India vs. Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2021 Live Cricket Score Updates: Bowlers put India on course for big win against Afghanistan
Pacers Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah hit early shots while Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin also kicked in wickets as Afghanistan lost six in their 211-run run against India in the Super 12 phase of the 2020 T20 World Cup at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. By batting first, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma have scored incredible half-centuries to help India get off to a good start with a 140-run opening partnership. Rahul was dismissed after scoring 69 runs off 48 balls, while Rohit left for 74 runs in just 47 deliveries. Rishabh Pant (27 *) and Hardik Pandya (35 *) gave the finishing touches to help the team cross the 200 runs. This is India’s second highest team total in the history of the tournament. Both opening batsmen played great shots and managed to hit boundaries and sixes at will to give the team a flying start, something India could not achieve in their matches against Pakistan and New Zealand. They made a century-long partnership in the 12th over. India v Afghanistan is a crucial match for Virat Kohli’s team as India have to win the match by a large margin to keep their semi-finals alive. Earlier, Afghanistan’s captain Mohammad Nabi won the toss and decided to bowl. During the toss, Virat Kohli revealed that Varun Chakravarthy had a problem and was therefore replaced by Ravichandran Ashwin. Suryakumar Yadav was also declared fit and replaced Ishan Kishan. Kohli said: “Firstly, the fact that the situation is a difficult one cannot be denied. Having said that, there is another chance. We know we have not played to potential whatever the reasons may be. – we have to put it aside, bowled first. But it’s not a bad thing against a team like Afghanistan that wants to score on the board. Some changes – Surya is back as he is fit. Ashwin replaces Varun has a bit of a niggle. ” (LIVE SCORE CARD)
India (play XI):KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
For Afghanistan, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Najibullah Zadran replace Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Asghar Afghan
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Afghanistan (play XI):Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (w), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan
After losing their first two matches nicely against Pakistan and New Zealand, India will be under pressure to open their account in the points ladder. Afghanistan, on the other hand, are currently placed second just behind Pakistan in the table with two wins in their three matches. They are past Scotland and Namibia apart from a hiccup towards Pakistan.
T20 2021 World Cup India vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score Updates from Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi
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22:57 (REALLY)
Six + Four!
Nabi sends Thakur for 10 runs in 2 balls in the 18th over
AFG 120/5 after 17.3 overs
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22:52 (REALLY)
Two fours!
Bumrah gets two fours in the first three balls of the 17th over
AFG 107/5 after 16.3 overs
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22:45 (REALLY)
Six!
Janat beats Shardul for a big six
AFG 116 more runs to win by 28 balls
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22:44 (REALLY)
India on course!
AFG needs 123 runs from 30 balls to win
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22:36 (REALLY)
Indian on top!
AFG is 80/5 after 13 overs
India will try to achieve a big victory here to settle the run rate
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22:31 (REALLY)
Paaltjie!
Ashwin hits again, gets Najibullah for 11 runs off 13 balls
AFG 69/5 after 11.5 overs
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22:21 (REALLY)
Midway In AFG Run-Chase!
Afghanistan stumbled after showing a hint of positive intentions
India is clearly up here
AFG 61/4 after 10 overs
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22:17 (IST)
Paaltjie!
Ashwin strikes as Naib leaves for 18 runs off 20 balls
AFG 59/4 after 9.3 overs
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22:13 (REALLY)
Six!
Najibullah beats Jadeja for a much-needed six
AFG 57/3 after 8.2 overs
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22:08 (REALLY)
Paaltjie!
Hardik takes a good catch when Gurbaz leaves against Jadeja for 19 runs
AFG 48/3 after 6.5 overs
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22:04 (REALLY)
Powerplay ends!
Afghanistan returned well after losing early opening batsmen
AFG 47/2 after 6 overs
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22:03 (REALLY)
Four!
Pandya bowls four more in his first over
AFG 46/2 after 5.4 overs
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22:01 (REALLY)
Four!
Hardik is welcomed with a border by Gulbadin
AFG 42/2 after 5.2 overs
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21:59 (REALLY)
Four!
Rahmanullah Gurbaz finishes the Shami over with a four
21 runs from the fifth over
AFG 38/2 after 5 overs
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21:58 (REALLY)
Gemini-six!
Rahmanullah Gurbaz hits Shami again for a six
AFG 34/2 after 4.5 overs
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21:58 (REALLY)
Six!
Rahmanullah Gurbaz beats Shami for big six
AFG 28/2 after 4.4 overs
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21:55 (REALLY)
Four!
Gulbadin beats Shami for a much-needed six
AFG 21/2 after 4.2 overs
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21:54 (REALLY)
India above!
India cross in their defense of the target of 211 runs
Both opening batsmen were rejected with not many runs on the board.
AFG 17/2 after 4 overs
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21:48 (REALLY)
Paaltjie!
Bumrah strikes now, Zazai leaves
AFG 13/2 after 3.1 overs
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21:45 (REALLY)
Paaltjie!
Shahzad leaves for a duck while Shami strikes
AFG 13/1 after 3 overs
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21:41 (REALLY)
Bumrah on target!
Bumrah bowls seven from his first over
AFG 12/0 after 2 overs
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21:37 (REALLY)
Six!
Zazai beats Bumrah for a great six on the leg side
Truly a flat six!
AFG 11/0 after 1.2 overs
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21:36 (REALLY)
Shami starts well!
Shami gives away only 5 runs in the first over
AFG 5/0 after 1 over
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21:33 (REALLY)
Four!
Zazai hits Shami to the limit to get started
AFG 4/0 after 0.2 overs
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21:32 (REALLY)
AFG running chase begins!
Openers Hazratullah Zazai and Mohammad Shahzad are in the middle
Pacer Mohammed Shami starts proceedings
AFG 0/0 after 0.1 overs
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21:27 (REALLY)
India finishes at 210/2 after 20 overs!
Afghanistan needs 211 runs to win!
Indian batting finally lived up to its reputation when they scored 210 runs for 2 wickets in their 20 overs
KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma have recorded incredible half-centuries in helping India get off to a great start
Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya gave the finishing touches to help the team cross the 200-run mark
Afghanistan’s batsmen will need something special to refurbish the big target
India scores 210/2
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21:17 (REALLY)
Four + Six!
Pledge hits a border and then a six to bring the 200 to India
IND 204/2 after 19.2 overs
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21:14 (REALLY)
Six!
Hardik hits Naveen straight off the ground for a huge six
IND 192/2 after 18.5 overs
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21:12 (REALLY)
Six!
Hardik beats Naveen for a big six
IND 184/2 after 18.2 overs
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21:08 (REALLY)
Gemini!
Hardik hits Hamid for two straight fours to get going as India see a strong end here
IND 175/2 after 18 overs
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21:02 (REALLY)
Gemini-six!
Pant ends the 17th over with two rugby sessions from Gulbadin
IND 160/2 after 17 overs
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21:00 (REALLY)
Paaltjie!
KL Rahul finally leaves for Gulbadin for 69 runs off 48 balls
IND 147/2 after 16.3 overs
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20:50 (REALLY)
Surprise Surprise!
Rishabh Pant came in after the fall of the 1st wicket
Skipper Virat Kohli has resigned
IND 142/1 after 15 overs
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20:49 (REALLY)
Paaltjie!
Rohit fell to Karim Janat for 74 runs off 47 balls
IND 140/1 after 14.4 overs
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20:48 (REALLY)
Four!
Rahul starts the 15th over with a boundary
IND 139/0 after 14.1 overs
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20:45 (REALLY)
Gemini-six!
Rohit finishes Rashid’s over with another six through a whip shot
IND 135/0 after 14 overs
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20:44 (REALLY)
Six!
Rohit is beaten in flight but still manages to deposit the ball for a six in the crowd
IND 129/0 after 13.5 overs
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20:41 (REALLY)
Four!
Rahul hits Gulbadin’s last ball to the fence to collect 4 runs
IND 119/0 after 13 overs
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20:37 (REALLY)
Four-50 for Rahul!
Rahul hits a beautiful inside-out shot to bring his fifty
IND 111/0 evening 12.1 overs
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20:35 (REALLY)
Four -!
Rohit finishes Naveen’s miserable over with four more
IND 107/0 after 12 overs
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