ICC World Cup 2023: India (273/2) defeat Afghanistan (272/8) by 8 wickets

[kron]

When bumrah bowls 136-144 he is so deadly.
Same with siraj

Shaheen should focus on bowling 137-145 like he used to.

 

[kron]

After 29 overs, the Score is 137/3.
Looks like the final score will be 250 to 260 in this situation.

You never know with Afghanistan. They may collapse any time.

 

[JattMaula]

Yes that's what even me thinks. This time it is much better + home conditions. Chances of winning are high! But it is a fierce competition where few teams are so strong and think ahead of things. This time NZ and SA are also strong. England & Australia can also bounce back. Pakistan are also shaping up well. So even slight complacency & slight loophole can be exploited easily! Sky, Iyer, Kishan are not totally reiable. Even Kohli, Rohit, Rahul are not exactly in their prime (only thing is they are trying hard to contribute. Maybe only Rahul is properly seasoned considering his inconsistency in past - finally he may have arrived at being consistent, let's see - So he has a vital role to play more than Kohli & Rohit) Injuries to some players & rotational policy (due to too much cricket) hasn't helped the matters either (to come up with a completely appropriate team!)

But still this time its much better compared to last two editions...

Backup is better because Rohit actually knows how to build teams.

 

[Devadwal]

Azmat is playing blinder . siraj should bowl more shorter length now .

 

[160KPH]

Wow what a partnership!

 

[Devadwal]

Siraj is having a very bad game .no problem it can happen

 

[Mankaded]

Azmat is playing blinder . siraj should bowl more shorter length now .

Got hit for a 4 anyway on a short length too

 

[Caved12]

Good batting by Azmat and Hashmat

 

[GLORY OF '92]

320 they need

 

[ex-q-zit]

Azmat is playing blinder . siraj should bowl more shorter length now .

46 runs of 56 balls is a blinder? That too in Delhi.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Good batting by Afghanistan but still they are so behind. The pitch looks like batting heaven.
If India had batted first, surely Rohit would have scored his 4th double century.
I'm backing India to chase anything scored by Afghanistan.

 

[Devadwal]

46 runs of 56 balls is a blinder? That too in Delhi.

For afganistan this is a Blinder .the way he hitting boundary now is quality stuff

 

[RehanG]

To make any match of it they have to score 325+.

 

[RehanG]

Bunrah trundling today. 135 134 118

Saving his energy for Saturday.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

To make any match of it they have to score 325+.

Max they can reach 280ish if they dont loose quick wickets

 

[JattMaula]

Shot!

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Decent recovery now, steady acceleration

 

[Devadwal]

Superb batting now .they are looking for strong finish.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Shot

 

[Devadwal]

Poor bowling from spinners and Siraj .not good sign ahead of Pakistan game .

 

[batandballbattle]

Not bad at all afghanis!
The level of minnows are improving every year

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Six

 

[FearlessRoar]

Fifties for Hashmat and Azmat

Afg 173/3 33 overs

 

[Devadwal]

Wow what a upper cut .

 

[apnapind]

Man india looks under pressure here it can happen to any team when you go after the bowling.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Wow golden opportunity for Afghanistan. Get to 310 or so and fight hard

 

[Devadwal]

Afganistan easily can score 140 runs from 17 over. So they can now score 315+

 

[apnapind]

Man kuldeep is also leaking runs here.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Big six to kuldeep

 

[FearlessRoar]

Afghan Batters are smashing sixes to Kuldeep

 

[Caved12]

Great batting by these two. 300 plus is on now

 

[Devadwal]

Another biggie from azmat .

 

[ex-q-zit]

AFG now breaking free. Things starting to get interesting with Nabi, Zadran and Rashid to follow.

 

[Devadwal]

Suddenly this thread become so active

 

[apnapind]

Afghan Batters are smashing sixes to Kuldeep

If you go after kuldeep he often crumble under pressure.

 

[vprasanna83]

Road surface , small ground .....

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Strike rotation is not good at all

 

[JattMaula]

I still think Afgans are playing too slow.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Indians will chase in less than 45 overs anyway

 

[Devadwal]

This is excellent batting by Afganistan .they can win the match

 

[James]

What a good little partnership this is. It’s brilliant for the World Cup. India will still win the game but this is a genuinely competitive match which is turning out to be terrific viewing.

 

[ex-q-zit]

Strike rotation is not good at all

Agree. They scored a 6 in the last over but still the over went for only 7 runs. They need to back up the boundaries with singles not dots.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Outttttt

 

[Devadwal]

Bowled

 

[vprasanna83]

Bowled him ! Kung Fu Pandya strikes

 

[FearlessRoar]

Azmatullah Omarzai b Pandya 62 (69b 2x4 4x6) SR: 89.85

 

[hamzie]

Hardik celebrating like he's won the WC lol

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

280ish chances are gone now, 250ish max now

 

[160KPH]

Pandya cheering as if he just took the final wicket to win the World Cup. Embarrassing.

 

[Omer2002]

India have doctored the pitch accordingly which is beyond me by ICC. They made a spinning wicket against the Aussies and know Afgan strength and made a docile for this and obviously make a spinning against us for Afghans.
The question is how is this allowed surely there cant be home advantage in a world cup.

 

[asfandyar]

IPL contract negotiations.

 

[Devadwal]

Pandya cheering as if he just took the final wicket to win the World Cup. Embarrassing.

Have you seen Rauf celebration after getting wicket against Netherlands .lol

 

[FearlessRoar]

Pandya's aggression

 

[vprasanna83]

India have doctored the pitch accordingly which is beyond me by ICC. They made a spinning wicket against the Aussies and know Afgan strength and made a docile for this and obviously make a spinning against us for Afghans.
The question is how is this allowed surely there cant be home advantage in a world cup.

Dude ,This is the natural nature of the wickets . Chennai always turns and Delhi after it has been relaid has been a batsmans paradise

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Have you seen Rauf celebration after getting wicket against Netherlands .lol

Pandya is superior than rauf

 

[Devadwal]

India have doctored the pitch accordingly which is beyond me by ICC. They made a spinning wicket against the Aussies and know Afgan strength and made a docile for this and obviously make a spinning against us for Afghans.
The question is how is this allowed surely there cant be home advantage in a world cup.

Love whenever Pakistan fan's are crying . Pakistan got the best schedule out of all team still some fan's crying

 

[kron]

India have doctored the pitch accordingly which is beyond me by ICC. They made a spinning wicket against the Aussies and know Afgan strength and made a docile for this and obviously make a spinning against us for Afghans.
The question is how is this allowed surely there cant be home advantage in a world cup.

Oh cmon man. Icc controls the pitches. Let's not delve into that.

England rigged boundaries in the last world cup and tailored pitches to suit their batting too. Who cares. Let's just focus on the game

 

[FearlessRoar]

I reckon Hashmat will score century

 

[apnapind]

Indian bowling looking lost here

 

[160KPH]

Have you seen Rauf celebration after getting wicket against Netherlands .lol

It was unnecessary as well.

 

[Devadwal]

Pandya is superior than rauf

Rauf was celebrated Netherlands last wicket when match was already over.

 

[IAJ]

Good batting by AFG. Should get to 300.

Btw there should be home and away kit. At first sight you can’t see which team is batting or fielding.

 

[hitthestump]

Oh cmon man. Icc controls the pitches. Let's not delve into that.

England rigged boundaries in the kast world cup and tailored pitches to suit their batting too. Who cares. Let's just focus on the game

How can ICC possibly control the pitches?

This is Indian doctoring at its finest.

 

[batandballbattle]

was a bit of a soft dismissal, playing all around a regulation ball on the top of off
hope they can keep their momentum going

 

[vprasanna83]

How can ICC possibly control the pitches?

This is Indian doctoring at its finest.

Of course . If we can doctor TV replays , pitches are nothing for us

 

[kron]

How can ICC possibly control the pitches?

This is Indian doctoring at its finest.

Last game was good bro. Had a bit for bowlers both pace and spin. It batsmen applied themselves it's fairly easy to bat on too.

Today seems like a normal Delhi pitch tbh.

 

[kron]

Indians fans what's the average score here? And is Delhi normally a high scoring pitch?

 

[Devadwal]

14 over left they should Target another 120 runs .don't go in shell keep attacking

 

[ex-q-zit]

How can ICC possibly control the pitches?

This is Indian doctoring at its finest.

ICC head curator has been In India and overlooked the pitch preparation. This is a ICC tournament hence they control how the pitches should be.

 

[vprasanna83]

Indians fans what's the average score here? And is Delhi normally a high scoring pitch?

The Delhi statistics refer to the old Kotla pitch which used to have a lot of turn . But after it has been relaid recently , it has been an absolute road and boundries are short too .

 

[Devadwal]

Indians fans what's the average score here? And is Delhi normally a high scoring pitch?

Pitch is totally change just before world cup here . This is going to be high scoring ground in this world cup .

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

14 over left they should Target another 120 runs .don't go in shell keep attacking

You are not supporting your country? Bit awkward

 

[Devadwal]

ICC head curator has been In India and overlooked the pitch preparation. This is a ICC tournament hence they control how the pitches should be.

It's Very hard for some fan's to understand the simple facts .

 

[Devadwal]

You are not supporting your country? Bit awkward

Love the cricket if any team playing quality cricket. But I want to taste Indian batsman just before Pakistan game .I want ndia to win the game but not a one sided affair .

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

201-4 after 37 overs.

 

[Devadwal]

Please don't give anymore wicket to thakur .

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Love the cricket if any team playing quality cricket. But I want to taste Indian batsman just before Pakistan game .I want ndia to win the game but not a one sided affair .

It can backfire for IND if they reach 320 as you wanted.

 

[Devadwal]

It can backfire for IND if they reach 320 as you wanted.

It can if you don't play well.

 

[kron]

Please don't give anymore wicket to thakur .

Please do so we can face him. Thanks.

 

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