India vs Afghanistan in Super 8 round of ICC T20 Cricket World Cup series today (20) at 8.00 pm in Barbados.
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team advanced to the Super 8 round by defeating Ireland, Pakistan and the United States at the fast-bowling New York pitch in the league round. The last league match against Canada at Lauderdale Stadium was called off due to rain. In the league round, the Indian team won with fast bowling as the main factor. The ground in Barbados, where today’s match will be played, will lend itself to spin.
Meanwhile, the balls are predicted to swing well in the opening overs. Thus, the Indian team may field with an additional spinner in today’s match. If this happens, Mohammad Siraj may be dropped and Kuldeep Yadav inducted. Suryakumar Yadav, who hit a half-century against the US team, Shivam Dube, who scored 31 runs off 35 balls, and Rishabh Pant, who scored 36 and 42 runs in the first two games respectively, are likely to contribute once again.
And Virat Kohli may focus on returning to the top order. In the league round, he scored a combined 5 runs in all 3 games. Rohit Sharma may also look to put in a consistent performance. Hardik Pandya, who has been showing consistent ability with the ball, is at a point where he needs to focus on the batting. Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh are in good form in bowling. Along with them, all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel can also add strength.
The Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan team defeated Uganda, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea in the league round and qualified for the Super 8 round. Meanwhile, in the last league match against the mighty West Indies, they lost by 104 runs. After restricting the opposition to 100 runs in the first 3 games, Afghanistan struggled with the bowling against the West Indies.
Rashid Khan, Naveen Ul Haq and Asmadullah Omarzai contributed over 40 runs each. Left-arm fast bowler Basalhaq Farooqui also bowled 3 overs and conceded 38 runs. Noor Ahmed and Gulbadin Naib were the only bowlers who gave lesser runs.
As a result, the Afghanistan team may change their bowling plans in today’s match. In terms of batting, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Sadran and Gulbadin Naib are the top order additions. Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Hasmadullah Omar Zai are also promising batsmen.
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