Kiwis eventually went onto win by five runs. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6865731” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Sheldon Cottrell is seen celebrating in his iconic ‘salute’ style after dismissing Colin Munro. Cottrell finished with a spell of 4/56. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6865681” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Trent Boult celebrates Ashley Nurse’s dismissal as West Indies were six down following this. Boult’s figures read 4/30 after the game. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6865671” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Carlos Brathwaite celebrates after scoring a century against the Kiwis. However, his celebration was short-lived as James Neesham dismissed him in the last ball of the match to suffer a five-run loss. AP[/caption]