Virat Kohli's century leads India's decimation of Afghanistan in their last Asia Cup 2022 contest
India defeated Afghanistan in the last super Four-stage match of the tournament on the back of Virat Kohli’s century.
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Virat Kohli led India with a mesmerising century at the Dubai International Stadium against Afghanistan in their final Asia Cup match on Thursday. AP
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Kohli scored a massive 122 off 61 deliveries, scoring at a strike rate of 200. He hit 12 boundaries and six 6s in his innings to decimate the Afghan bowling and made the facile match worth remembering. AP
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Virat Kohli kissed the ring after reaching his century and dedicated the innings to his wife Anushka Sharma and daughter Vamika after the end of the innings. AP
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Virat Kohli and KL Rahul opened the innings in Rohit Sharma’s absence and stitched a 119-run opening partnership before Rahul got out on 62. AP
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The Afghan team seemed lackluster throughout the match after a heart wrenching loss to Pakistan in Sharjah on Wednesday. AP
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After Kohli’s batting display, Bhuvi came to the fore and shattered the Afghan batting to pieces with a five-wicket haul. AP
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Afghanistan batters were no match for the Indian bowlers as they were restricted to 111/8 after 20 overs. AP
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Bhuvi bowled four overs on the trot at the start of the innings and scalped 4 wickets in the powerplay, and one more in the seventh over. His overall figures read 4-1-4-5 which was also his career-best T20I performance.
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India won their last and facile Asia Cup contest against Afghanistan and finished the Super 4s stage being third on the points table behind Sri Lanka and Pakistan. AP


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