Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul starred with the bat against Afghanistan as Men in Blue posted a total of 210/2 in the Group 2 match of the Super 12 stage of the ongoing ICC men`s T20 World Cup here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

For Men in Blue, Sharma and Rahul played innings of 74 and 66, respectively. Karim Janat and Gulbadin Naib scalped one wicket each for Afghanistan. Put in to bat first, India took off at a fiery start with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul scoring 53 runs in the powerplay. Runs kept flowing from the willow of the Indian pair as, by the
end of the 10 overs, India`s score read 85/0.