Riding on Rohit Sharma's strokeful 150, an under-fire India finally registered a win after a long time as they crushed minnows Afghanistan by 153 runs in their second and final World Cup warm-up match on Tuesday. Catch all the highlights of the match here:
Electing to bat, India did not have the best of starts as they lost opener Shikhar Dhawan (4) and Virat Kohli (5) early but Rohit's knock helped the Men in Blue post 364 for five.
Chasing a mammoth score, Afghanistan, who are making their first 50-over World Cup appearance, played cautious cricket but could only manage to score 211 for eight in 50 overs.
Live Score - India vs Afghanistan
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The bowlers bowled well and did not allow the batsmen to score freely. Mohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each. Ashwin, Yadav and Raina took a wicket apiece. This win will definitely lift up the mood in the dressing room as everyone will be mighty pleased with it. Might be the beginning of a winning streak, you never know! One victory can do wonders! That is all from our side. Hope you enjoyed the coverage. Join us tomorrow for the England-Pakistan warm-up match. Goodbye, till then!
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Easy win for India! They have finally managed to get a win under their belt on this tour. A win, after a long time! It was a complete team performance by them today. Rahane and Raina got good fifties. Rohit Sharma, the man in-form got a fine hundred, a massive score of 150!
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49.60Suresh Raina to Afsar Zazai
Pushed through on middle and leg, Zazai looks to sweep but fails. That is it! India win by 153 runs!
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49.50Suresh Raina to Afsar Zazai
Quicker outside off, Zazai looks to cut but fails again.
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49.40Suresh Raina to Afsar Zazai
Floated on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket.
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49.30Suresh Raina to Afsar Zazai
Quick and flat outside off, Zazai looks to cut but misses.
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49.21Suresh Raina to
Floated around leg, played to long on for a single.
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49.10Suresh Raina to
Loopy delivery outside off, played to covers.
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48.60Mohammed Shami to Afsar Zazai
Yorker on off, played back to the bowler.
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48.52Mohammed Shami to Afsar Zazai
Short delivery around middle and leg, Zazai looks to pull but gets a top edge to fine leg for two runs.