The 3rd match of the Super 8 will be of Group 1 which will be between India (IND) and Afghanistan (AFG). The match will be live at 08:00 P.M. (IST) and 10:30 A.M. (local).
| India’s last match | Match abandoned due to rain against Canada. |
| Afghanistan’s last match | Lost against West Indies by 104 runs. |
Teams Analysis
India (IND):
They topped Group A with 7 points having won all three matches and the last one was called off due to rain. They are showing consistency in both the departments but their bowling has been much more disciplined as compared to that of their batting.
In their batting unit, keeper Rishabh Pant is leading the way for the team as most runs scorer with 96 runs to his credit. His best came against Pakistan where he scored 42 runs with the bat and has a strike rate of 124.68 till now in the tournament.
Skipper Rohit Sharma started the season with a brilliant half-century against Ireland after scoring 52 runs there, but in the next two matches he managed only 13 & 3. He is known for hard hitting from the start. On the other hand, Virat Kohli hasn’t looked great till now with scores like 1, 4 & 0. But the pitch was too bad to perform better there and now he might again show his dangerous side in the Caribbean grounds.
Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube both played match winning knocks against USA and took the team to victory. Earlier both of them struggled to get some scores on the board. Surya got a brilliant hard fighting half-century and scored 51 runs while Dube managed 31 runs not out.
Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya took charge in the bowling department after grabbing 7 wickets to their name. Arshdeep has an economy of 6.5 whereas Hardik has 5.42 economy. Jasprit Bumrah continues his death pace to the opposition and has the economy of 4.09, which is the best among the players in the team and has grabbed 5 wickets till now.
Probable Playing 11 of India (IND):
Rohit Sharma ©, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.
Afghanistan (AFG):
They ended the group in 2nd place with 3 wins and a single loss. In all the three wins they showed their full domination while in the losing one West Indies showed their full domination. Despite this their batting and bowling both have been brilliant this season, which ultimately took them to the Super 8.
In their batting unit, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is currently the leading runs scorer in this season with 167 runs to his credit. He scored 2 half-centuries till now and has a strike rate of 150.45. But in the last two matches he got 11 & 0, so he needs to put much better effort in the upcoming matches.
His partner Ibrahim Zadran has scored 152 runs till now and scored a brilliant half-century against Uganda where he scored 70 runs with the bat. His strike rate is 124.59. The all-rounders Gulbadin Naib, Azmatulllah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi have performed decently till now. Naib has scored 63 runs till now and got 2 wickets while Nabi also grabbed 2 wickets and scored 31 runs with the bat, Omarzai has managed 63 runs and got one wicket till now.
In the bowling department, Fazalhaq Farooqi has claimed most wickets by a bowler till now in this tournament with 12 to his name. His best came against Uganda where he grabbed 5 wickets by giving away just 9 runs in his 4 overs. His economy is 5.58 till now.
Skipper Rashid Khan is complimenting him in this department with 6 wickets to his name. His economy is 6.19 and is troubling the batters in the middle overs very well. Naveen-ul-Haq got 5 wickets till now with an economy of 4.99.
Probable Playing 11 of Afghanistan (AFG):
Rashid Khan ©, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Mohamnmad Nabi, Karim Janat, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Pitch Report for the match between India (IND) and Afghanistan (AFG):
The match will be played at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. 58m and 67m square boundaries, the straight hit is at 72m. A fresh pitch today, but it’s very similar to the other pitches, there are cracks at both ends. The average score in the 1st innings is 143, you can add another 10-15 runs considering the teams featuring today, but this ain’t a 180-190 run wicket. Despite this a high scoring match might be seen.
Weather Report:
On the match day, the weather is expected to be clean and clear throughout the day with little clouds that might be seen sometimes as there is a 10% chance of rain, but it will not damage the match if it happens. Humidity will be more than 70%. The highest temperature may be around 31 degree celsius while the lower may be around 27 degree celsius.
Head to Head (IND vs AFG) in T20 World Cups:
They played 3 matches against each other till now.
| India (IND) | Afghanistan (AFG) | |
| won | 3 | 0 |
| Highest score | 210 | 144 |
| Lowest score | 116 | 115 |
Best 11 for the match between India (IND) and Afghanistan (AFG):
Rishabh Pant, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli ©, Suryakumar Yadav, Ibrahim Zadran, Hardik Pandya (vc), Jasprit Bumrah, Rashid Khan, Arshdeep SIngh, Naveen-ul-Haq.