India made just
one change to the playing eleven – Mohammed Shami replaced the injured
Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Afghanistan (Moham)made a couple of changes to the eleven
that last played the Indians – Shahzad and Javed Ahmadi made way for
Hazratullah Zazai and Ikram Alikhil.
On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Rohit, who faced 10 balls, scored just a run. Twenty-six balls into the (Shar)match, he was dismissed by Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Needless to say, he was in seventh heaven.
Lokesh Rahul, whose 53-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 30. Ten overs later, he was caught by Zazai. Mohammad Nabi broke the 57-run stand. Vijay Shankar, whose 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. Seventy-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Rahmat Shah, who broke the 58-run stand.
Kohli, whose 63-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 67. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Shah. Nabi broke the 13-run stand. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 52-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Fourteen balls later, he was stumped by Alikhil. Rashid Khan broke the 57-run stand.
Hardik Pandya, who faced nine balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Alikhil. Aftab Alam broke the run-a-ball stand. Shami, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, Gulbadin Naib, the Afghan skipper, broke the run-a-ball stand.
Kedar Jadhav, whose 68-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 52. A couple of balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Noor Ali Zadran. Naib broke the one-run stand. Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah, the player of the match, faced a ball each, scoring a run apiece. They were unbeaten.
Afghanistan conceded seven extras. India scored 224 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Shah, who bowled five overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket, as did Alam, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 54.
Mujeeb and Khan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 26. Naib and Nabi bowled nine overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter conceded 33.
Zazai, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirty-nine balls into the chase, Shami broke the 20-run stand. Naib, whose 42-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Sixty-two balls later, he was caught by Shankar. Pandya broke the 44-run stand.
Shah, whose 63-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 36. Seventy-one balls later, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Bumrah broke the 42-run stand. Hashmatullah Shahidi, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. A couple of dot balls later, he was caught by Bumrah off his own bowling.
Asghar Afghan, who faced 19 balls, scored eight. Six overs later, Chahal broke the 24-run stand. Najibullah Zadran, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Chahal. Pandya broke the 36-run stand.
Khan, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Twenty-five balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Chahal broke the 24-run stand. Although Alikhil, who faced 10 balls, was unbeaten, he wasn’t in seventh heaven.
Nabi, whose 55-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 52. Twenty-three balls, he was caught by Pandya. Shami broke the run-a-ball stand. The next ball, Shami dismissed Alam, who faced it. The next ball, Mujeeb, who faced it, was dismissed by Shami.
India conceded 17 extras. Afghanistan, who were dismissed for 213 off 49.5 overs, lost by 11 runs. Yadav, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 39. Chahal, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Pandya and Bumrah bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each. While the former conceded 51, the latter conceded 39. They picked up two wickets apiece. Shami bowled 9.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40, picking up four scalps. He became the second Indian to pick up a hat-trick at the World Cup.
It was India’s 50th win in the premier One-day International tournament.
On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Rohit, who faced 10 balls, scored just a run. Twenty-six balls into the (Shar)match, he was dismissed by Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Needless to say, he was in seventh heaven.
Lokesh Rahul, whose 53-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 30. Ten overs later, he was caught by Zazai. Mohammad Nabi broke the 57-run stand. Vijay Shankar, whose 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. Seventy-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Rahmat Shah, who broke the 58-run stand.
Kohli, whose 63-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 67. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Shah. Nabi broke the 13-run stand. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 52-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Fourteen balls later, he was stumped by Alikhil. Rashid Khan broke the 57-run stand.
Hardik Pandya, who faced nine balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Alikhil. Aftab Alam broke the run-a-ball stand. Shami, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, Gulbadin Naib, the Afghan skipper, broke the run-a-ball stand.
Kedar Jadhav, whose 68-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 52. A couple of balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Noor Ali Zadran. Naib broke the one-run stand. Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah, the player of the match, faced a ball each, scoring a run apiece. They were unbeaten.
Afghanistan conceded seven extras. India scored 224 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Shah, who bowled five overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket, as did Alam, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 54.
Mujeeb and Khan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 26. Naib and Nabi bowled nine overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter conceded 33.
Zazai, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirty-nine balls into the chase, Shami broke the 20-run stand. Naib, whose 42-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Sixty-two balls later, he was caught by Shankar. Pandya broke the 44-run stand.
Shah, whose 63-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 36. Seventy-one balls later, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Bumrah broke the 42-run stand. Hashmatullah Shahidi, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. A couple of dot balls later, he was caught by Bumrah off his own bowling.
Asghar Afghan, who faced 19 balls, scored eight. Six overs later, Chahal broke the 24-run stand. Najibullah Zadran, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Chahal. Pandya broke the 36-run stand.
Khan, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Twenty-five balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Chahal broke the 24-run stand. Although Alikhil, who faced 10 balls, was unbeaten, he wasn’t in seventh heaven.
Nabi, whose 55-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 52. Twenty-three balls, he was caught by Pandya. Shami broke the run-a-ball stand. The next ball, Shami dismissed Alam, who faced it. The next ball, Mujeeb, who faced it, was dismissed by Shami.
India conceded 17 extras. Afghanistan, who were dismissed for 213 off 49.5 overs, lost by 11 runs. Yadav, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 39. Chahal, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Pandya and Bumrah bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each. While the former conceded 51, the latter conceded 39. They picked up two wickets apiece. Shami bowled 9.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40, picking up four scalps. He became the second Indian to pick up a hat-trick at the World Cup.
It was India’s 50th win in the premier One-day International tournament.
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