India chose to bat first after winning the toss.
An umpire declared Rohit Sharma out after he missed his attempt at an adventurous slog sweep, and the review was unsuccessful.
Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad (Noor), Nangyal Kharoti, Gulbadin Naib (Gulbadin Naib Mohammad Nabi Karim Janat), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman joined Rahmanullah Gurbaz in his battle, but Rahmanullah Gurbaz stood out.
The key elements of the india national cricket team vs afghanistan national cricket team match scorecard will be covered below.
India: 372 to 4.
India reached a massive total because to the excellent innings-ending performances of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. Furthermore, middle order batsmen performed admirably before picking up speed in the final 10 overs to help India win.
During the powerplay, Indian batters got off to a poor start but soon gained momentum thanks to the rapid and easy runs struck by Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant. Hardik Pandya contributed to India’s remarkable overall score as well.
Although the pitch in this game was incredibly sluggish, both sides were able to take full advantage of its slowness and produce an exciting batting display from beginning to end.
The Indians gave the squad confidence that they could score a lot of runs even on a subpar pitch by taking advantage of the circumstances and powerplay opportunities to compile an excellent total score.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai, Afghanistan’s opening duo, demonstrated that they were not in the mood to give up runs to India by scoring rapidly to enable Afghanistan reach 85/0 in 10 overs.
But in the eleventh over, India took back the lead. On Ravi Ashwin’s third delivery, Ravindra Jadeja blasted a huge six to deep square leg, and Shivam Dube similarly targeted Ashwin’s bowler before dismissing him for one.
This crucial moment in the game created an instant change in momentum and served as a reminder to everyone of how deadly Afghanistan can be in this format if they make good use of their elite spinner Rashid Khan; they could easily outscore any elite team!
Afghanistan’s over started off with a superb effort from Fazalhaq Farooqi, who restricted the batsmen across three deliveries after denying Rohit Sharma a simple single on his opening ball.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, however, made sure he wouldn’t allow anybody to deny him a boundary in the fourth over. He regained his advantage and brought order back by hammering a six off delivery four.
Afghanistan – 141 for 6
Under the leadership of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai, Afghanistan has gotten off to a solid start in their innings and has hope as they aim to surpass India’s 182-run first innings total. Their 59-run partnership has already established itself, and it appears like they will stay together for the whole of this innings.
Afghanistan’s bowling has been poor, but their batters have done a fantastic job under duress. The visitors have not gained any breakthroughs from Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, or Mukesh Kumar.
After India’s second over was delivered by Hardik Pandya, Nabi seized the opportunity and hammered four leg byes before sending the fourth delivery beyond midwicket for a six. Despite the four byes and sixes that were sent at them, India only achieved one run off their final three balls.
Naveen-ul-Haq, an Afghan bowler, let up a single after starting his third over with several dots. Then, Rahmanullah Gurbaz took over at his other end, and Nabi struck four consecutive deliveries for six before Gulbadin caught it.
At the start of the first over, Rohit Sharma made a costly mistake by missing an off-stump short ball and getting struck on the backfoot. The umpire asked for review after he mishit a second short ball while attempting to struck it back, but the ball did not drop where it was supposed to, therefore the first ruling held.
Tilak Varma will be replaced at the crease by Yashasvi Jaiswal as India looks to establish themselves fast as they chase 229 runs for win. Their bowling assault will be led by Arshdeep Singh.
Spinners assisted in controlling India’s batters, while bowlers Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi prevailed as Indian bowlers resisted a determined push from Afghan batsmen. This game showed the vast disparity in experience between the two teams, but it also showed how Afghanistan is quickly becoming a powerful global force that will compete with even the best teams in future championships. There are only ten overs left in this match, and both batters are focused on playing their best cricket and winning for their team!
India win by 6 wickets
India advanced to the 2024 World Cup semi-final and round five after defeating Afghanistan by six wickets. Under Rohit Sharma’s outstanding leadership, India amassed a respectable total; on the flat field in Ahmedabad, top order players Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli formed productive partnerships before their bowlers took control and held Afghanistan to a negligible total; Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets, while Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel each contributed one wicket.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz made his impression right away by hitting Arshdeep Singh for four runs on the square leg. However, Washington Sundar, a left-arm spinner, came right back, trapping Gurbaz in front of his stumps with his second ball. He then joined Mohammad Nabi to build a partnership of 56 runs in only 22 balls! Regretfully, Washington Sundar removed Nabi in the seventeenth over.
When Sundar delivered his last over, his batters did not make any mistakes. For four boundaries in an over, Rohit Sharma miscued his drive off the inside edge towards midwicket. In that over, it was India’s third boundary.
His batters fell to 86/6 by the 19th over as Rashid Khan dropped Rohit Sharma off a short delivery in the next over. However, MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir added 109 runs for the seventh wicket, which helped India reach their goal in 49 overs.
India was careful in the last over since the ball didn’t spin the way they wanted it to, but they still crossed over with many dot balls to win and go to the semi-finals, where they would face Pakistan, who had earlier that day defeated Bangladesh by 66 runs. With an identical amount of victories and defeats thus far, India and Pakistan are presently tied for first place on the points table. At this point in the playoffs, India has a stronger goal differential, having won five of their six games thus far, while Pakistan has only won four. In their most recent World Cup match, India defeated Pakistan by 105 runs in 2010. Their quarterfinal matchup is scheduled for March 30 at Melbourne Oval and will be broadcast live by Star Sports Network, with live commentary accessible on social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter. Alternatively, Hotstar offers live action streaming.
