India v Afghanistan Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: India Win By 8 Wickets
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, ICC World Cup 2023: India registered a 8-wicket victory over Afghanistan.
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India defeated Afghanistan by 8 wickets in their second ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match.
Batting first after winning the toss, Afghanistan scored 272/8.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma notched up the fastest century by an Indian in ODIs during the run-chase.
Virat Kohli brought up his 68th ODI half-century.
Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi scored 80 runs, while youngster Azmatullah Omarzai chipped in with 62 runs.
For India, Jasprit Bumrah was the best performer, recording a four-fer.
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India vs Afghanistan Live Score: India Play Afghanistan in Second Outing
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, Live Cricket Score of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Today’s Match Live Updates: A 6 wicket win on Sunday to start their campaign and Rohit Sharma's Indian cricket team is up against Afghanistan at Virat Kohli's home ground in New Delhi - the Arun Jaitley Stadium later today.
Toss will take place at 1:30pm IST.
The 15-man squad is still missing the services of opener Shubman Gill who continues his recovery from dengue. According to the latest update, Gill has been discharged from the hospital and is recovering at a hotel in Chennai.
India's next match is on Saturday, and it's the big one, against Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Big Scores Incoming?
There's been just the one match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium so far during this ICC World Cup 2023, but it was a record-breaker. South Africa and Sri Lanka together scored 754 runs in the 94.5 overs they played, making it the highest-scoring ODI World Cup match in the tournament's history.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: India Lead Head-to-Head
India and Afghanistan have played just the three ODIs with India leading the count at 2-0 with the 2018 Asia Cup match ending in a tie.
The last time these teams faced each other in the format was during the 2019 ICC World Cup where India closed a narrow 11 run win in Southampton.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Afghanistan Elect to Bat
Afghanistan will be batting first in New Delhi and Hashmatullah Shahidi has elected to play an unchanged XI. Rohit Sharma though has made one change, bringing in Shardul Thakur in place of R Ashwin.
After winning the toss, Hashmatullah said, "It looks like a good batting surface. We have a good bowling attack to restrict them. It looks like a good surface, we want to bounce back with the bat. We are enjoying & this is good chance to showcase our talent. We are going with the same team."
Rohit Sharma said he was anyway looking to bat second in the match.
"We were looking to bat second. We saw the amount of dew last evening. Don't think the wicket will change much. Need to bowl well and need to come back and bat better," he said.
"We were under pressure (against Australia) to start with, but KL and Kohli batted well, we take a lot of pride. It was a good game for us, hopefully we can repeat that and keep the momentum going forward. Ashwin misses out, Shardul Thakur comes in for him."
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Bumrah Opens Bowling
It's Jasprit Bumrah who's opened the bowling for India and the Afghan batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran didn't have much answer in the first 6 deliveries of the match.
Just the one run from the over, off a wide from Bumrah.
Afghanistan 1/0 after 1 over
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Zadran Opens Account
Siraj gets the ball from the other end and Ibrahim Zadran tries to go for a shot in the second delivery before making good connection on the fourth - a boundary to open his account.
Afghanistan 6/0 after 2 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Zadran Survives DRS Review
Third delivery of the fourth over and India’s going for the DRS. The Siraj delivery connects with Ibrahim Zadran’s right pad which looks to be right in front of mid stump.
But the DRS replays show the ball was going wide off the leg stump.
India lose DRS, Zadran retains his wicket.
Afghanistan 17/0 after 3.3 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Afghanistan 19/0 After 5 Overs
14 conceded by Siraj in the 2 overs he's bowled so far and just the 5 off Bumrah in the 3 overs he's bowled as Afghanistan finish 5 overs with 19 runs on the board.
Ibrahim Zadran's got going a bat, with his 17 while Rahmanullah Gurbaz has made the one run, off the 8 deliveries he's faced.
Afghanistan 19/0 after 5 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Gurbaz Gets Going
Was just writing about Rahmanullah Gurbaz biding his time and the Afghan opener has hit Siraj for two boundaries in the sixth over.
Afghanistan 28/0 after 6 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Bumrah Opens Account
The smile's back on Bumrah’s face as he gets the man who had got going and India pick their first wicket.
Ibrahim Zadran started the seventh over with a boundary off the pacer but 3 deliveries later, he just slightly edges the delivery and KL Rahul safely captures the ball in his gloves. Zadran walks back on a 28-ball 22.
Afghanistan 32/1 in 6.4 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Afghanistan 48/1 After 10 Overs
Rohit makes some bowling changes and it's now Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur from the two ends. Pandya is hit for a boundary off his second ball but manages to concede just 5 runs.
Shardul goes for the first six of the match with Rahmanullah Gurbaz with the big hit, but the rest of the balls are dots.
Afghanistan 48/1 after 10 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Afghanistan 58/1 After 12 Overs
3 runs off the 11th over bowled by Hardik Pandya and 7 off Shardul’s and Afghanistan get to 58/1 after 12 overs.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has got going and is now on 21 off 26 but Rahmat Shah is struggling in these conditions - he’s scored 11 off 19.
Afghanistan 58/1 after 12 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Wicket!
Wicket! Rahmanullah Gurbaz is out caught by Shardul Thakur on a Hardik Pandya delivery. A little present for the birthday boy on the field and the crowd at Kotla is all pumped up!
Gurbaz looked to smoke the bouncer for a maximum but Shardul at fine leg completed the catch with tad bit creativity and the Afghan batter walks back in the hut. Time for drinks!
Afghanistan 63/2 after 13 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Another Wicket!
We're bacl from the drink break. Hashmatullah Shahidi is the new batter at the crease. After a phenomenal catch in the last over, Shardul Thakur has taken the ball and makes an immediate impact; appeals for an LBW and the umpire's finger goes up. Rahmat decides to send the decision upstairs. It's out and Rahmat Shah has to deMeapart.
Afghanistan 70/3 after 15 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Stability Required
Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai are the two batters holding the fort for Afghanistan in Delhi. After two quick blows, they'll now look to stabilize things for the batting side. Meanwhile, the Indian bowlers have done an exceptional job to derail Afghanistan's good-looking start.
Afghanistan 78/3 after 17 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Spinners Keep Things Tight
Skipper Rohit introduced Kuldeep Yadav into the attack in the 17th over of the game and the chinaman bowler starts his over with leaking just one run. Next up is Jadeja who, too, got off the mark with giving off just a single.
Afghanistan 82/3 after 19 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Nothing On Offer
For the last couple of overs, the Indian spinners have offered nothing to Shahidi and Omarzai. Also, aren't the overs passing by way too swiftly?
Afghanistan 86/3 after 21 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Finally a Boundary
After almost six overs, Shahidi finally gets a boundary and indeed a much-needed one. Oh no! That was a NO-ball. A free-hit on offer and Shahidi will be the recipient. A length delivery from Jadeja and Shahidi pulls it straight up and is caught at mid-off. A futile catch that for it was a free-hit!
Afghanistan 94/3 after 23 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Sixes Gallore
After some quite overs, Azmatullah finally breaks the shackles to notch up tournament's 100th six in Kuldeep's over. Oh dear god! He follows it up with yet another six. Brilliant stroke-making, this! This is exactly the kind of risks the Afghan batters want to take in order to post a respectable total on the board.
Afghanistan 114/3 after 25 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Bumrah Back Into The Attack
Jasprit Bumrah has been re-introduced into the attack after 26 overs. The plan would be to get a breakthrough and keep the pressure on. Meanwhile, the Afghan batters are constantly rotating the strike to keep the scoreboard ticking.
Afghanistan 121/3 after 27 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Courageous Batting
Azmatullah Omarzai keeps doing it for Afghanistan; launches the Jadeja ball over the long-on boundary to collect half-a-dozen. Now that's some fearless batting from the Afghani. And with this six, he's inching closer to his half-century!
Afghanistan 137/3 after 29 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Siraj Back Into The Attack
Mohammed Siraj is back into the attack and is welcomed with a boundary to deep mid-wicket by Azmat. A single on the next to give the strike to the skipper and he joins the party. More four runs into Afghanistan's account. 10 runs come from the over. Siraj is disappointed.
Afghanistan 147/3 after 30 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: 150 Up For Afghanistan
After the troubles at the start, Afghanistan have fairly done well in their rebuild phase. In his seventh over, Jasprit Bumrah concedes six runs, which includes a brilliant square drive by Hashmatullah Shahidi.
Afghanistan – 153/3 after 31 overs.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: 50 For Azmatullah
FIFTY!
Azmatullah Omarzai brings up only his second half-century in ODI cricket – in just 62 deliveries, and under great pressure. Remember, the 23-year-old's highest score in this format is 56.
Afghanistan – 161/3 after 32 overs.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Hashmat Brings Up 50
ANOTHER FIFTY!
What a partnership this has been for Afghanistan. After Azmatullah Omarzai, Hashmatullah Shahidi brings up his half-century. The skipper leads from the front, smashing a four and a maximum off Hardik Pandya's bowling.
Score – 173/3 after 33 overs.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Kuldeep Recalled
Rohit Sharma has been forced to recall his spin trump card, Kuldeep Yadav into the attack. That, however, has little to no effect on the scoring rate, as Azmatullah smashes another six.
Afghanistan – 180/3 after 34 overs.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Hardik Strikes
WICKET!
Hardik Pandya's expression tells you all you need to know about the significance of this wicket. Azmatullah Omarzai fails to read the off-cutter and ends up exposing his stumps, losing his wicket after 62 runs. The Indian camp is joyous, and they have every right to be.
Afghanistan – 189/4 after 35 overs.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: 10 Overs Remaining
Afghanistan are scoring runs, but just not at a pace they would ideally prefer. The score reads 211/4 after 40 overs. How many would they be able to score in the last 60 deliveries.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Kuldeep Economical
On a track that has very little – if anything at all – for the spinners, Kuldeep Yadav will be fairly satisfied with his performance. Albeit he does not have a wicket to show, Kuldeep has been miser, conceding 39 runs in 9 overs.
Afghanistan – 214/4 after 41 overs.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Not Siraj's Day
This is simply not been Mohammed Siraj's day. The pacer returns to the firing line and ends up alleviating the pressure Kuldeep had generated, by conceding 10 runs.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Hashmat Departs, Kuldeep Strikes
HUGE WICKET!
Kuldeep Yadav opens his wickets tally in his last over, and this might be the most important wicket of this innings. Afghan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi, who was looking in fine touch and was only 20 runs away from what would have been an expertly crafted century, ends up being trapped leg before wicket while attempting an audacious switch hit.
Afghanistan – 225/5 after 43 overs.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Jadeja Returns
Ravindra Jadeja has been called back into the attack, and he is economical too, conceding only four runs. Afghanistan are 229/5 after 44 overs.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Bumrah Strikes Twice
TWO WICKETS!
Afghanistan are falling apart at the death, and Jasprit Bumrah is proving to be the architect of India's resurgence. He dismisses both Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi in the 45th over, and the projected score of 280 is now looking more like 260, if not lesser.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Jadeja On The Money
Afghanistan's top order were not able to do much against Ravindra Jadeja, so it might be irrational to expect pyrotechnics from their tail. Only three runs come from Jadeja's eighth over.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Mujeeb Switches Gears
Mujeeb Ur Rehman plays two classic, textbook defensive shots, before being called for a discussion by Rashid Khan. What happened next? Back-to-back boundaries.
Afghanistan – 247/7 after 47 overs.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Siraj Expensive, Again
Mohammed Siraj would not be eager to watch the highlights of this game anytime soon. His return proves to be underwhelming, as he resumes from where he left off, conceding 14 runs in the 48th over.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Bumrah's Fourth Wicket
BUMRAH. BRILLIANCE.
India's pace spearhead has delivered again, dismissing Rashid Khan exactly when he was looking menacing. With an over to spare, Afghanistan are 264/8.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Eight Runs from Over 50
Eight runs came from the last over, which takes Afghanistan's score to 272. Certainly, on a track as flat as this, Afghanistan are 30 runs short, but they can be proud of their batting effort after losing three early wickets. From India's perspective, Jasprit Bumrah's four-fer remains the major highlight.
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India vs Afghanistan Live Score: 2 Runs from 1st Over
Right then, we are back. The first over is, expectedly so, uneventful. Two runs came from Fazalhaq Farooqi's over, one of them being from a wide.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Mujeeb Introduced
Spin has been called into action in just the second over. Five runs came from Mujeeb Ur Rahman's over, with Rohit Sharma looking confident today.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rohit Takes Charge
Dismissed for a duck in the last match, Rohit Sharma is looking in sublime nick today. Six runs came from Farooqi's second over, including a boundary off a characteristic Rohit Sharma flick.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rohit Breaking Records
Raucous. Ravage. Rampage. Riot. Rohit.
This has been an excellent knock so far for Rohit Sharma. India are 64/0 after 7 runs, with the Indian skipper being a run away from a half-century.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: More Records Broken
RECORD-BREAKING ROHIT!
Scoring a half-century in 30 deliveries, he became the fastest Indian to score 1000 ODI World Cup runs (in 19 innings), and now has the most sixes in international cricket to his name.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: 94 Runs in 10 Overs
Scoreboard reads 94/0 after 10 overs, but Ishan Kishan is batting on 11 runs. This portrays everything you need to know about the masterclass batting display from Rohit Sharma.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: 100 Runs For India
It has taken India only 12 overs to score 100 runs. 79 of those runs have been scored by Rohit Sharma, in only 48 deliveries. This is proving to be a special night for the Indian team, and their leader.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: More Records Approaching
The scoreboard keeps changing at a rate of nots, as Rohit approaches two more records. He could become the first player to score seven centuries in an ODI World Cup, and might score the fastest century at an ODI World Cup by an Indian batter.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: 100 For Rohit
The Indian skipper has shattered the 40-year-old record held by Kapil Dev to score the fastest world cup century by an Indian. He also has most number of centuries to his name now with 7 tons.
Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan has lost his wicket to Rashid Khan.
After 18.3 overs India - 156/1
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Kohli vs Naveen
Local boy Virat Kohli has come in to bat at number 3 alongside centurion skipper. And the most awaited battle of the day is unfolding as Naveen-ul-Haq is all set to bowl to Virat Kohli. The Delhi crowd is echoing with "Kohli-Kohli" chants. Naveen starts with a dot and on the next Kohli runs a single.
After 20 overs India - 163/1
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Kohli's Cover Drive
Virat Kohli at his home ground with the loveliest cover-drive. Could it get more exciting than this? And the Arun Jaitley Stadium is dancing along his tunes!
After 21 overs India - 173/1
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rohit Keeps Giving
Rohit keeps giving! Yet another boundary from the skipper to punish Naveen-ul-Haq with. It's time for Naveen vs Kohli, again. And slip has been moved towards gully for Kohli. The over ends with him facing three dots.
After 22 overs India - 178/1
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Boundaries Raining
It's a 360 degree performance on display from the Indian captain today in Delhi. Two back to back boundaries in the Rashid Khan over. Woah! A gigantic six to deep mid-wicket. He is in no mood to show mercy to the Afghan bowlers and the crowd is enjoying it.
India - 194/1 after 23 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Another Kohli vs Naveen
Naveen-ul-Haq starts his fifth over with two dots. Kohli runs a single on the next to bring Rohit on strike. 3 runs from the over.
India - 197/1 after 24 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: 200 Up For India
Azmatullah Omarzai is brought into the attack and Kohli greets him with a boundary to backward square leg. One more run comes from the over.
And with that, we're halfway though the game and India has reached the 200-run mark. Only 71 runs needed to seal the victory.
India - 202/1 after 25 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid Strikes, Rohit Departs
After a phenomenal knock of 131 off 84 balls, Rohit Sharma's innings comes to an end as he is bowled out by Rashid Khan. The crowd greets the Indian skipper with a standing ovation!
India - 206/2 after 26 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: A Beautiful Gesture
A beautiful gesture from Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq as the two can be seen exchanging smiles, holding arms then a pat of the back! Fans are happy! Meanwhile, new batter Shreyas Iyer has joined Kohli in the middle.
India - 212/2 after 27 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Boundaries Keep Flowing
Virat Kohli is slamming boundaries and rotating strike as India cruise towards victory. Just 41 needed now.
India - 232/2 after 29 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Quiet Overs
A couple of quiet overs for India but nothing to worry about. Just 29 needed for victory now.
India - 244/2 after 32 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Maximum From Shreyas
Shreyas Iyer swings his bat to dispatch the Mujeeb delivery to the long-on boundary to collect half-a-dozen. What a gigantic six!
India - 255/2 after 33 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Just Minutes Away
We're back from the break and it's only a matter of few minutes that India seal their second victory of the tournament. Meanwhile, Iyer scores another boundary and India now need just 12 runs.
India - 261/2 after 34 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: India Win
Another boundary from Virat and now we are just eight runs away from the win. Virat runs a single and with it brings up his 68th ODI fifty and then hits a boundary to seal India their second consecutive victory.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Adios!
That's it for today, folks! We'll be back again for another thrilling contest in the 2023 ICC World Cup. Till then, catch up everything that's happening in the world of cricket on our website.