BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – World No. 1 India made a vivid begin to the Tremendous Eight of the ICC Males’s Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday after Suryakumar Yadav bullied his technique to a half-century and their bowlers, led by the irrepressible Jasprit Bumrah, powered them to a 47-run win towards Afghanistan.
Yadav hit 5 fours and three sixes in 53 from 28 balls – his nineteenth within the format on the worldwide stage – to earn the Participant-of-the-Match award and helped the Indians combat their technique to a good 181 for eight from their allocation of 20 overs after they determined to bat within the opening Group 1 match at Kensington Oval.
Bumrah then returned the exceptional figures of three for seven from his allotted 4 overs, left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh supported with three for 36 from 4 overs, and the Afghans have been bowled out for 134 off the final ball of their reply.
“Two years in the past, we performed T20Is right here, so we perceive the circumstances and plan accordingly,” India captain Rohit Sharma stated. “We tailored properly and bought 180, which was a fantastic effort from the batters. We have now class bowlers who defended it completely. Everybody got here in and did their job; that’s vital, and we dwell on it.”
Afghanistan have been 35 for 3 on the finish of the Energy Play after Bumrah caught prolific opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz behind for 11 within the second over. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel caught Ibrahim Zadran at additional cowl for eight within the fourth over earlier than Hazratullah Zazai was caught at level off Bumrah for 2.
Azmatullah Omarzai, whose 26 was the highest rating, got here to the crease and placed on 44 for the fourth wicket with Gulbadin Naib to stem the autumn of wickets, however they fell both facet of the drinks break on the midway stage of the innings, and Afghanistan slumped to 71 for 5.
The remainder of the batting supplied solely token resistance, and the chase ran off the tracks. The final 5 wickets fell for 19 inside the ultimate 5 overs of the innings, and the Afghans misplaced back-to-back matches after successful their first three.
“We knew we’d be chasing 160-170 given it was towards a much bigger workforce,” Afghanistan captain and champion leg-spinner Rashid Khan stated. “We may’ve finished it had we executed smarter.”
Earlier, Yadav shared a 60-run, fifth wicket stand with Hardik Pandya to breathe life into the Indian innings after reaching 47 for one on the finish of the Energy Play earlier than stumbling to 79 for 3 on the midway stage.
When Khan trapped Shivam Dube lbw for 10 within the eleventh over, India was 90 for 4, however Pandya got here to the crease and rescued them with Yadav.
Simply when it appeared an explosive end was within the making, Fazalhaq Farooqi, the match’s most profitable bowler with 15 wickets up to now, bought Yadav caught at long-off within the seventeenth over, and India gifted a pair extra wickets, together with Hardik for 32, earlier than the top of the innings.
Khan was the choose of his facet’s bowlers, taking three for 26 from his 4 overs, and Farooqi ended with three for 33 from his 4 overs.
“Loads of arduous work and follow has gone behind this knock,” Yadav stated. “Loads of routine and course of. I’m very clear about what to do after I exit. It’s good to know the sport plan and hold the workforce first once you go on the market.
“I bear in mind when Hardik got here in, I advised him to not go away an excessive amount of on the finish when the ball will get previous and reverse swings. We simply needed to push the pedal, see the place we may get to at 16 overs, and take it from there.”
India faces Group D runners-up Bangladesh on Saturday morning on the Vivian Richards Cricket Floor in Antigua of their subsequent match. On the identical time, Afghanistan meets double-crown world champions Australia on the day underneath the lights on the Arnos Vale Cricket Floor in St Vincent.
On Friday night time, Kensington Oval would be the backdrop for a contest between the match co-hosts West Indies and the US.
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