Jasprit Bumrah starred with the ball within the 2023 World Cup match between India and Afghanistan on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday, October 11. The speedster completed with an excellent spell of 4/39, together with the wickets of Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, and Rashid Khan.
Bumrah beforehand scalped two wickets within the final recreation in opposition to Australia, which India received by six wickets. He earlier picked up eight wickets in 5 video games in the course of the 2023 Asia Cup.
Followers on X (beforehand often called Twitter) lauded Bumrah for his or her exploits with the ball within the World Cup fixture in opposition to Afghanistan. One consumer wrote:
“Good to see bumrah bowling in dying after very long time on flat wicket and he was at its very best even when runs had been leaking from different finish.”
Listed below are some extra reactions:
Jasprit Bumrah stars as India prohibit Afghanistan to 272/8
Afghanistan captain Hasmatullah Shahidi received the toss and opted to bat in opposition to India on Wednesday. Batting first, they posted 272/8 of their allotted 50 overs.
Shahidi led from the entrance, scoring 80 runs off 88 balls, together with one six and eight boundaries. Azmatullah Omarzai chipped in with 62 runs off 69 deliveries, together with 4 sixes and two boundaries. The duo shared a 121-run partnership as Afghanistan recovered from 63/3. Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz too contributed 22 (28) and 21 (28) to the scorecard.
Other than Bumrah, Hardik Pandya took two wickets, whereas Shardul Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav scalped one apiece.
The Males in Blue got here into the sport off the again of a six-wicket win over Australia, courtesy of KL Rahul (97*) and Virat Kohli (85). Afghanistan, however, misplaced their World Cup opener in opposition to Bangladesh by six wickets.
Workforce India will subsequent lock horns with arch-rivals Pakistan on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14. Afghanistan, in the meantime, face off in opposition to defending champions England on the similar venue on October 15.
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Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee