That's it from our coverage of another Super 8 fixture in the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup. Thank you for tuning in, here's the team of Akshay Bhide, Ninaad Dixit and scorer/analyst Paras Yadav taking your leave. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world.
Most 'Player of the Match' Awards in T20 Internationals:
15* - Suryakumar Yadav (India)
15 - Virat Kohli (India)
14 - Virandeep Singh (Malaysia)
14 - Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
14 - Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan)
Most wickets for India in T20 World Cups: 32 β Ravichandran Ashwin 22 β Ravindra Jadeja 20 β Arshdeep Singh 20 β Hardik Pandya 19 β Jasprit Bumrah
This is only the second instance that all the batters have been dismissed caught out in an innings in T20Is. Today, all the Afghan batters were caught out.
The first instance was in 2022 when all the Afghan batters got dismissed caught out against England in Perth.
Most economical four-over spells in Menβs T20 World Cups: 3/0 (4) β Lockie Ferguson vs Papua New Guinea, 2024 3/4 (4) β Tim Southee vs Uganda, 2024 2/4 (4) β Frank Nsubuga vs Papua New Guinea, 2024
4/7 (4) - Tanzim Hasan Sakib vs Nepal, 2024 4/7 (4) β Anrich Nortje vs Sri Lanka, 2024 3/7 (4) - Mustafizur Rahman vs Nepal, 2024
3/7 (4) β Jasprit Bumrah vs Afghanistan, 2024- TODAY 2/7 (4) β Trent Boult vs Uganda, 2024
Rohit Sharma (India Captain):"The last 2 years we've come here and played T20s. We understand the conditions a little bit and based our game plan accordingly. We adapted well. Getting to 181 was a great effort from the batters and we knew the class of the bowlers to come back and defend that.
Everyone coming in and doing their job is critical for us. We keep talking about how each one can play their role to build a good base for the team. We needed somebody to bat in the deep and Surya did that with Hardik, it was a great partnership.
We know Bumrah's class, what he can do for us. We need to use him smartly however the conditions are there. He is the one who is ready to take the responsibility as well. He is being doing that for years and he understands what the team expects from him.
Nothing as such. I got to assess the conditions and see what is wrong and right. Looking at the opposition we have to make the changes if required. At the moment we felt 3 spinners is a good option and we went with that. If the next venue offers something for the seamers we will be up for that as well."
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan Captain):"Well I think that was a surface where we could have chased 170 or 180. That's the mindset we had before the game. You have to take the responsibility at the top of the order. You have to be smart while chasing 170-180.
I think I struggled a bit during the IPL but I'm back hitting the areas consistently. But you have to bowl well here.
We have enjoyed everywhere we have played so far. It's more about the mindset. You are talking about your own skills and if the conditions are there for us, we are definitely going to use it. But it's more about adapting if the conditions are batting-friendly."
Most 50+ Scores for India Batting at Number 4 or Lower: