Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami top India's report card as we rate individual performances during their Cricket World Cup win against Afghanistan on Saturday.
The title contenders, who previously beat South Africa, Australia and Pakistan in the tournament, struggled with the bat on a slowish pitch and against a doughty Afghan bowling unit at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. Captain Virat Kohli and his men ended up posting a seemingly below-par total of 224-8.
In response, Afghanistan seemed at one point to be cruising along. But fast bowlers Bumrah and Shami, who is back in the side as a replacement for the injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar, took six wickets between them.
The latter even took a hat-trick off the third, fourth and fifth deliveries of the last over. But it was Bumrah who was deservedly given the man-of-the-match award for making crucial dismissals.
Find out what ratings we have given each of the 11 players by scrolling through the photo gallery above. To move on to the next position, click the arrows on the photo, or if using a mobile device simply swipe.
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