Who won the India-Afghanistan match yesterday? Top highlights from last night’s T20 WC 2024 clash

Who won the India-Afghanistan match yesterday? Rohit Sharma-led team India continued their winning streak in this edition of the T20 World Cup as they comfortably defeated Afghanistan by 47 runs at the Kensington Oval stadium in Barbados on Thursday.

Key highlights of the T20 World Cup match between India and Afghanistan:

Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat first in Barbados. The Men in Blue lost their first wicket in the form of skipper Rohit Sharma, who decided to take the aggressive route against Fazalhaq Farooqi, but the ball fell straight into the hands of Rashid Khan.

Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli stabilized the Indian innings for a while, but the left-hander soon lost his way in the powerplay and was sent back to the pavilion by Rashid Khan for 20. Afghanistan consolidated their grip on the game with Virat Kohli’s crucial wickets and Shivam Dube in the next few overs.

However, a quick partnership of 60 runs between Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya ensured India would post a respectable total. Despite losing the wickets of Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja in the final overs of the match, India managed to register a first innings total of 181/7 in their 20 overs.

In reply, Afghanistan received a shock in the second over of the match when pacer Jasprit Bumrah sent Hazratullah Zazai back to the pavilion for 2. The quick wickets of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran in the 4th over made matters worse for Afghanistan as they were 3 lost. wickets for 23.

From there, a 43-run partnership between Azmatullah Omarzai and Gulbadin Naib kept Afghanistan in the hunt for a while. However, the Afghan batsmen were never able to match the required run rate, especially after losing Omarzai in the 12th over, and they were eventually bowled out for 134. Pacer Arshdeep Singh claimed the last wicket of the match with the final delivery of the 20th over, Naveen-ul-Haq removed for a golden duck.