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ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 43, Super 8
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India and Afghanistan go head to head in Barbados for their first Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup against each other. The match begins at 8 pm IST which is 10.30 pm local time.
India and Afghanistan recently played a T20I series against each other in January earlier this year. India won the series 3-0 but Afghanistan showed some real fight in the series. The stocks have Afghanistan as a white-ball side have risen since their performance at the last ODI World Cup.
They defeated teams like England, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and the Netherlands to leave a big impact in the tournament. In this T20 World Cup as well they have made a big impact by beating New Zealand. They outplayed teams like PNG and Uganda as well. However, the real test for the side begins now with bigger teams to face.
Among the teams that were eliminated in this World Cup are New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Netherlands, PNG, Uganda, Canada, Pakistan and Ireland. The exit of New Zealand and Pakistan were rather shocking as they played some very poor cricket throughout the tournament. Losses to the USA and Afghanistan did not help either.
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The Group stage ended with the game between Afghanistan and West Indies. Many of the matches were washed out and relatively low-scoring thrillers were played. The players found it hard to adjust to the pitches across the venue in the USA and the Caribbean. It will be interesting to see how good the pitches are for batting in the Super 8s.
IND vs AFG Head To Head In T20Is
| Played | Won by India | Won by Afghanistan | Tie | No Result |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IND vs AFG Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics
India and Afghanistan have played eight T20Is against each other with India winning seven and Afghanistan none so far. In T20 World Cups, India have won all their three matches played against Afghanistan.
IND vs AFG: Last 5 Encounters
India have won three out of the last five games against Afghanistan. One ended in a tie and one ended in a no-result. The third T20I between the two sides in the bilateral series in Bengaluru ended in a tie. India then won the Super Over.
IND vs AFG: Trends and Patterns
Team India have maintained their dominance against Afghanistan in T20Is. They won three matches in T20 World Cups. They won one match in the Asia Cup 2022 and 3-0 in the home series earlier this year.
IND vs AFG Head To Head Records: ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 43, Super 8
Matches Played-8
India Won -7
Afghanistan Won – 0
Most Runs For India: Virat Kohli- 201
Most Wickets For India: Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 5
Most Runs For Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi-163
Most Wickets For Afghanistan: Fareed Ahmad Malik– 5
Conclusion
This match starts the Super 8 campaign for both teams. India plays Bangladesh (June 22) and Australia (June 24) after playing Afghanistan.
The Afghans after playing India, play Australia (June 22) and Bangladesh (June 24). They have already created an upset by beating the Kiwis in the Group stage.
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