Indian team recorded their second consecutive victory in ODI World Cup 2023 with the help of a stunning century from skipper Rohit Sharma and a brilliant spell from pacer Jasprit Bumrah who took a four-wicket haul earlier in this game. Talking, about this game Afghanistan winning the toss opted to bat first and managed to post a total of 272/8 in 50 overs with the help of fifties from Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai, but this total wasn't enough to compete against a top nation like India as they went onto finish this game inside 35 overs.
Numbers and Stats from IND vs AFG game:
2 - Virat Kohli has scored back-to-back fifties in a successful run-chase of an ODI World Cup.
Virat Kohli scores in ODI WC 2023:
85 vs Australia in Chennai
55* vs Afghanistan in Delhi
Most fifty-plus scores in ODI World Cup:
Sachin Tendulkar - 21
Rohit Sharma - 10
Virat Kohli - 10
Notably, Virat Kohli smashed five consecutive fifties in ODI WC 2019.
2 - Azmatullah Omarzai and Hashmatullah Shahidi became the second batting pair to record a century-run partnership for Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup.
Batting pair to record a century partnership for Afghanistan in ODI WC game:
Ikram Alikhil-Rahmat Shah: 133 vs West Indies in Leeds, 2019
Azmatullah Omarzai-Hashmatullah Shahidi: 121 vs India in Delhi, 2023
3 - Rohit Sharma became only the third batsman to score a century for India in the ODI World Cup as Captain.
Captains to smash a century for India in ODI WC:
Kapil Dev in 1983
Sourav Ganguly thrice in 2003
Rohit Sharma in 2023
4/39 - Jasprit Bumrah has recorded his best-ever bowling figures in ODI World Cup history.
Four-wicket hauls for Jasprit Bumrah in ODI World Cups:
4/55 vs Bangladesh in Birmingham, 2019
4/39 vs Afghanistan in Delhi, 2023
7 - Rohit Sharma has smashed the most centuries (7) in ODI World Cup history now.
Most centuries by a batsman in ODI World Cup:
Rohit Sharma - 7
Sachin Tendulkar - 6
Ricky Ponting - 5
Kumar Sangakkara - 5
19 - Rohit Sharma has completed 1000 runs in the ODI World Cup from just 19 innings.
Fastest to score 1000 runs in ODI World Cup:
David Warner / Rohit Sharma - 19
Sachin Tendulkar / AB de Villiers - 20
Viv Richards / Sourav Ganguly - 21
Rohit Sharma has become the joint-fastest to complete 1000 runs in WC history along with David Warner.
Most runs for India in the ODI World Cup:
Sachin Tendulkar - 2278
Virat Kohli - 1170
Rohit Sharma - 1109
Sourav Ganguly - 1006
31 - Rohit Sharma has smashed 31 centuries in his ODI career.
Most centuries in ODIs:
Sachin Tendulkar - 49
Virat Kohli - 47
Rohit Sharma - 31
Ricky Ponting - 30
Top-3 place in the list of most ODI centuries belongs to only Indian batsmen.
62 - Azmatullah Omarzai has recorded his highest score in ODIs.
The fifties for Azmatullah Omarzai in ODIs:
56 vs Bangladesh in Chattogram, 2023
62 vs India in Delhi, 2023
63 - Rohit Sharma has smashed the fastest century in the ODI World Cup for an Indian batsman.
Read More: Check the list of batters to have smashed fastest hundred for India in ODI World Cup
76 - Mohammed Siraj has conceded a total of 76 runs in his bowling spell.
Worst bowling spell for Mohammed Siraj in ODIs:
0/76 vs Australia in Adelaide, 2019 - Debut game
0/76 vs Afghanistan in Delhi, 2023
76 - Rohit Sharma has scored 76 runs in this game during the powerplay overs alone which is the most for any Indian batsman.
Highest score by a batsman in powerplay overs of ODI match:
Martin Guptill - 93 vs Sri Lanka in Christchurch, 2015
Chris Gayle - 77 vs England in Gros Islet, 2019
Brendon McCullum - 77 vs New Zealand in Wellington, 2015 WC
Rohit Sharma - 76 vs Afghanistan in Delhi, 2023 WC
Kusal Mendis - 72 vs South Africa in Delhi, 2023 WC
80 - Hashmatullah Shahidi has scored 80 runs in this match.
Highest Score for Afghanistan in ODI World Cup:
Samiullah Shinwari - 96 vs Scotland in Dunedin, 2015
Ikram Alikhil - 86 vs West Indies in Leeds, 2019
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 80 vs India in Delhi, 2023
90 - India chased down a total of 273 runs in just 35 overs.
Biggest margin of win in ODI World Cup while chasing a 250-plus target:
India - 90b vs Afghanistan in Delhi, 2023
New Zealand - 82b vs England in Ahmedabad, 2023
India - 79b vs Ireland in Hamilton, 2015
131 - Rohit Sharma scored 131 runs in this match.
Read More: Check the list of players with most international sixes here
Highest Score for an Indian batsman in a successful ODI WC run-chase:
Rohit Sharma - 131 vs Afghanistan in Delhi, 2023
Sachin Tendulkar - 127* vs Kenya in Cuttack, 1996
Rohit Sharma - 122* vs South Africa in Southampton, 2019
556 - Rohit Sharma has smashed the most sixes (556) in International cricket history now.
