In Photos: ICC World Cup 2023 – Rohit’s Ton, Kohli’s Fifty Help India Beat Afg

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In Photos: ICC World Cup 2023 – Rohit Sharma’s Ton, Virat Kohli’s Fifty Help India Beat Afghanistan

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ICC World Cup 2023: India defeated Afghanistan by eight wickets in their second match, which was played in Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium.

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ICC World Cup 2023: After being asked to bowl first, India had a good start with Jasprit Bumrah dismissing Ibrahim Zadran in the seventh over.

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ICC World Cup 2023: Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rahmat Shah were involved in a 31-run second-wicket stand, before the former lost his wicket to Hardik Pandya.

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ICC World Cup 2023: Shardul Thakur, who was given an opportunity in Ravichandran Ashwin's place, dismissed Rahmat Shah.

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ICC World Cup 2023: Afghanistan then clawed their way back into the game, courtesy of a 121-run fourth-wicket stand between Azmatullah Omarzai and Hashmatullah Shahidi.

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ICC World Cup 2023: Shahidi scored 80 runs in 88 deliveries, leading his team from the front.

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ICC World Cup 2023: Azmatullah Omarzai recorded his best ODI score – 62 runs in 69 deliveries.

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ICC World Cup 2023: The partnership was broken by Hardik Pandya in the 35th over.

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ICC World Cup 2023: Afghanistan lost the last four wickets in 47 runs, with Jasprit Bumrah picking a four-fer.

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ICC World Cup 2023 Rashid Khan contributed 16 runs to his team's cause, helping Afghanistan get to a half-decent total of 272 runs.

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ICC World Cup 2023: India had an excellent start with the bat, as Rohit Sharma & Ishan Kishan were involved in a 156-run opening stand.

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ICC World Cup 2023: Rohit scored his half-century in only 30 deliveries.

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ICC World Cup 2023: The onslaught did not end there, as he scored a century in 63 deliveries. He now holds the record of scoring the fastest World Cup century by an Indian, and the most centuries in this competition by any batter.

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ICC World Cup 2023: Rashid Khan dismissed both of them, which was Afghanistan's only positive with the ball.

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ICC World Cup 2023: Following Rohit's dismissal, Virat Kohli & Shreyas Iyer took India over the line, chasing the target down in 35 overs at the loss of only 2 wickets.

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ICC World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli scored his 68th ODI half-century.

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ICC World Cup 2023: As of the non-cricketing events, Kohli & Naveen-ul-Haq, the two participants of a heated exchange during an Indian Premier League game back in May, were seen embracing one another.

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