World Cup hosts India cantered to their second successive win of the tournament after captain Rohit Sharma's incendiary century set up their eight-wicket thrashing of Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Rohit belted 131 off 84 balls, clobbering five sixes and 16 fours, as twice champions India chased down a 273-run victory target with 15 overs to spare at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.Electing to bat, Afghanistan were 63-3 in the 14th over before skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai combined in a 121-run stand to frustrate India.
A total in the vicinity of 300 looked within their reach but Afghanistan lost a clutch of wickets towards the end to settle for a total which proved inadequate against India's formidable batting lineup.Chathli appointed new club chair at Yorkshire Harry Chathli has been appointed the new chair of Yorkshire County Cricket Club following a members' vote at their recent extraordinary general meeting, the club said on Wednesday.Jason Dickinson scored the go-ahead goal with 4:31 left in regulation as the visiting Chicago Blackhawks erased a two-goal deficit to down the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Tuesday as the NHL regular season began.
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