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Ind vs AFG T20 2024: Today there will be a clash between two friendly countries. Yes, today there will be a fight between brothers. We are talking about India and Afghanistan here. The Afghanistan team trusts India a lot. The friendship between the two countries is also very strong. From Rashid Khan to Nabi, most of the players of Afghanistan are fans of Team India and especially Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Now these fans will be face to face in the battlefield today.
Team India has played 4 semi-finals-
Team India has played the semi-finals 4 times in 8 T20 World Cups so far. India also played the semi-finals in the last tournament in 2022, but lost to champion England by 10 wickets. Apart from this, India also played the semi-finals in 2007, 2014 and 2016. They lost in 2016, but reached the finals of the remaining 2 tournaments.
Will this match become a thorn in India's race to the semi-finals in the World Cup? These statistics are important… India and Afghanistan are going to play the first match of the Super-8 round today. Before this match, some statistics are worrying for the Indian team. But Afghanistan also had to face bad results in Barbados.
Defending champions England have made a great start to the Super-8 stage of the T20 World Cup. The team defeated two-time champions West Indies by 8 wickets in St. Lucia on Thursday. Earlier, South Africa defeated the USA by 18 runs in Antigua on Wednesday. With this victory, the African team's hopes of playing the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup after 10 years have increased. The team last reached the semi-finals in 2014, but lost to India.
Top bowlers of this T20 World Cup:
Name Country Wicket
Fazal Haq Farooqi Afghanistan 12
Enrique Norcia South Africa 10
Trent Boult New Zealand 09
Akeel Hossain West Indies 09
Tanzim Hasan Bangladesh 09
Top batsman of this T20 World Cup
:name country run
Nicholas Pooran West Indies 200
Andre Goss USA 182
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Afghanistan 167
Marcus Stoinis Australia 156
Ibrahim Zadran Afghanistan 152
The Super-8 round has begun, in which South Africa and England have started with a win. In Group 2, England, host team West Indies and South Africa have also won 2-2 points by defeating the host team USA. Today, India and Afghanistan are to play a match in Group 1 in Barbados. But India's record on this ground can increase the tension of today's match. Today, the match between India and Afghanistan is to be played at Kensington Oval. There are some statistics worth knowing before today's important match. The match between India and Afghanistan is to be played at 8 pm.
India has a poor record in Barbados. India has played two matches at Kensington Oval ground in Barbados and has lost both. India's highest score on this ground has been 155 and lowest score has been 135. The highest score on this ground is 224/4 by West Indies against England in 2022. While Afghanistan scored the lowest 80 (all out) runs against South Africa in 2010.
India and Afghanistan are going to play the first match of this T20 World Cup 2024, India has played 7 T20 matches against Afghanistan in which they have won 7A. Now India would like to start the Super-8 round with a win today, India has not lost a single match in the T20 World Cup yet, won 3 out of 4 matches in the league round while one match was canceled due to rain.
Virat Kohli's form is a matter of concern for India, but still the team and the veteran cricketers have full faith in Virat Kohli's brilliant performance. Virat Kohli was in great form in IPL 2024 and he made a lot of efforts for the team's comeback. He also won the Orange Cap. So the real challenge is today. Today we will know how is the edge of King Kohli's bat…