ICC CWC 2019 Match 28 highlights: Shami takes hat trick; India beat Afghan

Mohammed Shami's last-over hattrick saved India from a mighty scare after they managed to pip Afghanistan by 11 runs to inch closer towards World Cup semi-finals

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TOSS ALERT: Afghanistan to bowl first

India captain Virat Kohli flips the coin. India win toss and elect to bat first

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Toss will take place in a minute, stay tuned

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PITCH REPORT: It is a belter of wicket

A straight hit is around 79-80 metres at Southampton. Third-man and fine-leg are short, so are the square boundaries. Teams will look to protect the shorter boundaries today, forcing batsman to play straighter. "A beauty," says Ramiz Raza looking at the pitch. "Brown tinge, good for batting. Will spin, although the pitch won't powder. See off the first 5 overs and then bat. Look out for the straight hits!"

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Rashid Khan in ICC CWC 2019

Innings: 4

Wickets: 3

Average: 74.7

Follow Rashid Khan here

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Low scoring World Cup 2019 Matches at The Rose Bowl

India (230-4) beat South Africa (227-9) by six wickets on June 5, 2019

 

Man of Match: Rohit Sharma (122 not out)

 

South Africa vs West Indies: No result on June 10

 

England (213-2) beat West Indies (212) by 8 wickets on June 14

 

Man of match: Joe Root (100 not out)
 

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Rishabh Pant record in ODIs

Innings: 4 

Runs: 93

Strike Rate: 131

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Fun Facts about Team India: If India win today, it will be their 50th victory in World Cup

Virat Kohli never batted against Afghanistan in ODIs although he has played one game.

 

No Indian cricketer has scored a century against Afghanistan in ODIs

 

KL Rahul is the only player in the current squad to have notched up a half-century. He scored 60 in the Asia Cup last year

 

Ravindra Jadeja is India's highest wicket-taker with 7 scalps

 

An Indian win would be its 50th World Cup victory

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In pics: Here's how Hampshire Bowl pitch looks for today's match

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Here are the playing 11 prediction of both the teams

India playing 11: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Vijay Shankar/Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah

Afghanistan playing 11: Noor Ali Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Ikram Ali Khil, Dawlat Zadran/Hamid Hassan, Mujeeb ur Rahman

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In pics: Will Team India don away jersey today?

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Kohli on cusp of becoming fastest to 20,000 international runs

India skipper Virat Kohli will have the chance to add another feather to his cap by becoming the fastest batsman to score 20,000 international runs when he takes strike against Afghanistan in their World Cup tie at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Saturday.

Kohli currently has 19, 896 runs to his name and is just 104 runs short of the record that legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar holds together with West Indies great Brian Lara.

If Kohli manages to score 104 runs against Afghanistan, he will reach the 20,000-international run milestone in 415 innings (131 in Tests, 222 in ODIs and 62 in T20Is).

Tendulkar and Lara, both had reached the milestone in 453 innings, followed by former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting who scored 20,000 runs in 468 innings.

The 30-year-old run-machine has been in great form in the ongoing tournament. After getting out cheaply against South Africa in the World Cup opener, Kohli scored 82 runs against Australia and 77 against Pakistan.

Interestingly, during the innings against Pakistan at Old Trafford on June 16, Kohli also became the fastest batsman to score 11,000 ODI runs.
 

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WATCH: Rishabh Pant on Chahal TV

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Shankar appears for fitness test, says hopeful of playing

Injured all-rounder Vijay Shankar is "hopeful" of playing India's next World Cup encounter against Afghanistan as the pain inflicted by a Jasprit Bumrah toe-crusher has subsided.

Shankar took a short fitness test in which he was made to do some running and also bowled a few balls under the supervision of physio Patrick Farhart and trainer Shankar Basu. It couldn't be ascertained whether the physio and the trainer were happy with his progress.

There have been instances in the past where a player, who has attended a pre-match press conference hasn't made it to the playing XI.

Shankar's responded to queries over his inclusion in monosyllables.

Are you feeling better? "Personally, I've got a lot better," he quipped.

Much better? was a follow-up question and "yeah" was the short reply.

The next question was much straighter. Will you be able to play? "Yeah, hopefully," was all that the Tamil Nadu all-rounder said.

Bumrah's yorkers can be lethal and Shankar said he expected that.

"Actually, when you play someone like Bumrah, you always expect that. Still, sometimes we do miss that," he smiled when asked if he expected a delivery like that.
 

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