At Kensington Oval, India’s opening pair gets off to a fast start. When Hardik Pandya bowls his opening over, Najibullah Zadran scores first thanks to a superb cover drive and an unchallenged boundary off him.
India achieved a remarkable total thanks to the excellent leadership of Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh. Afghanistan lost three wickets early in their powerplay period, but they still tried to make it.
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India: 213 (Rohit Sharma 121*, Rinku Singh 69)
At Pune’s MCA Stadium, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal will open for India. After one session of Test 2, they have already scored 67 runs, which is a rather modest start for Indian hitters as they want to stay safe at this early stage before emerging fresh on Friday morning. Thus far in this series, Tim Southee has shown himself to be a strong opponent, and their batters will probably feel his speed for the majority of it.
At the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, New Zealand captain Tom Latham chose to bat first after winning the toss against India. They would hope for an unexpected victory over Men in Blue to even the series, since they have a strong home record against them.
At The Stumps, Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson had a lucky start as their openers had an uninterrupted 86-run opening session partnership. However, things swiftly turned around for India as Washington Sundar gave his team an early lead by hitting twice, dismissing Will Young and Tom Latham for two runs apiece with only three deliveries.
Rachin Ravindra and wicketkeeper-batsman Tom Blundell both scored half-centuries, but the Kiwis did not give up lightly. Despite their efforts, the squad will probably be disappointed.
Despite their reputation for strength at home, India’s performance abroad has significantly improved since the start of the twenty-first century. Under Kapil Dev, they won the 1983 World Cup, and under Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni, respectively, they finished second in the 2000 and 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.
India is committed to continuing their winning streak and proving they can compete on any platform as the 2021 ICC World Cup draws near. They have the ideal opportunity to accomplish that and demonstrate their ability to execute when it counts most during their series against Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: 126 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 63, Fazalhaq Farooqi 3-54)
Afghanistan, who had lost to India in their first game of the tournament, was keen to win their second encounter against them. Although top-order batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz had a promising performance, there was little opposition to launch a serious fight. The spinners from Afghanistan had a terrible time holding the Indian batters in check; Fazalhaq Farooqi was the most expensive, giving up an incredible 57 runs in four overs!
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj both claimed three wickets, while Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi each contributed two, demonstrating the dominance of Indian bowlers. Afghanistan fought valiantly, and only some outstanding bowling from India kept them from winning.
Both teams’ players have gathered in the middle, where they will stand and listen to the English and French national anthems, respectively. For this historic occasion, everyone is dressed in green and white jerseys.
Rohit Sharma of India chose to field first after winning the toss. Rishabh Pant, a powerful batter, was at the top of their order when they began their innings.
After a rocky start, India’s top-order batsmen finally settled into a rhythm and grabbed charge of the game. While Mohammad Nabi’s quickfire 53 arrived too late, Rahmanullah Gurbaz contributed some grit.
After slamming a delivery from Axar Patel into Rohit Sharma at midwicket for a straight hit, Gulbadin Naib’s outstanding 35-ball 57 comes to an abrupt end. Rohit is dismissed, and Gulbadin’s innings is over. His risky innings was ended by a brilliant dismissal.
After the first over, Axar Patel hits three boundaries for AFG, continuing his attack. Then, at a maximum distance of 81 meters, Axar welcomes Washington Sundar into their assault!
India: 3/7 (Jasprit Bumrah 3-7)
On the international front, India is represented by its national cricket team, also known as the Men in Blue. With full membership in both Test and One Day International cricket and administered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), India has emerged as one of the most reliable teams in the world, winning 11 consecutive Test series from 2008–09 and making it to two ICC World Cup tournament finals since 2016. Their enormous fan base frequently numbers over one billion, which means that home games are attended by large crowds!
As captains, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Gundappa Viswanath, Dilip Vengsarkar, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Bishen Singh Bedi, Virender Sehwag, and Sachin Tendulkar have all contributed to India’s cricket success. Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh are two of the world’s best batsmen and all-around players, and they have all performed their positions better than their opponents, such as Dhoni taking the lead.
Despite recent struggles in limited-overs cricket, India has won both ICC World Twenty20 events (in 2007 and 2013) and advanced to the Champions Trophy finals in both of those years. Before appointing Virat Kohli as captain for shorter formats of cricket in 2014, MS Dhoni captained his team in both Test matches and One-Day Internationals.
Since 1984, Indian cricket has had unmatched success in Asian tournaments. They have competed in every ICC World Cup since 1984, making it to the 2024 semifinals; their most recent victory in the ICC Championship was in 2017. However, in spite of their team’s enormous popularity, they have experienced their share of controversy and upheaval throughout their careers. For example, Orissan regional activists disrupted an ODI because a player was absent, and political activists tried to assault coach Greg Chappell during a Test match in Calcutta in 1989.
Afghanistan: 3/8 (Fazalhaq Farooqi 3-7)
A remarkable accomplishment for such a tiny country, Afghanistan created history at the 2024 World Cup by making it to the semi-finals. They also earned One Day International status to further solidify their position as a rising cricketing force.
It was tough for the Proteas to win easily because Afghanistan upset South Africa in their semifinal clash. Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s undefeated 65 off 53 balls and Ibrahim Zadran’s cool 87 off 113 balls dominated Afghanistan’s batting, which gave them a solid run chase and carried them home. These two gave Afghanistan a consistent run chase performance in spite of a few tense situations.
The bowlers from Afghanistan weren’t too awful either, with Rashid Khan (2/25) and Allah Ghazanfar (3/20) proving very potent. Sadly, their lack of speed ultimately cost them dearly.
In the first six overs, Rohit Sharma dominated, hitting two sixes and fours of 101 metres and adding 71 runs off 57 balls with Shreyas Iyer for the second wicket. He then misjudged an Omarzai googly and was dismissed in one over by Azmatullah Omarzai, giving India a strong start.
Due to careless fielding in the latter stages of their run chase, the Afghans were unable to keep up, allowing India to increase their score and end the match.
Afghanistan’s top batsman thus far in this tournament, Najibullah Zadran, has had yet another lackluster performance. Despite his undeniable talent, he has been noticeably off of form this tournament.
Afghanistan’s growing World Cup success has raised doubts about the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to refrain from imposing sanctions on their Taliban-run government. Afghanistan is now waiting to see what the future holds, but a change may be imminent. They play Papua New Guinea at Providence Stadium in Guyana on June 13 before going to the USA for a three-match series against the weaker West Indies cricket board in July and August.
