Xtra Time Web Desk: India continued their winning runs with an 8 wicket victory over Afghanistan in the World Cup on Wednesday.Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first. They posted 272 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs.
Afghanistan Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi 80 runs and Azmatullah Omarzai 62 runs 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.
Chasing 273 runs, Rohit Sharma went on a six-hitting spree, smashing an 84 ball 131 runs to record the most number of centuries in World Cup history, while Ishan Kishan 47 runs.Rohit and Ishan shared a 156 runs partnership for the opening wicket to set the platform for the chase. Virat Kohli 55 runs not out and Shreyas Iyer 25 runs not out chipped in with use contributions as the hosts romped home in 35 overs.