India vs Afghanistan: Super 12, Match 33 Report – India’s first win!

India vs Afghanistan Toss: Afghanistan won the toss and elect to bowl

India registered their first win in T20 World Cup 2021 by beating Afghanistan by 66 runs. Earlier Team India picked Ravichandran Ashwin in place of Varun Chakravarthy. Ashwin made his white ball International comeback after 4 years!

Suryakumar made his way back to the playing XI after missing out the fixture against New Zealand.

Playing XIs:

India:

KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah

Afghanistan:

Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Nabi (captain), Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan

Points Table Positions:

2. Afghanistan – 4 points (4 matches)

4. India – 2 points (3 matches)

India vs Afghanistan – Match Summary:

India 210-2 in 20 overs

KL Rahul 69 (48) – 6 fours & 2 sixes

Rohit Sharma 74 (47) – 8 fours & 3 sixes

Rishabh Pant 27*(13) – 1 four & 3 sixes

Hardik Pandya 35*(13) – 4 fours & 2 sixes

Afghanistan 144-7 in 20 overs

Mohammad Nabi 35 (32)

Karim Janat 42*(22)

Mohammed Shami 4-0-32-3

Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-14-2

Result: India won by 66 runs

Player of the Match: Rohit Sharma

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi