India will challenge Afghanistan’s unpredictable batting in their three-match T20 series starting Thursday in Mohali.
Jasprit Bumrah is an astute bowler who knows exactly how to take advantage of any weaknesses in any batting lineup. He has developed variations and knows when and where they should be deployed. Read more about : India National Cricket Team vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Players.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score
India and Afghanistan will meet for their second encounter of this series at Kensington Oval in London, which has a reputation for producing high-scoring games. Both teams should play aggressively and take advantage of conditions suitable for spinners as well as fast bowlers – India will hope their home ground advantage can help them accomplish their goal in winning this matchup against an exceptionally strong Afghan side.
Indian Team Recap The Indian team boasts several newcomers in its squad, such as Fazalhaq Farooqi and Ayush Badoni who have both shown promise by performing well and batted well so far this series. India are hoping to maintain their winning momentum and hope they can secure two more victories soon enough.
India will still aim to beat Afghanistan despite Rashid Khan’s absence and make their season one to remember. Their chance lies within reaching for victory and becoming champions; but in order to do this successfully they will need all their power in their arsenal to meet this formidable opponent head on.
Nabi bowls to Pant, who drives it powerfully through cover and eludes the deep fielder for a boundary. India are beginning to exert considerable pressure on Afghanistan bowlers.
Fazalhaq Farooqi bowled Rohit who was caught at mid-on by Rashid Khan! Rohit had been fooled by Fazalhaq Farooqi’s flat delivery on his pads, leading him into trying a slogshot and ultimately falling for 14 runs off 13 balls.
Nabi bowled a short delivery on off stump to Kohli, who quickly flicked it over short third man for four runs. Indian batsmen have put Afghan bowlers under pressure with their aggressive batting tactics and bowling standards must improve to compete with Indian bowlers. At 62/0 after seven overs, after taking drinks break and hoping that Kohli and top order continue their good form into this match, India still requires 77 runs in total for victory if they hope to make history today!
India vs Afghanistan ODI Live Score
India Vs Afghanistan ODI Live Score: The second of three One Day Internationals between India and Afghanistan will take place at Sharjah Cricket Ground in Dubai starting at 7 pm IST. The match can be seen live via Star Sports Network as well as Hotstar.com/app.
Afghanistan have assembled a formidable side, as evidenced by their current form. Additionally, many of their players have gained invaluable experience by competing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), where they gained an enhanced understanding of T20 cricket conditions and pressures.
Rashid Khan will likely miss the remaining T20Is due to back surgery; however he still remains eligible to captain in future games. In his place will step in Ibrahim Zadran who boasts extensive experience playing this format.
Drama here! Zubaid Akbari has been given out for flicking the ball behind, prompting Afghanistan coaches to attempt convincing officials of reversing their decision on referral, but to no avail; Afghanistan now require 36 off 26 balls with Ramandeep Singh in strike position.
Bishnoi bowled an off stump full delivery that Karim Janat sliced over cover for a single to increase his score to 11. What an impressive move by the spinner!
He then bowls a short ball to Kohli who hits it straight to Nabi at wide long-off for four runs with power and perfect placement.
Azmatullah then delivers another full and quick delivery on off stump to Kohli, who played an exquisite shot to drive it over wide mid-off and score four more runs – his third boundary off 24 balls! It marks 32 runs scored!
Mujeeb Ur Rahman makes his comeback to Afghanistan following ACB sanctions, after missing their series against UAE due to spinner Rashid Khan being rested and not leading their spin attack in T20Is. Mujeeb’s inclusion shows how Afghanistan board are trying to rebalance their team, so it will be interesting to see how well they perform against India in ODIs.
India vs Afghanistan T20 Live Score
Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh combined forces to help India restrict Afghanistan to 134/6 in 20 overs, with Bumrah taking three wickets and Arshdeep taking two in this match. Azmatullah Omarzai produced his best performance of 26 off 20 balls to keep Afghanistan within their innings’ boundaries, however his efforts weren’t enough against an effective Indian bowling attack that kept their momentum under check.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first when India played Afghanistan in Greater Noida for their T20 match, opting to bat first after making one change; wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav replaced pacer Mohammed Siraj.
The Kensington Oval is a fast pitch that has seen high-scoring matches before. There have been no definitive advantages or disadvantages associated with teams batting first or second at this ground.
Afghanistan openers Sediqullah Atal and Zubaid Akbari shared an outstanding partnership of 89 for the opening wicket to establish a solid platform. However, Badoni’s slow start in his third over allowed Indian bowlers to strike back hard – ultimately leading AFG’s scorecard to fall to 85/0 after 10 overs.
Rashid Khan brought an end to Shivam Dube’s cameo by declaring him leg before with a swifter leg break, who attempted unsuccessfully to appeal the decision.
Fazalhaq Farooqi continues his pressure on Rohit. Rohit gets an outside edge towards short third man but the fielder there fails to stop it. Two dot balls from Fazalhaq Farooqi as Rohit looks vulnerable against Fazalhaq Farooqi’s short deliveries around off stump that stop just short.
Indian innings reached 186/7 when Ramandeep Singh scored 64 from 34 balls, leaving Rohit without enough runs to push India A into the final of the Emerging Asia Cup. Sharafuddin Ashraf made an outstanding catch to take away Ramandeep Singh; now India A need 30 from two balls remaining before they will have chance of reaching final.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India has unveiled their squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan starting January 11 in Mohali. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have both been retained, with Virat set to make his first appearance since India’s semi-final exit at T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final exit. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer have both been left off due to injury concerns.
Afghanistan boasts some of the biggest names in their batting order, such as Noor Ali Zadran and Gulbadin Naib. Afghanistan won four group stage matches to make the semifinals and are hoping for their first ever Emerging Teams Asia Cup title win.
India A, led by Tilak Varma, will face Afghanistan A in the second semifinal of the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup on Friday at Oman’s Al Amerat Cricket Ground starting at 7 PM IST and can be watched live via Disney+ Hotstar in India.
Recently, Afghanistan surprised Pakistan in the quarterfinals and advanced to their first Asian Games final ever at Hangzhou. Gulbadin Naib led Afghanistan with an outstanding 35-ball 57 that featured four hits to the boundary and four sixes; an excellent performance which could prove crucial as Afghanistan look to overcome Sri Lanka and reach the podium for their own debut on the podium in Hangzhou.
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