Having crossed the group stage hurdles without stumbling, India take on a dangerous Afghanistan side in their first Super 8 match of T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday, June 20. India will be looking to ace the first of the three-round Super 8, but it’s not going to be straightforward for Rohit Sharma’s men.
India come into this match after remaining unbeaten in the group stages and registering 7 points, on the other hand Afghanistan put on some great performances in their group stage games and finished second in their group with 6 points. But, in their final group stage game, Afghanistan suffered from a humiliating 104 run defeat against West Indies.
Though India may be the favorites heading into this match, but they must remember that Rashid Khan’s men have it in them to beat any side on their day so there is no reason why they should be taken lightly. Rohit Sharma’s men need to be at their best from the word go as they don’t have the luxury of warming up to the conditions in the Caribbean because of the fact that all of their group stage games were played in USA.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
Afghanistan: Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadrabn, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmed, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen Ul Haq
In T20 World Cups, India and Afghanistan have met each other thrice with India emerging victors each time. In the T20I format, both teams have had a total of 8 encounters with India coming out victorious on 7 occasions.
Clouds may cover the Kensington oval during the match but there are very few chances that rain will cause any sort of interruption in the game.
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