Afghanistan elects to bat first against India in World Cup match 
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Afghanistan elect to bat against India, India limit Afghanistan to 272-8 in World Cup

Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first against India in a World Cup match here on Wednesday.

New Delhi | Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first against India in a World Cup match here on Wednesday.

Afghanistan side remains unchanged while India made one change, bringing in Shardul Thakur in place of Ravichandran Ashwin.

Teams:

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

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

Afghanistan posted a decent 272 for 8 against India in their World Cup match here on Wednesday.

Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (80) and Azmatullah Omarzai (62) struck fine fifties but Afghanistan had a slump between 35th to 45th over as they eventually just managed a decent score.

For India, Jasprit Bumrah (4/39) was the pick of the bowlers while Hardik Pandya (2/43), Kuldeep Yadav (1/40) and Shardul Thakur (1/31) also contributed well.

Brief Score:

Afghanistan: 272 for 8 in 50 overs (Hashmatullah Shahidi 80, Azmatullah Omarzai 62; Jasprit Bumrah 4/39

Scoreboard of the World Cup match between India and Afghanistan here on Wednesday.

Afghanistan:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Thakur b Pandya 21 Ibrahim Zadran c Rahul b Bumrah 22

Rahmat Shah lbw b Thakur 16

Hashmatullah Shahidi lbw b Yadav 80

Azmatullah Omarzai b Pandya 62

Mohammad Nabi lbw b Bumrah 19

Najibullah Zadran c Kohli b Bumrah 2

Rashid Khan c Yadav b Bumrah 16

Mujeeb Ur Rahman not out 10

Naveen Ul Haq not out 9

Extras: 15 (b-2, lb-3, w-8, nb-2)

Total: 272/8 in 50 overs

Fall of wickets: 1-32, 2-63, 3-63, 4-184, 5-225, 6-229, 7-235, 8-261 Bowling: Jasprit Bumrah 10-0-39-4, Mohammed Siraj 9-0-76-0, Hardik Pandya 7-0-43-2, Shardul Thakur 6-0-31-1, Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-40-1, Ravindra Jadeja 8-0-38-0.

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