World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah star in crushing win Afghanistan by 8 wickets

Rohit Sharma smashed 131 off 84 balls to set a new World Cup record and script an 8-wicket victory for India over Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday. Rohit went past Sachin Tendulkar after he scored his 7th World Cup hundred to take the lead in the list for most hundreds in the tournament's history.

Rohit Sharma's knock destroyed Afghanistan's hopes after they had posted a decent, yet sub-par 272 for 8 after Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bat. On a great batting surface,



273 was never going to challenge India but Rohit's masterclass completely shut the door on Afghanistan, who had troubled India in the 2019 World Cup before Mohammed Shami's hat-trick sealed a thrilling win.

Afghanistan have the kind of bowlers who could threaten the best of batsmen on their day. But Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai and Rashid Khan were shown scant respect by Rohit Sharma, who was desperate to redeem himself after a duck against Australia in India's tournament opener on Sunday.