India will look to win all three T20I matches against Afghanistan before starting off their tournament at the ICC T20 World Cup in June. They boast a mix of young talent as well as experienced veterans in their squad.
Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the batting for India, in place of Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav who have both been suspended, while Kuldeep Yadav will bowl. In this article, we will discuss about Afghanistan national cricket team vs india national cricket team match scorecard.
1. Bangladesh vs India
An exciting match between two powerful teams kept spectators on the edge of their seats as each ball bowled and shot made added excitement and tension to this nail-biting matchup.
India and Afghanistan are locked in a fierce rivalry to make the semifinals of this tournament. India leads Group A with three convincing wins while Afghanistan currently stands second after recording one draw and one defeat to co-host West Indies.
Even with odds against them, both teams have shown glimpses of brilliance and potential to cause an upset. With fans worldwide standing behind them, both are determined to make an impressive showing in this tournament and prove they can compete against some of the greatest teams worldwide.
Predicting the result of this match requires taking into account several key players on both teams that could make an impactful statement about who will emerge victorious. Afghanistan relies heavily on Rashid Khan’s deadly spin bowling to dominate opposition teams while India relies on Virat Kohli’s bat and Jasprit Bumrah’s fast bowling skills, both which provide formidable threats.
2. India vs Afghanistan
Gulbadin Naib may have put Afghanistan on the verge of pulling off an impressive upset at the World Cup. He scored an unbeaten 35-ball 57 with four hits to the fence and four sixes as Afghanistan posted 172/6 against India at Eden Gardens on Saturday. Najibullah Zadran (23), Mohammad Nabi (16), Karim Janat and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (21) all contributed positively with their respective contributions as well.
India achieved their target in 15.4 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 34-ball 68 and Shivam Dube made 63 off 32 balls for India; Virat Kohli fell short once again of reaching his century target in this tournament.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill open for India while Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls for Afghanistan. In just a few overs into his innings, Rohit falls victim to Ibrahim Zadran who caught his wicket at backward point – leading India’s DRS appeal against wicketkeeper-batsman Mukesh Kumar unsuccessfully to be turned down.
The second over is marred by more boundaries as Najibullah Zadran belted the first two deliveries for fours while Gulbadin Naib hit Gulbadin Naib’s third delivery for an incredible six. Afghanistan continue to lose wickets regularly which hamper their innings further.
3. West Indies vs Afghanistan
Nicholas Pooran led West Indies to victory against Afghanistan by smashing an impressive 98 in their innings, hitting eight sixes and three fours along with Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Rovman Powell – including some quick runs from Johnson Charles and Shai Hope respectively – when choosing to bat first at Wankhede Stadium. Afghanistan found themselves under immense scoreboard pressure in reply and were bowled out for just 114 in 16.2 overs with Gulbadin Naib and Ibrahim Zadran taking wickets respectively.
Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran: SIX! With an accurate slog-sweep shot towards the long on fence, Rashid hits it for six and appeals for leg-before but this time it hits UltraEdge instead and is turned down due to it striking the pads – leading him to opt for review but then losing it in court.
16.1: Obed McCoy to Ibrahim Zadran, Out! In the air and taken! Obed McCoy serves a full and tails ball to Ibrahim Zadran from around middle stump line; when trying to flick it back out into play with his right wrist he mistimes it and it flies in the air before flying straight away toward deep square leg where Johnson Charles takes an excellent reverse-cup catch!
So far this game has been relatively low-scoring but the Windies should feel confident of adding to their total in the final overs. They will look to take quick wickets and build some momentum before attempting another late surge in their innings. They still hope to reach the semi-final stage and a victory here would certainly ensure they do so more easily.
4. Pakistan vs Afghanistan
India are expected to field the same lineup that defeated West Indies in their previous group match and make no changes before taking on Afghanistan in this matchup.
Spinners will find this pitch ideal, as there is some moisture present that causes the ball to bounce slightly more.
However, this should still provide an excellent batting surface with plenty of square boundaries on the ground and long on region providing ample targets for batters to aim their shots at.
Yashashvi Jaiswal will look to build on his strong performance at this World Cup and continue scoring runs for India.
He is currently batting alongside Sanju Samson and they have formed an effective partnership for India in this tournament – currently boasting an unbeaten 190-run partnership that ranks as India’s highest T20I partnership to date.
Mohammad Nabi scored 42 off 27 balls for Afghanistan against India during their initial innings; unfortunately they were bowled out for just 158.
Ravi Bishnoi secured India their second wicket of this match when he dismissed Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan, who attempted to play an aggressive stroke across long on, only for Rinku Singh to catch it and run him out for 20 runs.
Young Afghan players from an unrecognized nation have won over cricket fans across the globe. Securing their spot in the semi-finals and set to face reigning champion Australia on Wednesday evening (Thursday morning in Kabul), thousands of Afghans took to the streets in celebration, many traveling hundreds of miles just to attend matches.
5. Bangladesh vs India
Afghan cricket has made quite an impression since emerging from war-torn conditions to take its place on the world cricket stage. From their impressive run to the World Cup final in England to becoming fourth best team worldwide according to ICC rankings – Afghanistan are becoming known for making headlines!
Afghanistan should take pride in what they have accomplished thus far, but must continue improving both as a team and individually to keep pace with a competition such as 2024 World Cup semi-final qualification.
Afghanistan batsmen have begun to establish themselves against Indian bowlers. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran provided a solid foundation with their opening wicket stand of 93 runs; Mohammad Nabi then contributed his expertise by punishing Indian bowlers by striking boundaries effortlessly.
India pacer Mukesh Kumar made an early breakthrough when he dismissed Azmatullah Omarzai with an excellent catch at deep midwicket. Ravi Bishnoi then claimed the wicket of Mohammed Nabi for Afghanistan to succumb their third wicket and complete their downfall.
Gulbadin Naib looked in fine form as he struck two beautiful boundaries off spinner Axar Patel but fell to Mohammad Nabi who caught him chopping and caught midwicket for seven runs in this over. Yashasvi Jaiswal then joined Gulbadin and they both hit two SIXES off Karim Janat in their next over.
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