India vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2024 || Ind vs Afg || Ind vs Afg Live
The testival otT201 cricket is in tull swing. The Super 8 stages have begun, and tor every
team, the stakes could not be higher. India and Afghanistan will square ott in the third Super
8 encounter at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Both sides are expected to
perform well atter giving a good account ot themselves during the group round and have
some high expectations riding on their shoulders.
India won three ot their matches to finish
first in Group A, With the rain playing spoilsport in their final league game. Although their
batting display hasn't drawn much attention, the bowlers have received a lot ot admiration
tor their efforts. The Indian supporters will hope that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma make a
big comeback because they haven't been playing at their best The middle order nas been
able to withstand pressure thanks to the batting prowess ot Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar
Yadav, and Hardik Pandya. Shivam Dube is likely to perform better on the Windies' spinning
surface atter having a strong performance in the most recent encounter
In addition to
having a deep batting order, they have Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson in the squad
Since the conditions at this venue are ditterent trom New York, Kuldeep Yadav and
Yuzvendra Chahal could play a key role trom here.
For some time now, dasprit aumrah nas
been performing at his peak, and he doesn't seem to be slowing down. Their pace battery is
tormidaöle, especially when combined with that ot Siraj, Arshdeep, and Pandya, who IS
returning to torm_ The Men in Blue will be eyeing a winning start to build some momentum
heading tonmard into the tournament Conversely, Afghanistan are arguably the second-
best Asian squad participating in this mega event.
PREDICATION
They nave performed admirably both With the bat and the ball. They may, however, teel some pressure to play better heading Into the Super 8 atter a crushing loss against the West Indies. Their batting and bowling units had a torgettul game, which resulted in a 104-run loss
Leaving that game aside, the Afghans
performed admirably in the group stages, easily defeating the other three teams, which
included, New Zealand. Along with Azmatullah Omarzai, their openers Rahmanullah Guröaz
and Ibrahim Zadran have demonstrated their abilities With the bat, that said, their middle
order could be the chink in their armour as it has been inconsistent
Their bowling has
displayed much better stats with Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen troubling the batters in the
initial phases followed by the spin magic ot Rashid and Noor Ahmad. This is expected to be
a nail-biting contest between the ONO Asian teams.
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