- October 11, 2023
Rohit Sharma’s Record-Breaking Century Leads India to Victory Over Afghanistan
Indian captain Rohit Sharma played a scintillating knock of 131 runs off 84 balls to help his team defeat Afghanistan by eight wickets in the Cricket World Cup on October 11, 2023. Sharma’s innings was laced with 16 fours and five sixes, and he took the Afghan bowlers to the cleaners.
Sharma started his innings cautiously, but he soon opened up and started hitting boundaries at will. He reached his century in just 63 balls, which is the fastest century by an Indian batsman in a World Cup match. Sharma continued to bat aggressively after reaching his century, and he eventually got out in the 23rd over.
Sharma’s innings was the highlight of the match, and it helped India to reach the target of 273 runs in just 35 overs. Sharma was adjudged the Player of the Match for his brilliant performance.
Sharma’s inning was a special one for several reasons. First, it came in a crucial World Cup match against a strong Afghanistan team. Second, Sharma reached his century in record time. Third, he batted aggressively throughout his innings and helped India to win the match by a comfortable margin.
Sharma’s inning is a reminder of his class and ability as a batsman. He is one of the most dangerous batsmen in the world, and he is capable of winning matches for his team single-handedly. Sharma’s performance in the World Cup so far has been outstanding, and he will be looking to continue his good form in the upcoming matches.
India vs Afghanistan, Cricket World Cup 2023
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India
October 11, 2023
Toss: Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Scorecard
Afghanistan
Player | R | B | 4s | 6s | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hazratullah Zazai | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 25 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Asghar Afghan | 45 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) | 80 | 85 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Azmatullah Omarzai | 62 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Najibullah Zadran | 25 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mohammad Nabi | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Rashid Khan | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gulbadin Naib | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Farooqi Fazal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 11 (1b, 5lb, 5w)
Total: 273/8 (50 overs)
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Zazai, 5.1 ov), 2-45 (Gurbaz, 8.4 ov), 3-118 (Afghan, 24.2 ov), 4-185 (Omarzai, 35.5 ov), 5-206 (Najibullah, 39.1 ov), 6-242 (Nabi, 45.6 ov), 7-265 (Rashid, 48.3 ov), 8-273 (Farooqi, 49.5 ov)
Bowling:
Bowler | O | M | R | W |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jasprit Bumrah | 10 | 2.8 | 39 | 4 |
Mohammed Shami | 10 | 5.4 | 56 | 2 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 10 | 4.6 | 50 | 1 |
Hardik Pandya | 10 | 5.4 | 47 | 1 |
Ravindra Jadeja | 10 | 4.5 | 42 | 0 |
India
India score card
Player | R | B | 4s | 6s | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rohit Sharma (c) | 131 | 84 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
KL Rahul | 47 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Virat Kohli | 55* | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Shreyas Iyer | 25* | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 12 (1b, 5lb, 6w)
Total: 275/2 (35 overs)
Fall of wickets: 1-85 (Rahul, 15.5 ov), 2-197 (Sharma, 33.2 ov)
| Player | R | B | 4s | 6s | HR | |—|—|—|—|—| | Rohit Sharma (c) | 131 | 84 | 16 | 5 | 1 | | KL Rahul | 47 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | Virat Kohli | 55* | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | Shreyas Iyer | 25* | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 12 (1b, 5lb, 6w)
Total: 275/2 (35 overs)
Fall of wickets: 1-85 (Rahul, 15.5 ov), 2-197 (Sharma, 33.2 ov)
Bowling:
Bowler | O | M | R | W |
---|---|---|---|---|
Naveen-ul-Haq | 7 | 5.7 | 47 | 0 |
Fazalhaq Farooqi | 6 | 7.5 | 50 | 1 |
Rashid Khan | 6 | 5.3 | 36 | 1 |
Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 6 | 4.8 | 41 | 0 |
Mohammad Nabi | 6 | 5.8 | 51 | 0 |
Result: India won by 8