Cricket World Cup 2023 Match 9: India vs Afghanistan Live Updates

CWC 2023: Afghanistan 147-3 After 30 Overs Against India

Afghanistan 147-3 After 30 Overs Against India.

Azmatullah Omarzai 46 (56b 1x4 3x6)

Hashmatullah Shahidi 35 (48b 2x4)
 

IND vs AFG: Afghanistan top order shattered, scored 82/3 after 19 overs

IND vs AUS: In their second World Cup match against India, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bat first, but the Indian bowlers proved his decision wrong and took three wickets to reach the score of 63. All the top three batsmen got starts but no one was able to convert this start into a big innings. till the latest news is written afghanistan were 83/3 after 20 overs. captain hashmatullah shahidi batting at 15 and azmatullah omarzai batting at 6.

Afghanistan 70-3 After 15 Overs.

Afghanistan lost top three batters - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (21), Ibrahim Zadran (22) and Rahmat Shah (16) as they are struggling for 70-3 after 15 overs. Bumrah, Pandya and Thakur took one wicket each for India.

Afghanistan 48-1 After 10 Overs

Afghanistan 48-1 After 10 Overs

CWC 2023: Afghanistan Opt To Bat vs India

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi opt to bat vs India in 9th Match of ICC ODI World Cup 2023.

Teams:

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

CWC 2023: Rohit Sharma On Verge Of Creating World Record

Indian Skipper Needs 3 sixes to become the highest six-hitter in International cricket history. He’s on 551 sixes now behind Gayle’s 553.

If Rohit scores 22 runs against vs Afghanistan, he will become the joint fastest to reach 1000 runs in ODI World Cup history alongside David Warner. 

Fastest to reach 1,000 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup (innings):

David Warner - 19*.

Sachin Tendulkar - 20.

AB De Villiers - 20.

Rohit Sharma* - 978 runs in 18 innings!
 

IND vs AFG: Probable Playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Arun Jaitley Stadium: Pitch Report

The pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium is known favours battting. The short boundaries further makes it easier for batters to hit fours and sixes. Additionally, as the match progresses, the dry nature of the pitch can also benefit spinners. 

In the previous ODI played on this ground between South Africa and Sri Lanka (CWC 2023), 745 runs were scored. South Africa (428) beat Sri Lanka (226) by 102 runs. 

India vs Afghanistan: Live Stream and Telecast

The 9th match of Cricket World Cup 2023 will be played between India and Afghanistan. It will be broadcast live on Star Sports network in multiple languages. The Indian viewers can also enjoy the live stream of the match through the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.

 

India vs Afghanistan: Head-To-Head In ODIs

India and Afghanistan have only played each other on three occasions in the 50-over format with India winning two and one game ending in a tie. 

• Overall: 3
• India wins: 2
• Afghanistan wins: 0
• Tied: 1
• No result: 0

Past Matches Result

05/03/2014: Dhaka - India won by 8 wickets

25/09/2018: Dubai - Match Tied

22/06/2019: Southampton - India won by 11 runs

Afghanistan Hope Rashid Khan 'Delivers' Against India

The Afghans were completely outplayed by Bangladesh, losing by six wickets after being bowled out for just 156 in Dharamsala on Saturday. The 25-year-old Rashid, who has 172 wickets in 95 ODI matches, went wicketless in that match but remains Afghanistan's key bowler.

"Rashid is the best bowler in ODI and T20s, so whatever the opposition is doing, we don't care about that," said Shahidi.

Shahidi added: "He has the quality and whenever it's his day, he can do anything against the opposition, so we are expecting and we are hopeful that he delivers in tomorrow's game."