| 0.0 : Afghanistan (Playing XI) - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Hazratullah Zazai (In for Karim Janat), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan (C), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi. |
| India (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav (In for Mohammed Siraj), Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah. |
| The Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma says that they will bat first. He adds that it looks like a good track, flat and not much grass on it. He expects it to slow down later in the game. Mentions that it looks definitely better than New York but it was important to get the results there. Says that they had a good training session and will look to adapt well. Further adds, that it is different playing in the West Indies as in any other country, they start in the evening but here it is an early start |
| Rashid Khan, the captain of Afghanistan says that they would have batted first as well but it doesn't matter much in T20 and it is all about the mindset. Adds that he is quite happy with how they have prepared and how the batters have gone about their business in 3 out of the 4 games and now it is all about controlling emotions and playing their natural game. Mentions that being here in West Indies from the start will help a bit and informs that Hazratullah Zazai comes in for Karim Janat. |
| PITCH REPORT - Ian Smith is pitchside. |
| We are moments away from the start of this big clash but before that, the players from both sides make their way out to the middle and line up for their respective national anthems. It will be India's first followed by the national anthem of Afghanistan. |
| 0.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rohit Sharma, On the money! Begins from over the stumps and serves it on a good length, trying to shape it back in from around off stump. Rohit Sharma gets on the front foot and pushes it solidly towards extra cover. |
| 0.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rohit Sharma, No run. |
| 0.0 : Done with the pre-match formalities! We can see the Afghanistan spread out and take their respective field positions. India are sticking with the same opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Interestingly, both have scored exactly 4042 T20I runs each. The leading wicket-taker in the World Cup so far, Fazalhaq Farooqi has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rohit Sharma, Pitched up right on the stumps this time, Rohit Sharma gets on the front foot again and just gently pushes the ball back to the bowler. |
| 0.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rohit Sharma, Four dots on the trot, tidy thus far from Fazalhaq Farooqi. Nagging length on off stump, not quite full and Rohit Sharma clears the front leg to heave it across the line but the ball beats the inside edge. |
| 0.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Sloppy from the fielder but Rohit Sharma and India are underway. |
| 0.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rohit Sharma, Nice and full, angling it across the off stump, Rohit Sharma reaches out to drive but miscues it towards mid-wicket for a single. 5 off the first over! |
| Who will bowl from the other end? |
| 1.1 : Mohammad Nabi to Rohit Sharma, No run. |
| 1.2 : Mohammad Nabi to Rohit Sharma, Bowled flatter and on middle and leg, Rohit Sharma gets inside the line and sweeps it hard through backward square leg for a single. |
| 1.3 : Mohammad Nabi to Virat Kohli, Comes from over the stumps now and drifts it into the legs, Virat Kohli looks to flick off the front foot but misses. The ball rolls off the pads behind square leg and they get a leg bye. |
| 1.4 : Mohammad Nabi to Rohit Sharma, No run. |
| 1.5 : Mohammad Nabi to Rohit Sharma, 1 run. |
| 1.6 : Mohammad Nabi to Virat Kohli, Bowled flatter and at the stumps, just holding in the deck a bit, Virat Kohli goes back in his crease and plays it back to the bowler. |
| 2.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rohit Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi pitches the ball around leg stump and tries to shape it back in, Rohit Sharma gets down on one knee and looks to whack it across the line but misses and gets hit on the back leg. A big shout for LBW but the umpire remains unmoved. A wild slog from Rohit Sharma and he missed it completely and Afghanistan have taken the review. The big question is whether it pitched in line or not. No bat on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows that the b |
| 2.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rohit Sharma, Bowls this one back of a length and angles it away from the right-hander, Rohit Sharma presses back and just pushes it in front of point for a single. |
| 2.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Virat Kohli, WIDE! On the fuller length but pushed well wide of the off stump, left alone for a wide. |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi to Virat Kohli, On a hard length outside off and angling away, Virat Kohli stands upright and punches it sweetly but straight to the man at covers. |
| 2.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Virat Kohli, Tap and run! Back of a length and angling across the right-hander, it comes slower off the deck and Virat Kohli hangs back before angling it away to deep point for a run. |
| 2.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rohit Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! The change of pace has worked and Rohit Sharma has thrown his wicket away. |
| 0.0 : Rishabh Pant walks out to bat at number 3. |
| 2.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Full and trying to attack the pads but this is spilled well down the leg side for a wide. |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Easy pickings and Rishabh Pant is up and running! A half-volley angling onto the pads, Pant just flicks it away behind square leg and the ball races away into the fence. Still, a good over from Fazalhaq Farooqi and Afghanistan have made a fine start. |
| 3.1 : Mohammad Nabi to Virat Kohli, A bit more round-arm and flatter around off, Virat Kohli goes back and across before working it away in front of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.6 : Mohammad Nabi to continue here. |
| 3.2 : Mohammad Nabi to Rishabh Pant, Nicely stroked away! |
| 3.3 : Mohammad Nabi to Virat Kohli, A bit shorter and at the stumps, Virat Kohli uses his wrists and swats the ball away to the right of mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 3.4 : Mohammad Nabi to Virat Kohli, Extra bounce! Quicker and shorter, angled in from around middle, Virat Kohli backs away to cut but is beaten by the additional bounce. |
| 3.5 : Mohammad Nabi to Virat Kohli, 2 runs. |
| 3.6 : Mohammad Nabi to Virat Kohli, On the shorter side and around off, Virat Kohli goes across and on the back foot before working it away in front of square leg for one. |
| 4.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Virat Kohli, Starts off on the shorter length and bowls it around off, Virat Kohli decides to use his feet and comes forward before reaching out and slapping it away in front of deep point for a single. |
| 4.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Virat Kohli, No run. |
| 4.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Virat Kohli, Back of a length and a bit wide of the off stump, Virat Kohli hangs back and punches it away straight to the man at covers. |
| 4.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Virat Kohli, SIX! 'Kohli goes down the ground, Kohli goes out of the ground.' |
| 4.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Virat Kohli, Bowled back of a length and at the body, Virat Kohli tucks it off the back foot and in front of square leg for a run to follow-up the big hit. |
| 4.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, Another slower delivery, bowled well into the pitch and over middle and leg. Rishabh Pant gets cramped for room and ends up just blocking it back on the deck. |
| The Indians are wearing black armbands in honor of the late David Johnson, former Indian fast bowler. |
| 5.1 : Mohammad Nabi to Virat Kohli, Risky single! Tossed up, full and on middle, Virat Kohli goes down and paddles it to short fine leg and sets off for the run, Pant responds well too. The fielder makes a direct hit at the batter's end but the replay shows that Pant has made his ground comfortably. |
| 5.2 : Mohammad Nabi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Nicely played! |
| 5.3 : Mohammad Nabi to Rishabh Pant, Four! |
| 5.4 : Mohammad Nabi to Rishabh Pant, Four! |
| 5.5 : Mohammad Nabi to Rishabh Pant, No run. |
| Did the ball deflect off Nabi's hand? The umpires have gone upstairs to have a look but Mohammad Nabi isn't excited one bit. |
| 5.6 : Mohammad Nabi to Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli gets lucky there! |
| 6.1 : Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 5.6 : Rashid Khan brings himself into the attack right after the Powerplay. |
| 6.2 : Rashid Khan to Rishabh Pant, 1 run. |
| 6.3 : Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli, No run. |
| 6.4 : Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 6.5 : Rashid Khan to Rishabh Pant, Off the pads! Rashid Khan dishes out the googly and bowls it full around the leg stump, Rishabh Pant goes down to sweep but misses and the ball just clips the pads as it goes past the keeper and runs away to the fence. |
| 6.6 : Rashid Khan to Rishabh Pant, OUT! LBW! A huge shout by the Afghans and up goes the finger! Is that the first wicket for Rashid Khan against India in T20Is? We will have to wait and see as Pant takes the review here. |
| 0.0 : Suryakumar Yadav is the new batter in. Also, Noor Ahmad has now been brought into the attack. |
| 7.1 : Noor Ahmad to Virat Kohli, Starts with a full and wide one, Virat Kohli reaches out and hammers it away to long off for a single. |
| 7.2 : Noor Ahmad to Suryakumar Yadav, Off the mark right away. Floated up quite full and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav gets on the front foot and wrists the ball away along the turf through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.3 : Noor Ahmad to Virat Kohli, Fires this one full but down the leg side, Virat Kohli leaves it alone. Wided. |
| Noor Ahmad to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 7.4 : Noor Ahmad to Suryakumar Yadav, Pushed through quicker, short again, on off, Suryakumar Yadav dabs it down to point. |
| 7.5 : Noor Ahmad to Suryakumar Yadav, Noor Ahmad continues to bowl quick, drags his length back once more, Suryakumar Yadav mistimes his cut wide of point for a quick run. |
| 7.6 : Noor Ahmad to Virat Kohli, A single to end the over as this shortish delivery is punched to sweeper covers by Kohli. 6 runs off the over then! |
| 8.1 : Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli, 2 runs. |
| 8.2 : Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli, Uppish but safe! A bit short and outside off, Virat Kohli slaps it aerially but the ball just bounces in front of extra covers. The fielder fumbles a bit but no harm done. |
| 8.3 : Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli, OUT! c Mohammad Nabi b Rashid Khan. |
| 0.0 : Shivam Dube is the new man in. |
| 8.4 : Rashid Khan to Shivam Dube, No run. |
| 8.5 : Rashid Khan to Shivam Dube, 1 run. |
| 8.6 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Top shot! Rashid Khan gives this one some air, full and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav goes down, uses his wrists nicely and sweeps it away hard and wide of deep square leg for a boundary. 7 runs and a huge wicket off the over! |
| 9.1 : Noor Ahmad to Shivam Dube, Tossed up, full and on off, Shivam Dube drills it wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs. |
| 9.2 : Noor Ahmad to Shivam Dube, No run. |
| 9.3 : Noor Ahmad to Shivam Dube, SIX! BANG! First one of the match! |
| A slight delay here as the ball seems to have been lost in the crowd thanks to that biggie from Shivam Dube and the fourth umpire comes out to the middle with the box of balls. The onfield umpires pick one and play can get underway again. |
| 9.4 : Noor Ahmad to Shivam Dube, 1 run. |
| 9.5 : Noor Ahmad to Suryakumar Yadav, Darts this one full, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav flicks it away nicely wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 9.6 : Noor Ahmad to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker one, full again and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav tucks it through square leg for one. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! The first innings is very nicely poised as Afghanistan have managed to get rid of India's top order and for the first time, Rashid Khan has been able to pick up wickets against India in this format. However, India now have a couple of players who are excellent players of spin and it will be a bit of a challenge for Rashid and Noor Ahmad to simply have their way. Let's see how the next 10 overs pan out. |
| 10.1 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Runs right after the drinks break for Suryakumar Yadav. Tossed up full and on the leg stump, SKY gets inside the line and sweeps it firmly wide of the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 10.2 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Nicely bowled! The top spinner now, on a length and around off stump, Suryakumar Yadav leans on and gets the front leg across looking to sweep but misses. The ball goes off his arm and into the body. |
| 10.3 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! BANG! Every time these two go up against each other, Suryakumar Yadav seems to have the number of Rashid Khan. Another ball that is pretty full and pushed through outside off stump, Yadav plants his front leg across, fetches the ball and nails the slog-sweep over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 10.4 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, A misfield from Noor Ahmad but it doesn't cost an extra run. Flighted up around the off stump line, Suryakumar Yadav leans forward and plays it towards extra cover for one. |
| 10.5 : Rashid Khan to Shivam Dube, OUT! LBW! Excellent review! A prolonged appeal for LBW from the bowler and the keeper but the umpire says no. Rashid Khan reviews it immediately as he feels it was pad first and then bat and the third umpire is called in. This is the regulation leg break, bowled flatter on middle and turning back in sharply. Shivam Dube opts to go on the back foot and is late on the dab and seems to have got a bit of glove onto the pads. However, the replays and UltraEdge conf |
| 10.6 : Rashid Khan to Hardik Pandya, Seemed like the googly but it was on a shorter length and Rashid angled that one onto off and middle. Hardik Pandya with a solid block off the front foot. |
| 0.0 : Hardik Pandya is the next man in for India. |
| 11.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Suryakumar Yadav, Starts the new spell from over the wicket and bowls it wider on the crease. It is slower too and angled into the pads, Suryakumar Yadav flicks it away through square leg and turns the strike over. |
| 11.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Hardik Pandya, Pitches this one up, pace on and around off stump, Hardik Pandya plays it on the up and pushes it gently towards cover for an easy single. |
| 11.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run. |
| 11.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Glorious from Hardik Pandya, absolutely glorious. On a good length and around off stump, Pandya walks down the pitch, keeps a still head and drives it nicely through extra cover for a lovely boundary. |
| Is that a run-out at the non-striker's end? |
| 11.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Hardik Pandya, Close but not close enough! |
| 11.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Hardik Pandya, Back of a length and outside off, punched away on the up and through the cover region for a single. |
| 12.1 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Hardik Pandya, Starts from over the stumps and bowls it slightly shorter around off, Hardik Pandya plays it late and with soft hands wide of deep third and picks up a single. |
| 12.2 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Oh, that was audacious from Suryakumar Yadav and the 100 comes up for India. Azmatullah Omarzai looks for the wide yorker but serves a low full toss around the tramline. Yadav shimmies in his crease and eventually, he just plants his front leg well across the off stump and swats it away flat in between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a crunching boundary. |
| 12.3 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Suryakumar Yadav, On a fuller length and outside off, Suryakumar Yadav gets on the front foot and hammers it away well wide of long off and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 12.4 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav seems to be in full flight at the moment. Overpitched and outside off, SKY gets on the front foot and forces the lofted drive wide of mid off and the ball runs away to the fence. SKY holds the pose after that shot as well and Azmatullah Omarzai is under pressure from the get-go. |
| 12.5 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Suryakumar Yadav, Nice and full, bowled outside off stump, Suryakumar Yadav drives it square on the off side and picks up a single in the deep. |
| 12.6 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Hardik Pandya, Slower one, floated up outside the off stump, Hardik Pandya looks to drive off the front foot but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 13.1 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Drags the length well short and bowls it over off and middle, Suryakumar Yadav goes on the back foot and whips it away down to wide long on for a single. |
| 13.2 : Rashid Khan to Hardik Pandya, Pushed through quicker and fuller outside the off stump, a hint of turn on this occasion. Hardik Pandya leans on to push it away but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 13.3 : Rashid Khan to Hardik Pandya, Floated up a bit, quite full and on the off stump line, Hardik Pandya blocks it off. |
| 13.4 : Rashid Khan to Hardik Pandya, Lovely delivery! |
| 13.5 : Rashid Khan to Hardik Pandya, Good, attacking bowling from Rashid Khan here. Tossed up and drifting onto middle and leg, Hardik Pandya watchfully blocks it down the pitch. |
| 13.6 : Rashid Khan to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Rashid Khan ends a good over with a freebie and Hardik Pandya doesn't miss out on it. Short and wide outside off stump, Pandya rocks back and slaps the ball in front of square on the off side to pick up a boundary. |
| 14.1 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Suryakumar Yadav, No run. |
| 14.2 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Suryakumar Yadav, Nicely bowled! Gets the yorker in around the off stump line and Suryakumar Yadav can only manage to squeeze it out the deck on the off side. |
| 14.3 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Suryakumar Yadav, Too full and probably going beyond the tramline outside off, Suryakumar Yadav moves around and goes past the off stump before toe-ending the ball behind point for just a single. |
| 14.4 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Hardik Pandya, Quite full and flirting with the tramline outside off, Hardik Pandya opts to go chasing after it and almost falls over as he hammers the ball to deep cover for just a single. |
| 14.5 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! As clean a strike as you'll see! Pitched up in the slot and outside off stump, Suryakumar Yadav goes deep in the crease and shimmies just a bit to the off side before getting under it and whacking it straight down the ground for another biggie. SKY yet again holds the pose! |
| 14.6 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Suryakumar Yadav, 2 Wides! |
| Azmatullah Omarzai to Hardik Pandya, On the shorter side and outside off stump, Hardik Pandya rocks back and slashes the ball away in front of the point region for a single. |
| 15.1 : Noor Ahmad to Hardik Pandya, Floated, short and around off, Hardik Pandya tries to smack it away but goes a bit too hard on that, ends up bunting it down to long off for a single. |
| 15.2 : Noor Ahmad to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up, full and on off, Suryakumar Yadav pushes it wide of extra covers where the fielder makes a good diving stop. |
| 15.3 : Noor Ahmad to Suryakumar Yadav, 'Catch it' is the call but it lands safely! |
| 15.4 : Noor Ahmad to Hardik Pandya, Four! |
| 15.5 : Noor Ahmad to Hardik Pandya, SIX! SMACKED! Noor Ahmad gives this one some more flight but serves it in the slot, on middle, Hardik Pandya clears his front leg away and tonks it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 15.6 : Noor Ahmad to Hardik Pandya, Fires this one in, full and on middle and leg, Hardik Pandya goes down to paddle it away but fails to connect. 12 runs off the over and India are on track for big total here! |
| 15.5 : A slight halt in play as the ball seems to have been lost and the fourth umpire runs out with the box of balls again. However, the old ball is found and the match can now continue. |
| 16.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Suryakumar Yadav, Clever bowling! Fazalhaq Farooqi takes all the pace off here, back of a length and on off, angling away, Suryakumar Yadav goes way early through his slog and misses. |
| 16.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Suryakumar Yadav, Good length and on off, pace on this time, Suryakumar Yadav gets a but hurried and miscues his heave towards long off for a single. |
| 16.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Hardik Pandya, 1 run. |
| 16.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! MASSIVE FROM SKY! Fazalhaq Farooqi goes slower again, a touch fuller and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav reads it early, puts his weight on the back foot and smokes it way, way over the long on fence for another biggie. |
| 16.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! FIFTY FOR SKY! He is not the number one T20I batter for no reason! |
| 16.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! c Mohammad Nabi b Fazalhaq Farooqi. |
| 17.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Hardik Pandya, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in. Also, Naveen-ul-Haq (2-0-17-0) comes back into the attack. |
| 17.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run. |
| 17.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Hardik Pandya, Back of a length and outside off, Hardik Pandya cuts it straight to point. |
| 17.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Hardik Pandya, Pitches it up but way down the leg side, Hardik Pandya misses his flick. Wided. |
| Naveen-ul-Haq to Hardik Pandya, SIX! OUT OF THE PARK! Naveen-ul-Haq goes for the slower delivery, but serves this right in the slot, on middle, Hardik Pandya clears his front leg, uses all his power, and muscles it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. It sounded very sweet and we have lost another ball as this one goes out of the stadium. 98 METERS! |
| For the third time in this inning, the ball seems to be lost and we will have another slight delay. |
| 17.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Hardik Pandya, OUT! LBW! Another big shout from the Afghans, and the finger goes up! However, Hardik Pandya has taken the review here. |
| 17.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Hardik Pandya, OUT! TAKEN! Naveen-ul-Haq gets his man this time! No need of a review now! |
| Axar Patel walks in to bat now. |
| 18.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ravindra Jadeja, 2 runs. |
| 18.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ravindra Jadeja, No run. |
| 18.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Finds the gap! |
| 18.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! c Gulbadin Naib b Fazalhaq Farooqi. |
| 0.0 : Arshdeep Singh walks out to bat now. |
| 18.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Arshdeep Singh, 2 runs. |
| 18.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Arshdeep Singh, No run. |
| 19.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Goes full but well outside off, Axar Patel leaves it alone. Wided. |
| Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Naveen-ul-Haq nails the wide yorker this time, outside off, Axar Patel fails to lay a bat on it. |
| 19.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Short of a length and outside off, Axar Patel cuts it uppishly but well wide of deep point for a brace. |
| 19.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, FOUR! A freebie and Axar Patel takes full advantage here! This is a low full toss, outside off, Axar Patel crunches it through covers and as there is not protection in the deep, the ball races away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Overpitched and on middle, Axar Patel drills it down the ground wide of long on for a couple of more runs. Can Axar Patel take India to 180 here? |
| 19.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, FOUR! You bet he can! Naveen-ul-Haq bowls this slower, full and outside off, Axar Patel opens the face of the bat at the last moment, the ball flies off the outside edge over short third man for another boundary. |
| 19.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Naveen-ul-Haq has to reload that one! He goes full again but way outside off, Axar Patel lets it go and gets the wide. |
| Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, OUT! RUN OUT! An anti-climatic end to the innings but still 13 runs come off the last over! |
| 0.0 : A half-decent comeback by the Afghanistan pacers in the last four overs as the likes of Naveen-ul-Haq and Fazalhaq Farooqi managed to pick up wickets but India will feel, they have got to a total they would have taken gladly at the start of the match. After opting to bat first, India had a sedate start to their innings and skipper Rohit Sharma looked patchy as he kept swinging at every other ball and was soon caught out. Rishabh Pant came in and provided some much-needed momentum which allo |
| Afghanistan will feel they have let India off the hook a bit and now face a daunting task ahead. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mohammad Nabi started off very nicely and Farooqi got rid of the Indian skipper in the third over. A dropped catch from Naveen-ul-Haq allowed Pant to keep chipping away but the skipper, Rashid Khan stepped up and got a couple of quick wickets. The spinners however, didn't quite manage to build on and allowed the likes of Suryakumar Yadav to dominate them. Rashid did come b |
| The star with the bat for India, Suryakumar Yadav is up for a chat. He says that he enjoys batting in the middle overs. Adds that that is the time when the opposition tries to slow things down, but he knew that they had a few left-handers to come and tried to keep the positive intent going on. Mentions that Rohit Sharma understands his game and it is a motivation when your skipper backs your game. Ends by saying that the total is good and they will give their best to defend it. |
| Right then, the average total at this stadium is around 160 runs and India have surpassed that by 20 or so runs which will make things even more difficult for Afghanistan. A lot depends on their charismatic opening pair but the Indian bowlers will come hard at them. Can Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran lay the foundation for a famous win? Or will Jasprit Bumrah and co prove to be too much for them? Let's find out as the run chase is up next. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| 0.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Afghanistan gets underway with extras! Arshdeep Singh starts with a hard-;length delivery but way, way outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz leaves it alone. It is called a wide. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Shot of intent! |
| 0.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Good-length delivery, in that channel outside off, shaping away, Rahmanullah Gurbaz withdraws his bat at the last moment. |
| 0.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Back of a length, just outside off, gets it shape away once again, Rahmanullah Gurbaz charges down the track but is nowhere near the ball. |
| 0.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Wide! |
| Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, BEAUTY! Hits the perfect length, on the fifth stump line, nips away a shy bit, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays in his crease to push at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! BANG! That is some shot from Rahmanullah Gurbaz! |
| 0.0 : Jasprit Bumrah to operate from the other end. |
| 0.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 run. |
| 1.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Jasprit Bumrah begins with a good-length delivery, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz pats it down to covers. |
| 1.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! c Rishabh Pant b Jasprit Bumrah. |
| 0.0 : Ibrahim Zadran walks in at number 3. |
| 1.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, No run. |
| 1.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, No run. |
| 1.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, On a length and on off, Ibrahim Zadran runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 1.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Hazratullah Zazai, Length again and on off, keeps a bit low, Hazratullah Zazai keeps it out to the off side. Just one run and a big wicket from the over! |
| 2.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, Pitched up and around off, Ibrahim Zadran pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 2.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Hazratullah Zazai, Fuller and on off, Hazratullah Zazai knocks it towards long off for a run. |
| 2.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Excellent shot! Back of a length and just around off, but that is enough for Ibrahim Zadran to free his arms and crunch it through point for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, DROPPED! Of all people, it is Virat Kohli who puts it down! |
| 2.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Hazratullah Zazai, A slower one, full and on off, Hazratullah Zazai taps it to the off side for one. |
| 2.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, On a length and on off, Ibrahim Zadran pushes it through covers for one more. End of an eventful over! |
| 3.1 : Axar Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, No run. |
| 3.2 : Axar Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, Floated, full and on middle, Ibrahim Zadran knocks it to the left of the bowler. |
| 3.3 : Axar Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, Quicker, short and on middle, goes with the arm, Ibrahim Zadran gets hurried and pushes it down the pitch. |
| 3.4 : Axar Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Axar Patel strikes in his first over as well! |
| 3.5 : Axar Patel to Gulbadin Naib, Darts this one on middle, Gulbadin Naib pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Gulbadin Naib is the new batter in. |
| 3.6 : Axar Patel to Gulbadin Naib, No run. |
| 4.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Hazratullah Zazai, OUT! c Ravindra Jadeja b Jasprit Bumrah. |
| 4.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Azmatullah Omarzai, No run. |
| 0.0 : Azmatullah Omarzai walks in with Afghanistan in a spot of bother. |
| 4.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Azmatullah Omarzai, No run. |
| 4.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR! A bit streaky! Jasprit Bumrah bowls a good yorker here, on off, angling in, Azmatullah Omarzai just gets his bat down in time and squeezes it between the keeper and first slip for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Azmatullah Omarzai, Pace-off again, on a length and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai guides it towards point. |
| 4.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Azmatullah Omarzai, Fullish and on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai fends it as the ball rolls towards mid on, there is a bit of mix-up between the batters and the throw comes in at the batter's end but no harm is done. |
| 5.1 : Axar Patel to Gulbadin Naib, Swing and a miss! Tossed up a bit fuller and wider of the off stump, going straight on, Gulbadin Naib does down to play the slog sweep but misses it completely. |
| 5.2 : Axar Patel to Gulbadin Naib, A bit flatter and angled into the stumps, Gulbadin Naib stays back and manages to push it back to the bowler. |
| 5.3 : Axar Patel to Gulbadin Naib, Slightly shorter and slower around off stump, Gulbadin Naib stays back and pushes it away in front of point. |
| 5.4 : Axar Patel to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run. |
| 5.5 : Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, Nice and full on the off stump, driven on the up and firmly to long off for one more. |
| 5.6 : Axar Patel to Gulbadin Naib, SIX! Gulbadin Naib chances his arm and ends the Powerplay with a biggie. Dragged a bit short and angled into the batter, Naib rocks back and uses those big guns to muscle it over cow corner for a six. |
| 6.1 : Hardik Pandya to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR! A real 'hit-me' ball from Hardik Pandya first up. |
| 6.2 : Hardik Pandya to Azmatullah Omarzai, Pitched up outside the line of off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai reaches out and drives it on the up to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 6.3 : Hardik Pandya to Gulbadin Naib, Too high! Just short of a good length and this one nips back in from middle, Gulbadin Naib plays around the ball and gets hit quite high on the pads as the ball rolls behind point. |
| 6.4 : Hardik Pandya to Gulbadin Naib, Falls safely! |
| 6.5 : Hardik Pandya to Gulbadin Naib, Banged in short and wide of the off stump, this one doesn't get up high enough, Gulbadin Naib looks to fetch and pull but is well beaten. |
| 6.6 : Hardik Pandya to Gulbadin Naib, Smart bowling and Hardik Pandya finishes the over with three dot balls. A slower bumper, well-directed around off stump, Gulbadin Naib bends his back and drops his hands to leave it alone. |
| 7.1 : Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, No run. |
| 7.2 : Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run. |
| 7.3 : Axar Patel to Gulbadin Naib, Slightly short and around off, Gulbadin Naib presses back and punches it with the full face of the bat to long off for one more. |
| 7.4 : Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, Excellent work in the deep eventually by Kuldeep Yadav but the batters do pick up three runs. |
| 7.5 : Axar Patel to Gulbadin Naib, Dragged length on the stumps, played off the back foot and just to the bowler's right. |
| 7.6 : Axar Patel to Gulbadin Naib, Another good piece of fielding in the deep, this time from Arshdeep Singh. |
| 8.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Azmatullah Omarzai, No ball! Uh, oh! A cardinal sin from Kuldeep Yadav on his very first delivery of the tournament. This is tossed up a bit full on middle and leg, Azmatullah Omarzai heaves it down to long on for one and Kuldeep has overstepped. Free Hit to follow. |
| Kuldeep Yadav to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! Gulbadin Naib takes full advantage of the Free Hit. |
| 8.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run. |
| 8.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Azmatullah Omarzai, No run. |
| 8.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run. |
| 8.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run. |
| 8.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run. |
| 9.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Azmatullah Omarzai, Six! |
| 9.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run. |
| 9.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run. |
| 9.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Azmatullah Omarzai, Drops it short over middle, Azmatullah Omarzai presses back and pushes it down to long on for one more. |
| 9.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Gulbadin Naib, Swing and a miss! |
| 9.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Gulbadin Naib, No run there! |
| 0.0 : Drinks! India are ahead in the game at the moment, but they know that they will need to keep picking up wickets and not allow the batters to score freely. The spinners will play a huge part while Jasprit Bumrah's remaining overs will be crucial as well. Afghanistan needs this partnership between Gulbadin Naib and Azmatullah Omarzai to take them deep and then take their chances in the last five overs or so. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us. |
| 10.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run. |
| 10.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Gulbadin Naib, OUT! c Rishabh Pant b Kuldeep Yadav. |
| 10.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Najibullah Zadran, No run. |
| 0.0 : Najibullah Zadran is in at number 6. |
| 10.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Najibullah Zadran, No run. |
| 10.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR LEG BYES! Afghanistan won't mind that! Flatter, full and on middle, turns in, Najibullah Zadran looks to work it away, but misses as the ball goes off his pads to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Najibullah Zadran, No run. |
| 11.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Azmatullah Omarzai, OUT! c Axar Patel b Ravindra Jadeja. |
| 11.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi,Short and outside off, Mohammad Nabi cuts it away towards deep point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Mohammad Nabi walks in to bat now. |
| 11.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run. |
| 11.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi, No run. |
| 11.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run. |
| 11.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Najibullah Zadran, Flatter, shortish and on leg, Najibullah Zadran flicks it through square leg for one more. |
| 12.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Najibullah Zadran, Floated, short and on middle, Najibullah Zadran keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 12.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Najibullah Zadran, Wide! |
| Kuldeep Yadav to Najibullah Zadran, Six! |
| 12.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Najibullah Zadran, Flatter, short and on off, Najibullah Zadran stabs it towards extra covers for a single. |
| 12.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Mohammad Nabi, No run. |
| 12.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run. |
| 12.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Najibullah Zadran, Slower through the air, short and on off, turns away sharply again, Najibullah Zadran looks to smack it away but misses. |
| 13.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi, Shorter in length and outside off, Mohammad Nabi cuts it towards deep point for a single. |
| 13.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Najibullah Zadran, Quicker, full and on the pads, Najibullah Zadran nudges it towards deep square leg for a brace. |
| 13.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run. |
| 13.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run. |
| 13.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Najibullah Zadran, Another short delivery, on leg, Najibullah Zadran clips it towards square leg for one more. |
| 13.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi, Flighted, full and on middle, Mohammad Nabi drives it through covers for another run. Singles won't do it for Afghanistan here, they need boundaries! |
| 14.1 : Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nabi, Slower one, on a length and on off, Mohammad Nabi guides it straight to point. |
| 14.2 : Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nabi, Leg bye. |
| 0.0 : A slight halt in play as Mohammad Nabi has been hit flush on the helmet and a mandatory concussion check will now follow. Nabi seems to be fine but the physio will just make sure that everything is fine. All seems fine and play can now continue. |
| 14.3 : Hardik Pandya to Najibullah Zadran, SIX! Into the stands! Hardik Pandya bangs this into the pitch again, but this one sits up nicely for the batter, Najibullah Zadran gets into a good positon and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 14.4 : Hardik Pandya to Najibullah Zadran, Hardik Pandya tries to over-compensate and bowls this fuller, but way outside the tramline, Najibullah Zadran lets it go. Wide called! |
| Reviewed! A very, very late call from Rohit Sharma for the review but the third umpire is called in to check an LBW decision which was given Not Out on field. Clear gap between bat and ball and Ball Tracking shows that it was pitching outside the leg stump. It stays NOT OUT! |
| Hardik Pandya to Najibullah Zadran, An appeal for LBW, but the umpire says no! Rohit Sharma after some discussion takes the review. |
| 14.5 : Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nabi, Short of a length and on off, Mohammad Nabi pulls it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.6 : Hardik Pandya to Najibullah Zadran, Goes fuller again, on middle, Najibullah Zadran backs away but mistimes his drive towards mid off. Afghanistan need 81 runs in the last five overs now! |
| 15.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, Attempted heave but badly mistimed! Starts the new spell with a hard-length delivery over the off stump, Mohammad Nabi looks to hang back and take it on but lobs it away over mid on for a single. |
| 15.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Najibullah Zadran, OUT! CAUGHT! That one was traveling quickly but Arshdeep Singh makes no mistake and Jasprit Bumrah has his third wicket. |
| 0.0 : Rashid Khan walks out to bat now. |
| 15.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Rashid Khan, FOUR BYES! How has that missed everything? Full and quick again, looking to spear in the yorker at leg stump. Rashid Khan stays back and attempts to jam it out and leaves a gap between the legs. The ball beats the bat and goes between the legs and past the keeper into the fine leg fence. |
| 15.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Rashid Khan, No run. |
| 15.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Rashid Khan, No run. |
| 15.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Rashid Khan, Full and at the stumps, Rashid Khan brings out the helicopter but can't get under it and firmly hits it to long on for just a single. |
| 16.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rashid Khan, Floated up on the stumps, Rashid Khan punches the ball away wide of long off and picks up a single. |
| 16.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Mohammad Nabi, SIX! High and handsome! Tossed up a bit in the slot and around off stump, Mohammad Nabi holds his shape and hammers it just over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 16.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! TAKEN! High, high and taken in the deep! Flighted delivery, on the stumps and forcing the batter to have a go at it. Mohammad Nabi is forced to hit against the wind and towards the longer part of the ground as he tries to heave it over deep mid-wicket but gets a lot of height and not enough distance. Ravindra Jadeja settles himself just inside the ropes and takes a fine catch to his left. |
| Who will walk out now? |
| 16.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Noor Ahmad, FOUR! Oh, hello! |
| 16.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Noor Ahmad, This is fired in fuller and on the legs, Noor Ahmad looks for the reverse sweep once again but almost falls over and misses it completely. |
| 16.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Noor Ahmad, Full and around off, pushed to mid off for a quick single. |
| 17.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Noor Ahmad, A pacy delivery on the fuller side around off and angling away, Noor Ahmad stays back and looks to play at it but is late and the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 17.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Noor Ahmad, Goes fuller now and bowls it wider of the off stump as well, Noor Ahmad stays put and swings across the line, only managing to connect with thin air though. |
| 17.3 : 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. |
| 17.4 : 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. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! |
| 17.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Naveen-ul-Haq, 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. |
| 0.0 : Naveen-ul-Haq walks out bat now. |
| 17.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi is the last man in and will face the hat-trick ball. |
| 17.6 : 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. |
| 18.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Noor Ahmad, On a fuller length and around off stump, Noor Ahmad pushes it away towards cover. |
| 18.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Noor Ahmad, No run. |
| 18.3 : 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! |
| 18.4 : 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. |
| 18.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Noor Ahmad, No run. |
| 18.6 : 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. |
| 19.1 : 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. |
| 19.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Noor Ahmad, Swing and a miss! |
| 19.3 : 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. |
| 19.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Noor Ahmad, SIX! Noor Ahmad finally connects one and that is a flat six! |
| 19.5 : 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. |
| 19.6 : 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. |
| 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 |
| Arshdeep Singh to Noor Ahmad, OUT! CAUGHT! That's it, Arshdeep Singh gets his third wicket and India bundle out Afghanistan on the final delivery. |
| 0.0 : 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. |
| 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 as his opening partner followed suit while Hazratullah Zazai who came in for this game, failed to make much of an impact as well. 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 bo |
| 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 the other opener, 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. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja sent back both the set batters, and Afghanistan could not really recover |
| 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 t |
| Presentation Time... |
| 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 bu |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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! |
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