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Suryakumar Yadav smashed a fine half-century before India's bowlers slammed the brakes on Afghanistan's flamboyant shot-makers to romp to a 47-run win in the T20 World Cup on Thursday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados :India swept to a 47-run victory over Afghanistan in their T20 World Cup Super Eight clash after Suryakumar Yadav struck his second successive half-century and Jasprit Bumrah proved his worth with the ball on Thursday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados : Jasprit Bumrah demonstrated yet again how crucial he is to India's fortunes in the T20 World Cup on Thursday, and captain Rohit Sharma said he will need to manage his pace spearhead smartly to get the best out of him.
Three consecutive low scores with the bat in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 has seen the debae around Virat Kohli's role in the Indian team intensifying. Backed to open with skipper Rohit Sharma, Kohli has only scored a total of 5 runs in 3 matches so far, prompting many to suggest that he should be made to bat at the No. 3 spot. Even AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli's mate and former Royal Challengers Bengaluru teammate, gave his 2 cents on the topic, saying he always feels No. 3 is the best position to play Virat.
It has not been a good campaign for Virat Kohli in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 but he recreated his famous six to leave fans thrilled during the Super 8 match against Afghanistan on Thursday. During the fifth over of the Indian innings, Kohli capitalised on a short and wide delivery from Naveen-ul-Haq and slammed the ball straight down the group for a massive six. The video of the shot quickly went viral on social media with fans comparing it to his famous six off Haris Rauf during the famous win over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022. On that occasion, he similarly slammed Rauf for a mammoth six straight down the ground before guiding his team to a victory with an unbeaten knock of 82 off 53 deliveries.
The Indian cricket team wore black armbands in honour of former fast bowler David Johnson who died on Thursday, during their T20 World Cup Super Eight match here against Afghanistan. Johnson, who played two Tests for India in 1996, died after falling from his fourth-floor balcony in Bengaluru and the local police said they were in the process of determining if it was a case of suicide. Both skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli came out to bat wearing black armbands.
As India prepare to take on the unpredictable Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8s, it isn't just the spin threat that the opponent team possesses that they need to be wary of. The ongoing T20 World Cup has seen plenty of washed-out contests, and even India's final group match against Canada suffered the same fate. Rain threat looms on the India vs Afghanistan clash as well, with weather forecast suggesting some sort of precipitation during the afternoon in Barbados.
India's final league fixture of the T20 World Cup 2024 against Canada getting abandoned due to a wet outfield meant that the Rohit Sharma-led team heads to Barbados to take on Afghanistan for their Super 8 opener without much rehearsal. India topped the Group A Standings with three wins in four games on unpredictable pitches in the USA. As the Super 8 matches begin, India are scheduled to play Afghanistan on June 20 at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. Ahead of this exciting contest, let's have a look at India's predicted XI against the Afghans.