India is currently the strongest cricketing side in the world. India won the 2024 T20i World cup edition this year. One more team from Asia getting popularity and making their reputation in Cricketing world “Afghanistan”. They have performed well and defeated some strong teams in the recent world cup and entered the super eight. But they had to face, well balanced Indian team to continue their campaign. Here is the India national cricket team Vs Afghanistan national cricket team match scorecard of T20i World cup 2024.
India National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard T20 World Cup
On the 20th June of 2024, India and Afghanistan Played against each other in super eight match no. 43. Till now most of the matches in the T20 World cup have been low scoring. And spinners have been performing well through the tournament. This was the biggest plus for Afghanistan. They have reached her by defeating some big cricketing giants. Came with the same intent against India. But the Indian side have been completely balanced throughout the tournament and top contender of the trophy. So let’s have a look at India national cricket team Vs Afghanistan national cricket team match scorecard of T20 World Cup 2024.
India
| Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | S/R |
| Rohit Sharma(c) | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Virat Kohli | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Rishabh Pant(wk) | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 181.82 |
| Surya Kumar Yadav | 53 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 189.29 |
| Shivam Dube | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Hardik Pandya | 32 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 133.33 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Axar Patel | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Total- 181/8 (20 overs)
| Bowling | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 8.25 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Rashid Khan(c) | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 |
| Noor Ahmad | 3.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 |
Afghanistan
| Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | S/R |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk) | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 137.50 |
| Hazratullah Zazai | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ibrahim Zardan | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 17 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 80.95 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 26 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 130.00 |
| Najibullah Zardan | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 111.76 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Rashid Khan(c) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Noor Ahmad | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 |
Total- 134/10 (20 overs)
| Bowling | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 9.00 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1.75 |
| Axar Patel | 3.0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Hardik Pandya | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.67 |
India Won The Match By 47 Runs
Match Highlights
Some epic moments of the match totally stunned the fans. Witnessed some good catches and fielding efforts from both sides. Surya Kumar Yadav’s innings was highlighted from the first innings. He hitted 3 sixes through his innings with his unique hitting style. And a humongous hit for six from ‘Shivam Dube’. Afghanistan’s skipper ‘Rashid Khan’ took 3 wickets. From the second innings “Boom Boom Bumrah” stunned with his amazing bowling performance and took 3 wickets and was economical.
Top Performers
- Surya Kumar Yadav
- Hardik Pandya
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Arshdeep Singh
- Rashid Khan
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
India National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard From Recent Bilateral Series
Both teams played their last bilateral series against each other in January of 2024. Played a series of 3 T20i matches. Main purpose of both teams is to practice for the upcoming T20i World Cup. Afghanistan was on the tour of India and wanted to win the matches and prepare for the T20i World cup. But, for India it was the time for testing the new player and finding players to make their side more balanced. Here are the results of all matches from the series.
| 1st T20i of the series (11 Jan 2024) | |
| Afghanistan | 158/5 (20 overs) |
| India | 159/4 (17.3 overs) |
India Won The Match In Super Over By 10 Runs
| 1st T20i of the series (14 Jan 2024) | |
| Afghanistan | 172/10 (20 overs) |
| India | 173/4 (15.4 overs) |
India Won The Match By 6 Wickets And 26 Balls Left
| 1st T20i of the series (17 Jan 2024) | |
| India | 212/4 & 11/2 |
| Afghanistan | 212/6 & 1/2 |
India won the match by 6 wickets and 15 balls left
Series Summary
However, India is a strong team but Afghanistan showed a good resistance. They have performed really well and their batting seemed balanced. Last match of the series was the thriller Afghanistan made a good comeback and almost grabbed the match. But, India easily won in the Super over.
History Of India National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
India and Afghanistan have started playing against each other recently after the T20i World cup of 2010. Both teams only faced each other in 15 matches including all three formats. Reason is because Afghanistan recently got the ICC permanent membership. There is nothing like rivalry between India and Afghanistan because they respect each other and have good relations.
Head To Head Of India National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
Here we have mentioned their matches format-wise.
ODI
| India | Vs | Afghanistan |
| 4 | Matches Played | 4 |
| 3 | Won | 0 |
| 0 | Lost | 3 |
| 1 | Drawn | 1 |
| 0 | No Results | 0 |
T20i
| India | Vs | Afghanistan |
| 9 | Matches Played | 9 |
| 8 | Won | 0 |
| 0 | Lost | 8 |
| 0 | Drawn | 0 |
| 1 | No Results | 1 |
Test
| India | Vs | Afghanistan |
| 1 | Matches Played | 1 |
| 1 | Won | 0 |
| 0 | Lost | 1 |
| 0 | Drawn | 0 |
| 0 | No Results | 0 |
Conclusion
The India national cricket team Vs Afghanistan national cricket team match scorecard have been in favor of India for a long time. But Afghanistan have shown some good performance and commitment in these clashes. This shows the potential of “Afghanis”. They can be the next champions from Asia in upcoming years. They have the capability to hold the world title. And year after year they are adding good players who add value and balance in this side.
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