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
Birthday boy Hardik Pandya cuts a cake ahead of the India-Afghanistan match in New Delhi to mark his 30th birthday. AP
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
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
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
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
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
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