Match Ended
Super Eight - Match 3, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
, Jun 20, 2024
% Chance to Win
AFG
IND
Inn Break
IND 181/8
Top Batsmen
Top Bowlers
AFG 134/10
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Right then, that is it from this one-sided affair. India opens their account in the Super Eights stage while Afghanistan have it all to do in their next two games. However, the action does not stop here as we have a big clash coming up between Australia and Bangladesh on 21st June, Friday. That match will begin at 6 am (12.30 am GMT), but as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up. Until then, cheers and goodbye!
Rohit Sharma, the victorious skipper of India starts by saying that over the last couple of years, they have come to the West Indies and have played a few T20Is and are familiar with the conditions. Adds that 180 was a tremendous effort by the batters and then they knew they had a class bowling lineup. Mentions that it is crucial that the likes of Surya and Hardik come to form and every individual has to do their job and applauds that partnership. On Jasprit Bumrah, says that everyone knows he is class and it is about using him smartly and Bumrah himself takes the responsibility to achieve that. On the extra spinner, he says that nothing is concrete with the playing XI and it also depends on the opposition and if the next venue offers something for the seamers, they will be open to bringing back the extra seamer.
Rashid Khan, the captain of Afghanistan says that they knew, they would be chasing in excess of 160 but they could have been smarter with their executions. Adds that his bowling is coming off well and he is hitting the right areas, but the result matters the most. Mentions that they have enjoyed their cricket everywhere but the most important thing is the mindset. Ends by saying that they will play according to the conditions after assessing if it is a batting or bowling track.
Suryakumar Yadav is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his breezy half-century. He says that there's a lot of hard work and practice that goes into his play. Adds that he is really happy to get the win and is happy to be the first Indian batter to get the player of the match as well in this tournament. On Rashid Khan, he says that Rashid is very difficult to pick but you have to take him on and he is happy to have had the better of him in this game. Mentions that there is a game plan from the start but he plays according to the game situation and had a chat with Hardik Pandya about keeping their foot on the pedal as it would get hard to hit the ball in the death overs due to the reverse swing and the slower deliveries.
Presentation Time...
Earlier in the game, India posted a big total on the board courtesy of a fine half-century from SKY along with crucial contributions from Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, and Axar Patel. Afghanistan were a bit off in this game with the ball and it was their skipper, Rashid Khan who was the pick of the bowler with three wickets. Fazalhaq Farooqi also got three, while Naveen-ul-Haq chipped in with one. While chasing, the Afghans came out with intent, but they kept on losing wickets in clusters that did not help them at all as they faced back-to-back defeats in this World Cup.
India, on the other hand, after a shaky first over, were all over the Afghans throughout the game. Jasprit Bumrah got rid of Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the second over. Axar followed it up by dismissing Ibrahim Zadran, while it was Bumrah again who sent Hazratullah Zazai back to the hut. They allowed a partnership to build in the middle overs but after the drinks break, it was all India once again. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja sent back both the set batters, and Afghanistan could not really recover from that. Bumrah and Kuldeep added one more to their tallies while Arshdeep Singh wrapped things up with three wickets in his last two overs.
Afghanistan needed a quick start, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a few lusty blows to put the pressure on Arshdeep. However, it all fell apart when he got out in the second over and his opening partner, Hazratullah Zazai followed suit, while Ibrahim Zadran also failed to make much of an impact After that, it was the pair of Gulbadin Naib and Azmatullah Omarzai who steadied the ship with a decent partnership, but the asking rate kept creeping up. They tried to up the ante, but both the set batters lost their wicket in quick succession, and they suffered a collapse afterward as no batter could stick around for much longer. In the end, they fell short by a big margin of 47 runs.
CLINICAL PERFORMANCE FROM INDIA! The bowlers were just too hot to handle for the Afghans here and the Men in Blue keeps their unbeaten streak in this World Cup intact. They were under a bit of pressure when they lost the two big guns early, but Suryakumar Yadav showed why he is the number-one ranked batter in this format, and then the entire bowling unit came to the party to register a convincing victory.
Over 20 : 134/10
8 Runs
- 019.1
- 019.2
- 019.3
- 619.4
- 019.5
- 1 WD 19.6
- 1 WD 19.6
- W 19.6
N. Ahmad
12 (18)
F. Farooqi
4 (1)
A. Singh
4-0-36-3
19.6
W
Arshdeep Singh To Noor Ahmad OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! That's it, Arshdeep Singh gets his third wicket and India bundles out Afghanistan on the final delivery. Arshdeep runs in from over the stumps and pitches the ball up on the fifth stump line, looking to angle it across. Noor Ahmad hangs deep and goes after it trying to go over covers but the ball comes off the toe-end of the bat and doesn't travel much further away from Rohit Sharma at covers. The Indian skipper makes no error and India win the game by 47 huge runs!
19.6
wd
Arshdeep Singh To Noor Ahmad
WIDE! And again and that's a bit unnecessary from Arshdeep Singh putting it so much effort for nothing. Fuller in length and well outside the off stump, Rishabh Pant springs across to make the save.
19.6
wd
Arshdeep Singh To Noor Ahmad
WIDE! Arshdeep Singh will have to reload the final delivery here. Full and quick again, looking for the wide yorker but this is spilled beyond the tramline for a wide.
19.5
0
Arshdeep Singh To Noor Ahmad
Excellent comeback delivery from Arshdeep Singh. Full and quick, nails it in the blockhole around off and Noor Ahmad fails to dig it out.
19.4
6
Arshdeep Singh To Noor Ahmad
SIX! Noor Ahmad finally connects one and that is a flat six! Banged in short again over middle and leg, Noor gets on top of the bounce and muscles it off the front foot and just over the fence behind deep square leg for a biggie.
19.3
0
Arshdeep Singh To Noor Ahmad
Another miss and Noor Ahmad is just swinging a bit too hard at the ball. Bowled from over the stumps and banged into the deck over of and middle. Noor tries to hang back and pull but misses the ball.
19.2
0
Arshdeep Singh To Noor Ahmad
Swing and a miss! Bowled full and wide of the off stump with a bit more effort behind it. Noor Ahmad goes across to the off side and throws the kitchen sink at it but fails to connect.
19.1
0
Arshdeep Singh To Noor Ahmad
Pitched up on a length and outside off, Noor Ahmad throws his hands at it and slices it up over the cover region and denies the single once again.
Over 19 : 126/9
1 Runs
- 018.1
- 018.2
- 018.3
- 018.4
- 018.5
- 1 LB 18.6
N. Ahmad
6 (12)
F. Farooqi
4 (1)
J. Bumrah
4-1-7-3
18.6
lb
Jasprit Bumrah To Noor Ahmad
Good stop from the keeper! A smidge fuller, trying to attack the pads but this is spilled down leg. Noor Ahmad gets a bit of pad on it and Rishabh Pant dives across to his left to get his gloves on it. The batters manage to scamper across for a leg bye.
18.5
0
Jasprit Bumrah To Noor Ahmad
On a good length around off and angling away, Noor Ahmad has a poke at it but gets beaten past the outside edge.
18.4
0
Jasprit Bumrah To Noor Ahmad
Back of a length and over middle, Noor Ahmad gets cramped up and mistimes the pull badly towards mid on.
18.3
0
Jasprit Bumrah To Noor Ahmad
On a length and around off stump again, Noor Ahmad stays put and hits it towards cover again. No single taken!
18.2
0
Jasprit Bumrah To Noor Ahmad
A full toss now on the off stump line, Noor Ahmad punches it away straight to the man at covers.
18.1
0
Jasprit Bumrah To Noor Ahmad
On a fuller length and around off stump, Noor Ahmad pushes it away towards cover.
Over 18 : 125/9
6 Runs
- 017.1
- 017.2
- 117.3
- 1 WD 17.4
- W 17.4
- W 17.5
- 417.6
F. Farooqi
4 (1)
N. Ahmad
6 (6)
A. Singh
3-0-28-2
17.6
4
Arshdeep Singh To Fazalhaq Farooqi
EDGED AND FOUR! Arshdeep Singh comes agonizingly close to picking up a hat-trick but it ends up being a boundary instead. Pitched up from around the stumps and trying to angle it into the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi looks to hang back and block but gets an outside edge that runs past the keeper and into the third man fence.
Fazalhaq Farooqi is the last man in and will face the hat-trick ball.
17.5
W
Arshdeep Singh To Naveen-ul-Haq OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! Too hot to handle for Naveen-ul-Haq and Arshdeep Singh has got two in two now. Banged in quick and short over middle and leg, rushing onto the batter and at a difficult height. Naveen just swings at it and gets a top edge back over the keeper's head. Rishabh Pant runs back towards short fine leg and pouches it safely. Afghanistan going down in a hurry now.
Naveen-ul-Haq walks out bat now.
17.4
W
Arshdeep Singh To Rashid Khan OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! This is bowled on the fuller side of a length ball and angled well across the off stump. Rashid Khan reaches out, gets under it and knowingly opens the bat face, looking to slice it up and over backward point. The ball is miscued a bit and goes aerial to wide third man where Ravindra Jadeja takes a simple enough catch and Arshdeep Singh also gets his name in the wickets column.
17.4
wd
Arshdeep Singh To Rashid Khan
WIDE! Back to over the wicket now and bowls on a good length but well outside the off stump, Rashid Khan has a slash at it but misses.
17.3
1
Arshdeep Singh To Noor Ahmad
Comes from around the stumps now and bowls a shorter delivery at the batter, Noor Ahmad gets the pull high on the bat and gets it down to long on for a run.
20 OV
8 Runs
A. Singh
to
N. Ahmad
- 019.1
- 019.2
- 019.3
- 619.4
- 019.5
- 1 WD 19.6
- 1 WD 19.6
- W 19.6
19 OV
1 Runs
J. Bumrah
to
N. Ahmad
- 018.1
- 018.2
- 018.3
- 018.4
- 018.5
- 1 LB 18.6
18 OV
6 Runs
A. Singh
to
N. Ahmad
R. Khan
Naveen
F. Farooqi
- 017.1
- 017.2
- 117.3
- 1 WD 17.4
- W 17.4
- W 17.5
- 417.6
17 OV
12 Runs
K. Yadav
to
R. Khan
M. Nabi
N. Ahmad
- 116.1
- 616.2
- W 16.3
- 416.4
- 016.5
- 116.6
16 OV
6 Runs
J. Bumrah
to
M. Nabi
N. Zadran
R. Khan
- 115.1
- W 15.2
- 4 B 15.3
- 015.4
- 015.5
- 115.6
15 OV
10 Runs
H. Pandya
to
M. Nabi
N. Zadran
- 014.1
- 1 LB 14.2
- 614.3
- 1 WD 14.4
- 1 LB 14.4
- 114.5
- 014.6
14 OV
7 Runs
R. Jadeja
to
M. Nabi
N. Zadran
- 113.1
- 213.2
- 113.3
- 113.4
- 113.5
- 113.6
13 OV
9 Runs
K. Yadav
to
N. Zadran
M. Nabi
- 012.1
- 1 WD 12.2
- 612.2
- 112.3
- 012.4
- 112.5
- 012.6
12 OV
4 Runs
R. Jadeja
to
A. Omarzai
M. Nabi
N. Zadran
- W 11.1
- 111.2
- 111.3
- 011.4
- 111.5
- 111.6
11 OV
5 Runs
K. Yadav
to
A. Omarzai
G. Naib
N. Zadran
- 110.1
- W 10.2
- 010.3
- 010.4
- 4 LB 10.5
- 010.6
10 OV
9 Runs
R. Jadeja
to
A. Omarzai
G. Naib
- 69.1
- 19.2
- 19.3
- 19.4
- 09.5
- 09.6
9 OV
10 Runs
K. Yadav
to
A. Omarzai
G. Naib
- 2 NB 8.1
- 48.1
- 18.2
- 08.3
- 18.4
- 18.5
- 18.6
8 OV
7 Runs
A. Patel
to
A. Omarzai
G. Naib
- 07.1
- 17.2
- 17.3
- 37.4
- 07.5
- 27.6
7 OV
5 Runs
H. Pandya
to
A. Omarzai
G. Naib
- 46.1
- 16.2
- 06.3
- 06.4
- 06.5
- 06.6
6 OV
8 Runs
A. Patel
to
G. Naib
A. Omarzai
- 05.1
- 05.2
- 05.3
- 15.4
- 15.5
- 65.6
5 OV
4 Runs
J. Bumrah
to
H. Zazai
A. Omarzai
- W 4.1
- 04.2
- 04.3
- 44.4
- 04.5
- 04.6
4 OV
0 Runs
A. Patel
to
I. Zadran
G. Naib
- 03.1
- 03.2
- 03.3
- W 3.4
- 03.5
- 03.6
3 OV
9 Runs
A. Singh
to
I. Zadran
H. Zazai
- 12.1
- 12.2
- 42.3
- 12.4
- 12.5
- 12.6
2 OV
1 Runs
J. Bumrah
to
R. Gurbaz
I. Zadran
H. Zazai
- 01.1
- W 1.2
- 01.3
- 01.4
- 11.5
- 01.6
1 OV
13 Runs
A. Singh
to
R. Gurbaz
- 1 WD 0.1
- 40.1
- 00.2
- 00.3
- 1 WD 0.4
- 00.4
- 60.5
- 10.6
Match Info
- Venue Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
- Weather Sunny
- Toss India won the toss and elected to bat
- Result India beat Afghanistan by 47 runs
- Player of the Match Suryakumar Yadav
- Umpire Paul Reiffel (AUS), Rod Tucker (AUS) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
- Referee David Boon (AUS)
Match Notes
- Innings Break: India 181/8 in 20.0 overs
- Referral 4 (17.5 ovs): H Pandya against AFG (LBW) Successful (AFG: 1, IND: 1)
- S Yadav 19th T20I fifty: 50 runs in 27 balls (5x4) (3x6)
- India: 150/4 in 16.5 overs
- India: 100/4 in 12.2 overs
- India 90/4: S Dube lbw b R Khan 10(7)
- Referral 3 (10.5 ovs): AFG against S Dube (LBW) Successful (AFG: 1, IND: 1)
- Drinks: India 79/3 in 10.0 overs
- India 54/2: R Pant lbw b R Khan 20(11)
- Referral 2 (6.6 ovs): R Pant against AFG (LBW) Unsuccessful (AFG: 1, IND: 1)
- India: 50/1 in 6.4 overs
- Referral 1 (2.1 ovs): AFG against R Sharma(LBW) Unsuccessful (AFG: 1, IND: 2)
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): India 47/1
- Referral 1 (14.4 ovs): IND against N Zadran (LBW) Unsuccessful (AFG: 2, IND: 1)
- Afghanistan 100/5 in 14.4 overs
- Drinks: Afghanistan 66/3 in 10.0 overs
- Afghanistan 50/4 in 8.1 overs
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Afghanistan 35/3
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