IND vs AFG T20 World Cup 2024: Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah guide India to dominant win over Afghanistan

India will next face Bangladesh in North Sound on June 22 to target an early semifinal berth.

Afghanistan will look to bounce back against Australia in their next match in Kingston on June 23.

Suryakumar Yadav bags the Player of the Match award for his brilliant 53 off 28 balls.

Lot of hard work and practice has gone behind this. Lot of routine and process. I'm very clear about what to do when I go out. I don't mind giving this POTM award to a bowler as well. First for a batter, hope first of many. When Rashid bowls it's tough to get him away. (Adjustments from US to WI) You need to know what the game plan is. Keep the team first when you go out there. I remember when Hardik came in, I told him not to leave too much at the end, when the ball gets old/reverses. Just wanted to push the pedal, see where we get to at 16 overs, and take it from there.

Arshdeep Singh dismissed Noor Ahmad on the last ball of the game to bowl out Afghanistan to 134. An easy win for the Men in Blue. 

Afghanistan scored 134/10 in 20 overs.

India beat Afghanistan by 47 runs in their first Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024.

Arshdeep Singh strikes twice in the 18th over to dismiss Rashid Khan and Naveen-ul-Haq on the back-to-back deliveries. Afghanistan continue to lose A wicket under the pressure of big chase.

AFG - 12159 in 18 overs.

Afghanistan need 57 runs in 12 balls to win the game.

Mohammad Nabi pulls off a huge six off Kuldeep Yadav but walks out on the very next ball while attempting another maximum over the deep midwicket.

Nabi scored 14 runs off 14 balls.

AFG - 114/7 in 16.3 overs.

Afghanistan need 68 runs in 21 balls to win the game.

Jasprit Bumrah claims his third wicket of the game by removing dangerous-looking Najibullah Zadran as Afghanistan lose their final hope for late wonders.

Najibullah scored 19 runs off 17 balls.

AFG - 102/6 in 15.2 overs.

Afghanistan need 80 runs off 28 balls to win the game.

No late resistance from Afghan batters as Indian bowlers continue to dominate the middle overs.

AFG - 91/5 in 14 overs.

Afghanistan need 91 runs in 36 balls to win the game.

It's probably a game over for Afghanistan as they lose two settled batters in quick succession.

Ravindra Jadeja takes his first wicket of the game to dismiss Azmatullah Omarzai to put India in the driving seat.

Omarzai scored 26 runs off 20 balls. Mohammad Nabi joins Zadran in the middle.

AFG - 75/5 in 12 overs.

Afghanistan need 107 runs in 48 balls to win the game.

Kuldeep Yadav provides a breakthrough and breaks a dangerous partnership with Gulbadin Naib's wicket. Kuldeep clinches his maiden T20 World Cup wicket as Afghanistan go four wickets down in a tough chase.

Naib scored 17 runs off 21 balls. Najibullah Zadran joins Azamatullah Omarzai in the middle.

AFG - 71/4 in 11 overs.

Afghanistan need 111 runs in 54 balls to win this game.

Azamatullah Omarzai and Gulbadin Naib continue to find runs in the middle overs as Afghanistan look to bounce back.

AFG - 66/3 in 10 overs (Gulbadin Naib - 17* off 20 balls, Azmatullah Omarzai - 25* off 18 balls).

Afghanistan need 116 runs in 60 balls to win the game.

Axar Patel concedes just two runs before getting hut for a straight six over the long-on by Gulbadin Naib on the last ball of the powerplay overs.

AFG - 35/3 in 6 overs(Gulbadin Naib - 7* off 7 balls, Azmatullah Omarzai - 5* off 6 balls).

Afghanistan need 147 runs off 84 balls to win this game.

India are in complete control now as Jasprit Bumrah strikes again to dismiss Hazratullah Zazai with Ravindra Jadeja taking an easy catch at covers. Afghanistan witness an early collapse at Kensington Oval.

AFG - 23/3 in 4.1 overs.

Afghanistan need 159 runs off 95 balls to win the game.

Rohit Sharma introduced an early spin in the form of Axar Patel and the move worked out well.

Axar dismisses a big man Ibrahim Zadran with a maiden over. India take early control of the game.

AFG - 23/2 in 4 overs

Afghanistan need 159 runs in 96 balls to win this game.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz started well by smashing Arshdeep Singh for a six and four in the first over but Jasprit Bumrah dismissed the wicketkeeper batter in the following over to give India a perfect start.

AFG - 23/1 in 3 overs (Ibrahim Zadran - 8* off 7 balls, Hazratullah Zazai - 2* off 3 balls).

Afghanistan need 159 runs in 102 balls to win the game.

Naveen-ul-Haq delivers the last over as Axar Patel finishes well for India with a couple of fours. 

India post a challenging total of 181/8 in 20 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with 53 runs off 28 balls. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan take three wickets each for Afghanistan.

It's an innings break in Bridgetown.

IND - 181/8 in 20 overs.

Ravindra Jadeja's poor form continues as he departs after scoring just 7 runs. Fazalhaq Farooqi takes his third wicket of the game. India go 7 wickets down.

IND - 167/7 in 19 overs. 

Hardik Pandya smashes Naveen-ul-Haq for a 98-meter six over deep mid-on but the latter has the last laugh with a wicket in the same over.

Hardik scored 34 runs off 24 balls. Axar Pate joins Ravindra Jadeja in the middle.

IND - 159/6 in 18 overs

Suryakumar Yadav brings his second fifty of this tournament by smashing two consecutive boundaries off Fazalhaq Farooqi but finds a fielder on the next balls while attempting a six over long-off. India lose Suryakumar Yadav at a crucial time.

Suryakumar Yadav scored 53 runs off 28 balls. Ravindra Jadeja joins Hardik Pandya in the middle.

IND - 150/5 in 17 overs.

India continue to find runs as Suryakumar Yadav single-handedly keeps India on track for a big total. Hardik Pandya also accelerates his innings with a four and six off Noor Ahmad. 

IND - 138/4 in 16 overs (Suryakumar Yadav - 42* off 23 balls, Hardik Pandya - 23* off 18 balls).

Rashid Khan concedes just 5 runs in his last over of the game to finish his spells with a brilliant 3 for 26 figures.

IND - 115/4 in 14 overs (Suryakumar Yadav - 34* off 17 balls, Hardik Pandya - 11* off 12 balls).

Suryakumar Yadav smashes a cracking four off Azamatullah Omarzai to take India past 100 in the 13th over. Suryakumar smashes Omarzai for 4,2,4 as India look to regain momentum.

IND - 110/4 in 13 overs (Suryakumar Yadav - 33* off 16 balls, Hardik Pandya - 7* off 7 balls).

It's wicket no.3 for Rashid Khan who traps Shivam Dube on a lbw dismissal. India struggle for meaningful partnerships in the middle stages.

Shivam Dube scored 10 runs off 7 balls. Hardik Pandya joins Suryakumar Yadav in the middle.

IND - 90/4 in 10.5 overs. 

The struggling Indian batter Shivam Dube smashes Noor Ahmad for a six over deep mid-off to ease off some pressure created after Virat and Rishabh's dismissals.

IND - 79/3 in 10 overs (Suryakumar Yadav - 9* off 6 balls, Shivam Dube - 10* off 6 balls).

Rashid Khans strikes again and this time claims the big big wicket of Virat Kohli. 

Virat goes for a six over long off but finds Mohammad Nabi.

Virat scored 24 runs off 24 balls. Shivam Dube joins Suryakumar Yadav in the middle.

IND - 67/3 in 9 overs. 

Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan strikes in his very first over to dismiss Rishabh Pant on a lbw dismissal. The umpire raises his finger. Rishabh takes review but the replay shows it's OUT.

Rishabh scored 20 runs off 11 balls. Suryakumar Yadav joins Virat Kohli in the middle.

IND - 54/2 in 7 overs.

Rishabh Pant continues his red-hot form by smashing Mohammad Nabi for three consecutive fours in the last over of the powerplay.

IND - 47/1 in 6 overs (Virat Kohli - 17* off 15 balls, Rishabh Pant - 19* off 8 balls).

A stunning straight six on a front foot by Virat Kohli to accelerate his and India's innings. India are looking a bit comfortable after losing Rohit early in the powerplay.

IND - 34/1 in 5 overs (Virat Kohli - 16* off 14 balls, Rishabh Pant - 7* off 3 balls).

Mohammad Nabi bowls another greedy over to keep India under pressure in powerplay. Virat Kohli scorched a couple of doubles to get in some rhythm.

IND - 25/1 in 4 overs (Virat Kohli - 7* off 9 balls, Rishabh Pant - 7* off 2 balls).

Fazalhaq Farooqi with a breakthrough for Afghanistan and it's a big wicket of Rohit Sharma.

Rohit tries to diffuse the pressure and goes big off Farooqi but finds Rashid Khan's safe hand mid-on.

Rohit Sharma scored 8 runs off 13 balls. Rishabh Pant joins Virat Kohli in the middle.

IND - 16/1 in 3 overs.

Afghanistan bring in spin in the very second over with Mohammad Nabi delivering an excellent over by conceding just 3 runs.

IND - 8/0 in 2 overs (Virat Kohli - 0* off 2 balls, Rohit Sharma - 7* off 10 balls).

Fazalhaq Farooqi delivers four straight dot balls and then creates a chance on the fifth delivery to trouble Rohit Sharma in the first over.

IND - 5/0 in 1 over.

Openers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are out in the middle to kick off India's innings at Kensington Oval.

In-form pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi to bowl the first over for Afghanistan.

The game is on...

Indian players are donning the black armbands today in memory of former cricketer David Johnson who passed away aged 52 after falling from his apartment in Bengaluru earlier today.

We would have liked to bat first. It's more about how you play the game in T20s. Happy with our preparations and how things have gone. We are facing good teams, need to control our emotions and play our natural game. It does help getting used to the conditions. We have to play good cricket. We have one change, Karim Janat is not playing, Zazai comes in.

We are going to bat first. Looks alright at this moment, looks a good track. No grass on the pitch, I guess it will get slower. It's better than New York. We have to adapt to the conditions quickly. We have been here for a couple of days, we have played a lot of cricket. It's about understanding what we need to do in conditions like these. It's an early start. Usually start in the evening elsewhere. We enjoy playing here. We have made one change, Kuldeep comes in for Siraj.

India's ace spinner replaces pacer Mohammed Siraj and will be making his T20 World Cup debut today. With Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube also providing pace options, India go with three spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel today. 

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.

Afghanistan Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Captain Rohit Sharma wins the toss and India elect to bat first against Afghanistan.

Kuldeep Yadav replaces pacer Mohammed Siraj in the only change for India.

Top-order batter Hazratullah Zazai replaces spin all-rounder Karim Janat for Afghanistan.

Lovely weather conditions. 58m, 67m square boundaries, 70m down the ground. It looks a really good pitch with a few cracks on it. The ball should come onto the bat nicely and the bowlers need to bowl in the right areas. Batters should prosper on this wicket. A bat first pitch.

It's tough to leave anyone out. New York had pace bowlers' conditions. We might need something different here in Barbados. Yuzvendra Chahal or Kuldeep Yadav could be used here. We are lucky to have players with all-round abilities, we had eight batters (in the New York games) but we also had seven bowling options.

Rain has been consistent at the T20 World Cup 2024 with many games being abandoned in the first round.

But it's sunny and warm weather in Bridgetown today and there is no weather forecast for rain. 

Afghanistan almost pulled off their maiden T20I win against India when both teams last played against each other earlier this year.

India posted a huge total of 212 while batting first at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Rohit Sharma smashed 121* off 69 balls and Rinku Singh added an unbeaten 69 off just 39 balls while Fareed Ahmad took three wickets for Afghanistan.

Afghanistan shocked everyone by matching India's total with top-order batters Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Gulbadin Naib scoring brilliant half-centuries. 

In a Super Over thriller, Rohit smashed two boundaries off Fareed Ahmad to help India score 11 runs. Ravi Bishnoi bowled the Super Over for India and dismissed Gurbaz and Mohammad Nabi to finish the game in just three deliveries.

Afghanistan produced a brilliant all-round display to dominate their first three games in Group C.

Rashid Khan's side kicked off their campaign with a huge 125-run win over Uganda and then stunned the favourites New Zealand with an 84-run win while defending a 159 total. Afghanistan continued their dream start by thrashing PNG by 7 wickets to enter the Super 8 round.

But Afghanistan's unbeaten streak was halted by West Indies in their last match in Gros Islet. Afghanistan were bowled out on 114 while chasing a huge 219-run target against the Caribbean giants.

Rohit Sharma's men faced no struggle reaching the Super 8 round with three wins in four first-round games in the USA.

India beat Ireland by 8 wickets while chasing a 97-run target in their opening game in New York. Then Jasprit Bumrah's heroics lead India to beat rivals Pakistan by 6 runs while defending just 119 total in New York. 

India secured the Super 8 qualification after thrashing the USA by chasing down a 111-run target with seven wickets remaining. India's last game against Canada in Florida was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain.

India remain unbeaten against Afghanistan with seven wins in eight T20I meetings so far. 

Afghanistan suffered a huge 104-run loss against West Indies in their last game but are unlikely to make changes to their settled playing XI against India. 

Afghanistan's Predicted Playing XI: 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. 

In the pre-match press conference on Wednesday, India head coach Rahul Dravid hinted at a major change to India's bowling attack and said that the management could bring in either Kuldeep Yadav or Yuzvendra Chahal in their starting eleven against Afghanistan.

One of Axar Patel or Mohammed Siraj is likely to sit out if Kuldeep or Chahal comes into the team.

India's Predicted Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.

India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Afghanistan Squad: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Mohammad Ishaq, Nangeyalia Kharote, Hazratullah Zazai.

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Tournament favourites India will take on charged-up Afghanistan in their first Super 8 fixture at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. India remain unbeaten in T20Is against Afghanistan but will not take any risk of considering their opponent weak in any area.

Both teams will target two crucial points to take an early lead in the Group 1 table of the Super 8 round which also features Bangladesh and giants Australia.

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Match Details

Match: T20 World Cup 2024, Super 8 Group 1, Match 43

Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 

Date & Time: Thursday, June 20 at 08:00 PM IST (10:30 AM Local Time) 

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