Jasprit Bumrah starred with the ball within the 2023 International Cup fit between India and Afghanistan on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday, October 11. The speedster completed with a super spell of four/39, together with the wickets of Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, and Rashid Khan.
Bumrah prior to now scalped two wickets within the final sport in opposition to Australia, which India gained via six wickets. He previous picked up 8 wickets in 5 video games all the way through the 2023 Asia Cup.
Lovers on X (prior to now referred to as Twitter) lauded Bumrah for his or her exploits with the ball within the International Cup fixture in opposition to Afghanistan. One consumer wrote:
“Just right to peer bumrah bowling in loss of life after very long time on flat wicket and he was once at its very best even if runs have been leaking from different finish.”
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Jasprit Bumrah stars as India prohibit Afghanistan to 272/8
Afghanistan captain Hasmatullah Shahidi gained the toss and opted to bat in opposition to India on Wednesday. Batting first, they posted 272/8 of their allocated 50 overs.
Shahidi led from the entrance, scoring 80 runs off 88 balls, together with one six and 8 obstacles. Azmatullah Omarzai chipped in with 62 runs off 69 deliveries, together with 4 sixes and two obstacles. 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.
Aside from Bumrah, Hardik Pandya took two wickets, whilst 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, alternatively, misplaced their International Cup opener in opposition to Bangladesh via six wickets.
Staff 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 protecting champions England on the similar venue on October 15.
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Edited via Sudeshna Banerjee