Summary

  • India win to avoid early exit

  • India power to 210-2

  • Rohit 74 (47), Rahul 69 (48)

  • Rohit & Rahul add 140 in 14.4 overs

  • Pandya 35* (13), Pant 27* (13)

  • Afghanistan 144-7 - rally from 69-5

  • Limit net run-rate damage

  • Shami 3-32, recalled Ashwin 2-14

  • Super 12, Group 2, Abu Dhabi

Live Reporting

Thomas Mallows and Kal Sajad

  1. Ind 205-2

    Naveen clatters into Pant's pads and the India batters run through for a quick single.

  2. Ind 204-2

    A welcome dot ball. Be thankful for small mercies.

  3. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special

    It has been some brilliant batting and brutal hitting. Today India have really turned things on.

  4. 6 runs

    Ind 204-2

    Pant gives this a huge swing as he dispatches a slower ball all the way over long-on for six!

    India pass 200. This is simply outstanding hitting!

  5. Ind 198-2

    Hamid Hassan with the final over and a ramp shot from Pant sends his first delivery down to the fine leg boundary for four.

  6. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special

    This is brutal.

  7. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    This is now the highest total in this World Cup - from a team that struggled in their first two games.

  8. 6 runs

    Ind 194-2

    India are just toying with Afghanistan now.

    Hardik Pandya belligerently batters Naveen back over his head for another six.

    This is now the highest total of the World Cup so far.

    Poor Naveen went for 0-49 from his four overs

  9. 6 runs

    Ind 184-2

    He did not time the last one, but this one was timed beautifully. Hardik Pandya reads the slower delivery from Naveen and blasts the ball off the back foot through cover for six!

  10. dropped catch

    Pandya dropped on 14

    It's all happening.

    Hardik top-edges the ball into the sky and is dropped by Najibullah Zadran. He should have held on to that one.

    Hardik then clatters into Mohammad Shahzad as he scrambled to make his ground completing a second run.

    Smiles all round and everyone will carry on.

  11. Yeah, that will have hurt. Replays show it struck Pandya flush on the elbow.

    A bit of magic spray and he is good to carry on, though.

  12. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special

    There is a lot of firepower for India in the middle.

  13. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    There has been a lot of talk about Hardik Pandya. This is a chance for him to put in a statement innings for India.

  14. Ind 175-2

    Brutal stuff from Hardik Pandya as he smashes Hamid for back-to-back boundaries, though he takes a painful one on the elbow to end the other. One of the physios comes out to take a look.

  15. Ind 164-2

    Hamid Hassan is back to bowl the death overs for India.

    His first delivery is a low full toss on leg stump that Hardik Pandya does really well to work through long-on for four.

  16. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special

    It was in the slot. It was outside off stump but he managed to hit it straight back over the bowler's head. An incredible shot.

  17. 6 runs

    Ind 160-2

    Pant repeats the trick next ball - this one was even bigger!

  18. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special

    He should only hit the ball with one hand, because every time he does it always goes for six.

  19. 6 runs

    Ind 154-2

    Hardik Pandya is the new batter and gets off the mark first ball. Next delivery Rishabh Pant smashes it back over Gulbadin's head for six One hand came off the bat as he took the shot, so nonchalant

  20. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    That nutmegged him.