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

[kron]

Thakur looks a decent change bowler.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

It can if you don't play well.

You cannot play well everytime and it's WC better first go for 2 points. Testing time has gone.

 

[Devadwal]

Please do so we can face him. Thanks.

Last time Pakistan gifted four wicket to Pandya and Vijay Shankar .

 

[Asif321]

300 would challenge India . Afghan have quality to defend

 

[Devadwal]

You cannot play well everytime and it's WC better first go for 2 points. Testing time has gone.

If you can't beat afganistan then maybe you simply don't deserve to go in semifinal

 

[kron]

Last time Pakistan gifted four wicket to Pandya and Vijay Shankar .

We just chased 345.. bring on india.

 

[FearlessRoar]

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[IAJ]

Good overs from India here

 

[Devadwal]

Nice attacking shot

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Shot 44

 

[gani999]

300 would challenge India . Afghan have quality to defend

Not on New Delhi's national highway. Indian batsmen would score 300 half-asleep.

 

[batandballbattle]

Last time Pakistan gifted four wicket to Pandya and Vijay Shankar .

whatever happened to shankar anyway? t20 league hopping, gone to ranji maybe?

 

[Devadwal]

Not on New Delhi's national highway. Indian batsmen would score 300 half-asleep.

Not really Against afganistan spinners. Indian batsman have some problems facing spinners these days.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Afg 211/4 overs 40

Hasmat 70* (78)

 

[Devadwal]

whatever happened to shankar anyway? t20 league hopping, gone to ranji maybe?

He is a nothing cricketers. But Indian team has Love affair with bowler who can bat little bit so he was selected but get exposed

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

80 in last 10?

 

[kron]

Not really Against afganistan spinners. Indian batsman have some problems facing spinners these days.

Indian batsmen are terrible vs quality spin. These Afghan spinners will test them.

 

[Devadwal]

Last 10 over afganistan should score 90 runs minimum .

 

[mominsaigol]

Good performance by afg so far.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Boundaries are small I feel Afghanistan are going to be short

 

[Devadwal]

Definitely there is some improvement in afganistan batting .this world cup is Going to be very good

 

[kron]

Afghanistan. Trundlers might do well here. Pace off seems to work.

 

[deltexas]

WTH is nabi doing here?? 10 off 20 balls with final 10 overs remaining?

 

[amirm]

The intent is there, but shot placement, power and timing isn’t great.

 

[Asif321]

Hashmat is a fighter . Good choice to make him captain

 

[kron]

Siraj got thrashed.

 

[castortroy]

Kuldeep not bowling any long hops and full tosses like a certain pak leg spinner

 

[kron]

Hashmat is a fighter . Good choice to make him captain

We need a fighter captain. Who is it in our team?

Shadab but shadab performance is average so no.

Rauf? But rauf is a bit of a brute so no.

Rizwan perhaps but he can be a bit timid.

Shafique maybe. He is mentally tough.

 

[kron]

Kuldeep not bowling any long hops and full tosses like a certain pak leg spinner

He is a real spinner unlike our phony spinners

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Afghanistan have to get 280 minimum.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Missing out on 300 after strong platform

 

[JattMaula]

Decent if little slow inning by captain.

 

[FearlessRoar]

A beautiful knock from Hashmat 80(88)

Afghanistan 225 for 5 for 43 overs.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Rashid should come out now

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

We need a fighter captain. Who is it in our team?

Shadab but shadab performance is average so no.

Rauf? But rauf is a bit of a brute so no.

Rizwan perhaps but he can be a bit timid.

Shafique maybe. He is mentally tough.

Lol now shafique is mentally tough
Why?
Because he chased yesterday?

 

[castortroy]

India will knock this total of in 40 overs

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Tame finish

 

[kron]

Lol now shafique is mentally tough
Why?
Because he chased yesterday?

Yes lol. Ok you tell me then. Who?

 

[batandballbattle]

all falling apart here
azmatullah wicket was the turning point, haven't looked fluent since

 

[Mas-LFC]

Some slow dull cricket from afg last 10overs should have charged the bowlers before 3rd pp, nabi played like an associate batsmen who just arrived international cricket for first time!

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Bizzare inngs by nabi

 

[FearlessRoar]

A two-wicket over from Bumrah! Afghanistan 235/7 (45 overs) vs India Nabi lbw b Bumrah 19 (27b)

 

[kron]

Umpire call always favours india for some reason. It was going a bit wide.

 

[Devadwal]

Lol what happened in last 20 minutes as i was busy so not watched

 

[Mas-LFC]

Afghans didnt charge Pandya n Takur before 3rd pp and they didnt think Bumrah has overs left for back end?

 

[Asif321]

gurbaz has been disappointing

 

[imshally81]

Umpire call always favours india for some reason. It was going a bit wide.

it was angle ball and would definitely miss the stump...

 

[Mas-LFC]

Small boundaries flat pitch. Ultra poor batting 35-40 Nabi ruined it put too much pressure on their captain. Needed someone to come and go bang from word go!

 

[YousafTheBeast]

It was fishy Umpires Call... Seems not out from Naked out.... it was angle ball and would defiantly miss the stump...

He was standing back in the crease, had he been standing out it would’ve been a different story.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Mujeeb to Bumrah, 2 back to back fours

 

[imshally81]

He was standing back in the crease, had he been standing out it would’ve been a different story.

Yes you are right... but still i think... it was not out..
Another DRS Error in the favor of India !!!

 

[Mas-LFC]

Afghanistan need to get 280 at least to make a match although India will probably chase it before 45overs!

 

[deltexas]

275 is going to be a competitive chase for Ind. Not going to be a cakewalk as Afg have an array of quality spinners. Will be a good workout for Ind batsmen

 

[imshally81]

6 & 4 ... Good batting by Rashid Khan...

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Rashid should’ve came in earlier man

 

[786pk]

If Afghanistan get to 280+, it's going to be a close game.

 

[imshally81]

Wide.. Pressure on Siraj

 

[TheSultan]

Has Nabi ever turned up vs India? Always conveniently goes missing

 

[TheSultan]

Rashid should’ve came in earlier man

They always do this.

 

[Saanji]

Siraj is such a waste .. we needed shami

 

[VForVendetta]

Nabi & Zadran have completely undone all the recovery from Hasmat & Azmat. Clueless & illogical from the most experienced veterans. They needed at least 300 if they were ever serious to win. Very impressed by Bumrah.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Mujeeb tryna take a single so naveen can take a single lmao

 

[FearlessRoar]

Rashid Khan c Kuldeep Yadav b Bumrah 16 (12b 1x4 1x6) SR: 133.33

 

[kron]

Why is crowd chanting kohlis name when naveen came on?

 

[VForVendetta]

Has Nabi ever turned up vs India? Always conveniently goes missing

Last wc, could have won if not Shami.

 

[gani999]

Amusing name, Naveen-ul-haq. Naveen is a hindu name, Looks like one of those sarva dharma sadhbhav type of names. I doubt it is though. Never heard of any muslim called Naveen.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Mother of all roads. Damn.

 

[Devadwal]

273 to win . Afganistan should be disappointed as they are atleast 30 runs shorts

 

[kron]

272. Not bad at all.

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

Why is crowd chanting kohlis name when naveen came on?
Commies were saying something about that

Let me take you back to this year's ipl
Kohli sledged Naveen and in return Naveen said something back and during the presentation they had one more argument and gambhir came in between and started fight with Virat. Since than it was Naveen vs Indian fans. On Instagram Virat posted 2 stories as well which were related to their fights. So you can imagine how serious it was.
If you tell me i would say i support Naveen here just because he said something back doesn't make him villain it's just Virat fans cannot digest if someone gives back to Virat. But if it's Virat saying something than it's good.

 

[gani999]

Siraj has been expensive today. 76 in his nine overs and no wicket. The roads are not suiting him.

 

[VForVendetta]

Amusing name, Naveen-ul-haq. Naveen is a hindu name, but the chap is a muslim. Looks like one of those sarva dharma sadhbhav type of names. I doubt it is though. Never heard of any muslim called Naveen.

Very intrigued to see him bowl Kohli. It's going to be interesting since Delhi crowd will evidently give him hard time.

 

[FearlessRoar]

A decent total from Afghanistan

 

[jnaveen1980]

Lol bhuvi is a nothing bowler compared to siraj
Siraj on his day can be devastating. He is a bit Inconsistent.

Siraj despite can be lethal hasn't quiet mastered the ODI thought process. Identifying the nature of the surface and quickly and adapting to it is an art. This was an absolute road. He just had to mix up. You could see the class difference between Bumran and him. Also predicting what batsman is going to do is also an art. Siraj is not quiet good at that. He went for runs against Nepal as well. Hope he comes back strong against bigger sides.

 

[kron]

On roads india should go with prasidh and bumrah instead of siraj. On seaming or pitches with help go with sirsj.

 

[batandballbattle]

that siraj over has given them a sniff
their spinners will need to come to the party now but not so sure they'll be effective on this pitch

 

[VForVendetta]

Siraj despite can be lethal hasn't quiet mastered the ODI thought process. Identifying the nature of the surface and quickly and adapting to it is an art. This was an absolute road. He just had to mix up. You could see the class difference between Bumran and him. Also predicting what batsman is going to do is also an art. Siraj is not quiet good at that. He went for runs against Nepal as well. Hope he comes back strong against bigger sides.

From what I have seen he is the kind of bowler who loses control if anyone takes on him. Very emotional & relies on momentum, lot of similarities with Shaheen. This is where Bumrah stands apart from any other sc fast bowler, even at his worst day he will rarely go for 7/rpo. I expect Siraj to do better against Pak since they usually take their time to get settled, now if they want to do well against him, then should follow the Afgans/Nepalese & attack him upfront. That will demoralise him big time.

 

[Saanji]

A decent total from Afghanistan

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India is not winning this world cup bhai..
Bowling is weak and top order is noodley.. we got lucky with the dropped catch

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

If Afghanistan somehow managed to beat India, that would be the biggest ever upset on Indian soil.

 

[VForVendetta]

If Afghanistan somehow managed to beat India, that would be the biggest ever upset on Indian soil.View attachment 137467

Would it be bigger than Kenya's upset back in 98? I understand that team was mediocre & will lose 9/10 matches against current team. But still at the end of the day, it was Kenya, an association team, the Afgans definitely have more hype than that Kenyan team.