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*Only completed matches
India: W, W, W, T (Won in Super Over), W
Afghanistan: L, W, W, W, W
Head to Head
Matches 8 | India 6 | Afghanistan 0 | Tie 1 | NR 1
Venue Details & weather update
Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
*All stats from T20 World Cup 2024
Average first innings score: 144
Bat first / Bat second split: Batting first team has all four completed matches
Average winning score batting first: 183
Pace and spin split: Average 19.3 vs 35.4, Economy 7.4 vs 7.4, Percentage of wickets 75.9% vs 24.1%
It is expected to be cloudy in Bridgetown, Barbados, but the chances of rain seem unlikely. The temperature is expected to be 28°C during the match.
Players to watch out for
Jasprit Bumrah: The India pacer has insane numbers this T20 World Cup: Five wickets in three matches at an average of nine, economy rate of 4.09, and struck once every 13.20 deliveries. He has been India's premier and go-to bowler for some time now and Rohit Sharma will hope he comes good for his side once again.
Fazalhaq Farooqi: The left-arm pacer from Afghanistan had a game to forget against West Indies, yet he has been a standout performer not just for his team but also in the tournament. His 12 wickets have come at an average of 6.66, an economy rate of 5.58, and he has picked up a wicket every 7.16 deliveries. If he keeps this up against India, the Men in Blue could be in deep trouble.
Virat Kohli: With scores of 1, 4, and 0, Kohli has certainly not set the T20 World Cup on fire, and the game against Afghanistan could be the platform on which he turns things around. Moreover, Kohli has a superb record against Afghanistan, having hit 201 runs against them at a strike rate of 171.79, which includes a fifty and a ton in four innings.
Key battles
Kohli, Rohit vs Fazalhaq
Virat Kohli (7) and Rohit Sharma (5) have been dismissed 12 times between them in T20Is since 2022. While Rohit averages 24.3 and strikes at 114.1 against them, Kohli has fared far better, scoring his runs at an average of 36.4 and having a strike rate of 170.1. Who will emerge on top?
Cricket.com’s suggested Fantasy XI
Probable playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Streaming and Telecast details
The match will begin at 8 PM IST on June 20 (Thursday) and will be streamed and telecast on Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports.
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