Sports

World Cup 2023: Afghanistan make 272/8 against India

Published by
Khurram Habib

Chants for Virat Kohli, the local boy, emanating from one stand reverberated in the Arun Jaitley Stadium towards the end of Afghanistan innings as Naveen-ul-Haq, who had a major on-field tiff with the India star during an Indian Premier League match this year, played and missed a few balls from the India bowlers.

The pacer, batting in the end, was trying to fetch some crucial runs for Afghanistan, who had done well but not enough to make them favourites against a strong Indian batting line-up in both sides’ second game of the World Cup at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground on Wednesday.

Afghanistan ended their innings at 272/8 in 50 overs, something they would take considering they were reduced to 63/3 in the 14th over. However, they will still be disappointed for not crossing 300 after a 121-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Azmatullah Omarzai (62) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (80) had set them on track for a challenging score.

The Afghanistan batsmen picked up pace, scoring the second 100 at over six an over when the first 100 had been reached at just over four an over.

Driving the score was Omarzai’s level of comfort against Indian spinners. He hit Kuldeep Yadav for three sixes and Ravindra Jadeja for one.

When Omarzai was dismissed with the team’s score at 184, Afghanistan still had 94 deliveries to play and 120-odd was expected.

But the Indian bowlers, barring Mohammad Siraj who went for 76 in his nine overs, kept taking wickets to peg back the Afghans.

Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets, one at the start and three towards the end, for just 39 runs to keep the opposition in check.

Yadav (1/40), Hardik Pandya (2/43 off 7) and Shardul Thakur (1/30 off 6) were also among wickets.

Khurram Habib

Published by
Khurram Habib

Recent Posts

Exhibition: Abu’s World

The exhibition will offer a glimpse into the political history of India, as well as…

November 8, 2024

Delhi Police issues traffic advisory for November 9-12

In a traffic advisory, the Delhi Police stated that vehicles found parked on the roads…

November 8, 2024

Delhi: Air quality remains ‘very poor’, AQI crosses 400 in some areas

CPCB's Sameer app data, which provides hourly AQI updates, showed that out of 38 monitoring…

November 8, 2024

EXCLUSIVE: ASI to turn Delhi’s 400-year-old Barapullah Bridge into a tourist destination

Built by Emperor Jehangir and described by historians as 'the most beautiful bridge in Delhi',…

November 8, 2024

JNU sanitation workers end nine-day protest over unpaid wages

Workers halt demonstrations as university agrees to negotiate demands, but financial uncertainty lingers for contractual…

November 7, 2024

Korean contemporary art exhibition to begin on November 8

The exhibition explores themes of resilience and human will in the face of a challenging…

November 7, 2024