The Indian team will kick off their Super 8 campaign against the confident Afghanistan side on Thursday in Bridgetown, Barbados. It promises to be an exciting contest between these two Asian sides.
Rohit Sharma and co would look to continue their winning momentum from the Group stage. On the other hand, Afghanistan can give a stern fight depending upon spinners which will be key on this pitch.
Match Details
Details– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Super 8, Ind vs Afg
Venue– Bridgetown, Barbados.
Date and Time– 20th June, 8.00 PM IST
India vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head Record
The Indian Team has done well against Afghanistan in T20Is winning 6 fixtures. Rohit Sharma and company would look to continue making an impact with their performances while Afghanistan needs to play positive cricket registering their first win over them in the shortest format.
Afghanistan played all its games in the Caribbean while India would be heading to West Indies shores after playing all fixtures in the USA.
India vs Afghanistan Pitch Report
The pitch at Bridgetown, Barbados is one of the best batting paradises in the World Cup so far. As the game progresses, spinners will have a say in middle overs in the day game.
It promises to be a good balance between bat and ball. The captain that wins the toss might have an advantage bowling first and then chasing down the target. Dew is not expected to play any role during this encounter.
India (Ind) vs Afghanistan (Afg)- Predicted Playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav/Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbaidn Naib, Azamatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (C), Noor Ahmad, Naveen UL Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
India vs Afghanistan- Fantasy Teams Selection
India vs Afghanistan Small League– Rohit Sharma, Ibrahim Zadran, Suryakumar Yadav, Azamatullah Omarzai, Shivam Dube, Najibullah Zadran, Ravindra Jadeja, Karim Janat, Jasprit Bumrah (C), Noor Ahmad (VC), Arshdeep Singh.
India vs Afghanistan Grand League– Virat Kohli, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Pant, Gulbaidn Naib, Hardik Pandya (C), Mohammad Nabi, Axar Patel, Rashid Khan (VC), Kuldeep Yadav, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Bumrah.
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