At the Kensington Oval in Barbados, India and Afghanistan squared off in the second Super 8s match of the T20 World Cup 2024. India captain Rohit Sharma chose to bat first after winning the toss against the Afghanistan team, and the Men in Blue scored 181/8 to put pressure on their opponents.
India won the Super 8s match against Afghanistan by 47 runs. With a strike rate of 189.29, Suryakumar Yadav was the man of the moment for India, smashing 53 runs off of just 28 balls. The Blue team’s scorers were Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli, and Yadav, with scores of 24, 20, and 32 runs, respectively.
However, Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan got rid of Virat Kohli to record his first T20 wicket against India. He and Fazalhaq Farooqi both claimed three wickets at an economy rate of 6.5 and 8.25, respectively. Afghanistan found it challenging to chase the goal in the second innings after losing several significant wickets early on.
The standouts of the innings were the bowlers from India, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Kuldeep Yadav, who took 3, 2, and 2 wickets at an economy of 1.75, 8, and 8, respectively. Bumrah is the one man who always offers assistance with the bowl when needed.
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The T20 World Cup final will take place here. Even when Afghanistan scored runs fast, India’s bats did a fantastic job of disrupting the game’s rhythm and never gave up. India’s bowlers had benefited from the fact that, except from Rahmanullah Gurbaz, nobody really attacked them. This suggests that they could dominate the game and develop a rhythm and length.
Here’s how Twitter reacted T20 World Cup 2024: IND vs AFG, Match 43:
BUMRAH – THE GOAT OF INDIAN BOWLING. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/NH58k7pYCp
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 20, 2024
First Win in Super 8 for India 🇮🇳🔥 #AFGvIND pic.twitter.com/xduQ6KQWtU
— MeghanadhPSPK45ᴼᴳ 🦅 (@iammeghanadh45) June 20, 2024
INDIA WIN 🇮🇳#TeamIndia beat Afghanistan by 47 runs 💪#T20WorldCup #AFGvIND pic.twitter.com/tbKi1TQ9Av
— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) June 20, 2024
INDIA DEFEATED AFGHANISTAN IN BARBADOS. 🇮🇳
– A dominating start to the Super8 by Rohit and his boys. 🏆#T20WorldCup #AFGvIND pic.twitter.com/NkonQ5IF47
— its Cinema (@itscinema__) June 20, 2024
And India Won The Match.
Congratulations #Teamindia. #INDvAFG #AFGvIND #t20iwc #T20WorldCup.— Nikita Dubey. 🇮🇳 (@BanarasiChhori9) June 20, 2024
INDIA REGISTER 47 RUNS VICTORY OVER AFGHANISTAN!!!🔥🇮🇳
A Pretty Convincing WIN for #TeamIndia 💙#AFGvIND #INDvsAFG #IndvsAfg #Cricket #CricketTwitter #T20WorldCup #t20USA #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #SuryakumarYadav #HardikPandya #IndianCricketTeam
— Shreyash Santosh🇮🇳 (@Shreyash0417) June 20, 2024
It’s all over.
India have dismissed Afghanistan for 134 to win by 47 runs and clinch their first win of the Super 8 round.
Afghanistan must now beat Australia and Bangladesh to give themselves a possible shot at a semi-final place. #ACA #T20WorldCup #AfghanAtalan #AFGvIND pic.twitter.com/CY4CcMq25D
— Afghan Cricket Association – ACA (@ACAUK1) June 20, 2024
2024 T20 World Cup Super 8 Match 43:
🇮🇳 vs 🇦🇫
India finished 181/8 after Surya Kumar Yadav & Hardik Pandya scored 53 & 32. Fazalhaq Farooqi & Rashid Khan picks 3wkts each. Afghanistan allout for 134 after Jasprit Bumrah & Arshdeep Singh take 3wkts each.#INDvAFG #AFGvIND @ICC— Sports Geeez (@Sportsgeeez) June 20, 2024
2024 T20 World Cup Super 8 Match 42:
🏝️ vs 🏴
West Indies scored 180/4 after an all-rounder performance from batters. England easily chased down the target losing 2 wkts after Philip Salt & Jonny Bairstow’s assault.#WIvENG #ENGvWI #T20WorldCup #CricketTwitter @ICC— Sports Geeez (@Sportsgeeez) June 20, 2024