Adelaide:&nbsp;India crushed minnows Afghanistan by 153 runs in their second and last warm-up fixture at the Adelaide Oval here on Tuesday, ahead of the World Cup which starts Feb 14.
Opting to bat, India piled on 364-5 in their 50 overs backed by opener Rohit Sharma&rsquo;s 150. In reply, Afghanistan managed 211-8 in their allotted 50 overs.
India had a poor start earlier in the day as they lost opener Shikhar Dhawan (4) and vice-captain Virat Kohli (5) cheaply by the fourth over.
<img title="Rohit Sharma" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/feb/rohit10feb.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma" />
Rohit Sharma. Pic/ AFP
However, Rohit combined well with left-hander Suresh Raina (75) to hit a 154-run third-wicket partnership. After Raina got out, with India&rsquo;s score at 174 in the 29th over, Rohit then joined hands with Ajinkya Rahane, who went on to score an unbeaten 88. Rohit&rsquo;s splendid innings came to an end in the 40th over, after a 95-run partnership with Rahane, who blasted the Afghan bowlers in the death overs to propel India to a mammoth total.
Eight bowlers used
Afghanistan captain Mohammed Nabi tried out eight bowlers of which four took a wicket apiece.
It was too much to ask for Afghanistan to chase down the monumental target. Though they played relatively well to go past the 200-mark, they never looked like they were really up to the task.&nbsp;
Top-order batsman Nawroz Mangal top scored with 60, the only half-century of the Afghanistan innings.
India pacer Mohit Sharma and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja picked up two wickets each.
Brief Scores: India 364 for five in 50 overs (Rohit Sharma 150, Ajinkya Rahane 88 not out; Hamid Hassan 1-49, Mohammad Nabi 1-62) vs Afghanistan.

Rohit Sharma smashed 150 off 122 balls to help India score 364 before the bowlers put up a great performance as visitors won the final warm up match by 153 runs

ICC World Cup: India beat Afghanistan to gain first win in Australia

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Rohit Sharma smashed 150 off 122 balls to help India score 364 before the bowlers put up a great performance as visitors won the final warm up match by 153 runs

ICC World Cup: India beat Afghanistan to gain first win in Australia

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