Who won yesterday's India vs Afghanistan match? Top highlights of last night's T20 WC 2024 clash
Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first in Barbados. The Men in Blue lost their first wicket in the form of skipper Rohit Sharma, who decided to take the aggressive route against Fazalhaq Farooqi, only for the ball to fall straight into the hands of Rashid Khan.Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli stabilised the Indian innings for a while, but the left-hander soon lost his way in the powerplay and was sent back to the pavilion by Rashid Khan for 20.
Afghanistan tightened their grip on the game with the crucial wickets of Virat Kohli and Shivam Dube in the next few overs.However, a quickfire 60-run partnership between Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya ensured that India would post a respectable total. Despite losing the wickets of Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja in the final overs of the match, India managed to register a first innings total of 181/7 in their 20 overs.In reply, Afghanistan suffered a shock in the second over of the match when pacer Jasprit Bumrah sent Hazratullah Zazai back to the pavilion for 2.
The quick wickets of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran in the 4th over made things worse for Afghanistan as they lost 3 wickets for 23.From there, a 43-run partnership between Azmatullah Omarzai and Gulbadin Naib kept Afghanistan in the hunt for a while. However, Afghanistan's batsmen were never able to match the required run rate, especially after the loss of Omarzai in the 12th over, and they were eventually bowled out for 134.
Pacer Arshdeep Singh claimed the final wicket of the match with the last delivery of the 20th over, removing Naveen-ul-Haq for a golden duck. Milestone Alert!
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