The 9th match in the World Cup 2023 between India and Afghanistan has created a number of records in the ICC event.
Records created in IND vs AFG ODI World Cup 2023
India is scheduled to play in the 9th ICC World Cup 2023 match against Afghanistan on October 11 at Arun Jaitley Stadium where India won the match by 8 wickets. Winning the toss, Afghanistan chose to bat where they scored 272 runs on 50 overs. With a target of 273 Indian skipper started the inning where he scored a century and helped the side to a quick victory.
The openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan had a partnership score of 156 runs and joined the list of highest opening partnerships for India in World Cups.
Highest opening partnerships for India in WC
189 – Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul vs SL, Leeds, 2019
180 – Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul vs BAN, Birmingham, 2019
174 – Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma vs IRE, Hamilton, 2015
163 – Sachin Tendulkar, Ajay Jadeja vs KEN, Cuttack, 1996
156 – Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma vs AFG, Delhi, 2023
The Indian skipper Rohit Sharma had an impressive start and scored a Hundred with 63 balls and placed in 6th position for scoring the fastest hundreds in World Cups.
Fastest hundreds in World Cups (by balls faced)
49 – Aiden Markram (SA) vs SL, Delhi, 2023
50 – Kevin O’Brien (IRE) vs ENG, Bengaluru, 2011
51 – Glenn Maxwell (AUS) vs SL, Sydney, 2015
52 – AB de Villiers (SA) vs WI, Sydney, 2015
57 – Eoin Morgan (ENG) vs AFG, Manchester, 2019
63 – Rohit Sharma vs AFG, Delhi, 2023
With his 131 runs in the match, the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has the most hundreds in World Cups.
Most hundreds in World Cups
7 – Rohit Sharma
6 – Sachin Tendulkar
5 – Ricky Ponting
5 – Kumar Sangakkara
With a score of 131 runs, the Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma joins and stands third in the list for the Most runs for India in World Cups.
Most runs for India in World Cups
2278 – Sachin Tendulkar
1115 – Virat Kohli
1009* – Rohit Sharma
1006 – Sourav Ganguly
860 – Rahul Dravid
Rohit Sharma’s hundred in the match against Afghanistan made a record to score 1000 runs in the least innings in World Cups. He jointly tops the list with David Warner on scoring 1000 runs in 19 innings.
Least innings to 1,000 runs in World Cups
19 – David Warner
19 – Rohit Sharma
20 – Sachin Tendulkar
20 – AB de Villiers
21 – Sir Vivian Richards
21 – Sourav Ganguly
Afghanistan’s 272 runs in the match stands second in the list of highest innings scores for Afghanistan in World Cups. Their high score is against West Indies with 288 runs in World Cup 2019.
Highest innings scores for Afghanistan in World Cups
288 vs West Indies, Leeds, 2019
272/8 vs India, Delhi, 2023
247/8 vs England, Manchester, 2019
232 vs Sri Lanka, Dunedin, 2015
227/9 vs Pakistan, Leeds, 2019
The Afghanistan players Hashmatullah and Azmatullah Omarzai had impressive innings where they scored 80 and 62 runs joining the list of highest individual scores for Afghanistan in World Cups.
Highest individual scores for Afghanistan in World Cups
96 – Samiullah Shinwari vs Scotland, Dunedin, 2015
86 – Ikram Alikhil vs West Indies, Leeds, 2019
80 – Hashmatullah Shahidi vs India, Delhi, 2023
76 – Hashmatullah Shahidi vs England, Manchester, 2019
62 – Rahmat Shah vs West Indies, Leeds, 2019
62 – Azmatullah Omarzai vs India, Delhi, 2023
With dismissing four wickets in the match against Afghanistan, Jasprit Bumrah has two four-wicket hauls and joins the list of most 4-plus wicket hauls for India in World Cups.
Most 4-plus wicket hauls for India in World Cups
4 – Mohammed Shami
2 – Jasprit Bumrah
2 – Ashish Nehra
2 – Javagal Srinath
2 – Umesh Yadav
2 – Yuvraj Singh
The partnership of Azmatullah and Shahidi’s score of 121 runs joins the list of highest partnerships for Afghanistan in World Cups.
Highest partnerships for Afghanistan in World Cups (any wicket)
133 – Ikram Alikhil, Rahmat Shah vs WI, Leeds, 2019
121 – Azmatullah Omarzai, Hashmatullah Shahidi, vs IND, Delhi, 2023
94 – Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi vs ENG, Manchester, 2019
88 – Asghar Afghan, Samiullah Shinwari vs SL, Dunedin, 2015
86 – Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari vs NZ, Napier, 2015
India has successfully chased high targets in the World Cup which includes the match against Afghanistan where they chased a target of 273.
Highest targets successfully chased by India in World Cups
288 vs Zimbabwe, Auckland, 2015
275 vs Sri Lanka, Mumbai WS, 2011 Final
274 vs Pakistan, Centurion, 2003
273 vs Afghanistan, Delhi, 2023
265 vs Sri Lanka, Headingley, 2019
The Skipper Rohit Sharma joins the list of highest scores in successful World Cup chases with his 131 runs against Afghanistan.
Highest scores in successful World Cup chases
152* – Devon Conway (NZ) vs ENG, Ahmedabad, 2023
139* – Lahiru Thirimanne (SL) vs ENG, Wellington, 2015
134* – Stephen Fleming (NZ) vs SA, Johannesburg, 2003
131* – Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) vs SL, Hyderabad, 2023
131 – Rohit Sharma (IND) vs AFG, Delhi, 2023
127* – Sachin Tendulkar (IND) vs KEN, Cuttack, 1996
