India and Afghanistan will clash at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on 20th June 2024. This will be the first match for both teams in the Super 8 of T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan recently suffered a defeat against West Indies in their final game of the group stage. However, until then they were unbeaten in the tournament. The Afghani team would look to shrug off that loss to start the Super 8 on a winning term. On the other hand, the Indian Cricket Team is playing quite well and has won all of its matches, except the one which was abandoned due to rain. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s form might be a bit of concern for the men in blue. However, Indian bowling unit has looked absolutely phenomenal in the tournament.
IND vs AFG: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Pitch Report
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados offers a pitch that will produce an even contest between the bat and ball. The average score at the venue is around 160 runs. However, the team which bats first should look to post a few more than that as the pitch has played quite well in the last few games at the venue. Spinners are surely going to get help and a lot will depend on them. First few overs with the pace bowling is also going to be hard to negotiate.
IND vs AFG: Barbados Weather Forecast
There is a 40% chance of rain during the match. However, it is expected to be a passing shower which will not effect the game very much.
IND vs AFG: T20 World Cup 2024 Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik