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
There's some concerned faces among the Afghanistan coaching staff. There team is taking a bit of a hammering here.
Gulbadin dragged things back with four singles, but his final ball is drifting down leg and Rahul has the simple task of helping it on its way for another four.
12 off the over, the run rate is now above nine.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
This is Indian batting at its best.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special
The Afghan bowlers have been taken to the cleaners today.
Now KL Rahul reaches a half century!
It's in the slot from Gulbain and Rahul takes a stride forward before powering a drive through extra cover for four.
Brutal in its execution.
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Naveen ends the over with a short and wide delivery outside off stump. It holds up off the surface, but Rohit waits and times the cut perfectly, cutting away for another boundary.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special
This looks like it could be a mammoth total. Having said that, we've got plenty of Rashid Khan to come.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
Naveen has been very expensive today. I wonder if Afghanistan should play an extra spinner instead of the seamer.
Shot! Too short from Naveen and KL Rahul is able to pull through mid-wicket - the boundary rider needed to be 10ft tall to stop that.
100 up for India.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
This looks like it could become a Rohit Sharma century.
Image source, BBC SportDaniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special
This has been a super knock from Rohit. Just what India needed. He's got more to do here, though.
The 50 is up for Rohit Sharma with a cut down to backward point, helped by a fumble in the outfield by Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
An impressive and much-needed for India.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special
I think it's a wise choice not to review. He bowled that really wide from the crease.
Naveen-ul-Haq and immediately appeals as Sharma is onto a shot too quickly and the ball hits his thigh pads.
Mohammad Nabi thinks about it and decides against the review.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special
If I was in charge of India, I wouldn't put Virat Kohli in next. But I'm only saying that because I'm here in Salford and not out there.
That will hurt. KL Rahul mis-times a pull off Gulbadin Naib final delivery and the ball clatters into him just under his ribcage.
Looks like he will be fine, though. Clearly made of tough stuff.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special
That was a deft touch from Rohit Sharma for four. Wonderful hands.
That's lovely from Rohit. Gulbadin Naib is back into the attack and bangs it in short, but Rohit just delicately feathers it through first slip and down for four.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
Hamid's last two overs are going to be really key. He's been brilliant so far with those yorkers.
No-one else in this World Cup has bowled yorkers as well as he has.
Oh dear, Rashid Khan goes down clutching his ankle. Looks like he slipped after bowling his fourth delivery. He is quickly back to his feet though and looks like he will be ok.
The next ball a lovely reverse sweep from Rohit brings three runs. A single then rounds off an expensive over - 11 off it.
India 84-0 at the halfway stage. A very good place to be.