Twenty overs to go, India need just 36 runs to win. A quiet over from Mujeeb as he concedes just two runs. 

Farooqi comes back into the attack. Five singles of the over. 

Mujeeb bowls his eighth as Shreyas Iyer disdainfully dispatches him for a maximum on the first ball of the over. Iyer hammers it over long-on for a massive shot. 

50 partnership comes up between Kohli and Iyer. India need just 18 to win. Time for a drink's break. 

Farooqi continues, a single to begin. 

Four! Shreyas Iyer gets into position and powers it past deep fine leg. The final ball hits Nabi as he goes off the field. Ramiz Raja says it could have been his webbing as he looks in pain. Its his bowling hand. Six runs off the over. 

Four! Kohli hammers Azmatullah for a boundary on the first ball of the over. Kohli on 48, India need 8 to win. 

Pull shot and Kohli gets to his half-century off 55 balls. 

Four! Smacked back over the bowler's head and India pick up a comfortable win. 

Rohit's masterclass set it up as India chased down the target with 90 balls to spare. Kohli remains unbeaten on 55. Second win on the trot for India. Rohit's 131 off 84 stole the show. 

At the halfway stage India cruising at 202/1, needing just 71 from the next 25 overs. 

Rashid bowls his sixth. A lovely shot from Kohli, but a splendind stop at the boundary ropes. 

WICKET!! Rashid finally gets his man. A brilliant knock comes to an end as Rohit falls after a sizzling 131 off just 84 balls. India lose their second. Stellar over from Rashid as he concedes just five and picks up the proxed scalp of Rohit Sharma. Shreyas Iyer the new man in. 

Virat Kohli and Naveen shake hands and a side hug as the pair look to exchange some warm words. What a lovely sight to see and the crowd welcomes it. 

Azmatullah bowls his third and Kohli hammers him with a classic shot to get the over underway with a boundary. 

Short from Rashid and Kohli shows no mercy as he sends it past short leg. 9 runs come off Rashid's over. 

Mujeeb bowls his sixth, a single to begin. Four! Wide and a boundary. 11 runs come off the over. 

Five runs off Rashid's over as India reach 237/2 in 30 overs. 

Rashid bowls his fourth. Four! Classic Virat Kohli cover drive as he joins the party. 

9 runs come off Rashid's over as India cruise towards the target. With the skipper and Kohli out in the centre - its an electrifying atmosphere at the Arun Jaitely Stadium.

Naveen continues, begins with a dot. 

Four! Slower delivery and Rohit picks it up over extra cover for a boundary. Just five runs off the over. 

Rashid bowls his fifth and Rohit hammers the lethal Afghan bowler for 4-4-6! After the first one is dispatched past backward square leg, he follows it up with a pulled-shot over midwicket for the second consecutive four. The next one is dispatched over midwicket for a maximum as Rohit takes Rashid to the cleaners. 16 runs come off the over. 

A much-needed quiet over for Afghanistan as Naveen concedes just three. 

Azmatullah comes back into the attack, a dot to begin. 

Four! Kohli brings up the 200 for India in 24.2 overs. Lovely wristwork from Kohli as he sends it through the onside in front of square. Five runs come off the over. 

Rohit Sharma on 92. Nabi bowls his third, a dot to begin. 

Four! Ishan Kishan finds the gap as the he lends apt support to the skipper now. Five runs come off the over. 

Rashid Khan continues, a dot to begin. Appeal from Afghanistan. Ishan in trouble? But they don't take the review. Another quiet over from Rashid as he concedes just five runs. 

A lovely moment unfolds at the Arun Jaitely Stadium. The fans have their flashlights on and sing Vande Mataram as they lights go off, giving it a magical feel. Lights back on and stage set for Rohit's 100. 

Four! Rohit moves to 99. A single and Rohit hammers the fastest 100 for India in World Cups. Rohit brings up his 100 off 63 deliveries. A captain's knock! The entire team is up on its feet as they celebrate Rohit's sensational knock. 

Six! Ishan Kishan lifts it over ling-on to celebrate his skipper's ton. 

WICKET!! Rashid strikes. Afghanistan finally get a wicket as Ishan departs for 47 off 47. Gets a leading edge, Ishan scoops it to cover as Zadran picks up an easy catch. India lose their first. This brings Virat Kohli - the man this stadium has been waiting for - to the crease. Kohli walks out from the Virat Kohli pavilion. 

Naveen back into the attack and Rohit welcomes him with a boundary. 

It's finally Kohli vs Naveen: Dot - driven to mid-off. Outside-edge, Kohli takes a single as Naveen concedes six runs off the over. 

In the powerplay India have cruised to 94/0. Rohit has scored the bulk of the runs, batting on 76 off 43, while Ishan Kishan is on 11 off 17. End of the powerplay, Mohammed Nabi comes into the attack. 

A rare quiet over for Afghanistan tonight as Nabi concedes just two runs in his first over. 

Mujeeb bowls his fourth. A bat change for Rohit. 100 comes up for India in 11.5 overs. Mujeeb concedes just four of the over. 

Four! Nabi continues and Ishan Kishan gets the boundary this time as he pulls it to backward point. 

SIX!! Kishan the architect of this one as he hammers it over deep square leg for a lovely 77-m shot. A single to end the over as 11 runs come off it. 

Four! Kishan pulls it through midwicket to get the over underway with a boundary. 

Back-to-back fours from Rohit! The first one goes past fine while he lifts the second one over mid-off. 14 runs off the over. 

Finally Afghanistan get Rashid Khan into the attack. A single to get the over underway. Much-needed quiet over for Afghanistan as Rashid concedes just five in his first over. 

Naveen-ul-Haq comes into the attack. And no surprise, the Kohli-Kohli chants pick up. 

Four! Flicked and it cruises past the fielder at short fine. Ishan Kishan joins the party as he gets the boundary of Naveen. 

Four more! Another boundary on the final ball of the over. Kishan flicks it past the keeper as Naveen leaks 10 runs in his first over. 

Four! Rohit making it look so easy right now! Rohit lifts it over mid-off to begin Farooqi's over with a boundary. 51 run partnership comes off 38 deliveries. 

Four more! Back-to-back boundaries as Rohit guides it between point and cover. 

SIX!! India putting on a show tonight as they make a mockery of the chase. A dot to end the over as Farooqi leaks 17 runs. Rohit on 49 off 26. 

Crowds on its feet as they wait for Rohit to bring up his fifty. Three dots to begin Naveen's second over. 

Four! Rohit brings up his half-century in style with a boundary. Rohit reaches in fifty off just 30 balls. 

SIX!! The Indian skipper hammers Naveen for back-to-back boundaries. After a four to bring up his half-century, a classic Rohit shot sees him hammer the most sixes in international cricket. 11 runs come off the over. Rohit on 60 off 32, while Kishan on 10 off 16, enjoys the show from the best seat in the house. 

Azmatullah comes into the attack, a dot to begin. 

SIX!!! It's massive and KL Rahul looks on in awe from the dugout as Rohit skies it over midwicket. A 93m strike - the biggest hit of this World Cup goes sailing into the stands. Rohit follows it up with a boundary as India cruise towards the target. 12 runs come off the over. 

Afghanistan players have animated discussions in a huddle. How to stop a rampaging Rohit? 

A wide to begin Mujeeb's over. Rohit skies it. Long-on and long-off run in but it lands in no-man's land. 

Four! Sweep shot and Rohit finds the gap to get the boundary on the final ball of an otherwise quiet over. 7 runs off the over. 

After Jasprit Bumrah's stellar four-wicket haul held Afghanistan to 272, its time for the chase to get underway at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan walk out. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi begins the attack with the new ball. Rohit tucks it away to deep backward square to get off the mark with a single. Ishan Kishan yet to get off the mark as Farooqi concedes just two in the first over. 

Mujeeb shares the new ball, begins his spell with a dot. Five runs come off the over. Having faced seven deliveries so far, Ishan yet to get off the mark. 

Four! Lovely timing from the skipper as he clips it through square leg to pick up the first boundary for India. Quick two to end the over as Mujeeb concedes six in his second over. 

Four! Relief for the youngster as Ishan Kishan gets off the mark. After falling for a duck in the opener, Kishan takes eight deliveries to get his first runs in the tournament. 

Four more! Short and the skipper dispatches this wide of midwicket to hammer Mujeeb for the second boundary of the over. 10 runs come off the over. 

SIX!!! First six of India's innings and for Rohit. The Indian skipper reaches 1000 runs in World Cups and he does it in style. Rohit charges down the track and hammers it over long-off.

Back-to-back Fours! The Indian skipper's enjoying himself out in the middle. After flicking the first one past deep square leg, Rohit follows it up with a lovely cover drive as Farooqi leaks 14 runs.

Quiet over from Ravindra Jadeja as he concedes just three runs. 

Bumrah bowls his penultimate over, begins with a single. 

Back-to-back boundaries! Slower delivery and Mujeeb hammers it past Bumrah for four. Another one to follow, but this time Mujeeb gets lucky as it trickles past fine leg. 

Four-Six! Rashid Khan doing what he does best at this stage. First Rashid slices the backward point gap to hammer Siraj for a boundary and follows it up with a six over point. 

WICKET!!! Running in from deep point, Kuldeep Yadav takes it on the second attempt as Bumrah picks up the big wicket of Rashid Khan who was threatening to break free. Rashid departs for 16 off 12 as Afghanistan lose their eighth. 

As Naveen walks in to bat, Kohli Kohli chants take over the stadium! 

Bumrah finishes his spell with a four-wicket haul. This is Bumrah's best figures in the World Cup. 

Siraj bowls the final over, Naveen on strike and Kohli Kohli chants engulf the stadium. 

Four! A lovely late cut from Naveen as it races away from the boundary ropes. Rohit looks disappointed. 8 runs off the final over. This is the second highest score for Afghanistan in World Cup cricket. 

After 40 overs Afghanistan reach 211 for the loss of four wickets. Final powerplay begins. Kuldeep begins the final powerplay. A single to begin. 

Kuldeep keeps things quiet conceding just three singles. Kuldeep has just one over remaining. No wickets from him so far today. 

Siraj bowls his seventh, a single to begin.

Four! Hashmatullah guides it past short fine to end the over with a boundary. 10 runs off the over. 

Kuldeep to bowl out, begins with a single. 

Wicket! Given out for LBW, but Hashmat not convinced. Discusses with Nabi and takes the review. Afghanistan lose the review as the skipper departs for 80 off 88. Kuldeep strikes in his final over. Two dots to finish. Just a single and a wicket to end his spell. 

Quiet spell from Jadeja as he concedes just four. 

Bumrah comes back into the attack, he has three overs to go. 

WICKET!! Zadran falls for just 2 off 8. Slow delivery from Bumrah. Zadran scoops it to Kohli at deep cover point. 

Rashid Khan the new man in. 

FOUR! Nabi finds the gap and drives it past backward point to find the gap. 

WICKE!! Second strike of the over for Bumrah! Given LBW, but Nabi reviews it. It's umpires call and Afghanistan lose their seventh. Stellar over from Bumrah as he picks up two and concedes six. 

After 35 overs, Afghanistan toil to 189/4. Kuldeep continues, concedes just five. 

Two wides from Hardik and the 200 comes up for Afghanistan. Seven runs come off Hardik's over. Shardul back into the attack. Excellent over from Thakur as he concedes just two. Afghanistan continue to struggle. 

Another superb over from Kuldeep as he concedes just a single. 

Four! Shardul concedes a boundary on the first ball of the over. Welcome runs for Afghanistan. The skippers smacks in over midwicket for four. 

Seven runs off the over as Afghanistan reach 211/4 at the end of 40 overs. 

Having built a strong partnership, the Afghan pair slowly getting into the groove. Jasprit Bumrah continues after the drink's break, a single to begin. 

Four! Hashmatullah guides it through point to end the over with a boundary. 6 runs off Bumrah's over. 

Four! The skipper guides this past the keeper and second slip for a boundary off Siraj.  

Half-century for Azmatullah Omarzai. Azmat brings up his fifty off 62 deliveries. 

Hardik comes back into the attack. Can he break the partnership? A dot to begin. A thick inside edge and Azmat brings up the 100-run partnership with the skipper. 

FOUR!!! And the skipper too brings up his half-century. Hashmatullah's fifty comes off 59 balls.

SIX!! Big over for Afghanistan. The skipper follows up the boundary with a cracking six over the keeper's head. 12 runs come off the over. 

Kuldeep back into the attack.

SIX!! Azmat hammers this over long-on. 7 runs off the over. 

WICKET!! Hardik hands India the breakthrough! Bowled. A slower delivery and it beats the outside edge. An important knock ends as Azmat departs for 62 off 69.

At the halfway stage Afghanistan reach 114/3. Jadeja continues, quick two to get the over underway. There's suddeny a sense of urgency from the Afghans. Azmat cuts it to deep to get the over underway with a quick two. Just two singles to follow as four runs come off the over.

Bumrah comes back into the attack. A single to begin. Just the three runs off the over as Afghanistan's struggles continue. 

SIX!! Azmat slogs it over long-on to get a cracking six off Jadeja. Big over for Afghanistan as Jadeja concedes 12 runs. 

Siraj comes back into the attack and is straightaway welcomed with a boundary. Azmat drives it past mid-on to get the over started with a four. 

Four more! This time the skipper gets his act together as he slices the deep third outfield for the second boundary of the over. Pressure on Siraj as 9 runs come off the first three deliveries. Siraj bounces back as he concedes just a single of the next three deliveries. 

Four! Welcome boundary for Afghanistan. After two quiet overs, Jadeja begins his third over with a four and a no-ball. First boundary after 53 deliveries for Afghanistan. Seven runs come off the over. 

The Afghan batters continue to struggle as Kuldeep concedes just a single of his next over. 

Six singles of the over as Afghanistan bring up their 100 in 24 overs.

SIX!! Azmat dispatches it straight down the ground for a maximum. Much-needed runs for Afghanistan. 

SIX more! Two lovely shots from Azmat. 50-run partnership come up with the maximum. Big over for Afghanistan as Kuldeep leaks 14 runs. The over the Afghans needed?

Shardul Thakur continues, bowls his fourth. Quick two to get the over underway. Hashmatullah nudges it away to the onside. Quick two runs come off the first over. Another quiet over from Shardul as he concedes just the six runs. 

Bowling change - Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack. Kuldeep begins his spell with a dot as Azmat slaps it straight back to him. Good start from Kuldeep as he concedes just two of the over. 

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack, stellar start as he concedes just one. India continue to keep Afghanistan in check as Kuldeep concedes just three in the next. 

Another stellar over from Jadeja as he once again concedes just a single. Afghanistan reach 83/3 in 20 overs. 

Powerplay done, fielding restrictions eased. Afghanistan reach 48/1 after the first ten overs. 

Hardik continues, two singles to begin. 50 comes up for Afghanistan in 10.4 overs. Just three singles come off the over. 

FOUR! Cracking shot from Rahmat as one bounce over midwicket and it crosses the boundary ropes. A free hit to follow and a wide! Just the single off the free hit. Seven runs off Shardul's over. 

Four! A boundary to begin Hardik's over. Don't need to do much on this groud. Rahmat nudges it past fine leg as it races away for four. 

WICKET!! A stellar catch from Shardul Thakur at the ropes. Gurbaz pulls it to deep fine leg. Would have gone for six, but quick thinking from Shardul. He picks it up, flicks it back inside the ropes as he crosses the boundary ropes. Comes back in and comfortably takes the catch again. Both openers gone now. Hardik gets his first as Gurbaz departs for 21 off 28. Afghanistan reduced to 63/2 in 12.4 overs. Skipper Hashmatullah the new man in.

Shardul continues after drink's break and huge appeal on the first ball! He's given. Rahmat takes the review. Pitched outside, umpire's call as Rahmat departs for 16 off 22. Shardul gets his first as Afghanistan lose their third. Good over from Shardul as he concedes just three and picks up a wicket. 

Another quiet over from Hardik as he concedes just four. Afghanistan reach 70/3 at the end of 15 overs. 

The first five overs have belonged to the hosts as Afghanistan have gotten off to a cautious start. 

Four! Gurbaz eases it away from the front foot as it races away through the cover region for a boundary. First boundary of the innings for Gurbaz. 

Four! Another boundary as it races past cover for the second boundary of the over. Good over for the Afghans as Siraj leaks 9 runs. 

Four! Edged and Zadran slashes it past Hardik to get the over underway with a boundary. 

WICKET!! Bumrah with the breakthrough. Zadran's innings come to an end as KL Rahul makes no mistake behind the stumps. The opener falls for 22 off 28 as Afghanistan lose their first. Bumrah's strike reduces Afghans to 32/1 in 6.4 overs. Rahmat the new man in. Another good over from Bumrah as he concedes just four and picks up the first wicket. 

After just a single of the first ball of the over, Rahmat drives it through cover to get a boundary as Siraj concedes five off the over. 

Afghanistan reach 37/1 in eight overs. Rohit brings in the first bowling change. Hardik Pandya comes into the attack, begins his spell with a dot. 

Four! Gurbaz drives it through the gap past point as Hardik concedes an early boundary. Five runs off Hardik's over. 

Another bowling change as Shardul Thakur comes into the attack. After beginning his spell with three dots on the trot, Gurbaz hammers Shardul for the first six of the innings. Short from Shardul and he's instantly punished as Gurbaz smashes it through midwicket for a maximum. Just the six off the over as Afghanistan post 48/1 in ten overs. 

India's second match of the ongoing ODI World Cup gets underway. The sun is high up, but that hasn't stopped the stadium from being packed. Afghanistan openers walk in. Gurbaz and Zadran open for Afghanistan. India complete their huddle. It's time for match no. 9 of the ongoing ODI World Cup to get underway. Jasprit Bumrah with the new ball. Gurbaz defends it to point, a dot to begin the proceedings. 

Just the one wide of the opening over. Good start from Bumrah as only a single comes off the first over. 

Siraj shares the attack with the new ball, a dot to begin. 

Four! First runs on the board for Ibrahim Zadran. Looked like a single, but Zadran drives it past a chasing Hardik to open his account with a boundary. Five runs come off Siraj's first over.  

Another lovely drive from Zadran, but Hardik comes up with a good effort as only a single comes off it. Another quiet over from Bumrah as he concedes just three. 

FOUR! Flicked, lovely timing as Zadran finds the gap through midwicket to get Siraj's second over underway with a boundary. 

Four more! Quick outfield and it races away for the second boundary of the over. Zadran drives this through square leg. 

Appeal for LBW. A confident No from the umpire. Rohit checks with Siraj, Rahul, decides to go upstairs. Is Zadran in trouble? Excellent umpiring call. Wickets missing, India lose the review. 9 comes off the over.

Another quiet over from Bumrah as he concedes just one. Afghanistan reach 19/0 after five overs. 

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Afghanistan Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (Capt), Mohammad Nani, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen ul Haq

Toss: On a hot and humid afternoon, Afghanistan win the toss and elect to bat first against India.

Winning the toss, Afghan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said, "Looks like a good wicket. We want to put up a good score and then defend it. If we have a good score, can restrict India. We are enjoying ourselves here and opportunity to show our talent. 

Meanwhile Rohit said, "We were looking to bat second. We trained here last evening and saw the amount of dew that came in. Overall, don't think the wicket will change much. (Last game) Gives us a lot of confidence. The way Kohli and KL batted was magnificent. This is something we take a lot of pride in, guys standing up under pressure. Gives us a lot of confidence. Ashwin misses out, Shardul comes in."

In the pitch report, Gautam Gambhir says he wouldve loved to play on this belter of a wicket. Meanwhile Sanjay Manjrekar adds that ahead of the last game he was told that the average first innings score for 230, but South Africa romped to 428. 

Manjrekar adds that the pitch looks no different today. Manjrekar states that the shot boundaries need to be taken into consideration. 

Gautam Gambhir says if India bats first prediction is 350 par. Gambhir adds India might ring in one change, bringing in Mohammed Shami in place of R Ashwin.

Hello and welcome to today's coverage of India's ODI World Cup match against Afghanistan. After their win over Australia in Chennai, the Team India's action shifts to the national capital. 

Following their nervy win in their opener, Rohit Sharma's men will hope to canter to an easy win over Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitely Stadium. 

After a slow and spinning track at Chepauk, a belter of a surface is expected for today's match in New Delhi, where more than 700 runs were plundered in a high-scoring affair between South Africa and Sri Lanka last week.

With Shubman Gill ruled out of the game due to dengue, Ishan Kishan will get another opportunity at the top of the order alongside Rohit.

Kishan and Shreyas Iyer's questionable shot-selection against Australia contributed to the host's disastrous start and they both would be wiser going into the Afghanistan game.

If Gill is not able to regain full fitness by the Pakistan game three days later, runs today will do Kishan a lot of good in his debut ODI World Cup campaign.

Comparatively, facing the Afghan attack upfront would be easier than negotiating the likes of Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. The smaller dimensions of the ground, where 31 sixes were hammered in the previous game, should also aid stroke-play. 

The main square was re-laid ahead of the World Cup and that has clearly changed the nature of the surface.

The game will also be a homecoming for chase master Virat Kohli, who reinforced his credentials batting alongside KL Rahul in Chennai in their opener on Sunday.

Batting in front of pavilion named after him, Kohli will be expected to give his fans another night to remember.

Stay tuned as we bring you updates from another cracking contest of the ongoing World Cup. Toss at 1:30pm IST. Match gets underway at 2:00pm IST.