Source: ICC

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is off to an exhilarating start, captivating cricket fans worldwide.
The Super Eight stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is underway, featuring eight remaining teams battling it out for four semi-final spots.
Let’s dive into the latest updates and highlights:

Here are the highlights from the third match of the Super Eight stage:

Super Eight third match : India vs. Afghanistan

Match details

  • Date: June 20, 2024
  • Venue: Kensington Oval Barbados Stadium
  • Toss: India won the toss and decided to bat
  • Result: India won by 47 runs

India’s Innings:

  • India has scored 181 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs.
  • Suryakumar Yadav, the NO1 t20i batter, has scored 53 runs off just 28 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 189.29.
  • Hardik Pandya, the Vice Captain of the Indian team has scored 32 runs off 24 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes.
  • These are the notable performances from the Indian batsmen.

Afghanistan’s bowling:

  • Rashid Khan, the Captain of the Afghanistan team picked 3 wickets, conceding 26 runs in 4 overs.
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi took 3 wickets, conceding 33 runs in 4 overs.

Afghanistan’s Innings:

  • Afghanistan failed to chase the total set by the Indian team.
  • Afghanistan’s batsmen failed to build the partnerships and were bowled out for 134 runs in 20 overs. They fell short of 47 runs.
  • Azmatullah Omarzai is the highest run scorer for Afghanistan in this match. He has scored 26 runs off 20 balls with 2 fours and a six.

India’s bowling:

  • The Indian team has given a tough fight with the bat as well as the ball.

  • Jasprit Bumrah, the saviour of today’s match has picked 3 wickets, conceding just 7 runs in 4 overs. He has also bowled a maiden over. His performance cannot be described in words. He’s such a great asset to the Indian team. This can be recorded as one of the greatest spells in the history of T20 cricket.

  • Arshdeep singh too picked 3 wickets conceding 36 runs in 4 overs.

  • Kuldeep Yadav, the spinner, took 2 wickets in 4 overs conceding 32 runs.

  • Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja, the all-rounders, managed to take 1 wicket each.

  • The Indian team’s bowling attack led by Jasprit Bumrah, secured a 47 run victory.

Player of the match:

  • Suryakumar Yadav is the player of the match for his excellent performance with the bat scoring 53 runs off just 28 balls.

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