World Cup: India ride on Rohit Sharma's blazing ton to overpower Afghanistan
Rohit Sharma smashed an 84-ball 131 to help India cruise to an eight-wicket victory with 15 overs to spare after Jasprit Bumrah’s 4/39 restricted Afghanistan to 272/8
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India captain Rohit Sharma celebrates after bringing up his century in just 63 balls during the ICC World Cup match against Afghanistan in Delhi. AP
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Birthday boy Hardik Pandya cuts a cake ahead of the India-Afghanistan match in New Delhi to mark his 30th birthday. AP
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Captain Hashimatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai brought up their fifties and stitched a 121-run fourth-wicket stand to propel Afghanistan towards a competitive score against India. AP
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Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4/39, his best ICC World Cup performance, helping India restrict Afghanistan below 300. AP
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India then got off to a fiery start thanks to Rohit, who tore the Afghan attack to pieces with his knock that ended up breaking quite a few records. AP
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Rashid Khan was the only Afghan bowler among the wickets, dismissing both openers Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma though it only delayed the inevitable. AP
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Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 55, scoring his second consecutive half-century, as India chased down the 273-run target with 15 overs to spare. AP
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Naveen-ul-Haq and Virat Kohli also decided the end the bad blood between them six months after their infamous on-field spat during an IPL match in Lucknow. Image credit: Star Sports via X/@RCBTweets
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