Gulbadin Naib and Mohammad Nabi remain calm under pressure as Afghanistan advances to the Super 8 stage of Cricket World Cup 2015. Their partnership provides solid innings with required rates never becoming burdensome.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman begins his spell with Shivam Dube and Jitesh Sharma on the crease, who meet each first delivery with an enthusiastic four. They respond well by scoring four runs off this first delivery from Mujeeb Ur Rahman – they celebrate its arrival with an immediate boundary!
In this article, we will discuss about the top matches of India national cricket team vs afghanistan national cricket team match scorecard.
Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh bowled an outstanding first spell and found support from Avesh Khan as India took an early advantage in the three-match series against South Africa by eight wickets on an ideal pitch for spinners and fast bowlers alike. India pacers made light work of Proteas batsmen while spinners and fast bowlers alike found plenty of assistance.
Afghan team had already sent shockwaves through cricket circles by upstaging former champions Pakistan and England as well as pushing Australia close to elimination at the 2024 T20 World Cup. Dubbed “Blue Tigers”, Afghanistan captured global attention while also spreading happiness throughout one of the most repressed nations on earth; thousands danced and celebrated each victory, defying Taliban rules to dance freely after every victory victory.
Afghanistan made history at the 2018 World Cup despite failing to qualify. They achieved this by becoming the first affiliate member to defeat one of the top-8 ODI teams, in this instance the West Indies who are also full members. They achieved this by winning all six ODIs and three T20Is against them and making history.
On Monday, the Blue Tigers will look to end a magical run and advance to the semi-finals by defeating Bangladesh. It will be their last opportunity to make an impression against some of cricket’s premier dynasties.
Arshdeep, who was purchased by Punjab Kings for INR 20 lakh at the IPL auction, has played eight games this season for them and taken nine wickets – his quick bowling is particularly notable and is adept at nailing yorkers from left armer angle.
Fazalhaq Farooqi
Fazalhaq Farooqi has been an integral component of Afghanistan’s bowling attack throughout this tournament and played an instrumental part in leading them into the semi-finals. Farooqi has taken 17 wickets so far – including a five-wicket haul against Uganda – while playing a crucial part in Afghanistan’s victory against New Zealand in quarter-final play-offs.
He maintained his impressive form in the semi-final against Pakistan, taking four wickets and leading India to victory. An accomplished cricketer, he can fill multiple roles within a side; should bat be required he has done well enough so far this tournament.
India started strong, reaching 181 and setting off at an impressive run rate. But they soon started losing wickets regularly due to Afghanistan’s consistent bowling attack – Mujeeb Ur Rahman picked up two wickets while Azmatullah Omarzai took one as well for their hosts.
India were on the brink of victory in the opening over, but Jadeja was run out by Afghanistan batsman Naveen-ul-Haq after taking a risky shot that was caught by Pant at deep third.
Farooqi delivered two deliveries, the first short and off the back foot which went for a boundary, followed by an overpitched full ball which Najibullah Zadran hit for six.
India reached 205/4 after 19.2 overs, as Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill attempted to chase down an opponent target of 158 runs. Gill hit a boundary off Ibrahim Zadran’s fourth delivery; Sharma was run out by Zadran on his fifth delivery.
Jasprit Bumrah
Afghanistan and India’s match has been an intense contest so far. While both teams have struggled with their batting, their bowlers have come through effectively in the death overs – Jasprit Bumrah stands out with several wickets for India.
Virat Kohli leads India and has been disappointing thus far this tournament, scoring only four runs across his first three innings. While his bat may come good eventually, he must also work to develop his overall game and learn to manage pressure in T20 cricket.
Afghanistan was still capable of winning their match despite their struggles with bat and ball, provided they could get off to a swift start. Though they lost three wickets during powerplay, Azmatullah Omarzai and Gulbadin Naib did their best to keep Afghanistan in contention before eventually falling short by losing all their wickets during 15th over.
India took control of the game through their fast bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Jasprit Bumrah were all economical in their spells; all three collected three wickets to put pressure on Afghan batsmen and put their opponent under threat.
Noor Ahmad attempts to chase it down with some big hitting, but goes for an aerial shot that leads to his dismissal and is caught by Rohit for India’s convincing 47-run win in Group 1 Super 8 against Afghanistan.
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav, one of only a few left-arm wrist spinners currently playing cricket, brought left-arm wrist spinning back from its grave with some impressive performances at the Under-19 World Cup in 2014. Soon afterwards he made his first-class and List A debuts quickly but took longer than anticipated to integrate himself with senior cricket teams.
However, during India’s 2023 tour of Sri Lanka and New Zealand he found his groove again and is an integral component of their T20 team. Captaining them during the Asia Cup proved fruitful: He took 10 wickets across four matches as top wicket-taker while also hitting two half centuries – an outstanding performance!
On Thursday, Virat Kohli once more showed why India needed him in their semi-final push. He scored an unbeaten 71 off 62 balls to lead them comfortably past Afghanistan and secure victory for India.
Axar Patel
Axar Patel, a left-arm spinner for India, made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in June 2014 and has played four matches since. Patel scored his maiden half century for India during this format while also taking several wickets for his side.
He was an integral member of India’s tour squad to New Zealand in 2021, taking 11 wickets while failing to show much potential with the bat. But, as an excellent bowler with great potential he will certainly remain an essential component of Indian team going forward.
India vs Afghanistan match score: Axar was India’s third-best bowler by wicket count. A very economical bowler with plenty of variations including leg breaks and googlies that can be effective against batters as well as off-spin slow bowling speeds he was the ideal partner to Amit Mishra on this tour of Afghanistan.
Patel boasts an excellent strike rate in T20 cricket, and is an invaluable bowler for India. His bowling can break big partnerships – an essential ability in this format of batting.
Patel will play an instrumental role in India’s upcoming matches as he looks to enhance his strike rate and keep their run rate at high levels in order to help win games. Patel was essential in their victory over Afghanistan and should make an impressionful case to impress selectors with his performance against Sri Lanka’s home series later on this year; additionally he will likely feature as they head into their home series against Sri Lanka this winter. Live streaming for both matches are available via Hotstar and JioCinema with English, Hindi, Bhojpuri Marathi Kannada Malayalam Tamil and Telugu languages available via Hotstar and JioCinema respectively.
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