United Arab Emirates: india won the match against afghanistan by a huge margin.
India-Afghanistan clash in icc t20 World Cup
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl Following this, the indian team got off to a great start.
Stunning opening
The top order of the indian team has deteriorated badly in last pakistan and new zealand matches. But the opening pair of india in this match was tied. Starters rohit sharma and KL rahul added 140 for the first wicket.
Consecutive wicket
Rohit Sharma, who data-faced 47 balls, struck out 74 with 8 fours and 3 sixes. Shortly after he was out, another opener, KL rahul, was ruled out. He data-faced 48 balls and scored 69 runs.
This was followed by rishabh Pund (27 off 13 balls) and Pandya (35 off 13 balls) who put on 210 for the loss of 2 wickets in 20 overs.
The start was shocking
The Afghan team was shocked from the start as they set a target of 211 to win. Starters Hazratullah (13) and Mohammad Seshad (0) came out in succession. Even the players who came after this could not show action. Ashwin got caught in the loop and the run rate came under control.
Success
Rahmanullah Qurbas (19), Gulpatin Naeem (18) and Najibullah (11) built the pace. After this, captain Mohammad Nabi (35) and Kareem Janath (30) fought hard. In the final 20 overs by the afghanistan team
Ashwin's Comeback
Ashwin, who did not get a chance for a long time, threw 4 overs in the match and took 2 wickets leaving only 14 runs. Mohammad shami took 3 wickets and Bumra and Jadeja took 1 wicket each.