India vs Afghanistan,T20 World Cup 2024 Highlights: India beat Afghanistan by 47 runs in their first Super 8 encounter. India, batting first, set a formidable target of 181 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav led the charge with a blistering 53 off 28 balls, supported by Hardik Pandya's 32 and Rishabh Pant's quickfire 20. Afghanistan's bowlers, particularly Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan, who both took three wickets each, tried to contain the Indian batsmen but could not prevent a high total.
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India vs Afghanistan,T20 World cup 2024 Highlights : India win by 47 runs in Super8 game against Afghanistan
India vs Afghanistan,T20 World Cup 2024 Highlights: India beat Afghanistan by 47 runs in their first Super 8 encounter. India, batting first, set a formidable target of 181 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav led the charge with a blistering 53 off 28 balls, supported by Hardik Pandya's 32 and Rishabh Pant's quickfire 20. Afghanistan's bowlers, particularly Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan, who both took three wickets each, tried to contain the Indian batsmen but could not prevent a high total.
Chasing 182, Afghanistan struggled to build momentum against a disciplined Indian bowling attack. Jasprit Bumrah was exceptional, taking 3 wickets for just 7 runs in his 4 overs, while Arshdeep Singh also claimed 3 wickets. Despite a valiant effort by Azmatullah Omarzai, who scored 26 off 20 balls, Afghanistan was bowled out for 134 in 20 overs.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against Afghanistan in their opening Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup. India made one change, including wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in place of pacer Mohammed Siraj in the playing XI.
Rohit Sharma during toss said,"We will bat first. Looks like a good track with no grass. Seems like it will get slower as the game progresses. We have to adapt to the conditions quickly. We have played quite a lot here. It's about understanding what we need to do in conditions like these. It's an early start and not an evening game like we are used to. We enjoy playing here. Siraj makes way for Kuldeep Yadav."
Pitch Report
The pitch at Kensington Oval has historically been conducive to pacers. Pace bowlers can hold an upper hand in the upcoming match. Spinners who bowl quicker deliveries might also enjoy some success on this surface.
India Squad
Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.
Afghanistan Squad
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Hazratullah Zazai, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Mohammad Ishaq, Nangeyalia Kharote.
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IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: SKY is the PoTM against Afghanistan
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Suryakumar Yadav is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his breezy half-century. He says that there's a lot of hard work and practice that goes into his play. Adds that he is really happy to get the win and is happy to be the first Indian batter to get the player of the match as well. On Rashid Khan, he says that Rashid is very difficult to pick but you have to take him on and he is happy to have had the better of him in this game. Mentions that there is a game plan from the start but he plays according to the game situation and had a chat with Hardik Pandya about keeping their foot on the pedal as it would get hard to hit the ball in the death overs due to the reverse swing and the slower deliveries.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Afghanistan 134 all out
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Arshdeep Singh gets his third wicket and India bundle out Afghanistan on the final delivery. India win by 47 runs.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Afghanistan scores 125/9-18 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Arshdeep took two wickets in his third over.This is bowled on the fuller side of a length ball and angled well across the off stump. Rashid Khan reaches out, gets under it and knowingly opens the bat face, looking to slice it up and over backward point. The ball is miscued a bit and goes aerial to wide third man where Ravindra Jadeja takes a simple enough catch and Arshdeep Singh also gets his name in the wickets column.Too hot to handle for Naveen-ul-Haq and Arshdeep Singh has got two in two now. Banged in quick and short over middle and leg, rushing onto the batter and at a difficult height. Naveen just swings at it and gets a top edge back over the keeper's head. Rishabh Pant runs back towards short fine leg and pouches it safely. Afghanistan 125/9 after eighteen overs.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Afghanistan scores 119/7-17 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Twelve runs over for Afghanistan as cKuldeep Yadav completes his fourth over and also takes his second wicket in the match.High, high and taken in the deep! Flighted delivery, on the stumps and forcing the batter to have a go at it. Mohammad Nabi is forced to hit against the wind and towards the longer part of the ground as he tries to heave it over deep mid-wicket but gets a lot of height and not enough distance. Ravindra Jadeja settles himself just inside the ropes and takes a fine catch to his left. Afghanistan 119/7 after seventeen overs.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Afghanistan scores 107/6-16 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Six runs over for Afghanistan as Jasprit Bumrah completes his third over and also takes his third wicket in the match.Arshdeep Singh makes no mistake and Jasprit Bumrah has his third wicket. Goes full and quick and angles it across from off and middle stump, Najibullah Zadran backs away a fair bit and looks to slap it over point but doesn't quite get the elevation. Arshdeep there springs to his right and pouches it with two hands and that one must have stung the palms. Afghanistan 107/6 after sixteen overs.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Afghanistan scores 101/5-15 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Ten runs over for Afghanistan as Hardik Pandya completes his second over.Hardik Pandya bangs this into the pitch again, but this one sits up nicely for the batter, Najibullah Zadran gets into a good positon and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for a maximum. Afghanistan 101/5 after fifteen overs.
Najibullah Zadran 19
Mohammad Nabi 7
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Afghanistan scores 91/5-14 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Seven runs over for Afghanistan as Jadeja completes his third over.Afghanistan 91/5 after fourteen overs.
Najibullah Zadran 13
Mohammad Nabi 6
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Afghanistan scores 84/5-13 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Nine runs over for Afghanistan as a quicker delivery this time, full and on the pads, Najibullah Zadran picks it up, uses his fast hands and whips it over the deep square leg fence for a maximum Afghanistan 84/5 after thirteen overs.
Najibullah Zadran 9
Mohammad Nabi 3
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Jadeja strikes in his second over, Afghanistan scores 75/5-12 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Now Ravindra Jadeja strikes in his second over. Ravindra Jadeja now gets his first wicket and both the set batters are back in the hut for Afghanistan now. This is a bit quicker, short and around off, Azmatullah Omarzai stays back and tries to swat it away, but fails to get under it fully and hits it with the toe-end of the bat, the ball goes in the air towards long on where Axar Patel runs in and takes the catch. Afghanistan 75/5 after twelve overs.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Kuldeep strikes in his second over Afghanistan scores 71/4-11 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Kuldeep Yadav strikes in his second over. Kuldeep Yadav gets his first wicket of this World Cup. This is the googly, full and around off, turns away, Gulbadin Naib goes down and tries to reach it and go for the slog sweep, but ends up getting a top edge, Rishabh Pant calls for it, runs forward a bit to he left and pouches it safely. Afghanistan four down now. Five runs came in this over. Afghanistan 71/4 after eleven overs.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Afghanistan scores 66/3-10 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Ravindra Jadeja comes to bowl.Azmatullah Omarzai hits him for a maximum. That ball has traveled a 100 meters. Azmatullah Omarzai just clears the front leg and swings through the line, smoking it well over long on for a biggie. Afghanistan 66/3 after ten overs
Gulbadin Naib 17
Azmatullah Omarzai 25
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Afghanistan scores 47/3-8 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Seven runs came in Axar Patel's third over. Afghanistan 47/3 after eight overs. Afghanistan is trying to build a partnership here
Gulbadin Naib 10
Azmatullah Omarzai 14
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Hardik Pandya comes to bowl, Afghanistan 40/3-7 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Hardik finishes his over well after conceding a boundary in the first ball. Just five runs in the over. Afghanistan 40/3 after seven overs
Gulbadin Naib 7
Azmatullah Omarzai 10
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Bumrah strikes once again, Afghanistan in some early trouble
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Jasprit Bumrah gets his second and Afghanistan are in huge trouble now. This one is a slower delivery as Bumrah rolls his fingers on it, lands this on a good length, on middle, Hazratullah Zazai looks to flick it away but closes the face of the bat very early, the ball loops off the leading edge towards point where Ravindra Jadeja takes an easy catch. Four runs came in this over. Afghanistan 27/2 after four overs
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Axar strikes in his first over, Zadran departs AFG 23/2-4 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Axar bowls a wicket maiden and gets the wicket of Ibrahim Zadran. Axar sees the batter back away and fires this one, full and around middle, Ibrahim Zadran tries to loft it over extra covers, but fails to get the elevation and hits it flat and straight to Rohit Sharma who takes a sharp catch. Afghanistan 23/2 after four overs
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Kohli drops a sitter, Ibrahim Zazai survives, AFG 23/1-3 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Arshdeep bowls his second over, He bowls a back of a length and just around off, but that is enough for Ibrahim Zadran to free his arms and crunch it through point for a boundary. Nine runs came in this over. Afghanistan 23/1 after three overs.
Ibrahim Zadran 8
Hazratullah Zazai 2
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Bumrah strikes early, Gurbaz departs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Jasprit Bumrahsees the batter back away and bowls this a touch fuller, but well outside off and slower too, Rahmanullah Gurbaz still tries to reach for it, and throws his bat it. However, he only manages to get a thin outside edge behind where Rishabh Pant makes no mistake. Just one run and a wicket in this over. Ibrahim Zadran comes in middle. Afghanistan 14/1 after two overs.
Hazratullah Zazai 0
Ibrahim Zadran 1
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Zazai and Gurbaz opens Afghanistan innings, AFG 13/0-1 over
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Arshdeep bowls the first over for India, Gurbaz and Zazai to open for Afghanistan. Gurbaz opens his account with a boundary. Rahmanullah Gurbaz comes down the track, presents the full face of he bat, and lofts it over the bowler's head for the first boundary of the chase.
Arshdeep Singh bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz skips down the track once again, gets on top of the bounce and hammers it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. Good over for Afghanistan. 13 runs in first over.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 11
Hazratullah Zazai 0
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Suryakumar Yadav on his knock
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Suryakumar Yadav says that he enjoys batting in the middle overs. SKY also adds that that is the time when the opposition tries to slow things down, but he knew that they had a few left-handers to come and tried to keep the positive intent going on. Mentions that Rohit Sharma understands his game and it is a motivation when your skipper backs your game. Ends by saying that the total is good and they will give their best to defend it.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Axar Patel takes full advantage in final over, India 181/8 after 20 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: A freebie and Axar Patel takes full advantage.This is a low full toss, outside off, Axar Patel crunches it through covers and as there is not protection in the deep, the ball races away to the fence for a boundary. Another boundary by Axar, this Axar Patel opens the face of the bat at the last moment, the ball flies off the outside edge over short third man for another boundary. India 181/8 after 20 overs.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Hardik departs after playing an important knock
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Naveen-ul-Haq gets his man this time! No need for a review now. Fullish delivery, outside off, keeps it out of reach for the batter, Hardik Pandya still goes after it but only manages to slice it up in the air towards sweeper covers, Azmatullah Omarzai judges it well and takes a good catch. A fiery knock from Pandya finally comes to an end!
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Fifty runs comes for Suryakumar Yadav and he departs after that
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Hard length this time by Fazalhaq Farooqi, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav has a swipe at it, gets it from the inside half of the bat as the ball teases the mid on fielder to the fence and wins the race. Fifty for SKY and the next delivery he his caught at deep. Relief for Afghanistan and Fazalhaq. India lose fifth wicket. Ravindra Jadeja comes in middle. 12 runs came in this over. India 150/5 after 17 overs.
Suryakumar Yadav 53
Hardik Pandya 25
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: SKY moves into the 40s with his brilliant batting display, India 126/4-15 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Azmatullah Omarzai comes to bowl his second over and he gave away 11 runs as SKY hits him for maximum straight down the ground. Pitched up in the slot and outside off stump, Suryakumar Yadav goes deep in the crease and shimmies just a bit to the off side before getting under it and whacking it straight down the ground. India 126/4 after 15 overs.
Hardik Pandya 13
Suryakumar Yadav 41
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Rashid Khan ends his brilliant spell taking three Indian wickets
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid Khan ends his spell by giving away just five runs in his final over. Rashid gave away just 26 runs in his quota of four overs and taking three Indian wickets. India 115/4 after 14 overs.
Hardik Pandya 11
Suryakumar Yadav 34
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: SKY playing some exquisite shots, India 110/4-13 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: A good over for India as 12 runs came in this over with SKY playing some good cricketing shots against Azmatullah Omarzai.Bowler looks for the wide yorker but serves a low full toss around the tramline. Yadav shimmies in his crease and eventually, he just plants his front leg well across the off stump and swats it away flat in between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg. Overpitched and outside off, SKY gets on the front foot and forces the lofted drive wide of mid off and the ball runs away to the fence.
Hardik Pandya 7
Suryakumar Yadav 33
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: India survives a scare as SKY survives run out chance, India 98/4-11 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: India survived a scare a SKY got his bat right in time to deny a run out chance to Afghans. Eight runs came in this over.Naveen-ul-Haq pitches the ball up on the stumps, Hardik Pandya gets on the front foot again and drives it with a straight bat. Naveen does well to get a right hand on it on the follow-through and the ball deflects onto the stumps at the non-striker's end. Suryakumar Yadav is backing up quite a bit but shows good reflexes to turn back and slide the bat back in. India 98/4 after 12 overs.
Hardik Pandya 6
Suryakumar Yadav 22
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Suryakumar takes on Rashid Khan, hits a maximum and a boundary, Rashid strikes to get the wicket of Shivam Dube, India 90/4
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Suryakumar Yadav takes on Rashid Khan who comes to bowl his third over.
Suryakumar Yadav takes on the delivery which was tossed up full and on the leg stump, SKY gets inside the line and sweeps it firmly wide of the fine leg fence for a boundary. SKY plants his front leg across, fetches the ball and nails the slog-sweep over deep square leg for a maximum in the third delivery. A good over for India. Rashid strikes to take the wicket of Shivam Dube. A prolonged appeal for LBW from the bowler and the keeper but the umpire says no. Rashid Khan reviews it immediately as he feels it was pad first and then bat and the third umpire is called in. This is the regulation leg break, bowled flatter on middle and turning back in sharply. Shivam Dube opts to go on the back foot and is late on the dab and seems to have got a bit of glove onto the pads. However, the replays and UltraEdge confirm that there was no bat involved and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds and Rashid has this third wicket. Hardik Pandya comes in middle. India 90/4 after 11 overs.
Hardik Pandya 0
Suryakumar Yadav 20
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: India 79/3 at halfway stage
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: A good over for India as 12 runs came in this over as Shivam Dube hits a maximum off the bowling of Noor Ahmad. First one of the match for Dube! Floated, full and on off, Shivam Dube gives himself a bit of free, extends his arms and clobbers it over the long off fence for a biggie. India 79/3 after the end of 10 overs.
Suryakumar Yadav 9
Shivam Dube 10
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Rashid Khan strikes second time in the match, gets the wicket of Virat Kohli
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid Khan is turning the game gets the big fish, Virat Kohli now. Shivam Dube comes in the middle. India in a spot of bother. Afghanistan now having the advantage. seven runs and a wicket in this over. India 67/3 after nine overs.
Suryakumar Yadav 6
Shivam Dube 1
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Rashid Khan strikes as he get the wicket of Rishab Pant, India 54/2-7 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid Khan gets the wicket of Rishab Pant as he bowls a full length delivery which pitched on off stump as Rishab Pant plays a reverse sweep and gets LBW. India 54/2 after 7 overs
Rishabh Pant 20
Virat Kohli 19
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Another nine runs came from fifth over, India 34/1
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Kohli goes down the ground, Kohli goes out of the ground.' Another pace-off delivery, bowled into the pitch and around off stump, Virat Kohli holds his shape and closes the face of the bat a bit before lifting it straight back over the bowler's head for maximum. India scores 34/1 at the end of fifth over.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Nine runs came in the fourth over, India 25/1
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Mohammed Nabi's second over goes for nine runs as Indian batters looking to score runs. India 25/1 after four overs
Virat Kohli 7
Rishabh Pant7
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Rohit departs early, Fazalhaq strikes, India 16/1- 3 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rohit sharma once again falls to a left arm pacer, 13 wickets for Fazalhaq in the tournament. The change of pace has worked and Rohit Sharma has thrown his wicket away. Fazalhaq Farooqi knows that Rohit is itching to get a big hit away and pitches the ball up within the lines of the stumps but smartly takes pace off the ball as well. Rohit crouches a bit and goes hard at it but only manages to lift it a mile high and towards mid on. His opposite number, Rashid Khan settles under it and takes a fine catch. Rishab Pant comes in middle and hit a boundary. India 16/1 after three overs.
Rishabh Pant 4
Virat Kohli 1
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Rohit and Virat on crease, India 8/0-2 overs
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Mohammad Nabi bowls the second over and gives away just three runs. A tight over by Afghanistan. Virat yet to open his account. India at the end of two overs- 8/0
Rohit Sharma 7
Virat Kohli 0
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Rohit and Virat on crease, India 5/0-1 over
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rohit Sharma hits a boundary in the fifth delivery, India five runs in first over. Rohit Sharma tentatively pushes at it and squirts the ball off the outside edge and to the right of short third where Hazratullah Zazai dives over the ball and lets it through for a boundary. India 5 runs in one over without loss of any wicket
Rohit Sharma 5
Virat Kohli 0
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Pitch Report by Ian Smith and Sunil Gavaskar
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Ian Smith and Sunil Gavaskar said during pitch report " Strong breeze towards the ocean that reckons hitting at bigger boundary might be an issue at the venue. It would be lovely to have a bat even at this age. It's such a good pitch. There are cracks but they won't open up much that means for now it's perfect for batters. Bowlers will pay if they miss their mark, bowling at the right areas is paramount. Wrist spinners are likely to be more effective than finger spinners. Batting first should be a good call.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Playing XI for India
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: India (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav (In for Mohammed Siraj), Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Rashid Khan at toss
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid Khan, Afghanistan skipper said," We would have batted as well but Toss does not matter much, it is all about execution. Happy with the outings so far, batting has been going good. Need to do the right things at the right time and control our emotions as we go. We've been here a couple of days more than India. Hazratullah Zazai comes in place of Karim Janat."
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Playing XI for Afghanistan
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Afghanistan XI: R. Gurbaz (w), I. Zadran, N. Zadran, H. Zazai, G. Naib, A. Omarzai, M. Nabi, R. Khan (c), N. Ahmad, N. ul-Haq, F. Farooqi.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Rohit Sharma on why he elcted to bat first after winning the toss
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rohit Sharma during toss said,"We will bat first. Looks like a good track with no grass. Seems like it will get slower as the game progresses. We have to adapt to the conditions quickly. We have played quite a lot here. It's about understanding what we need to do in conditions like these. It's an early start and not an evening game like we are used to. We enjoy playing here. Siraj makes way for Kuldeep Yadav."
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: India win toss, elect to bat first
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: India win toss, Rohit Sharma elects to bat first
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Head-to-head in T20Is
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: In eight matches contested between the two teams, India have dominated the contest with seven wins while one game ended in no-result.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Indian fans starting to gather at Barbados
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Roshan, a fan of the Indian cricket team says, " We got to win today.Kohli will get century. It is going to be a close game but India will ace it"
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Indian spinners in T20 World Cup
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: The India squad for T20 World Cup contains four spinners in the 15, but only two were utilised in New York, bowling just nine overs across the three completed matches.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Two Afghan batters in the top five of most run-getters so far
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran in top five leading run getters in the tournament. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 167 runs in four games and Ibrahim Zadran scored 152 runs in four matches.
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Journey of India's T20 World Cup so far
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Defeated Ireland by 8 wickets in match 1
Defeated Pakistan by 6 runs in match 2
Defeated USA by 7 wickets in match 3
No result vs Canada (match abandoned due to wet outfield)
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Journey of Afghanistan's T20 World Cup so far
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Defeated Uganda by 125 runs in first match
Defeated New Zealand by 84 runs in second match
Defeated Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets in third match
Lost to West Indies by 104 runs in fourth match
IND vs AFG T20 Live Score: Weather Update at Barbados
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: The Super 8 clash between India and Afghanistan will unlikely face any rain-induced interruption. The temperature is likely to remain between 27 degrees Celsius to 31 degrees Celsius, according to weather.com.
IND vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: We've had some good individual players, but we need all those players playing together as a side, says Jonathan Trott
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: We've had, as you see in he IPL, we've got a lot of players playing a lot of T20 cricket around the world and now it's about putting that together as a side I think in the past we've had some good individual players, but we need all those players playing together as a side.”
IND vs AFG Live Score, T20 World cup 2024: Excited to play India in a day game, says Afghan coach Jonathan Trott
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Day games actually suit us better. So, quite excited to play India in a day game. Obviously, they(India) are one of the favourites and obviously that has added pressure for India."
IND vs AFG Live Score, T20 World cup 2024: All eyes on Kuldeep Yadav
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Kuldeep Yadav is expected to make a significant contribution in Caribbean conditions where spinners have had an enjoyable time. The spinner was not part of India's playing eleven in USA where the pitch has assitance for pace bowlers.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Sanjay Manjrekar on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are in this Indian set-up because of their ability to play defining knocks when it matters the most and Sanjay Manjrekar wouldn't mind a few underwhelming group league scores from the two megastars if they can make a difference in the semi-final or final of the ongoing T20 World Cup.
While Kohli has failed to reach double digits in all three completed games, skipper Rohit was in good nick during his fifty against Ireland but didn't score many against Pakistan and USA in the subsequent matches.
"Ideally, if you have gone for people like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, then you have gone for experience. You want to take your experienced players in World Cup to deliver when it really matters," Manjrekar told PTI in an exclusive interview.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Afghanistan, a very dangerous side, says Rahul Dravid
IND vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: "Lovely to come to Caribbean and play cricket. Couple of practice sessions. We are prepared. Afghanistan are a very dangerous side. Their players play more in leagues than our players. They are not a team to be taken lightly. Deservingly in Super 8, said Rahul Dravid ahead of the match.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Toss Time
The toss will take place at 7.30 pm(India Time) and the match will start at 8 pm(India Time) at at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados