World Cup cricket (Mans) Preview : India Vs Afganisthan

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India 224 for eight (Kohli sixty seven, Jadhav 52, Nabi 2-33) beat Asian nation 213 (Nabi fifty two, Shami 4-40) by eleven runs
As it happened

Rashid Khan, Mujeeb metropolis Rahman and prophet Nabi sent India on a tailspin and vulnerable a Sri Lanka-style comeback as a second serial upset loomed massive within the World Cup. Afghanistan's spinners, as well as worker Rahmat sovereign, claimed combined figures of 34-0-119-5, however Rahmat and Hashmatullah Shahidi were decisively taking part in out India's wristspinners in an exceedingly chase of 225. But then, Jasprit Bumrah came back and bounced out each batsmen on a slower-than-usual Hampshire Bowl track to crack the sport open.
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Watch on Hotstar (India only): Bumrah's double-wicket maiden

Afghanistan were 106 for four by now and therefore the asking rate shot past six. Nabi followed his boundary-less spell of 9-0-33-2 with a fearless assault - fifty two off fifty five balls - however Bumrah and Mohammad Shami ensured India avoided a possible peel and remained unvanquished within the tournament. it absolutely was Shami UN agency secured the success for India with a hat-trick, that began with the prized scalp of Nabi and all over with a whirring yorker that razed the stumps of No.11 Mujeeb.

The game was still support on a razor's edge, once Nabi smirched a hard-to-hit low full-toss off Shami for four like a shot long-on to go away Asian nation needing twelve off the last 5 balls with 3 wickets in hand. Nabi slugged subsequent ball away to deep midwicket and refused the one to wicketkeeper Ikram AliKhil, UN agency in stark distinction, struggled to urge the ball away associate degreed all over on an unvanquished seven off ten balls.

Nabi then hit associate degree tried yorker straight to long-on and 2 deadly yorkers broken through the defences of Aftab Alam and Mujeeb. Shami would not have vie this game had Bhuvneshwar Kumar been work. His inclusion had created India's tail longer than usual, however he delivered at the crunch to become solely the second Indian - once Chetan Sharma - and tenth player to bag a World Cup hat-trick.
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Hardik Pandya and Yuzvendra Chahal vie their components in addition, golf shot the ward off from the reach of Asian nation, despite late cameos from Najibullah Zadran (21) and Rashid Khan (14). Pandya was swatted away for succeeding fours by Gulbadin Naib in his second over, however he responded good in his next over by touch a tougher length and having the Asian nation captain top-edge a hook to deep midwicket.

Pandya exploited the two-paced pitch with offcutters that usually kicked up at the batsman; one such variation had Najibullah spoon a catch to midwicket within the forty second over. Chahal, UN agency had bowled Asghar Afghan earlier, then stricken within the forty sixth over to own Rashid stumped. At now, Asian nation needed thirty five off twenty six balls, however Bumrah and Shami denied them.

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