Inaugural World T20 champions, India will be up against Rashish han’s Afghanistan in their first clash of the Super 8 stages of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. After a fairly comfortable tournament so far, the Indians will be getting their first taste of challenge in the form of Afghans in Barbados on Thursday.
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Afghanistan have been in sensational form in the tournament so far, having won three out of their four games so far. They lost their most recent game against West Indies, but both had already qualified for the Super 8s, making it a dead rubber game.
Meanwhile, India have been unbeaten in the tournament, having won three games out of four. Their final group stage game against Canada was washed off due to wet outfield in Lauderhill, Florida. Rohit Sharma and team will play their first game in the West Indies this tournament, and will be aiming to keep their unbeaten streak against the Afghans intact.
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: India vs Afghanistan Live Updates
Hello and welcome to the Live match blog of the T20 World Cup game between India and Afghanistan.
11:35 PM: India win by 47 runs! Afghanistan 134/10 in 20 overs. Late flurry of wickets from Arshdeep Singh secures India their first win in the Super 8s. Moreover, they extend their unbeaten run over Afghanistan in T20Is to nine matches. The Indian bowlers were too hot to handle for the Afghan batters, who gave away their wickets at crucial junctures in the game.
That's curtains from Barbados, as Afghanistan have work to do ahead of their game against Australia, while India face Bangladesh in their next game.
11:08 PM: Afghanistan 101/5 in 15 overs. Right after the drinks break at the halfway stage, Afghanistan lost two wickets in two overs, to Kuldeep Yadav and Ravi Jadeja, respectively. They now have a mountain to climb, needing 81 off 30 deliveries. Barring a miracle, this should be a handsome win for India.
10:44 PM: Afghanistan 66/3 in 10 overs. Afghans are 66/3 at the halfway stage. Gulbadin Naib and Azmatullah Omarzai have thrown the kitchen sink on Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja in the middle overs. The duo will need to score runs at a faster rate, without losing their wicket in the process. India remain in the driving seat, with required run rate creeping above 11 runs per over.
10:26 PM: Afghanistan 27/3 in 5 overs. What a start by Team India! Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel have dented the Afghan run-chase by picking quick wickets in the powerplay. The top-order has flunked miserably, courtesy of a master-stroke by Indian skipper Rohit Sharma. A long way back for Afghanistan, chasing 181.
10:02 PM: We are back for the run chase. Rohit Sharma & Co. are out on the field, as Afghan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai walk out from the dressing room to open for Afghanistan. Arshdeep Singh opens the bowling for Team India.
9:48 PM: India 181/7 in 20 overs. India manage to reach a decent total after important contributions from Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel in the death overs. Afghanistan will be needing 182 runs to win the Super 8 clash agains India when they come out to bat
9:17 PM: India 126/4 in 15 overs. After the dismissal of Shivam Dube, Suryakumar Yadav has taken the charge in his own hands, striking the ball at over 200. Supporitng him at the crease is the vice captain, Hardik Pandya. Rashid Khan has been the pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan but has completed his spell with five overs to go.
8:49 PM: India 79/3 in 10 overs. The Indians are struggling halfway through the innigns having lost their top order batsmen in Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant. Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube are on the crease and will need to play smartly to get their team out of trouble.
8:34 PM: India 54/2 in 7 overs. Rashid Khan picks up his first wicket against India, picking up the dangerous looking Rishabh Pant's wicket on the final delivery of the 7th over. Suryakumar Yadav will now join Virat Kohli on the crease
8:00 PM: Skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli open for the Indians in their first Super 8 clash of the tournament. Meanwhile, the top wicket taker of the tournament, Fazhal Farooqi opens the bowling for the Afghans.
India vs Afghanistan: Live toss
7:33 PM: India have won the toss and elected to bat first.
India vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2024: Predicted lineups
India Confirmed XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.
Afghanistan Confirmed XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen ul-haq, Fazhal Farooqi.
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Which TV channels will broadcast the India vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2024 match?
The 2024 T20 World Cup game between India and Afghanistan will be live telecasted in India on the Star Sports Network.
How to live stream the India vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2024 match?
Disney+ Hotstar will live stream the match between India and Afghanistan online for free.
| Country | TV Channel | Live Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| India | Star Sports Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
India vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2024: Betting odds
According to odds on Dafabet, India are the favourites to win the game against Afghanistan
| RESULTS | ODDS |
|---|---|
| India win | 1.22 |
| Afghanistan win | 4.35 |
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