“At its very best” – Followers react as Jasprit Bumrah finishes with 4/39 in IND vs AFG 2023 World Cup match

Jasprit Bumrah starred with the ball within the 2023 World Cup match between India and Afghanistan on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday, October 11. The speedster completed with a superb spell of 4/39, together with the wickets of Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, and Rashid Khan.

Bumrah beforehand scalped two wickets within the final sport towards Australia, which India received by six wickets. He earlier picked up eight wickets in 5 video games through the 2023 Asia Cup.

Followers on X (beforehand referred to as Twitter) lauded Bumrah for his or her exploits with the ball within the World Cup fixture towards Afghanistan. One person wrote:

“Good to see bumrah bowling in demise after very long time on flat wicket and he was at its very best even when runs have been leaking from different finish.”

Listed below are some extra reactions:

Jasprit Bumrah stars as India limit Afghanistan to 272/8

Afghanistan captain Hasmatullah Shahidi received the toss and opted to bat towards India on Wednesday. Batting first, they posted 272/8 of their allotted 50 overs.

Shahidi led from the entrance, scoring 80 runs off 88 balls, together with one six and eight boundaries. Azmatullah Omarzai chipped in with 62 runs off 69 deliveries, together with 4 sixes and two boundaries. 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, whereas 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 World Cup opener towards Bangladesh by 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 towards defending champions England on the similar venue on October 15.

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