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India win by eight wickets against Afghanistan
India continued their winning run with an eight-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the World Cup here on Wednesday.
Chasing 273 to win, Rohit Sharma went on a six-hitting spree, smashing an 84-ball 131 to record the most number of centuries in World Cup history, while Ishan Kishan (47), Virat Kohli (55 not out) and Shreyas Iyer (25 not out) chipped in with use contributions as the hosts romped home in 35 overs.
Rohit Sharma hit his 554th career six during the World Cup match against Afghanistan on Wednesday, surpassing the mark of West Indies star Chris Gayle.
India’s pacer bowled well to restrict Afghanistan on 272/8 after 50 overs. Jasprit Bumrah clinched 4 wickets, Hardik Pandya 2, while Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur got one wicket each.
1. ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2023
India vs Afghanistan,
9th Match
India won by 8 wkts
AFG – 272/8 (50)
IND – 273/2 (35).
Player of the Match
Rohit Sharma.
Captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday became the first Indian to score seven world cup hundreds, surpassing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar during their clash against Afghanistan.
India’s Rohit Sharma surpassed West Indies’ Chris Gayle for the record of most sixes across formats (Tests, ODIs and T20Is) in international cricket. With the six which came just after Rohit had reached his fifty, he now has 554 sixes across the format.
Today’s 10th Match
Oct 12,
Australia vs South Africa
at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
2. Services’ sprinter Manikanta Hoblidhar broke the national record in the men’s 100m on Wednesday. The 21-year-old clocked 10.23s to better Amiya Kumar Mallick’s previous best of 10.26m, at the 62nd National Open Athletics Championships in Bengaluru.
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