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The Super-8 matches of the T20 World Cup 2024, the biggest cricket event, will begin today. The first match will be played between South Africa and the USA. The Indian team's journey in the Super-8 will begin tomorrow. India will play its first match against Afghanistan. The Afghanistan team has made it to the Super-8 by performing brilliantly in the group stage. Along with this, the Indian team has also entered the Super-8 by performing well in the group stage.
The Indian team will face Afghanistan in the first match
In the Super-8, the Indian team will play against Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Australia. The team has to play its first match against Afghanistan. The opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the Indian team has proved to be a flop in the tournament so far. In such a situation, questions are arising in the minds of cricket fans that how will the opening batsmen of the Indian team perform against Afghanistan? Let us know about the records of both the opening batsmen.
The performance of both the batsmen has been excellent
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli may not have been able to make a special mark in this tournament so far, but both these batsmen have a good record in the West Indies. Both these opener batsmen of the Indian team have also performed brilliantly against Afghanistan. If we look at the old records, both the players can be seen posing a challenge for Afghanistan. So far in the tournament, both the players have been playing matches on American grounds, where bowlers have been getting full support. But on the pitch of West Indies, batsmen get help and score big. In such a situation, both these opener batsmen of the Indian team can be seen showing their colors with their bat.
Such was the performance of Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma has played a total of 7 matches in West Indies so far. Rohit Sharma has scored 185 runs in 6 innings at a strike rate of 145.66. His best score has been 79 not out. Rohit Sharma has also scored 2 half-centuries in these 6 innings. Talking about Rohit Sharma's performance against Afghanistan, he has played a total of 5 T20 matches against this team so far. In which he has scored 196 runs at a strike rate of 163.33. Rohit Sharma has played an unbeaten innings of 121 runs against Afghanistan. Rohit Sharma has scored 1 century and 1 half-century in 5 matches against Afghanistan.
Virat's strong performance against Afghanistan
Virat Kohli has played only 3 T20 matches in West Indies so far. In which he has scored 112 runs at a strike rate of 141.77. He has also scored 1 half-century in these 3 matches. Talking about Virat Kohli's record against Afghanistan, he has played a total of 5 matches against this team so far. In which he has scored 1 century and 1 half-century in 4 innings. Along with this, in these 4 innings, Virat Kohli has scored 201 runs at a strike rate of 171.79. Virat Kohli's best score is 122 not out against Afghanistan.