ISLAMABAD: Half-centuries from Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi and all-rounder Azmatullah Omerzai took Afghanistan to a moderate total of 272 Against India in the ICC World Cup contest being played in Delhi, India, on Wednesday.
Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first.
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Earlier winning the toss, Afghanistan decided to bat first on a sunny day over a flat pitch. Both the openers Rehmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran took a cautious start and took the innings t0 runs in 6 overs. However, they inform Bumrah removed Ibrahim Zadran, who scored 22 runs off 28 balls. Gurbaz was joined by Rahmat Shah.
In the 13th and 14th overs, the Indian bowlers managed to remove both Gurbaz (21) and Rehmat Shah (16), taking the Afghan side under pressure. However, the skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi and number 5 batter Azmatullah Omerzai recovered the loss and drove the side towards a decent target. Both batters completed their fine half-centuries while adding a terrific 121-run partnership for Afghanistan. When the score reached 184, Pandiya bowled out Omerzai on 62. His innings included four sixes and two boundaries. Nabi replaced Omerzai, who took his side along with the skipper Shahidi to cross 220 runs. In over number 43rd, the skipper Shahidi was dismissed on the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav on 80 while facing 88 balls. After the dismissal of Shahdi, Afghanistan’s innings’ quick face was restricted. The Indian bowler Bumrah managed to take another wicket of Najibullah Zadran in the 45th over when the score reached 229. In the same over, Bumrah dismissed Muhammad Nabi on 19. In the last 5 overs, Rashid Khan and Mujeeb added some quick runs to take their side. However, in over number 49th, Rashid Khan was caught out near the third-man boundary on 16. Afghanistan scored 272 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs.
From India, Jaspirit Bumrah was the most successful bowler with 4 wickets while conceding 39 runs in his 10 over spill. Pandiya took two wickets, while Shardul Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav grabbed one wicket each.
India Squad
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul †, Hardik Pandya,
Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj
Afghanistan Squad
Rahmanullah Gurbaz †, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Muhammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-ul-Haq
