IN PICS: ICC World Cup 2019, India vs Afghanistan, Match 28
Virat Kohli made 67 and Kedar Jadhav 52 as India struggled to dominate Afghanistan.
Rohit foxed by Mujeeb ur Rahman
After opting to bat first, India lost opener Rohit Sharma to Mujeeb ur Rahman - a peach of delivery that spun away and crashed on to the stumps
Rahul perishes to a reverse sweep
KL Rahul made an enterprising 30 before an attempted reverse sweep led to his wicket of the bowling of Mohammad Nabi
Kohli Shankar join forces
Virat Kohli and Vijay Shankar then added 58 runs for the third wicket, before Shankar was adjudged LBW for 29 off part-timer Rahmat Shah
Virat Kohli scores yet another 50
Virat Kohli though motored on and scored his 52nd ODI half-century
Kohli goes for 67
Naib got the big wicket of Kohli for 67 (63 balls) as India slumped to 135/4
Spinners dominate
Afghan spinners managed to keep a lid on India's scoring rate with Nabi finishing with 2/33 in his nine overs
MS Dhoni stumped by Rashid Khan
MS Dhoni got his eye in but failed to accelerate as he was stumped by Rashid Khan for 28 off 52 balls
Jadhav pushes India to 224/8
Kedar Jadhav played a valiant knock of 52 off 68 balls before falling to Gulbadin Naib as India managed to put up 224/8 on a sluggish Southampton track
Shami pulls out a 'trick
Mohammed Shami's last-over hat-trick saved India from a mighty scare after they managed to pip Afghanistan by 11 runs to inch closer towards the ICC World Cup 2019 semi-finals, as brilliant death bowling compensated for an inexplicable batting display at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Saturday. @ AFP
Dangerous Shami
Shami (9.5-1-40-4), playing his first match, not only successfully defended 16 runs off the last over but also dismissed the dangerous Mohammed Nabi (52 off 55 balls), Aftab Alam (0) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (0) off successive deliveries to complete the rare feat. @ Twitter
Nabi keeps AFG in the hunt
Afghanistan were bowled out for 213 in pursuit of a manageable 225 run target which at one stage looked gettable after the Indian middle-order flopped in their first World Cup test.
Bumrah at his best
It was superb death bowling by Jasprit Bumrah (2/39 off 10 overs) and Shami that changed the complexion of the game. As much as Shami deserves the credit, Bumrah deserves equal plaudits for giving five runs in the penultimate over.
Absolutely lethal
Bumrah was lethal as ever and his two wickets in the 29th over literally tilted the game before the minnows made another comeback. From a relatively comfortable 106 for 2, it became 106 for 4 with Afghanistan losing the momentum.
Chahal chips in
The Indian spinners Yuzvendra Chahal (2/36 in 10 overs) and Kuldeep Yadav (0/39 in 10 overs) were remarkably consistent with their lines as they never really let the batsmen get away.
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