Afghanistan has made tremendous strides in cricket over recent years. Their journey from struggling nation to major powerhouse shows they’ve come a long way; but Afghanistan still face several hurdles when it comes to facing quality pace bowlers.
Kagiso Rabada bowled an short delivery, around the rib-cage area, that Azmat Omarzai attempted to work but got overpowered by its pace – and Rickelton at midwicket took an easy catch.
In this article, we will discuss the main points or high lights of Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Timeline.
Top Players – Afghanistan vs. India (T20 World Cup 2024)
| Category | India | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Top Batter | Suryakumar Yadav – 53 (28 balls, 5 fours, 3 sixes) | Azmatullah Omarzai – 26 (20 balls) |
| Top Bowler | Jasprit Bumrah – 3 wickets for 7 runs in 4 overs | Rashid Khan – 3 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs |
| Support Bowler | Arshdeep Singh – 3 wickets for 36 runs in 4 overs | Fazalhaq Farooqi – 3 wickets for 33 runs in 4 overs |
| All-Round Contribution | Hardik Pandya – 32 (24 balls); 0 wickets for 13 runs in 2 overs | Mohammad Nabi – 14 (14 balls); 0 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs |
| Player of the Match | Suryakumar Yadav |
Afghanistan vs India
Afghanistan has striven hard to reduce Taliban influence within their borders; nevertheless, they remain entrenched despite all efforts. Cricket has proven itself as a force unifying societies fragmented by ideological differences; their success at the World Cup has helped break down political boundaries.
Now set to take on India, their team faces an important match that could determine their chances of reaching the semi-finals. A loss would significantly diminish their net run rate (NRR), making qualification to subsequent stages of competition all but impossible.
Both teams will face off in what should be a highly-scoring matchup, considering both have so much at stake for this tournament. With both having much at stake, this game should definitely stand out amongst its competition as one of the highlights of the tournament.
This game will start at 14:07 local time (2:07 GMT). Before taking to the pitch, both Indian and Afghan national anthems will be played simultaneously by players walking out for their national anthems – beginning with India’s then progressing onward to Afghanistan’s National Anthems.
Rohit Sharma wins the toss and elects to bat first with an unchanged XI.
Anshul Kamboj opens India’s bowling attack, beginning with a wide ball that Akbari cuts away to third man for one run. Kamboj then bowls an over leg stump pitch where Akbari attempts to hit across but misses completely and there is an almighty shout for leg-before-wicket but the umpire remains unmoved by any claims for LBW or any other rulings from Akbari and his batsmen.
Afghanistan openers Gurbaz and Naib have failed to form an alliance, both falling to Bumrah for two wickets each and their run chase never being in any real danger afterwards.
India’s batting line-up, led by Virat Kohli, features big names such as Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Ambati Rayudu. Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel all possess powerful middle orders that could see action during matches.
Afghanistan boasts an experienced side, featuring Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai and Mohammad Shahzad among their ranks. These three have had considerable success against Indian sides in the past and will hope to repeat that today. Their squad features many powerful batsmen that have played across different T20 leagues – making them an unpredictable threat. If the Indian batting order wants a victory then they will need to step up their game!
India vs Afghanistan Live Score
India, who sit atop Group D, will look to advance further by defeating Afghanistan who suffered defeat in their previous match. Both teams are fighting for survival in this tournament and it should be an exciting encounter between India and Afghanistan. Neither side is suffering major injury issues so coach Anoushka Dastgi may field all available players including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Axar Patel and Shivam Dube in India’s ranks.
Rashid Khan will lead Afghanistan’s attack while Fazalhaq Farooqi and Suryakumar Yadav’s impressive track record against Afghanistan should allow India’s batsmen to counter Rashid’s pace and spin bowling.
Live Score for India A and Afghanistan A match:Both teams have two batters each on the crease for their teams: Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai representing Afghanistan while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will bat for India A respectively.
AFG A has 182 runs to score in 20 overs for victory.
Afghanistan A’s batsmen are hitting boundaries easily and trying to amass as many runs as possible, in the hopes of progressing to the semifinals. To have any chance at doing so, they must maintain this good run of form.
Nabi started his sixth over with an emphatic six shot towards deep square leg region and later managed to steer another ball towards third man for another four run hit.
AFG need 19 runs off their last over and Ghazanfar tosses a short ball to Abhishek, who drives it straight back down the ground for a single. Unfortunately, however, the over ends with no further runs scored or run-outs.
India have established control during the opening over of Super Over, leaving Afghan batsmen needing to score fast runs to remain in contention for semi-final spots.
Kuldeep Yadav unleashes his first No Ball in T20 international cricket with this delivery to Gulbadin, who gets under it and unleashes it over extra cover region for a boundary. This marks Kuldeep Yadav’s inaugural no ball attempt.
India vs Afghanistan Live Streaming
India will aim to secure their victory against Afghanistan with another convincing T20I win, so expect an all-out effort against the Afghans in Mohali and Indore.
The match will take place at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados and will start at 3:30 p.m. GMT; that equates to 8 pm IST in India and 12:30 am ET in the United States.
If you want to watch the match, there are various viewing options available to you. In India, Sports 18 network will broadcast it live and it can also be streamed on JioCinema for both free and paid streaming services; similarly in America Willow TV offers various pay-TV packages which can be subscribed for monthly.
UK viewers can watch the match on Sky Sports Cricket and Main Event as well as Sky Go app; standalone subscriptions to either service can be purchased for approximately PS30 per month. In Australia, Fox Sports will broadcast it while Kayo Sports provides coverage across mobile phones, tablets and Chromecast devices at an economical $25 monthly fee for their basic package subscription.
Both teams remain unbeaten so far and will look to extend their winning streak in this semifinal. Afghanistan have much to prove after suffering funding setbacks; yet they’ve shown what they can do by defeating Pakistan A and Oman already this tournament. This semifinal offers them another chance to demonstrate what they have and reach the final of this event.
India will look to extend their unbeaten record and reach the final against Pakistan, hoping that Asghar Afghan’s absence won’t hinder their chances of doing so. Instead, their top order includes some of the finest spinners and Mohammad Nabi can provide some veteran batsmanship that should ensure an exciting matchup! Don’t miss this game; tune in today for all the action!