T20 World Cup: India thrashes Afghanistan by 47 runs in Super 8 game

Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav shone brighter in this match, making an excellent win for India.

Two cricketing stars shone brighter in the India-Afghanistan match in the Super 8 game, Jasprit Bumrah, who cast his special spell with bowling, and Suryakumar Yadav, who made a fearless half-century, making India command a 47-run victory over Afghanistan.

Suryakumar Yadav’s half-century.

He scored a quick-fire 53 in only 28 balls, helping India set a challenging total of 181 for 8. This score was made on a surface that was a bit tricky at Kensington Oval after Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan took three key wickets.

Bumrah bowled stunningly.

Jasprit Bumrah again stunned everyone with his bowling prowess and outstanding form, getting three wickets for just seven runs in four overs. Adding to the win was the impactful performance by Kuldeep Yadav in the middle overs, who took two wickets for 32 runs and restricted Afghanistan to make 134 all out.

Afghanistan struggled to clinch the win.

Skipper Rashid Khan tried to give his best and even claimed three major wickets for 26 runs, but the team’s questionable shot selection hampered their chase to win the game. This only extended the team’s winless streak against India in T20Is.

After Suryakumar, Hardik Pandya stepped in to hit his sixes.

After taking Suryakumar’s wicket, Hardik Pandya stepped in and hit a few sixes, including a powerful shot off left-arm spinner Noor Ahmed that nearly shattered a window in the press box.

Challenging pitch, as admitted by Rohit Sharma.

Skipper Rohit Sharma admitted the pitch was challenging but later expressed satisfaction with 181 for 8. India had opted to bat first on this pitch where the ball held up early, which made it difficult to play through the line, but they managed and emerged as winners.

India will face Bangladesh in the next Super 8 game in Antigua on Saturday.