Mohammad Shami now becomes the second Indian bowler to take a World Cup hat-trick. Chetan Sharma was the first ay back in 1987. Apparently, this is the first hat-trick of CWC 2019. Shami plays his first game of this World Cup and ends up with a hat-trick.
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That's it! India beat Afghanistan in a close contest. Mohammad Shami picked hat-trick in the last over. Afghanistan manage 213 in their 49.5 overs. Shami becomes only second Indian bowler to take a World Cup hat-trick. Afghanistan did well to put up a fight but not enough to zip past India.
OUT! Mohammad Shami removes dangerous Mohammad Nabi. And that possibly dashes Afghanistan's hopes. Nabi wanted to clear the long-on fielder but ended up hitting towards him. Nabi c Hardik Pandya b Shami 52(55)
We are now down to last over and Afghanistan need 16 runs to win. Jasprit Bumrah with a superb over as he gave away just five runs.
Mohammad Nabi just made a good use of DRS. He was adjudged lbw off Mohammad Shami, but then opted for the review and it confirmed the impact was outside off. Nabi survives, Afghanistan dream on! Meanwhile, Shami with a good over, he concedes three runs. Afghanistan need 21 off last two overs now.
Mohammad Nabi smashed Jasprit Bumrah for a six and that has brought the equation down to 24 off last three overs. Nabi is batting on 43 off 46 balls. Can he take his side home?
OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal picks another wicket. Rashid Khan smashed his for a four earlier and on next ball, he is stumped. Excellent work behind the stumps this by MS Dhoni. R Khan st Dhoni b Chahal 14(16)
So in last five overs, Afghanistan needs 40 runs to win this encounter. Mohammad Nabi holds the key here. This is game of nerves now. Good thing for India is that Jasprit Bumrah has two overs remaining.
Six overs remaining now and Afghanistan need 49 more runs to win. Afghanistan need some big hits here otherwise the required run-rate is creeping up. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah has finished his eight overs.
This is getting close now. Afghanistan need 53 more runs to win off 42 balls. Mohammad Nabi holds the key for Afghanistan, he is batting on 29 off 36 balls.
OUT! Hardik Pandya strikes for India. Najibullah Zadran chips it straight into the hands of Yuzvendra Chahal at mid-wicket. This is getting difficult for Afghanistan now. Najibullah c Chahal b Hardik Pandya 21(23)
That's 150 up for Afghanistan. They now need 74 more runs to win off 66 balls. The asking rate is worth 6.73 runs per over now. Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran have now added 21 off 24 balls.
OUT! Afghanistan lose half the side now. Yuzvendra Chahal strikes for India. Asghar Afghan was going for a big slog, missed the line of the ball and is bowled. Asghar Afghan b Chahal 8(19)
The pressure has now shifted in Afghanistan camp after Jasprit Bumrah's double-strike. It is long way to go for Afghanistan as they need 115 more runs to win from 29 overs. The required run-rate has now gone over six runs per over.
OUT! Jasprit Bumrah strikes again in this over. The game has swung back in India's favour. Bumrah brought in exactly for what he did. Afghanistan now under some pressure. H Shahidi c and b Bumrah 21(45)
OUT! Jasprit Bumrah strikes for India. Rahmat Shah goes for the pull shot, gets the top-edge and the ball goes high in the air. Yuzvendra Chahal takes the catch. Rahmat c Chahal b Bumrah 36(63)
Afghanistan now need 119 more runs to win from 32 overs. The required run-rate is worth 5.41 runs per over. India desperately looking for a breakthrough.
Halfway through and Afghanistan have done a fine job thus far inspite of losing two wickets. They need 134 more runs to win from 25 overs now. The required run-rate is worth 5.36 at the moment.
Afghanistan nearing the hundred-run mark now. They need to keep wickets in hand and taking scoring opportunities whenever it comes. Hashmatullah Shahidi is batting on 11 off 26 balls while Rahmat Shah is on 24 off 46 balls.
30 overs remaining now and it is Hashmatullah Shahidi who has joined Rahmat Shah in the middle. Afghanistan need 154 more runs to win from 30 overs. The asking rate has gone upto to 5.13 now.
India and Afghanistan face-off in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC 2019) match 28 at Hampshire Bowl in Southampton. The Virat Kohli-led side is currently undefeated in the Cricket World Cup 2019 and have won three matches with one game against New Zealand washed-out. On the other hand, Afghanistan, have lost all five matches and are languishing at the bottom of the CWC19 points table. Stay tuned for India vs Afghanistan (IND vs AFG) live score updates. India vs Afghanistan Cricket Score 28th ODI Match in ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019.
India have defeated teams like South Africa, Australia and Pakistan thus far. Against Afghanistan the team will be in no mood to play lightly. It is very much likely that India will field unchanged side and that means Vijay Shankar is fit to play. Interestingly, he attended the press conference on the eve of the match and appeared confident.
Afghanistan have been marred by some off-field controversies and that shows very much in their performance. The team has not been upto the mark yet in the tournament and have faced back to back defeats. Against India, the side will be hoping to put some good show. India vs Afghanistan Betting Odds: Free Bet Odds, Predictions and Favourites During IND vs AFG in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match 28.
Meanwhile, this will be the first World Cup encounter between these two teams. Overall India and Afghanistan have met on two occasions in ODIs. Team India have won one match while the last encounter between these two sides ended in a tie. It was played the during the Asia Cup 2018.
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