The pressure was building, one could sense something happening and it did. Jasprit Bumrah dropped the ball short and Gulbadin Naib ducked at first but then poked at the delivery. Chahal does the trick once again for India as he gets rid of Rashid Khan for 14. Virat Kohli departs for 67.
With only 8 overs to go, surely both of them have to go now. Dhoni was heard saying ‘Nahi Nahi’ from behind the wicket right after Kuldeep pitched the ball there. 28th match, Southampton, Jun 22 2019, ICC Cricket World CupIndia had one weakness coming into this tournament and it was on full display against AfghanistanShami reveals Dhoni's advice before World Cup hat-trick ballThe India quick bowler on how MS Dhoni motivated him before the hat-trick ball against AfghanistanAt various stages it appeared the World Cup was set for a massive upset, but once again India showed why they have the best bowling attack at the tournamentHow Mohammad Nabi almost hustled a big upset for Afghanistan over India"At times, we felt the way Nabi was playing was irritating" - Mohammed ShamiIndia were worried they didn't have enough runs on the board against Afghanistan but their bowling line-up bailed them outKartik: Shami for Bhuvneshwar is the only change I would like to see The Chinaman has bowled 3 overs and conceded 6 runs without picking a wicket so far. Gee he looks good when he gets it right.BOWLED! Hardik Pandya insisted that he should take the DRS and replays showed that the ball was missing the leg stump.
Afghanistan are finishing the innings on a high. Kedar Jadhav also loses his wicket in the last over as India are restricted to 224/8 in 50 overs.
Gulbadin Naib decided to take off and bring himself on and he has conceded 9 runs. But there was no movement either in the air or off the pitch, clear indications that this might turn out to be a high-scoring match.Three quick singles in the first over. India vs Afghanistan, ICC World Cup 2019 highlights: Follow India vs Afghanistan highlights at Rose Bowl, Southampton. India vs Afghanistan cricket match, World Cup 2019: India beat Afghanistan by 11 runs, with a hat-trick performance by Shami who got the key wicket of Nabi, followed by the wickets of Alam and Rahman. This is a beauty.
Shami had trapped Zazai in front of the wicket but the umpire turned down the LBW call and adjudged it as not out. Shankar reviews after a chat with his partner.
Hardik concedes five runs from the over as Afghanistan look to make a move on in the innings. Just a tad short from Aftab and that was enough for Rahul to transfer his weight to the backfoot and time it past the point fielder for the first boundary of the match.
India need to pick couple of quick wickets soon. However, he hasn’t picked up a wicket so far and that remains a cause of concern for India. Kohli straight away said sorry and all the players were pictured smiling after this odd run of play. Jasprit Bumrah has scalped his second wicket of the over as he dismisses Hasmatullah Shahidi in the over as well. Another timely wicket for Afghanistan as this partnership was starting to flourish.
Wrong length, wrong line and Kohli takes full advantage of it. Clouds may hover around towards the afternoon local time but they won’t pose any threat to the game.Rishabh Pant, who was drafted into the Indian as an official replacement of the injured Shikhar Dhawan, looks set to make his World Cup debut today against Afghanistan. One would feel Shami is about to be reintroduced into the attack.Asghar Afghan and Mohammad Nabi are in the middle now as two news batsmen look to reignite the Afghanistan chase.
He was spot on with his line and length. Replays have not been shown yet.
Check live score and scorecard of India vs Afghanistan on Times of India + Tue, Aug 25, 2020 | UPDATED 09.25 PM IST: Sports; Cricket. They just need to see off the new ball and then take the attack to the Indian bowlers. We have a contest on our hands.Edged and goes between the diving keeper and second slip. They now have been shown and it shows there was nothing and the sound was of the bat hitting the ground.OUT!
The two batsmen have now added 15 runs off 24 deliveries. Shankar looks to sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. Onus now on Dhoni and Jadhav to give India a big finish.So the idea is pretty clear, the moment Afghanistan bowl a seamer, Dhoni and Jadhav will attack. Afghanistan will be happy with the way their openers have started the chase. The right-hander went for the upper cut but edged the ball into the hands of keeper Ikram Ali Khil. Mohammed Shami returned into the attack and bowled a three-run over to keep the pressure on the batsmen.Shami has bowled five overs thus far and conceded 9 runs and picked one wicket. Check Match 30 (Pak vs SA) Live score, toss updates and match commentary here Check Match 29 (NZ vs WI) highlights here Check 2019 cricket world cup points table here ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: India vs Afghanistan full scorecard . Match is heading for a close finish and the fans are getting restless. Four overs have been bowled and the Afghanistan openers have somehow negated the pacers’ effect early on in the innings.
Hardik Pandya has done the trick for India as he gets rid of skipper Gulbadin Naib.
Having already lost 5 of their matches, there is no realistic of them making to the semis but Gulbadin Naib’s men will look to end the tournament on a high. Huge huge wicket for Afghanistan. Pandya and Jadhav are trying but India keep dealing in singles and doubles. Nabi survives as Afghanistan are still in the match.
There was a chance for Yuzvendra Chahal to affect a run out at the non striker’s end but he missed the stumps and Mohammad Nabi survived. Mohammed Shami came from around the wicket and bowled a fast delivery, which was missed by Hazratullah Zazai as he went for the slog. Only 2 runs from the 41st over. Virat Kohli would want his premier spinners to scalp few wickets and peg back Afghanistan in these middle overs. India vs Afghanistan, ICC World Cup 2019 highlights: Follow India vs Afghanistan highlights at Rose Bowl, Southampton.Follow India vs Afghanistan World Cup match highlights here:India became the third country after Australia and New Zealand to win 50 World Cup matches.