World Cup 2023, IND vs AFG Highlights: India win big courtesy Rohit magic

India vs Afghanistan Highlights, ICC World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma was all over the Affghans as he smashed the fastest Indian World Cup century, broke Sachin and Gayle's records to take India to win

9:19 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | That’s all for today’s game

 

This is how it finished 

 

9:16 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Here’s the match summary

 

In today's match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, India beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets as the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma went on a record-breaking spree during his knock of 138 which came in just 84 balls. He became the fastest centurion in World Cup for India, the player with most ODI World Cup centuries and also the man with most sixes in international cricket. India chased the target of 273 in just 35 overs as Virat Kohli hit his 35th ODI fifty as well. Rashid Khan got both the Indian wickets that fell. 

 

Earlier in the day, Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to bat first against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Batting first, they managed to get to 272/8 thanks to half-centuries from Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai. Jasprit Bumrah took 4/39 for India. Shardul Thakur has made his way to the India playing 11 in place of R Ashwin. India will look to register their second victory in the quadrennial event. Afghanistan made no changes to their playing 11.

 

9:08 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Rohit Sharma Player of the Match

 

There was no doubt about who was going to be the Player of the Match as Rohit Sharma’s 84-ball 131 was way better than anything that anybody did today. 

 

9:06 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Big win for India

 

That would be it then. Not only did Virat Kohli reach his 68th ODI fifty, but also hit the winning four as the Men in Blue thrash Afghanistan by 8 wickets with 15 overs to spare. 

 

India Live Score- 273/2 after 35 overs 

 

8:59 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | How Rashid removed Rohit

 

Rashid has had the better of Rohit Sharma many times in IPL and he got him today as well 

 

India Live Score- 261/2 after 34 over

 

8:58 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | The rivalry between Naveen and Kohli

 

Kohli and Naveen turned a new page in their rivalry. Here’s how it turned out to be 

 

India Live Score- 261/2 after 34 overs 

 

8:51 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Here’s how Rohit Sharma broke Sachin’s record

 

Rohit Sharma’s record breaking stuff

 

India Live Score- 255/2 after 33 overs 

 

8:50 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | India go past 250

 

India have gone past the 250 mark here and they look all set to win this within 40 overs, if not 35

 

India Live Score- 255/2 after 33 overs 

 

8:44 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Mujeeb goes for 50 in his 6 overs

 

Mujeeb Ur-Rahman has already gone for 51 in his six overs. There has been nothing on offer for the spinners in the second innings here

 

India Live Score- 239/2 after 28 overs 

 

Watch cracking shots from Rohit Sharma enroute his majestic, record-breaking century 

 

8:34 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Rohit- Most Sixes in international cricket

 

28 overs have passed and India need only 52 more runs to win this match. 

 

India Live Score- 221/2 after 28 overs 

 

Watch Rohit Sharma’s record-breaking 554th six which took him past Chris Gayle for most sixes in international cricket by a player. 

 

8:32 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Virat Kohli’s entry into the ground

 

What’s more than Virat Kohli entering the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi, his home ground

 

8:30 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Rohit- Most Hundreds in World Cup history

 

Azmatullah Omarzai, who scored a fifty earlier on, is now bowling for the Afghan side trying to bring them back anyhow in this contest 

 

India Live Score- 212/2 after 27 overs 

 

8:26 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Rohit Sharma’s innings ends

 

This would have to be by far one of the most entertaining innings seen at Feroz Shah Kotla by an Indian batter. He broke several records on his way to 131 off just 84 balls. 

 

Read about how he went past Sachin Tendulkar here 

 

India Live Score- 205/2 after 25.4 overs 

 

8:22 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | 200 up for India

 

India are in a hurry to finish this and they have gone past the 200 mark in only the 25th over. Thai victory could give a big boost to India’s net run rate going forward in the tournament. 

 

India Live Score- 202/1 after 25 overs

 

7:48 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Rohit gets fastest 100 for IND in World Cup history

 

Rohit Sharma is on a record  breaking feat here. He reached his century in just 63 balls, going past Kapil Deev for the fastest century by an Indian in World Cup history. 

 

7:45 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Rohit surpassed Gayle for most sixes

 

Rohit Sharma went past Gayle for this famous record 

 

Read more about it here 

 

India Live Score- 140/0 after 17 overs 
 

Rohit Sharma becomes highest six-hitter in international cricket. Photo: PTI

7:01 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Rohit Sharma on fire

 

Rohit Sharam is getting the ball in his zone and he is not shying away from clearing the in-field at the small ground of Feroz Shah Kotla. 

 

Watch the first innings highlights here 

 

6:58 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | India up against the odds

 

The highest target successfully chased in Delhi is 278 by India against Sri Lanka back in 1982. The only other successful 240-plus chase at the venue was by Sri Lanka against India in the 1996 World Cup (target: 272).

A look at how Kuldeep got Shahidi

 

6:56 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Edge, but out of reach

 

Naveen-Ul-Haq has come into the attack now and on the very first ball, there was a nick that went out of the short fine leg’s reach. 

 

Four!! On the pads and played past the keeper for a four 

 

India Live Score- 43/0 after 6 overs 

 

6:52 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Rohit Sharam goes bang bang

 

Rohit Sharma has got the much-needed momentum as he smashes the Afghan bowlers all around the park. He has moved to 31 off just 20 balls. 

 

India Live Score- 37/0 after 5 overs 

 

6:41 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Controlled start by Afghan bowlers

 

Two overs have been bowled and India have been restricted well by the Afghans who have bowled one over of pace and one over of spin to start with. 

 

India Live Score- 7/0 after 2 overs 

 

6:19 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Jasprit Bumrah was key

 

Bumrah did well today

 

6:01 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Afghanistan finish at 272/8

 

8 runs come from the last over and even after huffing and puffing towards the end, Afghanistan have managed to get to as far as 272/8. 

 

Afghanistan Live Score- 272/8 after 50 overs 

 

5:57 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Just three from the 49th over

 

Only three runs come from the 49th over as Bumrah finishes his spell with figures of 4/39 in 10 overs. 

 

Afghanistan Live Score- 264/8 after 49 overs 

 

5:52 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Kuldeep Yadav takes it on the second attempt

 

Kuldeep Yadav nearly messed up an easy catch as the ball was dying on him at the deep backward point after Rashid played a short ball with no control whatsoever. After missing it in the first attempt, Yadav managed to get a  hold of it in the second go. 

 

5:50 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Rashid on a rampage

 

Rashid Khan looks in great touch to utilise the last two overs as he takes a single off the last ball of the 48th over after taking 14 runs from it. 

 

Afghanistan Live Score- 261/7 after 48 overs 

 

5:38 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Nabi falls

 

As it happens with teams with less experience in international cricket, Afghanistan too have wasted a great opportunity to give a fight to India as they have lost their last four wickets in a span of just 51 runs and Nabi is the last person to depart here. 

 

Afghanistan Live Score- 235/7 after 45 overs 

 

5:33 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Another one falls

 

Afghanistan, who could have easily gone past the 250 mark, are making it difficult for themselves by losing quick wickets here. Now, Nanibullah Zadran has also departed with the team score at 229. 

 

5:26 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Kuldeep gets Hashmat

 

Run scoring doesn’t seem easy here for Hashmat against spin especially as after two dot balls, he plays a reverse sweep, misses the ball which hits him on the pads and the umpire doesn't have any hesitation in calling out. He reviews it and wastes a review as he well and the Afghan skipper departs for 80 off 88. 

 

Afghanistan Live Score- 225/5 after 42.4 overs 

 

5:23 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | Afghans look comfortable

 

Afghanistan score quick runs here and they are looking more than comfortable enough to not only cross the 250 mark but eye 280 as well. 

 

Afghanistan Live Score- 224/4 after 42 overs