Team India began their Super 8 campaign in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup with a commanding win over Afghanistan in Barbados on Thursday, June 20. After choosing to bat first, India piled on 181 runs, which proved to be too much for Afghanistan to chase down in the end.
Team India opted to bat first after winning the toss in their opening Super 8 clash against Afghanistan in Barbados on Thursday, June 20 while making one key change. The Indian players were seen sporting a black armband during the clash and here's why.
Rashid Khan and his men got off to a great start in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They won three games on the trot before getting comprehensively beaten by West Indies in their final league stage game by 104 runs.
India will face the challenge from Afghanistan in their first Super 8 round game in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma and his men will be playing in the West Indies for the first time at the mega event after playing their group stage matches in New York.
Afghanistan are scheduled to face India today in the Super 8 round at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. It is a first day game for the Afghanistan side having played all their four group stage games under the lights and Jonathan Trott feels his team is at advantage.
India will take on Afghanistan in their first Super 8 clash at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday, June 20 in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. India will be in action for the first time in eight days after their final Group A game was washed out while Afghanistan are coming off a loss to WI.
The FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between India and Afghanistan in Guwahati will be the first fixture of the Blue Tigers in the city since their World Cup Qualifier clash against Oman in 2019.
Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar was rather surprised by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's return to the Indian team for the Afghanistan T20 series. However, the fans did get to see a new attacking version of Kohli and Rohit's fifth T20I century with India winning the series 3-0.
It was a record breaking day for Rohit Sharma as he became the first ever batter to hit five centuries in T20 Internationals. This was also his first century in T20 cricket since 2019 and on his way, he also achieved a couple of massive personal milestones which not many noticed.
India and Afghanistan were involved in one of the most thrilling encounters in T20 cricket history. For the first time, two super overs happened in T20Is. Amidst all the drama, Virat Kohli's acrobatic save at the boundary turned out to be crucial which fans are going gaga over. Watch the video here
Rohit became the first batter ever to score five centuries in T20Is. His compatriot Suryakumar Yadav and Australia's flamboyant batter Glenn Maxwell are tied for the second position with four centuries each.
India and Afghanistan produced the first-ever double Super Over in International Cricket as the game could hardly separate the two teams. India defeated Afghanistan in the second Super Over with Rohit Sharma starring.
Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh were on carnage in the 3rd T20I against Afghanistan. The Indians were reeling down at 22/4 before the two took past the total to 212. The two smashed 36 runs in the final over as they entered the history books.
IND vs AFG 3rd T20I: Virat Kohli bagged a golden duck in 3rd T20I against Afghanistan as he was dismissed by Fareed Ahmad. India got off to a poor start as they lost four wickets for just 22 runs.
IND Vs AFG T20 Cricket Match Highlights: India and Afghanistan locked horns at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in the T20I series finale. Rohit Sharma's men bagged the series 3-0 and have a register a historic whitewash.
The third and final T20I between India and Afghanistan is set to take place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadum in Bengaluru on January 17. This is the last match for India before the T20 World Cup and the hosts will be hoping for the weather to stay away.
The Men in Blue have won three out of seven T20Is that they have played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. While one game couldn't yield a result, three of their seven fixtures have ended in a losing cause.
The third and final T20I between India and Afghanistan is set to be played on January 17 (Wednesday) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The hosts have already won the series but with this being the last match for the team before the T20 World Cup, India will look to try out a few things.
Shivam Dube's twin fifties against Afghanistan in as many matches among many things have proved that he does belong at the international level and if he is being looked at as Hardik Pandya's backup, then there are good signs. But when Hardik returns into the squad, what happens then?
Team India head coach Rahul Dravid had mentioned in the pre-series press conference that Shreyas Iyer missed out due to the lack of slots in the T20 side for the Afghanistan series. This allowed Iyer to play in the Ranji Trophy to prepare for the England Tests.
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