India vs Afghanistan ICC CWC 2023 Match 9 Report

India vs Afghanistan ICC CWC 2023 Match 9 Report: It was unfortunate for Afghanistan that the Indian captain was in the mood, shattering records and helping India win their second match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 by 8 wickets. This massive win puts India second on the table, behind New Zealand, with just the run rate being the separating factor.

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Rohit Bossed Out Afghanistan

The 2019 India vs Afghanistan bout was a close one. And this time, Afghanistan gave India a tricky score to chase. But Rohit simply didn’t care. He owned Afghanistan bowlers, utilizing the short boundary and marching towards the target. This helped India wrap up the game 15 overs prior to the finishing line, adding all perks to the point table in the form of run rate.

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Rashid Khan’s Late Introduction

Rashid Khan has a great career record against Rohit Sharma. But it was rather weird that Afghanistan’s star spinner was introduced at the 15th over of the game. Till then, the game’s pace was already set in favor of India, and Rohit was closer to the century. As per the India vs Afghanistan ICC CWC 2023 Match 9 Report, Rashid Khan came and made his mark, picking up the only two wickets India lost in the game. But India was in a comfortable seat until then and could not affect the chase by any means. Virat Kphli (55*) and Shreyas Iyer (25*) then made it a cakewalk to finish off the game.

Afghanistan set up a good score with the power of Hashmatullah Shahidi’s 80 and Omarzai’s 62. They took Afghanistan from a once-vulnerable position of 63/3 to 272/8. Jusprit Bumrah stood out for India, securing 4 wickets at the expense of just 39 runs on a batting-favorite pitch.

Rohit Overtakes Tendulkar

Rohit Sharma overtakes Sachin Tendulkar for having the most number of centuries in the World Cup. With a hundred in the last match, he reached 7 centuries, one more than the master blaster. He also went past Ricky Ponting to reach third on the list of most ODI hundreds.