New Delhi. The Indian team will play the first match of Super 8 to continue its winning streak in the ICC T20 World Cup. Afghanistan, which made it this far by playing a strong game in this tournament, will face Team India. Veterans are considering this team a tough challenge. Captain Rohit Sharma has already said that he is not taking this match lightly at all.
In the first match of Super 8 of ICC T20 World Cup, Indian team will play cautiously against Afghanistan. In the recent T20 series, Afghanistan team came close to defeating India but lost in the super over. Afghan players have reached here by defeating a strong team like New Zealand in the league match. After the group stage, India is in the first group out of two groups of 4 teams each. Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Australia teams are also in this group.
Head to Head
A total of 8 matches have been played between India and Afghanistan in T20 so far. The Indian team has won 7 while one match was inconclusive. Talking about the T20 World Cup, the two teams have clashed here 3 times so far. Team India has won every time.
Probable India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.
Afghanistan’s probable playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Umarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqui.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 20, 2024, 19:05 IST