IND vs AFG : The third match of the Super 8 stage was played today (20 June) between Team India and Afghanistan (IND VS AFG) at the Barbados ground. In this match, captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Suryakumar Yadav played a half-century innings for Team India, who came to bat first, while on the other hand, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya and finally Akshar Patel played impactful innings and Team India's score was 181 runs for the loss of 8 wickets at the end of 20 overs.
Chasing the target of 182 runs, Afghanistan's team had a very ordinary start. By the end of the powerplay, Afghanistan had lost 3 wickets. In such a situation, Afghanistan was not seen chasing the target of 182 runs at any point in their innings. Talking about Afghanistan's innings, the team scored only 134 runs in the stipulated 20 overs of their innings and in the end, Team India won the match by 47 runs.
IND VS AFG : MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Status of Team India's innings (Status from 1 to 6 overs)
- Fazalhaq Farooqui gave only 5 runs in the first over.
- Only 3 runs came in Mohammad Nabi's second over.
- In the third over of the innings, Fazalhaq Farooqui sent Rohit Sharma to the pavilion on a score of 8.
- 9 runs came from Nabi's fourth over.
- Naveen gave 9 runs in the fifth over.
- Nabi conceded 13 runs in the final over of the powerplay.
- After the first 6 overs, Team India's score was 47 runs for 1 wicket.
Condition of 7 to 15 overs
- Rashid Khan dismissed Rishabh Pant in his first over on a score of 20.
- Noor Ahmed gave only 6 runs in the 8th over.
- Rashid Khan dismissed Virat Kohli in the 9th over on a score of 24.
- 12 runs came in Noor Ahmed's 10th over.
- Rashid Khan dismissed Shivam Dubey in the 11th over on the score of 10.
- Naveen gave 8 runs in the 12th over.
- Azmatullah gave 12 runs in the 13th over.
- Rashid Khan gave 5 runs in the 14th over.
- After 15 overs, Team India's score was 176 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.
Condition of 16 to 20 overs
- Noor Ahmed gave 12 runs in the 16th over.
- Fazalhaq Farooqui dismissed Suryakumar Yadav on the score of 53.
- In the 18th over, Naveen dismissed Hardik Pandya on a score of 32.
- In the 19th over, Fazalhaq Farooqui dismissed Ravindra Jadeja on the score of 7.
- Team India scored 14 runs in the 20th over.
- After 20 overs, Team India's score was 181 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.
Afghanistan innings status (status from 1 to 6 overs)
- Arshdeep Singh conceded 13 runs in the first over.
- In the second over of the innings, Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Gurbaz on a score of 11.
- Arshdeep Singh gave 9 runs in the third over.
- In the fourth over, Akshar bowled a maiden over and dismissed Jadran on a score of 8.
- Bumrah gave only 4 runs in the 5th over.
- At the end of the powerplay, Afghanistan were placed at 35 for 3.
Condition of 7 to 15 overs
- Hardik Pandya gave only 5 runs in the 7th over.
- Akshar Patel gave 7 runs in the 8th over.
- Kuldeep Yadav gave 10 runs in the 9th over.
- Jadeja gave 9 runs in the 10th over.
- Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Gulbadin in the 11th over on a score of 17.
- In the 12th over of the innings, Jadeja dismissed Azmatullah on a score of 26.
- Jadeja gave only 7 runs in the 14th over.
- After 15 overs, Afghanistan's score was 101 runs for the loss of 5 wickets.
Team India won the match by 47 runs
- Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Jadran on a score of 16 in the 16th over of the innings.
- In the 17th over, Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Nabi on a score of 14.
- In the 18th over, Arshdeep Singh dismissed Rashid Khan for 2 and Naveen for 0.
- Afghanistan's innings ended at 134 runs.
- Team India won the match by 47 runs
Rohit Sharma's 3 trump cards helped Team India win
In the Super 8 match held at Barbados ground, with the help of the brilliant performances of Team India captain Rohit Sharma's three trump cards Suryakumar Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav, Team India won the match by 47 runs and secured the first position in Group 1 of Super 8.