India set a target of 211 runs for Afghanistan in match number 33 of ICC T20 World Cup 2021 at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on November 3.
Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi won the toss and invited Virat Kohli-led Team India to bat.
Needed to win the match with a huge margin to stay in the hunt for a place in the semifinals, India put up their best performance in the tournament. In the process, India also put up the highest total of the tournament on board by any team.
India scored 210/2 in 20 overs, thanks to 140 run partnership for the first wicket between Rohit Sharma 74 runs (47 balls, 8 fours, 3 sixes) and KL Rahul 69 runs (48 balls, 6 fours, 2 sixes).
Hardik Pandya 35 not out (13 balls, 4 fours, 2 sixes) and Rishabh Pant 27 not out (13 balls, 1 four, 3 sixes) made good use of the start and smashed the bowlers all around the park in the end overs.
Afghanistan’s best bowler Rashid Khan (36/0 off 4 overs) was also taken for runs by the Indian batsmen.
Karim Janat (7/1 off 1 over) and Gulbadin Naib (39/1 off 4 overs) were the successful bowlers for Afghanistan.
India playing XI:
Virat Kohli (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur.
Afghanistan playing XI:
Mohammad Nabi (Captain), Mohammad Shahzad (Wicketkeeper), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Hazratullah Zazai, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen-ul-Haq, Rashid Khan and Sharafuddin Ashraf.
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Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi won the toss and invited Virat Kohli-led Team India to bat in match number 33 of ICC T20 World Cup 2021 at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on November 3.
India need to win the match with a huge margin to stay in the hunt for a place in the semifinals.
India playing XI:
Virat Kohli (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur.
Afghanistan playing XI:
Mohammad Nabi (Captain), Mohammad Shahzad (Wicketkeeper), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Hazratullah Zazai, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen-ul-Haq, Rashid Khan and Sharafuddin Ashraf.
