Barbados : India defeated Afghanistan by 47 runs at Kensington Oval, Barbados , in Super 8 encounter, to record their 4th win of the tournament.
Defending 182 runs, Jasprit Bumrah & Arshdeep Singh’s respective 3-fers broke Afghanistan’s top and lower order respectively.
Afghanistan lost wickets quickly at regular intervals & eventually got bundled out for 134 runs.
In 1st innings, Indian top order struggled against Afghanistan bowling.
India began losing wickets & were 90-4 after 11 overs.
Rashid Khan & Fazalhaq Farooqi with respective 3-fers made India struggle.
A 60 runs partnership between Surya Kumar Yadav (53) & Hardik Pandya (32) gave them momentum.
India ended on 181-8 (20), eventually.
Surya Kumar Yadav was adjourned Man of The Match for his Match winning knock.
Brief Scorecard :
1st Innings :
Ind : 181-8 (20)
Surya Kumar Yadav : 53 (28)
Afg
Rashid Khan : 3/26
Fazalhaq Farooqi : 3/33
2nd Innings :
Afg : 134 (20)
Azmatullah Omarzai : 26 (20)
Ind
Jasprit Bumrah : 3/7
Arshdeep Singh : 3/26
Result : India win by 47 runs
